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From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: Dave- a ninny among animals...
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 06:46:40 GMT


selent@fraser.sfu.ca (Frank S.) writes:
 >christ@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian G. Smith) writes:
 >>  For some reason, a guy has brought two monkeys on the show.
It was a very strange *woman*, not a guy.

 >>They're like spider monkeys, or some other small breed.  And the female 
 >>one's on PCP or just coming off a fix because she completely hates DAVE 
 >>and every time he comes anywhere NEAR their little table (the monkeys are
 >>sitting at a small elevated table, and wearing a suit and a dress) she
 >>not only freaks out, but howls and gropes for DAVE's face.  I've never
 >>seen any animal hate anyone so much.  It's completely cool.

yes, it was.  And one of the FUNNIEST things ever on television!!

BUT... Dave actually (expertly) engineered that situation by 
intimidating that monkey in a few rather subtle ways.

 >I agree that monkey is so funny.  I got that on tape and every time I 
 >watch it, it makes me laugh.  Its great, seeing Dave scared shitless.
 >He was very scared.  

Ha!  Watch it AGAIN...  He wasn't *really* scared at all!! 
That whole bit was just an excellent example of Dave's comedy GENIUS!!

Two monkeys having tea could have been rather pathetic, but with 
DAVE it became one of the best moments in all of television!

 >That was just brought tears to my eyes from laughing so hard.
Ditto!
From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Dave 'n' Cher
Date: 4 Sep 1992 01:30:22 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
Distribution: usa
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In article <1992Sep3.025038.27478@athena.mit.edu> norris@athena.mit.edu (Richard A Chonak) writes:
}I suppose their antagonism crystallized when Cher appeared on the program
}(after months of jokes about her refusals) and said something to the effect of: 
}"Y'know, (so-and-so) was right: you're an a**hole."  
}
}(The word was censored, of course.)

Actually I believe at least one of the times Dave was called an asshole, it
went on the air..

they kept changing what they can and can't say on the air, prompting the
"Dave.. you mean we aren't allowed to say 'bite me' after tnoight?"
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From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: dave's love life
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 13:20:41 GMT


dslee@netcom.com (Donna S. Lee) writes:
 >>Okay, now what about Dave's private life?  Who is he dating?  

Uh, oh...

 >Gosh, around these parts there's been long speculation that

"These parts"?  Let me guess, cow tipping and dressing up sheep
in womens clothes are the favorite pastimes, right?  :->

 >Dave's gay and his on-screen flirting with femmes is just a PR game.

Oh, brother!  That is so totally lame and stupid I almost don't know what 
to say.   What would EVER make an objective person think that?  (nothing).

The FACT is, Dave was married once (to a WOMAN :), but was divorced.

During the first years of Late Night he was living with Merril Markoe,
who was the head writer.   They eventually broke up.  Lately he has
been living with an as yet unnamed woman, who Dave is apparently
very serious about...

 >I just realized someone could take some sort of misplaced offense
 >and the above and start flaming. Please don't. 

Sorry, too late!  :->

 >I adore DAve and just contributed the above because that's all I 
 >"know" about DAve's private life. 

Sorry, "these parts" talk doesn't appear to contain any "knowledge".

 >As a member of the female gender, I'd be delighted to hear 
 >otherwise as to DAve's sexual prefs.

I hope you found this delightful then...<heh>

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From: rodney@magritte.ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II)
Subject: Re: Dave- a ninny among animals...
Keywords: simply put, monkeys
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:46:42 GMT

In article <BtzIID.GwF@me.utoronto.ca> steinman@me.utoronto.ca (David Steinman) writes:
>christ@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian G. Smith) writes:
>
>>  For some reason, a guy has brought two monkeys on the show.  They're
>>like spider monkeys, or some other small breed.  And the female one's 
>
>It was actually a very creepy lady who had "trained" these (rhesus?)
>monkeys, sorta like the Alba Ballard of primates.  Very surreal, like
>something out of a bad sideshow (one of us, one of us... :-)

that reminds me of the Turtle Lady who came on to show everyone her pet 
turtles.  She said she had taught them tricks.  The tricks were mostly
her rubbing their flippers on her face so she could get some "real turtle oil".

Pretty sick.  but highly amusing.



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From: mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: Re: Late Night in April?
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 01:43:53 GMT

jmwojtal@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Wojo) writes:

>>
>I believe Dave thought he would get the 11:30 slot after Carson Retired.  I
>remember seeing a T.V. guide cover showing Letterman and Dayna Carvey and was
>subtitled "Why are these guys smiling?".  Dave was smiling becuase his show
>was tops, and Dayna was smiling becuase he might be the new host of Late
>Night.

>Anyone know if they are still showing reruns of David Letterman on A&E?

>Thanks.
>-- 

I don't think so..I can't remember..I used to watch them when I was
in school last Spring...

