From: mgoldbrg@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Goldberg)
Subject: Re: dave live!
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 05:55:34 GMT

In article <BzDHF2.JH6@world.std.com> mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser) writes:
>mshankar@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark Shankar) writes:
>
>>I would like to know how I can see Dave's Show I am going to New York on 
>>December 26-30 and would be interested in knowing how to get tickets, where to 
>>go and any other information a Late Night fan may need to know so please post 
>>the FAQ List (?) or leave a message on the newsgroup.
>
>>    Thanks,    M. Shakey
>
>
>Good luck!  I think there's a waiting list of at least a year or two to
>get tickets.
>
>

This isn't a problem if you really want to see Dave.  Two summers ago some
friends of mine and I (hey there J.) on a spur of the moment decided to
road-trip down from Boston to see the show.  We parked the car at a suburb
commuter rail station, took it in, and arrived at Rockafeller Plaza around 1
or 2 am.

The GE building is open then, you just go immediately to the right, up the
stairs, and to the end of the hall on the left, by the Customer Relations
office.

You can get in by stand-by, much like it works on an airplane.  What happens,
is that come show time, they let all the people up with tickets, then check
how many no-shows there are, and let that many stand-by's in, and usually some
SRO.

The trick is, you have to get a standby ticket at this Customer Relations
office, which opens at 8am.  When we arrived around 2 am there were already
six people in line.  We brought some food, blankets and pillows, and a
Monopoly board to pass the time.  At 8 o'clock, the office opened, we woke up,
and there were about 60 people in line behind us, so GET THERE EARLY!  You get
a standby ticket, and then come back by around 3:30 for the taping, and you
get in line by the elevators in order of standby ticket #.  get there early
enough, and you'll have no problem getting in.  Six of us got in, and its an
experience not to miss WHILE DAVE IS STILL AT NBC!!!!  Who knows what the
policy would be at CBS, or if he'd even be in NYC.

It's alot of fun seeing the show live.  The band plays for a while before, and
then Bill Wendel the announcer talks to the audience about cues, and then Dave
came up to talk to us.  Then they tested a segement out on us to be shown the
next evening (it was Dave and paul take a road trip--anyone remember 8/10/91).
Then the music started, but as the show was starting, it seemed that noone was
ready.  Everyone was walking around on stage talking and such (inc. Dave) and
then about five secs before Dave comes out from behind the opening stage
doors, dave walked in--they closed, and 2 secs later he turned around and came
out--kind of humorous to watch considering it appears like Dave is coming from
back stage.

I know this was long winded--sorry :-), but it was a very cool experience, and
even though it wasn't that great a show, we were just psyched to be there. 
There are monitors, and stereo speakers all over the place, so you never miss
a beat (or an effect for that matter).

Head down before its too late!!!!
mark.

mgoldbrg@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Mark L. Goldberg (708) 332-1029
Department of Radio/Television/Film
Northwesterm University, Evanston, Illinois, USA