Darlene Love's Final Letterman

[Boom_70]

Her final appearance tonight in what has become a great Christmas tradition

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/arts/television/darlene-loves-last-letterman-christmas.html

 

[trifectarich]

Yes, this is must-watch TV; good stuff.

 

[Big Circus]

Thanks for the heads up, Boom.

 

[Boom_70]

Thanks for the heads up, Boom.

You're welcome. It's become an annual Xmas tradition for me since Spinited introduced the board to it
at about the start of SJ.

As added bonus, read that Jay Thomas is back with meatball throw and Lone Ranger story. He was missing in action last year
and John McEnroe filled in

 

[BadgerBeer]

This was linked in the story but wow is it cool. A compilation of her performances over the years.

 

[Boom_70]

This was linked in the story but wow is it cool. A compilation of her performances over the years.

Awesome ! Also cool is the ability now at SJ to link you tube videos

 

[lantaur]

I set my DVR last night. Definitely a must-watch. I was wondering if they'd do a "best of" on Letterman from her over the years but probably not enough time.

 

[Boom_70]

In case you missed:
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/vide...tmas-baby-please-come-home-letterman-20141220

What a production! Nice way to go out.
Her voice at 73 is still amazing.

 

[Chef2]

In case you missed:
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/vide...tmas-baby-please-come-home-letterman-20141220

What a production! Nice way to go out.
Her voice at 73 is still amazing.

That was pretty damn cool.

 

[bigbadeagle]

The highlight to me always is Paul's Cher impersonation. "O holy now, the stars are brightly shy-neow!"

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

Paul's Cher story returned after an absence of a few years.

 

[lantaur]

That show was tremendous. Pretty much the same thing every year: Paul's Cher, Jay Thomas' story, throwing a football at the meatball and Darlene Love killing it. Yet it is great and feels different every time.

 

[Versatile]

This was the only reason to watch Letterman in recent years.

 

[Riptide]

Letterman is worth watching once in a while,
but Paul Shaffer jumped the shark a long time ago.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Reunion time!

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Watched a Lettermen from 12-14-1989 on YouTube a couple of nights ago and the irreverence of it all is still amusing 30 years later, with Mike Aulby bowling in the hallway for no reason.

God I wish he would release whole episodes the way Carson's estate has. An entire generation now has no idea how good this guy was in his prime.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Really looking forward to watching this. One of my great regrets is living a train ride from NYC and never trekking in for a Darlene Love episode. I have little doubt watching that live would have reduced me to a puddle of tears. Her voice and the orchestration is just so perfect every time. They made that the song of Christmas.

 

[playthrough]

Watched a Lettermen from 12-14-1989 on YouTube a couple of nights ago and the irreverence of it all is still amusing 30 years later, with Mike Aulby bowling in the hallway for no reason.

God I wish he would release whole episodes the way Carson's estate has. An entire generation now has no idea how good this guy was in his prime.

So good, but there was such a vibe to watching it at 12:30 a.m. that you'd never capture now by streaming reruns over dinner. The teenage me in 1989 felt like it was live.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Dave moving to 5 days a week was a big deal because I could stay up late on Friday to watch him.

Dave doesn't own his Late Night shows to sell. Carson produced the show.