Dave is excited for tonight's show, calling it the perfect anecdote to the winter blahs. The show is so hot it's like a live wire loose on the highway.

Billboarding our first guest, Dave says he wants to be on one of those special Barbara Walters specials that will be airing this Sunday night before the Academy Awards in the east, after the Academy Awards in the West. Dave believes that reliving his past life experiences could, would make Barbara cry. And Dave wants the full hour. He doesn't want to be sliced up like Barbara does to her other subjects. Dave wants the full hour, and he would like it to be with Oprah. If Oprah would agree to be on Barbara's special with Dave, it would be fantastic television. Dave says it would be worth it just to see how drunk Oprah would have to be to agree to be on the program. We'll see how this turns out.

On "Good Morning America" this morning, the new Batmobile was revealed. Dave says it is quite a ride and we are happy have a shot of it. The budget to "Batman Begins," due out in June, must be tighter than in the past because the Batmobile looks to be a bit . . . . tame. In fact, this year's Batmobile is a 2004 Ford Taurus SES.

GEORGE W. BUSH FEELS YOUR PAIN: We see the President sitting on stage with a woman telling her tale of woe. It has to do with her television that is on the fritz. She goes on and on . . . . and on and on. The President tries his best to be quietly empathetic. She continues on about the television set. And still there's more. Dave can't understand how the woman could sit there telling the President of the United States of America about her TV set. There's a war going on and she feels the need to unload on him about the poor reception she is getting. Go figure.

This Christo character who's decorated Central Park with his "Gates" has really gone too far. Have you seen what he's done now? We have a photo of his new installment of his "Gates" . . . . . on the moon! Imagine that.

GEORGE W. BUSH FEELS YOUR PAIN, PART II: It's more of the woman going on about her television. After her long apparent soliloquy, the President mumbles, "Interesting, isn't it?" Dave advises the President to lock himself in the White House and only come out for visits to Crawford. People are nuts out here. Dave says he should just stay inside and wait out the next 4 years.

HAROLD LARKIN'S SIDEWALK IDOL - We sent our head carpenter Harold Larkin to mix with the people and to perhaps discover America's next great singing sensation right here on the sidewalks of New York.
-Harold gets two Irish lads to sing a song using only the word "meat."
-A fellow sing "You've Got That Loving Feeling" - Harold then uses a thesaurus to find words with the same meaning as "awful."
-"I'm walking on Cloud 9 today" --- James Taylor's "Sweet Potato Pie"??? Harold eyes him with intimidation.
-A guy trying to decide what to sing --- he thinks about it for over 8 minutes.
-A guy singing Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
-Another guy who is not a professional singer, sings in the shower, but won't sing for Harold.
-A guy who sings "My Girl." And he sings it to a stranger for 20 bucks. The stranger runs away.
-The "You've Got That Loving Feeling" guy - Harold cuts to the chase, "You just suck."

TOP TEN MESSAGES LEFT ON PARIS HILTON'S CELL PHONE
#10. "You probably don't remember me, but we had sex about 3 weeks ago."

The response to #10 wasn't nearly what I thought it would get. This did not bode well for the remaining 9. Heck, it had the word "sex" in it, people! People love to laugh at sex! Yet, it got nothing.

#5. "Hey, it's Pauly Shore. . . . thanks forgetting my name in the newspaper."
#4. "Sorry, I missed you . . . you must be at work . . . just kidding."

BARBARA WALTERS: Dressed in all black. She has her big Academy Award Special this Sunday. Barbara thanks Dave for remembering their 3-week marriage back in the 80's. It sounded fast and furious. She still remembers how Dave cried like a baby when she left him.
Dave thanks Barbara for the wonderful gift she sent upon the birth of Harry. Of course he received many from many, but Barbara's was very special: a first edition of "Winnie the Pooh: House on Pooh Corner." Gee, makes my set of bibs look kind of chintzy.

So what's happening on the street? What's new with Martha? Barbara says she's set to be released in a week or two. Barbara visited Martha a few times and exclaimed how well she looked in khaki. Plus, her floors were the cleanest ever seen in the prison. I think Barbara was setting the foundation for their future "first interview." She probably clinched it by bringing Martha rolls of quarters on each visit. Those in the slammer can really use quarters. Dave cuts to the chase, wondering, "True of false, she really killed a snitch?"

