My friendship with Joe goes back to the late 80s and early 90s when I first was a guest on his eponymous Joe Franklin Show. He never had a side-kick but his longtime producer Richie Ornstein was always there, helping to interact with Joes guests and discussing trivia which was his forte. When I
On this day with Joe Franklin, I had given each of the guests a spoon before we went on the air, and as Joe was closing the show and panning the panel of guests we each put the spoon in and sat there grinning and Joe didnt even seem to notice! He was so focused on what he was doing that he didnt n
He even told jokes like only Joe Franklin could. I jotted some of then down, because I love that old style of comedy. Things like, Ive been on stage since The Dead Sea was just sick! and then he told about his new cause that he was devoting time to. He said the same way they put pictures of missi
had so many fascinating stories. And I would run into him all the time at parties, where hed make a special appearance, even at clubs, suddenly Joe Franklin would be there, and youd be thinking, Whats Joe Franklin doing in a club at a party? but everyone was always excited to see him. He was at