HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: BROWN ACID!
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 21:03:02 GMT

bah... that was SOOOOOOOOOO funny... and then the dogs....

wasn't it funny? or am I just loopy? (or did I take some brown acid!)...
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From: wts@engr.LaTech.edu (W. Todd Singletary)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: getting Dave's autograph
Date: 13 Jan 1993 03:28:42 GMT
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
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Dave (wolinsky@remus.rutgers.edu) wrote:
: I'm gonna be at a taping this week.  Does anybody know any tips on how one would
: go about meeting Dave or getting an autograph.  i.e. does he come and go thru
: some secret entrance or anything like that?
: How about Paul?

I went to a taping this past October.  I was a stand-by, in other words,
I waited in line at 8am in the morning.  Anyway, when I finally made it in,
Paul and the band were playing. (They finally let the stand-bys in at
5:20.  They start taping at 5:30.)  About 5:28, Dave was introduced.
He said hi to the audience and answered a question from the crowd.
After the show, he thanked the audience and quickly made his way out
the side door.  NBC security is tight, and I don't think you'd have a
chance.  But good luck anyway.

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: chaban@fortsc.enet.dec.com (Ed Chaban)
Subject: Re: Shaffer to be Kept
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 12 JAN 93 14:43:29 PST


In article <C0r6p1.7up@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v089l3s3@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (JER HORWITZ) writes...
>A report on Prodigy this AM claims that CBS will retain the format
>of the current Late Night, including Paul Shaffer, but replace the
>producers and staff.
> 
>What this likely means is that people like Biff Henderson and Al
>Maher will not make the transition unless Dave asks them specially.
> 
>- Jer

How's about an alt.fan.letterman viewer mail campaign to Dave to get him to
hire Biff & Al?  Life won't be the same without "Count Biffula".

-Ed

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: jmwojtal@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Wojo)
Subject: Biff shown in Sports Illustrated
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 02:54:57 GMT

In the issue with Authur Ashe on the cover, there's a picture at the begining
of his article, and it showed a picture of Ashe as a kid with another kid.

Believe it or not, the other kid is Biff Henderson.  SI said both of them are
good friends.  Just for you information.


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Date: Sunday, 10 Jan 1993 00:40:06 MST
From: Eric Davis <ICEND@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Paul's hair color?

>
>Has anyone noticed that Paul's hair is much darker this week?
>

Actually, I thought that Paul's forehead was getting LIGHTER, I never thought
that it might be his hair being darker.  Wow!  This changes everything!
From: aknowles@expert2.expert.com (Anne Knowles)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Dave this week
Date: 8 Jan 93 18:51:33 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: Computer Publishing Group

Is it me or does anyone else think Dave hasn't been up to par this week?
It may also be the writing. Some of the jokes were pretty lame and
a few you could see coming a mile away.

Sorry to criticize Dave.

Anne
From: woody@terapin.com (Butch Adler)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: What new innovation, software or products do you want to see?
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:07:13 PST
Organization: BBS

I've got an idea for a new kind of game, lets have a Dave Letterman game, you
know with Paul being his back up, and Dave fighting evil GE appliances, and Jay
Leno, there we go....
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: dlcogswe@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dan Cogswell)
Subject: Re: Paul's hair color?
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 05:07:26 GMT

sstern@jmb2.jmb.com (Steven D. Stern) writes:

>Has anyone noticed that Paul's hair is much darker this week?  

Yeah, I noticed.  I thought something was wrong with my set.  It looked
to me at first like he was wearing ear muffs, but his hair has
definately gotten darker.  Once he brushed his hand through it nervously
while the camera was on him.  


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From: unknown@apple.com (Matt Ackeret)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Doggie in the Basket
Date: 12 Jan 93 22:42:36 GMT
Organization: Apple

In article <1993Jan12.060627.14790@netcom.com> lllowen, lllowen@netcom.com
writes:
>I was just watching tonight's (Monday) rerun and noticed that the dog
>was absent from the usual basket in the opening sequence.  I've never
>noticed him gone before, but then again, maybe I was never looking.
>Anyone see this? 

There's a couple of different old openings, with a few slight differences.

I can't think of any of the others though.
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: veatch@cs.toronto.edu (Timothy R Veatch)
Subject: Re: Dave's going. . .
Organization: Toronto
Distribution: na
Date: 9 Jan 93 23:06:42 GMT

warn@newton.uvm.edu (Patrick D Warn) writes:

>I gather from Jay Lenos monolog and his comments to Carol Burnett that Dave is
> going to CBS. . .
>--
>                     Wondering what it all means,

And why on Tuesday's show was Dave saying...
        "Everything is priced to move!"
        "Everything in the studio is on sale tonight!"

