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From: mrb@mickey.aero.org (Mike Bacigalupi)
Subject: Re: A New F.A.Q. Listing : People Dave has Called!
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo, CA
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 03:52:24 GMT

A couple others:

1)  The funniest call I remember -- Dave called some old couple at random
    and tried to give them a new RCA stereo TV when stereo TV first came out.
    The old people thought it was a gimmick and hung up on him.
    He called back and they were very rude and told him they never watched
    his show and hung up again.  He kept calling back trying to explain that
    there was no catch and they kept hanging up.  Eventually, he told (yelled
    at) them that he was sending them the TV whether they wanted it or not.
    It was great.

2)  Dave called some cafe just south of the Canadian border and asked
    that the waitress go across the border and call him back -- I don't
    remember why.

3)  Not really a call, but a moment when calling:  Dave got mad because
    Paul was slow with the "dialing music" and made a big fuss over the
    lack it.  Then, when Paul finally got the music going, Dave misdialed
    and blamed it on "all the noise."  "How can I concentrate with that
    damn music?!"

Of course, my quotes are not exact, but approximate.

Don't you hate it when people don't believe that Dave's calls are for real?

"Oh, that's all set up ahead of time."
"It is not, Grampa!  It's real!"

Mike "Bugguts" Bacigalupi
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: mbrockma@bank.ecn.purdue.edu (Matt Brockman)
Subject: Re: Meg! (of Simon & Schuster)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:32:05 GMT

In article <42635@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> fairchil@helix.ucsd.edu (Kevin Fairchild) writes:
>From fairchil Wed Dec 16 10:52:48 1992
>To: /home/helix/fairchil/.article
>1)  How many of you thought that was going to be Larry Bud playing Santa
>    for Meg?
>2)  So how did Dave & Meg get started, anyway.  Did they really just decide
>    to call the person in the office across the street?  Or did they set it
>    up?  How long has he been calling her?
>A Meg fan,
>Kevin Fairchild

Even more importantly: 
If Dave moves to CBS, will Meg be able to get a transfer?!!!


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From: millerje@CS.ColoState.EDU (Jeff Miller)
Subject: Re: Theme Shows
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:35:53 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department

>
>Some of those gimmicks were really annoying.  I remember one where
>they rotated the picture 360 degrees over the hour (so at 1:00 it was
>upside down).

I suppose you mean 180 deg over the hour? 

How about the one with Jane Pauley when Dave made everyone's voice sound like
Minnie Mouse (really high), and Jane refused to say anything until the end
of the program, when she finally said one word?


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From: libr@rosie.uh.edu (Harvey Brauner)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Unusual Show
Date: 14 Dec 1992 18:11 CST
Organization: University of Houston
Distribution: usa
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News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

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?


         Harvey Brauner - libr@jetson.uh.edu  | Systems Department    
                          crunge@menudo.uh.edu| Univeristy Libraries  
                                              | University of Houston
From: edc@evolution.bchs.uh.edu (edward s. chen)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: "What the Dogs Have Taught Me" by Merrill Markoe
Date: 20 Dec 1992 04:28:04 GMT
Organization: Little to none, or maybe not......
NNTP-Posting-Host: evolution.bchs.uh.edu

In article <1992Dec19.031540.22390@gallant.apple.com> Matt Ackeret <unknown@apple.com> writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.232242.12221@bnr.ca> Mark Christopher,
>christo@bcarh803.BNR.CA writes:

>>   life as her dogs Bob and Stan see it, anyway.  Markoe takes us
>
>HER dogs Bob & Stan?  I thought those were Dave's dogs..
>
>or rather, I didn't realize they were *both* of their dogs.. (i.e.
>they were living together)

Well, yes, at the time they were living together, and presumably they
both owned "Bob".   But, of course, the original Bob (Of "My Dog Bob"
Fame) *died*, so presumably Markoe got a replacement she also named
Bob (Bob, Jr.? Bob II?)...

