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			Tuesday, December 11, 2001 Show #1722
			By Michael Z. McIntee	Change Text Color: Black \| White


	Mariah Carey; Elijah Wood; and the musical group, Stereophonics. PLUS: The Oprah Log; and a Day In The Life of Osama bin Laden. QUEST TO GUEST Oprah Log: Day 34. Oprah Log Final Entry: Day 2 From this week's *People: "No-prah Winfrey" "Is there a little tension being generated by a running gag on Late Show with David Letterman? Letterman, 54, never a guest on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, has pleaded nightly, on air, for a spot. Winfrey, 47, tells PEOPLE, 'I don't really know what he's doing because I don't watch his show.' Ouch! Will Letterman ever appear? 'No," says Winfrey. Then she adds, 'Not yet.' Meaning as Dave says, it ain't Oprah 'till it's Oprah." Hmmm. Dave hears from Oprah! Will Dave appear on her show? Says Oprah, "No, not yet." NOT YET! It's a glimmer of hope. There's life yet in Dave's Quest to Guest! Paul takes it away with a new Oprah song. The Oprah Song:* "O from our hearts, We thank you Oprah. You've responded to Dave's shameless groveling mantra. Uber-Oprah, Deepak Chopra, only smarter. And I'll be on installment 2 of Dave's 2 parter. O from our hearts, God bless you, Oprah." A DAY IN THE LIFE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN: What is Osama's day like? Here are some samples. 7:00 AM - Wakes up, asks assistants, "Am I still alive?" 11:30 AM - Has trouble opening jar of peanut butter; declares Jihad against Skippy. 2:30 PM - Celebrity judge at wet burqa contest. 5:00 PM - Gets scolded for not taking out the trash by wives 3, 8, and 16. Midnight - Kiss family goodnight. Kiss ass goodbye. MARIAH CAREY: WEE OH! Looks great. Just last week Mariah was in Kosovo and has some photos to share. The first photo is of Mariah in a helicopter. "It's called a 'shnook'." "What's it called," Dave asks? Mariah answers, "A shnook." Dave: "That's what I call my agent." Dave asked about her eventful summer and Mariah explained the media sensationalized much of what happened. They tend to make big things out of nothing. Her problems stemmed from sheer exhaustion from her grinding work schedule of the last ten years. Mariah is hosting a CBS Holiday special on December 21 entitled, A Home for the Holidays with Mariah Carey. This is CBS' third year doing this special and it's aimed at raising our awareness of foster children who are there looking for permanent homes. Earlier today NFL Football announced that Mariah Carey would sing the National Anthem at the 2002 Super Bowl. Others who have performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. SUPER BOWL NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMERS 2002 - MARIAH CAREY 2001 - BACKSTREET BOYS 2000 - FAITH HILL 1999 - CHER 1998 - JEWEL 1997 - LUTHER VANDROSS 1996 - VANESSA WILLIAMS 1995 - KATHIE LEE GIFFORD 1994 - NATALIE COLE 1993 - GARTH BROOKS 1992 - HARRY CONNICK, JR. 1991 - WHITNEY HOUSTON 1990 - AARON NEVILLE 1989 - BILLY JOEL 1988 - HERB ALPERT 1987 - NEIL DIAMOND 1986 - WYNTON MARSALIS 1985 - CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF SAN FRANCISCO 1984 - BARRY MANILOW 1983 - LESLIE ESTERBROOK 1982 - DIANA ROSS 1981 - HELEN O'CONNELL 1980 - CHERYL LADD 1979 - THE COLGATE THIRTEEN 1978 - PHYLLIS KELLY OF NE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 1977 - VICKI CARR (America the Beautiful) 1976 - TOM SULLIVAN 1975 - GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY BAND 1974 - CHARLIE PRIDE 1973 - LITTLE ANGELS OF HOLY ANGELS CHURCH 1972 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY CHOIR 1971 - TOMMY LOY 1970 - AL HIRT 1969 - ANITA BRYANT 1968 - GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY BAND 1967 - UNIVERSITIES OF ARIZONA AND MICHIGAN BANDS Is the Super Bowl National Anthem sponsored yet? ELIJAH WOOD: From the soon to be released The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It opens here in the U.S. on Wednesday December 19. Elijah is originally from Iowa. Yes, I can see the similarities between he and Tom Arnold. Near the end of filming The Lord of the Rings, many from the cast went out and got matching tattoos. What ever happened to simply getting t-shirts made up? Elijas plays the role of Frodo Baggins in the Rings movie. We see a Burger King Frodo Baggins Action Figure. Dave has some trouble putting the thing together. During the commercial break, I got a call from Nick the researcher explaining how to assemble it and once completed, it will light up. I went out on stage to pilfer the item but there was no getting it away from Dave. He was fidgeting with it the whole time. At least now I know what to get him for Christmas. STEREOPHONICS: From their new CD, Just Enough Education To Perform, they sang "Have A Nice Day." I liked their sound. I may have to "borrow" the CD. And that was our show for