On May 20, 1999, David Letterman's Late Show staff filled three planes with a total of (about) 450 Boston-area residents, most of whom had sent in post cards to win the trip, but 100 or so were Tufts University students. Apparently the show's producer, Rob Burnett, attended Tufts and allocated tickets for them. We were flown to Newark airport and bussed to the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Manhattan. We were fed, and then marched to the Thursday night taping of Friday night's Late Show. For Friday, we were offered a bus tour of Manhattan, and later were bussed back to Newark for the flight home.
The guests on the show were Natalie Portman, Tom Everett Scott, and the J. Geils Band. It was a very high-energy show.
The Late Show staff did a wonderful job of coordinating our visit.
(Half the fun)
I was on Plane 3:
arrived at Logan at noon.
Late Show staff took
over the lobby, Alitalia.
Boston DJ Charles Laquidera
handed out promotional tees.
L.S. staff asked him not to.
In Newark, we trans-
ferred to busses.
Andi, left.
Tom, right.
View of Newark
from airport.
Miami Air Int'l.
3 charter planes.
A quick walk through
Times Square.
Imperial Ballroom
at the Sheraton
Mujibur, Rupert Jee,
Calvert Deforest, Sirajul
...with Andi and Tom
The a capella group
from Tufts
WBZ and WZLX
radio personalities
53rd St. was closed
for our march to the theater
Traffic was also
held up on Broadway
No time for pictures
when we got there!
In a very cool, unusual move, they let us take pictures in the theater after the show...
for a few minutes.
Eddie Brill is
dressed in all black.
Corky and Biff
Tom and Andi
Andi
Tom
Rob Burnett receives gifts
from fellow Tufts alumni
Tufts people gather
for pictures
Andi again
An attempt to shoot
the band set
Tom, Andi, C.L.
After the show, and Friday
Washington
Square Park
Just french fries
at Pommes frites.
Dave's old home,
the GE/RCA building
Today Show studio
Great mural downtown
BMW bridges: Brooklyn,
Manhattan, Williamsburgh
South St. Seaport,
too bad about the weather
NYSE, Wall St.
April 30, 1789,
George Washington
took the oath as the
first president of the
United States of America."
Bank of New York.
No photos allowed
inside!
Friday
NJ Performing
Arts Center
Lunch with pals
at McGovern's
Jim, Carlos, Tom,
Gary, Kevin
Prudential in Newark
Last shot of NYC!
The loot!
(with travel tag,) CD,
airplane headrest cover,
and 25 bucks (not pictured)