[Plummz]

Norm may have been a Republican, but he was also a huge drunk. Too bad...I thought he was pretty funny.

Do you have any cites for this? One of the tabloid rags ran a story with a ohotspread of Norm's costar (Dad from ALF, blanking on the name) smoking crack with a male prostitute (ActuallyI think it was a homeless crack addict who wasjust exchanging services, but anyway). The guy was even on the local news out there after he was arrested for driving on crack. The Enquirer (or whatever) article alsosaid that Norm McDonald was absolutley merciless with him on the set, cracking jokes about the crack etc . . . None of which would really square with showing up drunk to his own tapings (sure,maybe Letterman or the ESPYs. . .).

[July 4th]

Here's a reference in a movie review: http://www.wweek.com/html/dirtywork061798.html

Like I said, it never made the press very much, but where I live the local NBC network used to run "Entertainment Tonight" between Leno and Conan. I'd watch just because I was waiting for Conan. They had a story every once in a while about how Norm was drunk at a show, or cancelled a show because of "illness." Nothing against the guy, but he's a heavy drinker.