So he lands the plane to show his friends! SO SO FUNNY! I love Leno. And then he took over for Carson and he was terrific and then the late night shows lost it..politics, baD jokes, ...so sad. Who didn't LOVE CARSON and LENO? Leno drove by us one very early morning on the freeway in one of his vintage cars...I did a double take, which he did, too, and he gave me a big smile and wave...VERY nice guy.
Z, along with my comment below (forgot to hit reply), I have to say I don't think there is anything I like about today's pop culture. Relative to this, late night is all hate based it seems Who lives like that? Comedy Central - watched 10 minutes almost 20 years ago and every other word was MF. Who lives like that?
I certainly believe Leno is a great guy. Carson was an institution but Leno did a great job. Good change. I saw an interview somewhere and he said he was buying all those cars and such and banking the Tonight show money. That's a lotta money. Yes, great guy.
LSP, I actually loved my first flight in 1979 (took a Dan Wesson 357 in my carry on - maybe one of the last handguns to make it on a flight). The flying got progressively worse until my last flight in 1999 which I plan to really be my Last flight. My DL (standard) won't even let me fly domestically after 2021. Good
Sure have LSP. (Here's the story that I emailed to myself a while back so I could just copy and paste..)
Feb 28, 1979, I'm moving from Pittsburgh (at -40 with wind chill) to Phoenix (80 degrees as I found out on arrival) by one of the airlines. My pals were already there so I shipped most of my stuff ahead of time. At departure time, I was down to a small carry on that contained various items including a Dan Wesson .357 with 5 inch barrel and a box of 50. Going through the check in and boarding process they asked if I had anything to declare. I said yes, I have a pistol in my carry on. They shuttled me off to a side room where I was questioned by a Pennsylvania state trooper (Airport security in those days) He is there and I am assuming also the head airline stewardess (a tall good looking black girl in her 30's) So, the Trooper is asking my about this pistol. I mean it was a real Dirty Harry looking thing. He takes it out and is admiring it and says "Feels good". I said "Very accurate too, I can hit a 5 gallon can at 100 yds with it". He says "That's impressive". I said "Thanks". In the meantime the stewardess is dancing around like she needs a restroom and with a sour look on her face like "Your Not Going to Let him On With This Thing are you?" So after checking the cylinder for being unloaded, he asks "Do you have any ammunition for it?" I said "Yes there is a box of 50 right here." (The carry on measured like 2 feet by 2 1/2 feet by 6 inches deep). The Stewardess looks like she wants to crawl out of her skin at this point. Trooper says "Do you mind if the airline crew put this luggage in the Pilot's closet?" I said "No, as long as it gets to Phoenix with me". (The pilot's closet was near the cockpit but still in the passenger cabin area)
So, Off we go. Crappy little carry on in the pilot's closet.
It was my first flight and it was pretty darn empty too, and as it happens, one of the stewardesses (different one) sat on the armrest of the aisle seat in the row in front of my seat and talked to me the Entire 4.5 hours it took to get to Phoenix from Pittsburgh. First Flight - I thought, Well this must happen a lot on flights without a lot of passengers.
Later I realized they were keeping a close eye on me. But dang she was a looker. I would have asked her out but I had little cash, and no transportation of my own in Phoenix as I as moving to try to remedy that situation.
I now wonder who and when was the last passenger to be allowed to carry on a weapon.
Good stuff and a reminder of one more thing we have lost....as an aside... disappointed in the conjunction coverage... thought we would see a lot more including the rings..seemed like a small telescope out on the deck.....still a lot of good history.
Hi Bunk, yea, you just don't get comedy like this any more or for a good while now,
True on the Conjunction site. APOD may put out some good pics of it. Yes, what I saw is what we would have seen with our 8 inch Celestron. In the time I looked at the site I was surprised to Not see the 4 large moons of Jupiter. We've seen those easily with our small telescope in the past.
That's when comedy was actually funny. Nowadays you can wrap what passes for humor in the newspapers that you can't read for truthful words. Welcome to Orwell's world.
So he lands the plane to show his friends! SO SO FUNNY! I love Leno.
ReplyDeleteAnd then he took over for Carson and he was terrific and then the late night shows lost it..politics, baD jokes, ...so sad.
Who didn't LOVE CARSON and LENO? Leno drove by us one very early morning on the freeway in one of his vintage cars...I did a double take, which he did, too, and he gave me a big smile and wave...VERY nice guy.
Z, along with my comment below (forgot to hit reply), I have to say I don't think there is anything I like about today's pop culture. Relative to this, late night is all hate based it seems Who lives like that? Comedy Central - watched 10 minutes almost 20 years ago and every other word was MF. Who lives like that?
