Letterman's Last Show Tonight

9 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

What an Icon.

I remember in pre teen era watching Letterman ( in 1980 or 81ish I think) start with a morning show. It didn't last long as he went to late night and the rest is history.

Stopped watching very much in last 12 years or so with advent of Internet and Cable.

But great memories growing up with Dave

I will tune in tonight, no doubt

I hadn't watched Letterman for years. I have for the last week or so. Very sharp guy. I wish now that I had seen more of him.

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Kurt

9 years ago

Although I haven't watched Dave much the last 10 years or so, I was a big fan for a long time and remember his first shows when he wore a sweater before they made him wear a suit.

I hope I remember to watch tonight...

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lanfear63

9 years ago

I just got a spam email to my online mail box, Subject: David Letterman Cancels Last Show.

Content: Sandra Bullock punches David Letterman multiple times in the head for revealing what she uses to look younger.

Link to Dr Oz Wrinkle Cream webpage.

Clever spamming.

I don't know what he was like years ago but although I find him personable, I don't find him to be that funny as opposed to the likes of Jay Leno. The replacement to Leno (whats his name) is not a naturally funny man either. Your only as good as your writers in a lot of cases.

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Kurt

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

I just got a spam email to my online mail box, Subject: David Letterman Cancels Last Show.

Content: Sandra Bullock punches David Letterman multiple times in the head for revealing what she uses to look younger.

Link to Dr Oz Wrinkle Cream webpage.

Clever spamming.

I don't know what he was like years ago but although I find him personable, I don't find him to be that funny as opposed to the likes of Jay Leno. The replacement to Leno (whats his name) is not a naturally funny man either. Your only as good as your writers in a lot of cases.

I think Leno had better monologues than Dave, but Dave's entire show was better.

And, I also remember it was Dave that really gave Leno his big start by having Leno on his show often.

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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

I think Leno had better monologues than Dave, but Dave's entire show was better.

Leno appealed to the same crowd that Carson had. Older, whiter and straighter.

Letterman's crowd is more to the left and much younger.

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Frank

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Claude Whitacre 9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

Leno appealed to the same crowd that Carson had. Older, whiter and straighter.

Letterman's crowd is more to the left and much younger.

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Frank

That's true. I can picture rooms of college students wearing sandals watching his show.
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Kurt

9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

Leno appealed to the same crowd that Carson had. Older, whiter and straighter.

Letterman's crowd is more to the left and much younger.

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Frank

Yet Carson wanted Letterman to replace him. Plus, I'm a huge Carson fan and preferred Letterman myself. Letterman also followed Carson for many years, so I'm not sure I totally buy that his audience was much different than Leno's when it came to Carson's viewers.

How many older viewers were even up when Carson, Letterman or Leno were on?

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Yet Carson wanted Letterman to replace him. Plus, I'm a huge Carson fan and preferred Letterman myself. Letterman also followed Carson for many years, so I'm not sure I totally buy that his audience was much different than Leno's when it came to Carson's viewers.

How many older viewers were even up when Carson, Letterman or Leno were on?

Claude's usually tucked up in bed by 10 pm. But sometimes, if he's been good, his wife leaves the coffin lid open so he can watch it.

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TimPhelan

9 years ago

I haven't watched Dave much in recent years but used to quite a bit. Not only was the show funny but he also had some top notch musical guests.

Bob Dylan - Letterman's 10th Anniversary - YouTube

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by TimPhelan

I haven't watched Dave much in recent years but used to quite a bit. Not only was the show funny but he also had some top notch musical guests.
Bob Dylan - Letterman's 10th Anniversary - YouTube

Wow, that guy really cant sing. He makes Willie Nelson sound good.

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TimPhelan

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

Wow, that guy really cant sing. He makes Willie Nelson sound good.

True. Not any more.

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discrat

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Although I haven't watched Dave much the last 10 years or so, I was a big fan for a long time and remember his first shows when he wore a sweater before they made him wear a suit.

I hope I remember to watch tonight...

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I hadn't watched Letterman for years. I have for the last week or so. Very sharp guy. I wish now that I had seen more of him.

