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Richard Simmons; Casey Affleck; and Sondre Lerche. PLUS:A Mixed up Cameraman; Al Qaeda Recruitment; Great Moments in Presidential Speeches; Johnny Twain; a Top Ten List; a Prize Giveaway; and Jose Feliciano sings “Ol’ Turkey Buzzard.”
“ . . . . and now, billionaire supermarket magnate . . . . David Letterman!”
ACT 1
While billboarding the night’s program, Dave says he doesn’t quite understand Richard Simmons and whenever he’s on, things don’t go too well. An exhausted Dave says, “I bet he makes his wife crazy!” Paul does a Jack Benny reaction. I really enjoyed that.
Out of the video clip, we see cameraman Dave Dorsett’s face up real close to the camera lens. All we see is face. Dave Letterman tries to get Dorsett’s attention. Dorsett is lost in thought. Dave finally gets the cameraman’s attention, “What’s going on?”
Dorsett snaps back to reality. From another camera we see that Dorsett is looking into the wrong end of his camera. “Oh, sorry, wrong end.” Dorsett swings the camera around so it’s now pointing at Dave and the desk. Hey, it happens. It’s just a loss of concentration.
According to military sources, Al Qaeda in Iraq is in trouble. They’re clearly doing everything they can to attract new recruits. We take a look. Announce: “Are you highly motivated? Are you good with Mullahs? Do you despise infidels? If so, you might be right to lead Al Qaeda in Iraq. As head of Al Qaeda in Iraq, you’ll receive many wonderful perks like martyrdom insurance from Geico . . . complimentary beard delousing . . . a one year Al Qaeda fitness center membership . . . and the keys to the company goat! Send in your application today.
Al Qaeda . . . . it’s what we do.”
Dave throws the blue card through the window behind. We hear the crash, and then the melodic strains of Jose Feliciano’s “Ol Turkey Buzzard.” Absolutely lovely.
GREAT MOMENTS IN PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES: something about health care.
And now ladies and gentlemen, singing the stirring, haunting, beautiful “Old Turkey Buzzard,” please welcome Jose Feliciano! The scrim rises. Seated there with his acoustic guitar is the legendary Jose Feliciano. He sings “Old Turkey Buzzard.”
Ol Turkey Buzzard, Ol Turkey Buzzard
Flyin, Flyin high,
He's just waiting
Buzzard just a-waiting
Waiting for something down below the dive
Old Buzzard knows that he can wait
Cause every mother's son has got a date,
A date with Fate.. With fate
He sees men come, he sees men go,
Crawling like ants on the rocks below
The men will steal, the men will dream
And die for gold on the rocks below
Gold, Gold, Gold, they just gotta have that gold
Gold, Gold, Gold, they'll do anything for gold
Now that was a nice surprise.
ACT 2
And now it’s time for another visit with America’s favorite humorist, Johnny Twain.
The scrim rises. Johnny Twain: “Oh, sorry, I didn’t hear you come in. Twain’s the name, Johnny Twain.
– I wasn’t always the distinguished man you see in front of you. In fact, I was an ugly
kid. My mother had morning sickness after I was born.
- I was so ugly, when I worked at a pet store, people kept asking how big I’d get.
- I was poor, too. My family couldn’t afford tinsel for out Christmas tree, so we had to wait for Grandpa to sneeze.
- I’m trying to stay in shape. My doctor told me to run five miles a day for two weeks. I called him and said, ‘Doc, I’m 70 miles from my house!’
- Sex is tough when you’re old I have to have two girls at once. In case I fall asleep, they’ll have someone to talk to.
- I tell you, I’ve got no sex life at all. My wife has cut me down to once a month. But I’m lucky. I know two guys she cut off completely.
- I met one of the guys. I asked him, ‘Who said you could fool around with my wife?’ He said, ‘Everybody!’
Good night, America.”
