February 1, 2005
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Last night on Letterman, he did a whole hour dedicated to Carson. He
even had the little intros and exits (is that what they are called when
going to a commercial?) that Johnny had, and it took me back. I
remember when Mark and I used to share a bedroom and we didn’t have
cable, so Johnny was about the only thing to watch at that time, unless
the Cubs or Bulls had a late night game. Although I know Carson was
better than Letterman, I have always liked Letterman more, as I have
always found him funnier. I have always said that Letterman has long
been my comedy hero, and I still believe that. His timing is perfect,
always knowing the right thing to say when something unexpected
happens……….thats stuff you just can not teach. One of the worst
things about going to first shift (and there are a lot of bad things
about first shift) is that I don’t get to see Letterman as often.
Although his show has declined just a little in recent years, it is
still funny. I just wish he would do more skits outside of the studio,
like when he used to do the hidden camera thing with
Rupert……….CLASSIC!Today was my mom’s birthday, which can only mean one thing: going to
the boat to play her favorite slot machines, the Blazing 7′s (I wonder
if they have Blazing 7′s where she is). Anywho, I didn’t have much
money to spend, but I still was going to make sure I went. Because of
my unemployment and my lower paying job, I have not gone to the casino
since Mother’s Day, which is unheard of for me. We used to go at least
every couple of months. Oh, how I miss going. The last time I went, it
was just me and the boys, something that will never happen again, not
that its entirely a bad thing. Shit, I would lose my money and would
have to wait for 3 or 4 hours for those 2 bastards to finish. Anywho,
it costs $5 to get on, and I wasn’t planning on spending more than
$15-20, so that didn’t leave me with much more. Unlike other times, I
had no problems getting on her machine. I lost $3 and decided to blow
my wad at a lesser machine. While wandering the casino, I noticed they
now have poker games right out on the floor, as opposed to a seperate
room. And the tables were packed. Thanks to the recent popularity of
poker on TV, there were some real young hotties playing, including one
kid that, I swear, looked about 15. It would suck to be him, if he won
big and was unable to keep any of it because he was underage. I think I
would shoot myself if that happened to me. Anywho, I found a machine to
play and lost my $10 and went home. I came home a loser, just like my
mother would have………..I bet I would have made her proud. No,
seriously, do you wanna bet, I lost more money on the way out to the
parking lot and I have to recoup my losses.