Originally Posted by TimPhelan

I haven't watched Dave much in recent years but used to quite a bit. Not only was the show funny but he also had some top notch musical guests.
Bob Dylan - Letterman's 10th Anniversary - YouTube

It really is strange how many of us on this Thread say 40 and over had migrated away from watching Dave in the last decade or so.

Do you think it was the deluge of other quality programs like Cable shows i.e. The Sopranos, Sex and Th City and also finding entertainment on the Internet ?

It is just fascinating to how a number of you guys on this Thread had the some experience as me...really into him in the 80s and 90s but ended up trailing off after that

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

It really is strange how many of us on this Thread say 40 and over had migrated away from watching Dave in the last decade or so.

Do you think it was the deluge of other quality programs like Cable shows i.e. The Sopranos, Sex and Th City and also finding entertainment on the Internet ?

It is just fascinating to how a number of you guys on this Thread had the some experience as me...really into him in the 80s and 90s but ended up trailing off after that

I watched Johnny Carson, then David Letterman,. When Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show, I watched that, and then Letterman. When The Colbert Report started, I switched to that.

But The Colbert Report is really the reason I kept watching The Daily Show. I use these shows as background noise. I'm usually reading when they are on. But Colbert really kept my attention.

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TimPhelan 9 years ago

I stopped watching Letterman when I found out Claude watched him also.
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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

Wow, that guy really cant sing. He makes Willie Nelson sound good.

No, Dylan doesn't have a great voice, but no one makes Willie Nelson sound good in comparison.

Cheers. - Frank

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MikeAmbrosio

9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

No, Dylan doesn't have a great voice, but no one makes Willie Nelson sound good in comparison.

Cheers. - Frank

Not a fan of Willie myself, on this point, I'd say Dylan makes Willie sound like Sinatra

About 2 years ago, some friends treated us to a Dylan concert. It was horrible. We left about half way through. But just as surprising was that probably half the people there were also leaving.

The other thing about Dylan, there was zero audience interaction. He came on stage, started singing. Rolled from one song to another, no segue's, song names...nothing.

Disappointing.

Ok, back to Letterman! I watched him a few times over the years. Late Night TV was never my thing.

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Midnight Oil

9 years ago

Oh, sure . . . everyone remembers the good times with Dave.

But everyone just ignores the dark days . . . the long, national nightmare that we've endured because of him.

Yes, I'm talking about Chris Elliot's career.

Damn you, Dave!!!

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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Midnight Oil

But everyone just ignores the dark days . . . the long, national nightmare that we've endured because of him.

Yes, I'm talking about Chris Elliot's career.

Damn you, Dave!!!

That's funny. I love Chris Elliot. "The Man Under the Stairs" is a classic.

Cheers. - Frank

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Midnight Oil 9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

That's funny. I love Chris Elliot. "The Man Under the Stairs" is a classic.

Yeah, those were funny back in the day (or maybe it was just the recreationals). But then Cabin Boy and everything after.
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  Originally Posted by Midnight Oil
  
  Yeah, those were funny back in the day (or maybe it was just the recreationals). But then Cabin Boy and everything after.
  
  Never saw that. He did have a TV show that I recall as being quite funny, though I was smoking huge amounts of pot in those days. I thought that my dog was a comedic genius. :-(
  
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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeAmbrosio

Not a fan of Willie myself, on this point, I'd say Dylan makes Willie sound like Sinatra

About 2 years ago, some friends treated us to a Dylan concert. It was horrible. We left about half way through. But just as surprising was that probably half the people there were also leaving.

The other thing about Dylan, there was zero audience interaction. He came on stage, started singing. Rolled from one song to another, no segue's, song names...nothing.

Disappointing.

I'm sure that it was. I would never pay money to see any musical performance. I was fortunate to have grown up at a time where I got to see almost all of the bands that created the soundtrack of my generation, including Dylan. His performance was electrifying. One of the best that I had ever seen. I was a huge Dylan fan, so I'm sure that had something to do with my appraisal.

I have no idea why he keeps going out. He probably has the absolute worst voice of active performer and he hasn't written a really good song in many years, but folks still flock to see him.

I doubt very much that he does it for the money, so his motivation eludes me.

