Earlier this week, I speculated about what Dick
Clark's going to look and sound like on his New Year's Eve show this year, since it's his first public appearance since
he had a stroke in 2004. Well, according to New Year's Rockin' Eve co-host Ryan Seacrest, Dick's going to be
better than most people are thinking."I'm not a doctor and I'm not his wife so I don't see him on a daily basis, but he will not be in a wheelchair on the telecast," he told AP Radio in an interview, recounted in this article. He goes on to say that Clark's voice won't sound quite the same as before the stroke, but "it definitely sounds like Dick."
Knowing how hard Dick worked in show business up until he had the stroke, I'm sure he worked just as hard to get himself in as good condition as he could for New Year's Eve. Looking forward to seeing him; heck, anything's better than seeing Regis ham it up and forget names.
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12-29-2005 @ 3:09PM
Bob Andelman said...
Joel - FYI, the St. Petersburg Times apologized this week for using this PR picture because Dick Clark was apparently Photoshopped in!
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12-29-2005 @ 3:20PM
Joel Keller said...
Maybe ABC will apologize, too. That photo is on their website, without any indication that it's a composite. It's good to see others catching on, though.
http://abc.go.com/specials/newyearsrockineve.html
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