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It would not have gone over well with me at all. Not a fan of Corden. I remember Stephen struggling when he first took over, but I have no recollection of Corden being the new best thing in late night. Blech.

Good point - I can't believe I didn't even realize the Tonys would have been tonight. However, there's good news - the Tonys will be on September 26th. At least that's the plan at the moment.

Finally, a clip of Craig Ferguson! I loved this series. And a huge thanks to @catlover79and @Annber03for having the wonderful conversation you had so all I had to do was like all of your posts and not have to post anything myself!

Gladys looks good! Love the dress.

I'm honestly so impressed with the show this year. While I miss the audience, I think they've done a great job considering all the obstacles the year presented. And I actually like all of the honorees this year. I kinda wish I could have gone. Alas - although I saved a bunch of money 🙂 I also wish Garth had gone with a slightly fancier mask than the drugstore blue one...

Garth Brooks is a very emotional guy. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

I would love to go to a concert to see all of those people who honored Joan!

I love Rhiannon Giddens soooooo much. And Sturgill!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was just thinking that same thing. OTOH, I think they're doing a good job with the performances so far. And the introductions. I like seeing parts of the Kennedy Center that I don't normally see. I haven't been to The Reach yet at all. I'm kinda glad they're doing Debbie Allen first. Oh, and I do like interviewing the recipients for a change.

Hey - I resemble that remark! 😄

When I was a kid, we were only allowed to get the Fudge Pop since it was a nickel. I always wanted the Chocolate Eclair, but it was a dime, so no go. So I'd get the Chocolate Eclair. I'm sure it tastes awful, but I'd get it anyway, dammit!

I looooved that! And still laugh when I think about it. I think Dave and Jay were friends before all the mismanagement by the network and it was good to see them together again. Isn't Conan going to do a show on HBO Max when he's finished at TBS? I thought I'd heard that. If so, could be interesting.

Going to the game today! Yay!!!!!!!!!! I'm leaving the house and seeing a friend who I haven't seen since the Before Times. And my sister! And the weather is lovely! (Too bad the team isn't, but we can't have everything).

OMG, thanks for reminding me about tribute sites, @smittykins! Here's the one from WPGC. I even have it bookmarked on my computer and totally forgot about it! https://www.amandfmmorningside.com/

I finally caught up. Firstly (sorry @catlover79), I just don't like Jay Leno. I find him untalented, unfunny (which is too bad, because he used to be funny, way back before he stole The Tonight Show) and really grating. I also can't watch Fallon, so The Tonight Show has not been on my TV since Carson left. I think NBC totally screwed Conan and I'd have no use for them if they hadn't given Late Night to Seth. Love Seth. I hope he's featured more coming up, along with Craig Ferguson who I think was brilliant. Or is brilliant - it's just that I don't know what he's been up to since he left his Sirius show. I think I heard them say that Bill Maher was on Comedy Central when he was first mentioned and I was frantically googling that to make sure I remembered it was ABC. Later, when they talked about his being fired, they did say ABC, but I thought the first error was pretty bad. I liked Bill back then, and for many years into Real Time, but had to stop watching a few years ago. He's just bad now. I remember Dave and 9/11. And Dave and the heart attack. And Dave and the blackmail scheme. And Dave and Harry's birth. Have I mentioned I love Dave? 😄 I also find it amazing how much better Kimmel is now than when he started. I prefer to forget his previous persona and go with his present one. Sorry about the long post. I'm just really enjoying this series.

Here are a couple of airchecks from the station of my misspent youth - WPGC, Washington. First, from 1974, which would be right in my mid-teen years: Then, from 1969, a tad before I was really into the whole radio thing: A friend of mine sent me a CD of the New Years Eve broadcast from WPGC for ... a year in the 70s sometime (I've forgotten at the moment and don't feel like looking for the disc :) ). It was a lot of fun listening to radio from my formative years.

A very nice article about Kate Winslet in The Week Magazine

I pay bills for rich people. With their money, not mine, so it's okay.

I have tickets to our first post-pandemic shows - yay! Steve Earle and The Dukes with The Mastersons opening - late July Outlaw Music Festival in late September with the following lineup: Willie Nelson and the family, Sturgill Simpson (yay!), Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Gov't Mule, Kathleen Edwards. I'm so looking forward to these. I'm also a little nervous since I haven't been out in public in quite a while... well, not in crowds, anyway.

The best part of that article was the typo of someone sending Rand "white power" instead of "white powder".

Actually, that is not all. There was also George Clooney. And, John's tie was turning weird colors when he leaned forward. Now, that's all.

Nazi-era fuck blanket. That is all.

I thought I was the only one doing that! I always FF through the commercials, but make sure I watch the last segment because I need to know that Seth loves me. Does this mean I'm not doing well? Yikes 😄

Here's a run down of the week's activities from WaPo. It sounds like it should be a nice show. I hope it comes together well for TV viewing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/43rd-annual-kennedy-center-honors/2021/05/22/7259ab90-baff-11eb-96b9-e949d5397de9_story.html

I think Stephen has really loosened up since they moved from home to the storage closet. I really enjoy the show now, but I do understand him wanting to get back to the theatre and the audience and Jon (I miss Jon being there!). I will say that when they ran clips (or maybe it was an entire show-I don't actually remember) a while ago of the show in the theatre, I was really distracted by how noisy it was. I'm fine either way since I love the show, but the theatre is so... noisy. (I'm sure I'll adapt).