Tiny Tim
- Talked to the Virgin Mary.
- Enjoyed covering naked girls with peanut butter, but would not have sex with them. That would be a sin.
- Refused to use hotel towels, using paper towels instead.
- After diagnosis of heart congestion, refused to do very much to alleviate the situation, accelerating his early death.
Timeline
| 12 Apr 1933 |
Herbert Butros Khaury born, New York City. |
| 1964 |
Adopts the name Tiny Tim. A revelation from God causes Tim to change to falsetto. |
| 8 May 1966 |
Kisses a girl for the first time. |
| 1968 |
Debut album, God Bless Tiny Tim. Single, Tip Toe Through the Tulips is a hit; record sells 200,000 copies. |
| 17 Dec 1969 |
Marries Miss Vicki (Victoria Budinger, age 17) on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Ratings are phenomenal: 45 millions viewers tune in. |
| c. 1971 |
Divorces Miss Vicki. For a clue as to why, consider Tim's words: "Naturally I ordered her to give up her career. I believe a woman is just there to please the man and to have blessed events. A woman should say 'Yes, Dear' anytime the man calls." He has something in common with Jerry Lewis. |
| 1979 |
Tip Toe To The Gas Pumps album. |
| 1984 |
Marries Miss Jan. Lasts about a month, though they are legally married a decade. Never live together. |
| 1985 |
Joins the circus, stays 36 weeks. |
| 1995 |
Tiny Tim and Miss Jan divorce. |
| 18 Aug 1995 |
Marries Miss Sue (Sue Gardner), Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Minnetonka MN. |
| 1995 |
Involved in a bizarre accident inside Philadelphia airport, in which he inadvertently piloted a runaway luggage cart, breaking some woman's hip. |
| 1995 |
Develops congestive heart failure. Tim is informed he has 3-5 years to live. |
| Sep 1996 |
Heart attack, at the Ukelele Hall of Fame Festival, Massachusetts. |
| 30 Nov 1996 |
Tiny Tim dies from a heart attack while playing Tiptoe, Minneapolis MN. Lay in state at St. Mary's Basilica, Minneapolis MN. |
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