I had the good fortune of meeting Lucy and while she was nice to me she wasn’t exactly super nice to other people around us. She was curt and definitely the boss. Either way it’s a great memory.
An absolutely heartwarming, poignant and candid interview with Lee Tannen about his friendship with the iconic and beloved Lucy in her later years. Chris and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you Harvey for this wonderful, in-depth interview. Looking forward to reading the book, and also to the next interview with Lee Tannen once the movie comes out!
This interview was simply amazing! Lucy is and always will be a legend and it was so nice to hear about her private life. Mr. Harvey Brownstone is an incredible interviewer with great questions! Can’t wait to see who’s next! Love it!❤️
This is just fantastic Harvey!! I got chills hearing about Lucy in the theater when she moved to New York. I am just eating this information up! It's retaining it that bothers me.😊 I can't thank you enough for starting this channel up and I'm so grateful to have come across it. And didn't all us Canadians from Ontario run home from school every day in anticipation to watch I Love Lucy. I know I did and that's probably why I know all of the episodes by rote. And how interesting about her favourite episode being "Queen of the Gypsies". I never would have guessed as that one is among my least favourites and I'm hard pressed to find any episode of Lucy that I don't love. Again Harvey, thanks for all your hard work and effort! 👏 And also a big thanks to Lee Tannen for his amazing incite. I can't wait for the movie to come out.
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Harvey thank you so much for this wonderful interview. Another young man, from about 10yrs old for many years came to be friendly with Lucy through frequently going to see her tv show being filmed in the 1970s . He visited her house many times. She mentored him about show business and insisted that he get good grades. graduate high school and get a degree. He wanted to quit school and work in show business. Lucy was so concerned for his future she telephoned his mother about this. This man did graduate school and works in the industry. I wish I could remember his name but he speaks highly of how loyal, connected and caring Lucy was with people she considered her friends.
I truly enjoyed this interview. Its great hearing from Lee on his good friend, Lucille Ball. Many of us wanted to know what Lucy was like in the last years of her life and he delivered those memories beautifully.
As ALWAYS…Harvey Brownstone brings us another great interview. I LOVE it when Lee keeps saying “Great question” and “wow, another great question” it’s so true. Harvey pours his heart and soul into every interview and it shows. This is another great one. Lee is down to earth, forthright, truthful and VERY interesting. I LOVED this book when I read it several years ago. For the express reason that he shows Lucy in a very real light. He does not sugar coat. From his writing it is obvious how much he adores this woman. He makes it clear that she is loving and funny and supportive and smart but he also shows us the intricacies of Lucille Ball. We feel we really got to know her, not just know about her. He gave us that gift. If he was not honest and it was two dimensional it would have not been the phenomenal book that it was, the deeply interesting book that it was, the emotional book that it was. Bravo to Harvey for bringing so much out in this interview and bravo to Lee for his insight and honesty and ability to bring his friendship and relationship with Lucille Ball to the page and to the stage and hopefully to the screen. There’s another book I love, it’s called Miss D. and Me; Life with the invincible Bette Davis. It’s written by Kathryn Sermak. That’s another one that I hope gets to the screen. It does the same thing. It brings such a real loving but unvarnished side of Bette Davis to us who didn’t get the chance to meet her. These authors give us such a gift by sharing their stories with us so beautifully. I hope Harvey has, or will interview Kathryn because he will bring the same dignity and depth to the interview that he did with this one and brings to everyone. What a joy this was to delve into things so beautifully!
Harvey Brownstone really did his homework. EXCELLENT interview. Harvey asked the hard questions with class and respect for a life well lived. Lee gave an intimate look into the life of Lucy like we have never heard before. Even Lee commented on Harveys knowledge of Lucy. I can't wait to hear more of his interviews. I am reminded how much I too LOVED LUCY.
What a wonderful treat to come across this as I am re-reading Lee’s lovely book. Harvey, thank you for sharing how ‘if’ 😥 you survived getting home from school you came home to I Love Lucy. As a little gay boy, I felt the same with I Love Lucy and The Doris Day Show. I felt these people would love and care about me exactly the way I was. So hearing Lucy was so accepting, which I would expect, was so meaningful.
At last, an interviewer with insight, intelligence and intuition! It's rare today to come across an enlightening discussion about one of the greatest television performers in history. And to discover truly fascinating aspects of her life and personality through thoughtful direction of the conversation indicates an inquiring mind and sincere interest in both the topic and the interviewee. The 78 minutes just flew by with much enjoyment and satisfaction. Thank you Harvey and Lee!
Lee, your story about your childhood relationship with Lucille Ball is so poignant. She has spanned so many generations for so many years. Thank you for another great interview and God bless.
I watch I Love Lucy shows almost daily as those 4 actors brought me undefinable comfort and smiles; Lee has my thanks for caring for Lucy when it seems sadly unbelievable that no one was really there for her.
Also during Covid -19 years to date I re-watched all the Lucy shows, of course, I Love Lucy the most. Several episodes I could watch daily, or instance, Home Movies, and Lucy's Dummy and get a belly laugh to start my day. Also, watched at least 10-15 movies that she made 40's-50's-60's, 70's. several times. Half b/w and half in color - some comedy and some drama (Lured, the Dark Corner, The Big Street) My all time favorite is "Lured". During this period have experience several deaths, close friends and family (ages 35-50) - and there is something about her shows that lifts my spirits and I thank her for her gift to humanity. My heart hurts when I see all the tributes, songs, and documentaries about Lucy and Desi - very touching and makes me sad for them that with all their gifts there was a lot of pain.
I loved this interview I also loved the I love Lucy show and wanted her life Lol I so appreciate Mr T for having this amazing friendship And gave her fun times In a way , sad on her part She had everything and didn't know it , Our golden years should be beautiful and in a way it was with Lee He really is amazing Thank you so much I just bought his book 3 years later lol Have a beautiful day T
Another wonderful, insightful interview! Lucille Ball was first thought of by the producers of "The Golden Girls" to be paired with Eve Arden and Bea Arthur in "The Golden Girls"! Imagine what a series that would've been!