Barbara heard Dave talking how he would like to be on one of her specials, specifically with Oprah. Barbara wants to see that happen. She can clearly see the three of them; Barbara, Dave, and Oprah for an hour-long. An enthused Dave says, "I'm there, sister!" and offers his fist for a fist-to-fist, also known as today's handshake. Dave puts his fist up to Barbara, knuckles out. Barbara reciprocates with a fist as if she was to hit someone like a little girl, with her palm facing out. I guess the fist-to-fist hasn't made it to her neighborhood yet.
On her big special Sunday will be Will Ferrell (he was nominated for "Elf"?), Jamie Foxx, and Teri Hatcher. Apparently, Teri's looking for some sex. She hasn't been gettin' it. Barbara prescribes a plumber to clear out her pipes. Hmmm. Maybe I'll watch this Special.

What does Barbara think of "The Gates"? "Do you like them?" Barbara wants to answer, but can't. She says, "I didn't get it until I walked through it." And she gets it now? I'm not sure. They both agree it looks like a huge construction site. Dave commends the great city of ours and its citizens for there not being even one report of any of the Gates being stolen.
To close out the segment, we see a photo of what it would look like with Dave and Oprah together as guests on one of Barbara's Specials. I'll see what I can do to make this happen.

RACHEL BILSON: From the FOX "The O.C." Rachel says they are currently shooting rain scenes for the show, which is good since there is so much rain in California right now. Dave says rain in California can sometimes be good. "You can wake up and find your house has moved to a better neighborhood."
Rachel was born and raised on the California coast. Does she like to surf? Yeah, but she doesn't like waves. Too bad she grew up along the ocean and not a lake. Does she ski? We learn skiing is not considered cool. Kids today only snowboard. And she's not very good at that. She suffered an injury snowboarding recently. Well, not really snowboarding . . . . getting off the ski lift. She fell and twisted her ankle. Dave isn't one much for skiing, admitting to not liking the cold. Rachel finds that surprising, judging from the chill in the theater.
"The O.C." - make a date with teen angst. On FOX.

ACT 5: It's the winner of the "My Pet Looks Like Dave" contest. Joan Coles of Brooklyn sent in a photo of her pet goat, Checkers. Side by side, you can barely tell them apart. For that winning entry, Joan receives a $75 gift certificate to Home Depot. Home Depot: You can do it. We can help.

KINGS OF LEON: From their CD, "Aha Shake Heartbreak, they performed "The Bucket."

And that was our show for Tuesday, February 22. Wahoo EXTRA!

My trip to the DMV to renew my license. I tried to go two Fridays ago during the day here in the city but the line was at least 3 hours long. I checked my calendar and figured today, Tuesday, would be the perfect day to go to the quick express license renewal window in the town one over from me. It's closed on Fridays and since my girls are off this week, I could leave before they got up and be first on line. The Yellow Pages gave the hours as 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. I got a bit sidetracked and didn't get there till 10 after 8 but it didn't matter. A piece of paper on the door read, "New Hours - M-Th, 9:30-4:00." Two trips to the DMV, still got my old license. I'm penciling myself in for a trip to the DMV for Thursday morning here in the City. They have one of the quick express windows for license renewals only. This one opens at 8:00 AM. I'll leave the house at 7:00 and be first and be out. Be sure to read Thursday's thrilling Wahoo Gazette for that installment.

I've mentioned the television viewing habits of my girls, and therefore for myself, and their love of "Full House." Wahoo reader Evan Hindman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa asked:

"Dear Full House Expert, My twin daughters never really watched Full House, so I'll have to ask you. I know that 2 kids played one character, but I swear I remember that both were on the show by the end of the series. Do I remember that correctly? If so, how did they explain an extra kid showing up in the plot line?"

Here's more from TV Tome about "Full House" and the final episode: NOTE: The WB network was more than willing to bring Full House to their network, but John Stamos declined to continue to do the series.
-This two part, which was originally shown as a one hour episode, was not intended to be a series ending episode. The makers of Full House wanted to bring the show back for a 9th season. The WB network was more than willing to bring Full House to their network, but John Stamos declined to continue to play as Jesse. The makers of Full House ended up having to re-tape this episode to use as a series ending episode.
-"Full House" would have a reunion on "America's Funniest Home Videos" in 1997.
-This final episode marks the 4th and final time that the Olsen twins would act side by side in the same scene in a Full House episode.
-Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen(Michelle) doesn't know it was end of the show until they finish shooting the show, and people gave them flowers. They were sad when they found out.
-This was the final regular episode

Hey, look at that! Mary-Kate and Ashley performed together on "Full House" three other times. I haven't sent those episodes yet.
Oh, and if you're wondering: (stolen from a website I've forgotten)
"The girls are fraternal, not identical twins. Ashley is the older by two minutes, is the taller of the two, has a freckle above her lip, and her hair is darker than Mary-Kate's."

THIS DATE IN NHL HOCKEY HISTORY
February 22, 1980 - USA defeats the USSR 4-3 on route to their Olympic Gold Medal. I know it's not the NHL, but that game was way cool!