Dave didn't know about them for a LONG time..remember that show:

"We gettin paid for those"...bahah
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From: keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider)
Subject: dave's love life
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 19:33:46 GMT


Okay, now what about Dave's private life?  Who is he dating?  Every time
he gets arrested (for speeding or whatever) or gets in an automobile
accident, there is always an "unidentified" female companion with him.
Is he checking around (he DOES seem very friendly to many of the female
guests on the show) or does he have a steady SO?

Anyone have the scoop?

keith
From: norris@athena.mit.edu (Richard A Chonak)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Dave 'n' Cher
Date: 3 Sep 92 02:50:38 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In article <1992Sep2.200021.18553@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, scasburn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steven M Casburn) writes:
|>      I know that Dave and Cher haven't gotten along in a few years. (Is that an
|> understatement? :) ) What exactly set them off at each other?

I suppose their antagonism crystallized when Cher appeared on the program
(after months of jokes about her refusals) and said something to the effect of: 
"Y'know, (so-and-so) was right: you're an a**hole."  

(The word was censored, of course.)

---
Richard Chonak, norris@athena.mit.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
From: steinman@me.utoronto.ca (David Steinman)
Subject: Re: dave's love life
Organization: UofT Mechanical Engineering
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 02:23:55 GMT

dslee@netcom.com (Donna S. Lee) writes:

>Gosh, around these parts there's been long speculation that
>Dave's gay and his on-screen flirting with femmes is just a PR
>game.

I guess you don't read a lot in "those parts".  Dave is divorced from a
high-school sweetheart, lived with ex-Late Night writer Merrill Markoe for
quite a few years, and is now involved with another ex-staffer (he wouldn't
say exactly who it is to Baba Wawa).  No flames about closet husbands -- this
ain't Geraldo.

Just because Letterman is *very* private about his life outside of Late
Night doesn't mean he has something to hide.  Dave's almost highschool-like
shyness around women is a pretty clear sign that he is intimidated by them,
a key heterosexual trait of guys who were (and I guess still are) college
geeks. 
--
Dave!
From: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Here's the latest...
Date: 2 Sep 1992 16:17:31 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Reply-To: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
NNTP-Posting-Host: prem.lbl.gov

In article <1992Sep2.160444.15766@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mconners@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael R Conners) writes:
>
>	Fox also wants him, but at this point wouldn't know where they would 
>put him, or if they have the bucks to spend.
                          ^^^^^^^^^
	How much does he make anyway..........????

>:  Michael R. Conners              : Remember: The last time a Democrat was  :
>:  THE Ohio State University       : in the White House we had double-digit  :
>:  College of Business             : inflation and disco...                  :

				    ...........................................
				    : And once we put the Republicans there,  :
				    : we got a 13-digit deficits and Rap..... :
				    : Is that better ????                     :
				    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	Prem!
From: rhl@valhalla.mitre.org (Roger Lincoln)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Dave's main squeeze
Date: 4 Sep 92 14:46:03 GMT
Organization: The Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA.


  From the Barbara Walter's interview with Dave we learned he's
involved with one of the show's staffers.  My guess would have to be
Mary Connelly.  Ever notice how they seem to do alot of stuff
together?  And we found out last night that on the "emmy flight" Dave
got her into first-class where they sat together.  They both seem to
share alot of interests; football in the office, betting on sports,
Dave's ill-fated pitching tour.  And if you squint your eyes she
resembles Merril Markoe.


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From: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Dennis Miller on the Emmys
Date: 2 Sep 92 21:05:29 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison

In article <1992Sep2.200303.3977@ccd.harris.com> rmills@controls.ccd.harris.com (Richard C. Mills) writes:
>	Why bitch about who is better? I liked Dennis Miller a lot,
>but I also enjoyed David Letterman.  I usually taped Letterman and
>watched Miller.  Personally, I thought Dave was funnier than Dennis.
>As far as guests go, until a month or so before
>Dennis's show was canceled it was by far the best show for good guest.
>Dave doesn't seem to get too many good guests anymore.  Oh well,
>I'm sure some one will disagree.  The fact is, David is still here
>and Dennis isn't, so who gives a fuck?

I find them both amusing at times, and both very annoying at times.  Still,
Dave does a lot more "hijinks", like the hydraulic press, suits, "Let Me
See Your Photos, Please", "Let's Go Looking For Swedes", etc..., which I
find the most hillarious parts of the show.  Dave also doesn't get as
political as Miller did, which I find very annoying.  It is one thing to
joke about hillarious situations that the politicians get into (Bush's
vomiting, Quayle's gaffs, Clinton's *affairs*, etc...), and it is another
thing to sit there and comment why Clinton's/Perot's ideas are better than
Bush's.  Leave that crap for the Sunday morning talk shows, which I watch
for that information.  I watch the nightly talk shows to laugh (although
the Costas show does give some in-depth profiles of its guests at times).

