Tuesday was Biff's birthday and Dave invited him to sing with that night's music guest, Sarah Harmer. In a surprise to everyone, Biff accepted and stayed out on stage during the song, joining in with the bass player during the chorus. Dave said this was the first time Biff sang on the show, forgetting about "Yankees, Yankees, Yankees," the time he sang in Branson with BR3-49 (or whatever the band was) and "Put the meat in the egg and dip it in the flour," just to name a few. Dave thanked Biff for the performance and thanked Sarah Harmer for her being a good sport.

So do you think Barry Bonds will break Mark McGwire's record of 70 home runs in a season? The guy is red hot. Did you see what happened last night against the Astros when he got hit by that pitch? We see a clip of the game of when Barry got hit and the ball bounce clear over the right field fence. I've heard rumors and this convinced me the rumor are true. Barry Bonds' body is corked.

Dave mistakenly referred to Barry Bonds as Bobby Bonds, Barry's father. Oops. This sent me into a panic as I feared I may have absentmindedly typed onto the blue card "Bobby" instead of "Barry" and planted the wrong idea into his head. Flipping through the show's script, I sighed a sigh of relief to find I had "Barry."

Bobby played mainly for the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees in the mid 60's through the 70's. Bobby set the record for most strikeouts in a season, if my memory serves me, at 189.

WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH OLD GUYS AND ENORMOUS GLASSES? It's comedic gold. What is the deal, anyway? My guess is their eyesight is so bad, the glasses look small to them.
Some who were featured tonight: Alan Greenspan, Jerry Lewis, Swifty Lazar, Jim Bakker, Dave DeBusschere or Janet Reno, Ed McMahon, Billy Graham, and Carol Channing.

"Giant Glasses." I just typed in "Giant Glasses" because this bit is usually called "What's The Deal With Old Guys And Giant Glasses," not "Enormous Glasses," and if in the future I need to find out how many times we've done "What's the deal with old guys and giant glasses" when I type in search word "Giant Glasses," this installment will now appear too.

Back from commercial, Dave tries on some enormous glasses. Today, they are enormous. In the late 70's, they were cool.

JOHN CUSACK: Dressed in all black --- oops, that's a deep navy blue shirt. Dave introduced him as his sister, Joan. Oops. This sent me into a panic as I feared I may have absentmindedly typed onto the blue card "Joan" instead of "John" and planted the wrong idea into his head. Flipping through the show's script, I sighed a sigh of relief to find I had "John."
John stars in the romantic comedy, "Serendipity," which opens this Friday.
John enjoyed a big family trip to Hawaii not too long ago (sister Joan couldn't make it) and stayed at Charo's house, the cootchie-coo girl. You probably know Charo from her appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and, . . . and, . . . and, . . . I don't know, "Hollywood Squares"? John spent the whole vacation looking for things "Charo."

GRANT PAULSEN: A 13-year-old sportscaster. Grant was last on our show March 20, 2001. Few here remembered who he was until I said he was the kid who gave Paul and the band the double-index-finger-point hello. Then everybody knew. Back in March, Grant confidently picked Duke to win the NCAA Tournament and said he thought Michael Jordan would come back to the NBA since he could "still get it done." The kid is right on both counts.
Tonight, Grant made his entrance with a point and then raising his thumb for a gun-like point. It was very smooth. The kid is very professional, very polished, and realizes he is very fortunate. And through his work, he even got the chance to talk to Bob Costas once. It was a happy day for Grant. Grant looks up to Bob Costas like few fellow sportscasters can.

Dave and Grant talk baseball as Dave throws out a few names as Grant bangs them back with sharp, accurate opinions of each. Dave wants to know, "Will Barry Bonds break the single season home run record?" Grant says Barry is only one away and it will be tough to keep him from hitting another home run.
(ed.note: You heard it here first. Barry Bonds will NOT break Mark McGwire's homer record. Barry doesn't hit well in October.)

With so many home runs being hit, Dave wants to know if the home run has been devalued. Grant says there are so many home runs today because you have rookies coming into the league "with arms bigger than my head." Grant was never at a loss for words, always with an opinion, always knew what he wanted to say and said it clear, straightforward, and concise. At one point Dave broke in to ask, "At one time, did I buy life insurance from you?" The kid is super-poised and quite a salesman.

Who does Grant like in the World Series? Says Grant, "The Yankees have pitching" (names Clemens and Mussina). "Oakland has pitching" (names Hudson and Zito). "And Seattle has pitching" (names Garcia and Moyer.) "So it anybody's guess. As for the National League, it's up for grabs."
Dave enjoyed the interview quite a bit as you couldn't but be impressed with the poise, knowledge, and stage presence of young Grant. Hopefully CBS picks him up for some sideline reporting. The kid is good. The kid is entertaining.

JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS: From their new CD, "Global a Go-Go", they sang "John Chapman." Joe Strummer is a founding member of The Clash. I thought the song "John Chapman" was darn good. I'll have to listen to the CD. Oops, I'm sorry. The song wasn't "John Chapman." It was "Johnny Appleseed." My mistake.

And that was our show for Wednesday October 3, 2001. WAHOO EXTRA

Some things I left out in yesterday's Wahoo. Dave calling for the Cotton Candy machine to be brought down to Ruperts during Tuesday's show was done on the fly. Nobody knew it was coming, not even Dave, until he said it. The same with Biff. No one knew Biff would sing with Sarah Harmer. Even when Dave invited him to do so, no one knew if Biff would take him up on it. One would think that once the show begins, the staff could sit back, relax, and watch all their work come to fruition on the show. Not so. Once the show starts we continue to run as fast as we've been running all day long. I like it that way --- most of the time.

Hey you squeaky wheels, congratulations! Your griping resulted in the Wahoo Gazette scrolly thing to disappear. Those two guys who play computer games for a living (and designing the Late Show website on the side) heard your complaints to fix the Wahoo Gazette and heeded your plea. The scroll is gone. It's back to the way it once was. Walter and Jay appreciate your opinions, want to know what you are thinking, and are eager to please anyway they can. Me? I could give a rat's ass.

FANTASY BASEBALL: I am in third place, a half-point ahead of 4th. Third place gets money. The guy in 4th place is less than a point ahead of me in Average, 1 ahead of me in Runs, and 2 ahead of me in RBI's. I'm thinking of dropping Manny Ramirez for the final 4 games of the season. By the time you read this on Thursday, my decision will have already been made. My prediction: I will end up in 3rd place when I beat him out in Average by less than a tenth of a point.

And now a little something for you Brooklyn Dodger fans:
Bobby Thompson the batter. And here's the pitch from Branca. There's a long drive to left. I think it's gonna be . . . Pafko makes an incredible catch! THE DODGERS WIN THE PENNANT! THE DODGERS WIN THE PENNANT! THE DODGERS WIN THE PENNANT.

Five more notices in my local paper's obituary column stemming from the World Trade Center. Five today, five yesterday, four the day before that. And it keeps on coming. And it keeps going.