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From: christo@bcarh803.BNR.CA (Mark Christopher)
Subject: Re: Who's the new announcer?
Reply-To: christo@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 16:29:30 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.064120.5718@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>,
bscott@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ben Scott) writes:
|>As I type this, Dave has just stepped out onto the stage for his Wednesday
|>(6th) show - and there was a FEMALE voice doing the announcements!  I missed
|>yesterday; in fact I've missed about the past week, but I've seen nothing
|>about a new announcer here.
...

Read the credits... There are now two announcers listed.  I forget the
woman's name, though...

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Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Sunday, 10 Jan 1993 00:23:32 MST
From: Eric Davis <ICEND@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: DALMATION

It was a viewer mail skit.  Someone wrote to Dave and all his letter consisted
of was:  "What time is it?"   Dave's response was TIME FOR DALMATIONS!!!
From: tclark@Apple.COM (Tom Clark)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Oh, Holy Night...
Date: 7 Jan 93 21:33:44 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA

My VCR's been acting up lately and a few recent shows have been skipped.
My question is, did I miss Paul's annual imitation of Cher singing
"Oh Holy Night" or did he not do it this year.


Thanks,
Tom
"I'm pushing too many Hot Buttons!"
From: mas@porgy.jpl.nasa.gov (Marc A. Sarrel)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Crispin Glover on Arsenio
Date: 11 Jan 93 18:44:48 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distribution: alt
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In-reply-to: quennevi@IRO.UMontreal.CA's message of Sat, 9 Jan 1993 19:54:29 GMT

In article <1993Jan9.195429.4799@IRO.UMontreal.CA> quennevi@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Pokey Bangs) writes:

	He appeared on Carson and other show looking "normal" like you say,
   even before that particular episode of Late Nigth. And in case you
   missed his explanation, his appearence on Late Nigth was all an act,
   he did it un purpose... But he seems usually not totally normal
   either but what's wrong with that?

Well, nothing, per se.  I've heard the "it was all an act" explanation
about his appearance on Late Nite and I don't believe it.  I remember
seeing the show, first run, in college.  As I remember, and I could be
wrong, after the kick, Dave went to commercial and when he returned,
Crispin had been given the boot, so to speak.  Anyone have a tape of
this show who could refresh my memory...

--marc
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:56:04 CST
From: Francine Cannarozzi <U58664@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Dave this week
Distribution: alt

aknowles@expert2.expert.com (Anne Knowles) says:
>
>Is it me or does anyone else think Dave hasn't been up to par this week?
>It may also be the writing. Some of the jokes were pretty lame and
>a few you could see coming a mile away.
>

Just the opposite - I think Dave has been especially funny this week.
I guess we all have our own version of 'funny', eh?  But I have
noticed that the bags under his eyes are *terrible* this week.
Anyone else notice that, too?
From: danjones@pyramid.COM (Dan Jones)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Oilers Top Ten
Date: 7 Jan 93 00:06:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corporation, Mountain View, California
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In article <1993Jan6.121025.1@tesla.njit.edu>, robertson@tesla.njit.edu writes:
|> Re:  Houston Oiler's Top Ten List
|> 
|> 	Wasn't a very funny one.  E.g., #6 = Hey!  Those guys are BIG!

Yeah, but #2 was pretty good, Thinking about getting home early to watch the
Amy Fisher story.

Dave was also talking about trying to get Amy on the show.  Paul thought that
there might be a slight problem.  Anyone know what that would be?

Dan Jones
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl)
Subject: Re: Dave this week
Reply-To: vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl)
Organization: MPR Teltech Ltd.
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 20:07:35 GMT

aknowles@expert2.expert.com (Anne Knowles) writes:

>Is it me or does anyone else think Dave hasn't been up to par this week?
>It may also be the writing. Some of the jokes were pretty lame and
>a few you could see coming a mile away.

This is exactly what I've been thinking.  The top ten lists have been
totally lame.  It seems like the writers are on vacation and the stuff
it being written by Paul and the band or something.

The only funny thing on last night's show was Peggy, the Foul-Mouthed Chambermaid
but she's been on before.

