JOHNNY CARSON HAS DIED

[Bluebear]

Died at 79, thanks for the memories.

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. for serious??

Where did you hear this? Have a link?

If so RIP Johnny

[Bluebear]

14. NECN and no link, sorry

[Left Is Write]

2. Just saw that breaking on MSNBC.

:(

[lonestarnot]

5. Bummer; Thought he was very ill when something appeared with pic

on MSNBC month or so back.

[boneygrey]

3. Damn

I sure hate to hear that.

[LARED]

4. Bummer. I used to love his show RIP (nt)

[JVS]

6. What a shame

[RPM]

one last "Hiyoooooooooo" for Johnny

what a shame, indeed.

[nutsnberries]

30. Hiyoooooooooooooooo!

(bears repeating)

[JVS]

35. Hiyoooooooooooo!

[CO Liberal]

60. And Another "Hiyoooooooooooo!"

I was traveling today from Amarillo to home, with CDs in the player. I didn't learn of Johnny's passing until I logged on to AOL.

[latebloomer]

7. Oh no!

That makes me very sad.

[xchrom]

8. what a heart breaker!

so sad -- we miss you, johnny, as it is -- now we will miss you more.

[fortyfeetunder]

9. A true late night show pioneer

He helped shape the Tonight Show for what it was, and provided an outlet for new talent, like his successor Jay Leno. RIP, to Here's Johnny...

[Solly Mack]

10. Dang it

I missed you greatly on the Tonight Show. I stopped watching when you retired. You will always be one of my favorites!! RIP and keep them laughing in the afterworld!!!

[Bluebear]

12. Yes, the tonight show was NEVER the same

He WAS that show.

[Left Is Write]

15. I stopped watching after Carson retired also.

It was just never the same.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

11. Very sad

He's been in the news a lot lately, so he's been on my mind.

[Dookus]

13. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

He was the best. Nobody else even comes close. This is very sad... I always hoped he would write his memoirs.

I just read this week that he'd been writing the occasional joke for Letterman to use. He'd get a kick out of hearing it used on TV.

I also remember reading about his weekly poker game, that goes back many many years. Neil Simon, Johnny, Steve Martin, and one or two other great comedians. Can you imagine how much fun those games were?

RIP Johnny.

[meegbear]

16. A great TV legend gone

I hope all the late night shows give him the nod he deserves.

[Archae]

17. Oh shit!

Well, he died of emphysema, no doubt from all the years of smoking.

Damn. ;(

[Flaxbee]

18. Very sad. He was such a good guy,

and very much an animal rights supporter. I just read an article last week about how he still writes jokes and will occasionally send them to Letterman (who often uses them) b/c he sees Letterman as more his late-night heir than Leno.

At least he got to do what he loved to do most of his life, which is more than many of us can say.

[vixengrl]

19. RIP, Johnny.

Late Night tv just wasn't the same without him.

[Cuban_Liberal]

20. Damn!

I got to meet him once when he spoke at my college. He was a very pleasant, unpretentious person.

R.I.P., Johnny.

O8)

[Longgrain]

21. My god I thought this was a joke....

OMG!

[Endangered Specie]

22. NOO! It can't be!

:cry:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

23. Rest in peace, Mr. Carson.

www.msnbc.com

[eyepaddle]

24. Goodbye Johnny,

Rest in peace--thanks for the laughs.

[nutsnberries]

25. oh no! RIP Johnny. I loved your show. (nt)

[Duncan Grant]

26. I don't recall anyone saying, "Hey did you see 'The Tonight Show' "?

The question was always, "Did you see Johnny Carson last night"?

He was a huge cultural influence; everyone I know watched the last week of "his" show and I've been missing him for years now.

Deepest sympathies to his family.

[Bluebear]

27. Great observation & absolutely correct.

"Who's on Carson?"

[Left Is Write]

40. Just last night my husband and I were watching some Best Of...SNL

DVDs, and there was a sketch featuring Dana Carvey doing Johnny Carson doing Arsenio (it was called "Carsenio"). My husband said, "I always liked Arsenio Hall." I said, "Well, I loved Carson." Then D suggested we should buy those Best Of Carson DVDs. I wish I had them already.

[terrya]

29. His was the first show that really had an impact on politics.

Today, we think of Leno or Letterman or Don Imus or Howard Stern as having an impact on current events. But Johnny Carson was the first.

