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Salty was , and still is to some of us , the most famous and most loved of all RI celebrities. He's Larry Bird , Ted Williams and Bobby Orr all rolled into one.
He was the king of the radio talk show hosts. Unlike now where its all griping and running people down , Salty got the highest ratings for 30 years and never said a mean thing about anybody , even if they deserved it.
Every kid in RI listened to the radio during a snow storm to see if Salty would give them the day off from school.
Salty's Shack was his TV program and he showed Popeye cartoons. From the toughest kids to the smartest kids and everyone in between , every kid in RI in the Fifties and sixties watched the Salty Brine Show.
He was just on the Steve Cass radio show this morning where he and Nick , Ron and Pete Cardi were playing characters in The Christmas Carol. He still sounds exactly like has did as far back as I can remember.
It wouldn't surprise me if they closed the RI State Offices the day he dies. Certainly flags will be at half mast and the Governor will attend his funeral.
I guess its hard to describe him , you just had to be there to understand who he is and what he means to Rhode Islanders. The phrase Mike mentioned , "Brush your teeth and say your prayers" is the most well recognized sentence in the state even though its been decades since his show went off the air.
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