Johnny’s smile froze. The audience had been laughing just seconds before, but now Studio 1 in Burbank had gone completely silent. It was March 1987, and Dean Martin sat in the guest chair, looking older than America remembered him. His famous ease was gone. His hands shook slightly as he reached for the coffee cup on Johnny’s desk.
Introduction Johnny Carson’s smile suddenly froze in midair. Just seconds earlier, the studio had been...