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Ray Romano; and Willie Nelson. PLUS:
Cheney's hotel demands; a message from Condoleezza Rice;
George W. Bush Theory of Government; a top ten list; Name That
College Fight Song; and Staff Complaint Forum.
Dave opens with a story about young Harry
being not too happy about how his English Muffin was sliced.
Hello, Terrible Twos. Following the muffin outburst, his
oatmeal was then thrown across the room. Guys had to come in
to clean up the mess. "That'll be $4,000."
There was an interesting report the other day detailing
all of Dick Cheney's demands when he stays at a
hotel. We happened to have all the items he requires for his
room. Dave pulls out 4 cans of diet caffeine-free
Sprite, The New York Times, Season 1 of "Sanford &
Son" on DVD, a gun, and an extra heart. That
explains why we don't have him on the show. It's too hard to
find diet caffeine-free Sprite.
It's Tuesday and time
to head over to Rupert's. Tonight, in honor of
the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament, we will be playing
"Name That College Fight Song." Rupert
will listen to the fight song of one of the remaining Final Four
teams in the tournament on his iPod, hum along, and the
contestant will have to guess what fight song Rupert is
humming. The Final Four: Florida
Gators George Mason Patriots LSU Tigers
UCLA Bruins. Rupert runs out to find a worthy
contestant. While he's doing that, we have a show to put on.
A MESSAGE FROM CONDOLEEZZA RICE: from her
visit to "Meet the Press" this weekend: "I'd be
the first to say that / we're in Iraq because / of / the
President's / mental incompetence."
Throughout
history, great minds such as Plato, Thomas Jefferson, and
Jean-Jacques Rousseau have issued their theories of government.
Well, we thought this would be a good time for the
"GEORGE W. BUSH THEORY OF GOVERNMENT."
From a March 20th speech in Cleveland, we find the
President giving a talk. He stumbles and fumbles as he tries
to explain his theory of government. Bush:
"Look, government can help, but government can't . .
. . sometimes you know . . . . can't . . . can't find . . .
well, look, it's just not a loving
organization." Government - Not a Loving
Organization.
Back to Rupert's. We find him with the
lovely Carissa from Salina, Kansas. Where in
Kansas is Salina? In the middle. It is very flat in Salina.
She's here on vacation, just getting here this morning. Dave
explains the game to Carissa. She will have 30 seconds to
listen to Rupert hum the fight song of one of the remaining
Final Four teams and she will have to determine from which
school the fight song belongs. Tonight, Carissa will be
playing for a waterpik. Alan then tells Dave and the
home viewers what song Rupert will hum. In a very soft
whisper, Alan says, "Dave . . . homeviewers . . . . it's
the LSU fight song 'Fight For LSU.'" Dave asks Carissa
if she heard what Alan said. She says she did not. Dave says,
"I could barely hear it myself." Rupert then
plugs himself in to the iPod and starts humming "Fight for
LSU." Hopefully this Saturday LSU plays better than
Rupert can hum. Dave likens Rupert's performance to,
"It's like the guy you sit next to on the
subway." Carissa makes her guess: George Mason.
No, sorry, Carissa. It's the LSU fight song, "Fight for
LSU." Carissa does not go home empty handed. She gets a
Hello Deli deli platter. And that's how we play,
"Name That College Fight Song."
TOP
TEN: Ways Barry Bonds Can Improve His Image #10.
Lucky fan gets to inject him in the ass. #5. Star in one
of them "We have 15 kids" movies with Bonnie Hunt.
RAY ROMANO: Ray is wearing a blue shirt and
black pants. He's in the new animated film, "Ice Age: The
Meltdown." He is the voice of a horny mammoth wanting to
continue the species. His hopeful mate is playing hard to get.
And I think we all know the eventual results of that behavior.
Have you seen a wooly mammoth lately?
Ray had a busy
Catholic weekend. Before getting into the story, he asks Dave
if he is a Catholic. Dave answers, "I go to some games
but I'm not a season-ticket holder." Ray's daughter had
her Confirmation and his son had his First Confession. Ray
describes the scene of the First Confession of his 7-year-old
son being up on the altar with one of the priests. His son
tells the priest his sins while Ray videotapes the proceedings.
Ray zeroed in on his son's lips as he spoke to the priest
because what he was going to say to the priest he would not
reveal to mom and dad. Ray had a particular interest in what
his son had to say because Ray has a missing putter he can't
find. Ray is now a bit nervous with what his son said.
