I WAS CURSED BY JERRY LEWIS

Comedian JERRY LEWIS was in town doing a one man talk show and though everyone who has had encounters with him have spoken of it as being unpleasant. A few years ago he spoke at a hospital and I should have used that as a lesson. I along with one other person who was a patient waited as he was pushed down the hall in a wheelchair with our request for seeking an autograph As he approached . He stated" I do not do that" and was whisked by us. When a young boy approached him with a little piece of paper with the same request, Lewis asked him" Would You be disappointed if I do not sign" and the young boy said " Yes" Lewis then responded " Deal with it" and off he went in his ride. Now my 2 friends HotDog and Rocketman thought the chances were zero to none but we were willing to give it the college try. First as I was waiting for them to show up before our journey , I slipped with a serious injury to my right hamstring. Though I was hurting I was still anxious to try to see if the 89 year old one time comedian had possibly mellowed in his old age. Then as were were waiting for him to exit after his 75 minute conversation to those who wanted to listen to him in a self righteous tone, my favorite poster with over 150 signatures rolled off the bridge we were standing on and fell into the water. As I desperately tried to grab it , I inadvertently grabbed a thorn palm and torn up my hand. If not for my friends grabbing it as it floated towards the lake body, my priceless piece would have been gone. Then as they wheeled him down the ramp we all politely asked if he would sign his book to deaf ears and a truly rude handler who blocked us and kept saying NO. Then off he went as quick as his show was leaving all of us shaking our heads..His son Gary was singing with his group The Playboys only 10 minutes away and supposedly did not know. When it was asked their comment was " We will tell him when he gets to the hotel" Not like his Father Gary is one of the nicest people you can meet and loves his fans.. Now we were not so heart broken as we truly thought it would be a miracle if he did sign but I have never had such bad luck prior to getting an autograph. So I now will call my day the curse of Jerry Lewis. So Beware as it does not happen to anyone else if he ever comes to town.Our advise is just stay away.