Epilogue

So, I’ve been told in print in the early seventies, “It would be sad to think an acting career lay ahead.”

Even though my cable show on CNBC was the highest-rated program in its time slot before or since, and the only show on the network to be nominated as best talk show every year there were awards, it was canceled.

On the other hand, once in the greenroom of a talk show I was spotted by Ringo Starr, whom I’d never met. He walked across the room and gave me a big, long hug. Neither of us spoke.

A silent hug from a Beatle can really bolster you, and that’s what we all need to try to do for each other.