What's the word on the picket line? Check out what the Late Show writers are saying on their new website, www.LateShowWritersOnStrike.com
It's no Wahoo, but it is informative and entertaining. Like I said, it's no Wahoo.

And for a list of more very good blog/websites concerning the strike, click on the following: www.strikenotes.blogspot.com

Of course, there are two sides to every argument. This is the website for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and they offer their side. www.amptp.org

This ever happen to you? You're driving in an unfamiliar area looking for the main highway. You see a sign pointing you to go straight ahead. You travel in that direction for a half-mile and then you see another sign for you to make a right for the highway. You stay on that a quarter-mile and come to a sign for you to make a left. You make the left and continue for another mile . . . and another mile . . . and another 5 miles after that. You soon discover that you've been led in a direction . . . and then just dropped off. There are no more signs for the highway. They start you off towards the highway and then forget all about you. You're on your own. They figure getting you close is good enough.
The problem with the people in charge of putting up signs to show you where to go is those people are usually from the area. They don't need signs to tell them where to go. They are very familiar with the area already. If I ruled the world, the people in charge of directional signage would come from out of state. People from Connecticut would be in charge of putting up signs in New Jersey; Jersey people would put up signs in Rhode Island; etc.

What??!!! Steve Wilkos has his own show??!!!

Friday's Previously Viewed Late Show Program
-From October 30th; #2838: Jennifer Connelly; Slash; and Nicole Atkins. PLUS: Alan Kalter's This Is Your Lunch

Wahoo Philosophy Corner: Confucius
-"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
- "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
- "If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."

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Oh no . . . it's his 50th birthday today! From Deerfield Beach, Florida by way of Commack, Long Island . . . it's Gary Deperino!
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Here now is the Wahoo Gazette for Friday's previously viewed program.

(Original Air Date: 10/30/07)

Jennifer Connelly; Slash; and Nicole Atkins.
PLUS: Schwarzenegger Says Something Dumb; Osama’s New Video; Gerald Ford’s New Book; Great Moments in Presidential Speeches; a Top Ten List; Johnny Twain; and Alan Kalter’s This Is Your Lunch!

“and now . . . . O.J.’s former idiot houseguest . . . David Letterman!”

ACT 1
Dave billboards tonight’s program and holds up Slash’s autobiography. It’s a thick book containing lots of photos. Dave leafs through the book and shows us a photo or two. Dave continues to enjoy the photos while we watch him enjoy the photos. He continues this for quite a while. Why? I’m not sure, but I have a feeling this is what the show will be like if there’s a writers strike.

Believe it or not, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said something stupid to a reporter. We take a look.
Announce: “Arnold Schwarzenegger cause a controversy when he told a magazine that he doesn’t consider marijuana a drug. The Governor would like to apologize for his misstatement . . .. he was really high.”

According to a new report, Osama bin Laden is deeply anxious about the survival of Al Qaeda in Iraq. He has released a new terror message. We watch.
Announce: (clip of Osama and the blind sheik) “Despite recent setbacks, our message must continue to get out and here’s how we’ll do it...”
(singing to the tune of “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
“De-ath to Americ – uh uh uh! Infidels! Death to Americ-uh ah! Death to America.”

A new book has compiled many of Gerald Ford’s secrets that he only agreed to have revealed after his death. It’s called “Write It When I’m Gone,” and we had an excerpt tonight.
Ford: “On September 8, 1974, I ended out long national nightmare by officially pardoning Richard Nixon. It was a difficult decision to make, but Nixon made it much easier by offering me $500 in cash and one night with his wife Pat.
This has been an excerpt from ‘Gerald Ford: Write It When I’m Gone.’”

GREAT MOMENTS IN PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES
We see JFK.
We see Ronald Reagan.
We see George W. Bush: “You know . . . .. people obviously . . .. I was talking to a congressman . . . . . . he was . . . . .”

