I was sorry to read that Merv Griffin lost his battle against prostate cancer on Sunday. That is the cancer that has left my uncle with a defective bladder from the radiation treatments. What do I remember about Merv-his talk show! My grandmom use to watch it all the time, so I would too. He had a great singing voice and could play the piano, but he didn’t do either that much on his show if I recall. I remember his announcer and sidekick Arthur Treacher (fish and chips guy) and Charo. Why is it that so many talk show hosts need to sit behind a desk? (Mike Douglas, who had his talk show in Philly, which I went to a few times, didn’t have a desk). So Merv thought of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! out of the blue and both are still on (I like Jeopardy better). Merv was on some reality show within the last few years, I can’t remember which one, but seeing him again brought back memories of his old talk show and how good it was…and now, the dear boy himself (A.Treacher)…has gone to rest.