Usually the priest will order a few Hail Mary's to cover your
sins. With Ray's son, community service was suggested.
Ray's kids are now getting older and with that, nap times
are eliminated. Naps are great. . . . for the parents and the
car seat is a great sleep-inducer. It's chloroform for a
toddler. The bedroom routine in the Romano house is: brush
teeth, read him a book, take him for a ride on the Long Island
Expressway. The car seat can be dangerous, though. You'll be
out for a ride in mid-afternoon/early evening and you see your
child falling asleep. It's past naptime and now you're afraid
he'll sleep now and stay up all night, so you don't want the
child to fall asleep. Ray keeps a water pistol in the glove
compartment which he'll squirt to keep the child awake. A
man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Now that the kids
are getting older, do Ray and his wife get to go away alone
together? Not all that often, but when they do it's usually
starts the same way. As soon as the plane lands, his wife will
say to Ray, "And we're not having sex as soon as we get to
the hotel." Ray then compares home sex vs. vacation sex.
There is a lot less pressure on the man during vacation sex
because even if he does not quite satisfy his wife, she can
always think, "Hey, at least I'm on vacation."
(My wife and I usually don't have sex on vacation. She
considers it "work.") And Ray's wife has
recently hinted about undergoing a breast-reduction job. Ray
does not think those two words should ever be coupled;
"breast" and "reduction." His response:
"How many times do I gotta tell you, 'Don't touch my
stuff.'" The final decision has yet to be made.
"Ice Age: The Meltdown" opens this Friday. Ray
also has another project, "95 Miles to Go" that is
about to appear in theaters . . . . two theaters to be exact.
I think this is an extreme example of "limited
release."
STAFF COMPLAINT FORUM: It's
hard to run a complex operation like the Late Show
without having some problems. In order to keep everything in
order, it was Dave's idea to create a Staff Complaint Forum
where a staffer could air his complaints and/or grievances in
hopes to have it rectified. Tonight, researcher Matt
McCluskey has something to say in the Late
Show's "Staff Complaint Forum." Matt is
backed by a score of Late Show staffers.
Matt: "Dave, I just wanted to say that it's pathetic
what you pay your research department. We work really, really
hard and we're here late at night long after you've gone home.
If you really appreciate our work like you say you do, then why
do you keep turning down our requests for . . .
." Suddenly the microphone is yanked away by
someone offstage. Matt continues his plea, though he is
unable to be heard. The scrim lowers. Matt is being cut off
without his being able to finish. Announce:
"This has been Staff Complaint Forum, an ongoing
attempt to resolve issues and grievances of Late
Show employees. Thanks to all staffers who
participated." Dave is satisfied with
another terrific session of "Staff Complaint Forum."
That should help with morale.
ACT 5:
"And now, the Late Show presents 'Something
For The Ladies!' Meet Joshua Bolten (see photo),
the new White House Chief of Staff! This delectable hunk of
man-meat is currently single --- but that's not going to last!
Make your move now, gals! This has been 'Something For
The Ladies!' Keep it real.
WILLIE
NELSON: From his new CD, "You Don't Know Me: The
Songs of Cindy Walker," Willie Nelson performed "You
Don't Know Me." I always like Mr. Nelson. Love the
sound. I saw him years ago at Radio City. And who is
Cindy Walker - only one of the finest country music
writers in history. She's a member of the Nashville Songwriters
Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her songs
have been recorded by Eddy Arnold, Bob Wills, Roy Orbison, Ray
Charles, Elvis Presley, Tex Ritter, Charley Pride, Glen
Campbell, Cher, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, and the list goes
on and on. "You Don't Know Me" is her most
famous work
And that was our show for Tuesday,
March 28, 2006. Wahoo
EXTRA! Immigration is big
in the news lately. There is now talk of building a United
States/Mexico border-fence to slow the flow of illegal
immigration. And the fence will be built by day laborers found
hanging out at a street corner.
"FIGHT FOR
LSU" Like knights of old we fight to
hold The glory of the Purple and Gold We'll
carry through we'll die or do To win this game for
LSU Keep trying for the final score Come on you
Tigers fight for more, for more Come you Tigers fight,
fight, fight For dear old LSU.
"Hey! Fightin' Tigers" Hey! Fightin Tigers, fight all the way! Hey!
Fightin Tigers, win the game today! You've got the know
how, you're doin' fine, Hold on to the ball, as you hit
the wall, And smash right through the line!