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 It would've been something. Maybe, this was a result of Gary Morton's influence but it was said that Lucy demanded more of the show's focus rather than being part of an ensemble. Whatever her reasoning, it is sad that she passed on "The Golden Girls". You're an excellent interviewer!
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This heartfelt interview about the life of an amazing woman and icon had me wishing the interview would never end. It made me want to rewatch those old I Love Lucy movies and to put I Loved Lucy by Lee Tannen on my must read list. How could I have forgotten how much I truely Loved Lucy? Harvey Brownstone, as an interviewer nailed it. He knew the right questions to ask. He listened closely, and follow up beautifully. I look forward to more interviews by Harvey Brownstone .
Thank you so very much for this very kind comment. I do a lot of homework before each interview, and it's gratifying to know that it shows. I have the most wonderful and supportive fans and friends!
Can’t wait till you finish the interview and hopefully let us know your final impression. Despite this interview being one of my very first, it remains one of my all time favorites
you are an AMAZING interviewer you knocked this one out of the park. I just visited the Lucy Desi museum in Jamestown NY so this was a wonderful finish to my visit. I am going to read his book. Thank you for being a great interviewer par excellence !!!! ❤❤❤❤
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Harvey, I think Lucie Arnaz is so talented, but what's more important she's an absolutely fabulous human being. I've had some conversations with her and she is the sweetest most down-to-earth person ! I know her daughter Kate as well and she is much like her mother in the most wonderful ways. I think Lucie is a credit to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and Kate a credit to Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill. I think if you ever get the opportunity to interview Kate you and your audience will definitely enjoy knowing her ! By the way she's carrying on her grandparents legacy and it would be great to get her to talk about it. ❤
Actually Kate Luckinbill is more favorable toward Lucille Ball than than her mother is. While Lucie Arnaz is a great interviewee and comes across very centered and at ease with herself and anyone interviewing her - A+ however, she was off putting speaking about her mother, always very ++ towards the father. She minimizes his affairs with other women, saying her father told her they were greatly exaggerated - just the opposite - he had severe addictions: sex, booze, and gambling. I often wondered since Desi had scores of prostitutes on a weekly basis - if the the 2 or 3 miscarriages that Lucy had were due to Desi having syphilis.
@@LJ-ht4zsI always got the feeling that she was closer to her father or at least talked about her father more. But you are so right Desi had his struggles but what human doesn't. Definitely can't downplay all that affected him and how it affected Lucy. I always hear people calling him a self destructive person which would make a lot of sense.
I read Lee’s book. It is a very fascinating & an insightful view into Lucy’s last ten years. Very good read. Great interview. What year was this interview? I also read Lucy’s & Desi’s autobiographies which were very good. Also, Desilu by Coyne Sanders & Tom Gilbert is very good. There are interviews & stories by family members, close friends & those that worked with her.
Where men often marry women for sex and/or eye candy, women often marry men who make them laugh and are faithful. Having come off her marriage with Desi, I think she just needed a good laugh and wanted someone she could control so that he was faithful. It was interesting the interview she and Gary did with Barbara Walters back in the day. That was very telling. I believe Desi was the love of her life and Desi deserves a lot more recognition for all the things he has done. How he revolutionized TV. You were right Harvey, he was the person who brought us the re-run. When Lucy had Dezi Jr., Dezi told the network to just run a prior show again. They were like, why would anyone want to see a show again. Little did they know how mainstream the re-run would become. He came from a culture where womanizing was just how it was. I don't agree with it but at the time, that is just how it was. I think Lucy was a brilliant actress and learned to be funny. I don't think that is her normal behavior. I read/heard somewhere that when a new script came in on the I Love Lucy show, she would go off on her own and figure out how to act the scene to make it funny. It took work. I think that says a lot about her drive to be the best. It was something that didn't come naturally like say, Tim Conway. I was happy to hear the rumors about her rude behavior with fans were not true.
Great interview and good insight because not every Lucy biographer agrees on people weee using Lucy and also how she treated family and fans.. this guy has nothing to lose so Tks!
Lucille Ball is my favorite entertainer in the world. I've read her book, Love, Lucy; Desi's book A Book, and have read many books about her including Lee Tannen's. Also love the book by Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr, her writers from My Favorite Husband her radio show and I Love Lucy. Both Lucy and Desi credited their ex-spouses for their absolute talent and abilities that created I Love Lucy.
I was born in January 1954, and so by the time i came home from school for lunch at age 6 i was watching I Love Lucy reruns though i never new they were reruns, i have been a fan of Lucy. This is the first i've heard of this book , and looking forward in getting one. The movie if it happens , should be very interesting. Monday March 29 - 2021
👋🏻 I just now purchased Lee Tanner’s Lucy audiobook from audible. Thank you for sharing another one of your most interesting interviews here. I loved it… I do already have a few ebooks and audiobooks on Lucy in my home library. I just know I will also enjoy Tannen’s book. Harvey, you probably already know about this Vivian Vance book; but it’s worth mentioning here in case anyone else might be interested: “The Other Side of Ethel Mertz, The Life Story of Vivian Vance” by Frank Costelluccio and Alvin Walker. I love my paperback copy of it. There’s a lengthy chapter on her role as Ethel on “I Love Lucy.”👍🏻
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I love this interview. Absolutely great questions and outstanding great interview by Lee Tanen. Funny story she used to cheat at backgammon and she loved game shows. Lucille really missed her mother Dede who passed in 1977 so I’m glad she met Lee a few years later. Dede took care of Lucie and desi and was the high pitched laugh that you hear on the lucy shows cause she never ever missed a show and they were all taped live
Dede was not so much the caretaker, yes she was there as their grandmother, but according to Desi jr. they, or at least he, was very close to the nanny. They had two grandmothers - Dede and Lolita but it sounds like Lolita never learned to speak English and the children never learned to speak Spanish. In one of the interviews - with Lucie Arnaz and Desi jr. Their mother was pestering Desi to teach the kids Spanish,. (They learned 3 words and that was it!) I felt both Desi's parents were ego centric - coming from status in Cuba they did not seem to grow at all when they came to the the US. Lolita was cared for by Desi to the day he died; his mother lived a few years after him - he left money in his will for her. I think that Desi's problems had a lot to do with the nature of his parents - they wanted and expected from him - he had to be the giver. While neither Lucille Ball or Desi Arnaz talked about it, in the documentaries about the couple - Desi's parents were talked about a bit and it was clear that the people around felt that Desi's parents were takers, not givers. While Lucille took care of her mgf and mother till they died - both gave back to her and esp. Dee Dee, her mother, was there for her grandchildren and for Lucy herself.
