Classic Television Showbiz

A modest insight into my personal life, today's episode is a soundtrack for the demise of relationships. Songs of Break-Up! Sounds of Divorce! Next week is the Halloween edition. Listen here.

PLAYLIST:
Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Girl I’m Leavin’ You – The Invitations
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Nancy Sinatra
Let Her Go – Otis Smith
Nag – The Halos
(Best Part Of) Breaking Up – The Ronettes
Call Me – Al Green
Voice Your Choice – The Radiants
Thin Line Between Love & Hate – The Persuaders
Hey There Lonely Boy – Ruby & The Romantics
Hey There Lonely Girl – Eddie Holman

One – Mike Melvoin
Mr. Pitiful – Otis Redding
Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton
La Valse d’Amelie – Yann Tiersen
Ain’t Gonna Cry No More – Josephine Taylor
Gymnopedie No. 1 – Erik Satie
Baby What Has Happened to Our Love – The Ringleaders
I Can’t Let it Happen To You – The Walker Brothers
It’s Been a Long Time – Andy Ellison
Both Sides Now – Bing Crosby
Nothing But a Heartache – The Flirtations

Well, now that we've seen behind the scenes of David Letterman's personal life, let's go back to the first month of his late night tenure. A shoulder camera captures a behind the scenes look at Late Nite.

Oh heck, while we're at it let's get a bit trashy and take a look at one of the girls David was apparently hooking up with. Some regular visitors to the site might wanna skip the rest of this altogether. I understand. Anyway, This video features one of the women in question, Stephanie Birkitt. Stephanie was the roommate of the purported extorter Joe Halderman. Presumably that is how he had possession of some scandalous material. I thought Letterman's 10 minute explanation last night was fascinating and riveting. A real Jack Paar moment, one for the ages.

Sorry for venturing into near-tabloid fare this morning, but I find the whole Late Night Saga of 2009 rather fascinating and this just makes the year even crazier. This is the only thing I'll say/post on the matter, but if you wish to follow the story in a high-brow manner, getting your news but dodging the tabloid stuff, then follow Aaron Barnhart, the man who used to write the marvelous behind-the-late-nite-talkshow-scenes newsletter The Late Show News. His twitter feed is here.