Ed McMahon died today and it makes me think about how ungrateful man-kind can be.
It was The Johnny Carson Show that took Ed  to his greatest riches and fame… Ed was known for the show’s intro, “Here’sssssss Johnny”.
If there was no Johnny Carson, Doc Severinsen (the bandleader ), and Ed McMahon there would be no Jay Leno Show. They paved the way for guys like him and David Letterman…

However, regardless of what Ed contributed to the world during his lengthy career, no one in that world came to his rescue when financial problems left him with nothing.

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