TOP TEN: Questions President Bush Asked the Dalai Lama – the Dalai Lama met with President Bush today at the White House. 9. “Is there a peaceful way for me to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age?”
ACT 3 RICHARD SIMMONS
Richard enters from the back of the theater to the tune of Little Richard’s “Tutti Fruitti.” His run down the aisle leads the decade-old AARP member a bit winded.
Dave consoles Richard by reminding him that 60 is now the new 40. With today’s gas prices, that’s true with a paycheck too.
In the middle of a conversation, Dave butts in and asks, “Years ago I gave up trying to figure out the tank top and the shorts . . . . but . . . why the oil?” Dave doesn’t understand the need to oil up before coming on the show. Richard doesn’t answer, so Dave offers “Is it dry skin? Do you have dry skin?” Richard confesses, “YES!” just to get past the topic and move on.
Dave asks about Richard’s upbringing and what brought him to becoming a fitness guru. Richard calls himself a chubby kid. When he lived in California he discovered there was no place for a fat, overweight, out of shape person to go to work out in Los Angeles. He opened a gym 36 years ago called “Slimmons.” And it went on from there. He not only offered a place to get physically fit, but a place to strengthen your mind and self-esteem.
Dave has a theory with today’s obesity epidemic. He believes that as the species evolves, we are supposed to be fat. By the end of the century, the average weight will be 600 pounds. We have been bred to eat and laze. Richard, of course, doesn’t accept that for a second and he is here tonight to expand on the government’s “No Child Left Behind” act to include mandatory Physical Education in the schools. Many schools do not require it Richard says he wants to take advantage of his time on the Late Show to get the message out. He says to Dave, “You got millions and millions of people watching you . . .” Dave quickly interjects, “Not tonight.” I laughed a good laugh at that. Very funny. Richard takes the punch, shakes it off, and continues his plea for the need for Phys Ed in schools. He takes a page from Sally Field’s Norma Rae character when she rallied the workers to unionize. He stands on the guest chair and leads the chant, “P.E. in Schools! That’s the Golden Rule!” He repeats the chant and the audience joins in.
How’s Deal-A-Meal going? Richard proudly says he sold over 60 million Deal-A-Meals.
To finish up, Dave wonders why Richard is looking more and more like Paulie Shore?
We have a lot of fun with Richard on the show, but his heart really is in the right place. To find out more about Richard Simmons’ campaign to keep P.E. in the schools, check out his website: www.richardsimmons.com
ACT 4 DAVE: “Alan, what is in tonight’s Prize Package?” ALAN: “Dave, tonight’s Prize Package includes:
- an Apple iPod Touch with 16 gigabytes of memory, capable of holding 22 hours of music or five hours of video;
- a gift certificate to The Cheesecake Factory, the popular casual dining restaurant;
And a 7-day trip for two to fabulous Acapulco!
It’s a Prize Package worth five thousand, six hundred seventy-five dollars!
Back to you, Dave!” DAVE: “Wow. That’s fantastic. We’ll be right back.”
ACT 5 Announce: “It’s time for the ‘Tony Mendez Show Preview!’ Watch this week as Tony is pursued by the company spy. Just log on to www.cbs.com/lateshow. This is going to get crazy! We’ll be right back.”
ACT 6 CASEY AFFLECK
Casey, from Boston, naturally is a big Red Sox fan. Dave tells him things don’t look so well for his BoSox right now. Casey counters that things look better for his Red Sox than they do for the Yankees. YEAH! Great comeback! Nice job, Casey. Very good. I enjoyed that, though I wish it weren’t true.
Casey got his first taste of the work life outside Fenway Park selling hot dogs and sausages as a vendor. Halfway through the game he would bribe a ticket-taker with a couple sausages and get in to watch the game. And that’s free enterprise at its best.
