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			Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Show #27
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	With Guest Host, Adam Sandler! Adam’s guests tonight: Don Cheadle; Danica Patrick; Todd Barry; and Lucinda Williams. ACT 1 Guest hosting tonight, Adam Sandler. Dave is home with the stomach flu and you know it’s gotta be bad. I have a feeling he’ll be back Wednesday night, and knowing Dave, he won’t mention a thing about it. He’s a real cowboy that way. Adam enters. “Welcome to the show. I know what you’re thinking, ‘I had no idea Dave’s son got so big . . . and so Jewish!’” And he went on from there. After10 or so jokes, Adam takes to the desk. To help ease him into the moment, Paul conducts his own semi-interview with Adam Sandler, asking about the family; the fun of videotaping; what he lets his daughter watch on TV, the high price of pediatricians, and his new film, “Reign Over Me,” opening Friday. Adam then billboards the night’s guests and throws to commercial. We breathe a sigh of relief. Part One is over and it went quite well. ACT 2 Adam is brand new at this. He’s used to answering the questions, not asking them. He doesn’t want to embarrass himself so he decided to first practice doing the asking and invites an old friend to come on out. Adam introduces his buddy, Matzoball. Adam’s friendly dog Matzoball, an English bulldog, dawdles on stage and takes a seat in the guest chair. Adam asks Matzoball a slew of questions which Motts doesn’t answer. Matzoball reminds me of some “over-privileged” guests we’ve had on the show. After some more Q&A without the ‘A’, we finally get to the clip. Matzoball does an awful job setting it up and so Adam throws to a clip from “Tuesday Afternoon.” We see Matzoball lounging on a small sofa trying to get comfortable for a Tuesday afternoon nap. Now there’s a gal who knows how to live. That’s one comfortable bulldog. I look forward to the sequel . . . . c’mon, you know what’s next . . . . that’s right . . . . I’m looking forward to the sequel “Wednesday Afternoon.” ACT 3 Back from commercial, we see Matzoball remained in the guest chair and is receiving a last-second powder from our makeup artist. DON CHEADLE: He co-stars with Adam Sandler in the film Reign Over Me. It opens on Friday. Don started out as a stand-up comedian right out of college. His career lasted three weeks. He saw a club advertise an open-mic night and he and a couple buddies decided to give it a try. They quickly wrote a routine dissecting the humor of the “Nancy and Sluggo” comic strip. The first weekend went great. The second weekend went great. The third weekend BOMBED big time. He could have gotten a bigger response from an empty room. Don says he still remembers the sound of 100 people groaning quietly to themselves. And that was the end of his career as a stand-up comedian. And then Don and Adam switch places and Don gets behind the desk to ask Adam questions. (Heh heh heh . . . I just realized when I typed in their names, “Don” and “Adam”, it reminded me of “Get Smart.”) Don plays basketball in the NBA Entertainment League in Los Angeles. He was playing with Snoop and Cube and ended up snapping his Achilles tendon. I can handle anything except someone describing their Achilles tendon snapping. I cringe just thinking about it. I’d rather hear a good decapitation story than a story about a snapped Achilles. We see another clip of Matzoball, followed by a clip from Reign Over Me. And then to conclude, Adam and Don sing a lovely duet to describe their new-found relationship that has flourished on the set of Reign Over Me. ADAM starts: Endless Love “My love, there’s only you in my life. The only thing that’s bright.” DON “And I, I want to share all my love with you, No one else will do . . . ADAM and DON: “And your eyes, your eyes, your eyes, They tell me how much you care, Ooooh, yes, you will always be My endless love.” ACT 4 DANICA PATRICK: She’s now driving for Andretti/Green Racing in the IRL, switching over from Rahal/Letterman. Why the change? Danica says she got a better offer and felt they could do more for her. HEY! Danica got her start in racing as a kid driving the go-karts with the family. Adam says his wife loves go-kart driving now. Does Adam like to drive fast? He says the fastest he ever went was 120 mph. He was stopped by a cop who was about to write him up but the cop then recognized the Hollywood star. The cop exclaimed, “Adam! You can’t