Actually Desi had the same spoiled upbringing as his parents, but learned when he got to Miami that he had to get in there and accomplish something. However he was only 16 - still going to high school. His father divorced his mother and Desi became her caretaker, till the day he died. Any time I saw pictures of them together, she looked like she felt Desi was her husband and not her son. Even when he gave her a nice house, great car, etc and always financially took care of her - it was never enough. His father, it was implied by people in the Arnaz circle that his father did not want his son to be more important than he had been. Yuck - these two had feelings of such entitlement till they died. I wondered if Desi's addictions had much to do with that: not only losing Cuba his homeland due to the Revolution, but losing his status as a son - as both parents leaned on him.
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1. I take whatever Lucie Arnaz says, with a with a grain of salt since whenever you watch her being interviewed about her mom, she always has resentments towards her, never once did she say "I love you mom," it's always "We love Lucy" or "I love Lucy like you" but with her dad or for that matter, stepmother, it's a whole other thing. I've had people telling me they see it too, her body language, her tone of speech and her words tell this very clear. Lucie seems to accept her father's behavior and forgive him for everything, much more than her mom. 2. Lucy didn't want to marry Garry, as she tells in her book, it was her mother who had told her to not let this guy slip away. It was after Lucy asked Garry if it will be alright if people will start calling him Mr Ball (since it happened with Desi and he went bananas) that Garry said yes (in other words,) that she agreed to marry him. 3. Garry was on the golf course all day long, every day and once Lucy had passed away, a few years later he married a pro golfer. I think... well, do the math. 4. She made a mistake by marrying him. It's not the book that made me think Garry was fishy, the book just strengthened my thoughts about him. (Watch him being interviewed by Joan Rivers.) 5. Lucie's name was given to her by Desi. Lucy wanted to name her Susan. 6. I once watched an interview with Lucy, where she said she wanted to die by the time she reaches 80. 7. Life With Lucy is on UA-cam, I've watched all episodes It's been a year since I've gotten to know Lucy and Desi, since then I've been reading, listening and watching a lot of material about them. Truly heart breaking story.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions. There are many interviews in existence, especially the last interview with Barbara Walters, where Lucille Ball very clearly indicated that she very much loved Gary and was happy with him. We should take her at her word. She was not the type of person to stay with a man she didn’t love. But I agree that the question of just how much Gary loved Lucy as time went on, is very much in issue. If Lee Tannen is to be believed (and I do believe him), Gary wasn’t deeply in love with her. As for Lucie’s feelings for her Mom, it’s clear that the relationship was complicated. That is not uncommon in mother-daughter relationships. And Lucy could be a difficult person to deal with. Everyone who knew her well said so. Thank you for watching the interview, and for taking the time to post your comments.
I agree with you about Lucie Arnaz - she gives her father a free pass on his issues and complains that no one gave him credit till he died. Lucy always gave Desi credit for his intelligence, gifts and abilities etc. Desi was not just a philanderer he was a serious addict: sex, booze, gambling. When I hear people say it's the Latin way - I think wow what an insult to Latins, if you read up about his sex habits, he had a serious addiction. By the time Lucy divorced Desi (1960) he was in his early 40's and he looked like he was in his 60's - lined, white hair, bloated - addictions were totally in control. Lucie Arnaz complained her mother was a control freak - well she had to run her shows, act in and be a producer. Then Lucy Desi had to buy Desi out cause he was no longer able to run DesiLu - it was losing money. So Lucille had to take over that too, as well as raise two kids. I am sure if Ms Arnaz was married to someone like her father - she would not be as flip about his issues.
@@LJ-ht4zs I'm actually writing about their whole relationship. (been writing for almost a year now including how Lucie called her mom a control freak. I feel both Lucy and Desi missed out each other which makes this whole situation a tragic one. She once said that if they weren't famous, she wouldn't have left Desi even with everything he'd done, not sure how good that is but it just goes to show you she loved him so very much, as well as he loved her, after reading, watching, listening to so many material regarding them. So complicated and a sad ending for both,
I’m so glad you enjoyed this interview. It was one of my very first. Our production values have greatly improved since then, but still, this interview remains one of my favorites.
Yes, as is the case for many others “I Love Lucy” TV show was a part of my daily schedule growing up. “I Love Lucy” appeared every weeknight at 5:30 p.m. which meant for me in 30 minutes from the start of the show, my Mom would come home from work and dinner served at 6:00 p.m.
There is not a lonelier orphan than a show business failure. Had "Life with Lucy" not been anticipated as the Second Coming (actually Third), it might have done OK. It was not worse than most of the 1986 sitcom fare. I don't think it's so much that comedy had 'moved on' as it was that that type of comedy is very hard to do and no one was around to do it. Yes, there were mistakes. Saddling her with home life with unfunny kids was one. I know 75 year old women and they can be very funny. IMO, the mistake was not surrounding her with conspiring contemporaries.
Go point - I didn't see any of "Life with Lucy"sounds like it was off, she certainly could have a good job with a better script. The critics panned Forever Darling - I liked it a lot - better than Long, Long Trailer. Also panned Mame, which I have seen more than 3x. First time, thought it was good, 2nd time thought it was really good, 3rd thought it was great. Saw Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell, really enjoyed that too. There is only one that movie Ball was in with Bob Hope that I really did not like at all, "Critic's Choice." Both of them said totally agreed that it was awful - they play in 4 movies together.
