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After they told me I had can- cer, luckily a kind that could be operated on and cured, I called a young rabbi and asked what good came from praying. The rabbi said, "Think what might have happened if you hadn't prayed!' I always love that answer. JN: Do you, as an enter- tainer and a dad, have any advice for the families of aspiring stars when so many young performers are get- ting publicity about sub- stance abuse and related behavior? MP: Parents should sit around the and attention in Hollywood creates an environment of non-reality, and people think they can do or say anything with- out consequences. A good deal of the blame has to do with society's desire to use these people — build them up to tear them down. It's a horrible cycle, and there are many responsible for it. JN: Are you working on any fresh stage projects? MP: I'm opening a new show with Patti LuPone (An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin) in Philadelphia in October. It's a journey of two people doing familiar and unfamiliar material both spoken and sung. We hope to do it for the rest of our lives in one form or another. E Hear Mandy Patinkin in Concert with Paul Ford on Piano 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road, in Clinton Township. $48-$65. (586) 286- 2141. There will be an encore performance 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in East Lansing. $27 $47. (800) WHARTON. - A Case Of Rickles from page 69 Japanese Restaurant N JN: Did religion help you cope with your prostate can- cer? MP: When tests showed I had an 11 dinner table and have conversations about what's going on in the world and the consequences of choices. Down the road, we hope the values we've set are the ones young people will have heard. I think the level of money, privilege Farmington Hills • 851-7000 SUSHI for cancer research, and I try to help the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation because my sister passed away from a disease the group [tackles]. caught his big break when his mother prevailed upon her new pal, Dolly Sinatra, to send her son, Frank, to catch Rickles' show. Pickles greeted America's most famous and volatile entertainer in a shocking way: "Make yourself com- fortable, Frank — hit somebody" The audience gasped, Sinatra hesitated and then roared with laughter, and so did his bodyguards and the rest of the crowd. Pickles added: "Believe me, Frank, your voice is gone!' Word spread about the new comic with the off-the-cuff jabs, and Rickles went on to bigger clubs in Florida, Las Vegas and New York. He has mixed comedy with dramatic roles in such movies as Run Silent, Run Deep; Kelly's Heroes; Casino; and Toy Story (as the voice of Mr. Potato Head). He starred in a few short-lived television sitcoms and has made dozens of guest appearances on TV. The book's chapters are short, each containing an anecdote about a fam- ily member, comedian, singer, actor or other celebrity whom Rickles came in contact with — Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Carson, Dean Martin, Jack Paar and his best friend, Bob Newhart, among them. Most of the stories are humorous, but some lack substance and punch and don't maintain the flow of the usual show-business biography. It's almost a case of "you had to be there" in order to appreciate the incident the way Rickles does. There also are some poignant accounts in the book about how Rickles fanatically courted his wife, Barbara (they have two children and two grand- children), and his efforts to "keep the light in the eyes" of Sinatra during the singer's final, health-impaired years. Rickles explains to his critics: "If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny. There's a difference between an actual insult and just having fun:' Don Rickles performs 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct.19-20, at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 East 14 Mile Road, in Warren. Tickets: $20-$75. Information: (586) 268-3200.