Casey spent the summer vacationing in upstate New York. He and his wife have been thinking about moving out of L.A. to a more rural place and a few weeks in the country was considered a trial run. It didn’t turn out all that great. Casey has a terrifying fear of ticks. He admits to doing 35 tick checks a day on himself; under the arms, through his scalp, examining his “undercarriage.” It got to be overwhelming and took away from the fun of a vacation. Casey’s wife realizes this country-living thing isn’t going to happen.
Casey is in two films this fall. One was directed by his brother Ben, called, “Gone Baby Gone.” In this film, Casey had to jump into a sewage-filled quarry from a 60-foot drop. He didn’t want to do it but his brother the director convinced him against his better judgment. A week later he was told that the film was erased when it was accidentally run through the x-ray machine at the airport. The scene had to be re-shot. Casey though he was lucky to survive the jump the first time and would be tempting fate by doing it a second time. He refused to do it again. After much negotiating, the older brother won out. Casey did the jump again. He wasn’t happy about it at all, but Ben said it was crucial for the film. Months later, Casey got to see the film for the first time. And Casey is still angry that the scene was cut. There was no shot of him jumping into the sewage-filled quarry. Older brothers will do that.
Casey’s new film, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is now playing in selected cities. Casey plays the Robert Ford character, whom Dave describes as “creepy and weird, and yet compelling.” Dave has high praise for the film, coming soon to a theater near you if it’s not already there.
ACT 7 SONDRE LERCHE (sahn-dray lair-kay): From his new CD, the soundtrack for the film Dan In Real Life, Sondre Lerche performed “To Be Surprised.”
And that was our show for Tuesday October 16, 2007.
I’m watching the news about a sandstorm in California which created extremely hazardous driving conditions due to blindingly low visibility. Know what I noticed in the clip? No one had their headlights on. All these cars driving on the highway during a sandstorm and no one had their headlights on. Now most people would say turning on headlights during a sandstorm or foggy conditions does not let them see better. Agreed, it does not . . . You turn on your headlights SO OTHERS CAN SEE YOU BETTER! C’mon, people, use your noggin for something other than a hat rack.
Did you hug your boss today?
From the Calendar Updates Website:
National Boss Day is October 16 each year. When the holiday falls on a weekend, it is generally celebrated on the working day closest to October 16.
National Boss Day offers employees an opportunity to recognize those in supervisory positions. Popular ways to say "thanks" include cards, a lunch in the boss's honor, flowers, or gift certificates.
National Boss Day was started in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, then an employee at State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Ill., registered the holiday with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. She designated October 16 as the special day because it was her father's birthday. Ms. Haroski's purpose was to designate a day to show appreciation for her boss and other bosses. She also hoped to improve the relationship between employees and supervisors. She believed young employees often do not realize the challenges bosses face in running a business.
Jose Feliciano makes it to the LATE SHOW. This is how it was reported on his website early Tuesday morning:
Jose on Letterman! 10-16-2007
Jose on Letterman! Over the past several months David Letterman has developed a factious love/hate relationship with an old song that he eventually discovered was a Jose-tune from the film McKenna’s Gold, entitled, Old Turkey Buzzard. He and his audiences have had fun with time and time and time again, promising to culminate the entire affair with an Old Turkey Buzzard Extravaganza (what’s the point of living if you can’t have a bit of silliness mixed into it, right?)
So tonight, we’ll see the great reunion and put the Old Turkey Buzzard to bed, once and for all!
I remember Jose Feliciano caused an uproar by his vocal and instrumental stylings of the National Anthem he performed at a World Series game many years back. I googled it and was shocked to find it was 39 years ago in Detroit, in the 1968 World Series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. To read about that moment and to hear his version of the National Anthem back in ’68, check out his website. http://www.josefeliciano.com/anthem.html
Wow, I just listened to it and it surprisingly tame. I was one who liked a traditional singing of the National Anthem until I heard Marvin Gaye sing it at the 1983 NBA All-Star game. That was the best I ever heard. Check it out on YouTube.
