Calvert DeForest Live Remotes Collection on Letterman, 1983-96

it's great to have you here and I want to tell you okay folks you know in New York City without a doubt as the most exciting city in the entire world and everyday people from all points of the compass journey to this fine community now some people come here for fun some people come here for business some people come here to start a brand new life and we thought that why not have some sort of official spokesperson or greeter to meet these fine folks as they get off their bus so what we've done tonight we've sent our very own spokesperson to mr. Larry Melman to the Port Authority bus depot here in New York City located at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue and he's standing by right now can we go to Larry at the Port Authority bus depot there is the well there are all the happy passengers and boy look at the goodness and and there's there's Larry with the banner that says Malcolm Larry can you can you hear me yeah how are you Larry fine and how is the atmosphere there at the Port Authority bus depot oh it's just great uh-huh well waiting for the people to get off the bus yeah what was the most recent bus arrival Larry we haven't had any yet but we have to bus driver you have a bus trailer let me ask you this Larry how is it you have no buses arriving but yet you have a driver there yeah well I guess he got in from what are the other buses [Applause] yeah yeah that's that would have been mine did you hear about David his name is Peter Webster I'm sorry I didn't wish last name just a second your name Peter Wimsey Webster and where were you coming from Hartford Connecticut and how was the trip oh that's nice welcome to the city I like to call the Big Apple and what's the best part of your job do you get a lot of celebrities won't you please enjoy l was then well Larry yeah we understand you're going to be there all night and when you have a what's the next bus you expect into the depot how many why oh I have a person here welcome to New York sometimes called fun city [Laughter] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] how is your trip ring is out of control why did you come well that's wonderful have any question oh it's wonderful okay Larry Larry Larry can you hear me I can hear you okay do you know thank you do you know when the next bus is arriving and from where is it coming do you know it's a next bus coming from Philly he said it could be coming in from Philly oh great alright now you'll be standing by throughout the evening to keep us posted on our activity yes okay alright are you having a good time oh fat fabulous all right well you're doing a fine job Wow thank you very much okay it's it's like a ventriloquist and training isn't it it's an something not quite right there Senor wences used to do that and all right well that's what's on tap for us here tonight Americans will be checking back at the bus Authority for bus people at the Port Authority over on the west side a little bit later with you know I'm you love him you can't live without him we're gonna go away here for a commercial we'll be back with Andrea Martin from SCPD [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this half-hour Gaylord Perry will be here baseball legend and also we're gonna meet the winners of the Harvest Moon ballroom dance competition tomorrow on the show BB King will be joining us and also Andy Kaufman now I understand we have another interview from the Port Authority bus depot with Larry Larry can you hear me welcome to New York City the largest city in New York State how was your trip it was wonderful and where are you from I'm from New Jersey now do you have any questions about no I don't have any questions about New York did you have us back on the bus no I didn't well will you have a hot towel my question Larry Larry asked that woman what she does for a living oh he wants know what you do for a living since director there's a dance instructor uh-huh well what is she doing in New York what are you doing I'm going to a class to learn kinesiology how to prevent injuries and dancers and if they get injured how to rehabilitate them got back I don't want to repeated I know there's some sort of the communications problem area that they it's an interesting history behind the Port Authority way destruction out stands what's at one time old pasture land my grandfather used to bring me down here to pick berries for Sunday dinners I believe that all the flight can be likened to a bus terminal I don't know why exactly it's just something I believe a good party or should I say Port Authority by now wait a minute Larry Larry wait a minute welcome to New York City worried have any questions about which you can't [Laughter] Oh Larry yes Larry you nearly pork the poke that baby in the face [Applause] [Laughter] no Larry yes yes where is this man from where are you Philadelphia what's he doing in New York what are you doing he's working in a movie Oh Sweet Georgia Brown uh-huh I was close well go ahead and give him the hot towel yeah now what what kind of things if people ask you about their potential stay in New York City that has me that much uh-huh wait a minute we got to go here but seriously this time could be a cruel mistress day but you know it gets to me the faces of the people I'd say bravely faced it's a rich tapestry of humanity thanks courage past hearing yo yo yo I collide with hopes and dreams completely unaware of I assume the very spirits will be broken and destroyed crushed shattered back to you Dave okay thank you very much [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is Larry standing by yes how are things out there now Oh fine would you describe the atmosphere is not unlike Times Square on New Year's Eve okay welcome to New York where are you in Oregon but I came by way of Washington DC do you have any questions about did you have a smack on the mark won't you please enjoy a hot towel Larry Larry can you hear me now yes how long was that man actually on the bus he didn't tell me and what is hey while there's a lull in the action I'd like to take just a minute to express some of my observations about the Port Authority you know I'm a people watcher and there's nothing more rewarding than the rich tapestries of humanity that hurries past you here hit it hit the bitter and yawn and other places also but seriously this time could be a full mistress day but you know it gets to need the faces of the people I'd say bravely faced the city's rides alive with hopes and dreams completely unaware of how soon they buried spirits will be broken and thank you gosh what a fine job tomorrow night on this show BB King will be here at Andy Kaufman also have a good night thank you very much [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] it was really somebody though wasn't it sure it was Mickey Dolan if you don't later uh the monkeys failure you go now I want to talk to you just a second here but before we do that let's we're going to show you now a little bit of the view from the Empire State Building are we all ready to go there okay we're changing and this would be a good opportunity for the folks in the studio audience and you folks at home to also change your batteries all right now Paul doesn't it seem odd to you two days ago in fact maybe less than two days ago Paul Shaffer and I and other members of our cast and crew were on the beach the island of st. Thomas 85 degrees beautiful Sun fluffy white clouds light ocean breezes and then today we're walking around in that awful gray slush shame there's only two days it's almost like not going at all never sad a lot of fun and that'll be coming up soon our names week we're here we've got all the problems of commuting your commuter of course yeah zero how's your car well you know I had an I got a new car before we left and I had it for about a hundred and fifty miles and it it quit running but today it was running it was running okay but I think I think I made a mistake when I got the car I was looking for kind of a deal so I got a less less than a real popular make of car and I think that was a mistake I got a Henderson you want to do it yeah okay let's try it again I'll give you a little more time okay we won't have time to for another pass let's go up there to the Empire State Building and show you the view spectacular all day long but especially so at this time a night there of course is the the Chrysler Building looking I guess to the north of the Empire State Building the Pan Am building was that the Pan Am building and there's that's the RCA Building where we are now and beyond that of course up the road a piece would be Central Park and off there in the glittering distance is the George Washington Bridge and in a few minutes our very own Larry Millman will be up there in greeting greeting visitors from all over the world before we go to Larry I got an interesting piece of mail Paul you know periodically I talk about my lousy cable service serendi well I got a letter from a gentleman in Washington actually Wheaton Maryland it says here dear Dave I have watched with interest on the numerous occasions when you have lambasted the cable television industry and I have felt some concern that viewers may sense some prejudice on your part that because you work for a network you are ridiculing cable TV in order to make the competition look bad well for that reason I have enclosed the attached news release that was recently received in our local TV newsroom this man works for a television station in Washington now you and your billions of fans can see for yourselves exactly why USA the United States is clamoring for cable if valuable programs like this were given more attention by the network's cable TV wouldn't have such an unfair burden to bear he sends along the following news release this comes to us from the office of the county manager Arlington County of Virginia a new 16 