Only half that mirror David Letterman is looking into is visible. The other half is covered by cups, and each cup represents a completed show. I found that interesting, and I guess it’s better than using some silly spreadsheet.
The New York Time has a nice feature on David Letterman as his final days of a late night talk show host ends, here are a some highlights:
- He didn’t have any involvement or consulted in the choosing of Stephen Colbert as his successor, which bothered him a little, and he’s now totally over it.
- It seems like he expected Jon Stewart to take his place and then Colbert, and also thought it would have been a great opportunity to have a person of color or a woman as host.
- He’s always been an avid runner. Six weeks after his quintuple bypass surgery he ran for five miles..
- He knows how he wants the last show to go. Comparing how Carson did his, he wants to make it more cheery, upbeat, and funny.
- After he settles down, he sounds like he’s open to do a little this and that on television.
Even though his show doesn’t have a strong social media presence, I do like how his show will have guests write a message on a card and tweet it out before the show. Here are some examples.
A friendly warning from @JerrySeinfeld. #ThanksDave pic.twitter.com/GyUErR4Ysa
— Letterman (@Letterman) April 25, 2015
Tonight, Larry David talks Broadway, hotel living, & getting caught naked by a housekeeper. http://t.co/UuyqS9ja07 pic.twitter.com/HJ3GAQd8mT
— Letterman (@Letterman) January 16, 2015
Bruce Willis with some sort of hair emergency. Send help! #ThanksDave pic.twitter.com/NksfJQnpAF
— Letterman (@Letterman) April 23, 2015
Tonight, Death Cab For Cutie (@dcfc) performs #BlackSun from the band's forthcoming album, #Kintsugi. pic.twitter.com/s1L9cZ8QHy
— Letterman (@Letterman) January 30, 2015