I WAS SURPRISED<\/b> in reading the article about the Comedy Store in the last issue to realize that the club only lasted a year in Pacific Beach. It was located below T. D. Hays (today\u2019s Pacific Beach Shore Club) before moving to La Jolla. The night I attended, the lineup included George Miller, Jeff Altman and Gallagher. George Miller\u2019s bit concerned a successful businessman who\u2019d become a millionaire at age 19. Miller joked that, at age 19, he worked at a business where he was required to ask, “Do you want fries with that?” Jeff Altman, who later starred in a failed comedy called “Pink Lady and Jeff,” parodied “Wild Kingdom\u2019s” Marlin Perkins in Detroit in search of the rare “White Wino.” Gallagher, of course, unveiled his Sledge-O-Matic \u2014 smashing watermelons with a giant wooden mallet. DON\u2019T TELL KONO\u2019S OWNER STEVE BETTLES,<\/b> but I\u2019ve been waking up with his hot, blonde wife Kathy whispering in my ear. Something about the KPBS Producer\u2019s Club. Oh, did I forget to mention her voice was coming from my clock-radio? WHEN I AGREED TO SPEAK<\/b> to Mrs. Mehl\u2019s third grade class at Pacific Beach Elementary, the word must have gotten around. First grade teacher Jennifer Cromar stopped me at Starbucks and assured me I\u2019d have a good time, noting that Mrs. Mehl had the gay kids. My brain told me things had changed a lot since I taught, before my mouth said, “I didn\u2019t think third graders even knew they were gay.” “Not GAY, you doofus,” Jennifer responded, “GATE \u2014 Gifted And Talented Education.” Ahhh!! Obviously a program I was never part of when I was in school. (PS: I had a great time.) \u2014 John Fry may be reached at (858) 272-6655 or mail@johnfry.com<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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