The Golden Girls & Roseanne made other shows seem "old fashioned" or "silly" in 1986. Nothing you can do about it. "Here's Lucy" (1968-1974) - HAS NOT aged well.
Harvey another Great Interview. Lucie told Joan Rivers in an interview her mother was a Control Freak. Lucy was a Superstar. She never should have done Mame or the sitcom for Spelling.
Lucy made it known on Johnny Carson Show that she didn't want to die old. At the time, she was about 60 yrs old and she said another 10 yr run of life was enough for her.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 People comment that Lucy never stopped loving Desi and at Sunny’s funeral Cher made it clear how upset she was and how he was responsible for their success.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 i got my leading men wrong --my bad. She did that movie with Henry Fonda. Learning what I did from this interview about Fonda having a thing for Lucille Ball makes me want to go and watch the movie again.
@@terrishimmel9258 She did two movies with Henry Fonda - The Big Street and in 1968 Yours, Mine and Ours. I read that when Lucy was making the Big Street Desi was always on the set (he was jealous) he finally had to be banned. I did read Jane Fonda saying that he father did love Lucille Ball but never said that they had a relationship.
I disagree that Desi Arnaz should’ve gotten the Kennedy Center honors. Lucille Ball deserved it for her life work. Desi was given the opportunity to become a great television producer only because he was married to Lucille Ball and she wanted a project that she could work with him. give Desi credit but Lucille Ball is an entertainment icon that went far beyond her marriage. They never gave Jerry Lewis the Kennedy Center honors.
I would have liked to know Mr. Tannen’s take on the story that Lucy and Desi having a baby girl early on that they did not raise. I must say that I saw a picture of the child and it was the spitting image of Desi
I read the book many years ago. I always thought Gary Morton was wrong for Lucy as soon as I saw him. He seemed like a gold digger and rascal of a individual. He prevented lucy from doing Rose on the Golden Girls. Lucy should never have cime back in Life With Lucy. That just ruined her track record and image.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Thought so too - that she looked at ease when she was with him. He did not compete with her nor did he mind her fame. When she was in The Big Street with Henry Fonda, Desi was very jealous and appeared on the set so much that he was banned. While Lucy appeared with Henry Fonda in 1968 Yours, Mine, Ours, no such problem with Gary for crashing rehearsals and causing disturbances as Desi had done. While Gary was not talented in the industry as Desi had been, he gave her peace and did not have addictions that bled her dry emotionally. Also, she wrote many love letters to Gary over the course of her 28 years of marriage.
Thanks everybody for the very kind words about LUCY and the interview! Very much appreciated!
Mr. Tannen, are you related to Julius Tannen, the vaudeville star? Or, Charles Tannen, the writer?
I had the good fortune of meeting Lucy and while she was nice to me she wasn’t exactly super nice to other people around us. She was curt and definitely the boss. Either way it’s a great memory.
@dannyryan9246 I would have done anything to meet Lucy. I adore her.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 It certainly is one of my fondest memories. You do a great job with your interviews. Very insightful and interesting.
An absolutely heartwarming, poignant and candid interview with Lee Tannen about his friendship with the iconic and beloved Lucy in her later years. Chris and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you Harvey for this wonderful, in-depth interview. Looking forward to reading the book, and also to the next interview with Lee Tannen once the movie comes out!
This interview was simply amazing! Lucy is and always will be a legend and it was so nice to hear about her private life. Mr. Harvey Brownstone is an incredible interviewer with great questions! Can’t wait to see who’s next! Love it!❤️
This is just fantastic Harvey!! I got chills hearing about Lucy in the theater when she moved to New York. I am just eating this information up! It's retaining it that bothers me.😊 I can't thank you enough for starting this channel up and I'm so grateful to have come across it. And didn't all us Canadians from Ontario run home from school every day in anticipation to watch I Love Lucy. I know I did and that's probably why I know all of the episodes by rote. And how interesting about her favourite episode being "Queen of the Gypsies". I never would have guessed as that one is among my least favourites and I'm hard pressed to find any episode of Lucy that I don't love. Again Harvey, thanks for all your hard work and effort! 👏 And also a big thanks to Lee Tannen for his amazing incite. I can't wait for the movie to come out.
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Harvey thank you so much for this wonderful interview. Another young man, from about 10yrs old for many years came to be friendly with Lucy through frequently going to see her tv show being filmed in the 1970s . He visited her house many times. She mentored him about show business and insisted that he get good grades. graduate high school and get a degree. He wanted to quit school and work in show business. Lucy was so concerned for his future she telephoned his mother about this. This man did graduate school and works in the industry. I wish I could remember his name but he speaks highly of how loyal, connected and caring Lucy was with people she considered her friends.
The man you’re referring to is Michael Stern. He wrote “I Had a Ball”.
I truly enjoyed this interview. Its great hearing from Lee on his good friend, Lucille Ball. Many of us wanted to know what Lucy was like in the last years of her life and he delivered those memories beautifully.
As ALWAYS…Harvey Brownstone brings us another great interview. I LOVE it when Lee keeps saying “Great question” and “wow, another great question” it’s so true. Harvey pours his heart and soul into every interview and it shows. This is another great one. Lee is down to earth, forthright, truthful and VERY interesting. I LOVED this book when I read it several years ago. For the express reason that he shows Lucy in a very real light. He does not sugar coat. From his writing it is obvious how much he adores this woman. He makes it clear that she is loving and funny and supportive and smart but he also shows us the intricacies of Lucille Ball. We feel we really got to know her, not just know about her. He gave us that gift. If he was not honest and it was two dimensional it would have not been the phenomenal book that it was, the deeply interesting book that it was, the emotional book that it was. Bravo to Harvey for bringing so much out in this interview and bravo to Lee for his insight and honesty and ability to bring his friendship and relationship with Lucille Ball to the page and to the stage and hopefully to the screen. There’s another book I love, it’s called Miss D. and Me; Life with the invincible Bette Davis. It’s written by Kathryn Sermak. That’s another one that I hope gets to the screen. It does the same thing. It brings such a real loving but unvarnished side of Bette Davis to us who didn’t get the chance to meet her. These authors give us such a gift by sharing their stories with us so beautifully. I hope Harvey has, or will interview Kathryn because he will bring the same dignity and depth to the interview that he did with this one and brings to everyone. What a joy this was to delve into things so beautifully!
