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From: bscott@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ben Scott)
Subject: Re: Ball State
Summary: The Letterman Scholarship 
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 06:08:52 GMT

In article <92315.201448SFS101@psuvm.psu.edu> <SFS101@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>  I know that Dave went to Ball State and I once heard that there is an inscrip
>tion on on of the buildings (I don't know the name) there that apparantly Dave
>had help fund, or maybe it was just dedicated to him. (again I am not sure)
>
>   Well my question is: What does it say exactly?  I seem to remember something
> like "This building dedicated to all the "C" students before and after me" or

I have read (two or three times) that Dave has endowed a scholarship at Ball
St. for communications majors - the chief requirement for it is that you
must never have topped a "C" average in high school... 

(this is one of those stories where even if it weren't true, it OUGHTA be...
it's classic Dave...)

In fact, I've seen someone on the net posting from time to time from Ball
St, who has something in his .sig to the effect of "How many people can say
that David Letterman is paying for their education?".

.                            <<<<Infinite K>>>>

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: rosch@cpdw.enet.dec.com (Ray Rosch)
Subject: Re: Connie Chung on last night's show
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:37:30 GMT


In article <1dtk5kINNhn5@lester.appstate.edu>, MIXTERHP@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (H. Perry Mixter) writes...
>In <1drneoINNokt@eagle.natinst.com> davoli@natinst.com writes:
>Actually, I thought Dave and Connie really didn't hit it off this time.  She, 
>like all the other guests of late, made a pitch for Dave to leave NBC.  He is 
>clearly tiring of this when EVERY guest thinks this is funny.
> 
>Dave made light of "Maury", and the audience even grew restless to the point of 
>booing during parts of the interview.
> 
>The whole thing got off to a wrong start when Connie went overboard on hugging 
>Dave when she came out, and he whined about his "neck injury."
> 
>Wierd.
> 

Did we see the same show?  Connie is famous for her sense of humor. Maury was
interviewed two years ago and indicated that this banter from Dave about him
is all in good fun.

The fact that Dave is interviewed, written-up and discussed concerning his
unhappiness with NBC is an obvious ploy to gain leverage - he's teasing NBC
like he teases the audience.  You should realize that Dave has considerable
control about what he'll talk about on the show - not to the extent Carson
required on the Tonight Show - but enough for him to always be comfortable.

Again, Connie Chung has a famous sense of humor and is very mischevious and
razor sharp.

*
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: jjungbau@fili.eecs.wsu.edu (Jim Jungbauer)
Subject: Top Ten Reasons to Go to a Seahawks Game
Organization: Washington State University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 20:43:22 GMT


I recently posted this to rec.sport.football.pro and at
the request of a reader, I am reposting it to this newsgroup.

--------------------------------------------------------------

Say what you will about the Hawks, but I contend that there
are many benefits to going to see them play.  Here then are
the top 10 reasons to go to a Hawks game:

From the home office in Pullman, Washington...

10. Great study atmosphere
 9. Improved Kingdome public address system
 8. None of those annoying SB or conference
    championship flags hanging around
 7. Blue and green very soothing to the eyes
 6. Don't have to shout to talk to your friend
    sitting two sections over
 5. Warm feeling you get from knowing you've been
    such a good host to opposing team
 4. No strain on vocal chords, palms, etc.
 3. Don't have to worry about those sudden home-team
    TDs that plague other stadiums, causing fans to 
    rise and spill their beer
 2. None of those heated discussions in the seats about "whether we'll
    make the playoffs," or "why we couldn't punch it in last time we
    were in the red zone"
 1. Kingdogs! 


Any additions, comments, etc. are more than welcome.

Jim
Go Vikings, Northstars!


