we got a great show steve martin and stuart copeland what more do
you want from a television show and it's free it's not like that cable
junk uh did a big drooling thug come to your house to hook this up no no you get this free
you know after the guy hooked me up uh several valuable things were missing from my home that's
that's the extra charge for cable tv ladies and gentlemen
uh it's viewer mail night every night uh no every thursday night since we first went on
the air we've been answering our viewer mail tonight is certainly no different let's get
right to it dear dave the damndest thing i got to tell you right away i don't approve the language
although i have never seen her i have fallen in love with barbara the sultry voiced woman who
dwells behind the windows of your show i know my situation is hopeless but could you nevertheless
ask barbara to scream something sweet to me something like i love you ralph it would make
me feel better this is a tender little letter and let's give this some consideration this
comes to us from ralph in seattle washington oh barbara um what about it all right there you go
i did what i could i think sultry is the word i would have chosen there also
uh this comes to us uh let's see from the desk of bob glickman it says here let's
oh yes the uh official uh memo uh dear dave would you would you rather put your
hand in a stranger's mouth or would you rather that the stranger put his hand in your mouth
sincerely bob glickman gainesville florida ladies and gentlemen from the contents of this letter
you probably guessed that bob glickman has plenty of time on his hands well it's not true bob is a
senior vice president of a large well-respected accounting firm in gainesville florida and his
secretary mrs brennan was kind enough to send up some other memos from the desk of bob glickman
that i think you'll find equally as interesting first of all we have this one this one says
dear mrs brennan i need one can of sterno one bag of circus peanuts bob all right dear mrs
brennan how come on hawaii 5-0 they called kam fung ching ho couldn't they use his real name
makes sense to me and finally dear mrs brennan get me some more bbs and a map of the north side
what do you think barbara
hell send security back there
uh dear mr letterman i would like to know how writers oh this is a good question we get this
a lot i would like to know how writers are hired for your show do they have to submit a lengthy
resume of past professional experiences or do you just pick their names out of a bar roll like they
did during the draft lottery several years ago i would like to know this so i can prepare myself
in the event that i am chosen loyal to yours kenneth alexander san francisco california
kenneth to qualify as a writer your introductory letter should have at least a dozen errors and
your letter contains only 11. too bad but you're off to a good start keep trying and best of luck
uh letter number four dear dave we would like to hear paul shaffer and his musicians seriously
perform another nice request one which we hear all the time this comes to us from donald and
evelyn lennox oklahoma city oklahoma uh don and evelyn you know as i mentioned we do get
many suggestions from the viewers requesting this and i think it's a wonderful idea we have
a few minutes right now so paul if you guys are ready we're going to have them perform something
of their own choosing so bill tell us all about it ladies and gentlemen paul schaefer in the band
in a scene from reginald rose's powerful courtroom drama twelve angry men
okay 11 to one guilty now we know where we are somebody's in left field you think he's not
guilty i don't know i never saw a guiltier man in my life you sat right in the court and heard the
same things i did the man's a dangerous killer you could see it he's 19 years old that's old enough
they've proved it a dozen ways do you want me to list them no well do you believe the story won't
i don't i don't know what i don't know whether to believe it or not maybe i don't
very nice
realistic you know god i ask oh we don't know what the hell it is
letter number five comes to us from uh says dear sir i have never been to new york it says here
but we'll be vacationing there in the spring perhaps the nicest time of the year to visit
our city while i am there i would feel honored if i could get a chance to get a glimpse of one of
my contemporary heroes david letterman oh this is very flattering it comes to us from michael nirman
marquette university uh g michael uh thanks for the letter and sure you can get that chance and
for only two dollars believe me there is no better bargain in all of new york in fact take a look at
this uh nbc promotional tour footage and i think you'll get an idea what a bargain it is keep your
eyes at the far end of the hallway thank you thank you very much thank you everyone look down to the
far end of the hallway right down there thank you thank you thank you everyone look down thank you
thank you very you very much next show is at 4 15.
so you know that's uh viewer mail for another thursday night steve
martin is here also stuart copeland a great show