minute videotape describing Arlington County's leaf collection procedures and schedules can be seen every hour on the hour on channel 35 of the Metro cable system the program features Dennis Johnson chief of the operations division for the Department of Public Works who explains when to expect the trucks how to prepare for leaf collection and how to get leaf mulch for your garden this ladies and gentlemen is valuable programming the tape was produced by Peter M Sears cable TV programming director and team of volunteers well we'll have to get a copy of this but it sounds like a delightful bit of entertainment that you can only obtain by paying through the nose for cable TV now hell are we going back to the Empire State Building okay our own Larry moment as I mentioned is up there every year thousands of visitors from all over the planet come to New York City and eventually they find their way up to the Empire State Building and tonight we're going to meet a few of those folks and chat with him hello the Empire State Building sometimes called big Rudy truly the greatest Marvel a 20th century engineering I'd seen hit depicted on this lifelike monitor standing a full 1,250 feet above Fifth Avenue a hundred two stories of iron steel concrete wood aluminum and cotton pile it is said to be the greatest achievement of modern man it is only two hundred and four feet shorter than Chicago's massive Sears Tower and only 1350 feet shorter than the World Trade Center here in Manhattan so at least it is the world's third tallest building I'd let you count the Trade Towers is - then it's the portcullis but it's still very big in fact it's safe to say it's one of the biggest man-made structures and it's certainly taller them one of rock and roll's tallest musicians James Taylor who stands Amica six feet three inches not even a half a story [Applause] now let's meet some visitors did your wrist pop on the way well here's an interesting fact about the world's third or fourth tallest building I see you're wearing a shirt that's an amazing coincidence because among the tenants in this building of all the 300 makers of shirts neckwear sportswear night wearing underwear all their representatives won't you please please enjoy a hot towel [Applause] oh okay thank you very much yeah Larry I wonder if there's any chance we could get this show about leaf collection tonight I don't know we have these meetings every morning and this seemed like a pretty good idea a couple of weeks ago we have a fine show not only will we have continuous coverage from the Empire State Building with our own Larry Melman Linda Ellerbee will be here we're gonna look at some new NBC shows and Richard Morris will be with us tonight so come on back folks [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] tomorrow on this program Jay Leno will be here also David Wallace in ski and we'll have a posture expert to review the new motion picture DC cab that'll be tomorrow night later in this half-hour Richard Morris will be with us let's now through the miracle of advanced technology go to the Empire State Building and take a look at what's going on up there now there we see the the line of folks oh my goodness looks like an extra in a rocky movie didn't he Larry can you hear me Larry how how would you describe the atmosphere up there is it electric very much haha and what seems to be the topic of conversation what a magnificent skyline well does it make any difference that I'm talking to the guy back to the parent Lehman except for one or two depending on how you count oh boy let me just take a moment to point out some of the highlights a bit spectacular panorama directly behind me the world-famous Space Needle built for the sea at World's Fair of 1962 it still houses the fine revolving restaurant at the top Kevin Kay a friend of mine had a rent-controlled apartment about eight blocks south of here he lived there for almost a year now he owns a co-op big living room small kitchen the UN Plaza no I'm sorry the UN towers well maybe it was the UN closet anyway over there towering over the park is Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson our third or perhaps our fourth president depending on how you count them what a view we have just take a look at this fabulous picture that I got up here now let's meet another visitor did your ears pop on the way what did you have it's an interesting fact about the world's 3rd to 4th tallest building when you go back to the lobby be sure to see the huge plastic picture of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon they tell me it's all lies almost like being in Babylon yourself but I've never been in babbling so I wouldn't know did your ears pop sure did egg salad any pet page tall buildings well here's an interesting fact about the world's third or fourth tallest building this building has 6,500 windows if you look around you can see some of them right here won't you please please [Music] are we are we done with Larry for the time being but I can talk to him now fighting parently Larry does want to talk to me I suggest you leave by a different exit then your one new payment won't you please please enjoy a hot yeah enjoy a hot down ok Larry Larry can you hear me yes are you having a good time up there very nice have you ever been up there before no first time uh-huh and will you be returning do you think oh I hope so and what is the name of the woman to your left it's padmi what you freaking field now is another [Applause] well here's an interesting fact all right I think we have to we have to go away is that right some of us have to go away but you're not going to miss one action-packed second of this show we'll be right back [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] okay once more before the program is finished we're going up to the Empire State Building with mr. Melman Larry can you hear me now Larry Larry Larry excuse me yes David can you tell me do you notice if the building is swaying at all yeah it's slightly there Larry yeah it was the sidewalk swaying a little yeah all right go ahead Larry I know you have some important things you want to impart to the folks over at the millions of lives interacting behind the spats landscape of concrete and steel for me the real New York is and the towering skyscrapers nor is it the mighty bridges it's a people will come here dreaming of a better life only to have their dreams crushed they hope shattered that's very totaled by the harsh realities of city life they soon awaken from their fool's paradise by an endless stream of cruel setbacks humiliating defeats a bit of failure that's the real New York to me in the sixteen hundreds the Dutch brought Manhattan from the Indians for $24 quite a bargain today for $25 you can get the Old Spice shower and shave kit which includes Finn brights are in town also a pretty good deal now in the handsome let the red case by the way Dave I got you a little something a back scratcher the official symbol of the Empire State Building thank you good night drive safely [Applause] we gotta go folks my thanks to Richard Morris Linda ellaby and Larry Melman Paul Shaffer and Bill window we'll see you tomorrow [Applause] you [Music] atencion atencion greetings ladies and gentlemen that is Larry bud Melman welcome to the second anniversary celebration of Late Night with David Letterman we're all geared up of tacular evening a musica memories but before we begin the festivities I'd like to perform a toast is to you and is to me but you're not here so it's - to me [Applause] let's get back to the studio and let the games begin [Music] plenty of surprises I think now it's time to go back to the casino on the park ballroom at the Essex House Hotel and check in with our own Larry bud Melman and find out the flavor of the festivities Larry can you hear me [Music] [Applause] [Music] Larry David yes I wish you when your hundreds of you with us here as the party gets underway which now gets up in arriving here in the beautiful casino on the back room at New York State Lee at six House Hotel there's no gambling in this casino unless you take your chances with the road speech just kidding the food is delightful and so it's a cockney as I survey this glittering assemblage I Tico many marvelous by so many familiar faces [Music] the two Shriners Chris Leon [Music] Hilarion certainly looks like a wonderful time why why is it the dr. Ruth Westheimer is talking to the two Shriners we okay apparently Larry can't hear us now and maybe that's to the good ladies and gentlemen at this time I'd like to say hello to our good friend our musical director let me tell you a couple of things about this man you may not already know at the risk of repeating myself first of all he's not from this country secondly you probably know him best as Timmy on the old lassie show Paul Shaffer well while this show is in progress were simultaneously celebrating at the casino on the park Room at the Essex House here in New York City Larry Melman is standing by with the guests who have been with us over the past two years may we check in with Larry at this time Larry can you hear me [Music] hi Dave we're really having some fun tonight this is Mel Kishida the Steve Martin of Peru from our International Day show and this is his translator Ms casiano Hanscom if he is getting paid [Music] is that that's part of our show is that it are we okay well that gives you a kind of an idea of the flavor going on there at the party also it kind of makes you want to pick up something and throw it doesn't it well let's go back to the Essex House Hotel now and chat briefly with their own Larry bud Melman before we take a look at some of his highlights Larry yeah is it any way you could hold that microphone a little closer to your face no that's alright Larry you know what we're gonna do now how long have you been on this show two years that's right and we've had a lot of fun haven't we Larry yes