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From: monitn@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto)
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:23:18 GMT

miked@bnrmtl.bnr.ca (Mike Doskas) writes:

>In article <1gqargINNrek@eagle.natinst.com>, davoli@natinst.com (Russell Davoli) writes:
>|> In article <1992Dec16.232841.26515@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> ematias@csri.toronto.edu (Ummm... me!) writes:
>|>
>|> >   "Things That Have Happened In Meg's Office..."  :-)
>|> >
>|> >- a wedding
>|> >- hairstyling (one of Meg's co-workers)
>|> >- a Christmas carol sung by the Harlem Boys' Choir
>|> >- ... <fill in the blank> ...
>|> 
>|> 
>|> Also
>|> - boys choir singing carols
>|> - flying a large bird from NBC to her office (what was that bird, anyway?)
>|> - having Meg try to swing her phone handset out her window to an office below
>|> 
>|> I know there's more, but I can't remember.  Seems like Larry Bud Melman has
>|> made a few trips there, too.
>|> 
>|> The one I like best didn't happen in her office.  Letterman had blocks of
>|> rush hour traffic sealed off so he could send a marching band down the street
>|> below her window and spell out "MEG" for her birthday.  Hilarious stuff,
>|> although maybe not for the poor souls caught in traffic.


>How about the time that Biff was out on the street barbecuing, and
>Dave had Meg guessing what it was that Biff was cooking?

>Also, wasn't there one show where Meg had to drop something from
>her window which Biff had to catch?  I'm kind of fuzzy on this one.
>I seem to remember the item ending up on a ledge or something.
>Anybody?

Nerf[tm] balls of some kind? I recall she dropped quite a few, and they maybe
caught one or two...

Nick
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: ematias@csri.toronto.edu (Ummm... me!)
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Distribution: usa
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:28:41 GMT

In article <mixterhp-161292180707@152.10.11.116> mixterhp@appstate.edu  (Perry Mixter ) writes:
>
>Lets hope Dave finds a way to keep Meg if he moves to CBS. It has to be
>one of the more brilliant things hes done on the show to calls her
>regularly. Anyone remember the time he had a couple married over there?
>Hilarious!

   Yeah, that was a funny one.  Regis Philbin even dropped by afterwards for
the reception!  Hey, maybe we'll have to start up a new FAQ addition:

   "Things That Have Happened In Meg's Office..."  :-)

- a wedding
- hairstyling (one of Meg's co-workers)
- a Christmas carol sung by the Harlem Boys' Choir
- ... <fill in the blank> ...


Cheers,

-Mark-
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: holliman@sounder.csc.ti.com (Ed Holliman)
Subject: Re: Dave's Pals
Organization: Texas Instruments
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 21:24:22 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.130527.4257@doug.cae.wisc.edu> klein@bob.ece.wisc.edu (Peter Ing) writes:

   I know Dave hangs around with Jeff Ultman (Mr. Butt Steak).  I know I spelled
   his name wrong, but I remember Dave commenting about a year ago that
   Jeff really embarrassed Dave after eating at a restaurant.  Appearently
   on the way out of the place, Jeff fell to the floor and went into
   convulsions.  It really upset Dave to be put on the spot like that.

Jeff Altman must not have upset Dave too bad because he continues to hang
around with him. I remember that one other time he and Jeff went out to eat at
some restaurant Jeff proceeded to take off his shirt before he ate.