do that!” Adam mumbled something about having diarrhea and was in a hurry to get home. He didn’t get a ticket. The fastest I ever went was 96 in a small rental car. I wanted to hit 100 but the car started to shake and I was afraid the doors were about to fly off. Adam needed to know: Did Danica ever meet Speed Buggy? No, but she has met Scuba Steve. Danica Patrick – the IRL season opens this weekend in Homestead, Florida at the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300. Driving for Rahal/Letterman are #17 Jeff Simmons and #8 Scott Sharp. ACT 5 Alan: “Join Dave tomorrow night for an all-new Late Show. Dave’s guests will be Jack Black, Inventor of the Beer Launching Fridge John Cornwell, and from CBS News, Lara Logan. It’s a Late Show you won’t want to miss. We’ll be right back.” ACT 6 TODD BARRY: a very funny comedian. His most recent CD is entitled, “Falling Off The Bone.” “ . . . I was in Pittsburgh . . .” A few in the audience chuckle. Todd shrugs, “If you want to count that as a joke, go ahead.” CLOSE LUCINDA WILLIAMS: From her new CD, “West,” Lucinda Williams performed “Are You Alright?” And from there, Adam says goodnight. And that was our show for Tuesday March 20, 2007. Dave has a bad case of the stomach flu. I knew he should have stopped ordering from Menu Foods. Nice job by Adam. It was a fine performance with little prep. I heard whispers of Dave’s illness in the morning and we were on alert of a possible guest host. When word came down that it would be Adam, we went into “Guest Host” mode. When Mr. Sandler arrived, the format of the program was explained and he was given the freedom to shape what he wants to do within the guidelines. We want to make sure he is comfortable with what he will be doing and we are there to help out any way we can. The rehearsal went something like this: ACT 1: - I did the opening announce. - Adam walks out and he says “I’ll explain why Dave’s not here. Joke joke joke. Say hello to Paul. Walk to desk. - Adam sits; makes some chit-chat; talk with Paul. - Billboard the show. - Throw to commercial. ACT 2: We and he had to decide what the ACT 2 would look like. A few things were suggested and then someone mentioned Matzoball. Adam liked the idea of using Matzoball. After that it was a lot of, “Yeah, and then how ‘bout . . .” and “how about this” and “how about this.” He and we are satisfied with the ACT 2 and we go over how he should throw to commercial; “We’ll be right back with Don Cheadle.” ACT 3 and ACT 4. Questions are prepared for Cheadle and Danica Patrick. ACT 6 and the CLOSE: Intros are written and we rehearse the “good night.” And that’s it. And if you’re keeping score at home, the Adam Sandler show is numbered GH27. Wednesday’s show will be #2722. And if this screws up my hope of Show #3000 being on the show’s 15th Anniversary on August 30, 2008, I’ll really be ticked. Heather Mills actually makes Yoko Ono look good. The other day, Dave was talking about Canada Geese with Sandra Oh of Grey’s Anatomy. I had written both “Canada Geese” and “Canadian Geese.” I then received this from Bob Bender of Bel Air: “Since I haven't seen it addressed by anyone else, Canada geese are named after a person - not a country. As such they are just Canada geese, not Canadian geese.” Uh oh, I feel the beginning of another Herbie/Hermie debate. I checked up on Bob Bender’s claim that the Canada Geese are named after a person, apparently, a John Canada. And then I read where that is just an urban legend. And then I read that it is not at all an urban legend but a fact. What say you? How were the Canada Geese named? I want to copyright a slogan, something like “three-peat.” How do I do that? And now it’s time for, “Another One of My Ideas That Will Never Get On The Show”. Adam Sandler says Dave is not here tonight, explaining he had a bit of an accident at home. Take a look. We see old footage of Dave’s head stuck in a banister. Back to Adam, who says “He’ll be back as soon as he can.” This concludes another installment of “Another One of My Ideas That Will Never Get On The Show” And so ends another issue of the Wahoo Gazette, the world’s longest continuous-running blog on the internet . . . . I think. CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER He throws a fine St. Patrick’s Day party every year, it’s Pearl River’s Tom Gilbride! This concludes another installment of CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER With Guest Host, Adam Sandler! Adam’s guests tonight: Don