on june third there was a book reading at borders bookstore in the city with chuck barris. chuck barris was the creator of old tv game shows such as the dating game ,the newlywed game , and the gong show. i realize many of my readers have never seen any of these shows, and im dating myself by mentioning them,but they are classics.
the gong show was the only chuck barris show where he actually appeared as the host. at the time he was in his late forties and had curly seventies big hair. the gong show was a spoof of variety shows. it was a talent contest with alot of really bad talent which was much more authentic than american idol. if the contestants were really bad they were gonged with an actual gong. it was a really silly show and it looked like chuck barris and company really enjoyed doing it. they pushed the censor envelope alot, but i have to admit that when i watched it i was too young too get that there was anything risque involved.
chuck barris wrote several books. i know that i read one of them . it was called you and me babe. i found the book at a used book shop in israel .
it was strange seeing chuck barris as an older man. i remembered him being so much younger. he still has the same sense of humor, but has an aura of maturity that was not present in his gong show years. its strange seeing someone aged without having seen all of the stages in between.
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