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: statman@stat.ufl.edu (Chuck Kincaid)
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Organization: University of Fl, Department of Statistics
	<mixterhp-161292180707@152.10.11.116>
	<1992Dec16.232841.26515@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
	<1gqargINNrek@eagle.natinst.com>
Distribution: usa
Date: 18 Dec 92 08:58:22

>>>>> On 17 Dec 1992 10:45:36 -0600, davoli@natinst.com (Russell Davoli) said:
 :>> In article <1992Dec16.232841.26515@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> ematias@csri.toronto.edu (Ummm... me!) writes:
>In article <mixterhp-161292180707@152.10.11.116> mixterhp@appstate.edu  (Perry Mixter ) writes:
>>
>>... Anyone remember the time he had a couple married over there?
>>Hilarious!
>
>   Yeah, that was a funny one.  Regis Philbin even dropped by afterwards for
>the reception!  Hey, maybe we'll have to start up a new FAQ addition:
>
>   "Things That Have Happened In Meg's Office..."  :-)
>
>- a wedding
>- hairstyling (one of Meg's co-workers)
>- a Christmas carol sung by the Harlem Boys' Choir
>- ... <fill in the blank> ...


 :>> Also
 :>> - boys choir singing carols
 :>> - flying a large bird from NBC to her office (what was that bird, anyway?)
 :>> - having Meg try to swing her phone handset out her window to an office below

Also,
	Didn't they have the new Miss America visit a party over their?
If it was not exactly this it was along these lines.  Anyones memory
better than mine?  :-)

chuck kincaid
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: djchuang@sdf.lonestar.org (D.J. Chuang)
Subject: $14 million dollar man
Organization: Best lil' ol' Pubnix in Texas
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 17:08:46 GMT


Okay folks.. the word is out that Letterman (who we affectionately call Dave)
has been offered a huge lump sum of money to move over to CBS.. how much money
are we talking here, and what is the great minds at NBC mustering up?

DJ

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: Ratings & Rush (was Re:  What about Paul?)
Organization: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yards, Mars
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 13:38:47 GMT


tiverson@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Thor Iverson) flames:
 >WARNING:  Not much Letterman content here--bail out now...
Ditto!  :->

The "content" should have likely been posted to alt.personal.flame,
or alt.rabid.rush.fan, but whatever..<heh>

 >>I doubt his tv show will last even as long as Morton Downey's.
 >His ratings are higher than Arsenio's.  By quite a bit, actually.

arsenios ratings have been slumping badly, but is there any proof your guy
is doing that well?  In L.A. for example arse is on at 11pm, while ruch 
comes on at 1am.  I highly doubt he could be doing as well as you claim.

 >>I heard one claim that he had around 10 million radio listeners, BUT he is 
 >>on "hundreds" of stations.  Howard Stern gets a similar number of daily 
 >>listeners these days, but HE is only on TEN stations!!
 >Hmmm...I think you may want to discover the difference between "listeners"
 >and "reaches"
Get real...  Stern "reaches" more than TEN million people in L.A. alone!

 >--10 million people do not listen to Howard Stern daily,
Oh?  Can you prove that?  When the show was on only in N.Y., Philadelphia,
and Washington D.C. the daily ratings were estimated at 5 million.  NOW he
is also the #1 show in Los Angeles, and is rising fast in Chicago, Dallas,
Las Vegas, and several other cities...  10M is a safe estimate.

 >while the Arbitrons for Rush's radio show are pretty well stabilized 
 >at those numbers.
i.e. stagnant.  He does as well on hundreds of stations as Stern does on 10.

 >>BTW, the ONLY reason he is on all those stations is because they can 
 >>carry him totally for FREE.
 >Totally untrue--if they had something that got higher Arbitrons, they
 >would replace Rush in an instant.
NOT if they have to PAY for it.  His show is FREE, therefore it the
bottom line Q&D profit is easier for them...

 >>That jerk is no "watchdog".  
 >Might it be that you really don't have evidence supporting your 
 >"Rush is nobody" claims
Nope.  I have not seen one wit of "evidence" from you either, just flames.

 >But they're an incredibly loyal group--much more so than even Letterman fans
Where is your evidence for that?  Dave has had a very successful nightly 
network show for ELEVEN years.  

 >>That guy is so boring and narrow-minded, he even makes Morton Downey
 >>and Geraldo look interesting...
 >More objective comments about Rush's ratings vs. Dave's, right?
Nope, that had nothing to do with ratings.  (wake up! :)

 >> to say DAVE'S ratings would be "lower" than that jerk is absoluteluy 
 >> RIDICULOUS.  That guy is a big fat NOTHING compared to Dave...
 >Switch "Dave" and "Rush" in that sentence, and see how it sounds to you.

