you know what we're gonna do tonight we're going to uh summertime a lot of tourists here met a guy
here from fargo north dakota what was your name again sir john what's the last name john rubesky
and john is the assistant general manager general oh i'm sorry i'm sorry john this man operates the
nbc affiliate station in fargo north dakota how many stations are in that market four and uh
three uh networks and one independent and one pbs and how do you do in that market john number one
well you know john we're here every night trying to change that um uh and and what what did you say
earlier actually you said you didn't say we're number one you said something else
anyway uh have you eaten yet tonight john all right come
on down here i'm going to buy you dinner come here come here
say hello to the folks there in fargo hi feigl how big is it
kth is the affiliate that's right uh and what's the motto there oh let's all come home to nbc
let's all come home to nbc that stinks doesn't it as an affiliate you're not really happy
with that are you you'd like something a little gutsier wouldn't you yeah let's kick kick some
um we're going to we're we're up here on the eighth floor and uh where we are now we kind
of overlook the uh uh rockefeller plaza where the skating rink is in the winter but in the
summertime they have a lovely cafe out there it's the american festival cafe now we're going to go
out there and get you something deep paul uh you you cover us while we walk john was it john yeah
okay all right you ready paul you take care of this john you know where we are take a look at
this nbc radio nbc radar look at that sign that must be like a two thousand dollar sign
yeah very nice name me one nbc radio program you can't do it can you where is the money going you
know as soon as ge takes over nbc radio will be wiped out here's an nbc radio station wjib
kind of the flagship of the network and oh look at this uh 97 w yny there's another big one
oh look look what they feature time checks yes sir and more records actually than listeners
i believe according to this survey it's a joke but look at all of this opulence we have desks
mahogany teakwood a lovely interior does nbc radio make any money at all no anyway come on in this is
the inner office and uh how do you do nice to see what is your name barbara landis nice to see you
this is john john rubeski he's a general manager from fargo north dakota his tv station their kick
but i love this breakfast nook that's terrific by the way very nice why don't i have one of
these nbc radio making no money do what okay okay thank you all right now here is uh john this is
the window that i was talking about carl if we can come over and show them the view this is actually
very spectacular this is midtown manhattan and off in the distance while carl gets his camera set up
we'll get a look at the city corp building and it's kind of bracketed by the spires of st
patrick's cathedral there and we'll swing over and take a look at uh there's the newsweek building
and we come down a little lower we'll see uh saks fifth avenue and uh there's another magazine
building over there in the distance i think you can see the tv shopper building and then right
down there is the uh that's the restaurant that's the american festival cafe that's
normally in the winter time the ice rink here in the midtown and in fact even now the zamboni
go through there a couple of times a night gosh can you imagine that wouldn't that be something
okay all right so john what we're gonna do we're gonna get you something to eat
see there's a line of tables right by the fountain there uh there they are
let's take a look at those folks there's a party of four and uh oh some kind of an argument
well i'm not going home with you i don't care if i have to walk
okay all right let's move on oh there's a nice uh threesome oh yeah there's no tip there
no no wonder the table's empty there is no tip i kind of like that let's let's see who else we have
and there's a party of one now that may be a sad story of course john you're kind of a sad story
when it gets right down to it and then uh how about the bald guy oh is there yeah that guy right
there hmm no might be a libyan okay let's keep moving here uh what do you think let's go back to
the three ladies there the second table now i have the phone number of the restaurant and i'm calling
see if i can't get the mater d over there to pick it up and take the telephone to their table and
we'll be able to talk to them they're gonna love this aren't they okay here we go john by the way
here's a menu john take a look at that and see if there's anything on there you might like to have
okay so we ought to be able to are we gonna be able to hear the uh the mater d yeah it's not
ringing we have two minutes left no this will pick up speed any second here good evening american
festival cafe hi yes sir my name is dave letterman you're on the air right now do you mind talking
with us what's your name hi david how are you uh can you take that phone uh over to one of these
tables for me by the fountain it's the second one from the north end right by the fountain
it's three women how long have you worked for this restaurant uh about three three and a half
months now okay can you turn look up here at this building and wave david there you go yeah
this is not good you're an actor aren't you you're no waiter are you really a waiter uh no well i
waited but i also modeled for some uh agencies uh in the city i'm sure you do fine thank you so much
do yourself a favor stay out of fargo all right now now let's move down there david if you can
take the phone to that table of it's way down toward the other end the north end of the fountain
is lost yeah that way no david oh no back behind you there you go you're getting warmer
follow the breadcrumbs david okay to my right right no now you take a right that's right all
right okay we've got you on radar dave okay keep moving there he goes boy this isn't nearly as
tedious as we had hoped okay strangling patrons with the cord okay you're almost there dave oh