Newsgroups: alt.fan.kevin-darcy,talk.abortion,alt.religion.computers
From: drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux)
Subject: Answer to: *what can one do with a stale source?*
Organization: Castle WetWare Philosopher and Sniper
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 17:38:43 GMT

keegan@acm.rpi.edu (James G. Keegan Jr.) writes:

] kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
] ->No, stale Darcy QUOTES are often the main ingredient (or, as Kellmeyer would
] ->probably put it - "raw material") of Keeganblather. But they don't actually 
] ->get blatherized (TM) until Keegan gets his filthy mitts on them.
] 
] at least you're willing to admit what a horrid and
] pedantic writer you are. you do have a point:
] reading something you write the second time is
] definately worse than reading it the first time.


If the two of you are going to WHINE about 'stale sources'
why not run the 'Makefile' again, and see what has changed.

	make all
	make install
	make clean

ciao
drieux



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From: hch@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Howard Helbein)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: Re: best performance
Date: 6 Nov 92 04:48:29 GMT
Organization: Temple University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Chris IS Bob's (from Bob and Ray) son.

My favorite C. E. performance is from the Letterman special where he had
guests make their own short films.

Chris was the mad doctor controlling the robot Dave.  The Dave robot
went out of control.  I'd kill for a copy of this show.  Any one remember
any more details from Cris Elliott's film?

---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------
hch@astro.ocis.temple.edu   Computer Bum/Student Consultant/ACM   Howard Helbein
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: boardman@larry.sal.wisc.edu (Dan Boardman)
Subject: Re: GET A LIFE Program Guide
Organization: Space Astronomy Lab, Madison, WI
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:37:23 GMT

What is World Wide Pants anyway?
I've seen it on the end credits of the letterman show?
From: lindaa@omen.Berkeley.EDU (Linda Absher)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: Chris as Ignatius J. Reilly?
Date: 12 Nov 1992 04:55:40 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: omen.berkeley.edu

So what do you say, netters?  Chris as Ignatius J. Reilly in the big-
screen version of "Confederacy of Dunces"?

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: Re: married with children
From: ctuel@zeus.calpoly.edu (Cliff Tuel)
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 16:02:55 GMT
Organization: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

burtle@aesc.cs.odu.edu (William J Burtle) said...
|wasn't kelly's boss on the Sunday 11/08/92 MWT Chris'
|housemate on GAL?

Yes, that was Brian Doyle Murray, who played Chris' landlord Gus.


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott,alt.fan.letterman,rec.arts.tv
From: ctuel@zeus.calpoly.edu (Cliff Tuel)
Subject: Write to Fox for "Get A Life" reruns
Organization: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 18:10:18 GMT


Want to see "Get A Life" reruns?  I just called Fox (310-277-2211, ask
for programming) and got an address to write to:

	Sandy Grushow
	Fox Broadcasting Company
	P.O. Box 900
	Beverly Hills, CA 90213

Write today!  They're not planning on repeating it, and the only thing
that would change their minds is viewer letters.

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: tob@world.std.com (Tom O Breton)
Subject: Re: Chris' real name 
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 20:33:44 GMT

Julie:

>P.S.  I think one of the grossest GAL's was when "Spewey" the space
>      came to live with Chris.  He definitely lived up tp his name :-)

Yeah, that was one of the best. The scene where they find him alive in the
freezer ~a la~ E.T. was priceless.

        Tom

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From: lewisj@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Jeffrey T Lewis)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: Re: best performance
Date: 6 Nov 92 05:44:24 GMT
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN

Chris made an appearance on Miami Vice once.  He played a weird codebreaker
that lived in an abandoned World War II tank or something like that.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: gilberts@cae.wisc.edu (Jeff Gilbertson)
Subject: Re: A question
Organization: College of Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin--Madison
Date: 4 Nov 92 21:53:11 CST

In article <1992Nov4.003425.18236@ultb.isc.rit.edu> adw3345@ultb.isc.rit.edu (A.D. Williams) writes:
>
> Trivia: Chris Elliot also had a bit part in "The Abyss" as navigator/
>technician. I saw "The Abyss"  after seeing most of "Get A Life".
>It was funny to see him say all these straight lines like, "Active's
>pinging back something huge!" (or words to that effect), and
>the infamous, "look! look!".
>