On the other hand, I think Miller is a kinder interviewer that Letterman
is.  As somebody else said, sometimes Dave can be a real A-hole and not
even let the guest talk.  Kreskin may deserve that, but other people,
especially on their first show, don't.  I could not see Letterman as a
Carson replacement because of that reason.
-- 

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
From: jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell)
Subject: FW: Dave Barry running for office?
Organization: Data I/O Corporation
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:10:24 GMT

I found this on seattle.general and I thought I'd pass it along.

Remeber folks, I'm not making this up and I didn't write the following 
post.

In article <1992Aug25.232031.3188@tc.fluke.COM> dbc@tc.fluke.COM (Dan Carson) writes:
#
#The other night I was flipping back and forth between the Braves' game
#and Get Smart when I caught a glimpse of Dave Barry on some channel in
#between.  I flipped back to find him, only to discover it wasn't Dave
#Barry at all - it was Al Gore!  Anyone else see a resemblance?  Come to
#think of it, did you notice you never see Dave and Al together?
#
#Dan Carson
#
#Disclaimer:  I don't mean to imply that Dave Barry would be any more
#entertaining as a vice president than the current office holder.

Well, have you ever seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together?

-- 
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                             This is called inbreeding, from which 
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
From: @prism.cs.orst.edu ()
Subject: New articles
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept
Distribution: us 
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 18:59:16 GMT

Have there been any new articles from Dave Barry posted in the last
two weeks.

I beleive that the last article I have seen posted was "Left Foot
Forward." I have checked clari.feature.dave_barry and there hasn't
been any new postings.

verbook@prism.cs.orst.edu
From: tracy@mojo.ots.utexas.edu (Tracy LaQuey Parker)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
Subject: Re: FW: Dave Barry running for office?
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:44:30 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas

In article <mjenkins.715276571@cunews> mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) writes:
>In <1992Aug28.190456.49578@ccvax.ucd.ie> jmcbride@ccvax.ucd.ie writes:
>
>>In article <greg.715014964@duke>, greg@Quotron.COM (Greg "Maddog" Knauss) writes:
>>>>#								Come to
>>>>#think of it, did you notice you never see Dave and Al together?
>>>>Well, have you ever seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together?
>>> And, thinking about it, we've never seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together!
>>Well, *I've* certainly never seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together
>And you know what...reading this message I realized I'd never seen
>Dave Barry and Al Gore together!

Wowsers! Ya'll are right! And you know what else?  I've NEVER EVER seen
Al Barry and Dave Gore together.

But (warning, shameless plug follows), they have both contributed to my book,
_The Internet Companion_ (to be published by Addison-Wesley in October).
Senator Al Gore wrote the foreword, and Dave Barry made a quote about what he
thought of all of us USENET yahoos.

And hey, now that I think about it, they both FAX'd me their stuff yesterday...

--Tracy LaQuey Parker
  The University of Texas System
    Office of Telecommunication Services
  tracy@utexas.edu
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From: mem@mv.mv.com (Mark E. Mallett)
Subject: Looking for tape of the Garrison Keilor show
Summary: And perhaps how to spell "Keilor"
Organization: MV Communications, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 06:51:21 GMT

Having been told about an hour in advance that Dave Barry would be featured
on last Sunday's radio show, I decided to tape the show while I was working
and listen to it later.  When I listened to it, I discovered that the show
was not an hour long, as I had thought, but apparently twice that long.

Anybody know where I can get a tape of the show?  Preferably from the
producer of the show.

Thanks,
-mm-
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
From: mcohen@vax.clarku.edu
Subject: Dave Barry in TV Guide
Organization: Clark University
Date: 26 AUG 92 22:21:33 GMT

Stolen from TV Guide (Aug 29-Sept 4 1992)

"What I Watch" with Dave Barry, syndicated humor writer, author

What He Watches:  News.  I'm a humor columnist and I don't really understand 
why we should have a government if not to provide fodder for me to write 
about.  I watch the morning shows while making coffee, and every night I watch 
the evening news.

What else do you watch?  When I'm at a hotel, I watch CNN, just like Oliver 
North does.  I read that in TV Guide's "What I Watch" column.  Except he's 
upset because Jane Fonda might be benefiting from it in some way, having 
married Ted Turner.

Does that bother you at all?  No, I'm more alarmed that I might be watching 
any show that Oliver North watches - and if we're both getting information 
from the same source, somewhere down the line that could lead to my 
indictment.

Do you watch any sitcoms?  Seinfeld, Evening Shade, Cheers.  I love those 
shows.  But I'll tell you the one that was my absolute favorite: the Clarence 
Thomas/Anita Hill hearings.  I don't think it was as believeable as Night 
Court - the senators were less realistic - but they were all major talents.  
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming TV-movie based on the hearings.  My 
casting would include Flip Wilson as Clarence Thomas, and then - here's the 
wrinkle - he would also play Anita Hill.

