"One thing I can say about this glorious business that we’ve been privileged to be a part of. Some people’s past rises to haunt them. Our past has risen to bless us, and to bring us to places like this, to dear, warm people such as you. As far as I’m concerned, this business has been a passport to the world, for all of us. No matter where we go, there is some soul lurking who will come up and say, “Aren’t you …? And didn’t you used to be …? And you say yes, and you’ve found a friend. And this can happen anywhere, thanks to the late, late show on television! And to wonderful people with very long memories. We bless you all!"
January 1, 1970
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