all right what we're gonna do now is we're gonna show the folks some of the highlights of your career on this show over the last two years good all right I'll let you I'll let you get back to the party thank you very much thank you now what can I say about Larry bud Melman that hasn't been said already his precise timing his smooth delivery now those things have never been said about him but I think if you watch this tape and I think you'll agree that what you've seen him you won't forget him now ladies and gentlemen Larry bud Melman in action [Laughter] [Applause] here's something else you might want to do take along an ordinary water pistol which I have right here fill it full of ink and just maybe randomly shoot five designers shirt I mean that shirts also a 45 so is this no problem I bought some Mouse toes [Applause] actually it'd be it's like nodos it's too late to change my order to steak tartare and Dan by the way I like it rare [Applause] it's a hippest thing to come on the scene since in-a-gadda-da-vida hit the charts just 14 short years ago here is Larry bud Melman president of Melman productions and Melman buslines to read the traditional night before Christmas so snuggle up to the TV and listen along wilshire president was a dyke before Christmas not a creature was stirring not even a mouse read Spanish [Applause] not a creature was stirring not even a mouse excuse me Larry what do you what exactly are you doing there oh sorry I thought it was a pinata I wanted you to curve the turkey will now go ahead and carves the turkey which part of the turkey would you like Larry welcome to New York Times cold front City [Applause] I'm wearing for meat shortage Enya oh you have any questions about me [Applause] take your habit snack [Applause] mr. Larry's toast on a stick the simple natural SPECT just wood and wood and that's it and some cardboard now all you need is your pack in the sky the clean fresh air and your toaster all right toaster will happen eventually [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on over here Billo I come and have a seat have a seat Paul and bill Wendell our announcer bill come on in here we have just a few short minutes left and it was originally bill thank you very much for everything in the last two years I appreciate it sir I don't mean to say the last two good Lord Elizabeth allow our fourteenth second anniversary show the late 50s that's right and Nepal thank you for everything sir it has been a total gasps let me explain a little something here we had this we paid a lot of money for this hotel room down the road at the Essex House and we were gonna finish the big show with the Merchant Marine Academy chorale our choir what is acquired chorale did it have cows in it and they were gonna sing what were they gonna sing Paul mellow yellow' no they weren't gonna sing millaa millaa they were gonna sing hang on Sloopy [Applause] now we're that's how we were gonna end our big second anniversary show we have just been informed here our producer mr. Barry san tells me that the choir has apparently taken a powder is this well let's go let's go to the hotel ballroom now the casino what is it the key that casino on the park and see if somebody can tell us what happened to the choir is Larry still there Larry Larry it looks like he's parking Dave you remember my good friend Dan Haggerty yes I sir beats princely I yes I certainly do Larry no like to invite out gets to dance okay those of you here at the club its words well of those at home okay Larry excuse me kid Larry looks like he's late oh crap Larry Oh what happened by the way what did you what did you pay for them the saxophone player is goosing the man did you Larry can you hear me yes what's going on what Larry what happened to the Merchant Marine Academy to what what happened to the choir I don't know what happened to the choir see see this is Larry it's not a riddle it wasn't there earlier a large group of men and women singing yeah that was [Laughter] did they leave yes you have any idea you have any idea why they left no I have no idea tell me did they did they seem upset not as far as I could see did apparently they just thought the gig was over I guess so okay Larry I want to thank you and of course of my thanks to TVs Grizzly Adams Dan Haggerty for being at the party there I want to thank everybody in the studio audience thank you thank you my thanks to Paul and Bill are fine production staff are fine technical true a crew a special thanks to a Barbara and Jude Thank You Barbara Jude and everybody who's been with us the last two years I certainly hope it isn't the last two years and we'll see you again on Monday thank you folks have a good weekend [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] we're celebrating the first full day of spring oh yeah and let's take a look at our live camera now in Times Square ladies and gentlemen there it is and as you know at at about 609 tonight will the end of the first full day of spring will be taking place and as you can see the crowds are already building up for the big the annual spring celebration there in Times Square and we'll be checking in with our own Larry of Melbourne in a few minutes now [Applause] thank you I feel like I got I got in on the just the end of the applause for Larry bud Melman but I appreciate it it's the thrill to be here you look great now you're dressed in honor of our friendly style this is a Japanese kind of a kimono style thing this is a t-shirt commemorating a Japanese percussionist by the name of pecker who swear to God swear it's true he was the first to play in Jamaica first of the Japanese percussionist this is a pecker first in Jamaica t-shirt and complete Japanese up in in honor of visiting us all those Sadao Watanabe alright and he will be playing throughout the evening with the band and then you're also gonna do a solo right we're gonna be playing some history he'll be playing and turn some of ours just to show you the the inner the international language of music all right I'll be ready we have a fine show Bill Cosby is here Catherine Grant the one with her chickens and Sadao Watanabe but right now shall we go down there to Times Square all right let me let me just explain to you every year in in capistrano the swallows return about this time in Hinckley Ohio of the buzzards return and of course here in New York at Times Square all of the deadbeats no no that's not true it's not a nice thing to say about this wonderful town but a major annual celebration takes place we are going to cover it for you live let's go there now through the miracle of modern television and please say hello to the man who will be bringing you all of the excitement all of the action all of the feeling in color of Times Square in springtime our own Larry Millman Larry [Applause] [Laughter] Larry I don't you have a little something you were going to say oh it's a first full day of spring everyone here is legally awaiting the big celebration at sundown that'll be about half an hour spring in New York is always a special time of year today is our day to celebrate this year the pleasant spring weather has brought merrymakers up record numbers let's meet a few of them now okay we're gonna I guess we're gonna actually talk to a couple of them now right Larry yes are you from Iowa City Iowa I'm a dental student you enjoy well apparently we're having some form of technical difficulty which it would have been much greater with the sound so what do we do we go to a commercial okay look well we're having trouble with the microphone okay thank you that's our director how gurnie confirming what we all suspected that there was [Applause] straighten out the audio problems and we'll be right back [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Sadao Watanabe is with our band tonight let's go back to Times Square before we bring out mr. Cosby we have the audio problems corrected and why is it Larry looks like he is a correspondent for the BBC all right can you hear me yeah Larry yeah I could hear and and what do you think is the microphone working all right all right why don't you go ahead and greet some of the folks who have traveled to Times Square for the spring celebration go ahead and talk to some of the folks there hello where are you from and what do you do for a living I go to school I enjoying the spring celebration it does yeah you look like a student are you on spring break no I just came in for the celebration damn that's nice hey would you please accept a carton of menthol cigarettes [Applause] Larry yeah is that it is that a new jacket oh yes and what they do throw in the Hat that's an extra bonus oh that's very nice so we have time to talk to one more Shoei all right sure what do you do for Ellen Bonnie we joined that spring celebration in Times Square all the weather is lovely I can see Nani Robin Jett this spring not yet though when was the last time you saw her Robin about three years ago well look it's not one over there [Laughter] but I prefer okay now remember at about 609 the big countdown in the crowd there is estimated close to a million people and and will be going back to Larry for the countdown it's time to bring out our first guest okay awesome we're in Sadao Watanabe with our orchestra tonight and we're happy to have him here tomorrow on this show we will be cooking with Liberace and also Bob Dylan will be here that will be tomorrow in the next half hour you're gonna meet the Katherine grant the woman who is the chicken breeder and you can hear more from Sadao and we're also going to talk with the gentleman right now let's go back to Times Square and our own Larry moment we're very close now to the end of the first full day of spring and of course the crowd at Times Square goes crazy when that happens Larry Larry could could you describe the the feeling and the excitement down there for me yes yes Dave we're waiting here for sunset and as the