I have indeed interviewed the wonderful Kathryn Sermak. You can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/mRi4oATSKn8/v-deo.html
Love love love this interview and of course Lucy and the interviewer in this video.
Thank you Mitchell. Your comment warmed my heart
Harvey Brownstone really did his homework. EXCELLENT interview. Harvey asked the hard questions with class and respect for a life well lived. Lee gave an intimate look into the life of Lucy like we have never heard before. Even Lee commented on Harveys knowledge of Lucy. I can't wait to hear more of his interviews. I am reminded how much I too LOVED LUCY.
Thank you so much for your very kind feedback. This interview is one of my personal favourites.
bought his book 4 days ago, just finished it. One of the best Lucy books ive ever read. 10/10. Great interview as well Harvey.
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What a wonderful treat to come across this as I am re-reading Lee’s lovely book. Harvey, thank you for sharing how ‘if’ 😥 you survived getting home from school you came home to I Love Lucy. As a little gay boy, I felt the same with I Love Lucy and The Doris Day Show. I felt these people would love and care about me exactly the way I was. So hearing Lucy was so accepting, which I would expect, was so meaningful.
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At last, an interviewer with insight, intelligence and intuition! It's rare today to come across an enlightening discussion about one of the greatest television performers in history. And to discover truly fascinating aspects of her life and personality through thoughtful direction of the conversation indicates an inquiring mind and sincere interest in both the topic and the interviewee. The 78 minutes just flew by with much enjoyment and satisfaction. Thank you Harvey and Lee!
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Terrific interview. Thank you.
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Home from school to watch Lucy. I can relate to your story Harvey. I'm so glad you became a family services judge. What an impact you had/have!
That’s very kind of you to say. Thank you so much!
I've watched I Love Lucy all my life. Whenever I'm down I just UA-cam her for a lift. Always works.
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I watched I Love Lucy when it first came out in 1951 - also revisited all the episodes - got me thru Covid-19.
@@LJ-ht4zs I wish I was around when the shows were first aired. Must've been like when I looked forward to SNL shows when they first hit the airwaves.
@mariahenrich9602 I agree
Lee, your story about your childhood relationship with Lucille Ball is so poignant. She has spanned so many generations for so many years. Thank you for another great interview and God bless.
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I watch I Love Lucy shows almost daily as those 4 actors brought me undefinable comfort and smiles; Lee has my thanks for caring for Lucy when it seems sadly unbelievable that no one was really there for her.
Also during Covid -19 years to date I re-watched all the Lucy shows, of course, I Love Lucy the most. Several episodes I could watch daily, or instance, Home Movies, and Lucy's Dummy and get a belly laugh to start my day. Also, watched at least 10-15 movies that she made 40's-50's-60's, 70's. several times. Half b/w and half in color - some comedy and some drama (Lured, the Dark Corner, The Big Street) My all time favorite is "Lured". During this period have experience several deaths, close friends and family (ages 35-50) - and there is something about her shows that lifts my spirits and I thank her for her gift to humanity. My heart hurts when I see all the tributes, songs, and documentaries about Lucy and Desi - very touching and makes me sad for them that with all their gifts there was a lot of pain.
I loved this interview
I also loved the I love Lucy show and wanted her life
Lol
I so appreciate Mr T for having this amazing friendship
And gave her fun times
In a way , sad on her part
She had everything and didn't know it ,
Our golden years should be beautiful and in a way it was with Lee
He really is amazing
Thank you so much
I just bought his book
3 years later lol
Have a beautiful day
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I know you’ll enjoy his book. I just loved interviewing him. I am thrilled that you enjoyed this very special episode of our show!❤️
Another wonderful, insightful interview! Lucille Ball was first thought of by the producers of "The Golden Girls" to be paired with Eve Arden and Bea Arthur in "The Golden Girls"! Imagine what a series that would've been!
It’s such a shame Lucy didn’t jump at the chance to be in the Golden Girls. And I also loved Eve Arden.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 It would've been something. Maybe, this was a result of Gary Morton's influence but it was said that Lucy demanded more of the show's focus rather than being part of an ensemble. Whatever her reasoning, it is sad that she passed on "The Golden Girls". You're an excellent interviewer!
@caraqueno I agree with you about both issues: Gary Morton’s influence and Lucy’s need to be front and centre. And thank you so much for your kind words about my interviewing style. Please help spread the word about our show. 🙏❤️
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 I will. Your style is reminiscent of Rona Barrett and Dan Rather. I mean that with the utmost compliments. Be well!
@caraqueno being compared to those 2 iconic journalistic stars is hugely meaningful to me. Thank you so much.
This heartfelt interview about the life of an amazing woman and icon had me wishing the interview would never end. It made me want to rewatch those old I Love Lucy movies and to put I Loved Lucy by Lee Tannen on my must read list. How could I have forgotten how much I truely Loved Lucy? Harvey Brownstone, as an interviewer nailed it. He knew the right questions to ask. He listened closely, and follow up beautifully. I look forward to more interviews by Harvey Brownstone .
Thank you so very much for this very kind comment. I do a lot of homework before each interview, and it's gratifying to know that it shows. I have the most wonderful and supportive fans and friends!
Just tuning into this interview. Well-done, Lee. Insightful interview, Harvey. So excited to read the book!
Can’t wait till you finish the interview and hopefully let us know your final impression. Despite this interview being one of my very first, it remains one of my all time favorites
you are an AMAZING interviewer you knocked this one out of the park. I just visited the Lucy Desi museum in Jamestown NY so this was a wonderful finish to my visit. I am going to read his book. Thank you for being a great interviewer par excellence !!!! ❤❤❤❤
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This is an amazing interview. I can’t wait to read his book.
Thank you so much for watching!