<ESC>
-- 
Something in the way she moves, attracts me like a pomegranate.
                                     -- George Harrison
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From: gsroka@leland.Stanford.EDU (Gregory Sroka)
Subject: Re: Letterman must have a lemon for a head
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 07:59:24 GMT

In article <1992Dec20.062445.11296@u.washington.edu> dube@hardy.u.washington.edu (Ric Dube) writes:
>unknown@Apple.COM (Matt Ackeret) writes:
>
>
>>	Dave sure choked on this one.. The Lemonheads were going to play
>>"Mrs. Robinson" but he talked/argued them out of it?? What a bozo move
>>on his part.. The song they played was not even worth keeping the tape..
>>When I watched Thurs night's show earlier in the night I heard the Lemon-
>>heads were gonna be on and was waiting for it so I could get a performance
>>of "Mrs. Robinson"
>
>ARGH!  I missed the Lemonheads!!!  
>
>Don't destroy your tape!  I would really like to see it - let's negotiate!
>
>So what actually happened?  How did Dave talk them out of it?  Who was
>actually talking?  Evan?
>
>And what song DID they do?
>

"It's a Shame About Ray" ...

>Please get back to me about that tape - my e-mail address is
>m_mclaughlin@unhh.unh.edu (I'm posting through a friend's account.)
>
>Mary


-- 
Greg Sroka
Menlo Park, CA
From: jim@zeus.tamu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: First meeting with Meg
Date: 19 Dec 1992 01:34 CST
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: zeus.tamu.edu
Summary: Meg F.A.Q.
Keywords: Meg, Dave, phone, window, wave
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    


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

- a wedding
- hairstyling (one of Meg's co-workers)
- 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
- Meg leans out her window while artist draws her picture on the sidwalk.
- Meg reads a Top Ten list at random from the first book of Top Tens (pub-
  lished by Simon & Schuster) - Top Ten Rejected Campbell Soup flavors.
- Dave tries to have Meg allow him to get her office painted!
- Mariachi band in the office.
- Marching band spells MEG on the street below, blocking traffic!


If memory serves, the first call to Meg resulted in her waving to the
camera, accepting the "employee of the month" honors, and coming on
the show to recieve her prize. The prize was a tailored suit--MENS!
Dave assured her she could exchange it at the tailors for anything she
wanted......

Hilarious!
From: gpkatch@alcor.concordia.ca (Gary Katch)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: 360-rotation show (was:Re: Whom has Dave called? )
Date: 17 Dec 92 15:49:02 GMT
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  from "tb0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Todd Keenan Bowman) "
Originator: gpkatch@alcor.concordia.ca

Todd Keenan Bowman asks:
>BTW- Does anyone remember the rotating camera show?  Where throughout the show
>the camera went in a complete 360 degree turn so that at 1/2 hour everything
>was upside-down. Classic.

I loved it, am now sorry I never sent the following Viewer Mail:
--------
Dear Dave,

I watched your 360-rotation show and realized that I could tell
the time from the direction your head was pointing.

--------
What do you suppose the writers could have done with that one?

-- gk
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From: bonacci@ecf.toronto.edu (BONACCI John)
Subject: Re: Late Night: 12/16/1992
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:34:01 GMT

mikesch@wam.umd.edu (-      SHINY      -) writes:
 [...stuff...]
>                                      Has Dave been so incredibly enthusiastic
>about any other guests lately as he was about Walter Cronkite? 

Yes.  Joan Baez.

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From: a01calam@skyfox
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: hibaches
Date: 19 DEC 92 00:13:04 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
NNTP-Posting-Host: sask.usask.ca

        On last night's show they did a segment on new X-mas gift ideas
featureing the "Remote Controlled Moterized Hibache(sp?).  Did this
remind anybody about the "Dangerous Toys" segment they had on a few
years ago.  They had a couple of guys from Mattel or some other toy company who had a competition to see who could make the most dangerous toys for
Christmas.  There was the "My First Saw-Blade Shooter" (which flung a
circlular saw blade through the air); the"Battling Blimps" (large radio-
controlled hydrogen filled blimps with a lit flame on the nose (I seem
to remember somebody's hair catching fire during this one)); and the
"Executive Killer Chair".  This last one was an moterized easy-boy,
complete with pencil launcher (which broke after the first shot) and
a flame thrower.  They mentioned that these guys were on the year before
with other "toys". Does anybody remember this?  If so, please reply.

**************************************************************
* There isn't a man, woman, or child alive who doesn't enjoy *
*                       a nice beverage                      *
**************************************************************
-Dave


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From: jac1@ra.msstate.edu (Jennifer Cox)
Subject: Meg and Christmas
Organization: Mississippi State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 05:16:42 GMT


It was sweet.  Santa showed up last night to see Meg.  It
was Regis and be brought her a Cathy Lee book.  I bet that just
made Meg's day.