seconds tick time to 609 the expected crowd it's reaching a fever pitch of anticipation as I look at the smiling faces around me I think about the spirit of renewal that the season brings I think about the spirit of fellowship that has brought these happy people together and I think about how many pickpockets must be working this how much money they must be taking in okay why don't we say hello to a few more these friendly people now Larry yeah yeah keep an eye on the clock because we're getting desperately close to the big countdown there and we don't want to we don't want to miss it now do you does he have time to talk to one more person or what Dave I don't know for watch what did you say one more all right Larry let's talk to one more person and then one more okay what should be how big is the crowd down there oh my god alright let's let's chat with one more person one more in anymore one more hello where are you from 45th Street what do you do for a living dancer and a nurse hey wait a minute wait a minute Larry a dancer and a nurse hey that's where does she dance and nurse oh wait are you dancing there I danced with Chuck Kelly a nurse over at a New York Hospital here we join this brief celebration in Times Square love it why'd you do last year in the first day at spring remember last year I don't know looking at you I'm not surprised menthol cigarettes okay there you go there's your menthol cigarettes now one minute okay Larry Larry we have one minute one two actually half a minute now to the end of the first full day of spring so you boy that that certainly wasn't a pleasant sight whatever that was Larry whatever you do don't do that again all right are you all right are you ready to count us down Larry Larry [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] okay well gosh gosh that was exciting wasn't it Larry any words come to mind at this point anyone any any thoughts on the occasion oh it's wonderful I love it I didn't know its brain could be so exciting Larry do me a favor talk to the gentleman standing to your left if you [Applause] join me when did you say all worried Oh another Brooklyn I make money are you enjoying the sweet celebration in time yeah you look like a student now you watch where you go to school gossiping Heights that's nice yeah won't you please accept the cost in the menthol cigarette bracelet spring [Applause] [Applause] that's hello where are you [Music] [Applause] that's what spring is all about giving giving cigarettes to high school kids okay well there that's that concludes the celebration of the first full day of spring up at the end of the show we'll go back to Times Square and see if Larry is still alive and we'll also wrap up the celebration at that time we have to go away for a commercial we'll be right back [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] darn the lock we're almost out of time let me thank all of the folks who helped make our show so much fun tonight so now Watanabe you were terrific thank you sir Katherine grant and her chickens are very nice ladies mr. Bill Cosby at tomorrow tomorrow on this program we will have Liberace and Bob Dylan this will be quite a night for us now let's go back down to Times Square for a few important words from Larry Millman Larry well it's another spring celebration draws to a close the last year revelers are straggling off to their own private parties have fun but don't overdo it remember tomorrow is the work day not for me though I lost my day job so I can wake up anytime I want and just sit around the house of my bathrobe that was it okay I have a happy spring books thanks for watching [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh tonight we're gonna show you you know New York City is the financial headquarters for virtually the world and tonight our own Larry Melvin is going to be talking to people while they're down there what's the address 33rd 34th and and Fifth Avenue down by the Empire State Building well as they're coming away from their banking machine let's can we can we take a look at that how there's the Empire State Building and in a few moments we'll be visiting with folks who have completed complex banking transactions there they are waiting to a happy crowd so will larry's there somewhere we'll be doing that a little bit later oh I'm sorry I'm supposed to be up here by now okay well I tell you what let's we're gonna go down there what's the exact address 30 4th and 5th Avenue and let's a visit now with Larry as he talks with people about to complete their banking transactions for the day Larry come on in sir nothing is more marvelous than the automated teller machine now you can experience the thrill of acting with the wind in your face of the rain on your back depending on the weather it's just like a picnic only with money instead of food we're here at an automated banking machine at the corner of 5th Avenue and 34th Street tonight we'll meet some of the hottie pioneers or a hoping explore the frontiers of open-air banking what's your secret pack swordfish ah never mind I'll just look over your shoulder when you type it in won't you please have a hot fake potato as a souvenir I'll be a trip to the banking machine I once met bill Cullen tell us about he was very nice very amiable pleasant witty intelligent fascinating man very kind to me very nice man okay what are we gonna do now we're going to a commercial we'll be right back we'll be talking with Harvey Fierstein right after this folks [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] all safer let me do we want to go to visit with Larry one more time and try something he can't hear me is that the deal he can't hear me at all okay but he's down there at 30 to tell me okay yeah I can tell him he's on will that make any difference you saw just how can we just see that picture right now the one yeah he does he looks pretty good and a happier group of folks you're never gonna see on the streets of New York and they're actually all waiting to bank in the state with there he goes where are you okay that sorry I just wanted to see if we could you mind if I cut in line at it okay just wanted to check the equipment we'll we'll go back there as events warrant [Applause] [Music] okay now we may or may not have the kinks ironed out of this let's just find out now back to the streets with Larry Melman down in front of the Empire State Building talking to Bank customers Larry Larry can you hear me now yes and could you describe the mood for us oh it's wonderful uh-huh festive visit ah yeah yeah all right go ahead go ahead and then talk with another bank customer hello I'm Steve paralyzing hey where are you from Howard Beach Queens I have just enough to get into the knick game with my friend Scott back here what can I borrow your banking card for a minute now you're my hero I'll give you anything you want oh it's just a joke I already have more money than I know what to do with forcibly toxic hot baked potato as a souvenir I'll be a trip to the banking machine Larry Larry yeah why Larry why is it that you're giving out to baked potatoes down there cause it's a cold night uh-huh and people seem to be enjoying the potatoes absolutely okay do we have time for Lord all right go ahead Larry visit with another banker if you will okay hello where are you from do you use these cash machine well looking at you I'm not surprised Porcha plates I have some ham as a souvenir of your trip to the Viking [Applause] Oh golly what fun we're having well what is it station identification okay we're running a little late we'll be right back folks we get all kinds [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] all right before we meet david Amram and take a look at the fascinating musical instruments he's brought let's go one more time down to the street in front of the Empire State Building and talk with the folks using the automatic bank machine Larry are you having a good time oh yeah you look you look a little chilly is it cool oh it sprayed out yeah all right we'll go ahead and visit with some folks hello what's your name Dana camp where are you from what are you hated - well I just got some money out of my account - Chemical Bank how much money do you have in your account now you want to know that information won't you please have this fake potato as a souvenir of your trip to the bank is it gonna do one more is that it okay one more sure okay hello what's your name where are you from Jersey City what are you doing out here come and get some money don't you miss the Tellez inside well they sure beats waiting in line inside doesn't it Poynter please have some ham as a souvenir I'll be a church to the banking machine [Music] okay well thank you very much Larry we'll be checking back with you any second now let's go one more time back down to 34th and fifth avenue and check-in Larry I know I know you had a few things you wanted to say by way of concluding the exciting festivities this evening exactly first of all how would you describe this effort as a an unqualified success I certainly would uh-huh based on what everything in general all right what seems to be moving better the ham or the potato I would say the potatoes all right all right Larry go ahead and wrap it up all right David as I look at these happy faces around me I can't help thinking how lucky these people are call me a dreamer but I could see a day when every city and town in America will have one of these miraculous machines sorry David I guess I got a little carried away good night David that's it Larry what are you what are you doing after the show going home and get warm you gonna go out to eat where do you think you'd be going Larry yes don't don't do that to me I know you can hear me I can hear you now what wait where do you think you'll be going to eat Oh choice of several I've made up my mind yet where did you go last night I ain't home and what did you have at home I had Chinese food