Letterman's Larry "Bud" Melman Dies

AP ^ | 3-21-07 | LARRY MCSHANE

[fieldmarshaldj]

Seems to be the same thing everyone says on this thread, "when his show was funny." It's a shame. When Letterman became obsessed with mean-spirited hard-left politics, he ceased to be funny. He should've retired several years ago. I stopped watching him regularly in the late '90s.

[mc5cents]

I believe that he reprised that "hot towel" act at the top of the Empire State Building too. That was a funny one.

[scfirewall]

Get a Life with Chris Elliot?...Well There is a blast from the past!

Now I understand why I'm so surly and depressed, I'm still pissed off at the world for not "Getting It" in regards to that gem of a show.......

[Tanniker Smith]

I was sorry to hear about Calvert this morning. I had the pleasure of meeting the man a couple of times. In fact, I can actually saw that he saw me perform on stage. It was an alumni production and he was friends with a few members of the cast. My wife told me during intermission, "You're not going to believe who is sitting in my row!" I told her that I'd already met him backstage.

He lived in the neigborhood.

[carolinalivin]

Letterman started out more Steve Allen with his wacky stuff, then anyone else. He worshipped Carson and I believe he copies him in some of his mannerisms during the monologue.

His show became formulaic and lately he's showing his politics on a regular basis. Some of it, like Great Moments in Presidential Speeches where he shows a Bush stumble or stutter, is just down right meanspirited. He'll do that four or five days in a row.

He never has been a great interviewer, like Paar or Carson and I think he could use the skill now.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Yep, Letterman WAS funny. I remember his daytime show in 1980. (I used to schedule my college classes around it.)

Thoroughly enjoyed his show through the 80's when Chris Elliott was the head writer, for the most part. Show tailed off in the 90's and was pretty much dead when it went to CBS. (Couric should've paid attention.)

RIP Calvert DeForest.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

They still use those girls every now and then when Letterman does a "Will it Float" segment on his show.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Uninstall your flash players and then re-install all of them. This should do the trick. Also, installing the latest version of Quicktime should also do the trick. The flash players do get kinda goofy whenever they upgrade themselves to the point that things end up not working right unless you end up deleting them and them re-installing them again.

[isthisnickcool]

If you saw Letterman's show last night or the night before or any night before for the last decade you need not watch it tonight or tomorrow or anytime in the future. It's the same show.

David Letterman is the Phil Connors of late night TV. Every show is the same.

[AJMaXx]

Did anyone watch Letterman to see if they gave a tribute to Bud? I would hope so, but I do not watch it unless there is someone on that I really want to see. His guests even suck, but that is probably because Dave sucks doing interviews. I know that most of what you see dave doing, the interview, is all scripted, with leading questions and what-not, not off-the-cuff like you would like it to be.
I hope Dave did/does pay tribute.

[tina07]

Thanks I'll give it a try. Let ya know if it works!