Elvis Showed Steve Martin His Guns | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

we were talking earlier about people. you've met and I know Steve that you got. to meet or kind of meet Elvis I did I've. told the story a million times so I. don't know if it's worthwhile well I. just love it so well I was it was 1971. MH and I was opening for an Margaret at. the Hilton in Las Vegas which is no. longer there for good. reason it's like they tore it down the. following day the worst Comedy Room it. like a ceiling that's like 80 ft High.

yeah so laughs they the laughter Rose. above the audience's head about 2 feet. and stopped and stopped but anyway and. uh Elvis was opening the next weekend. and he knew an Margaret so um now it's. after the show and I know Elvis is going. to come back and say hello to an. Margaret and so I leave my dressing room. door open and uh and I did my ACT it's. 1971 so the ACT is not fully formed you. know it's got a little you know.

weirdness to it and so Elvis uh walked. by and he saw me and he stopped and he. said Son you have an oblique sense of. humor and then he came in uhhuh and now. we're talking I'm talking with them and. I know you don't know what to say and my. manager was there who knew all about Sun. Records so we could talk about that and. then there was a pause in the convers oh. first of all but this is the part I. loved Elvis has a guy.

who uh comes up to to him to get him out. of conversation says Elvis I'm sorry we. have to go and in this case he comes. sorry we have to go and Elvis said it's. okay I've been blessed so then we're. talking then we run out of conversation. then he said want to see my guns Jesus. and we said sure and he was uh he wasn't. he was a gun he liked Artful guns like. an engraved thing and he was very very.

cautious he they were loaded and so he. took out a six shooter and he opened up. and dumped all the the bullets in his. hand and before he handed me the gun to. look at it and I was looking at I'm. marveling at it then he took out another. gun did the same thing MH dumped out the. bullets handed it to me and then he. pulled out from his sock yeah a daringer. Jesus and then opened that up dumped out. the bullets handed it to me and then.

I'm I'm holding three guns and he's. holding 16. bullets and I'm thinking where is. Elvis's guy. yeah to me out of this why won't he do. you remember what he was wearing yes all. white it was Elvis slim and he had the. all white and he wore that big Buckle. that the Hilton had given him to him for. you know biggest show ever in the. history of the world right but he was. very sweet and very nice yeah and that. comes cross when you that's a famous.

face though Elvis Presley Jesus well. also the reason I wanted to because I. know that you met Frank cantra yes and. who's your absolute Idol but it was. obvious one of those situations where. you because I remember you told me this. once you were at a bar and it no it was. at George Slaughter's house oh George. Slaughter's house okay it was after a a. Sinatra Shirley mlan concert at the. Greek Theater and we all went back to. his house and Dinos shur was there she. was a big fan ofv oh great she's going. on about it and I'm thrilled to meet.

dinosaur and she said hey do you want to. meet Frank I said sure sure and uh I. went up to him now this next part Paul. Schaefer maintains I've made up because. he said he didn't he didn't speak like. out of Guys and Dolls and I said well he. did though he said I said Mr s Martin sh. he said I know well of you and you're. marvelous that's I know well of you. can't leave that yeah I know well that's. not now he didn't anyway then then he. said uh would you like a drink and I.

said sure he said what are you drinking. I said. anything you're drinking Frank and so he. turned to the barter and said Jack. Daniels and I don't didn't don't don't. drink Scotch so the bartender said. straight up we're on the rocks and I was. nervous I thought he said straight up or. relaxed and I said I'll have it relaxed. and he Frank said he said Straight Up or. On the Rocks i' known Frank 15 seconds. and I pissed him off he starts yeah Jill. beat the crap out of this guy are you a.

so I good good Frank no it was. when you meet those people it is surreal. but you know I used to have that with. Mike Nichols and I knew him for 20 years. that I was still in awe like you talk. about Carson you're in awe of being in. their presence I had I mean this is. someone he both have met a billion times. but Lauren once asked me to go to a he. said you know would you like to go to a. Yankee game with me and I said yeah I'd. love to do that and it was a playoff. game on the Red Sox and so we're I get. in the car and he says um um we're.

picking up I think he said we're picking. up a friend I didn't hear who he said we. were picking up but he puts you know so. I sat up front so there was room in the. back for Lauren and his friend I set up. with the driver and we start driving up. and then we start to slow down and. there's someone leaning against the lamp. poost in like a very cinematic way and. we slow down and it's Jack Nicholson wow. yeah jeez and Jack gets in the back seat. and he and Lauren goes you he's like how. you doing Lauren he's and he says this.

is. Con he just very nice just said nice to. see you and I said oh so nice to see you. sir you know and then we're we drive we. see the game and my experience was if. you want to be. anonymous walk with Jack Nicholson. because I am my life is I'm 6'4 I have. this pastry on my head I am immediately. like me or dislike me everybody knows. it's me and I walk down the street and.

everybody knows it's me and suddenly. nobody saw me because I'm walking 3 feet. behind Jack Nicholson absolutely but. then the real treat of the so we chatted. a little bit about a few things and but. didn't talk much he mostly spoke with. Lauren and then he drops me off at the. end of the night and I think well this. has been great and I get out of the car. first cuz I'm just going to walk we drop. Jack Nicholson off and he gets out of. the car and I just said it was a real. honor to meet you you know Jack and he. said my boy is crazy about.

you and I said he said I'll never forget. he said my boy we're standing there and. Lauren's still in the car and he goes my. boy's crazy about you every morning it's. con and this and con and that it's. driving me. crazy I had no idea that even I had but. I just knew that I was an irritant in. his life and that made me very happy. very happy indeed um I'm just going back.

a because I remembering this great joke. and I think it was uh Shey Green's joke. about Frank and it might have been Don. Rickles but I think it was shy green he. said he said and Frank's in the audience. he said Frank saved my life one night. you know this joke no he says Frank. saved my life one night I was in an. alley and I was getting beat up beat up. by some guys and Frank said that's.

enough yeah that's. so and then there's the famous Rickles. joke which I'm story which I'm sure is. true which is Rickles asking Frank he's. like I'm meeting I'm dating this young. girl could you this young. woman it would really mean so much if. you just came through the lobby and and. walked through the restaurant and said. hello to me in front of her that would. really help me seal the deal and so.

Frank Sinatra comes through and walks up. to Rickles and his date and says hey Don. I just want he went Frank please I'm. eating and Frank leaves the restaurant. and then about 30 seconds later two guys. come in and pick up Rickles carry him. out of the restaurant and dump him in. the. fountain is that last part true it was a. it was a fountain it was a fountain of. acid that's the part that's less funny.

Frank had it constructed you they killed. Don Rickles yeah they did yeah he never. lived past. 1961.