ACT 2
Just as Dave is about to open tonight’s Top Ten list, Alan interrupts.
ALAN: “Dave, do you know what time it is? It’s time for ALAN KALTER’S ‘THIS IS YOUR LUNCH!’”
Alan makes it over to Dave’s desk. He is holding a large book titled, “This Is Your Lunch.”
ALAN: “Dave, this is Alan Kalter speaking to you from the Ed Sullivan Theater.”
DAVE: “Yes, I know.”
ALAN: “You came here tonight thinking you were going to host the show like any other. But tonight, Dave, this is your lunch!”
Big fanfare. Scrim rises to reveal a silhouette of a lunch on a plate on the darkened stage. You cannot tell what is on the plate.
ALAN: “David, come back with me to the time when your dreams began . . . 12:30 this afternoon. A plate piled high with steaming, delicious food was placed before you. Ring a bell, Dave?”
DAVE: “No.”
ALAN: “It was made with three different cheeses, savory ricotta, rich mozzarella, and aged parmesan. Sound familiar?”
DAVE: “No.”
ALAN: “Layered with the freshest handmade pasta and baked until perfection. Warm, oozing cheese coursing through every heavenly bite! Are you ready to be reunited with your lunch? . . . . . Dave, say hello to your lasagna!”
More fanfare; Alan hands Dave the book. Freeze.
Announce: “Alan Kalter’s ‘This Is Your Lunch’ has been brought to you by Liquid Prell.
Prell puts the ‘Ooooooo’ in shampoo.
Back to you, Dave.”

Hey, that was me on the announce!

TOP TEN: Things Overheard During Dick Cheney’s Hunting Trip: while Dave was giving the background information on tonight’s top ten topic, he belched. The quick witted host comments, “I’m thinking about lunch.”
#6. “I want the quail taken alive . . . let’s find out what the son of a bitch knows.”
#5. “Bush was supposed to come, but his father got him out of it.”

ACT 3
JENNIFER CONNELLY
The Academy Award winner and her husband live in the city and recently bought a new house up in the country. The place is beautiful, but she does not much like the drive. While her husband tends to be an insomniac, Jennifer leans towards narcolepsy. Her driving at night up to the country house can get pretty nerve-wracking. One drive found her growing quite weary and so she pulled over for some coffee and found some No-Doz at the counter. She decided to have a few of those and down it with a cup of coffee. Within 15 minutes, she became insanely paranoid and jumpy. She couldn’t complete the trip so she pulled off and stayed the night at a Best Western, which could have easily been called the Bates Motel. Her room was right next to the parking lot which was home to a tailgate party playing loud satanic music. Her narcolepsy never crept in and she was awake the whole night. It was not a pleasant trip.
Although she has a fear of falling asleep while driving, she wishes she could fall asleep while flying. She’s a nervous Nelly when it comes to flying. Her doctor prescribed a sedative which she was more than happy to take, until she started to worry about something terrible happening on the flight and she would be too sedated to move.
I have no problem falling asleep while on the plane. My fear is that the pilot has no problem falling asleep either.
Jennifer’s new film, Reservation Road is playing now in selected cities. Hopefully, your city has been selected.

ACT 4
And now it’s time for another visit with America’s favorite humorist, Johnny Twain.
Johnny Twain, standing: “Oh, hello. I didn’t hear you come in. Twain’s the name, Johnny Twain.
- My wife is so ugly. Last night, she was at the beauty shop for two hours. That was only for the estimate.”
- She got a mudpack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.
- I’ve often wanted to drown my trouble, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
- Truth is, I haven’t spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don’t like to interrupt her.
- Being married has taught me that sex is like a game of Bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.
Good night, America.”

ACT 5: Has the show put you to sleep? Reach for No-Doz!