You didn't mention the best part!  A little while before the movie's release,
they had a gag going on Letterman where Chris would appear and show a clip
from his "new movie"--always just one of those cheap sketches they often have.
Anyway, one time he came out with Gerry Mulligan, and they showed a clip
of him and Gerry doing something stupid.  They said it was a clip from their
new movie "The Abyss".  But they never let on that Chris was actually in the
movie.  It was great when I went to see it and there he was... I laughed
pretty hard when I saw him.  From the looks I got, I take it not too many
people there had seen that Letterman show.

ObGAL:  Scanning through an old videotape today I found I actually
did have one episode on tape... of course I had to sit through it right then.
It was the one where Larry leaves.  Not one of the best ones, but it's the
only surviving GAL I have... Let's all pray for some syndication!

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From: bdsm@fermat.WPI.EDU (Billy Don McConnell)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: Re: best performance
Date: 5 Nov 1992 02:42:34 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Originator: bdsm@fermat.WPI.EDU


In article <Bx7u0J.3yp@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, yackob@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca 
(Kerry "You didn't see me!" Mayor) writes:

|> nava@ecf.toronto.edu (NAVA ALEXANDER) writes:

|> >                                  ...   By the way who is the actor that
|> >occaisonally comes on as the 'pissed off' clown (he is pretty big and has
|>  Would that be Gerry, Gerard Mulligan?

The clown was "Flunkie, the Late Night Viewer Mail Clown", and actually, it 
wasn't Gerard Mulligan...this topic was considered in alt.fan.letterman.  I 
recall someone finally came up with the actor's name (the same guy who played
the actor/singer who died -- almost -- in a number of incidents, I believe)
but I don't remember what that name was...oh, well, negative information is
better than none at all.



Anyway, I must say about Chris that one of my favourite "GaL's" was the Time-
Travelling episode, where he created his 'Time Drink' out of watches and a lock
of Michael J. Fox's hair.  The show was all-around pretty darn funny, but I
got the biggest kick out of the list of time-travelling techniques and devices 
he turned down...like running around in some goofy get-up (was it in the
cleaners?)...and joy-riding in his neighbor's DeLorean...and even using (the 
winner of the pulled-from-the-very-fringe-of-memory reference award) the _Time 
Tunnel_ ("that still has a few bugs in it...and they're really big bugs too!").

Chris Elliott has a flair for vague-reference humour.  You can _appreciate_ the
comedy on a certain intellectual level (but not a really lofty one, perhaps)
while at the same time rolling on the floor busting a gut with laughter.

The choice of music in GaL is usually...just..._impeccable_.  The music
unerringly matches the tone and theme of the scenes it plays behind.  Like when 
they used "Obsession" in the Emma Samms episode, but more strikingly (and
comedically) when they played "Georgie Girl" in an episode (I forget the details, 
when Chris is going about trying to better himself)..._who_ would think of 
playing "Georgie Girl" of all things?  The man is a comic genius!  (I suppose 
some credit goes to the other writers, but I'm sure Chris doesn't mind taking 
more than his share!)


"I'm watching you Dave, ...watching you...watching...<clunk>"
                                           --The Guy Under The Seats

B.D.S. "Don" McConnell
From: mcirvin@husc8.harvard.edu (Mcirvin)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: Re: A question
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:33:10 GMT
 <1992Nov4.003425.18236@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <Bx6JBA.1KA@well.sf.ca.us>

mccarthy@well.sf.ca.us (Patrick McCarthy) writes:

>He was also in "Manhunter", the _first_ movie to feature Hannibal Lecter

And don't forget the remake of "D.O.A."!  He was fantastic in that.
-- 
Matt McIrvin
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: dobias@cs.odu.edu (Julie DoBias)
Subject: Re: Chris' real name 
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:24:19 GMT

benoist@netcom.com (Tom Benoist) writes:

> Isn't Chris Elliot's real name Daniel Stern?

