Where would we be without our celebrities? Even if I try to ignore such "Entertainment Tonight" style of news I find that time killing is still filled with such things. Every week there's something new. Some is interesting, some is sad & some is fun. It ranges from Michael Jackson to Jon and Kate to the latest and most surprising - DAVE, we hardly knew ye.
I've been a fan of David Letterman forever and with my new schedule I am able to see his show now and then - well, at least the beginning. So last Thursday night I was watching while drifting off and thought he was starting some kind of off-beat gag while talking about his sexual escapades. I wasn't convinced it was real so I went to the internet which had nothing which was odd. The show tapes at 5 30 and the telecast is 6 hours later.. You figure the media would have had a heads up. Doesn't matter as the news was out soon enough.
By the weekend the NY tabloids were having a field day. You just knew he was going to be a target after dishing out much of the same criticism over the years. The odd thing was that the next evening's show made NO mention of the "event". That Friday show is actually taped on Thursday so that was a factor. CBS didn't seem to have the same level of coverage of some of the other networks, however, the CBS Sunday show had a piece.. A piece on Paul Shaffer. Dave was part of that piece and showered Paul with all sorts of praise. I think Dave knew this would air in the midst of his troubles and he seemed very contrite although nothing was mentioned.
I was remembering when I had a tour of the Letterman theater as I have a good friend who worked at CBS News and we had special access. It was a real highlight and I remember walking around the stage as the band was rehearsing a Beatle song. It was surreal for me..I never did get to see Dave's love nest as it is on the 14th floor. I don't think many knew about it.
I wonder if tonight's top ten is going to be something like " Top Ten Reasons To Keep Your Worldwide Pants On"....
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