Tuesday December 11, 2001. Wahoo EXTRA! Denise (wife) let me know what she wants for Christmas. She ripped a page out of a catalog, circled the item, and left it on my bureau. All I have to do is call up the place and have them ship it. It won't be much of a surprise, I guess, unless I don't get it for her. Then it would be a real surprise. I never ordered anything from a catalog before over the phone but I'm about to try it now. It is currently 10:45 AM, Tuesday morning. Here goes --- Please stand by --- Well, 4 minutes later my shopping is done. I actually had all my pertinent information right at my fingertips, I knew the answers to all the questions the guy asked, I placed my order, gave my credit card #, and was told I would receive the item within 3-5 business days. That was so easy! A major portion of my Christmas shopping is now complete, all accomplished without leaving my desk. Hello, Catalog-World! The 21st Century is grand! Speaking of Christmas gifts. I am very happy that Denise is not a big fan of the diamonds. For a while there, every Christmas I would head over to Zales or some other diamond outlet in search of the perfect bauble for Denise. I would peer at the stones through the glass window and immediately become discouraged when all the price tags were faced down. I always thought if jewelry stores were not ashamed of what they were asking, they would have the price tag right side up, proud of their item and proud of their asking price. Plus, the $10,000 ring looked no different from the $39.99 ring I just saw at Macy's. I would then leave the store angry and end up buying Denise a sweater. And besides, diamonds are so stupid. Hasn't mankind evolved past the point of being fascinated with shiny rocks? When will Paul perform his rendition of Cher's rendition of *O Holy Night? Make your guess now. Get it right, get a mention. I hope you watched the Tony Mendez Show* today. I make a quick appearance, though he told me I would be cut. If I am edited out of the Tony Mendez Show, you won't read what I just wrote because I will have deleted it. I'm driving to work Tuesday morning and I see a guy on the side of the road standing in front of his car. He is strong, tall, stocky. It's about 8:45 AM. He is facing south, standing at attention and giving a crisp military salute. He is in perfect form, statuesque. It was 3 months to the minute since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was giving honor to the heroes of that day. Very very impressive. Mariah Carey; Elijah Wood; and the musical group, Stereophonics. PLUS: The Oprah Log; and a Day In The Life of Osama bin Laden. QUEST TO GUEST Oprah Log: Day 34. Oprah Log Final Entry: Day 2 From this week's *People: "No-prah Winfrey" "Is there a little tension being generated by a running gag on Late Show with David Letterman? Letterman, 54, never a guest on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, has pleaded nightly, on air, for a spot. Winfrey, 47, tells PEOPLE, 'I don't really know what he's doing because I don't watch his show.' Ouch! Will Letterman ever appear? 'No," says Winfrey. Then she adds, 'Not yet.' Meaning as Dave says, it ain't Oprah 'till it's Oprah." Hmmm. Dave hears from Oprah! Will Dave appear on her show? Says Oprah, "No, not yet." NOT YET! It's a glimmer of hope. There's life yet in Dave's Quest to Guest! Paul takes it away with a new Oprah song. The Oprah Song:* "O from our hearts, We thank you Oprah. You've responded to Dave's shameless groveling mantra. Uber-Oprah, Deepak Chopra, only smarter. And I'll be on installment 2 of Dave's 2 parter. O from our hearts, God bless you, Oprah." A DAY IN THE LIFE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN: What is Osama's day like? Here are some samples. 7:00 AM - Wakes up, asks assistants, "Am I still alive?" 11:30 AM - Has trouble opening jar of peanut butter; declares Jihad against Skippy. 2:30 PM - Celebrity judge at wet burqa contest. 5:00 PM - Gets scolded for not taking out the trash by wives 3, 8, and 16. Midnight - Kiss family goodnight. Kiss ass goodbye. MARIAH CAREY: WEE OH! Looks great. Just last week Mariah was in Kosovo and has some photos to share. The first photo is of Mariah in a helicopter. "It's called a 'shnook'." "What's it called," Dave asks? Mariah answers, "A shnook." Dave: "That's what I call my agent." Dave asked about her eventful summer and Mariah explained the media sensationalized much of what happened. They tend to make big things out of nothing. Her problems stemmed from sheer exhaustion from her grinding work schedule of the last ten years. Mariah is hosting a CBS Holiday special on December 21 entitled, A Home for the Holidays with Mariah Carey. This is CBS' third year doing this special and it's aimed at raising our awareness of foster children who are there looking for permanent homes. Earlier today NFL Football announced that Mariah Carey would