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From: eiverson@nmsu.edu (Eric Iverson)
Subject: Re: FOR SALE!
Organization: Computing Research Lab
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 17:46:08 GMT

In article <CKJ0DWE@math.fu-berlin.de> perlman@sun2.cs.fit.edu (Marshal Perlman ) writes:

> EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE...
>
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Thanks, but I already have a Marshal Perlman and I don't have enough
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From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)
Subject: Re: Oh, Holy Night...
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:08:14 GMT

tclark@Apple.COM (Tom Clark) writes:

>My VCR's been acting up lately and a few recent shows have been skipped.
>My question is, did I miss Paul's annual imitation of Cher singing
>"Oh Holy Night" or did he not do it this year.


>Thanks,
>Tom
>"I'm pushing too many Hot Buttons!"


You missed it.

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: mas@porgy.jpl.nasa.gov (Marc A. Sarrel)
Subject: Crispin Glover on Arsenio
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 22:07:23 GMT


Did anyone else see Crispin on Arsenio last night?  I usually don't
watch the show, but couldn't resist when I heard that CG was a guest.
His agent or some consultant must have tried to change his image.  He
was wearing a dark suit, cut just differently enough to look trendy,
with a red tie and his hair was slicked down.  This was very different
from the ugly retro sixties outfit he wore on the infamous Late Nite
appearance.  I think the idea was to make him look as normal as
possible even if he doesn't act normally.  However, although he seemed
a little more firmly grounded in reality than he did on Late Nite, he
was still pretty far out there on the neurotic scale, even compared to
other Hollywood types.  What a weird guy.  He was on plugging his
appearance on some David Lynch show on HBO tonight.  But, I wasn't
really paying attention to that... :-)

--marc
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: acid+@cs.cmu.edu (Christopher Colby)
Subject: Re: Oilers Top Ten
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:03:54 GMT

In article <C0p6tL.M54@news.udel.edu> presto@bach.udel.edu (Jason Y Nocks) writes:
>In article <726504145snx@sgml.com> brian@sgmlinc.com writes:
>> > Actually, I think the company that bought the story (and then sold it to the
>> > networks) posted bail for her. I'm sure she's out by now.
>>
>>Sorry...bail doesn't work once you're convicted.
>>Brian.
>
><* Warning: flame ON *>
>Sorry, but unlike you I don't eagerly consume every detail that's dished out in
>this over-blown media-hype extravanganza, and was not aware of the status of her
>sentencing. I had merely read that some company or other was shelling out major
>dough for her story.
><* Condition Green: flame OFF *>
>I just get tired of wasting time on nuisances like you.
>BYE.

Woah there!  All Brian wrote was the well-known fact that bail doesn't get
one out of jail after conviction.  That doesn't imply that Brian has any
knowledge whatsoever of the Fisher (sp?) case, not to mention "eager
consumption of every detail that's dished out in this over-blown media-hype
extravaganza."

And in any case, keep in mind that even if someone *does* reveal that
he/she is aware of the status of Fisher's sentencing, that does not imply
that he/she has "eagerly consumed every detail...".

After all, aren't you yourself now aware of the status of her sentencing?

-chris
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: ag746@yfn.ysu.edu (Jeffrey F. Blank)
Subject: Re: Doggie in the Basket
Organization: Youngstown State University/Youngstown Free-Net
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:08:27 GMT


lllowen@netcom.com (lllowen) writes:

>I was just watching tonight's (Monday) rerun and noticed that
>the dog was absent from the usual basket in the opening
>sequence.  I've never noticed him gone before, but then again,
>maybe I was never looking. Anyone see this?

Correct me if I'm wrong (always a strong possibility (= ), but
didn't I once read here that the dog died and that the basket was
left empty the following day or rest of the week or something in
memory of the dog?  Or was I just smokin' something?

Jeffsmokin'?
From: gpkatch@alcor.concordia.ca (Gary Katch)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Date: 6 Jan 93 17:12:54 GMT
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Originator: gpkatch@alcor.concordia.ca

Mike Bacigalupi writes:
>> Visits with Meg are true high points of the show.
>Am I the *only* one who is tired of Meg?

The bits are funny, but Meg is not.  She is evasive and cold,
doesn't seem to want to participate in the jokes, or even
understand them.  Letterman often tries to prod her to say
something rebellious or irreverent, but she consistently
avoids playing along.  Like "Aren't they just weasels over there
at the book company?" is answered with, [pause] "I don't think I
said that."

-- gk
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)
Subject: Re: Paul's hair color?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:24:46 GMT

sstern@jmb2.jmb.com (Steven D. Stern) writes:


>Has anyone noticed that Paul's hair is much darker this week?  