Yesterday I wrote that a woman in a bar in London called Jake Gyllenhaal, “Jake Googleballs.” She did not. She called him “Jake Gooberballs.” When writing this, I cheated off the staffer’s paper next to me. I thought he had it right. He didn’t, therefore neither did I.
Hey, I got a new gripe. I’m getting really tired of NFL quarterbacks who come to the sideline after they give up the ball and the first thing they do is slap on a team hat. It doesn’t matter if it’s indoors or out, on goes the cap. What’s up with that? Is it a matter of produce placement? Is it all a big sell? And if so, are they getting a piece of the action? And if they are getting a piece of the action, why? Aren’t they making enough money just on their salary? They have to whore themselves out by wearing a baseball cap as soon as they hit the sideline so NFL fans will rush out and buy a hat just like their favorite quarterback?
I watched a bit of the Cowboy/Patriot game on Sunday. I noticed Tom Brady did not wear a hat on the sideline, at least not during the few minutes I watched the game. I thought it odd that I found this rare; an NFL quarterback not wearing a baseball cap on the sideline. I hope it’s because he turned down the payola dough. I’ll be keeping an eye and an ear open to see what I can find out about QBs and their caps.
And after I find out that the quarterbacks are getting money for taking part in the product placement, then I’ll see what I can find out about the TV directors who make sure they get the shot of the QB’s wearing the NFL merchandise on their head. Are they in on it too?
Do you know a Wahoo Gazette reader you’d like to nominate for a Cameo Mention of a Wahoo Reader? If so, let me know, and maybe, just maybe, that person will received that acclaimed honor in a future Wahoo Gazette.
WAHOO PHILOSOPHY CORNER
Tonight’s featured Philosopher: Plato
- This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.
- We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
- Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER
She celebrated a birthday milestone today, happy birthday to the lovely Kate Ray.
This concludes another installment of CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER
Richard Simmons; Casey Affleck; and Sondre Lerche. PLUS:A Mixed up Cameraman; Al Qaeda Recruitment; Great Moments in Presidential Speeches; Johnny Twain; a Top Ten List; a Prize Giveaway; and Jose Feliciano sings “Ol’ Turkey Buzzard.”
“ . . . . and now, billionaire supermarket magnate . . . . David Letterman!”
ACT 1
While billboarding the night’s program, Dave says he doesn’t quite understand Richard Simmons and whenever he’s on, things don’t go too well. An exhausted Dave says, “I bet he makes his wife crazy!” Paul does a Jack Benny reaction. I really enjoyed that.
Out of the video clip, we see cameraman Dave Dorsett’s face up real close to the camera lens. All we see is face. Dave Letterman tries to get Dorsett’s attention. Dorsett is lost in thought. Dave finally gets the cameraman’s attention, “What’s going on?”
Dorsett snaps back to reality. From another camera we see that Dorsett is looking into the wrong end of his camera. “Oh, sorry, wrong end.” Dorsett swings the camera around so it’s now pointing at Dave and the desk. Hey, it happens. It’s just a loss of concentration.
According to military sources, Al Qaeda in Iraq is in trouble. They’re clearly doing everything they can to attract new recruits. We take a look. Announce: “Are you highly motivated? Are you good with Mullahs? Do you despise infidels? If so, you might be right to lead Al Qaeda in Iraq. As head of Al Qaeda in Iraq, you’ll receive many wonderful perks like martyrdom insurance from Geico . . . complimentary beard delousing . . . a one year Al Qaeda fitness center membership . . . and the keys to the company goat! Send in your application today.
Al Qaeda . . . . it’s what we do.”
Dave throws the blue card through the window behind. We hear the crash, and then the melodic strains of Jose Feliciano’s “Ol Turkey Buzzard.” Absolutely lovely.
GREAT MOMENTS IN PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES: something about health care.
And now ladies and gentlemen, singing the stirring, haunting, beautiful “Old Turkey Buzzard,” please welcome Jose Feliciano! The scrim rises. Seated there with his acoustic guitar is the legendary Jose Feliciano. He sings “Old Turkey Buzzard.”
