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[edit] "He possibly suffers from mental retardation, more specifically down syndrome in response to years of cocaine abuse and dancing on band stands."

lol.. source?\—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sir james paul (talk • contribs) 05:23, 1 January 2007 (UTC).

That's blatant vandalism, don't worry about it. --Wizardman 02:36, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revision

Please excuse my accidental revision. I fixed it...sorry. 2 Jan 06

Think nothing of it, it happens and you fixed it yourself. --Kizor 12:54, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dallas

"On November 22, 1963 Clark was in Dallas, Texas. As President John F. Kennedy was driven by Clark's hotel room, Clark waved at the president"

will someone explain me the importance of this? Everyone who sees a president waves. Is that a important sidefact of the american culture that I don't understand? [11:31, 10 October 2005 195.68.26.2]

  • Don't know if it makes it wiki-worthy, but it was just before JFK was shot... [05:09, 1 January 2006 Jaysuschris]

[edit] Testimonial

I've been to a freestanding Dick Clark American Bandstand Restaurant at 100 Hutchinson Ave. Columbus, Ohio. [04:44, 1 January 2006 64.148.16.99]

[edit] Stroke was "mild" not major as stated

The news sources CBS, FOX, E!, AP, all state the stroke was mild. Wikipedia claims it was major. Appears to be a mistake. [1]

Clark's publicist said the stroke was mild at the time, but on the broadcast last night Clark himself said that the stroke "left me in bad shape", and it was clear from his speech and movements that the stroke was not mild at all. Wasted Time R 21:22, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
I think using a viewer's subjective interpretation of Clark's statement constitues original research. The stroke could have been far, far worse, and may indeed be considered "minor" on the scale of things. So far all the citable sources we have all say "minor" so I changed it back to that. I think we need a citable source, preferably one with some medical weight, that claims it was "major" before contraverting what the other sources said. -- Ponder 21:58, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
I have to agree on this - thanks for fixing it, Ponder! --Kizor
  • Just the fact that he was able to speak and host a show about a year after his stroke is evidence enough that it was a MINOR stroke, as reported. A major stroke often kills you, or turns you into a permanent vegetable. At the very least, it could rob you of your ability to speak entirely for the rest of your life, or many years. Clark's stroke was serious, to be sure, and the effects were clearly noticable. But even a mild stroke can leave you in "bad shape." If it were truly a major stroke, then Dec 31 2003 would have been the last we'd have seen a New Year's show with Dick Clark.

[edit] Second ahead due to the stroke?

I think this statement is questionable. I dont think that him having a stroke would have caused that, instead it may have been a disconnect between the studio he was in, and the live broadcast. May have been a delay, may have been because there was a second added to the year and the studio failed to update their countdown clock that he read off. I dont see any way that his stroke could have caused it... Rangeley 02:28, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

That's because you never had a stroke. You couldn't possibly know Mr. Clark's condition even of you tried. I've never had a stroke either, but I think he's a hero. He dealt with his problem like a man. 71.111.216.239 22:36, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

  • If is actually happened (and there were plenty of wintesses) then including it should not be prohibited. However, to claim that is was caused by the stroke is making an assumption. Just say what happened, leave out the opinions about why it may have happened.

[edit] Peabody Award

Please note that Dick Clark won a Peabody Award for his coverage of the millennium. It has been noted in the accolades. SNIyer12 16:19, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

Dick Clark (entertainer) → Dick Clark — Dick Clark already redirects to Dick Clark (entertainer) and has for around nine months with no complaints that I've found. —Wknight94 (talk) 01:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Article moved to Dick Clark. enochlau (talk) 14:45, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

Add  * '''Support'''  or  * '''Oppose'''  on a new line followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.
  • Support: Per my nom. —Wknight94 (talk) 01:25, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support: Per nom. --Serge 03:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support: Per nom. Andrewa 06:49, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

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Sorry for any time stamp confusion. Somehow I neglected to save this to WP:RM. (I usually do that first so maybe I got edit conflicted...) —Wknight94 (talk) 01:25, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oldest TV personality

"Dick Clark is the second oldest television personality behind Bob Barker"

This is obviously fallacious. Patrick Moore is older than both Bob Barker and Dick Clark. I've removed it. --86.142.101.229

No explanation necessary, IMHO, since it's a silly assertion anyway. How does one define "television personality"? That's a good removal. —Wknight94 (talk) 14:35, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Although Clark showed notable improvement in his speech and movement, he was still several minutes off during the countdown.

'several minutes off'... during a 20 second countdown... some kind of stupid joke or was someone drunk? --LuisLJ403 07:07, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] So was he born in the Bronx or in Bronxville?

Bronxville is a separate place in New York from the Bronx, yet both are listed as his birthplace. Which is it? DandyDan2007 07:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish

Can anybody confirm this.

[edit] Bowling for Columbine

Michael Moore's film contains a very negative and hotly critical assessment of labour polices followed by Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill. I think we should inform the public how Clark responded to this criticism, as it has tainted the image of a relatively unmolested public figure. (207.81.164.238 18:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC))

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