23 January 2005

Late-Night King Johnny Carson Dies at 79

A true end of an era.

I remember watching Carson and Ed McMahon with my grandfather when I was but a small lad. Frankly, late night has not ever been the same without him, and the tonight show has pretty much blown since his retirement. No one could match his ability to poke fun at people without the rancor that seems to exist in today's many late night variants.

I suppose to some degree I kept holding out hope that he'd come back some time and rescue late night from it's current state of stagnation but I guess that won't be happening now.

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