It would be VERY much incorrect.  Also FYI: this is alt.FAN.letterman!!

 >OK, _The 700 Club_, to take a relevant example

You call THAT "relevant"??  Thanks for the tip where your head is at!  :->

 >If you feel the need to flame me personally
You mean like YOU just did?  No thanks...<heh>

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: aknowles@expert.expert.com (Anne Knowles)
Subject: Dave's Pals
Organization: Computer Publishing Group
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 17:43:06 GMT

Does anyone know who Dave hangs out with?

Just Curious
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: amck@rowdy.mcc.com (Alan McKendree)
Subject: Re: Morissy on Letterman?
Organization: MCC
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 20:04:26 GMT

In article <BzCHwG.6G0@ecf.toronto.edu> dhaliwa@ecf.toronto.edu (DHALIWAL BIKRAM SINGH) writes:
>Has Morissy ever sang on the show? I am a big fan of both.
>  
>-- 
> 
>.............................................
> Bikram Dhaliwal (dhaliwa@civ.toronto.edu) 
> Toronto        (dhaliwa@ecf.toronto.edu) 


I saw More-wussy for the first time on Leno's show about a month ago.
Let Leno keep him.

-- 
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: amconn01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: The Lost Top Ten Lists
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 15:48:52 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

Yesterday (Saturday) after the NFL game on NBC, the boys on the postgame show
did a "tribute" to the departing Bob Costas. One of the bits was Dave doing a
top ten list entitled "Why Bob Costas is Leaving NFL Live." This reminded of
two other original (i.e., not done on the regular show) top ten lists Dave has
done. One was last summer during ESPN's broadcast of the Belgian GP, and the
other was during an ESPN anniversary celebration. Does anyone recall anymore of
these "lost" top ten lists, or better yet, have copies of them?

Connor

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: machman@hardy.u.washington.edu (The Machman)
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Organization: University of Washington
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 19:43:30 GMT

miked@bnrmtl.bnr.ca (Mike Doskas) writes:

>|> >   "Things That Have Happened In Meg's Office..."  :-)
>
>How about the time that Biff was out on the street barbecuing, and
>Dave had Meg guessing what it was that Biff was cooking?
>
>Also, wasn't there one show where Meg had to drop something from
>her window which Biff had to catch?  I'm kind of fuzzy on this one.
>I seem to remember the item ending up on a ledge or something.
>Anybody?

Meg had a collection of large Nerf balls that she was supposed to drop
(one at a time) out her window, while Biff ran around the street with
a laundry basket trying to catch them.  The first one ended up on a
roof, but Meg got a better toss on the second one and Biff made an
excellent catch.  The studio audience roared.  


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From: edc@franklin.bchs.uh.edu (edward s. chen)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Unusual Show
Date: 15 Dec 1992 16:16:42 GMT
Organization: Little to none, or maybe not......
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: franklin.bchs.uh.edu

In article <1gjcr4INNpad@bigboote.WPI.EDU> bdsm@fermat.WPI.EDU (Billy Don McConnell) writes:
>
>In article <14DEC199218112621@rosie.uh.edu>, libr@rosie.uh.edu 
>(Harvey Brauner) writes:
>|> I don't know if anybody has brought this up...But didn't Dave do a show
>|> that had the picture upside down or it being approximately 10 percent of
>|> the screen?
>
>
>There have been a lot of posts lately about the 360-degree show...but does
>anyone remember the Reverse-Image show?  I remember seeing it, but I don't 
>remember exactly what happened...did they slowly reverse the image, or did
>they do it all at once?
>
>Wondering...
>

They reversed it all at once.

The show opened with one of those official NBC logo's, and NBC President
Grant Tinker came on and told of the exciting experiment which was going to
take place tonight -- reverse image television.

