Before we start, I just want you to know I'm doing this a little before midnight, late Wednesday night. I'm watching the Yankee game. Yankee Tino Martinez just got a 9th inning, 2-out, 2-run homer to tie the game. Boy, I'm really looking forward to doing the Wahoo Gazette tonight!

NEW HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: It's a great David Letterman Show, Late Night with David Letteman, and Late Show with David Letterman Halloween tradition. It's New Halloween Costumes. The set is just the way we left it last year: fireplace on the left, coat rack in the corner, round table by the front door, a chair in the other corner. The door bell rings. Dave answers. It's a Trick-or-Treater.
#1. A pretty young girl - She's PUMPKIN INNARDS - Pumpkin Innards receives former CEO of G.E. Jack Welch's new book, "Jack: Straight From the Gut."

The Arizona Diamondbacks are retired in the top of the tenth.

#2. A young lad - He's a BREATHE RIGHT STRIP - Breathe Right Strip gets a handful of Beef Jerky. I sampled quite a bit of the Beef Jerky after rehearsal. Beef Jerky makes soda taste extra good!

#3. It's a young girl in a black SUV. It's LIZZIE GRUBMAN - Dizzy Lizzy receives a pair of glasses someone left in the theater a couple weeks ago.

Bottom of the 10th. Scott Brosius just missed a homerun by five feet. It goes foul.

#4. Who's this? It's a MIASMA OF WIRES YOU FIND BEHIND YOUR COMPUTER - What's the miasma get? A Tonight Show mug. Since you asked, Miasma is fine now that the hayfever season is over.

Derek Jeter's up.

#5. It's two kids in square boards. What are they? WYOMING AND COLORADO, of course. These two lucky kids receive ---

IT'S OUT OF HERE! HOMERUN, DEREK JETER! YANKEES WIN! YANKEES WIN! YANKEES WIN, 4-3! YANKEES WIN, 4-3 IN THE 10TH INNING. WHOA, BABY!!!

More on this game later. And you know you're going to get more on this game later.

Wyoming and Colorado each receive $25,000 in cash.

#6. A most lovely girl dressed in a RUBIK'S CUBE. Why is she wearing a Rubik's Cube? She's a kid whose parents made her wear one of their old costumes. What's she get? Stuff we stole out of Kevin Spacey's dressing room - a wallet and socks. Too bad. If she came to Dave's house a few seconds earlier, she could have scored 50 Grand.

#7. Oh my, what a pretty child. She's Julia! What is she for Halloween this year? Lovely Julia is a CD THAT'S BEEN SITTING ON YOUR DASHBOARD. Dave gives little Julia a 1994 World Almanac. The CD? The Eagles Greatest Hits.

#8. Hey! Who's this? It's Caribbean telephone psychic MISS CLEO! And what does Dave have for Miss Cleo? A cast photo of the recently canceled "Wolf Lake."

On my ride home from work tonight, I heard something on the radio about Miss Cleo. I missed what it was. I'll look for it in tomorrow's paper.

#9. And finally, it's a big guy with a chintzy goatee in a baseball uniform. Who it this? It's BRONX LITTLE LEAGUE PITCHER, DANNY ALMONTE. Dave empties the bowl of Beef Jerky into the AARP-subscribing pitcher.

And that was New Halloween Costumes for 2001.

Dave doesn't know what to make of the interns wearing costumes to work on Halloween. This isn't Disneyland. Is it appropriate? Who knows? Me? Whatever it takes to get the job done is fine with me. If you want to dress with a pumpkin on your head, fine, just as long as you do your work.
While Dave thinks it strange, he has no problem with a dog wearing a Superman cape. Dave calls for Cobi to come out and take a bow. Cobi makes an entrance, acknowledges the crowd and exits.

TOP TEN: REASON I, DAVE, LOVE CANDY. Did we do a Top Ten tonight? I don't remember. If we did, these were a couple of them.
#7. No time to brush? Eat some Junior Mints.
#5. Hilarious "Who's On First" type confusion whenever I try to buy a Wahtchamacallit.

At the conclusion of the Top Ten, Dave calls for one of the Halloween-costumed interns. A short-skirted, purple-haired, coffee-carrying intern walks out, says a few words to Dave, then exits. So is it appropriate for an intern to wear a Halloween costume to work? Hey, it got an intern on national TV.

KEVIN SPACEY: Hey, he's sockless! And he probably doesn't have cab fare for after the show. Says Kevin, "I feel like Don Johnson." Kevin then stands up and mimes holding a gun and making his way through a possible occupied house. Before we get into the interview, Dave asks Kevin to do that thing. What thing is that? I know what it is. Most daily Late Show viewers know what it is. It's Kevin Spacey's impersonation of Johnny Carson. Few, if any, do a better Johnny than Kevin Spacey. Dave loves Kevin's Johnny. Dave has also asked Tommy Smothers to do a Johnny. Tommy's is great too. Rich Little's Johnny is too much schtick for me. Rich over does the mannerisms. After Kevin's Johhny, Kevin wasn't done. He later sang a Paul McCartney, did an Anne Heche, and in the "K-Pax" movie clip, we see Kevin doing Timmy from Lassie. The guy does 'em all. Kevin's a class act, always enjoyable.