Harvey, I think Lucie Arnaz is so talented, but what's more important she's an absolutely fabulous human being. I've had some conversations with her and she is the sweetest most down-to-earth person ! I know her daughter Kate as well and she is much like her mother in the most wonderful ways. I think Lucie is a credit to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and Kate a credit to Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill. I think if you ever get the opportunity to interview Kate you and your audience will definitely enjoy knowing her ! By the way she's carrying on her grandparents legacy and it would be great to get her to talk about it. ❤
Thanks so very much for watching our show and for the suggestion.
Actually Kate Luckinbill is more favorable toward Lucille Ball than than her mother is. While Lucie Arnaz is a great interviewee and comes across very centered and at ease with herself and anyone interviewing her - A+ however, she was off putting speaking about her mother, always very ++ towards the father. She minimizes his affairs with other women, saying her father told her they were greatly exaggerated - just the opposite - he had severe addictions: sex, booze, and gambling. I often wondered since Desi had scores of prostitutes on a weekly basis - if the the 2 or 3 miscarriages that Lucy had were due to Desi having syphilis.
@@LJ-ht4zsI always got the feeling that she was closer to her father or at least talked about her father more. But you are so right Desi had his struggles but what human doesn't. Definitely can't downplay all that affected him and how it affected Lucy. I always hear people calling him a self destructive person which would make a lot of sense.
@finderkeeperrrs Lucy certainly believed Desi was self destructive. Just watch her final interview with Barbara Walters.
I read Lee’s book. It is a very fascinating & an insightful view into Lucy’s last ten years. Very good read. Great interview. What year was this interview? I also read Lucy’s & Desi’s autobiographies which were very good. Also, Desilu by Coyne Sanders & Tom Gilbert is very good. There are interviews & stories by family members, close friends & those that worked with her.
I have also read the book. Excellent🙂👍
The interview was filmed in February 2021
@@harveybrownstone7840 Thank you.
Where men often marry women for sex and/or eye candy, women often marry men who make them laugh and are faithful. Having come off her marriage with Desi, I think she just needed a good laugh and wanted someone she could control so that he was faithful. It was interesting the interview she and Gary did with Barbara Walters back in the day. That was very telling. I believe Desi was the love of her life and Desi deserves a lot more recognition for all the things he has done. How he revolutionized TV. You were right Harvey, he was the person who brought us the re-run. When Lucy had Dezi Jr., Dezi told the network to just run a prior show again. They were like, why would anyone want to see a show again. Little did they know how mainstream the re-run would become. He came from a culture where womanizing was just how it was. I don't agree with it but at the time, that is just how it was. I think Lucy was a brilliant actress and learned to be funny. I don't think that is her normal behavior. I read/heard somewhere that when a new script came in on the I Love Lucy show, she would go off on her own and figure out how to act the scene to make it funny. It took work. I think that says a lot about her drive to be the best. It was something that didn't come naturally like say, Tim Conway. I was happy to hear the rumors about her rude behavior with fans were not true.
Great interview and good insight because not every Lucy biographer agrees on people weee using Lucy and also how she treated family and fans.. this guy has nothing to lose so Tks!
Thank you so much for watching
Great interview
Thank you Larry. Hope you'll check out my other interviews on this UA-cam channel.
Lucille Ball is my favorite entertainer in the world. I've read her book, Love, Lucy; Desi's book A Book, and have read many books about her including Lee Tannen's. Also love the book by Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr, her writers from My Favorite Husband her radio show and I Love Lucy. Both Lucy and Desi credited their ex-spouses for their absolute talent and abilities that created I Love Lucy.
I was born in January 1954, and so by the time i came home from school for lunch at age 6 i was watching I Love Lucy reruns though i never new they were reruns, i have been a fan of Lucy. This is the first i've heard of this book , and looking forward in getting one. The movie if it happens , should be very interesting. Monday March 29 - 2021
Harvey,
I really enjoyed this interview about Lucy..great job
Thank you so much!
Yes, that is a very beautiful picture of Lucille Ball! Excellent interview.
Thanks so much for watching. This interview, filmed when our show first started in 2021, remains one of my all-time favorites.
I hope the book is still in print so I can get it!
The book is also on audio.
Thank you both. Lucy is heroic
Harvey , so sorry u were bullied, I experienced that too, not to that degree but definitely impacted me to this day. Ur awesome Harvey.
Thank you so much for your compassion. All is well now. Believe me, success is the best revenge
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I just now purchased Lee Tanner’s Lucy audiobook from audible.
Thank you for sharing another one of your most interesting interviews here. I loved it… I do already have a few ebooks and audiobooks on Lucy in my home library. I just know I will also enjoy Tannen’s book.
Harvey, you probably already know about this Vivian Vance book; but it’s worth mentioning here in case anyone else might be interested: “The Other Side of Ethel Mertz, The Life Story of Vivian Vance” by Frank Costelluccio and Alvin Walker.
I love my paperback copy of it. There’s a lengthy chapter on her role as Ethel on “I Love Lucy.”👍🏻
So glad you enjoyed my interview with Lee Tannen. I read the book about Vivien Vance, and absolutely loved it. I hope you will check out our other great interviews and consider subscribing to our UA-cam channel. Thank you so much for your support.
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I am already subscribed. Love you channel.🙂
@bdpaquin1689 thank you so much!!! Greatly appreciated!❤️❤️❤️
I read lees book it’s a lovely read and a class act ty lovely Harvey for sharing this great interview we all loved LUCY❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦
I’m so glad you enjoyed this very special episode of our show. This interview remains one of my all time favorites!!
Just heard the interview, I am going to get the book immediately!
You’ll love it! Thanks for watching our show!
I love this interview. Absolutely great questions and outstanding great interview by Lee Tanen. Funny story she used to cheat at backgammon and she loved game shows. Lucille really missed her mother Dede who passed in 1977 so I’m glad she met Lee a few years later. Dede took care of Lucie and desi and was the high pitched laugh that you hear on the lucy shows cause she never ever missed a show and they were all taped live
I’m so happy and grateful that you enjoyed this very early episode of our show. It’s still one of my favorites. Thank you so much for watching!
