Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-30 Thread Kevin M.
LS director Jerry Foley weighs in on Dave's farewell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-foley/a-goodbye-after-20-years-of-directing-late-show-with-david-letterman_b_7315578.html On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > Sort of apropos, I'm playing auditions today in a studio with a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-28 Thread Jon Delfin
Sort of apropos, I'm playing auditions today in a studio with a view of the rear of the building. Offices are being cleared. On May 28, 2015 11:49 AM, "David Lynch" wrote: > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Bob Jersey > wrote: > >> A Google Business View detail (they visited our local baseball t

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2015-05-28 Thread David Lynch
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Bob Jersey wrote: > A Google Business View detail (they visited our local baseball team the > other year) reportedly went inside the Ed in 2014... dang if I can find it > now... > Here it is. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.763839,-73.982881,3a,75y,51.96h,68.09t

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2015-05-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Steve Timko, to moi: > > Rupert Jee posted a photo in Facebook AFL showing it was taken down this > morning > > The Post (link) had a better photo montage of the process than the DN... to the end someone's alwa

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2015-05-28 Thread Steve Timko
Rupert Jee posted a photo in Facebook AFL showing it was taken down this morning Sent from Type Mail On May 28, 2015, 7:23 AM, at 7:23 AM, Bob Jersey wrote: > >Dave Sikula, to moi: >> >> Actually, I -am- the white-haired chap. There's Shirlee DiBacco in >the >> green top, then Bill over her l

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2015-05-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Dave Sikula, to moi: > > Actually, I -am- the white-haired chap. There's Shirlee DiBacco in the > green top, then Bill over her left shoulder, and me over his. Directly in > back of Bill is Nick Tuske. > >> See, I'm used to the whiskerless shot of him (which is in his G+ profile). Should one lo

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2015-05-28 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
Actually, I -am- the white-haired chap. There's Shirlee DiBacco in the green top, then Bill over her left shoulder, and me over his. Directly in back of Bill is Nick Tuske. --Dave Sikula On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 7:36:56 AM UTC-7, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Dave Sikula, to Doug Fields, Tom W.

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2015-05-27 Thread Bob Jersey
Dave Sikula, to Doug Fields, Tom W. and moi: > > Actually, that's me craning my neck over the late Boston Bill Emswiler's > head. > > > You're close to the wall, and there's a really-white-haired chap close to you. B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this messa

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-27 Thread Doug Fields
d’oh! Sorry, Dake. Missed you in the shot. I stand corrected. DF From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 5:32 AM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Cc: twol...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

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2015-05-27 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
lier this month. I don't believe anybody in > this particular picture participates in here. > > Doug Fields > Tampa, FL > > ---- Original Message ---- > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale > From: Tom Wolper > > Date: May 26, 2015 5:51 PM &

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2015-05-26 Thread doug
I've been participating in the group since the mid-90s, but only made my first pilgrimage to the Ed earlier this month. I don't believe anybody in this particular picture participates in here. Doug Fields Tampa, FL Original Message Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Whoever's running Dave/Pants' tweetbox is RTing any face-shot with the Ed > marquee anyone will send. > > This one (link) > refs an old shot of folks from the AF of L. Anyone we know in

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2015-05-26 Thread Bob Jersey
Whoever's running Dave/Pants' tweetbox is RTing any face-shot with the Ed marquee anyone will send. This one (link) refs an old shot of folks from the AF of L. Anyone we know in it? B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! Y

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2015-05-24 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
There is a teaser out now for that special project.  Clooney mentioned the same project when he was on with Dave. David From: Bob Jersey To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com; east...@mcd.on.ca Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:41 AM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale Billboard

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2015-05-24 Thread Bob Jersey
*Billboard*, possibly a lit-tle late, sent me its interview with Paul S. (link)...