AMY SEDARIS: Dressed in all black - We learn of Amy's imaginary boyfriend, Ricky. Amy is highly energetic, fun, has great stories, and slips in jokes where you don't expect. She tells a joke that doesn't sound like a joke. You have to listen. You have to think. The best jokes are the ones where you have to "discover." Not only is it funny, but you get to feel proud of yourself for "finding" the hidden joke. People like to laugh and feel proud at the same time.
Amy is appearing in an off-Broadway play, "Wonder of the World." It opens tonight (Thursday, November 1)

And that's our show for Wednesday, October 31. WAHOO EXTRA!

Why am I doing the Wahoo at such a late hour? Because I raced home after the taping to share some Halloween with my girls. Dominique was a cheerleader, Danielle was a PowerRanger. Why Danielle wanted to be a PowerRanger, I don't know since she's never seen a PowerRanger show before. Dominique's been excited for weeks to be a cheerleader. Wednesday morning she woke and couldn't get into her costume fast enough. Dominique was delighted with her choice.
Danielle was equally excited about being a PowerRanger - - - until Wednesday morning. All of a sudden, Danielle no longer wanted to be a PowerRanger. Somehow, Denise was able to work her magic and Danielle finally came down the stairs very happily in her PowerRanger costume. I was about to cut a sheet and make her a ghost and be done with it. Denise's charm saved us a sheet.

My new favorite show: "The Other Half" - the male version of "The View." "Talk Soup" can close down shop and just show "The Other Half." The show is that good/bad. On "The Other Half" there is Dick Clark who plays the role of Barbara Walters. Danny Bonaduce plays the part of Joy Behar. Mario Lopez plays Lisa Ling. And Dr. Jan Adams plays the role of Star Jones. In Wednedsay morning's "The Other Half," the guys actually dressed like their female counter parts from "The View." That's right, Dick Clark dressed up like Barbara Walters and the rest dressed like the rest. Poor Meredith Vieira doesn't get represented on "The Other Half." I guess she's not mock worthy. Meredith is sort of like Marilyn of "The Munsters." YANKEES WIN!

I WROTE THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY MORNING:
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The Diamondbacks lose one game and they seem to be scrambling and worried. If El Duque pitches like the October El Duque of old and the Yankees win tonight (Wednesday), the second- guessing and the decision-spin will be fun to watch the next few days. Arizona Diamondbacks - Don't Panic! The World Series is sitting there for you to take. Rushing Schilling back is a big mistake. And the Yankees thank you.
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BACK LIVE - AFTER THE GAME:
Well, rushing Schilling back maybe wasn't such a bad idea. He pitched great once again. 1 run, 7 innings. At the outset, I was very glad to see Schilling starting Wednesday's game. He's been pitching incredible ball for over a month now and anything that could disrupt his usual routine would be welcomed by me. Bringing him back one day early I thought might be just the thing to throw Schilling off his rhythm. I was wrong. Schilling pitched great baseball for 7 innings. With a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the 8th, some were saying Schilling may come out of the game for Arizona closer Byun Kim. By this time, I was hoping hoping hoping Schilling would come out. He was on and I wanted him out of there. Sure enough, Schilling comes out, Kim comes in. I taste a chance for the Yankees. Zona Manager Brenly is concerned about Game 7 and wants a strong Schilling for that game, so Brenly takes out Schilling. Why Brenly is so concerned about Game 7 in a 3-1 game in Game 4 is beyond me. Kim strikes out the side in the 8th. Everything seems to be going the Diamondbacks way.
Bottom of the 9th, two outs. Paul O'Neill is on first. Yankees are still losing 3-1. Tino Martinez is up. Tino hits a blast to right center for a game-tying homerun. Just when I thought I've seen it all, the Yankees do something new. What a great feeling. I'm giggling like a little kid. I feel as if the Yankees are about to steal another World Series game. How they keep doing it is beyond me.

Watch the replay of Tino's homerun. You've heard of the famous Babe Ruth World Series homerun against the Cubs when he "Called his Shot." If not, this is what happened. The Babe stepped out of the batter's box, pointed to the centerfield fence, and hit the next pitch right to the spot the guy pointed. (Did the Babe really call his shot? It's been heavily debated and the truth is, he probably didn't. The Babe was merely indicating the strike count.) Anyway, right before Tino's homerun, you can see a guy in a blue shirt sitting behind homeplate in the front row pointing to right centerfield. Tino put the next pitch right to the spot the guy was pointing. The guy may have been pointing to that spot for every batter the whole game but it sure looks prophetic in the replay.

JETER'S HOMERUN: The ball lands in the rightfield stands. Jeter circles the bases. After jumping off the couch , this is what I see on the TV. Schilling sitting in the dugout. Pitcher Kim on the mound. A second and a half of Jeter running towards home. Then a shot of the Diamondbacks owner sitting in the stands. A great great moment in baseball history and we get to see more of the sadness than the joy. The director's name is Bill Webb.

One more thing about Brenly taking Schilling out of the game. What did you think? Kim came in and struck out the side in the 8th. If you were saying at the time, "Hey, good move. Kim did great," you can't change your mind about the move after the 9th. The way I saw it was when a guy pitches 14 innings and lets up 2 runs in 2 games, taking him out of the game can only be seen as good news for the opponent, no matter who the replacement.

Brenly has been concerned about Game 7 of the World Series all week. He may just manage his team to that game.

The Torre Magic? He sits Knoblauch, starts Spencer. Spencer homers and throws out a run at the plate. Jeter ends up batting leadoff.

The fun continues. Mussina vs. Batista Thursday night. I know Yankee haters are finding this very difficult to watch but you have to admit this has been pretty amazing. Sit back and watch. You don't have to like it, but you have to appreciate it. It's amazing. And my summer continues.