A big LATE SHOW congratulations to Producer Sheila Rogers on the birth of her son, Arlo Allen Willner on Friday, November 12. All is good, all are healthy! Congratulations, Sheila and Hal.

Tonight backstage we have the original Guinness World Record holder for domino toppling. Back in 1976, he toppled 11,111 dominoes and became the first entry into the Guinness book in that event. He made an appearance on the Carson show, which resulted in the record being quickly toppled. If you watched the news this weekend, a new World Record was set when a team of many erected then toppled 4,250,000 dominoes. It took an hour and a half for the entire run. Our guest tonight, Robert Speca, will be setting up 5,555 dominoes and have them do all sorts of tricks as they are toppled.

The Polar Express hit the screen last week and did you happen to notice the disclaimer they’re running before the show?

“The following film, ‘The Polar Express,’ concerns the geographic North Pole, not the magnetic North Pole. Due to the approximately 590 mile difference, or declination, between the geographic North Pole and magnetic North Pole, a magical journey to the Magnetic North Pole would end only in misery and death. For more information about the Earth’s magnetic and geographic poles, visit the U.S. Geologic Survey website as usgs.gov. And now, kids, enjoy the movie!

So what else is happening at the Tiffany Network? There’s that FCC thing with the Super Bowl halftime show incident and the heavy fine levied. Les isn’t going to take that lying down and the FCC will be hearing from him shortly on that. And what about the rumors that when Michael Eisner leaves Disney in 2 years, Les Moonves will be taking over? Dave pleads with Les, “Don’t go.” Les says “I don’t intend to.” Uh oh. “I don’t intend to.” Yeeesh. Dave again pleads some more and Les will only offer, “The only thing I’m promising is . . . . we’ll finish this show tonight.” Dave makes one final plea for Les to remain.

Dave finishes the chat with “For appearing on ‘More with Les,’ you’ll receive a $25 gift certificate compliment of your friends at Radio Shack. Radio Shack --- you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.”

Dave hangs up and says, “He’s gone. We finally get someone good and he’s gone.” He then laments, “It’s so hard breaking in a new guy.”

We’ll see in two years. Do I hope Les stays at CBS? Well, not if his taking over for Eisner bumps up my Disney stock.

It’s now time for Alan Kalter’s Weather Advisory:
Alan: “Thanks, Dave. As the result of cold arctic air working its way through our area from the North, we’ve begun to see a sharp decline in temperatures. We’re also beginning to see some of that . . . cold November rain. Paul?”
With that, Paul and the band begin to play “November Rain” by Guns ‘N Roses. He sings while he walks across stage.

”So if you want to love me
Then darlin’ don’t refrain
or I’ll just end up walkin’
in the cold November rain

Do you need some time . . . on your own?
Do you need some time . . . all alone?
Everybody needs some time . . . on their own.
Don’t you know you need some time . . . all alone.”

TOP TEN: Colin Powell Complaints – He’s resigned his position as Secretary of State.
#7. Rumsfeld smells like Old Spice and Chivas.
#2. Bush constantly asking, “So which state are you secretary of?”

JERRY SEINFELD – Before sitting down with Dave, Jerry Seinfeld performs 6 minutes of stand-up, touching upon prescription drugs, the commercials, death, funerals, and cremation. Lots of laughs.

JERRY SEINFELD: He has his 2 box DVD set of seasons 1 & 2, and season 3 due out next week. He also has a special, “The Seinfeld Story” which will air on Thanksgiving Day. Jerry is a dad of two. How’s that going. He admits he can never get comfortable when dining at a restaurant with them. Why? “Because the person you’re having dinner with can at any moment start hanging upside down and screaming.” Been there, done that. It’s true. Dave probably hasn’t learned it yet but a big secret to dining out is to bring lots and lots of props, such as little toy cars, coloring books, dolls, keys, etc. You’ll still get the indigestion, but at least the kid will be occupied. Oh, and always get the chicken nuggets.
Two amusing lines by Dave and Jerry:
Jerry: “My mother lives in South Florida . . . as you might imagine.”
And later.
Dave: “I have every piece of baby equipment ever made.”

When the new baby comes on the scene, you find you buy anything and everything that just might give you a moment’s rest; Exer-saucers, bouncing baby chairs, sippy cups, more sippy cups, pacifiers, videos . . . . . I always thought I wouldn’t be one of those video parents, until friends came for a visit with their newborn.. Their baby was cranky and crying and fussy and fidgety. They tried everything to quiet the dear child. It was getting a bit uncomfortable for all involved. Finally they slapped in a Barney video into the VCR. The toddler quieted immediately and held his interest for an hour. It was like turning off a light switch. I learned two things at that moment:
1. I will become a video parent when necessary.
2. I will not make any suggestions or judge on how to parent until I have a baby of my own. Until you have . . . you just don’t know.

ACT 5: It’s Robert Speca preparing for his big domino demo.

JAMIE OLIVER: He’s the Naked Chef. His new cookbook is entitled, Jamie’s Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook.

Tonight, Jamie and Dave will be cooking Lamb Cutlets with special Basil Sauce. You can find it on page 218 in his cookbook.

Dave has a couple questions, one being what to do when you’ve put too much salt in the meal? Jamie says you can add some lemon juice, or if the recipe allows, some tomato soup. Is Dave a good cook? He answers, “No, I’m not a good cook but I enjoy the activity.”

Jamie and Dave used what looked like a hand grinder to mince the greens. Jamie warned that it’s not what you think it is. Dave held the utensil which fit perfectly in his hand. He grinded the leafy greens in the bowl. It didn’t work all that well, and Jamie had to agree it worked like rubbish. Dave says, “Maybe it is what I thought it was.”

ROBERT SPECA: To close the show, Robert Speca flicked his finger which started the toppling of the 5,555 dominoes. It was pretty impressive, especially the DAVE. It sort of reminded me of Thanksgiving dinner. It took hours to set up and then it was over in a minute.

SLMH.

And that was our show for Monday November 15, 2004. Wahoo EXTRA!

Overheard at the Star Jones wedding:
“Did you see the train on Star Jones’ wedding dress?”
“Forget the train! Did you see the caboose?!”

I actually had some time on Sunday to watch some football, so I got myself comfortable for the Jet game, followed by the Giant game. Yeeech. Awful! What a waste of time.

I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about this new show, House. Not sure of the network but I know it’s not our team. So I’m watching the TV the other day while reading the newspaper and I hear The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil.” I look up and see it’s playing under a commercial for “House.” Now, my memory of “Sympathy for the Devil” goes back to Madison Square Garden 1975. I like that memory. I don’t want to think of “House” when I hear that song. I’m mad at “House.” For that reason, I won’t be watching “House.” I’m finding more and more that advertisements are keeping me from buying or watching something rather than drawing me to it. That goes double for local campaign posters lining the roads. Does creating an eyesore really produce a desire to vote for a person? It does just the opposite.

What should the new major league baseball team in Washington D.C. be named?

From Michael Hernandez of Yakima, Washington:

”Regarding the new Washington DC baseball team, it's probably an old joke by now to call them the D.C. Comics. Actually, I'd go one step further and name them the DC Marvels, just to see who notices.”

”If Washington DC gets a baseball team, it should be named The Washington Red Tapes. Either that or the Bureaucrats.”

“I would love it if they chose James Marsters to take over. He’s American, but is used to doing a British accent, has martial arts ability and is gorgeous. He used to be Spike, the British vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and later played the same character on Angel). I used to be a huge Bond fan, making sure I saw every Bond movie from Dr. No on. It helped that my dad was a big fan and dragged us kids to the drive-in to see the movies too.”