Ol Turkey Buzzard, Ol Turkey Buzzard
Flyin, Flyin high,
He's just waiting
Buzzard just a-waiting
Waiting for something down below the dive
Old Buzzard knows that he can wait
Cause every mother's son has got a date,
A date with Fate.. With fate
He sees men come, he sees men go,
Crawling like ants on the rocks below
The men will steal, the men will dream
And die for gold on the rocks below
Gold, Gold, Gold, they just gotta have that gold
Gold, Gold, Gold, they'll do anything for gold
Now that was a nice surprise.
ACT 2
And now it’s time for another visit with America’s favorite humorist, Johnny Twain.
The scrim rises. Johnny Twain: “Oh, sorry, I didn’t hear you come in. Twain’s the name, Johnny Twain.
– I wasn’t always the distinguished man you see in front of you. In fact, I was an ugly
kid. My mother had morning sickness after I was born.
- I was so ugly, when I worked at a pet store, people kept asking how big I’d get.
- I was poor, too. My family couldn’t afford tinsel for out Christmas tree, so we had to wait for Grandpa to sneeze.
- I’m trying to stay in shape. My doctor told me to run five miles a day for two weeks. I called him and said, ‘Doc, I’m 70 miles from my house!’
- Sex is tough when you’re old I have to have two girls at once. In case I fall asleep, they’ll have someone to talk to.
- I tell you, I’ve got no sex life at all. My wife has cut me down to once a month. But I’m lucky. I know two guys she cut off completely.
- I met one of the guys. I asked him, ‘Who said you could fool around with my wife?’ He said, ‘Everybody!’
Good night, America.”
TOP TEN: Questions President Bush Asked the Dalai Lama – the Dalai Lama met with President Bush today at the White House. 9. “Is there a peaceful way for me to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age?”
ACT 3 RICHARD SIMMONS
Richard enters from the back of the theater to the tune of Little Richard’s “Tutti Fruitti.” His run down the aisle leads the decade-old AARP member a bit winded.
Dave consoles Richard by reminding him that 60 is now the new 40. With today’s gas prices, that’s true with a paycheck too.
In the middle of a conversation, Dave butts in and asks, “Years ago I gave up trying to figure out the tank top and the shorts . . . . but . . . why the oil?” Dave doesn’t understand the need to oil up before coming on the show. Richard doesn’t answer, so Dave offers “Is it dry skin? Do you have dry skin?” Richard confesses, “YES!” just to get past the topic and move on.
Dave asks about Richard’s upbringing and what brought him to becoming a fitness guru. Richard calls himself a chubby kid. When he lived in California he discovered there was no place for a fat, overweight, out of shape person to go to work out in Los Angeles. He opened a gym 36 years ago called “Slimmons.” And it went on from there. He not only offered a place to get physically fit, but a place to strengthen your mind and self-esteem.
Dave has a theory with today’s obesity epidemic. He believes that as the species evolves, we are supposed to be fat. By the end of the century, the average weight will be 600 pounds. We have been bred to eat and laze. Richard, of course, doesn’t accept that for a second and he is here tonight to expand on the government’s “No Child Left Behind” act to include mandatory Physical Education in the schools. Many schools do not require it Richard says he wants to take advantage of his time on the Late Show to get the message out. He says to Dave, “You got millions and millions of people watching you . . .” Dave quickly interjects, “Not tonight.” I laughed a good laugh at that. Very funny. Richard takes the punch, shakes it off, and continues his plea for the need for Phys Ed in schools. He takes a page from Sally Field’s Norma Rae character when she rallied the workers to unionize. He stands on the guest chair and leads the chant, “P.E. in Schools! That’s the Golden Rule!” He repeats the chant and the audience joins in.
How’s Deal-A-Meal going? Richard proudly says he sold over 60 million Deal-A-Meals.
To finish up, Dave wonders why Richard is looking more and more like Paulie Shore?
