Comedian Metro remembered as visionary
Les Pavelick, better known to many as “Metro”, died Tuesday of a heart attack at his winter home in Arizona.
One of his closest friends said it felt like a kick in the gut when he heard the news.
“I hadn't called him Les in 30 years, he is Metro. And when he phoned it was always ‘it's the Met calling.’ So to hear that he's gone is a pretty big blow,” said Brian Sklar.
According to his website, Metro came to be in the late 1960s. He started with a few shows at conventions, sportsman’s dinners and trade shows. By the early 70s, Metro was doing TV ads.
Sklar said some of his favourite memories of his friend are from the early days.