I do like Meg. That and the phone calls give the show a great
personality.

Jennifer

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: tiverson@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Thor Iverson)
Subject: Re: What about Paul?
Keywords: Late Night, Musical Director, TWMDB
Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 02115, USA
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 02:23:44 GMT

In article <1gjabbINNf1u@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca> krotenko@unixg.ubc.ca (Lana Krotenko) writes:

>>>Does anyon know what will happen to Daves little friend Paul? Will he be 
>>>deported back to the Canada wastelands?
>>> 
>>>Chris

Well, Paul (and the rest of the band, _especially_ Will Lee) are much
in demand as studio musicians.  They don't _need_ Late Night at all.
But, as one sees with Leno's new band, playing in that type of situation
is apparently fun for even incredibly well-known musicians.

I don't know about CBS, though--if CBS the record company and CBS the
TV organization are viewed as being linked, the musicians will have to
be "contracted" to Dave to give them freedom to record for whoever they
want to.

But Paul could always open up a clothing botique...

Thor Iverson
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: cam@milton.u.washington.edu (Cameron Ritchie)
Subject: Re: Catch phrases
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 22:21:03 GMT

I always liked "Nice tie, Bonehead".  Are there a list of these things
somewhere?

Cam

Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: mbrockma@bank.ecn.purdue.edu (Matt Brockman)
Subject: Re: The new name of the show
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 03:23:16 GMT

The new name of Late Night With David Letterman...

"Lumberjack Justice"


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 11:52:26 -0500 
From: Jason Paul Togyer <jt3y+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: What about Paul?

I've read interviews where Dave has said things to the effect of, "If
Paul goes, I go.  Doing the show without Paul wouldn't be as much fun." 
So, I imagine TV's Paul Schaffer would move to CBS too, and most likely
take TWMDB with him (hey, if you were a band member, would YOU quit? 
It's a steady gig).  As far as the stage hands, go, that's another
story.  I guess it depends whether or not they're employees of the show
or of NBC.

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"I say it's spinach, and I say to hell with it!"
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From: christo@bcarh803.BNR.CA (Mark Christopher)
Subject: "What the Dogs Have Taught Me" by Merrill Markoe
Keywords: Markoe,book
Reply-To: christo@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:22:42 GMT


Has anyone bought the new book by Merrill Markoe: "What the Dogs Have
Taught Me and other amazing things I've learned"??

Here's a blurb I saw from promotional material for the book:

   "Women, dogs, men: that about sums up the order of things in
   Merrill Markoe's world, and who are we to argue?  In _What the
   Dogs Have Taught Me_ Markoe, former head writer for "The David
   Letterman Show" and creator of "Stupid Pet Tricks," offers wry
   observations and witty insights on the secrets of life -- well,
   life as her dogs Bob and Stan see it, anyway.  Markoe takes us
   to the Emmy Awards (she's won four), infiltrates a Men's Movement
   (starring "Mr. Dances-with-a-Bare-Butt) and shares the joys of
   living alone ("It's like magic.  When you live by yourself, all
   your annoying habits are gone!").  In between, she skewers Madonna,
   Las Vegas, and the Clarence Thomas hearings ("Our culture is def-
   initely eighth grade.  It's run by eighth grade boys, and the way
   these boys show a girl they like her is by humiliating her and 
   making her cry").  "Merrill Markoe can make you fall off the chair
   laughing without even a Top Ten list to her name," says _Booklist_.
   233 pages, $13.95


Any comments from anyone who's bought the book??

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Mark Christopher        Bell-Northern Research          christo@bnr.ca
From: v070r6vw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David C Valenzuela)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: What parts of LNWDL does NBC own?
Date: 14 Dec 92 03:48:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


	If Dave were to move to CBS for some reason, what exactly
	would he be losing? I know NBC owns the Late Nite name,
	but do they have exclusive rights to any of his gags?
	
	What would happen to:
		-Biff Henderson
		-Hal Gurneee
		-Bob Morton
		-The World's Most Dangerous Band
		-Al Marher (sp?)

	Are these NBC employees? Or Dave's employee? Would any
	accompany Dave to CBS is he accepts? If not what would
	Dave's show be like without them? Though there are a
	miniscule part of Dave's show, they still add to its
	character.

	Just wanted to cause some thought...Anyone have any
	ideas or opinions?