Dede was not so much the caretaker, yes she was there as their grandmother, but according to Desi jr. they, or at least he, was very close to the nanny. They had two grandmothers - Dede and Lolita but it sounds like Lolita never learned to speak English and the children never learned to speak Spanish. In one of the interviews - with Lucie Arnaz and Desi jr. Their mother was pestering Desi to teach the kids Spanish,. (They learned 3 words and that was it!) I felt both Desi's parents were ego centric - coming from status in Cuba they did not seem to grow at all when they came to the the US. Lolita was cared for by Desi to the day he died; his mother lived a few years after him - he left money in his will for her. I think that Desi's problems had a lot to do with the nature of his parents - they wanted and expected from him - he had to be the giver. While neither Lucille Ball or Desi Arnaz talked about it, in the documentaries about the couple - Desi's parents were talked about a bit and it was clear that the people around felt that Desi's parents were takers, not givers. While Lucille took care of her mgf and mother till they died - both gave back to her and esp. Dee Dee, her mother, was there for her grandchildren and for Lucy herself.
@LJ-ht4zs great insights. Thank you
Actually Desi had the same spoiled upbringing as his parents, but learned when he got to Miami that he had to get in there and accomplish something. However he was only 16 - still going to high school. His father divorced his mother and Desi became her caretaker, till the day he died. Any time I saw pictures of them together, she looked like she felt Desi was her husband and not her son. Even when he gave her a nice house, great car, etc and always financially took care of her - it was never enough. His father, it was implied by people in the Arnaz circle that his father did not want his son to be more important than he had been. Yuck - these two had feelings of such entitlement till they died. I wondered if Desi's addictions had much to do with that: not only losing Cuba his homeland due to the Revolution, but losing his status as a son - as both parents leaned on him.
@LJ-ht4zs very interesting insights. Thank you!
Thousand thanks for this interview! The next thing I will do is purchase the book.
You’re gonna love it!!
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 You were absolutely right: I enjoyed the book enormously.
Also......
She broke barriers!
Married a magnificent Cuba. He says the best also.
Cuban
He was awesome also.
Another stellar interview by you, Harvey, and a candid guest.
Would love to see you interview Lucie Arnaz.
Thank you so much. Lucie Arnaz has appeared on our show. Scroll through our UA-cam channel or website or just do a google search and you’ll find the interview. Enjoy!!
1. I take whatever Lucie Arnaz says, with a with a grain of salt since whenever you watch her being interviewed about her mom, she always has resentments towards her, never once did she say "I love you mom," it's always "We love Lucy" or "I love Lucy like you" but with her dad or for that matter, stepmother, it's a whole other thing. I've had people telling me they see it too, her body language, her tone of speech and her words tell this very clear. Lucie seems to accept her father's behavior and forgive him for everything, much more than her mom.
2. Lucy didn't want to marry Garry, as she tells in her book, it was her mother who had told her to not let this guy slip away. It was after Lucy asked Garry if it will be alright if people will start calling him Mr Ball (since it happened with Desi and he went bananas) that Garry said yes (in other words,) that she agreed to marry him.
3. Garry was on the golf course all day long, every day and once Lucy had passed away, a few years later he married a pro golfer. I think... well, do the math.
4. She made a mistake by marrying him. It's not the book that made me think Garry was fishy, the book just strengthened my thoughts about him. (Watch him being interviewed by Joan Rivers.)
5. Lucie's name was given to her by Desi. Lucy wanted to name her Susan.
6. I once watched an interview with Lucy, where she said she wanted to die by the time she reaches 80.
7. Life With Lucy is on UA-cam, I've watched all episodes
It's been a year since I've gotten to know Lucy and Desi, since then I've been reading, listening and watching a lot of material about them. Truly heart breaking story.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions. There are many interviews in existence, especially the last interview with Barbara Walters, where Lucille Ball very clearly indicated that she very much loved Gary and was happy with him. We should take her at her word. She was not the type of person to stay with a man she didn’t love. But I agree that the question of just how much Gary loved Lucy as time went on, is very much in issue. If Lee Tannen is to be believed (and I do believe him), Gary wasn’t deeply in love with her. As for Lucie’s feelings for her Mom, it’s clear that the relationship was complicated. That is not uncommon in mother-daughter relationships. And Lucy could be a difficult person to deal with. Everyone who knew her well said so. Thank you for watching the interview, and for taking the time to post your comments.
I agree with you about Lucie Arnaz - she gives her father a free pass on his issues and complains that no one gave him credit till he died. Lucy always gave Desi credit for his intelligence, gifts and abilities etc. Desi was not just a philanderer he was a serious addict: sex, booze, gambling. When I hear people say it's the Latin way - I think wow what an insult to Latins, if you read up about his sex habits, he had a serious addiction. By the time Lucy divorced Desi (1960) he was in his early 40's and he looked like he was in his 60's - lined, white hair, bloated - addictions were totally in control. Lucie Arnaz complained her mother was a control freak - well she had to run her shows, act in and be a producer. Then Lucy Desi had to buy Desi out cause he was no longer able to run DesiLu - it was losing money. So Lucille had to take over that too, as well as raise two kids. I am sure if Ms Arnaz was married to someone like her father - she would not be as flip about his issues.
@@LJ-ht4zs I'm actually writing about their whole relationship. (been writing for almost a year now including how Lucie called her mom a control freak. I feel both Lucy and Desi missed out each other which makes this whole situation a tragic one. She once said that if they weren't famous, she wouldn't have left Desi even with everything he'd done, not sure how good that is but it just goes to show you she loved him so very much, as well as he loved her, after reading, watching, listening to so many material regarding them. So complicated and a sad ending for both,
Lucie has done well as Lucy’s daughter!
@irisrice6109 that’s for sure!! I always fantasized about being Lucy’s son!
great interview... so insightful with so many factoids shared by someone who actually knew her.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this interview. It was one of my very first. Our production values have greatly improved since then, but still, this interview remains one of my favorites.