You've got to go for the touchdown, run up the score,
Make Mike the Tiger stand right up and roar! Use all of
your might as you fight tonight And keep the goal in
view! Victory for LSU!
T...I...G...E...R...S...TIGERS!
WHO IS
GEORGE MASON? - from the Wikipedia: GEORGE MASON
(December 11, 1725 - October 7, 1792) was a United States
patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S.
Constitutional Convention. He has been called the "Father
of the Bill of Rights". Mason wrote the Virginia
Declaration of Rights, which detailed specific rights of
citizens. He was later a leader of those who pressed for the
addition of explicitly stated individual rights as part of the
U.S. Constitution. His efforts eventually succeeded in
convincing the Federalists (such as James Madison) to modify the
Constitution and add the Bill of Rights (the first ten
amendments of the Constitution). The Bill of Rights is based on
Mason's earlier Virginia Declaration of Rights. The French
Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
was also based on George Mason's work. Although a slave
owner himself, Mason favored the abolition of slave trade, and
withheld his name from the U.S. Constitution in part because it
failed to do so.
And while we're at it: FLORIDA: Florida is the only state that has 2
rivers both with the same name. There is a Withlacoochee in
north central Florida (Madison County) and a Withlacoochee in
central Florida. They have nothing in common except the
name. LSU: The quality of Louisiana State
University's academics is reflected in the number of nationally
ranked programs and nationally recognized scholars at LSU. Since
its first commencement in 1869, LSU has awarded nearly 200,000
degrees. That number continues to grow and includes some of the
nation's best and brightest graduates. UCLA: Mascot - Bruin Bear Colors - blue and
gold Fight Song - "Mighty Bruins" Alma
Mater - "Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
Here's something I uncovered yesterday . . . In a
perfect bracketed tournament with 64 teams, it takes 63 total
games to determine a champion. If 32 teams, it would
take 31 games to crown a champion. 16 teams - it takes
15 games. 8 teams - it takes 7 games to crown a
champion. The formula: Number of teams, minus 1.
Now there's a mathematical formula that could use a name.
The more I think about the mathematical formula, the more it
seems so obvious. Maybe I shouldn't be so impressed
with myself.
Ray Romano; and Willie Nelson. PLUS:
Cheney's hotel demands; a message from Condoleezza Rice;
George W. Bush Theory of Government; a top ten list; Name That
College Fight Song; and Staff Complaint Forum.
Dave opens with a story about young Harry
being not too happy about how his English Muffin was sliced.
Hello, Terrible Twos. Following the muffin outburst, his
oatmeal was then thrown across the room. Guys had to come in
to clean up the mess. "That'll be $4,000."
There was an interesting report the other day detailing
all of Dick Cheney's demands when he stays at a
hotel. We happened to have all the items he requires for his
room. Dave pulls out 4 cans of diet caffeine-free
Sprite, The New York Times, Season 1 of "Sanford &
Son" on DVD, a gun, and an extra heart. That
explains why we don't have him on the show. It's too hard to
find diet caffeine-free Sprite.
It's Tuesday and time
to head over to Rupert's. Tonight, in honor of
the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament, we will be playing
"Name That College Fight Song." Rupert
will listen to the fight song of one of the remaining Final Four
teams in the tournament on his iPod, hum along, and the
contestant will have to guess what fight song Rupert is
humming. The Final Four: Florida
Gators George Mason Patriots LSU Tigers
UCLA Bruins. Rupert runs out to find a worthy
contestant. While he's doing that, we have a show to put on.
A MESSAGE FROM CONDOLEEZZA RICE: from her
visit to "Meet the Press" this weekend: "I'd be
the first to say that / we're in Iraq because / of / the
President's / mental incompetence."
Throughout
history, great minds such as Plato, Thomas Jefferson, and
Jean-Jacques Rousseau have issued their theories of government.
Well, we thought this would be a good time for the
"GEORGE W. BUSH THEORY OF GOVERNMENT."
From a March 20th speech in Cleveland, we find the
President giving a talk. He stumbles and fumbles as he tries
to explain his theory of government. Bush:
"Look, government can help, but government can't . .
. . sometimes you know . . . . can't . . . can't find . . .
well, look, it's just not a loving
organization." Government - Not a Loving
Organization.
Back to Rupert's. We find him with the
lovely Carissa from Salina, Kansas. Where in
Kansas is Salina? In the middle. It is very flat in Salina.