there that's it right there put that put the phone right down if you will thank you very much david
hand it to the woman there in the green dress okay okay it's a telephone call for you ma'am
hello uh ma'am my name is david letterman do you mind if i talk
with you on the air here i'm calling from nbc i'm i'm right here at this
building i can see you right down there what is your name
miriam what what is the last name good as flat good as splat
right spell that for me miriam g-u-d-e-s
go to splat right and uh where are you from miriam i'm from new high park uh-huh and where is that
exactly long island long island and you're in town today doing what we went to see a show
what did you see we went to see uh song and dance with bernadette peter how was it it was very good
you enjoyed it really right would you see it again uh i don't think so okay good idea all
right now listen miriam what we need uh why don't you introduce the folks at the table there i don't
hear you can you introduce the people at the table i can't hear you introduce the people at the table
my daughter did you hear that miriam huh my daughter uh-huh sandy cassian hi sandy how are you
evelyn evelyn nice to see you all right miriam we we have a gentleman visiting us from fargo north
dakota and he would like something to eat tonight so if you can get the waiter over there we'd like
you to order something for us by the way i'm gonna buy are you having dinner no we were just having
drinks oh well i'll be happy to pay for those drinks all right okay put them on somebody else's
yeah uh okay miriam get to get the menu from the guy there okay okay oh god okay it's like a movie
of the week do you see anything john that you like on the menu uh yeah did she hang up hey hey hey
she hung up bro miriam hold her hey oh oh no what are we doing how are we doing on time a minute and
a half over what should we call david back or what do we do somebody tell me what to do here
what's the number got it back oh okay okay pick up the david miriam you hung up on me
i don't hear you can you hear me now right okay you hung up
oh i thought that he was gonna bring it to someone else no no no no we want you to order something
off the menu oh i see yeah okay do you have a menu there no he wants me to order something
off the menu i'm just gonna jump that's all i'm just gonna jump i'll be right down miriam okay
there's a poison gas leak
okay miriam you have the okay pick something quick okay fine we can see you now all right all
right great okay now can you yeah i see okay order something miriam i will okay anything okay can i
give him a phone now yeah no no you tell him what i'll tell him what i want what do you want john
iron horse with a hamburger what do you want to drink the iron horse what
oh he wants a bottle of wine he wants a bottle of sauvignon blanc iron horse and he wants a
hamburger oh god are we still on the air no okay miriam he wants a hamburger and a bottle of wine
a hamburger and a bottle of rice yeah okay did he get it no cause of course not well
no tell him you tell him tell him the the waiter miriam a hammer you've been in restaurants before
you know what to do miriam i know what to do all right order them we'll just take the wine no all
right okay all right no he wants a hamburger we just finished the drink okay fine whatever you're
right let me i'll just buy you a car let me make it up to you somehow i'll buy you a car miriam let
me let me one more do me one more favor miriam and then we'll let you go what's that can you
get into the fountain there just just sit on the edge and put your feet in the fountain come on try
it miriam what's that get into the fountain just just put your feet in there look at the fountain
no get into it put your feet in there it's very hard to hear you but get into the fountain
if you will these telephones are great i don't believe i'll get one until they work
the bugs out of them but i think they're the coming thing can you hear me now miriam i can
hear you okay get into the fountain just put your i'm not getting into the house
all right ask your daughter ask your daughter if she'll get into the phone just a moment okay
oh brother okay come on just what do you think miriam
no she doesn't want to either how about the waiter this guy looks like he'll do anything
let me talk to dave okay thanks miriam have a nice trip back to long island thank you okay
bye okay now dave is everything in slow motion or is it me it must be the ozone or the bus fumes or
something dave do me a favor get into the fountain get into it come on get in if you get fired i'll
get you a job honest just stand in the fountain come on over and just stand in there come on
all right put the phone down for god's sakes all right now just get in come on yeah
all right okay just wash up and go on home dave i have a feeling you're through
okay we'll be right back john i hope you get the burger good luck to you
is the guy john come on down mr general manager from uh kdka or whatever the hell that was there
come on down john is the guy here where is he here's the the waiter bring in the waiter
david nice job thank you very much this is the man that ordered the uh the hamburger this is
john hersky from north dakota listen listen you know uh you didn't really have to get in into the
fountain there i thought that was very brave on your part are you gonna get in trouble for that
no now listen if there's any problem you remember what i said about me giving you a
job if there's any trouble you know take it somewhere else here you go
there that's for you that's for you there you go and there's your burger
okay and and good luck to you all right oh you can go ahead and bust it open now like we're
uh how are we doing are we done okay jeff thank you very much for being on the show also my thanks
to katherine o'hara and everybody who helped us out with stupid patrick's tonight now tomorrow
it'll be robert klein george clinton oh and that mannequin demo by the way can you stay
over for that john that's it carrie kirk have a nice night folks thank you very much bye-bye