Damn straight: Dave and Johnny loved and respected each other. Leno managed to get that publicity whore Ed McMahon (probably with some huge payoff from NBC) on his "tribute" show. Meanwhile, Dave will have Doc Seversen the former exec.producer Lasserly on tonight. I'm looking forward to a REAL tribute tonight.

Why make a competition out of tributes. Leno has been classy. It is fine that Carson had a preference for his replacement. However, the owners of the network get to make the decision. Letterman's an ass. Neither is as good as Carson but we should all just be glad that Joan Rivers isn't sitting in the chair.

Thanks for the heads up. I’m in a dilemma. I absolutely LOVED Johnny, and Dave is my favorite now (and for the record, Rodney would be tied with Johnny for Numero Uno of all time.) I watch Dave just about every night now. And from my attempts at humor here, it should be pretty obvious that I’m into this stuff.

I really, really want to see this show. But I am in Silicon Valley tonight (as opposed to my home in PA), and I have to make the presentation of my life tomorrow at 8:30. I was going to go to bed sort of early, but now I don’t know. I forgot all about this show until you mentioned it here. And now its too late to have my wife record it for me back home. Decisions, decisions…….

Yes, we should definitely be glad Joan Rivers isn't hosting a late-night show.

The woman has no class:

http://ridingsun.blogspot.com/2005/01/can-we-talk-about-me.html

I find that hard to believe that Johnny Carson hated Jay Leno.Most of the to ime that he needed a guest host, he had Jay Leno fill in.

I hate David Letterman and all the late night talk shows except Jay Leno and when dipshit takes over when Jay retires, there will be no worthwhile late night talk shows.

The person Jay picked to take his place is a dufus, 6 foot, red head and ugly and his show already sucks.

God bless Johnny Carson.

Cindy

I find that hard to believe that Johnny Carson hated Jay Leno.Most of the to ime that he needed a guest host, he had Jay Leno fill in.

Leno filled in because Dave already had a hit show.
One more case in point that Johnny didn't agree with Leno as his replacement, Johnny never appeared w/Leno on the Tonight show after his retirement, but would always show up for Dave when he did his show from LA.

Leno is a no talent ass who does a watered down version of Dave's show so he can appeal to none thinking syncopaths who want their humor bland and brainway free. Leno made the Tonight show into a electronic sleeping pill, his openings suck and his band can't hold a candle to Paul and the Late Night crew.

GaijinBiker-

The classiest so far has been Tom Snyder. He's recused himself from appearing on any show because he doesn't want to be like some of the remora-like washed-up hacks riding Johnny's funeral suit coat-tails.

Also, has David Letterman done "memorial" shows for anyone other than Warren Zevon or Johnny Carson?

in case you missed it Lettermans website has his monologue from last night--close your eyes and here Johnnys Jokes from Daves mouth--its great and Johnnys touch for sure!