sing the National Anthem at the 2002 Super Bowl. Others who have performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. SUPER BOWL NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMERS 2002 - MARIAH CAREY 2001 - BACKSTREET BOYS 2000 - FAITH HILL 1999 - CHER 1998 - JEWEL 1997 - LUTHER VANDROSS 1996 - VANESSA WILLIAMS 1995 - KATHIE LEE GIFFORD 1994 - NATALIE COLE 1993 - GARTH BROOKS 1992 - HARRY CONNICK, JR. 1991 - WHITNEY HOUSTON 1990 - AARON NEVILLE 1989 - BILLY JOEL 1988 - HERB ALPERT 1987 - NEIL DIAMOND 1986 - WYNTON MARSALIS 1985 - CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF SAN FRANCISCO 1984 - BARRY MANILOW 1983 - LESLIE ESTERBROOK 1982 - DIANA ROSS 1981 - HELEN O'CONNELL 1980 - CHERYL LADD 1979 - THE COLGATE THIRTEEN 1978 - PHYLLIS KELLY OF NE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 1977 - VICKI CARR (America the Beautiful) 1976 - TOM SULLIVAN 1975 - GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY BAND 1974 - CHARLIE PRIDE 1973 - LITTLE ANGELS OF HOLY ANGELS CHURCH 1972 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY CHOIR 1971 - TOMMY LOY 1970 - AL HIRT 1969 - ANITA BRYANT 1968 - GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY BAND 1967 - UNIVERSITIES OF ARIZONA AND MICHIGAN BANDS Is the Super Bowl National Anthem sponsored yet? ELIJAH WOOD: From the soon to be released The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It opens here in the U.S. on Wednesday December 19. Elijah is originally from Iowa. Yes, I can see the similarities between he and Tom Arnold. Near the end of filming The Lord of the Rings, many from the cast went out and got matching tattoos. What ever happened to simply getting t-shirts made up? Elijas plays the role of Frodo Baggins in the Rings movie. We see a Burger King Frodo Baggins Action Figure. Dave has some trouble putting the thing together. During the commercial break, I got a call from Nick the researcher explaining how to assemble it and once completed, it will light up. I went out on stage to pilfer the item but there was no getting it away from Dave. He was fidgeting with it the whole time. At least now I know what to get him for Christmas. STEREOPHONICS: From their new CD, Just Enough Education To Perform, they sang "Have A Nice Day." I liked their sound. I may have to "borrow" the CD. And that was our show for Tuesday December 11, 2001. Wahoo EXTRA! Denise (wife) let me know what she wants for Christmas. She ripped a page out of a catalog, circled the item, and left it on my bureau. All I have to do is call up the place and have them ship it. It won't be much of a surprise, I guess, unless I don't get it for her. Then it would be a real surprise. I never ordered anything from a catalog before over the phone but I'm about to try it now. It is currently 10:45 AM, Tuesday morning. Here goes --- Please stand by --- Well, 4 minutes later my shopping is done. I actually had all my pertinent information right at my fingertips, I knew the answers to all the questions the guy asked, I placed my order, gave my credit card #, and was told I would receive the item within 3-5 business days. That was so easy! A major portion of my Christmas shopping is now complete, all accomplished without leaving my desk. Hello, Catalog-World! The 21st Century is grand! Speaking of Christmas gifts. I am very happy that Denise is not a big fan of the diamonds. For a while there, every Christmas I would head over to Zales or some other diamond outlet in search of the perfect bauble for Denise. I would peer at the stones through the glass window and immediately become discouraged when all the price tags were faced down. I always thought if jewelry stores were not ashamed of what they were asking, they would have the price tag right side up, proud of their item and proud of their asking price. Plus, the $10,000 ring looked no different from the $39.99 ring I just saw at Macy's. I would then leave the store angry and end up buying Denise a sweater. And besides, diamonds are so stupid. Hasn't mankind evolved past the point of being fascinated with shiny rocks? When will Paul perform his rendition of Cher's rendition of *O Holy Night? Make your guess now. Get it right, get a mention. I hope you watched the Tony Mendez Show* today. I make a quick appearance, though he told me I would be cut. If I am edited out of the Tony Mendez Show, you won't read what I just wrote because I will have deleted it. I'm driving to work Tuesday morning and I see a guy on the side of the road standing in front of his car. He is strong, tall, stocky. It's about 8:45 AM. He is facing south, standing at attention and giving a crisp military salute. He is in perfect form, statuesque. It was 3 months to the minute since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was giving honor to the heroes of that day. Very very impressive.


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