RIP Soupy Sales

Groundbreaking comedian Soupy Sales died yesterday at the age of 83. I met Soupy when I was 10 years old in 1966. He was in town to promote his movie "Birds Do It" and my dad was the manager of the theater showing it. Dad took us to Rocky Mount the night before Soupy's arrival in Wilson to meet him, his co-star Beverly Adams and the chimp from the tv series "Daktari" (who also co-starred in the film) I remember thinking what a funny guy this was as he offered my brother and I a "Seven-Up" on the rocks and invited us into his hotel suite. He was a funny guy and way ahead of his time as a comedian. Do yourself a favor and check out his early tv shows...just watch out for a pie in your face! RIP Soupy....