Cheadle; Danica Patrick; Todd Barry; and Lucinda Williams. ACT 1 Guest hosting tonight, Adam Sandler. Dave is home with the stomach flu and you know it’s gotta be bad. I have a feeling he’ll be back Wednesday night, and knowing Dave, he won’t mention a thing about it. He’s a real cowboy that way. Adam enters. “Welcome to the show. I know what you’re thinking, ‘I had no idea Dave’s son got so big . . . and so Jewish!’” And he went on from there. After10 or so jokes, Adam takes to the desk. To help ease him into the moment, Paul conducts his own semi-interview with Adam Sandler, asking about the family; the fun of videotaping; what he lets his daughter watch on TV, the high price of pediatricians, and his new film, “Reign Over Me,” opening Friday. Adam then billboards the night’s guests and throws to commercial. We breathe a sigh of relief. Part One is over and it went quite well. ACT 2 Adam is brand new at this. He’s used to answering the questions, not asking them. He doesn’t want to embarrass himself so he decided to first practice doing the asking and invites an old friend to come on out. Adam introduces his buddy, Matzoball. Adam’s friendly dog Matzoball, an English bulldog, dawdles on stage and takes a seat in the guest chair. Adam asks Matzoball a slew of questions which Motts doesn’t answer. Matzoball reminds me of some “over-privileged” guests we’ve had on the show. After some more Q&A without the ‘A’, we finally get to the clip. Matzoball does an awful job setting it up and so Adam throws to a clip from “Tuesday Afternoon.” We see Matzoball lounging on a small sofa trying to get comfortable for a Tuesday afternoon nap. Now there’s a gal who knows how to live. That’s one comfortable bulldog. I look forward to the sequel . . . . c’mon, you know what’s next . . . . that’s right . . . . I’m looking forward to the sequel “Wednesday Afternoon.” ACT 3 Back from commercial, we see Matzoball remained in the guest chair and is receiving a last-second powder from our makeup artist. DON CHEADLE: He co-stars with Adam Sandler in the film Reign Over Me. It opens on Friday. Don started out as a stand-up comedian right out of college. His career lasted three weeks. He saw a club advertise an open-mic night and he and a couple buddies decided to give it a try. They quickly wrote a routine dissecting the humor of the “Nancy and Sluggo” comic strip. The first weekend went great. The second weekend went great. The third weekend BOMBED big time. He could have gotten a bigger response from an empty room. Don says he still remembers the sound of 100 people groaning quietly to themselves. And that was the end of his career as a stand-up comedian. And then Don and Adam switch places and Don gets behind the desk to ask Adam questions. (Heh heh heh . . . I just realized when I typed in their names, “Don” and “Adam”, it reminded me of “Get Smart.”) Don plays basketball in the NBA Entertainment League in Los Angeles. He was playing with Snoop and Cube and ended up snapping his Achilles tendon. I can handle anything except someone describing their Achilles tendon snapping. I cringe just thinking about it. I’d rather hear a good decapitation story than a story about a snapped Achilles. We see another clip of Matzoball, followed by a clip from Reign Over Me. And then to conclude, Adam and Don sing a lovely duet to describe their new-found relationship that has flourished on the set of Reign Over Me. ADAM starts: Endless Love “My love, there’s only you in my life. The only thing that’s bright.” DON “And I, I want to share all my love with you, No one else will do . . . ADAM and DON: “And your eyes, your eyes, your eyes, They tell me how much you care, Ooooh, yes, you will always be My endless love.” ACT 4 DANICA PATRICK: She’s now driving for Andretti/Green Racing in the IRL, switching over from Rahal/Letterman. Why the change? Danica says she got a better offer and felt they could do more for her. HEY! Danica got her start in racing as a kid driving the go-karts with the family. Adam says his wife loves go-kart driving now. Does Adam like to drive fast? He says the fastest he ever went was 120 mph. He was stopped by a cop who was about to write him up but the cop then recognized the Hollywood star. The cop exclaimed, “Adam! You can’t do that!” Adam mumbled something about having diarrhea and was in a hurry to get home. He didn’t get a ticket. The fastest I ever went was 96 in a small rental car. I wanted to hit 100 but the car started to shake and I was afraid