oh now did you prepare it yourself or ordering no I ordered it out you ordered it out all right crank out a knob don't make any difference and what what kind was it what was one dish you had oh I crew young all right Larry will you have a nice evening I knew also thank you thank you for your help tonight thank you and say goodbye to all of those folks down there for us okay okay Larry good night [Applause] thank you right about that yeah I screwed something up but tonight what we're gonna do is we're gonna be greeting people from Staten Island and more specifically the battery maritime building Whitehall terminal slip number one the Staten Island Ferry folks arriving from Staten Island how can we take a look at the camera down there at the ferry slip see what it is okay there it is well as you can see we've had to double security because of the the crush of people down there anyway throughout the program tonight we'll our own Larry Melman will be down there saying a load of folks as they we have a wonderful program that's right I'll get to that just a second let me tell you who else is here who else is here Oh a Tom Savini a man who makes special effects for horror movies and does a peculiar makeup and so forth model one of the most successful models in the world she's on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the year annual swimsuit issue Paulina Porizkova is here and oh oh tell him who's with the band did I fall that's what I forgot to mention well only the barometer of hip would be able to get a guy like this to come down and play with us but we are extremely honored to have mr. Paul Butterfield on harmonica well nice to see you a cat cat comes by to sit in and it's Paul Butterfield you know the way one of the original fear the barometer of Hipp who is the anemometer of him wow you want to do this it's lucky number time Oh ladies and gentlemen get ready for the lucky number drawing you know what you love it you can't live without it here we go it's the lucky number machine warming up our first number tonight is a four our second number tonight is a seven and our final number tonight is a nine tonight's lucky number ladies and gentlemen [Applause] we don't know we don't care what are we doing now we get out we got a great show I tell you what let's go down there now and introduce Larry Melman he is once again he's going to be greeting people as they arrive from Staten Island Larry can you hear me yes ladies gentlemen I think we've located Konstantin Chernenko Larry do me a favor and go ahead and set the scene for us down there at the terminal slip number one where the Staten Island Ferry comes okay in a few seconds State this place will come alive with shuffling humanity I know the ferry has just pulled in disgorging the wretched refuse of the old world onto our already teeming Shores there's more pushing and shoving going on here then on a date with Elizabeth Taylor in a moment I will be needing a few of the new arrivals all right Larry can you give me some of the important details what is the temperature down there it's freezing here and the water is rough uh-huh outside of that it's great and and ooh is there is it a jolly mood there oh very jolly okay I tell you what Larry go ahead and start to chatting with some of the new arrivals did they just get off the ferry a few minutes ago uh-huh okay okay Larry go ahead and introduce all the folks okay Larry what is your name Marty Marty Malone where are you from Staten Island will you be staying overnight no I don't plan to I'm in town looking I'm trying to get a Velcro suit like the one Dave had the UH well how would you like to stay at my place [Applause] [Music] whatever you want to do with it all right you two look what is your name and where are you from to have a job waiting for will here enjoy this durable oven mitt with my cop now wait Larry yes Larry can you hear me I can can you get that woman back again please well I get that one yes David would like to talk to you you want it's Victoria David I think that answers the question was there a happy hour Larry what is the woman's name again what is your name again Maryanne nachio and and what does Maryanne do for a living what do you do Maryanne I work in New York City for National Financial Services Corp lost certificates and I'm a clerk there what does that mean lost certificates you buy stock and you lose it I find it for you she finds it for me [Applause] okay a Larry asked her ask her if she watches this show on a regular basis do you watch the show on a regular basis mostly when I can if I'm not sleeping she's not sleeping David Larry tell her I think she's lying David tells me to tell you she says what could she say after that well you're entitled to your opinion David okay well I was I was only teasing and uh make sure that she gets both oven mitts oh you wanna give up oh yeah yeah she's supposed to keep her hands warm I didn't hear that Larry is she supposed to keep her hands warm yeah yeah okay she said thank you David okay thank you very much Larry and I will be checking in with you a little bit later okay okay well there you have it that's our own Larry Melman down there at the waiting for the Staten Island Ferry to come in and we'll be checking in with him I guess all night is that the yeah there's apparently nothing we can do about it so we have to go away here for a commercial oh excuse me I have to hold these up now see this upsets me because yesterday if you were with us you know that NBC forced us to discontinue our hot lunch program whereby you send us free lunch for 30 I mentioned your name on the air but yet tonight here look I get to hold up food from a sponsor so perhaps these people would be happy to supply us from now on with the the hotline [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Paul Butterfield with our band tonight tomorrow on the program rich Hall will be here from Saturday Night Live from the Columbus Ohio zoo Jack Hanna will be joining us and author Douglas Adams that will be tomorrow and now let's go back to the battery maritime building the Whitehall terminal slip number one where the Staten 5 Staten Island Ferry is arriving in our own Larry bud Melman to greet more folks Larry how are things down there now it's really quite moving date to see this endless stream of newcomers their eyes shining bright with hope dreaming of a better tomorrow oh and Dave some of these people have hilarious accents ha ha let's meet a few more recent arrivals all right go right ahead Larry and introduce them if you will okay what is your name Bob Atkinson and where are you from I'm from Queens do you have any valuables you'd like to leave with me oh that's nice won't you sign on Manhattan gets register and enjoy an after-dinner 'men any discomfort during this crossing no what is your name where are you from Staten Island any discomfort during the cruise no don't you have a pocket comb and it's all protected sheet Larry yes ask her if there was any discomfort during the crossing was ready discomfort during the prom she said no David okay what is your name and where are you from Staten Island are your papers in order here enjoyed some fine French fruit or some date nut bread take your pick but you may only have one okay Larry Larry we have to go we'll be checking in with you again a little bit later oh okay take a break very nice thank you again Paul nice to have you here also my thanks to Paulina Porizkova for being with us tomorrow on this show we will have Jack Hanna from the Columbus Zoo from Saturday Night Live rich hall and to author Douglas Adams and now I believe we're going back one more time to the battery maritime building Whitehall terminal slip number one at the Staten Island Ferry Larry go ahead and wrap things up for us okay I think Otis Redding said it best I'll just stay here sitting on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away sitting on the dock of the bay wastin time [Music] [Applause] that's it Larry was is that it are you done yeah don't don't you want to think don't you want to thank everybody who helped make sense sure thank everybody for coming here it's wonderful love see you all okay thank you very much Larry have a nice evening good night folks [Applause] [Music] [Applause] what are we what are we up to now we're gonna oh did you have trouble getting to work this morning yeah I know really no Paul did you have trouble get to work it was heavy I couldn't get a cab there was some traffic is unbelievable so as we do every morning this time let's check in the morning show traffic copter on her own Larry bud Melman Larry Larry can you hear me Larry go Larry go ahead with the traffic report [Music] apparently the cabin is not pressurized and Larry's not getting enough oxygen so Larry Larry can you hear me [Laughter] we'll [Applause] [Laughter] well what do we do we'll check back in a little bit later oh yeah that's Larry and a traffic cop they'll try to get the communication cleared out oh yeah now it's time for our lucky number and the 20 go ahead and tell them what will be a drawing for this morning ah absolutely it's a day our lucky number this morning we'll be getting more than a prize they'll be getting a whole new look they probably need from Elizabeth Jordan salons isn't that service they still permanent a complete Beauty makeover and all wrapped in a stylish rayon scarf byali of JCPenney all right that's what the lucky number winner will be receiving this morning here's our first number it is a three our second number is a six and our third number here is a nine this morning [Applause] [Music] oh that's coffee is great so are we all set we're gonna check the traffic again or later what do you think now or later all right okay let's one more time we'll go back to the helicopter and see if we can't get that vital traffic in for me Larry Larry [Music] maybe now would be a good time to test that cruise missile we've heard so much