"Will you be there when the big door swings open?"

Before starting the show, Dave takes the precaution of having the Late Show Bear put away. We see our friend George Clarke doing just that. We have dogs on the show tonight and you know how much the Late Show bear likes dogs.

LATE SHOW WEEK IN REVIEW
1. Over the past week, there have been several power failures around different parts of New York City affecting thousands of customers. Con Edison put out this reassuring announcement.
- we see a nice promotional announcement of all that Con Edison does for you. ". . . we're working hard to ensure reliable electric service this summer. We're confident that . . ." Suddenly the screen goes black. Ooops. Another blackout. Talk about bad timing.

3. NBC has a new reality show that finds performers who have faded from public view and brings them back for one last gig. I can see why the show is so popular. We see a promo.

Announcer: "Wondering where your favorite stars from the past have been hiding? NBC tracks them down n 'Hit Me Baby One More Time.' Don't miss this week's exciting episode as we catch up with the Knack, a Flock of Seagulls, and the acclaimed duo of Osama and the blind Sheik."

Announcer: "Hit Me Baby One More Time." Thursday on NBC!

Show of hands . . . how many out there expected a clip from "Cabin Boy" and Dave saying "Anybody wanna buy a monkey?"
My favorite part of the AFI joke was the audience applauding during "Gone with the Wind" and "Casablanca."

5. The new movie "Bewitched" opened today across the country. Our announcer Alan Kalter mentioned that he has a small role in the movie.
Alan: "That's right, Dave. I'm only onscreen for a few minutes but it was a lot of fun. I brought a clip."
We see Alan as a plumber. He is just finishing his work under the sink.
ALAN: (suggestively) "Your sink's fixed, ma'am. Anything else I can do for you?"
SEXY WOMAN: (disinterested) "Mmm, no, that's all. Thanks."
ALAN: (suggestively) "Are you sure?" Alan twitches his nose like Samantha Stevens. A "twinkle" SFX is heard.
SEXY WOMAN: "Uh, actually, I want you to have wild sex with me."
ALAN: "Not done yet." Alan again twitches his nose like on Bewitched. A twin of the first sexy woman appears. Alan and the two women walk off arm-in-arm.
ALAN VOICE OVER: "Alan Kalter presents 'Bewitched' - available at Kalterworld.com! Mention this program and get 10% off all videos and toys! Kalterworld.com - for the finest in adult entertainment."

6. The critics have been raving about the new Batman movie. They say Batman's nemesis is much more realistic and scary than in previous films, and judging from the commercials, Dave is inclined to agree.

Announcer: "The name you know - the story you don't. As the city crumbles around him, only one man stands between order and chaos, between life and death, between the woman he loves . . . and the crazed lunatic who will stop at nothing to have her." (see clip of Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch). "'Batman Begins' - now playing at theaters everywhere."

Out on 53rd Street we have set up the Purina Junior Agility Dog Challenge. Dave runs down the course as the camera pans: over hurdles, up and over the balance beam, through a tunnel, over the teeter totter, through the zig zag poles and through a hoop. When we take a look at the tunnel, mistakenly thought he was looking at someone's colonoscopy x-ray.
Dave then relives a conversation he perhaps had recently. I say "relive" because I've heard the very same conversation from personal experience.
Dave: "Thank you, Dr. Ferguson, can I drive home?" --- "No, you'll have to take a taxi."

PURINA JUNIOR AGILITY DOG CHALLENGE - the Junior handler must be under 17 years of age.
CONTESTANT #1 - Andrew Sattler of Whittier, California with his border collie, Sonic. Poor Sonic looks a bit poofed. Looks like he's already put in a long day. Sonic runs the course, or perhaps walks it, and finishes with a time of 37 seconds. As it stands now, Sonic is in first place.

WILL IT FLOAT? Tonight's item: "a 4-gallon bucket of sauerkraut . . . 36 pound." Dave highly doubts a 4-gallon bucket could hold 36 pounds of sauerkraut.
Alan holds firm, "I tried it. It's a heavy mother." For some reason, we can't say "a heavy mother" on TV. It's akin to saying "a heavy mother-'givl'er." That's why you didn't see any of that.
Dave says it will sink. The audience agrees.
Paul says it will float.
The Late Show Will It Float models drop the 4-gallon 36 pound bucket of sauerkraut into the Will It Float tank and it . . . . sinks . . . and then FLOATS! WOW! That may have been the most exciting Will It Float in history! First it sunk to near bottom, then like a phoenix, rose back to the top. It floats! A disappointed Dave looks over to the band and says, "Thanks a lot, Sid."
This is the way I figured it out: Sauerkraut floats. Plastic floats. A plastic bucket of sauerkraut would float.