ACT 6
SLASH – I was in the wardrobe department getting ready for a post-tape with Dave immediately following the show. I was to play a bartender. I missed most of the Slash segment.
Slash has that definite rock and roll rebellious look, and he lived the hard and excessive life of a rock and roller. Thankfully, most of that is now in the past. If not, there wouldn’t be much left of a future. It got so bad that his heart was about to wave a surrender flag. At the age of 35, Slash had to get a pacemaker installed to keep his heart from stopping and his heart rate steady. He keeps the pacemaker in his hat.
Slash has been clean for about a year now and credits having children for having a lot to do with that. That’s surprising to me. A lot of times, people start hitting the booze once the kids arrive.
How did he get the nickname ‘Slash’? It came from his friend’s dad. He nicknamed him Slash because he was always on the go, always moving, always in a hurry. If I lived there, people would probably know me today as “Laze.”
Slash has been around music his whole life but didn’t get involved with the guitar until he was about 15. His neighbors growing up in California were Joni Mitchell, David Geffen; and Jim Morrison. Once he got the guitar, he couldn’t put it down and quickly formed a band and eventually joined “Guns and Roses.” Axl Rose used to stay with Slash and his family when they first started out because, well, Axl needed a place to live. One time, Slash fell asleep on Slash’s grandma’s couch upstairs. Poor granny had no place to sit. Slash decided to bring it to Axl’s attention one day during a drive down Sunset Boulevard. Slash commented, as nicely and delicate as possible, that it was a bit rude to leave grandma with no place to sit. Axl’s reaction: He jumped out of the car. The car was going 35 miles an hour at the time. Slash knew then that you had to be very careful with how you deal with Mr. Rose.
That, and more, can be found in Slash’s autobiography “Slash,” now in stores.

ACT 7
NICOLE ATKINS: From her CD, “Neptune City,” Nicole Atkins, making her network television debut, performed “The Way It Is.”

And that was our show for Tuesday October 30, 2007.



Halloween Idea – I do this every year . . . . Put out an empty bowl on your front porch. Leave a sign which reads: “Take one.”
It’ll save you money.

Alex Rodriguez: two teams were paying his $25 million a year salary; the Yankees and the Texas Rangers. Now that he’s a free agent, does he really expect one team to pay more than $30 million a year for him?

Sad news: Robert Goulet has died. He was singing on television and was shot in the head. Elvis Presley is a person of interest.

I was watching the Jets/Bengals football game last week and noticed the Cincinnati stadium is built right along the river. I wondered if this was a good idea. River front property is usually a desirable piece of property . . . so why waste it on a football stadium? A stadium, especially a football stadium which is used only once a week for a few months, shouldn’t be placed in a prime real estate location, should it? I can understand putting a baseball stadium in the middle of a city since it is used 80 times a year and brings at least a million people a year to the area. I know nothing about Cincinnati and its Paul Brown Stadium. Was there ever talk of building it someplace else years ago and are people sorry that it’s right on the river?

During a working dark week like we just had (no shows, but the staff comes in to catch up on stuff and to prepare for the next round of programs), I like to take two hours one day to visit one of the older bars in Manhattan. I usually go to McSorley’s on 7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. Going midday/midweek is the best time to go. You can usually find a place to sit and I’ll order myself a cheese platter and a liverwurst sandwich. It’s the only place I ever eat liverwurst. McSorley’s is a must-see whenever you come to the city. Don’t expect fancy lights and cleanliness and polite service, though. The bar is a throwback to the 1800’s. It hasn’t changed much since then.
But last week I decided to head over to The Old Town Bar on East 18th Street between Broadway and Park. I hadn’t been there in twenty years but I remember they served Ballentine in a bottle and I looked forward to going back there and ordering up another. And some of you may know that The Old Town Bar was featured in the opening to Late Night with David Letterman. A little research revealed that the bar was also known as “Riff’s Bar” in TVs “Mad About You” and appeared in the films “The Devil’s Own,” “The Last Days of Disco,” and “Bullets Over Broadway.”