Yes, as is the case for many others “I Love Lucy” TV show was a part of my daily schedule growing up. “I Love Lucy” appeared every weeknight at 5:30 p.m. which meant for me in 30 minutes from the start of the show, my Mom would come home from work and dinner served at 6:00 p.m.
I can’t even express sufficiently how important I Love Lucy was in my childhood. Lucy represented safety and acceptance from a very cruel world
There is not a lonelier orphan than a show business failure. Had "Life with Lucy" not been anticipated as the Second Coming (actually Third), it might have done OK. It was not worse than most of the 1986 sitcom fare. I don't think it's so much that comedy had 'moved on' as it was that that type of comedy is very hard to do and no one was around to do it. Yes, there were mistakes. Saddling her with home life with unfunny kids was one. I know 75 year old women and they can be very funny. IMO, the mistake was not surrounding her with conspiring contemporaries.
Yes but what did you think of the interview?
Go point - I didn't see any of "Life with Lucy"sounds like it was off, she certainly could have a good job with a better script. The critics panned Forever Darling - I liked it a lot - better than Long, Long Trailer. Also panned Mame, which I have seen more than 3x. First time, thought it was good, 2nd time thought it was really good, 3rd thought it was great. Saw Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell, really enjoyed that too. There is only one that movie Ball was in with Bob Hope that I really did not like at all, "Critic's Choice." Both of them said totally agreed that it was awful - they play in 4 movies together.
The Golden Girls & Roseanne made other shows seem "old fashioned" or "silly" in 1986. Nothing you can do about it. "Here's Lucy" (1968-1974) - HAS NOT aged well.
Harvey another Great Interview. Lucie told Joan Rivers in an interview her mother was a Control Freak.
Lucy was a Superstar.
She never should have done Mame or the sitcom for Spelling.
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Lucy made it known on Johnny Carson Show that she didn't want to die old. At the time, she was about 60 yrs old and she said another 10 yr run of life was enough for her.
I wish she could have lived forever. I absolutely adored her
When Lucy and Desi got divorced I was so sad. I almost felt like it was my own parents.
Me too. I was heartbroken. And I felt the same way when Sonny & Cher divorced.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 People comment that Lucy never stopped loving Desi and at Sunny’s funeral Cher made it clear how upset she was and how he was responsible for their success.
Harvey - what are your thoughts on the movie she did with Brian Keith - With Six You Get an Eggroll. I enjoyed her in that movie. How about you?
That was Doris Day
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 i got my leading men wrong --my bad. She did that movie with Henry Fonda. Learning what I did from this interview about Fonda having a thing for Lucille Ball makes me want to go and watch the movie again.
and the name of the movie lol--- YOURS, MINE, AND OURS. similar plot to With Six you get an Eggroll that is why I was confused.
@@terrishimmel9258 She did two movies with Henry Fonda - The Big Street and in 1968 Yours, Mine and Ours. I read that when Lucy was making the Big Street Desi was always on the set (he was jealous) he finally had to be banned. I did read Jane Fonda saying that he father did love Lucille Ball but never said that they had a relationship.
Lucy always said in interviews she didn't want to live a long life so it wasn't surprising.
I wonder why she felt that way?
Even when pushed she would say "I just don't want to. In her 70's she said if I go tomorrow, that's fine!@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980
I disagree that Desi Arnaz should’ve gotten the Kennedy Center honors. Lucille Ball deserved it for her life work. Desi was given the opportunity to become a great television producer only because he was married to Lucille Ball and she wanted a project that she could work with him. give Desi credit but Lucille Ball is an entertainment icon that went far beyond her marriage.
They never gave Jerry Lewis the Kennedy Center honors.
I agree with you on all counts. Dean Martin never got a Kennedy Center Honor either
I think desi should've gotten a Kennedy center honors that's just me thooo
@finderkeeperrrs it would have been wonderful to see him get that recognition.
Yeah knew her grandkids and one of them did say Desi was the funny one. Cool to hear she wasn’t horrible as some say she was.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Mr. Brownstone for your many fabulous interviews.
@AM-np3hf you are so very welcome
I would have liked to know Mr. Tannen’s take on the story that Lucy and Desi having a baby girl early on that they did not raise. I must say that I saw a picture of the child and it was the spitting image of Desi
I know he would say that this rumor is totally false.
You both love Lucy, I love Lucy (know every episode)... gay men indulge & love the ladies!!
The Stone Pillow Years .
Yes. Tough years for her professionally
he seems conflicted, wish he had spilled the beans on what she was really like...
Read his book. He most definitely did that.
Um, at this point - everyone knows what Lucy was really like . SO much has been said !
@LannieLord I’m thrilled that this interview has generated so many great comments
harvey u are the best interviewer !!!@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980
I read the book many years ago. I always thought Gary Morton was wrong for Lucy as soon as I saw him. He seemed like a gold digger and rascal of a individual. He prevented lucy from doing Rose on the Golden Girls. Lucy should never have cime back in Life With Lucy. That just ruined her track record and image.
I disagree that Lucy’s marriage to Gary Morton was wrong for her. She loved him very much.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Thought so too - that she looked at ease when she was with him. He did not compete with her nor did he mind her fame. When she was in The Big Street with Henry Fonda, Desi was very jealous and appeared on the set so much that he was banned. While Lucy appeared with Henry Fonda in 1968 Yours, Mine, Ours, no such problem with Gary for crashing rehearsals and causing disturbances as Desi had done. While Gary was not talented in the industry as Desi had been, he gave her peace and did not have addictions that bled her dry emotionally. Also, she wrote many love letters to Gary over the course of her 28 years of marriage.
@LJ-ht4zs yes I don’t think there’s any doubt that Lucy loved Gary deeply. But it wasn’t the fiery passionate kind of love she had forDesi.
To refer to her as the most famous woman in the world is quite a stretch
Maybe for you it’s a stretch. But not for me.
Definitely not a stretch, especially when she did the I love Lucy show.
@finderkeeperrrs true
I read that book once I wonder where I can buy it...
Try eBay
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 yes of course thank you....
I wished I had met her she was a great icon ...
The greatest regret of my life is that I never got to meet Lucy. She meant everything to me
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 so true :)