Tonight’s the night – David Letterman bids farewell to a career that can only be described as legendary.
It makes me feel old to say I can remember when Bette Midler serenaded Johnny Carson into retirement as he handed the reigns of late night comedy to the next generation.
I give you my top ten best memories from the years I have enjoyed that gap-toothed brilliant smile:
#10 – Guessing Dave’s Mom’s Thanksgiving Pies
#9 – Know Your Cuts of Meat
#8 – The Oprah Log – Day 31: She Didn’t Call…
#7 – The People Dave Put on the Map – Sandler, Macdonald, Stern, Kimmel, Larry Bud Melman, Chris Elliot- that guy under the seats.
#6 – Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra – the best in the business
#5 – Watermelons dropping from the roof and any time Dave donned a Velcro suit
#4 – Watching unsuspecting people being told “you just got Biff’d”
#3 – I never missed an interview with Roberts – Bubba – or Murray. All instant classics.
#2 – Rupert Jee from the Hello Deli
#1 – Dave’s general disdain for dipshits. Go ahead. Google the Hilton Interview.
So long, Dave. Happy Trails. May the next generation you have inspired do you proud.
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