They then rolled the regular opening, Dave came out and did a few jokes,
then they reversed the image, and he and Paul went for a walk.  The
credits were normal over the mirrored shot of Dave.

<ESC>

-- 
Something in the way she moves, attracts me like a pomegranate.
                                     -- George Harrison
From: boucher@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Daniel Gerald Boucher)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman,wpi.test
Subject: oops again
Date: 18 Dec 1992 00:35:35 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

guess what folks??????
i left myself logged in not once, but TWICE!!!!
i REALLY need to know exactly how senseless i am...
thank you for your help...
	dan "doobie" boucher
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: mshankar@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark Shankar)
Subject: Thanks! Dave Live
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:37:30 GMT


    Hey Folks,

     Thanks for all the advice to go see Dave's Show.  I am not looking forward
to waiting in line to see Dave but chances are I will anyway.  Another
thing I am going to try is try to write Paul, Anton, Will (someone who may 
actually read ticket requests and try to get in this way.  I'll let
you know how it went.


                                   M. Shankar
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: victorm@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Victor Morris)
Subject: Re: Viewer mail Address
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:02:36 GMT
Reply-To: victorm@hpsmeng1.rose.hp.com
Organization: HP-SUPPORT MATERIALS ORGANIZATION
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

I believe that you can send them to:

NBC
Rockefeller Center
NY, NY (zip?)
c/o Late Night Viewer Mail

May not be the official address, but should work.


Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl)
Subject: Re: What parts of LNWDL does NBC own?
Reply-To: vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl)
Organization: MPR Teltech Ltd.
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 19:25:01 GMT

Biff and the rest are just regular employees, and as such can quit
with a few weeks notices.  However, I doubt Dave will want to take
them with him.  As for Paul, I think he will be on Dave's new show.

By the way, a report this morning stated that CBS is now negotiating
with Dana Carvey to host a show to follow Dave's 11:30 show.  Wow!


Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: haas@wam.umd.edu (The Future Mr. Graf)
Subject: Re: Whom has Dave called?
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:30:24 GMT

In article <1992Dec12.150115.14342@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> flournoy@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Raymond Suke Flournoy) writes:
>In article <1992Dec10.234819.45558@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> whitten@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>>In article <sHoFVB4w164w@cellar.org>, toad@cellar.org (Tony Shepps) writes:
>>> jim@zeus.tamu.edu SPIKE writes:
>>> 
>>>> Let's add another list to the FAQ: whom has Dave called on the phone?
>>> 
>>> How about the maitre-d' at the cafe at the base of Rockefeller Plaza?  Dave
>>> told him to go stand in the fountain -- and the GUY ACTUALLY DID IT!  Great
>>> stuff.
>>
>>Yeah, but the thing that was lame about this was that in several shots,
>>the Letterman "gopher" (for lack of a better term) could be seen waving
>>his arms, pointing at tables to take the phone to, and giving other
>>clarifications and directions.  I hate to think how set-up some of the
>>stuff is.  I rather have it for real, and have them flop once in awhile,
>>than to have the place scouted beforehand.
>
>  Well, if I remember correctly (and it was a while ago), the point of
>the sketch was not to speak to the waiter, but to allow Dave to speak
>to random guests of the restaurant.  (I seem to remember him talking
>with a very suburban pair of matrons who had come in to shop and see a
>show.  He bought them lunch, I believe.)  Dave was watching the
>monitor, and deciding who he wanted to talk to, and then those people
>you saw waving their arms were just making sure that the phone went to
>the right people.  It wasn't set-up (or at least it didn't strike me
>as such) -- the staffers were necessary there to allow Dave to, well,
>do what Dave does, and run the interviews on the fly.
>
>  I think that Dave only ended up speaking to the waiter since the guy
>was an out-of-work actor (imagine that!) and kept trying to work
>himself into the bit.  Dave seemed just to want to humiliate him by
>making him do something obviously ridiculous (like lying down in the
>fountain).  And not surprisingly, he did.
>
  I remember that bit very well.  Dave told the waiter to get in the    
fountain.  The waiter get saying that he would be fired if he did it, and
Dave told him not to worry about it.  The waiter got in the fountain, and
we found out at the end of the show that the waiter WAS fired.  Dave 
revealed the next night that they had gotten the waiter a job at NBC.