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From: st902415@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Adam Levin)
Subject: post FAQ?
Reply-To: st902415@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:59:34 GMT

Could someone please post the FAQ? I believe that I may have an addition to 
it, but I don't remember what it says. 

P.S. Hey, has anyone noted the resemblence between Al Gore and Dave Barry? I
was reading the newsreader when it just hit me.

Adam Levin 
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From: lopresti@henson.cc.wwu.edu (lopresti robert)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
Subject: Dave's Band: Rock Bottom Remainders
Date: 1 Sep 92 19:35:09 GMT
Organization: Western Washington University


Publisher's Weekly has announced (aug 24, 1992 p. 12) that the
CONCERT VIDEO of the Rock Bottom Remainders will be out in September.
RBR is the band that performed at the Amer. Booksellers Assn conference
in Anaheim this summer.  Band featured Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Stephen King,
Robert Fulghum, Barbara Kingsolver and Matt Groening.  

Price is $16.98.  Band royalties fo to Literacy Volunteers of A, Homeless
Coalition of LA, and the RIght to Rock Network.  COntact Jayne Wallace
at 212-371-0798 for more info.
From: tracy@mojo.ots.utexas.edu (Tracy LaQuey Parker)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
Subject: Re: Dave Spotted in Houston
Keywords: dave
Date: 23 Aug 92 23:51:50 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Texas

In article <1992Aug22.001312.29028@access.digex.com> chipg@access.digex.com (Chip Gallo) writes:
>Ran into Dave at the BOOK STOP in Houston yesterday. He was signing
>books and gratiously penned a cunning remark in my copy of TALKS
>BACK.
>Of course, I had to ask him if he knew of his following here on the 'net.
>He said that he did, commenting: Tell those people to get a life!

I am writing a book called _The Internet Companion_ that will be
published by Addison-Wesley in October.  I wrote Dave (about a week before the
convention), described this newsgroup and asked him for a quote (for the book)
based on what he thought about it.  I haven't heard back from him yet.  I was
hoping he would say exactly the above, "Those people need to get a life," or
"These people have too much time on their hands."  However, I'm about
out of time and if he doesn't reply soon (like by tomorrow), then I'll
have to go to press without him.

Has anyone else written Dave and told him about his electronic fan club?

--Tracy LaQuey Parker
  The University of Texas System
   Office of Telecommunication Services
  tracy@utexas.edu
-- 
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
Date: Tue,  1 Sep 1992 10:36:38 -0400 
From: "Jason M. Roth" <jr4q+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: FW: Dave Barry running for office?
	<1992Aug28.190456.49578@ccvax.ucd.ie>

Although I have seen neither Dave nor Al personally (together or apart),
a roommate of mine on a trip to DC back in 88 took a leak beside Al in
the Capitol lav. Yes, he shakes. Vital information (such as this) will
most assuredly be passed on to you as soon as it occurs (or w/in 52 mos.
at any rate).

Vote for a REAL change: Vote Dave.

JMR
HSK
From: csquared@coos.dartmouth.edu (C Squared)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
Subject: Re: hurricane Andrew SORT OF SPOILER
Date: 24 Aug 92 03:05:10 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Originator: csquared@coos.dartmouth.edu

In article <1992Aug24.021851.10093@morrow.stanford.edu> steve@sep.Stanford.EDU (Steve Cole) writes:
>
>Comment on this week's column, you may want to skip if you 
>haven't read it...
>

>I liked this week's column, especially the analogy between
>songs on the radio and presedential candidates - we don't get
>what we really want, we just have to choose from among the mediocre
>offerings.

As a Neil Diamond fan, I found it especially funny.  I laughed for about 5
minutes straight

C Squared
Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Re: FW: Dave Barry running for office?
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:56:11 GMT

In <1992Aug28.190456.49578@ccvax.ucd.ie> jmcbride@ccvax.ucd.ie writes:

>In article <greg.715014964@duke>, greg@Quotron.COM (Greg "Maddog" Knauss) writes:
>>>#								Come to
>>>#think of it, did you notice you never see Dave and Al together?
>>>
>>>Well, have you ever seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together?
>> 
>> And, thinking about it, we've never seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together!
>Well, *I've* certainly never seen Dave Barry and Al Gore together

And you know what...reading this message I realized I'd never seen
Dave Barry and Al Gore together!

BTW...doncha think Dave, the Republicans, and the rest of the media
have missed out on an obvious shot at the Democratic ticket? The
Republicans are painting the Democrats as big-spenders and soft on
crime.

Bush should say something like "If you vote for Bill and Gore, that's
what you are going to get: bills and gore!"

Michael
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