On Dec 28, 12:58 am, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 11:42 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > But I tuned in for Dave, and I was not disappointed Regina Lasko looked > > genuinely happy behind Dave, and he seemed to be genuinely touched. All > > four of those honoring him did a good job (Fey, Baldwin, Romano and > > Kimmel), though Romano probably got off the line of the night (talking > > about not giving up after a failure, you don't give up if you lose the > > first game of the World Series <pause> you don't give up if you lose the > > first debate (look up to the balcony to a hysterical First Lady). > > It was the first occasion I remember of Dave being in public/on camera with > Regina. There have only been freelance photos up to now. > > > > > One thing I think I noticed - I thought I heard Kimmel say that he > > remembered watching when Late Night premiered in February of 1983. Because > > of events in my own biography, I am pretty sure that Late Night started in > > 1982, which is confirmed by the wikis. I rewound the DVR to double-check, > > and I am pretty sure Kimmel said 1983, which seems odd because Kimmel is a > > certified Letterman fanatic - enough so that now I am wondering if both my > > memory and the wikis are wrong and Kimmel was right? > > Late Night with David Letterman started in 1982. Either the > teleprompter/cue cards had it written wrong or Kimmel whiffed because of > nerves.
There were two errors in the Dave tribute. The first was a minor one: Tina Fey said she'd been on Dave 15 times. It was 16 times, counting 2 cameos. That one's forgivable. The second, though wasn't: Kimmel did say February 1983 when even he should have known it was the year before. I was kinda hoping he'd mention the show he attended while underage at the time: Some years ago, Steve O'Donnell, then Kimmel's head writer, asked me to find and send him a copy of that very show to give to Jimmy for his birthday. He didn't have a date, but Jimmy had told him that Leno was one of the guests, and that Dave was wearing a light- blue jacket. That was enough to go on, and so I found the show (from August 16, 1984, taped August 2) and sent it to Steve. A few years later, Kimmel guested on Dave, and I got a chance to talk to him about it outside the stage door. -- 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
