[Doug]

He must be not doing well ?

[THE PROFIT]

he had a stroke a couple years back or longer, can barely talk

[Cuse0323]

yeah he didn't look so great earlier.

[Doug]

yeah he didn't look so great earlier.

did he even appear this year ? I know he was sad last year ( ?) when he mis-counted.

[Cuse0323]

he was there, i only turned it on right after the new year but he was there, hasn't been since.

[THE PROFIT]

didnt see him this year, saw him last year & he looked rough

[ronjon619]

Seacrest is the man now

[obamaismyuncle]

Seacrest is the man now

[golfrulz]

sad about d. clark. an icon.

[Doug]

Seacrest is the man now

WHY ?

Who the **** is he ?

or most of these guys ?

[Doug]

sad about d. clark. an icon.

Why is he an icon, though ?

I got used to expecting him to be there.

Why not Elvis in the 60's- 70's instead of Clark, or Mick Jaggar or Springsteen, Bono, Oprah, Howard Stern. etc.

Why Dick Clark ?

What's his pedigree ?

[Doug]

sad about d. clark. an icon.

he got his 80 years instead of an average 72, though.

[Cuse0323]

Why is he an icon, though ?

I got used to expecting him to be there.

Why not Elvis in the 60's- 70's instead of Clark, or Mick Jaggar or Springsteen, Bono, Oprah, Howard Stern. etc.

Why Dick Clark ?

What's his pedigree ?

yeah I don't get it, I'm young so I don't know what the hell he's ever done if anything besides the new year stuff. he's always just been awkward to me

[bobbyfk]

didnt see him this year, saw him last year & he looked rough

he was on

[B1GER1C828]

hard to listen to him talk...but w/e guy is a legend.

[Doug]

I never saw Dick Clark, but I did change channels.

How do I become the heir apparent ( Seacrest ?) or a Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, etc. ?

[Gonad]

Dick Clark is of sound mind, so let him do this... Christ, are we really stuck with 3 or 4 decades of Ryan Seacrest??

[BobHarvey]

Sad what happened to him but he screwed a lot of people back in the days of American Bandstand.

He was the best television jock of his career and as his popularity grew so did his ability to get a little 'side' action. He was guilty (never charged though) of payola. If they didn't pay, he didn't bother getting them on the show. He was also a pretty good concert manipulator. Since he had the juice he got practically every star he wanted and at his price.

Still a stroke shouldn't happen to anyone especially a guy who enjoyed entertaining as much as he did.

[Doug]

yeah I don't get it, I'm young so I don't know what the hell he's ever done if anything besides the new year stuff. he's always just been awkward to me

I don't get his great contributions to society or even acting. Why not Jack Nicholsen, Arnold Schatrzandegger or Jessie Ventura or some other person ?

How did DC get this status as icon ?

[BobHarvey]

P.S. Icon is one of the most overused words in the dictionary.

[Doug]

Sad what happened to him but he screwed a lot of people back in the days of American Bandstand.

He was the best television jock of his career and as his popularity grew so did his ability to get a little 'side' action. He was guilty (never charged though) of payola. If they didn't pay, he didn't bother getting them on the show. He was also a pretty good concert manipulator. Since he had the juice he got practically every star he wanted and at his price.

Still a stroke shouldn't happen to anyone especially a guy who enjoyed entertaining as much as he did.

sounds like a scumbag tout to me ?

[Nicky Santoro]

Richard Clark was indeed a legend. he did American Bandstand back in the days.. this was a very popular dance show. then he hosted a game show. 100,000$ pyramid. but what made him so popular was that he was ageless. no one could believe how he never ever aged. at 40 he looked 20. then when he turned 50, he still looked 20. then he turned 60 and he still hadn't changed 1 bit. people were talking all about this ageless wonder. then he turned 70 and i swear, he still looked 28 and had no wrinkles. he was like the 8th wonder of the world..

then a few yrs ago i tune in and see him talk like this. it broke my heart. he went from 28 to 92 yrs of age overnight.. he is now a real old man.. people cursed him with all those compliments. they gave him the evil eye..

