I went off to the Yankee/Red Sox game right after Tuesday’s show, and I’m sure I’ll be too tired Wednesday morning to rise early, so you can bet this Wahoo Gazette will be abbreviated. And since I’m going to the “Vote for Change” concert right after Wednesday night’s show, you can bet tomorrow’s Wahoo will be short as well.

Martha Stewart has been in the Alderson Federal Prison for a few days now. We were able to secretly place a CBS camera inside the prison to allow us to check in to see how she’s doing. We take a look.
Ooooch. It’s a fight! Poor Martha. Hopefully she’ll be able to take a doily and make it into a tourniquet.

GUESS THE BULGE: For some reason, Rupert’s eyes were darting here and there as Dave began to speak to him. I’ll have to find out the why for tomorrow. We’re going to play Guess the Bulge. Rumors are running wild as to what that bulge was coming from President Bush’s back during the debates. There was a photo in today’s Daily News. Was it a wire to give him the answers to the tough questions? I don’t think so. My guess, and it’s only a guess, is if it’s not a bullet-proof vest then it’s a back support intended to keep the President’s posture upright and erect. How do we play “Guess the Bulge”? Rupert has a bulge under his jacket, too. The contestant will have to guess what is creating the bulge.

While Rupert looks for a contestant, Dave will conduct more of the show.

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LAURA LINNEY: This is Laura’s first return since 1996. (Actually, June 4, 1998). Dave nervously asks, “Why has it been so long? Did I do something?” Laura only says, “I hear you’re so nice now.” Whoops. Dave digs for the dirt, wondering what could have happened all those years ago. Laura will only say, “You are so much nicer now.”

(Note: remember, I went to the Yankee game immediately after the show – I’m running out of time Wednesday morning to get this to post)

Laura tells a story of her first appearance on Broadway, working as an understudy. Filling in, when it was time for her to recite her one line, she froze. Everything went blank. She could remember nothing, see nothing, feel nothing. To rescue her, actor who was on stage at the time sort of took her line, incorporated it into his own dialogue, and got her through it. She then went backstage and wanted to weep.

Laura Linney is in the film, P.S. Dave calls it erotic. He says in one of the more graphic scenes, “It looked like . . . . the real deal. Not so much the physical, but the tone of it. Laura plays an older woman who seduces or is seduced by a college freshman. It opens Friday in selected cities. Before the goodbye, Dave pleads to Laura, “Whatever it was, I promise it will never happen again . . . . . Did it happen again?”

RICHARD LEWIS: dressed in all black. Remember when I used to always point out when a guest wore all black? It seems ages since we’ve had one.

I really enjoyed his two segments. Dave begins by talking about Richard Lewis’ entrance music from Paul. Paul, Dave, and Richard debate on whether the music is the same as always. Finally, an exasperated Richard who see his time slipping away, cuts in and says, “ . . .you know, I have 12 seconds left!”

Hard luck Richard went on the AOL chat room. “I got a yeast infection,” laments poor Richard.

He’s been having a reincarnation nightmare . . . . “that I’ll come back as myself.”

When you hit 40 years old, the body goes down hill. When you hit 50, you look like Woodrow Wilson shaking in his coffin. Back for a short 2nd segment, Richard tells a nice story about his friend Warren Zevon.

Good job, Richard Lewis. I’d like to see him again.

ACT 5: It’s time to visit the LATE SHOW Lost and Found.
Lost items:
- purse
- jacket
- an angry cobra with a note, “Die Letteman.”

THE WALLFLOWERS WITH JORDAN ZEVON: Performing a song from the CD, Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon, The Wallflowers and Jordan Zevon performed “Lawyers, Guns, and Money.” There is no need to even listen to this CD. It a must-buy, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley; Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Pete Yorn, Billy Bob Thornton; Adam Sandler, David Lindley and Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, and more. I haven’t heard it yet but I’ve been told Adam Sandler’s “Werewolves of London” is fantastic. The CD will be in stores next Tuesday, October 19th.

And that was our show for Tuesday October 12, 2004. Wahoo EXTRA!

October 12 is a special day for me in LATE SHOW history. Here’s why. October 12th is the traditional Columbus Day. Growing up, October 12th was the day we celebrated the discoverer of America until the holiday was changed to the 2nd Monday in October. For me, October 12th is Columbus Day. And in the year 2000, October 12th was Late Show #1492! That’s right! October 12, 1492 – the day Christopher Columbus discovered America! I remember being so pumped when I realized the coincidence. Sadly, hardly anyone shared in my amazement. Numbers don’t excite others the way it excites me, I guess.

WAHOO GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE
From Mark Smith of Baldwin, New York:

“I've read in the past (and I'm sure will read again in the future) about one of your pet peeves: baseball directors who cut away from the action in the field to show a runner scoring easily from 3rd to home.

With the playoffs and World Series coming up, here is MY peeve to watch for: Replays showing a pitcher's wife cheering for her husband when he gets a big strikeout. In my view a replay like this would only be interesting and newsworthy if she DIDN'T cheer for him.

For that matter, a replay showing players form the bench watching their teammates home run go out of the park, and then reacting happily, is also useless.”

Tuesday night’s Yankee/Boston Game #1.
I woke up early Tuesday morning. Instead of driving to Broadway and 53rd Street to the LATE SHOW, I drove to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. I found a parking spot on the street in a nearby neighborhood. I left the car there and took the subway to work. After the show, I took the subway to the game – much much quicker than driving --- and after the game I had the car waiting for me for my drive home.

Yankee/Red Sox Game #1 Recap: it had everything. It had the raucous fun of a rout, it had the excitement of history being made with the flirtation of a perfect game, and it had the suspense of a tight, nail-biter. My seat was about 5 rows from the very top upper deck in rightfield, about 5 seats in from the rightfield edge of the stands. I was so high up, the birds were flying below me.

It was an entertaining game. Pedro tonight should be a lot of fun.