I took the subway to Union Square and a short walk later I was at Park and 18th Street. I looked east, I looked west. I did not see the Old Time Bar neon sign in either direction. I sensed it was west. Half up the block I saw what appeared to be an establishment across the street. As I neared, I knew I had found what I was looking for. A piece of paper on the window informed that the “Old Time Bar” sign was temporarily out of commission and in the shop. I entered the long and dark bar and plopped myself down on a barstool. I asked in a bit of a whisper, “Do you have Ballentine?” The barkeep said with a smile, “Sure do.” I snapped back, “Lemme have.” He bangs the Ballentine on the bar and proudly claims, “I grew up on the stuff.” I always think of dad when I have a Ballentine Ale. It’s the first beer I ever remember his drinking. It was in the basement on a hot summer day. It was a quart. I took a pull on the Ballentine and enjoyed it very much. It would be my beer of choice if I could ever find it. After two Ballentines, I asked if they had Schaeffer. Old Time did not, so I had another Ballentine. The bartender gave me a menu to view the other beers served in the joint. All the rest was your basic fare; Budweiser, Coors, etc. Not spotting any Slim Jims or pickled eggs behind the bar, I opted for two bags of chips. I was teetering on ordering a meal but decided not. Everything looked and smelled great but I’ll leave that for my next visit.

How did The Old Time compare with McSorley’s? The OTB is a beautiful old bar, bigger than McSorley’s, and it had more food and beer to choose from. If you want that kind of thing, I guess OTB would be your preference. But there is something about McSorley’s that keeps it my first choice.

Next on my list for January is either the Ear Inn (dates back to 1817) downtown on Spring Street, The White Horse Tavern (opened in 1878) off West 11th, or the hard to find Chumleys (1830s), the bar without a sign or any kind of exterior markings.
Hopefully one of these will have Shaeffer.

New Halloween Costumes on Wednesday’s show. Costume guesses by Wahoo readers:

Jeff Hysen - Silver Spring, MD
Halloween costume prediction: The I-Pumpkin.

Nelson S. -- Torrance, CA
- Fainting Marie Osmond
- Lead Paint Toy
- O.J. Memorabilia

Mike Henderson -- East Windsor NJ
- Britney Spears's kids
- Hillary Clinton pantsuit
- I-Phone

Charlie Simpkins -- South Philly
1) a sub prime mortgage
2) OJ memorabilia
3) Phil Spector

Helen Read -- Vermont
- OJ Simpson stolen sports memorabilia.

I see at least one winner!

October 30, 1938 – “War of the Worlds” broadcast over CBS radio
Columbia Explains Broadcast
The Columbia Broadcasting System issued a statement saying that the adaptation of Mr. Wells's novel which was broadcast "followed the original closely, but to make the imaginary details more interesting to American listeners the adapter, Orson Welles, substituted an American locale for the English scenes of the story."

Pointing out that the fictional character of the broadcast had been announced four times and had been previously publicized, it continued:

"Nevertheless, the program apparently was produced with such vividness that some listeners who may have heard only fragments thought the broadcast was fact, not fiction. Hundreds of telephone calls reaching CBS stations, city authorities, newspaper offices and police headquarters in various cities testified to the mistaken belief.

"Naturally, it was neither Columbia's nor the Mercury Theatre's intention to mislead any one, and when it became evident that a part of the audience had been disturbed by the performance five announcements were read over the network later in the evening to reassure those listeners."

Expressing profound regret that his dramatic efforts should cause such consternation, Mr. Welles said: "I don't think we will choose anything like this again." He hesitated about presenting it, he disclosed, because "it was our thought that perhaps people might be bored or annoyed at hearing a tale so improbable."

WAHOO PHILOSOPHY CORNER Tonight’s featured Philosopher: Aristotle
“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing”
“Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.”
“Between friends there is no need of justice.”

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Candidate for Ramapo Town Council, it’s Republican Mark Acker.
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