I'm almost positive that Chris Elliot is Chris Elliot.  There is an
actor named Daniel Stern who was in "City Slickers".  Daniel Stern is
also the adult voice of Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years."

                                         Julie

P.S.  I think one of the grossest GAL's was when "Spewey" the space
      came to live with Chris.  He definitely lived up tp his name :-)


Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: schrey@oak.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Timothy M. Schreyer)
Subject: Re: more zany elliot characters
Reply-To: schrey@prc.unisys.com
Organization: Paramax Systems
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 21:01:24 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.194421.18804@reed.edu>, bthompso@reed.edu (Benjamin Thompson) writes:
|> 
|> Or what about the Man underneath the stairs.  If I remember correctly,
|> at the end the Chris Elliot short film there is a recap of all the
|> different characters that CE played.  My fav part of that short was
|> that the inventor made Shelley Winters before making Chris Elliot.
|> Damn Fine short film...  Anybody got it lying around?

  Ah, yes, The Man Under the Seats!

  I remember Mo-Mar, King of the Mole Men, who came up and bitched at
  Dave for disturbing his People Under the Seats.

       Tim
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: hlh5721@zeus.tamu.edu (JIMI HENDRIX)
Subject: Re: Chris' real name
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:29:00 GMT

In article <92309.231656MURPH@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>, M.A. Murphy <MURPH@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes...
>In article <1d898mINNm9l@agate.berkeley.edu>, dansk@ocf.berkeley.edu (Dan Shick) says:
>>
>>In article <1992Nov4.012642.17278@netcom.com> benoist@netcom.com (Tom Benoist)writes:
>>>Isn't Chris Elliot's real name Daniel Stern?
>>
>>Well, there's an actor who physically is NOT Chris Elliott named Daniel Stern.
>>I guess he resembles Chris a bit... he was in City Slickers.  Is Chris
>>Elliott's name not Chris Elliott?
> 
>Never heard of Daniel Stern.  However, I believe that Chris Elliott is Chris
>Elliott's real name.  His real-life dad (*Bob Elliott*) played his dad in
>the show.  Now, if memory doesn't completely fail me, Bob Elliott is known
>for his adventures as part of the Bob and Ray comedy team.  Anyone else
>know more?

Yeah, your right.  His father Is "Bob" from the classic "Bob & Ray" show
from public radio.  I have a few sets of tapes from the show and they are
quite funny, esspecialy when bob is playing the role of a pirate or other
voice-changing role.  You can usually buy the sets through the "Wireless"
catalog put out by National Public Radio.






>-------
> 
>                                            Murph
> 
>                                            Michael A. Murphy
>                                            MURPH@MAINE.BITNET
> 
>If you do not understand my silence
>you will not understand my words.



LEE HUDDLESTON,                 
Texas A&M University,
College St. TX

"This views expressed are mine and are not necessarily those of
  Texas A&M University, its faculty, staff nor students"
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: best performance
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 13:31:01 GMT

hch@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Howard Helbein) writes:
 >My favorite C. E. performance is from the Letterman special where he had
 >guests make their own short films.

That would be the 2nd Annual Holliday Film Festival.

 >Chris was the mad doctor controlling the robot Dave.  The Dave robot
 >went out of control.  I'd kill for a copy of this show.  Any one remember
 >any more details from Cris Elliott's film?

Yea, and i'm afraid you got it *way* mixed up!  :->

His film was called "Chris Elliot: A Television Miracle".
CHRIS is the "robot", Dave had nothing to do with it.
George Takei also was really great in that bit...

Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: jconley@zeus.calpoly.edu (The Wanderer)
Subject: Re: GET A LIFE Program Guide
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 04:15:36 GMT




	The only things that I have to say is:

		GET A LIFE DUDE!!!!!
From: mdodge@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Michael Dodge)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: more zany elliot characters
Date: 7 Nov 1992 00:28:22 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucscb.ucsc.edu
Summary: what of trg and tfg?


I'm suprised no one has mentioned two of my favorite Elliot creations:
The Fugitive Guy and its successor, which was more build-up than "show",
The Regulator Guy.   Both are classics!!        
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: doctor8@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu (Jason Abner Miller)
Subject: Re: Chris' real name
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 01:17:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov4.012642.17278@netcom.com>, benoist@netcom.com (Tom Benoist) writes...
>Isn't Chris Elliot's real name Daniel Stern?
>This seems like a good direction from which to start a new fan group.
>Especially since I believe he's done most of his screen performances
>under this name.

	Daniel Stern is a separate actor altogether.  He appeared most
notably in "City Slickers", and does the voice-overs for Kevin Arnold on
"The Wonder Years".  They have some facial similarities, but are different
people.
	However, I'd LOVE to hear Chris Elliot do voice-overs on "Wonder
Years" - the voice of the most irreverent show ever working on the most
reverent.  THAT's an interesting concept.

						Jason Miller
						doctor8@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu
	
> 
> 
> 
>-- 
>Tom Benoist -> benoist@netcom.com  
> 
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: benoist@netcom.com (Tom Benoist)
Subject: Re: best performance
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:16:31 GMT

In article <Bx7u0J.3yp@ccu.umanitoba.ca> yackob@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (Kerry "You didn't see me!" Mayor) writes:
>Chris Elliot is probably his real name - after all, his dad is
>Bob Elliot from Bob and Ray.  Unless they both took stage names...
>--
><yackob@ee.umanitoba.ca>     Tuvan at most.

Chris and Bob wrote the book 'Daddy's Boy' which is a kind 
of Mommy Dearest send up.  I dont think theres any relation
outside of their working together.  Funny book though.

BTW if anyone wants a copy of "Daddy's Boy", I'm willing to trade
my hard back edition for some "Get a life" episodes on video.


-- 
Tom Benoist -> benoist@netcom.com
From: hansene@butternut.cps.msu.edu (Edward James Hansen)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
Subject: old cable special
Date: 5 Nov 92 00:14:58 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Michigan State University

C. E. had a one-time cable special, it was on either
Showtime or Cinemax, I don't remember. Anyway it was
called "Action Family" and it was BUTT funny.
Whenever the scene was inside the house, the format was
like a cheesy, wacky, family sit-com. But whenever the
scene was outside the house, the format was like a
cheesy, hi-drama, detective/cop show.
Does anyone remember the plot or anything else about it,
like when/where it was on?
Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: whc2993@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: What else, get a life
Reply-To: whc2993@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:37:26 GMT

Thanks alot to the guy who posted the list of all the episodes. Get a Life was
my favorite show while it ran.  I thought it had a really big following and
never expected it to get dumped.  If I would have known I would have taped
every episode.
	What was one of the funniest things was, as someone mentioned, all of
the references Chris made to unrelated things and songs from the 70's.  One of
my favorite episodes was the one where Chris builds the submarine in his
bathroom.  He and his father are in the sub and Chris starts to recite lines
in the voice of that crazy fisherman from JAWS.  "Cage goes in the
water...shark is in the water....."
							Bill


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.chris-elliott
From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: best performance
Organization: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yards, Mars
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 12:40:33 GMT


bjbisset@eos.ncsu.edu (BILLY JOE BISSETTE) writes:
 >When the show started, TV Guide complained saying that Chris could have 
 >tried to get someone besides his father to play his father...

That is CRAZY!!   Bob Elliot was always DAMN funny.  Nobody else could 
have possibly done it better.  I definitely missed seeing his parents 
regularly, when they revamped things in the second season.  Fred's calling
Chris an idiot was always good for a laugh...