Goodbye to The Late Show

I remember my mom watching The Late Show. She LOVED David Letterman. I didn’t grow into his sense of humor until, well, I never totally grew into a level of dryness that fit him. But when I married Karen G Clemenson, I suddenly had to accept that I married a person who was really addicted to TV and that my nights were going to be filled with commercials and late night TV and Colbert was, oddly, one of our nightly routines. I didn’t get it because Karen is a republican and Colbert is not. Karen said it is good to listen to your enemies and he was smart and funny and kind. Tonight it is time to say Goodbye to The Late Show and I have been trying to find peace about it and I can’t.

I am just angry that the current administration has struck a blow at my favorite show and won. There is no other late night show I enjoy and want to watch. Because I enjoy Stephen Colbert. He is not too silly, too mean, too dry, too left, too anything, unless he is having a hard moment, as all humans do. And by the next day, or even the next segment, he finds himself back to his intelligent, thoughtful and creative self. For weeks, I have been hoping to hear that it was a joke to get ratings up, but I know it isn’t because Stephen would not have let it go this long.

So before the final show begins I will answer The Colbert Questionnaire:

The Best Sandwich: Thick sliced Tomato and Provolone on Sourdough with lots of mayonnaise and sea salt and pepper

First Concert: DC TALK and Michael W Smith

What is the Scariest Animal: Humans

Apples or Oranges: Apples

Have You Ever Asked Someone Else For Their Autograph: No

What Do You Think Happens When We Die: I think our soul, which holds our energy is free from our body and if we are not tied down by expectation and pain, we are free to go back to our Creator. If we have not finished important things, maybe we get stuck. But I think we also get to come back and visit with those we love, because I have had visits from my grandparents and they have helped me and answered questions I had.

Favorite Action Movie: Speed

Window or Aisle: Window

Favorite smell: Leather and peppermint

Least favorite smell: Cow fields

Earliest Memory: I used to have a dream of being stuck up high with the floor at a 45 degree angle dipping away from me and what looked like green peas falling from me. I had this dream every time I was sick and it would wake me up and I would be terrified, every time. When I was a young adult, I told my mom about it and she asked me how I could remember that. She said I was a baby. We were on a boat on Lake Washington and a belt broke that keeps the boat level. My father was working to get the boat level and my mom threw herself on top of me to keep me in the boat and those peas were the water dripping down from us. Wow!

Cats or Dogs: Cats

You Get One Song…the rest of your life when you listen to music this is the song you get to listen to…: Amazing Grace

What Number Was Stephen Thinking Of? (The answer was almost always 3): I always thought it as 42

Describe the Rest of Your Life in Five Words: Trading love for fear always

In the end, I have enjoyed Stephen saying anything he wants, because what can they do, cancel him? I have loved the variety of guests coming to say goodbye. And I look forward to seeing what he decides to do next because I know he can’t just go home.

Hello Goodbye My Friend

I love you. Be Blessed!

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