On Jan 5, 2014, at 2:22 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Johnny Carson estate posted another full episode tonight, which first
> aired on this day 25 years ago. Yes the monologue is good, yes I laughed
> loudly at the desk bit, yes Jimmy Stewart blew the roof off the place when he
> revealed his New Year's resolution ("talk slower"), yes Bob Saget was
> quick-witted and odd, but the musical act is what has me preoccupied this
> evening. His name was Preston Smith, and he had a song I hesitate to call a
> hit on the soundtrack for the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail." And I've been
> cracking myself up all night at the thought of what he chose to do on what
> was apparently his national TV debut. Specifically, he performed his own
> cowbell during the song. That is to say he held a guitar, but by the time the
> chorus hit, he let it hang off his shoulder so he could bang the cowbell to
> his immediate right. And he did so with such fervor that he just screamed
> "dig me and my awesome cowbell skills!" to the world. Maybe it doesn't seem
> amusing to you, and maybe I'm just in a goofy mood, or maybe I just want to
> take any attention away from Jimmy Fallon, but Mr. Smith decided what would
> win over the American people was if he played cowbell during his song. The
> cowbell, as we all know, is a complex musical instrument requiring seconds to
> master. This predates the "more cowbell" SNL sketch by at least a decade, and
> the reality of this guy thinking the cowbell made him look -- I don't know --
> sexy maybe? is just amazingly funny to me. Anyway, this episode is a
> must-watch for anyone who likes laughter.
>
> http://youtu.be/CvKYN4kTNWg
To be fair, he's also got a drum and cymbal he's hitting as well. But I'm all
in favor of taking attention away from Jimmy Fallon. (Hell, I'm in favor of
NBC skipping Fallon and just airing repeats from the Carson estate.)
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