Yes, there was actually a time when NBC broadcast a program called “The Wisdom Series.” One of the episodes featured a half hour with Igor Stravinsky. When was the last time you saw anything like this on network television?
The descent into barbarism continues. Happy birthday, Igor Stravinsky!
We’ve been blocked by the Red Planet!
Due to connectivity issues, last night’s scheduled discussion about the NBC miniseries “The Martian Chronicles” has been rescheduled for tomorrow night (Sunday) at 7 pm EDT – which means our conversation about “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” will have to wait until Friday, August 28.
Barring any more technical difficulties, Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner is live-streamed on Facebook every Friday and Sunday evening at 7:00 EDT.
For your Saturday morning, Igor Stravinsky on NBC. Good God, what happened to television?
I am all astir with nostalgia, melancholy and bewilderment at the passage of time.
Larry “Bud” Melman. Brother Theodore. The Guy Under the Seats. Stupid Pet Tricks. Stupid Human Tricks. The Top Ten List.
So long, Dave. Thanks for all the laughs.
Rocket Chair Race
The Human Sponge
Dropping stuff off a five story tower
Dave and Zsa-Zsa’s Fast Food Car Trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F6ihYOgruY
Dog Poetry
Larry “Bud” Melman in a Bear Suit
Chris Elliott as the Guy under the Seats
The official G.E. Corporate Handshake
My letter (quite possibly) on “Viewer Mail”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arWx-bW5H88
The “stand up tragedy” of Brother Theodore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KG14rsY7Ik
Unfortunately, after Dave left NBC for CBS, after being passed over for “The Tonight Show,” NBC withheld the rights to re-air these clips from the show’s first, funniest, edgiest ten years. Those who know Letterman only from his CBS incarnation (“The Late Show,” as opposed to “Late Night”) really don’t know Letterman. There used to be at least one gag a night that had me in tears.
PHOTO: Dave in 1986. Note the chicken, bottom right.
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