She's here on vacation, just getting here this morning. Dave
explains the game to Carissa. She will have 30 seconds to
listen to Rupert hum the fight song of one of the remaining
Final Four teams and she will have to determine from which
school the fight song belongs. Tonight, Carissa will be
playing for a waterpik. Alan then tells Dave and the
home viewers what song Rupert will hum. In a very soft
whisper, Alan says, "Dave . . . homeviewers . . . . it's
the LSU fight song 'Fight For LSU.'" Dave asks Carissa
if she heard what Alan said. She says she did not. Dave says,
"I could barely hear it myself." Rupert then
plugs himself in to the iPod and starts humming "Fight for
LSU." Hopefully this Saturday LSU plays better than
Rupert can hum. Dave likens Rupert's performance to,
"It's like the guy you sit next to on the
subway." Carissa makes her guess: George Mason.
No, sorry, Carissa. It's the LSU fight song, "Fight for
LSU." Carissa does not go home empty handed. She gets a
Hello Deli deli platter. And that's how we play,
"Name That College Fight Song."
TOP
TEN: Ways Barry Bonds Can Improve His Image #10.
Lucky fan gets to inject him in the ass. #5. Star in one
of them "We have 15 kids" movies with Bonnie Hunt.
RAY ROMANO: Ray is wearing a blue shirt and
black pants. He's in the new animated film, "Ice Age: The
Meltdown." He is the voice of a horny mammoth wanting to
continue the species. His hopeful mate is playing hard to get.
And I think we all know the eventual results of that behavior.
Have you seen a wooly mammoth lately?
Ray had a busy
Catholic weekend. Before getting into the story, he asks Dave
if he is a Catholic. Dave answers, "I go to some games
but I'm not a season-ticket holder." Ray's daughter had
her Confirmation and his son had his First Confession. Ray
describes the scene of the First Confession of his 7-year-old
son being up on the altar with one of the priests. His son
tells the priest his sins while Ray videotapes the proceedings.
Ray zeroed in on his son's lips as he spoke to the priest
because what he was going to say to the priest he would not
reveal to mom and dad. Ray had a particular interest in what
his son had to say because Ray has a missing putter he can't
find. Ray is now a bit nervous with what his son said.
Usually the priest will order a few Hail Mary's to cover your
sins. With Ray's son, community service was suggested.
Ray's kids are now getting older and with that, nap times
are eliminated. Naps are great. . . . for the parents and the
car seat is a great sleep-inducer. It's chloroform for a
toddler. The bedroom routine in the Romano house is: brush
teeth, read him a book, take him for a ride on the Long Island
Expressway. The car seat can be dangerous, though. You'll be
out for a ride in mid-afternoon/early evening and you see your
child falling asleep. It's past naptime and now you're afraid
he'll sleep now and stay up all night, so you don't want the
child to fall asleep. Ray keeps a water pistol in the glove
compartment which he'll squirt to keep the child awake. A
man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Now that the kids
are getting older, do Ray and his wife get to go away alone
together? Not all that often, but when they do it's usually
starts the same way. As soon as the plane lands, his wife will
say to Ray, "And we're not having sex as soon as we get to
the hotel." Ray then compares home sex vs. vacation sex.
There is a lot less pressure on the man during vacation sex
because even if he does not quite satisfy his wife, she can
always think, "Hey, at least I'm on vacation."
(My wife and I usually don't have sex on vacation. She
considers it "work.") And Ray's wife has
recently hinted about undergoing a breast-reduction job. Ray
does not think those two words should ever be coupled;
"breast" and "reduction." His response:
"How many times do I gotta tell you, 'Don't touch my
stuff.'" The final decision has yet to be made.
"Ice Age: The Meltdown" opens this Friday. Ray
also has another project, "95 Miles to Go" that is
about to appear in theaters . . . . two theaters to be exact.
I think this is an extreme example of "limited
release."
STAFF COMPLAINT FORUM: It's
hard to run a complex operation like the Late Show
without having some problems. In order to keep everything in
order, it was Dave's idea to create a Staff Complaint Forum
where a staffer could air his complaints and/or grievances in
hopes to have it rectified. Tonight, researcher Matt
McCluskey has something to say in the Late
Show's "Staff Complaint Forum." Matt is
backed by a score of Late Show staffers.
Matt: "Dave, I just wanted to say that it's pathetic
what you pay your research department. We work really, really
hard and we're here late at night long after you've gone home.