all right we'll we'll come back to Larry for that valuable traffic information on our program this morning you you woke up for a good show Michael Palin is here well we had a big slice popping popping I think that spy swapping a team-up spice spice popping glass popping though it's not it's not spice popping its spice Wapping the the Soviets gave us back a five Western spies we gave them Donald Maness I'm feeling like you know we're gonna do I think this is a pretty good idea ah there is in this city New York City of course the greatest city in North America I point that out for the benefit of cheap applause and this haircut is going to see together ah there's a Soviet mission to the United Nations and we have a camera out there and we thought today would be a good opportunity to try and talk some of those people into defecting Hal take a look at the take a look at the camera shot for us it's at third Avenue and 67th Street and that I guess is the Soviet mission to the United Nations yeah there it is right there my what a lovely building and I believe Larry bud Melman is there with a serious my god looks like a Chuck Norris movie doesn't it Larry can you hear me hello Dave can you can you hear me all right yes all right now you're you're within your within why didn't you get on it Larry you're within the shouting distance of the Soviet mission there aren't you yes you have the bullhorn with you yes okay go ahead and say a few words to the folks inside all right he's putting down the microphone he's picking up the bullhorn oh my god take the safety off of that thing Larry I did okay just won $50,000 on wheel of fortune [Applause] all right try one more Larry what are you boys having for dinner let me get something but Turner okay Larry do you have one more holler one more over there Adam yeah Larry haven't heard any gunfire yet have you never mind okay thanks alright that's Larry out there on a third Avenue at 67th Street view Soviet mission there to the United Nations so a little bit later he's gonna try and talk people into defecting wow we got a great show - look at this Lee Marvin comedian Bill Hicks and little little itty-bitty children and their inventions that'll be coming up on this program here's our policy all right here we go we're going back to the street now is it gonna have to tighten up security and gonna have to increase her lithium - I believe okay here we go it's the Soviet thanks Barbara I'm sorry okay Barbara's not feeling well she has a terrible cold that's the Soviet mission to the United Nation that's 136 East 67th Street here in Manhattan let's go down there and see if I Larry are you fine okay thank you Dave I'm standing across this wait a minute wait a minute right how what is the weather is it cold out there it's freezing yeah and have you heard from the Soviet mission yet not yet all right go ahead Larry thank you Dave I'm standing across the street from the Soviet mission to the United Nations it's a busy place as you can see from the crowds of Soviet bureaucrats scurrying around me some of these communists are loyal children our Lenin are they trying to be free it is to these poor huddled masses that I now say w18 Peary be kaity that means in Russian come on and defect okay now you're gonna try and induce some people to defect there tonight aren't you yes all right go right ahead Larry don't let me stop you oh boy I wish someone would hello Nikita wanna defect yes now that you're in the USA how does it feel to be breathing the sweet air of freedom feels great vulture this is a bus stop your breathing diesel fumes [Laughter] you know his timing has gotten even better at it okay Larry are you gonna give this man a prize for defense sure all right that's all right Larry we've turned your microphone off thank you what did you give him what we toothbrush what toothbrush okay all right let's try one more Larry gosh this is going well hello comrade what is your name inning charlie I notice you are wearing ill-fitting clothes are you a KGB agent lying Soviet scum [Laughter] that strain will convince you of the superiority of the American Way of life okay we have time we have time for one more right now Larry did someone goose you okay go ahead Larry all right good evening Nikita I wanted to know Polly field effect I'll throw in a six-month subscription to penthouse is it a deal oh yes oh my all right is that it Larry what I never mind we'll come back here later we get a top-flight show here Lee Marvin is with us also children inventors and comedian Bill Hicks all that and much much more when we return folks come on back [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] we're going back to the streets of New York the Soviet mission to the United Nations at 136 East 67th Street Larry can you hear me there's a course our own Larry introduce your helper won't you Larry introducer yeah yeah hello Ivan wanna do well your accent is nilly perfect the KGB has trained you well please accept this car vacuum as a sign of professional respect [Applause] hello my red friend want to defect yes I was just kidding even I had some standards okay that's it Larry introduce your any reduce your little helper there oh hello hello hi Bridget yeah and what did you kids invent okay that's it bye guys are we out of time or we out of time oh we're doing another commercial we'll be right back [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] [Applause] well - we had plenty of fund and I didn't recall swell no I want to mention that Bill Hicks originally scheduled to be with us tonight I'm sorry because we were having way too much fun we we ran out of time for mr. Hicks he's a terribly talented young man and he'll be back tomorrow I'm getting the word now that Mike the dog has been run over by a truck and so he won't be with us no no I don't have to see the moon Mike is here and Bill will be here tomorrow and I'll catch Bill's movie over thee how are you you have a nice time tonight yeah I had a lovely time yeah I know how much you love ringing with kids my my thanks to everybody who was here tonight Lee Marvin ryan johnson katie harding and susie ambling and of course also - Larry bud Melman and Bridget Jackson out there on the street trying to get people to add effect tomorrow folks it's going to be ray dong dong Chong and Mike the dog Tito Puente and Bill Hicks thank you so much [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] nice to see you nice to see you Paul I'm with the show yeah thank you very much are you excited about the Democrats holding their national convention here at Madison Square Garden of course I'm telling you are do we have delegates in the audience tonight you know I guess if you are a delegate and you're here instead of being at Madison Square Garden you wouldn't want to volunteer that information the city has a special buzz to it can use can you sense the buzz when you leave here as a matter of fact we have a camera over at Madison Square Garden and we have a correspondent there live Hal is the camera working all right so let's go right now to the floor of the 1992 Democratic National Convention and our correspondent Larry bud Melman Larry but in America this is Larry bud Melman live on the floor the Democratic National Convention you can feel the excitement in here as a matter of fact it seems to make my clothes so I think America's Larry bud Melman live on the floor of the Democratic I think we just heard this Larry Larry Larry Kenny can you hear me yeah just about uh-huh have you have you seen any recognizable delegates on the floor of the convention no day but I don't recognize anybody I have no trouble believing that can you in a word in a sentence can you capture the excitement the proceedings the electricity what it what exactly okay well we're gonna be checking back in with you periodically throughout the evening Larry and if there is anything of interest that we should be made aware of please let us know all right okay thank you very much good luck okay [Applause] so terribly confused anyway that's our correspondent over there at the Madison Square Garden anytime we want we'll cut right to the garden if there's activity at the podium Larry will be there to report on it and bring us all the flavor and the excitement of the American presidential selection process ula yeah okay I have here some cards that the audience filled out earlier Paul oh yes that the audience filled out earlier kids let's see who's on the big show tonight Bruce Willis will be here Peter case and Don Novello and let's go back now live to Madison Square Garden the floor of the 1992 Democratic convention and our good friend Larry bud Melman corresponding for us tonight Larry how are you Larry can you hear me well it's working now it's working perfectly there apparently we're having a kind of a technical glitch Larry okay we'll get back to Larry just as soon as what was it you didn't hear okay we'll say what we'll do our top ten list and then we'll go back over to the garden wall sometimes Larry can hear you sometimes Larry can the category tonight from the Home Office in Tahlequah Oklahoma visiting delegates top 10 complaints about New York City the the delegation has been polled and I think you you know how how uncomfortable that can be and we have now top ten complaints about New York from the visiting delegation number one no no wait a minute anyway I've been doing this for 10 years I read it wrong again I never can no matter how many times you say no Dukakis insists on squeegeeing your window 9 Batman doesn't respond to bat signal number 8 Street pretzels same as one sold at 1980 convention number 7 fake Rolexes here cost more than real Rolex is back home number 6 guy who claimed to be pocket inspector just common thief number 5 how do I figure your proper tip for ambulance drivers number 4 so called ATM doorman that charge exorbitant fees number 3 police should first give directions later number 2 still