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2015-05-23 Thread Jon Delfin
On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 6:05 AM, Michael wrote: [snip] In the aftermath, I'll just say that it was more than difficult to hear the local CBS news-team throw to "Crimetime After Primetime - Mark 2" with "The Mentalist" on Thursday and Friday. Bring on Colbert. If CBS had a sense of humor, they'd g

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-23 Thread Michael
I thought the whole thing was a very classy and uplifting way to wrap the show. There was no obvious rancor, nor regret - just pride and good feelings and first-rate clip packages. I remember watching the Christmas kids interview when it first aired, and how much my significant other and I laug

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-23 Thread JW
The annotated shot breakdown of the final montage: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153848803898102.1073741832.608003101&type=3 -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to

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2015-05-22 Thread Brian Peek
Perhaps… https://twitter.com/jippyg/status/601802497641021440 From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Diner Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 4:57 PM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-22 Thread Diner
On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 5:41:17 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > In my perfect world of 500 channels that actually feature unique branding > and unique programing, I see a channel devoted to the lost art of the talk > and variety show. A channel where Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar, Tom Snyder,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-22 Thread K.M. Richards
What struck me was that, after that wonderful build up, when Dave thanked him, Paul immediately turned the attention back to the band, giving them another round of applause after they had just gotten recognition by Dave as individual band members. Such a classy thing for Mr. Shaffer to do, and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-22 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 4:07 AM, JW wrote: > > > The harder part for Kevin's network (an interesting idea) would be dealing > with all the material that was topical at the time. Johnny's jokes about > Earl Butz don't resonate much any more, even among people who remember him. > > There's a UK sit

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-22 Thread JW
> The cost of building such a network is probably still enormous... someone, > somewhere, always seems to own the rights to someone's likenesses, and if > it's a musical artist, their repertory as well... and it doesn't help that > some of said rights-holders repeatedly pester our legislators to ex

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 7:10 PM, PGage wrote: > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Kevin M. > wrote: > >> I just watched it. I suppose there were things I'd do differently (no >> Baldwins, for example) but he went out with a smile, perhaps more of a >> smile than when either Carson or Leno said th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread PGage
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > I just watched it. I suppose there were things I'd do differently (no > Baldwins, for example) but he went out with a smile, perhaps more of a > smile than when either Carson or Leno said their farewells. Some of the > clips of vintage Dave made

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2015-05-21 Thread Joe Hass
I'm actually surprised they're disposing of the chairs. Unlike set pieces, the chairs could easily be warehoused and put up for sale/auction as often happens at sports facilities. On Thu, May 21, 2015, 20:07 Bob Jersey wrote: > > Kevin M., to Diner and Doug Eastick, in part: > >> In my perfect w

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread Bob Jersey
Kevin M., to Diner and Doug Eastick, in part: > In my perfect world of 500 channels that actually feature unique branding > and unique programing, I see a channel devoted to the lost art of the talk > and variety show. A channel where Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar, Tom Snyder, Dick > Cavett, Johnny

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread Kevin M.
I just watched it. I suppose there were things I'd do differently (no Baldwins, for example) but he went out with a smile, perhaps more of a smile than when either Carson or Leno said their farewells. Some of the clips of vintage Dave made me think -- as I often think with classic Carson -- that th

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread Diner
The overnight ratings are in: Dave's last show drew 13.7 million viewers. It's his fourth highest rated show ever, and his biggest audience since February 1994 (in his sixth month at CBS). But just like most nights during the intervening 21 years, he got beaten by Leno: Jay's farewell show last

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread Jon Delfin
> > [snip] > > Yes, the whole show was great. (Except for the smug and nasty Taco Bell > bit, which I hated then and hate now.) > Much like the "Rupert highlights" from the night before, which, as always, left me hating pranks and thinking Dave was an asshole. Here's hoping Colbert brings conve

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-21 Thread Diner
On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2:34:28 AM UTC-4, Doug Eastick wrote: > > Julia on the top ten was great. > > I thought the whole show was great. > > While I didn't see the morning show often, I started watching on NBC. > I even had a tshirt "there is no Off on the genius switch" > Yes, the