[floridagolfer]

The TV exec who thought it was a good idea to put Dick Clark on the air needs to be fired immediately.

[Doug]

Dick Clark is of sound mind, so let him do this... Christ, are we really stuck with 3 or 4 decades of Ryan Seacrest??

I'm not stuck with 40 years of Seacrust....I'll be dead long before 40 years from now !

[treece]

ryan seacrest is too gay for tv.

[Gonad]

I'm not stuck with 40 years of Seacrust....I'll be dead long before 40 years from now !

Dude, you ain't much older than me, keep a fukkin' stiff upper-lip...

[Doug]

Richard Clark was indeed a legend. he did American Bandstand back in the days.. this was a very popular dance show. then he hosted a game show. 100,000$ pyramid. but what made him so popular was that he was ageless. no one could believe how he never ever aged. at 40 he looked 20. then when he turned 50, he still looked 20. then he turned 60 and he still hadn't changed 1 bit. people were talking all about this ageless wonder. then he turned 70 and i swear, he still looked 28 and had no wrinkles. he was like the 8th wonder of the world..

then a few yrs ago i tune in and see him talk like this. it broke my heart. he went from 28 to 92 yrs of age overnight.. he is now a real old man.. people cursed him with all those compliments. they gave him the evil eye..

WTF was American Bandstand ? I'm 47 and probably a lot older than most here.

Why didn't Lawrence Welk get Clark's job ?

The guy lived his life.

[obamaismyuncle]

WTF was American Bandstand ? I'm 47 and probably a lot older than most here.

Why didn't Lawrence Welk get Clark's job ?

The guy lived his life.

seriously? ok an honest question here, are you and Fishhead brothers?

[Nicky Santoro]

WTF was American Bandstand ? I'm 47 and probably a lot older than most here.

Why didn't Lawrence Welk get Clark's job ?

The guy lived his life.

If you're 47, i am shocked you don't know American Bandstand. it went from 1952 till 1989.. and it was huge up until 89.. so you were 26 when it ended and on tv every week.. it was one of the most popular shows of all time.. everyone watched it in the 80's..it was as big as American Idol is today, if not bigger... how can you not have heard of American Bandstand?? Richie Clark hosted from practically the beginning till the end..

[Mr KLC]

It breaks my heart to see Dick Clark the way he was tonight. I would rather he not be on there now, so I can just have memories of the guy I watched when the new year changed every year when I was a kid.

[Rollins08]

He looks terrible. They should never drag him out there anymore.

[ShamsWoof10]

Happy New Year everyone..

Yeah it was sad to see Dick Clark tonight.. I didn't know he had a stroke but I had figured that is what it was after hearing him struggle to talk..

American Bandstand was very popular in the 80's and anyone who watched tv back then heard of it...

[Doug]

If you're 47, i am shocked you don't know American Bandstand. it went from 1952 till 1989.. and it was huge up until 89.. so you were 26 when it ended and on tv every week.. it was one of the most popular shows of all time.. everyone watched it in the 80's..it was as big as American Idol is today, if not bigger... how can you not have heard of American Bandstand?? Richie Clark hosted from practically the beginning till the end..

I am 47, I've heard of American Bandstand....just never ever watched even a single minute of any episode of it. I do American Idol, though....wife's fav show I never saw a minute of Bandstand, that i can remember

[mtneer1212]

He actually was much better this year than in the past. He should host as long as he is alive.

[purecarnagge]

man i hate that dick clarke mother rooster_eater. he bought all the rights to TV broadcasting paintball and then intentionally sat on them rather than invest money into it...WTF is up with that...for like 5 years paintball couldn't even think about being on TV as he owned the pro league rights to broadcast...

they tried to film the shit and ****** it all up...had no concept of what was going on the field. It was terrible. set the sport back a decade at least.