mike douglas dies on his 81st birthday

Mike Douglas, the wonderfully talented host of the afternoon talk show bearing his name, died this morning. Today was his 81st birthday.
During those years that "The Mike Douglas Show" ran (1961-1982), Douglas did about 6000 shows (most of which were 90 minutes) that featured 30,000 guests from every field imaginable, including 8 former, present or future presidents.
Douglas once said of his show, "People still believe that "The Mike Douglas Show" was a talk show, and I never correct them, but I don't think so. It was really a music show, with a whole lot of talk and laughter in between numbers."
For those of you who remember "The Mike Douglas Show", I'm sure you will have as many fond memories of it as I do. May God bless Mike and his family.