Sparky and Simmi....reminds me of another historic moment. "THEY MET AND SPOKE, THEN EACH WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. MANY TIMES FOLLOWING, DEAN AND JERRY WOULD CROSS EACH OTHERS' PATHS AT VARIOUS CLUBS. OFTEN ONE WAS JUST LEAVING, WHILE THE OTHER WAS JUST COMING INTO TOWN TO OPEN. IT WASN'T UNTIL MARCH OF 1946, THE HAVANA-CLUB BOOKED JERRY LEWIS AND DEAN MARTIN AS SEPARATE ACTS DURING THE SAME NIGHTS. THEY SEEMED TO GET ALONG WELL, BOTH VISITING EACH OTHERS' ACTS, AND OFTEN JOKING OUT LOUD DURING THE OTHER'S PERFORMANCE. EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BOOKED SEPARATELY, THEY MANAGED TO DO AN EXTRA SHOW LATE AT NIGHT, TOGETHER, JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT. AFTER THAT ONE WEEK ENGAGEMENT, BOTH BOYS WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS AGAIN."
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