♪♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME
BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A CNN ANCHOR AND "60 MINUTES" CORRESPONDENT.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE LATE SHOW, ANDERSON COOPER!
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>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
YOUR TENTH APPEARANCE ON "THE LATE SHOW."
>> I WAS AMAZED.
>> Stephen: I WAS, TOO.
I WOULD HAVE SAID LIKE THREE.
>> Stephen: AGE CANNOT WITHER NOR CUSTOM STEAL.
YOU'RE ANDERSON COOPER.
IT'S FRESH, ALL THE TIME.
>> WHO -- >> Stephen: SHAKESPEARE, YOU
HEARD OF HIM?
>> YEAH, YEAH, GREAT WORK, I LOVE HIS STUFF.
>> Stephen: JON AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW HE AND
THE BAND ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING AT THE GLOBAL CITIZEN --
>> JON PLAYING IN THE PARK SINGING FREEDOM WAS LIKE THE
GREATEST PERFORMANCE I'D SEEN IN A LONG LONG TIME.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I WAS REALLY BLOWN AWAY.
>> Stephen: THE THING IS THE PEOPLE OUT THERE THE PEOPLE MAY
NOT KNOW OR REMEMBER IS THAT, WHILE HALF OF THAT CONCERT GOT
OUT, YOU WEREN'T THE LAST, BARRY MANILOW CAME ON AFTER YOU.
IT STARTED RAINING, HISTORIC FLOODING CAME TO CENTRAL PARK.
AND PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW YOU WERE HOSTING A
FOUR-HOUR BROADCAST ON CNN OF THE CONCERT, THE LAST TWO HOURS
OF WHICH WAS A WET CAMERA POINTED AT AN EMPTY STAGE WHILE
YOU VAMPED ENDLESSLY.
>> FOR HOURS.
THING IS, I GOT THE GIG BECAUSE MY BOSS SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED
SOMEWOULD BE TO ANCHOR IN THE STUDIO BECAUSE DON LEMON'S GOING
TO BE THERE AND THEY WERE GOING TO BE DOING IT ALL.
BUT IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS, WILL YOU SIT IN THE ANCHOR
DETECTION?
YEAH, SURE, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CONCERT.
I WAS I'M THERE READING THE NEWSPAPER HOUR AFTER HOUR AND
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CONCERT ENDS TWO HOURS UNEXPECTEDLY AND
THEY'RE, LIKE, YOU'RE ON THE AIR!
I WAS, LIKE, UH, OKAY, LET'S DO THIS!
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE GAME PLAN?
IS THERE SOMEBODY IN YOUR EAR GOING, WE'RE GETTING CARLOS
SANTANA -- >> THANKFULLY, CARLOS SANTANA
GROWTH TO COME IN RIGHT AFTER HIS PERFORMANCE.
WE BANKED AN INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS SANTANA WHICH LITERALLY
HE EXISTS IN ANOTHER REALM.
HE DROPPED IN OUR REALM FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND I DON'T
KNOW WHAT HE SAID IN THE INTERVIEW BUT I LOVED IT.
>> Stephen: IT WAS LIKE LISTENING TO A SHAMAN.
WE ALL WENT ON THE GREAT HUNT OF THE ANTELOPE WITH YOU.
A COMPLETE TRIP.
AND THEN BARRY MANILOW.
>> WE WERE ALL ON PEYOTE AND THEN WE WERE IN THE DESERT --
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I DID NOT LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS IT STARTED RAINING.
I DON'T LEAVE MY FRIENDS IN A LURCH.
I TURNED TO MY SHOW MEMBER AND SAID DO WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR CNN
BECAUSE I WANT TO JUST KILL TIME BECAUSE I'M WATCHING A MAN DYING
ON TELEVISION.
THIS IS IS A CLIP OF OUR CONVERSATION.
>> GOOD.
I WANT TO SAY, I AM WATCHING HISTORIC BROADCASTING RIGHT NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) I AM ENJOYING THIS MOMENT OF YOU
KILLING TIME OF YOUR SPINNING STRAW INTO GOLD, IT'S ABSOLUTE
CHAOS BACK HERE.
YEAH.
PAUL SIMON HAS BUSTED THE STRINGS OUT OF HIS GUITAR.
HE'S GOTTEN INTO THE GUITAR HOLE.
HE'S CANOEING BACK TO HIS APARTMENT ON 72nd STREET.
>> HEY, CAN I TALK ABOUT THE PHOTO YOU'VE GOT UP OF ME?
DO YOU NOT KNOW ANYBODY WHO KNOWS PHOTO SHOP?
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THE LEATHER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE.
YOU SHOULD GET THIS STUFF AND PUT IT ON A D.V.D. COLLECTION.
YOU HAVE AN HOUR WITH CARLOS SANTANA.
A FOUR AND A HALF INTERVIEW WITH BARRY MANILOW.
>> I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE
IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.
PATTY SMITH IS ON THE LINE.
ARE YOU STILL THERE.
>> Stephen: YES, PLEASE TELL PATTY I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A
RIDE HOME.
SHE'LL HAVE TO UBER BUT I'LL VENMO HER FOR WHATEVER IT COSTS.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS THE MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD WITH YOU.
>> SERIOUSLY GREAT TELEVISION.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
STICK AROUND.
BACK WITH MORE ANDERSON COOPER.
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