haven't seen Paul Tsongas in bathing suit and the number we complain about New York City everywhere you look Regis [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] all right have we got the bugs out of the line over there Madison Square Garden quickly now let's go back over to the floor of the Democratic National Convention and see if we can't capture some of the flavor live with our friend Larry bud Melman Larry command please Larry the ladies room is sweeping the delegation is that Harry Truman is alive I'm mad as hell you say you say Harry Truman is alive and mad as hell right and now you can hear me is someone touching you sir okay apparently I think you're having a problem a problem with the satellite uplink or something and so yeah we'll go back there a little bit later coming up Peter case will be out here a bit later what is the name of the tune mr. case will be favoring with us this evening a little I dream about you I like that is it a ballad is it an up tune it's a nap thing with a lot of life in it does it go a little like this but thank you very much also on the program Don Novello has been on the show many many times before very funny man and has written another very amusing book do I have a copy of it here I'll have a copy of it here later tomorrow on the program ladies and gentleman it's gonna be another great show tomorrow governor and Richards of Texas are you people sure you're not delegates Paul I'd like to do I like to do that every now and then it gives people at home the opportunity to save to themselves the hell he'd get a show oh my god is that right also on the program tomorrow Richard Simmons now how the hell did he get it look he's doing it again and comedian Blake Clark very funny man let's go back to the Madison Square Garden briefly and see if we can't it's getting later in the evening there something Larry can you hear us in a smoke-filled room they're teaching Clinton to inhale okay your personal or commercial and then [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and now it's wintertime well let me let me ask you a question how is it possible where do you go how do you do it how do you buy clothing that matches the scenery [Applause] ladies and gentlemen as I mentioned earlier in the program the Republican National Convention is taking place right now in the the great city of Houston Texas at the wonderful edifice one of the great of structural wonders of the world the Houston Astrodome let's go there now live with our old friend Larry bud Melman for this report Larry can you give us an idea Larry can you give us a night hello Dave reporting from the Republican convention you won't believe this but moments ago Lesley Stahl from CBS News came over and pinched me on the ass [Applause] all right and I guess that's what caused the blood to drain from your brain Larry Larry can you give us an idea of the atmosphere on the floor of the convention there what what is it exciting is there a buzz in the air Larry Davis Larry bud Melman recording from the Republican convention right you won't believe this but moments ago Leslie stopped Jews came over and pitched me on the air [Applause] we've got to get Larry off the halcyon apparently we're having some technical difficulties as soon as we earn those out not in my lifetime we'll go right back down there to the Astrodome in Houston Texas with our old friend and correspondent Larry Bud moment in the meantime she's changed your opinion hey hey I got an idea let's go back down there to Houston and get an update now from the Republican National Convention with their own Larry bud Melman Larry can you hear me come on in from Houston Texas Lari have they have they gaveled the proceedings to order have you seen have you seen any blue jays since you've been in houston can you hear me Larry okay well apparently still have just a couple of bugs there to take out of the system we'll be right back folks we get a wonderful [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey are we ready to go back down to Houston ladies gentlemen on the program tonight James Woods is here Carol Leifer and sister Carol Larry can you hear me in the Astrodome there in Houston Texas on the floor of the Republican National Convention go ahead Larry Larry bud Melman reporting live from the Republican convention and I have a confession to make I have a I'm not sure exactly what that has to do with the proceedings but thank you very much Larry for sharing that with all of North America Larry Larry Larry okay there's some trouble like down there in Houston let's go back to Houston is there no ladies gentlemen here's their own Larry bud Melman down there in Houston Texas at the Astrodome Larry how are things going in Texas the Lone Star State reporting live for the Republican convention I have never seen some attract wizard they have one of those hot a hand dryers in the men's Larry Larry Larry that's that's the end of your report Larry so I'm going to get Larry a wet nap all right we'll do a commercial we'll be back here with [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you thank you very much damn right you know speaking as a guy who has done a great job standing around for 11 years let me say that if I wasn't excited before I'm excited now how are you good Paul nice to see you Alice how you doing I'm doing great let's let's go down there we have our correspondent Larry bud standing by down at the inauguration let me see how do we do we have that ready to go this should be Larry bud standing by down there in Washington DC come in Larry tell us what's going on down there areas ladies and gentlemen our own take it away Larry Larry bud Melman anything anything okay apparently we're experiencing some technical difficulty technical difficulty either with the satellite or perhaps technical difficulty with Larry himself we'll go back down there to Washington in a minute do we have time to go back down to Washington okay Larry if you can hear me please come in and tell us all about the festivities down there on inauguration - Larry bud Melman reporting live from our nation's capitol Dave don't stop thinking about tomorrow don't stop it'll soon be here it'll be better than before yesterday's gone yesterday's gone boy am I drunk I don't think you're gonna hope for much better than that we'll do a commercial we'll be right back here with Joe Garagiola [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh whoa what back down to Washington all right here we go ladies gentlemen Larry bud Melman done at the inauguration in Washington DC come on in Larry Larry bud Melman reporting live from our nation's capital I never want to talk about a colleague but Dan Rather has been walking around without pants that's the pause now we'll be right back with Carol Leifer [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ladies you gonna when I have some bad news for you we've run out of time and amanda plummer will not be joining us this evening now now now before you start thinking self-destructive thoughts we are going to reschedule her as early as possible and she'll be here very very soon my apologies to amanda plummer do we have time now at now you can start thinking self-destructive thoughts because we're going back down to Washington DC for another report from Larry bud Melman Larry come on in this is Larry bud Melman reporting live from the nation's capital Dave everywhere you look there's dazzling displays of fireworks enormous fries fans and drunken Hollywood starlets and that's just in Clinton's bedroom [Applause] that was Darrell nice to see you okay that's it folks thanks for joining us we'll see you tomorrow night [Applause] you boy it's lousy weather outside of you folks were outside on the weather a little bit today and which is ok it's it's a it's nice to have kind of a cloudy drizzly a gray chilly day like this in New York occasionally and we have had wonderful weather but what it what is the weather like outside right now you see what we were gonna do we had our little friend Calvert DeForest over there underneath a time and temperature sign and he was going to scream the time and temperature for us but as you can see they've parked a bus in front [Applause] get it get it towed call somebody hold that out of there every time is probably the bus the guys in the hat's came on [Applause] I'll get the hats we'll get the chicks we'll take the gray line tour just as soon as the bus departs let me know how so we can figure out what the weather is like we were all right here we go all right let's maybe here we go take a look now is the starting to move you know it looks like we've got the beginnings of the dreaded gridlock right is he right behind the bus is that what it is okay what time did the bus pull in there [Applause] [Music] okay tonight tonight we're gonna pretend it's the bus fumes hey gentlemen while I tell you about the rest of tonight's show and tomorrow's program let's go outside and check the weather once again oh it looks like it's still coming down later on the show Roseanne cash will be joining us 50 degrees Fahrenheit 10 degrees Celsius he's making quite an impact on the passers-by as Navy ok excellent tomorrow on the program Kirstie Alley will be here all a lovely woman and a fine talent she'll be here and Ric Ocasek oh that'll be cool great is this thing in something yeah doing excellent I look forward to that and also the winner of the 1993 brain of Britain competition I didn't did you have money on this guy Jeff Colton will be here tomorrow we get a pause for yet another commercial announcement we'll be right back with rosanne Cash [Applause] [Music] you as I mentioned today and today they're kicking off the 25th anniversary celebration of the original Woodstock in upstate New York and we do have live reports from that site right now with our good friend Calvert DeForest Hal do me a favor turn on the big CBS satellite let's go live now to