>Just wonderin'


Yup.  Definitely noticed it.  Maybe he figured we wouldn't notice, given
the holiday layoff.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: ematias@csri.toronto.edu (Ummm... me!)
Subject: Re: Dave this week
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Distribution: alt
Date: 9 Jan 93 04:05:35 GMT

In article <AKNOWLES.93Jan8135133@expert2.expert.com> aknowles@expert2.expert.com (Anne Knowles) writes:
>Is it me or does anyone else think Dave hasn't been up to par this week?
>It may also be the writing. Some of the jokes were pretty lame and
>a few you could see coming a mile away.
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   Or "coming straight up 6th Avenue," as Dave always says.  :-)

>Sorry to criticize Dave.

   I vaguely remember one show, broadcast a few months ago, that was TRULY
sad.  I actually experienced heart-felt embarrassment for Dave, since
absolutely everything was bombing -- the monologue, the audience, the
guests, even the skits.  Oh well, c'est la vie...


Cheers,

     - Mark Rosteck -
(ematias@csri.toronto.edu)
(g1marker@cdf.toronto.edu)
From: au500@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Linda Zinn)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: To P. Yarrington re: Crispin Critter
Date: 12 Jan 1993 15:23:06 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: au500@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Linda Zinn)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


I'm still trying to figure out how you e-mailed me my newsgroup post
without your e-mail address!

Perhaps someone with a tape or a better memory can fill out the details,
but as I recall it went like this:

  Crispin Glover came onto the set looking rather disheveled and
  apparently stoned (or doing a bad imitation of it). His responses
  and comments made little sense. Finally, Glover stood up and did
  a high kick, barely missing Dave's head with his big boot.

  Dave (someone has reminded us) said something about checking on
   the top ten list and something to the effect of "I didn't go to 
   college for this" and walked off the set. Then a commercial came on 
   and when the commercial ended, Glover was gone. 

Can anyone else add more?

And Phil, how *did* you do that????

Linda
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From: coury@duke.edu (L.A.Coury)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Dave bound for CBS
Summary: It's (semi-)official
Date: 12 Jan 93 13:20:03 GMT
Organization: Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706

In article <1itrr5$46q@agate.berkeley.edu> slouie@ocf.berkeley.edu (Shelley Louie) writes:
>Well, the local NBC news people have just reported that Dave is heading for
>CBS (and thus replacing those really cheesy detective shows). Apparently the
>NBC news guys called up CBS to confirm and the CBS mind trust "refused to 
>deny the rumor".  
>
>Before responding, please salt unconfirmed rumor to taste.....
>
>-Shelley Louie
>"Set phasers on LOVE!"

This morning on "NBC News at Sunrise" Margaret Larson reported
that Dave is most likely CBS-bound.  Supposedly NBC has until
Friday to make him a final offer, but according to NBC's own
report, he's holding out for the 11:30 time slot, and NBC is
unwilling to oust Leno.

coury@chem.duke.edu

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From: dube@carson.u.washington.edu (Ric Dube)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: New Tonight Show Theme....
Date: 7 Jan 93 01:41:35 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
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gaylin@bacall.ipac.caltech.edu (Gaylin Laughlin) writes:

>>Dana Carvey could get the Tonight Show. Maybe the talk with him's
>>been that direction all along. All kinds of strange stuff could happen,
>>you guys just watch.

>I'm sorry, but I just don't get your point.  It sounds like you're believing 
>every rumor that's been flying about the situation.  Where do you get your 
>information, Tad?    You seem either (a) confused about what you believe,
>or (b) like you subscribe to just about every possible conspiracy theory 
>that ever was.  (Do you know a fella named Ross Perot?)

Actually, it sounds like that first guy is getting his info from the New
Yorker piece from five or six weeks ago.  That's pretty reliable.




>Gaylin Laughlin
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From: malcolm@wrs.com (Malcolm Humes)
Subject: Re: Dave at Museum of TV and Radio
Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:58:19 GMT

dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams) writes:

>krotenko@unixg.ubc.ca (Lana Krotenko) writes:
> >I did a search for "Letterman, David" and this is what I found:
> 
> >1981 - HBO Special - "David Letterman - Looking for Fun"

>WOW!!  Those sound FANTASTIC!!  Is there any way to get COPIES??

I watched this during my visit to the museum a few years ago - it was
pretty good - I think it was a special done before Dave got his
late Night show, but many of the people involved were also later involved
in Late Night. It was mostly Dave cruising around in a car and on the
street, looking for fun. The museum doesn't (or didn't at that time) offer
any capability to dub stuff, you have to sit there in a cubicle to 
watch the stuff and the machines are secured so even if you brought in
a camcorder or a deck you couldn't get a line out cable from the setup
there. 

    - Malcolm 
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