the doors were about to fly off. Adam needed to know: Did Danica ever meet Speed Buggy? No, but she has met Scuba Steve. Danica Patrick – the IRL season opens this weekend in Homestead, Florida at the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300. Driving for Rahal/Letterman are #17 Jeff Simmons and #8 Scott Sharp. ACT 5 Alan: “Join Dave tomorrow night for an all-new Late Show. Dave’s guests will be Jack Black, Inventor of the Beer Launching Fridge John Cornwell, and from CBS News, Lara Logan. It’s a Late Show you won’t want to miss. We’ll be right back.” ACT 6 TODD BARRY: a very funny comedian. His most recent CD is entitled, “Falling Off The Bone.” “ . . . I was in Pittsburgh . . .” A few in the audience chuckle. Todd shrugs, “If you want to count that as a joke, go ahead.” CLOSE LUCINDA WILLIAMS: From her new CD, “West,” Lucinda Williams performed “Are You Alright?” And from there, Adam says goodnight. And that was our show for Tuesday March 20, 2007. Dave has a bad case of the stomach flu. I knew he should have stopped ordering from Menu Foods. Nice job by Adam. It was a fine performance with little prep. I heard whispers of Dave’s illness in the morning and we were on alert of a possible guest host. When word came down that it would be Adam, we went into “Guest Host” mode. When Mr. Sandler arrived, the format of the program was explained and he was given the freedom to shape what he wants to do within the guidelines. We want to make sure he is comfortable with what he will be doing and we are there to help out any way we can. The rehearsal went something like this: ACT 1: - I did the opening announce. - Adam walks out and he says “I’ll explain why Dave’s not here. Joke joke joke. Say hello to Paul. Walk to desk. - Adam sits; makes some chit-chat; talk with Paul. - Billboard the show. - Throw to commercial. ACT 2: We and he had to decide what the ACT 2 would look like. A few things were suggested and then someone mentioned Matzoball. Adam liked the idea of using Matzoball. After that it was a lot of, “Yeah, and then how ‘bout . . .” and “how about this” and “how about this.” He and we are satisfied with the ACT 2 and we go over how he should throw to commercial; “We’ll be right back with Don Cheadle.” ACT 3 and ACT 4. Questions are prepared for Cheadle and Danica Patrick. ACT 6 and the CLOSE: Intros are written and we rehearse the “good night.” And that’s it. And if you’re keeping score at home, the Adam Sandler show is numbered GH27. Wednesday’s show will be #2722. And if this screws up my hope of Show #3000 being on the show’s 15th Anniversary on August 30, 2008, I’ll really be ticked. Heather Mills actually makes Yoko Ono look good. The other day, Dave was talking about Canada Geese with Sandra Oh of Grey’s Anatomy. I had written both “Canada Geese” and “Canadian Geese.” I then received this from Bob Bender of Bel Air: “Since I haven't seen it addressed by anyone else, Canada geese are named after a person - not a country. As such they are just Canada geese, not Canadian geese.” Uh oh, I feel the beginning of another Herbie/Hermie debate. I checked up on Bob Bender’s claim that the Canada Geese are named after a person, apparently, a John Canada. And then I read where that is just an urban legend. And then I read that it is not at all an urban legend but a fact. What say you? How were the Canada Geese named? I want to copyright a slogan, something like “three-peat.” How do I do that? And now it’s time for, “Another One of My Ideas That Will Never Get On The Show”. Adam Sandler says Dave is not here tonight, explaining he had a bit of an accident at home. Take a look. We see old footage of Dave’s head stuck in a banister. Back to Adam, who says “He’ll be back as soon as he can.” This concludes another installment of “Another One of My Ideas That Will Never Get On The Show” And so ends another issue of the Wahoo Gazette, the world’s longest continuous-running blog on the internet . . . . I think. CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER He throws a fine St. Patrick’s Day party every year, it’s Pearl River’s Tom Gilbride! This concludes another installment of CAMEO MENTION OF A WAHOO READER


	ACT 1 • Show Open • Adam's Monologue Watch now

	ACT 2 • Adam Interviews Motzoball

	ACT 3 • Don Cheadle Watch now

	ACT 4 • Danica Patrick

	ACT 5 • Billboard Wednesday's Show

	ACT 6 • Comedian, Todd Barry

	ACT 7 • Lucinda Williams performs "Are You Alright"


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