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Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Comedian Bill Saluga had a bit that he did on TV variety shows. If you watched television in the late 70s you'll remember it. A zoot-suited character named Raymond J. Johnson Jr. would appear. If you called him "Johnson," he launched into a tirade:
Ahh, ya doesn't has to call me Johnson! You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me Johnny or you can call me Sonny, or you can call me RayJay, or you can call me RJ... but ya doesn't hafta call me Johnson
It was one of those routines that was funny once or twice but became tiresome when it was trotted out for the 100th time to get a cheap laugh. Also, I'd imagine, it was a tough way for Saluga to make a living. Squeeze in as many appearances as possible before your agent stops getting calls.