PJADC CONTESTANT #2: Stefanie Rainer of Long Island, New York with her Papillion named Storm. In French, Papillion means "butterfly." Dave asks Stefanie, "And your dog is named what?" Stefanie answers, "No, Storm." Dave laughs at the misunderstanding, and says, "'Who' was the first dog . . ."
OK, let's go. Storm runs through the agility course in great time. 16 seconds! Great run! Dave is equally impressed, exclaiming "You made 'Sonic' look like the Mets." Nice job.
Before going to commercial, Dave says, "No, grandpa, it's 'Storm.'"

Uh oh. The judges noticed that Storm jumped off the teeter-totter a bit prematurely in the last ACT. Penalties will be assessed, I'm sure.

TIM ROBBINS: Tim is also impressed with Storm's performance and suggests a steroid test may be in order. There was some talk earlier in the day that Tim may want to run the Agility Course but after seeing Storm fly through it, Tim thought better of it.
Dave comments on Tim's relaxed look. Dave thinks it comes with winning an Academy Award. (Best Supporting Actor; "Mystic River") Win one of those and you can do whatever you want: jeans, beard, heck, an Academy Award winner is just about above the law. Tim's Oscar now shares space with Susan Sarandon's. (Best Actress, "Dead Man Walking") Tim says it looks pretty sexy when you put them close together.
Is it true that Tim gave Chris Rock the finger at this year's Academy Awards? Tim says he didn't do it, but if you have pictures that prove that he did do it, then maybe perhaps maybe he did.
Tim is in the summer spectacle, "War of the Worlds." It opens Wednesday June 29th. Tim plays an old coot in a farmhouse.
And be sure to look for Tim's "Embedded" available now on DVD on the internet. It's a play written and directed by Tim Robbins which he is distributing independently. It's described as a satire - very disrespectful of those in power but not of our soldiers fighting overseas. "Embedded" - look for it on Netflix.
Wishing Tim well, Dave says, "Please give my wife . . . I mean, please give my best to Susan." Tim enjoyed that.

Before our final Purina Junior Agility Dog Challenge contestant, Dave advised that the first dog "Sonic" failed to complete the "A" frame and will be penalized 5 seconds. If you're scoring at home ('congratulations') Sonic's time is now 42 seconds. It was also found that "Storm" jumped off the teeter-totter prematurely and will penalized 10 seconds. Mark down Storm with a time of 26 seconds. Hmmm. Smell that? Me too. I smell a fix. The fix is in. Really? A 10-second penalty? Might as well turn off your TV set right now.

PJADC CONTESTANT #3: Jordan Connelly of Tampa, Florida with her dog Buc, short for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
We start. Jordan flies through the course at a pace matching Storm's. Final time: 17 seconds! With the penalties assessed to the other competitors, Buc is our winner! The Late Show models enter with roses and some chow for the canine. Congratulations, Buc.

ACT 5: Slow motion footage of the dogs in the Purina Junior Agility Dog Challenge.

ACT 6: The judges decided to give Storm, Dog #2, another chance to redeem itself. Time to beat: 17 seconds. Storm is off, flying around the course. He looks better than the first time through. Over the hurdles! Over the balance beam! Through the tunnel and over the teeter-totter! Through the zig zag poles. . . . . uh oh . . . . Storm missed the last zig zag pole! His time of 15 seconds is disqualified! Oh, what a disappointment to Storm and to everyone in his hometown of Long Island! Buc remains the champ!

NICK GRIFFIN: We ran out of time for Nick Griffin (read, "Storm"). Nick will be appearing at the Improv in Ontario, California, July 1st through the 3rd.

And that was our show for Friday, June 24, 2005. Wahoo EXTRA!

The NBA used the slogan, "Where Legends Are Born" to hype their Finals. The slogan caught my ear because years ago my wife worked at WABC radio and I helped her put together a Yankee promo. The tagline I came up with was "The New York Yankees - where legends are born." WABC carried the Yankees at the time. My guess is it was around 1985, maybe earlier. Definitely not later. I thought of "The New York Yankees: Where Legends Are Born" all on my own . . . I did not steal it, borrow it, or shape it. It came right from my own 7 5/8-inch head. I haven't thought of this in quite some time but hearing it on ABC-TV for the NBA Finals brought me back 20-plus years. I decided to do a Google check on "where legends are born." Yikes. "Where legends are born" has been used countless times, and certainly not just by the NBA. Now I'm not saying it all started from me, but I am pleased others have found the catchphrase as useful as I did. So, where did I get it from? I'm guessing "where legends are born" was around long before I thought of it and it somehow filtered into my head way back then without my being consciously aware of it.

Jiminy. I just did some more Googling of "Where legends are born." It goes on for miles! And to think I thought I was so darn creative and original when I came up with that back in the mid-80s.

