Monty Python's Michael Palin

 

The month? September. The Year? 1974. Two years before I was born. A gentleman by the name of Ron Devillier. Who? You may ask. Ron was the program manager of the local PBS station (KERA) in 1974.  Often credit would go to Robert Wilson (Owen and Luke’s Dad) who was president and general manager of the television station at the time. But without Ron pitching it to Robert, Monty Python's Flying Circus would have had to have waited a long time to be on the air in the States. Mainly, because at the time, no one else wanted it or take a chance on it. A rep with Time Life told DeVillier that if KERA didn’t buy it, then the BBC “will take it back and they will bury it wherever they bury shows they can’t sell”.  The rest is how they say, history. From my earliest memories, at the same time I was falling in love with Doctor Who, I was falling in love with Monty Python. In true form, my friend Dave obtained this autograph of the hilarious Python alum for me. Yes, none other than the awesome Michael Palin. To say this put a HUGE smile on my face would be an understatement. This is my first and only "Python" autograph. Thank you my friend, and thank you Michael Palin.