DeleteHAHA! I can imagine him doing that :)
DeleteWhen late night tv was funny.
I can testify to the goats and chickens DaBlade. Yes, when the stuff was actually funny.
DeleteI certainly believe Leno is a great guy. Carson was an institution but Leno did a great job. Good change. I saw an interview somewhere and he said he was buying all those cars and such and banking the Tonight show money. That's a lotta money. Yes, great guy.
ReplyDeleteHaving to dig back into the archives to find funny late night routines is like having to watch Turner Classic Movies to watch good movies.
ReplyDeletePerfect description Ed. I can't think of anything funny at least the last 30 years, especially TV / Movies...
DeleteFlying became the equivalent to riding the bus from Gloucester to Seven Oaks in the '80s, uncomfortable, nasty and potentially dangerous.
ReplyDeleteLSP, I actually loved my first flight in 1979 (took a Dan Wesson 357 in my carry on - maybe one of the last handguns to make it on a flight). The flying got progressively worse until my last flight in 1999 which I plan to really be my Last flight. My DL (standard) won't even let me fly domestically after 2021. Good
DeleteWow -- a DW 357 in carry on! Times have changed, eh?
DeleteSure have LSP. (Here's the story that I emailed to myself a while back so I could just copy and paste..)
DeleteFeb 28, 1979, I'm moving from Pittsburgh (at -40 with wind chill) to Phoenix (80 degrees as I found out on arrival) by one of the airlines. My pals were already there so I shipped most of my stuff ahead of time. At departure time, I was down to a small carry on that contained various items including a Dan Wesson .357 with 5 inch barrel and a box of 50. Going through the check in and boarding process they asked if I had anything to declare. I said yes, I have a pistol in my carry on. They shuttled me off to a side room where I was questioned by a Pennsylvania state trooper (Airport security in those days)
He is there and I am assuming also the head airline stewardess (a tall good looking black girl in her 30's)
So, the Trooper is asking my about this pistol. I mean it was a real Dirty Harry looking thing. He takes it out and is admiring it and says "Feels good". I said "Very accurate too, I can hit a 5 gallon can at 100 yds with it". He says "That's impressive". I said "Thanks". In the meantime the stewardess is dancing around like she needs a restroom and with a sour look on her face like "Your Not Going to Let him On With This Thing are you?"
So after checking the cylinder for being unloaded, he asks "Do you have any ammunition for it?" I said "Yes there is a box of 50 right here." (The carry on measured like 2 feet by 2 1/2 feet by 6 inches deep). The Stewardess looks like she wants to crawl out of her skin at this point.
Trooper says "Do you mind if the airline crew put this luggage in the Pilot's closet?" I said "No, as long as it gets to Phoenix with me". (The pilot's closet was near the cockpit but still in the passenger cabin area)
So, Off we go. Crappy little carry on in the pilot's closet.
It was my first flight and it was pretty darn empty too, and as it happens, one of the stewardesses (different one) sat on the armrest of the aisle seat in the row in front of my seat and talked to me the Entire 4.5 hours it took to get to Phoenix from Pittsburgh. First Flight - I thought, Well this must happen a lot on flights without a lot of passengers.
Later I realized they were keeping a close eye on me. But dang she was a looker. I would have asked her out but I had little cash, and no transportation of my own in Phoenix as I as moving to try to remedy that situation.
I now wonder who and when was the last passenger to be allowed to carry on a weapon.
I love that story.
DeleteThx. I still chuckle at my Naivety at the time,
DeleteGood stuff and a reminder of one more thing we have lost....as an aside... disappointed in the conjunction coverage... thought we would see a lot more including the rings..seemed like a small telescope out on the deck.....still a lot of good history.
ReplyDeleteHi Bunk, yea, you just don't get comedy like this any more or for a good while now,
DeleteTrue on the Conjunction site. APOD may put out some good pics of it. Yes, what I saw is what we would have seen with our 8 inch Celestron. In the time I looked at the site I was surprised to Not see the 4 large moons of Jupiter. We've seen those easily with our small telescope in the past.
Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteLSP and all of you. I hope you're having a Merry, Joyous, Warm, and Blessed Christmas !
DeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat's when comedy was actually funny. Nowadays you can wrap what passes for humor in the newspapers that you can't read for truthful words. Welcome to Orwell's world.
ReplyDeleteQuite True Cube. And what are these puke stains going to talk about when Trump isn't around anymore? I don't think they know.
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