Jeffrey

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From: v070r6vw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David C Valenzuela)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: What about Paul?
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:01:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <18530@mindlink.bc.ca>, Marc_North@mindlink.bc.ca (Marc North) writes...
>> wilson4450@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
>>
>> Msg-ID: <1992Dec14.122458.9377@iscsvax.uni.edu>
>> Posted: 14 Dec 92 12:24:58 -0600
>>
>> Org.  : University of Northern Iowa
>>
>> Does anyon know what will happen to Daves little friend Paul? Will he be
>> deported back to the Canada wastelands?
>>
>> Concerned
>>
>> Chris


	Actually, I doubt it. Paul has been in the US working for
	quite some time. He was the old piano player on SNL. You
	can occasionally see him in the old 'Blues Brothers' and
	'Nick the Lounge Singer' skits. Look for him on the
	repeats on VH-1 or the Comedy Network or any other station
	that carries the old SNLs in syndication.

	My prediction is he will stay with Dave...

						Dave
From: jim@thrombus.seas.upenn.edu (Jim Streicher)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Summary: Meg
Date: 18 Dec 92 20:01:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: :noitazinagrO

In article <1992Dec16.232841.26515@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> ematias@csri.toronto.edu (Ummm... me!) writes:
>
>   "Things That Have Happened In Meg's Office..."  :-)
>
>- a wedding
>- hairstyling (one of Meg's co-workers)
>- a Christmas carol sung by the Harlem Boys' Choir
>- ... <fill in the blank> ...
>

My personal favorite was one of Dave's gifts to Meg (Birthday?).
He told her to look down 20 or so floors below onto the street.
The street was blocked off and some high school marching band 
was doing their thing.

They formed the word "Meg" .
From: beebe@cs.arizona.edu (Craig A. Beebe)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:10:40 GMT
Distribution: usa

> >- a wedding
> >- hairstyling (one of Meg's co-workers)
> >- a Christmas carol sung by the Harlem Boys' Choir
> >- ... <fill in the blank> ...
> 
> 
> Also
> - boys choir singing carols
> - flying a large bird from NBC to her office (what was that bird, anyway?)
> - having Meg try to swing her phone handset out her window to an office below
> 

   I think my favorite was when those 10 fat guys were wearing shirts 
with the Top 10 list (one item each), and they all crowded into her office
and put their shirts up to the window as Dave read 'em off. I think the
subject was Top 10 least favorite hardware tools or something. Great stuff!! 

Craig.  

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: knauer@pegasus.cs.uiuc.edu (Rob Knauerhase)
Subject: Re: CBS AND OTHER REFERENCES
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:31:27 GMT

In <1gsnn4INN6q3@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bm562@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard L. Trionfo) writes:
>   I thought that these two scenes from the past week were
>hilarious, but I have not seen them metioned:
> 
>  When Steve Martin was on, he pulled out a tape measurer
>and started measuring Dave's desk.

Steve: "Does NBC pay for you to drive in from Connecticut?"
Dave:  "Weeeeeeeeellll, let's just say that's negotiable."

>  The other was on Wednesday, when Robin Williams went with
>the bit Dave did about RRRobeen Weeyams, being the spanish
>translation.  He then came back with Robin saying that
>in Spanish, David Letterman is Dana Carvey.

Don't forget when Walter Cronkite was on (Wednesday?  Tuesday?).  He asked
"Are you offering me a job?" and Letterman replied "Well, there _might_ be
an opening."

Rob
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 Bake it into pies, probably.  Anything to avoid creating jobs." -- Dave Barry