Adios, Johnny
January 23rd, 2005 at 2:21 pm by Preston Taylor Holmes
Via Fox News Alert – TV legend Johnny Carson dead at 79. One of the few Hollywood types that I kind of liked. RIP, Johnny.
UPDATE:
Carson: still dead. However, a second Vodka Tonic has reminded me of one of my favorite Carson moments.
It was around 1991 or so, and his musical guest was Morrissey during his Kill Uncle tour. I was a huge Morrissey fan at the time, and I’ve still got the performance on tape. He performed the songs “Sing Your Life” and “There is a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends.” Afterwards, Carson just smirked and looked at him like “who the hell booked this complete sack of shit to perform on my show?!?” You could tell someone was going to get fired after the taping.
Other people are yapping about the passing of a television legend: MUSC Tiger, Short Family, Speed of Thought, ISOU, Aaarrrgggh!, BackCountry Conservative, Ace, Digger, A Small Victory, Jeff Goldstein (in between parmesan posts), and a bunch more, so go browsing and find them.
January 23rd, 2005 at 2:33 pm
Johnny Carson, Dead at 79
From the AP:
Johnny Carson, the “Tonight Show” TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79.
“Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning,…
January 23rd, 2005 at 2:50 pm
Goodbye Johnny Carson
Jeff Quinton, Scott Boone, NBC News and Fox News are all reporting that former “Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson has died at the age of 79 from emphysema. Thanks for the laughs, Johnny. NBC News … “Mr. Carson passed away…
January 23rd, 2005 at 3:30 pm
I loved Johnny Carson
RIP Johnny…
January 23rd, 2005 at 5:37 pm
Memories Of Johnny
What do I remember the most about Johnny? Probably the fact that he was so universally liked, and was such an “icon,” before that term even became popular. I remember watching the tonight show as a kid with my…
January 23rd, 2005 at 6:13 pm
Ahh, Johnny, God Speed and Fare Well.
And if you’re headed South, you can use one of my chits at Fiddler’s Green on the way down. Least I can do – you made it possible for my mother to get to sleep those 478 long, lonely nights…
January 23rd, 2005 at 9:54 pm
I was actually taking a shot at the whole Dead Pool thing.
I was a Carson fan, and death is NOT fun.
January 23rd, 2005 at 10:00 pm
I got the dead pool sarcasm, actually. Clarification noted and rectified. I had to throw something about the cheese posts in there, though. I’ve been snorting finely-ground ricotta since my PW visit earlier this afternoon.