If you really appreciate our work like you say you do, then why
do you keep turning down our requests for . . .
." Suddenly the microphone is yanked away by
someone offstage. Matt continues his plea, though he is
unable to be heard. The scrim lowers. Matt is being cut off
without his being able to finish. Announce:
"This has been Staff Complaint Forum, an ongoing
attempt to resolve issues and grievances of Late
Show employees. Thanks to all staffers who
participated." Dave is satisfied with
another terrific session of "Staff Complaint Forum."
That should help with morale.
ACT 5:
"And now, the Late Show presents 'Something
For The Ladies!' Meet Joshua Bolten (see photo),
the new White House Chief of Staff! This delectable hunk of
man-meat is currently single --- but that's not going to last!
Make your move now, gals! This has been 'Something For
The Ladies!' Keep it real.
WILLIE
NELSON: From his new CD, "You Don't Know Me: The
Songs of Cindy Walker," Willie Nelson performed "You
Don't Know Me." I always like Mr. Nelson. Love the
sound. I saw him years ago at Radio City. And who is
Cindy Walker - only one of the finest country music
writers in history. She's a member of the Nashville Songwriters
Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her songs
have been recorded by Eddy Arnold, Bob Wills, Roy Orbison, Ray
Charles, Elvis Presley, Tex Ritter, Charley Pride, Glen
Campbell, Cher, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, and the list goes
on and on. "You Don't Know Me" is her most
famous work
And that was our show for Tuesday,
March 28, 2006. Wahoo
EXTRA! Immigration is big
in the news lately. There is now talk of building a United
States/Mexico border-fence to slow the flow of illegal
immigration. And the fence will be built by day laborers found
hanging out at a street corner.
"FIGHT FOR
LSU" Like knights of old we fight to
hold The glory of the Purple and Gold We'll
carry through we'll die or do To win this game for
LSU Keep trying for the final score Come on you
Tigers fight for more, for more Come you Tigers fight,
fight, fight For dear old LSU.
"Hey! Fightin' Tigers" Hey! Fightin Tigers, fight all the way! Hey!
Fightin Tigers, win the game today! You've got the know
how, you're doin' fine, Hold on to the ball, as you hit
the wall, And smash right through the line!
You've got to go for the touchdown, run up the score,
Make Mike the Tiger stand right up and roar! Use all of
your might as you fight tonight And keep the goal in
view! Victory for LSU!
T...I...G...E...R...S...TIGERS!
WHO IS
GEORGE MASON? - from the Wikipedia: GEORGE MASON
(December 11, 1725 - October 7, 1792) was a United States
patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S.
Constitutional Convention. He has been called the "Father
of the Bill of Rights". Mason wrote the Virginia
Declaration of Rights, which detailed specific rights of
citizens. He was later a leader of those who pressed for the
addition of explicitly stated individual rights as part of the
U.S. Constitution. His efforts eventually succeeded in
convincing the Federalists (such as James Madison) to modify the
Constitution and add the Bill of Rights (the first ten
amendments of the Constitution). The Bill of Rights is based on
Mason's earlier Virginia Declaration of Rights. The French
Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
was also based on George Mason's work. Although a slave
owner himself, Mason favored the abolition of slave trade, and
withheld his name from the U.S. Constitution in part because it
failed to do so.
And while we're at it: FLORIDA: Florida is the only state that has 2
rivers both with the same name. There is a Withlacoochee in
north central Florida (Madison County) and a Withlacoochee in
central Florida. They have nothing in common except the
name. LSU: The quality of Louisiana State
University's academics is reflected in the number of nationally
ranked programs and nationally recognized scholars at LSU. Since
its first commencement in 1869, LSU has awarded nearly 200,000
degrees. That number continues to grow and includes some of the
nation's best and brightest graduates. UCLA: Mascot - Bruin Bear Colors - blue and
gold Fight Song - "Mighty Bruins" Alma
Mater - "Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
Here's something I uncovered yesterday . . . In a
perfect bracketed tournament with 64 teams, it takes 63 total
games to determine a champion. If 32 teams, it would
take 31 games to crown a champion. 16 teams - it takes
15 games. 8 teams - it takes 7 games to crown a
champion. The formula: Number of teams, minus 1.
Now there's a mathematical formula that could use a name.
The more I think about the mathematical formula, the more it
seems so obvious. Maybe I shouldn't be so impressed
with myself.