Louie Anderson was my moms ex-boyfriends uncle. He would tell us stories about Louie growing up. My moms old boyfriend grew up in Connecticut not far from NYC. He said Louie used to take him into the city when he was younger and ride the subway with him and then ditch him just to see how well he would handle things on his own. Retelling it, it doesnt sound that funny now but it was a light hearted story at the time. Louie helped us out during some rough financial times here and there too back in the day.
That whole family is nuts! A lot of Louie’s comedy is just him telling stories about his family. When we would visit them they would sit up in the kitchen drinking coffee and chain smoking until 6 in the morning like it was just normal. Talking about the most bananas stories and ideas.
Not a fan of Meatloafs music but i dont know much about the life he led. Im sure he was an interesting guy. May he rest in peace