how many shows do you think we've done in 20 years as I don't know is it over a thousand
what yeah yeah is it over two thousand yeah it is yeah it's not over 3 000.
it is wait a minute where have you been well I don't know a lot of them I don't remember
it should have been over four over four thousand no it has not okay so it's about three thousand
two hundred and eighty shows oh you're very close 3560.
wow well that is a lot of 3550
foreign
yeah that's what that is yeah uh did we open the deal it's open there's our friend Biff
Henderson every Friday night Biff is nice enough
if you've you've been with us all 20 years haven't you all 20 years thank God God bless
you
and what Biff will do for us as he has done each night for quite a while when when I announced
the hometown of the mail the letter A bif will then locate it on the map with that pointer
and then indicate it with a colorful push pin yeah are you ready to go Biff yes sir
okay here we go uh Dear Dave letter number one one begins to you watch game shows Catherine
Lawrence Baltimore Maryland this is very easy Baltimore Maryland Biff Baltimore Maryland
you got it yes I do this should not be tough for you there it is Baltimore Maryland Baltimore
Maryland
the uh the question is about game shows and I want to tell you something ABC uh got that
uh John Mcenroe you know what I'm talking I heard about this it's called the chair and
what they do is they put a person in the chair and then excuse me they uh they um yeah you
got a Tums or like a Rolex they uh they put a guy a man or a woman in the chair and then
the the uh they uh shoot him with the electricity with freezing rain with with heat and they
the loud noises they try to scare them and they have to here watch this this is the chair
over there on ABC look at that fire
you know it makes you think remember the old days when a TV quiz show a game show just
you know answer a question and you win like those for the days now it's it's cool this
trend is affecting every television every television game show for example Jeopardy
now could there be a dollar more there's the middle of the road the Jeopardy show than
Jeopardy yeah all right here here now take a look because of the influence of the chair
watch this and in other news 2001 marked this co-editor's 20th year with 60 minutes Jason
uh who is Ed Bradley that's right I'll take American mountain ranges for 300.
you see how lost the key you have to remain calm actually yeah that's the trick if you
want to win anything on Jeopardy now you have to be you have to have ice water in your veins
how he did that actually yeah I don't know I don't think I could do that I probably would
would yell out I would I said get away from me with that saw yeah I'd say that too yeah
I don't know if I'd say it first or like after yeah but it wouldn't you'd say it eventually
yeah letter number two have you ever seen a ghost uh Jackie ronena Bill like Eric uh
Massachusetts what Billerica Bill like Bill Rick uh Bill Rica Massachusetts Billerica
Massachusetts I don't know you're on your own there I have no idea where that is Billerica
Massachusetts
yeah probably
is it outside
have I have I seen any ghosts um no but you know I was talking to Rupert G the guy who
owns and operates the hello Deli out there is Rupert still in there let me see if Rupert
hey Rupert how are you happy anniversary however what did you tell me earlier today when I
came in for uh my meatball hero what did you tell me you had seen a ghost yeah yeah it
was pretty intense really really yeah I remember it was late one night
I was just getting ready to leave when a tingling in my spine told me that I wasn't alone I
knew I had locked the door but still I could sense an eerie force from a different dimension
suddenly I saw a terrifying Specter straight from the bowels of Hell itself then it spoke
pack a camera lights
five and a quarter
thanks a lot foreign [Applause]
I've never been more scared in my life
well Rupert I'm glad you're all right thank you for sharing that with us Rupert G ladies
and gentlemen uh letter number three Dear Dave what do you think is really going on
down there at Camp x-ray well that's that's a good question a lot of people have been
interested in that that's where they've taken the Taliban the prisoners or detainees detainees
yes and I you know I think things are fine I don't know I think everything's taken well
here take a look I think it's just fine relax it's fine looking for somewhere to send your
captured Taliban troops this summer try Camp x-ray nestled on the glistening shores of
Guantanamo Bay Cuba Camp x-ray is where pows from all over the world enjoy fun activities
like horseback riding arts and crafts and long swims in the pool but don't take our
word for it I am making so many friends here at contacts we have campfires and sing alongs
and next week we are trading on a talent show I love Camp back today like other teams we
promise no forced marches no interrogations no hot box that's the cap x-ray guarantee
Camp x-ray More Than Just A POW Camp you know you know what the odd box see I think things
are fine hey Biff I forgot I forgot to mention the the town there this one's uh Boston Massachusetts
yeah okay you are living large tonight my friend awesome well like robbing a bank tonight
hey that's Boston yeah nice going
uh letter number four Dear Dave what has kept the show running all these years Kyle Barker
St Louis Missouri another easy one Biff St Louis Missouri okay
Gateway to the West there you know mighty Mississippi
they wrote it so small on here
you just can't stump him he is Mr geography uh the question here is what has kept the
show running all of these years and uh uh you know tonight is the Paul I think you've
got a pretty good answer for this I don't I don't really know people I don't know I
didn't even know it was 20 years I think I could take this all right thanks if you don't
mind no I don't mind
so Kyle Barker from St Louis wants to know what's the secret behind the Late Show and
what exactly has made it run for two decades [Music] is it luck skill hard work why no
yes [Music]
they don't require too much thoughts [Music]
as long as there's confetti they don't have to be funny [Applause] [Music]
like sexy babes in a Broadway [Music]
foreign [Music] [Applause]
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