We have a lot of fun with Richard on the show, but his heart really is in the right place. To find out more about Richard Simmons’ campaign to keep P.E. in the schools, check out his website: www.richardsimmons.com
ACT 4 DAVE: “Alan, what is in tonight’s Prize Package?” ALAN: “Dave, tonight’s Prize Package includes:
- an Apple iPod Touch with 16 gigabytes of memory, capable of holding 22 hours of music or five hours of video;
- a gift certificate to The Cheesecake Factory, the popular casual dining restaurant;
And a 7-day trip for two to fabulous Acapulco!
It’s a Prize Package worth five thousand, six hundred seventy-five dollars!
Back to you, Dave!” DAVE: “Wow. That’s fantastic. We’ll be right back.”
ACT 5 Announce: “It’s time for the ‘Tony Mendez Show Preview!’ Watch this week as Tony is pursued by the company spy. Just log on to www.cbs.com/lateshow. This is going to get crazy! We’ll be right back.”
ACT 6 CASEY AFFLECK
Casey, from Boston, naturally is a big Red Sox fan. Dave tells him things don’t look so well for his BoSox right now. Casey counters that things look better for his Red Sox than they do for the Yankees. YEAH! Great comeback! Nice job, Casey. Very good. I enjoyed that, though I wish it weren’t true.
Casey got his first taste of the work life outside Fenway Park selling hot dogs and sausages as a vendor. Halfway through the game he would bribe a ticket-taker with a couple sausages and get in to watch the game. And that’s free enterprise at its best.
Casey spent the summer vacationing in upstate New York. He and his wife have been thinking about moving out of L.A. to a more rural place and a few weeks in the country was considered a trial run. It didn’t turn out all that great. Casey has a terrifying fear of ticks. He admits to doing 35 tick checks a day on himself; under the arms, through his scalp, examining his “undercarriage.” It got to be overwhelming and took away from the fun of a vacation. Casey’s wife realizes this country-living thing isn’t going to happen.
Casey is in two films this fall. One was directed by his brother Ben, called, “Gone Baby Gone.” In this film, Casey had to jump into a sewage-filled quarry from a 60-foot drop. He didn’t want to do it but his brother the director convinced him against his better judgment. A week later he was told that the film was erased when it was accidentally run through the x-ray machine at the airport. The scene had to be re-shot. Casey though he was lucky to survive the jump the first time and would be tempting fate by doing it a second time. He refused to do it again. After much negotiating, the older brother won out. Casey did the jump again. He wasn’t happy about it at all, but Ben said it was crucial for the film. Months later, Casey got to see the film for the first time. And Casey is still angry that the scene was cut. There was no shot of him jumping into the sewage-filled quarry. Older brothers will do that.
Casey’s new film, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is now playing in selected cities. Casey plays the Robert Ford character, whom Dave describes as “creepy and weird, and yet compelling.” Dave has high praise for the film, coming soon to a theater near you if it’s not already there.
ACT 7 SONDRE LERCHE (sahn-dray lair-kay): From his new CD, the soundtrack for the film Dan In Real Life, Sondre Lerche performed “To Be Surprised.”
And that was our show for Tuesday October 16, 2007.
I’m watching the news about a sandstorm in California which created extremely hazardous driving conditions due to blindingly low visibility. Know what I noticed in the clip? No one had their headlights on. All these cars driving on the highway during a sandstorm and no one had their headlights on. Now most people would say turning on headlights during a sandstorm or foggy conditions does not let them see better. Agreed, it does not . . . You turn on your headlights SO OTHERS CAN SEE YOU BETTER! C’mon, people, use your noggin for something other than a hat rack.
Did you hug your boss today?
From the Calendar Updates Website:
National Boss Day is October 16 each year. When the holiday falls on a weekend, it is generally celebrated on the working day closest to October 16.