Dylan is also a bit crazy. Always has been, always will be.

Dylan has the worst voice on the planet, followed closely by Willie. :-)

Ok, back to Letterman! I watched him a few times over the years. Late Night TV was never my thing.

Late night TV died when they took Tom Snyder off the air. :-)

Cheers. - Frank

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discrat

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeAmbrosio

Not a fan of Willie myself, on this point, I'd say Dylan makes Willie sound like Sinatra

About 2 years ago, some friends treated us to a Dylan concert. It was horrible. We left about half way through. But just as surprising was that probably half the people there were also leaving.

The other thing about Dylan, there was zero audience interaction. He came on stage, started singing. Rolled from one song to another, no segue's, song names...nothing.

Disappointing.

Ok, back to Letterman! I watched him a few times over the years. Late Night TV was never my thing.

I will never get the allure of Dylan. Maybe a great Poet but that is about it. I would think his concert would be ultra boring.

Surprise you could last for half of it

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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

I will never get the allure of Dylan.

Spoken like someone who didn't survive the 70's. It was a different world. Dylan was the closest thing we had to a god. Well, besides Eric Clapton. lol

Maybe a great Poet but that is about it. I would think his concert would be ultra boring.

If you're not a fan, that goes without saying. I'm a huge fan of the old Dylan. I used to be a hippie, so I have an excuse.

Cheers. - Frank

P.S. Still a hippie at heart.

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MikeAmbrosio

9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

Spoken like someone who didn't survive the 70's. It was a different world. Dylan was the closest thing we had to a god. Well, besides Eric Clapton. lol
If you're not a fan, that goes without saying. I'm a huge fan of the old Dylan. I used to be a hippie, so I have an excuse.

Cheers. - Frank

P.S. Still a hippie at heart.

While I would never call myself a Dylan "fan", I do like some of his stuff. If I wasn't given 2 free tickets, I would not have gone to see him live. The guy that gave them to me is such a fan he goes to every show he can drive to.

Time to retire. He's ruining his legacy with his tours.

Peace, Hippie!

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeAmbrosio

Time to retire. He's ruining his legacy with his tours.

I've been saying that for almost 20 years.

Peace, Hippie!

Outtasight! - Frank
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Kurt

9 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

I will never get the allure of Dylan. Maybe a great Poet but that is about it. I would think his concert would be ultra boring.

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Dylan's a great song writer and a horrible performer, IMO. I like when other people do Dylan's songs. Hendrix's version of All Along the Watch Tower, Johnny Winter doing Highway 61 Revisted, Clapton and Knocking on Heaven's Door, for example.

I think the only Dylan song I like Dylan doing himself is "Everybody Must Get Stoned". His bad voice seems to fit that song well.

As for Dave's show, it was great to see a few clips of Larry "Bud" Melman. It's been so long, I had forgotten about him.

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Kurt 9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

Claude's usually tucked up in bed by 10 pm. But sometimes, if he's been good, his wife sometimes leaves the coffin lid open so he can watch it.

Do we count the dozen or so times Claude gets up every night to raid the refrigerator and/or go to the bathroom?
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rondo

9 years ago

I also stopped watching Dave in recent years, but I watched regularly during the 90's.

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Kurt

9 years ago

Best of the Top 10 other than Denver Bronco Peyton Manning...

1. Julia Louis-Dreyfus with her joke about bad series endings.

2. Jim Carey saying Dave over-acts.

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discrat 9 years ago

What a great ending to a legacy.

I'm glad I found out about this today.

Would have hated to miss this particularly the last 20 minutes .
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  Originally Posted by discrat
  
  What a great ending to a legacy.
  
  I'm glad I found out about this today.
  
  Would have hated to miss this particularly the last 20 minutes .
  
  I DVR'd it. It stopped recording at the regularly scheduled end time, which was about 20 minutes before the actual ending of the show.
  
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WalkingCarpet

Banned 9 years ago

I hate all these talk show hosts.
They always treat their guests like crap.

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet

I hate all these talk show hosts.
They always treat their guests like crap.

Right. Like your visitors have nominated you for "Host of the Year.'

Oh, wait. No one visits your cave.

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