I'll try to find my copy of the Yankee promo. It's on paper somewhere in my files in the basement. I think it was before my computer days.

Remember Prodigy?

VERBAL GAFFS
From Bill Floring of Delaware, Ohio:

"I was talking to a co-worker earlier today about a pending decision he was contemplating when he commented that both options were bad, "It's a crab shoot," he said. Had he said this a couple weeks ago, it would have gone right over my head, but since I'm a diligent reader of the Wahoo, it was all I could do to keep a straight face. Shooting crabs doesn't seem to be much of a challenge -- they're pretty slow. On the other hand, "a crapshoot" indicates a difficult decision that could be a gamble."

Angie Riggs Dixon writes about her moment with Barry Manilow. Angie Riggs Dixon: Richmond, Virginia -

"Second only to the births of my two daughters, now 9 and 11 years old, my short time on stage with Barry is certainly the most magical memory in my mind. I was barely 20 years old, though I had been groomed (by my Mom) since the age of 8 into a Fanilow. By the night of February 3, 1988, as I sat in Richmond, VA, waiting for the concert to begin, I had seen 10 concerts (Today I would say there have been maybe 30 more). I was working at a department store on the afternoon of the big night. The dress department had a great sale. I happened upon a great dress, and I actually spent too much on it, but I had to have it... my premonition of singing with Barry dictated my big spend! As my mom and I got 'prettiful' that evening, I remember saying, 'Mom he is gonna call me up to sing with him!' My supportive mom agreed.
It was like slow motion as he started to whistle the intro to 'Can't Smile Without You.' Another entity emerged as I started screaming out 'PICK ME! PICK ME!' The people around me were actually a bit horrified I think. I was jumping up and down in my 3-inch heels, and everyone around me regretted leaving their earplugs at home. Barry was shading his eyes from the lights and scanning the audience. For a brief moment he looked at the opposite end of the stage (away from me!). Then as I had imagined just that morning, he looked in my direction and said, 'Hey You! Jumping Jack! Yes, Jumping Jack, come on up here!'

From that moment until the moment I found myself back at my seat just a few minutes later, much is a blur. Almost 20 years does a number on one's memory, but I remember the highlights.... The way he asked if I were married, and at my 'no' he said, 'Oh Angie, you win the washer AND the dryer!', the way he was so gracious and charming when I tried to do a little dance with him (and almost fell off my too-tall heels); the way he agreed that he'd let me be his makeup artist sometime (BARRY, I'm STILL WAITING!); the way he leaned me into him as he swayed from the top of the piano; finally the surprise at the end, when he kissed me. I told him through teary eyes that I didn't even have a camera. He said, I have a surprise for you. When I made it back to my seat everyone around me suddenly didn't wonder if I was insane for screaming and making such a commotion when the famous whistle started! A few minutes later one of his reps brought the autographed I SANG WITH BARRY MANILOW video to me. Years later there are several copies of my video floating around in our family. My special 'Barry Dress' still hangs in my closet as a reminder of both the night I shared on stage with him, and a reminder of how much less of me there used to be. Even now my girls love to watch the video, which I allow. The dress though is OFF LIMITS!
My memory of having the focus of Barry's full attention for a few moments in time still brings a tear when I remember. It was magical, and it will be precious to me forever. Through the many chapters in my life since then, Barry and his music have lifted me up. Each composition holds with it a special memory or feeling, marking a landmark in my life.
He is like an old friend, and I am thankful to be among the many who regard him as such."

"Fanilow" - that's funny.

And from the Donz:
LATE NIGHT ON THIS LATE SHOW NUMBER DATE IN HISTORY.
Tonight's Late Show Number 2388. So what happened on LATE NIGHT on February 3, 1988?
Late Night show number: #978
Top Ten Signs Dan Rather is Goofy; Paul introduces Dr. John, who's sitting in with the band, so announcer Bill Wendall introduces Don Pardo, cameraman Bailey Stortz introduces Brian McAloon, Cue Card Boy "Kevin" (Donna Kelly) introduces Regis Philbin as Cue Card Boy Doug, and Hal Gurnee introduces Art Dickenson (Clem Rivera), who directed "Hazel"; Benetton store opens next to Paul's organ as a kid steals a sweater and runs away; Guests: Jackeé Harry and "Bullet" Bob Hughes (U.S. Olympic Luge athlete): Bob and Dave sled down the audience aisle.
And that's what happened on Late Night on this Late Night on this Late Show Number in History.

THIS DATE IN NHL HOCKEY HISTORY
June 24, 1976
Chicago signs free agent Bobby Orr.
June 24, 1980: The Atlanta Flames franchise moved to Calgary, Alberta. The Flames joined the League before the 1972-73 season.