{"id":6539,"date":"2015-05-21T11:58:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T15:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=6539"},"modified":"2015-05-21T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T15:59:45","slug":"a-goodbye-to-the-irreplaceable-david-letterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=6539","title":{"rendered":"A Goodbye to the Irreplaceable David Letterman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night was, well, the last night\u2026 After a total of 6,028 The Late Show broadcasts, David Letterman signed off with class: \u201cThe only thing I have left to do for the last time on a television program is say thank you and good night.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And here’s the final tweet from The Late Show – Thank you and goodnight -David Letterman #ThanksDave <\/a><\/p>\n

In tribute to David\u2019s remarkable career, the By George Journal<\/em> provides the following links for you to enjoy\u2026<\/p>\n

David Letterman’s Monologue – 5\/20\/15 <\/a><\/p>\n

David Letterman’s Final Thank You and Good Night <\/a><\/p>\n

‘Our long national nightmare is over’: Letterman signs off after 33-year run<\/a><\/p>\n

David Letterman’s departure marks end of an era<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 questions about Letterman’s beloved Top Ten<\/a><\/p>\n

By George Journal<\/em> post: David Letterman and Top 10 Lists <\/a><\/p>\n

David Letterman’s final Top 10 list before retirement<\/a><\/p>\n

For the record, here is the very last of the Letterman\u2019s Top Ten lists\u2026<\/p>\n

The category was “Things I’ve Always Wanted to Say to Dave.”<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Alec Baldwin: “Of all the talk shows, yours was the most geographically convenient to my home.”<\/p>\n

9. Barbara Walters: “Did you know you wear the same cologne as Moammar Gadhafi?”<\/p>\n

8. Steve Martin: “Your extensive plastic surgery was a necessity and a mistake.”<\/p>\n

7. Jerry Seinfeld: “I have no idea what I’ll do when you go off the air. You know, I just thought of something. I’ll be fine.”<\/p>\n

6. Jim Carrey: “Honestly, Dave, I’ve always found you to be a bit of an over-actor.”<\/p>\n

5. Chris Rock: “I’m just glad your show is being given to a white guy.”<\/p>\n

4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: “Thanks for letting me take part in another hugely disappointing series finale.”<\/p>\n

3. Peyton Manning: “You are to comedy what I am to … comedy.”<\/p>\n

2. Tina Fey: “Thanks for finally proving men can be funny.”<\/p>\n

1. Bill Murray: “Dave, I’ll never have the money I owe you.”<\/p>\n

For more highlights and unforgettable clips from the show, visit the official The Late Show YouTube channel:
\nLate Show with David Letterman <\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you David Letterman for all the laughs and all the memories!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Last night was, well, the last night\u2026 After a total of 6,028 The Late Show broadcasts, David Letterman signed off with class: \u201cThe only thing I have left to do for the last time on a television program is say thank you and good night.” And here’s the final tweet from The Late Show –…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,12],"tags":[64,21,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6539"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6543,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6539\/revisions\/6543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}