National Boss Day offers employees an opportunity to recognize those in supervisory positions. Popular ways to say "thanks" include cards, a lunch in the boss's honor, flowers, or gift certificates.
National Boss Day was started in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, then an employee at State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Ill., registered the holiday with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. She designated October 16 as the special day because it was her father's birthday. Ms. Haroski's purpose was to designate a day to show appreciation for her boss and other bosses. She also hoped to improve the relationship between employees and supervisors. She believed young employees often do not realize the challenges bosses face in running a business.
Jose Feliciano makes it to the LATE SHOW. This is how it was reported on his website early Tuesday morning:
Jose on Letterman! 10-16-2007
Jose on Letterman! Over the past several months David Letterman has developed a factious love/hate relationship with an old song that he eventually discovered was a Jose-tune from the film McKenna’s Gold, entitled, Old Turkey Buzzard. He and his audiences have had fun with time and time and time again, promising to culminate the entire affair with an Old Turkey Buzzard Extravaganza (what’s the point of living if you can’t have a bit of silliness mixed into it, right?)
So tonight, we’ll see the great reunion and put the Old Turkey Buzzard to bed, once and for all!
I remember Jose Feliciano caused an uproar by his vocal and instrumental stylings of the National Anthem he performed at a World Series game many years back. I googled it and was shocked to find it was 39 years ago in Detroit, in the 1968 World Series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. To read about that moment and to hear his version of the National Anthem back in ’68, check out his website. http://www.josefeliciano.com/anthem.html
Wow, I just listened to it and it surprisingly tame. I was one who liked a traditional singing of the National Anthem until I heard Marvin Gaye sing it at the 1983 NBA All-Star game. That was the best I ever heard. Check it out on YouTube.
Yesterday I wrote that a woman in a bar in London called Jake Gyllenhaal, “Jake Googleballs.” She did not. She called him “Jake Gooberballs.” When writing this, I cheated off the staffer’s paper next to me. I thought he had it right. He didn’t, therefore neither did I.
Hey, I got a new gripe. I’m getting really tired of NFL quarterbacks who come to the sideline after they give up the ball and the first thing they do is slap on a team hat. It doesn’t matter if it’s indoors or out, on goes the cap. What’s up with that? Is it a matter of produce placement? Is it all a big sell? And if so, are they getting a piece of the action? And if they are getting a piece of the action, why? Aren’t they making enough money just on their salary? They have to whore themselves out by wearing a baseball cap as soon as they hit the sideline so NFL fans will rush out and buy a hat just like their favorite quarterback?
I watched a bit of the Cowboy/Patriot game on Sunday. I noticed Tom Brady did not wear a hat on the sideline, at least not during the few minutes I watched the game. I thought it odd that I found this rare; an NFL quarterback not wearing a baseball cap on the sideline. I hope it’s because he turned down the payola dough. I’ll be keeping an eye and an ear open to see what I can find out about QBs and their caps.
And after I find out that the quarterbacks are getting money for taking part in the product placement, then I’ll see what I can find out about the TV directors who make sure they get the shot of the QB’s wearing the NFL merchandise on their head. Are they in on it too?
Do you know a Wahoo Gazette reader you’d like to nominate for a Cameo Mention of a Wahoo Reader? If so, let me know, and maybe, just maybe, that person will received that acclaimed honor in a future Wahoo Gazette.
WAHOO PHILOSOPHY CORNER
Tonight’s featured Philosopher: Plato
- This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.
- We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
- Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER
She celebrated a birthday milestone today, happy birthday to the lovely Kate Ray.
This concludes another installment of CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER
ACT 1 • Show Open • Dave's Monologue Watch now • Oil Prices Announcement • Dave Dorsett Looks Through Wrong End of the Camera • Al Qaeda Recruitment Commercial • Great Moments In Presidential Speeches • Jose Feliciano performs "Old Turkey Buzzard"
ACT 2 • Johnny Twain Tonight • Top Ten Questions President Bush Asked the Dalai Lama Read now
