I have a vague memory but no confirming source yet that Jay had once tried to call Dave, perhaps either after Dave's heart surgery or Harry's birth, but couldn't reach him and the call wasn't returned.
On Jan 29, 12:22 am, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM, donz5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's something Dave said last week about Jay that's explored in > > this article: > > >http://www.popeater.com/2010/01/27/why-jay-leno-and-david-letterman-h... > > That line of Dave's last week: "there he is, there's the guy I know" about > Leno was classic, and very illuminating. I wonder, though, if the popeater > is right that Dave will continue this kind of intense personal referencing > of Leno when he returns to late night (other than a few the first couple of > days). I think Dave was comfortable getting into this precisely because Leno > could be seen engaging in familiar dynamics with someone else - I will be > surprised if Dave really wants to continue it into a direct Dave vs Leno > thing (though I'm sure he will continue with the periodic jokes about his > Mom preferring to watch Leno). > > I wonder if Donz or anyone else can confirm this report from the article: > "So, in 1992, with no mention of Carson on his first show, Leno became the > host of 'The Tonight Show.' Letterman and Leno would never speak again." > > I was under the impression the two have had a couple of interactions since > Dave went to CBS (when one of Leno's parent's died, sometime after the 9-11 > attacks, when Dave's son was born and or his heart surgery?). But I either > could be making that up, or just remembering unsubstantiated rumors. -- 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 this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