					Dave
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: klein@bob.ece.wisc.edu (Peter Ing)
Subject: First meeting with Meg
Organization: Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics, Madison
Distribution: usa
Date: 16 Dec 92 15:57:20 CST

>From fairchil Wed Dec 16 10:52:48 1992
>To: /home/helix/fairchil/.article
>
>2)  So how did Dave & Meg get started, anyway.  Did they really just decide
>    to call the person in the office across the street?  Or did they set it
>    up?  How long has he been calling her?

From what I remember, Dave wanted to peep in on someone working and then
try to call them and get them to look out the window, just like he
does when he calls the phone booths down on the street.  Unfortunantly he
found before hand that it was illegal to air pictures of people taken
into windows without that person's permission.  What Letterman did was to 
get the phone numbers of several of the people across the street who had
offices that faced his building.  He new the phone numbers and the office
windows but not really the people in them (since they change often).
Dave called the numbers at random (I believe the first one did nothing) until
they got Meg.  When Meg answered he asked her if I was okay to show
her picture (which was til then blurred).  It kind of took off after that.

I am wondering if Dave was asking about Meg's work yesterday only to get
her to come to work with him or at his new home (CBS?).
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From: mgoldbrg@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Goldberg)
Subject: Catch phrases
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 22:05:41 GMT


Hey there!

Does anyone remember when Dave used to do a segment on the new "catch phrase"
of the season about twice a year?

I've seen this twice, one that was absolutely hysterical which was a contest
between a man who said (while holding a shoe), "Now this is a shoe."  and an
old lady who in dismay says, "Ham, ham, ham."  as well as a little girl who
said "I'm a sweet little cupcake-- (then growls) baked by the devil".  etc.

Anyway, if Dave still does this, does anyone know what the latest catch phrase
is?

Just curious,
Mark

mgoldbrg@casbah.acns.nwu.edu  (Mark Goldberg)

"Hal, for God's sakes; would ya hit the wipers?"  -dave letterman

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From: mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: Re: Why would CBS offer $16 million?
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 18:58:58 GMT

libr@rosie.uh.edu (Harvey Brauner) writes:

>In article <1992Dec10.172938.4908@netcom.com>, bilan@netcom.com (Steve Bilan) writes...
>> 
>> 
>>I'm curious as to why CBS would offer Dave Letterman $16 millions
>>dollars when they were virtually assured of getting Dave.  It was
>>wellknown that Dave was most interested in a 11:30 timeslot and
>>CBS was the only one that could offer it to him.  Logically, they
>>would only have to offer him an acceptable salary and Dave would
>>probably jump at it.  But they seem to decide to throw their money
>>away. 

>Throwing money away?  It's going to Dave...so how is this possible. :)

PAY OFF SPEEDING TICKETS!
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From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)
Subject: Re: dave live!
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:06:37 GMT

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.


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 18:52:51 -0500 
From: Jason Paul Togyer <jt3y+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: What you watch before Dave
	<Bz4689.As6@world.std.com>

From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)

>Do all you people stay up that late?!  I've been taping Letterman for over
>ten years now, and watch it the next morning and/or evening!!


I've done that, but I find Dave's not as funny at 4 in the afternoon as
he is at 12:30 in the morning (or 12:35... thanks, NBC).  In fact,
that's the only disadvantage to having Dave move to an 11:30 time
slot--will his humor translate well to the earlier time?  Part of the
fun of watching LNwDL is that you're so bleary-eyed, you'll laugh at
anything.  I think he'll do all right with his fans, though.  Leno
certainly won't hurt him.  I have the feeling that Leno's crowd is a
much older crowd than Dave's.  Comment?

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"It's broccoli, dear."
"I say it's spinach, and I say to hell with it!"
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From: unknown@Apple.COM (Matt Ackeret)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Letterman must have a lemon for a head
Date: 19 Dec 92 21:27:16 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA


	Dave sure choked on this one.. The Lemonheads were going to play
"Mrs. Robinson" but he talked/argued them out of it?? What a bozo move
on his part.. The song they played was not even worth keeping the tape..
When I watched Thurs night's show earlier in the night I heard the Lemon-
heads were gonna be on and was waiting for it so I could get a performance
of "Mrs. Robinson".. But noooooo.. 

	Ohwell, hopefully they'll be on some other time or on the
tonight show and play that song. (Though Jay hasn't had as many 
alternative bands on now as he was for a few months in the beginning of
his reign)
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