"Eighty-one, by the way, isn't that ... old anymore. Yeah. Not that old anymore. (turns to camera) Especially when you're 67."
And when Dave delivered that line and got the laugh/applause, you could, for a brief moment, see why he's calling it quits. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 11:22 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Rolling Stone provides clips of Dave,, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Craig > Ferguson and Seth Meyers remembering Joan Rivers last night, and describes > what Jimmy Fallon had to say: > > > http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/videos/watch-david-letterman-conan-obrien-honor-joan-rivers-20140905 > > As usual, I like Dave's the best, though this is not really the same kind > of national or at least pop-cultural tragedy we had been talking about in > reference to the death of Robin Williams. Still, what I liked about Dave > last night was how he found just about the right note in which to talk > about her - not at all the tone he used for Williams, which was much more > bittersweet, but just his appreciation and respect for a long-time trooper > and pioneer. Paul's contribution was also nice, and not atypical of the > kinds of things others are saying about her this week. > > I am not sure if Dave actually uses the word "trooper" much, but I think > most fans watching him over the years would agree that this quality is > among those that he has the most respect for in a performer. I think this > is part of the misunderstanding of David Letterman by those who > over-emphasize his Late Night years; yes he was "deconstructing" the late > night talk show format, and taking the air of of celebrities and a culture > that takes celebrity much too seriously, but it was always from a place of > affection, and respect bordering on reverence, for the essence of the late > night talk show pop-art form. And it is that respect which always seemed to > me to be at the heart of his warm regard for Rivers over the years - even > despite the ugly feud between her and Dave's real idol and friend. > > There are plenty of valid criticisms to make about Rivers (I made some > just a few weeks ago here, paired with some admiration), but the interval > between someone's death and funeral is not the best time to go into those > in depth. I saw her stand up live in Vegas years ago, and while there was > something hack about her show, there was also something that was just > relentless and liberating about it. > > As I noted a while back, the documentary on Rivers ("A Piece of Work") is > well worth watching (it is a little older than I remembered - coming out in > 2014) - the trailer is here:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fnojZw54ls > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