Saugerties New York for our Woodstock report with our old friend Albert before [Music] [Music] well Calvert Calvert hello Calvert can you hear me yes how are things at Woodstock they're wonderful we have big crowds we have great weather it's fabulous have you seen anybody naked yet only one naked man that was it and where exactly did that big place Calvert that took place on the grounds let me ask you something Calvert is it is it more than a music concert what was that Dave is it is it a three-day festival of peace and love yes Dave all right now we want you to give us reports all night long as to what's going on can you do that I think so all right start with your little report right now and we'll come back to you later let's hear it all right this is Calvert G far yeah I promote stock right I don't have much to report right now I just spent the last four hours trapped in a partisan [Applause] is that absolutely the best use of satellite technology is is that what the space program was all about you tell us yeah what do you think is he whacked on something already [Applause] it's our Friday night festival of peace and love Charles Grodin is here Andre Agassi and Hal do me a favor once again turn it on the giant CBS satellite let's go back live to Woodstock 94 and our own Albert there for us this is so busy for recording live from would suck I can tell you from Hertz and experience the brown acid is stupid [Applause] now let me point out something a little odd this is just the way war of the world is you notice when I went out to return the chair it was dark but yet in upstate New York it's still kind of laid out yeah look at there sure different latitude you know why that is exactly Paul Paul singer write on it it's a different Latin attitude it has to do with the curvature of the earth that's what it is you see and it gets darker somehow earlier down here in New York does upstate here it's ah let's see that I mentioned I thanks to Andre Agassi can you get me a deal on a camera that'll be ready I thanks also to Charles Grodin on Monday Tom Arnold Alex Trebek Wendy Liebman you folks have been terrific have a great weekend thanks for watching good night everybody [Applause] memories like the corners of my mind misty water-colored memories of the way we were can it be but it was all so simple when or has time rewritten every line if we had the chance to do it all again tell me what we agreed memories like the corners of my mind misty water-colored memories of the way we were this is how I keep ours reporting live from Woodstock 94 you [Applause] well let me ask you a question are you are you yourself tonight in a peppy mood I might I have absolutely the audience of course in a peppy mood you know what it is I think we had such a very mild mild winter to the point where it's kind of irritating that it was so mild we only actually got one real snowstorm remember the mix right yeah anybody it was a bad one it dumped like 46 inches of snow so and most of that will be gone they say by Labor Day but they're talking now all of a sudden the last couple of days it's been I think unseasonable warm here in New York City and if it makes you but for me it energizes me let's see if we get some data on this let's see the normal temperature what is today like the 12th of March or so yeah is it the 12th of March it's there is a is it the 13th March 15th 15th of I think it's the 13 you know what I like best is when I said it's the 12th of March and you said yeah yeah you need one of these guys you gotta go [Music] this must be the only place the only situation where you can have one of those guys yeah you know think you're having a family picnic would you want a guy doing that is your family does it work well keeping flies away anyway today on March 15th I think it's March 15th that's our that's our best guest for the date it's the normal temperature is 50 degrees well that's not so bad the record high you care to guess on this vault record high 79 77 in 1990 very very very close the record lows are you kidding me 1993 14 degrees let's see what the temperature is now Hal do me a favor turn on the external camera out there on Broadway at 54th Street there it is ladies gentlemen 62 degrees let's go down and get a few words from our good friend Calvert de Forest Calvert hi Jane how are you buddy great convert is it how are you I'm fine is it warm out there Calvert yeah it's very mild are you comfortable very would you be even more comfortable in shirt sleeves no it's not what's the most comfortable you've been in your life that's the way I am not imagine so that's an essay question we'll get back to you on that now right Calvert if you can tell us what the temperature is although I think we just saw it a second ago what is the temperature out there now Anton GQ just 62 degrees yes sir [Music] you know now that I think about it it seems like a completely pointless exercise doesn't it we saw what the temperature was and then we had that guy tell us what it was you know whose birthday it is today Paul 71 years old take a guess whose birthday it is today Johnny Carson that's right now get a happy birthday to Johnny Carson if it were not for Johnny Carson I would not have a TV show I would not have a career hell I wouldn't have socks that's right Johnny Carson gave me my first pair of socks and I and I've worn them ever since ladies gentlemen here we go turn on the big CBS satellite live from Fulton County Stadium site of Game four [Music] [Music] galbart how you doing how are things down in Atlanta find Dave it's a beautiful day here uh-huh how was how was the ballgame last night it is a great victory for the Yankees how they taken that in Georgia yes I said for 50 bucks go get the translator but no no they said without the translator so are you enjoying your World Series experience covered yes I am Dave and you have a special guest there for us tonight yes I do okay Joe Torre manager of the real Joe congratulations you're doing a great job good luck nice going last night and good luck for the remainder of the series cowbird you have some questions for mr. Torre yes when the Yankees win the series who do you think Steinbrenner will fire not by anybody in this building would you like one not all right sure any of your hands away from me okay does the Yankee workout regime include the hot mess regimen regimen [Applause] would you like to give me a good luck hock oh here we go there you go thank you very much Calvert [Music] that Calvert is a regular wolf blitzer anal Sam right on top let's go back down there to Fulton County Stadium and on a cover to get anybody else for us buddy yes John popper Oh blues tried John I buddy Johnny be a performing the national anthem tonight oh yes I'm really excited to be here on this jon lovitz smoking helium or something who knows who cares what's that's certainly a good luck there on Calvert isn't it this guy oh my god and these headsets are agreed I mean every time getting like a weather report and air traffic it's wonderful well as more than we're getting here John can you do us a favor and play a little something okay there we go this would be great John popper Paul get ready all the way from Atlanta here on the interstate [Applause] [Music] quite a musician quite a guy performing the national anthem Fulton County Stadium this is seriously what is the deal with Calvert I think I know what happened there take a bow yeah you know our our correspondent down there in Atlanta Calvert DeForest look at this a copy of The Washington Post what a rag and dick right there on the cover of the Sports ooh there's a manager Joe Torre there's Calvert de Fora in Atlanta after the game they they announced their engagement that's it yes that's me I'm telling you something go to the Home Run Derby format that's turn on the satellite lettuce enema let's go live to Atlanta now where they're getting ready for tonight [Music] nice to see how are things down there in Fulton County Stadium great this man is really a wordsmith isn't he he has a way of capturing the electricity and the excitement and putting it into just a few short succinct phrases calvert we're people pretty upset about the Yankee victory last night down there in Atlanta no not really [Applause] so the Yankee victory didn't trouble the Atlanta fans at all is that what you're saying that's what I'm saying okay they're not under the impression this was an exhibition game are they Calvert oh it's not yeah yeah Burt do you have somebody there to chat with us tonight yes I do I'm here with home run hitter Jim Leyritz Jan congratulations big game last night nice going everybody ready for tonight's game yeah we're in New York yeah and were you surprised were you surprised to learn that nobody in Atlanta was disappointed about the Braves getting beat last night I think they were a little disappointed down there day we're gonna have a little bit last night they weren't too happy yeah I would think so we'll tell that to your friend all right Calvert go ahead ask him some questions yes I do as a catcher do you enjoy squatting sometimes but it's it's part of the job and I got to do it well do you have a name for your batch actually I have a couple bats but I don't have any personal names for him now well how about Debbie Does George Steinbrenner ever join you fellows in the shower no that's off-limits to the owner and then shower well would you like a good-luck hug me yes I'm ha [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I can't believe that Atlanta wasn't upset about being clubbed by the Yankees last night I mean the man's down there you got a nose for heaven sakes yes sir he's a regular Vin Scully anything

Channel: Don Giller

Views: 102,355

Keywords: Calvert DeForest, Larry Bud Melman, Bridget Jackson, John Popper, Joe Torre

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Length: 131min 59sec (7919 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 14 2019