This is a television pioneer. I think only Walter Cronkite's passing will have as much importance in television history as Carson's death is.

Condolences to his family.

T

[ronnykmarshall]

66. That is so true.

It was always "The Johnny Carson Show" to me.

[DS1]

28. I hate it when a celebrity dies in this country

I'm already sick to fucking death of hearing about it.

[sundog]

33. .

[Karenina]

53. OH SUNDOG!!!!

ROTFLMAO!!!!! MY KEYBOARD!!!! :spank:

[hollywood926]

48. Another compassionate liberal...n/t

[DS1]

57. I never claimed to be compassionate

so jam it

[mac56]

61. I've never understood the need to act this way

when others are grieving.

[newyawker99]

31. RIP Johnny.

:-(

[BikeWriter]

32. One of my all time favorites gone! :-( n/t

[Lex]

34. Goodnight, Johnny . . .

From the front page of msnbc.com

[dolo amber]

36. Oh wow...bummer

I was just wondering the other day if he was ever going to appear on TV again...guess not. :(

[Borgnine]

37. Damn.

Johnny Carson.

(Holds envelope to head)

Who can't Jay Leno hold a candle to?

[Bluebear]

59. Word on that post

[SemiCharmedQuark]

38. When I was a baby/toddler, I wouldn't go to sleep unless Carson was on.

To Johnny, the World's Greatest Entertainer.

[NoPasaran]

39. Very sad tidings

R.I.P. Johnny

[fluffernutter]

41. *sniff* i just loved him, i always got to stay up and watch him w/my gram

it was such a special memory.
i just watched something about him yesterday and wanted to watch him again...

rest in peace, johnny

[Liberal In Texas]

42. Another Nebraskan who got the heck out.

RIP

[mopaul]

43. ......................

[UdoKier]

44. RIP Johnny

How depressing that he went knowing his country was in for another 4 years of Bushit.

[lpbk2713]

45. He took the ol Shlaussen Cutoff in the sky.

So long, Johnny, and thanks for all the laughs.

[maveric]

46. "May a diseased Yak drop its cud in your cup".

A line from the tonight show I was watching in 1972.
I loved that guy.
RIP Johnny!

[Cooley Hurd]

51. Carnac even started "Yak" jokes!

He would've fit right in the DU Lounge!:D:thumbsup:

[bigwillq]

47. What terrible news

I thought Johnny was always very funny and he seemed like a real decent guy.

Thanks for the laughs.

R.I.P. Johnny

[Blue-Jay]

49. Goodnight, Johnny.

:cry:

[Blue Diadem]

50. I began watching him in High School

when I worked after school and had to stay up late to do homework.

There will never be another like him.

RIP Johnny.

[all.of.me]

52. oh how sad!

he was part of my upbringing and desire to be a comedienne (sp?) - a huge influence.

when we were kids, my brother and i would shut the doors to the tv room and turn the tv down real low to watch johnny. this was when he was on at 11:30 eastern time, so it was way late for us little boogers! i guess we'd wake my mother up with our laughing, and she'd come in all surprised that we were up. hahaha i don't think she was really surprised!

r.i.p. johnny! you've been missed since you retired, now we'll miss you more.

[B Calm]

54. Johnny was a class act. 100 times better than Leno!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

55. Carson was the ultimate host. Smooth, funny, easygoing but never stole

the limelight from his guests, he always put them at ease and brought the best out of them. An art none of his successors are even close to equalling.

We'll miss you Johnny.

[The Zanti Regent]

56. :-(

Thanks for all the laughs, Johnny!

[Algorem]

58. They're going to put his ashes into a mayonaise jar on Funk and Wag-

nall's front porch?

[Bluebear]

63. Another timeless quote~!

[HeyManThatsCool]

62. So sad that he's gone- & a thought about recent events

He was a pioneer. I loved his show when I was a kid- & I thought the Tonight show blew without him. He was SOO much better than Leno.

Because of the story that came out in the last week about Johnny writing a few jokes for Letterman he'd been on my mind. I was really hoping he was doing ok.

Today on MSNBC I heard that Access Hollywood had gotten word at the beginning of the month that things weren't looking good & the producer for A.H. called in & said he'd been updating Johnny's Obit package these last few weeks. Makes you think that last week when the Carson/Letterman story came out that Johnny & family were letting you know one last time who his REAL succesor was.


R.I.P. Johnny.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

64. What a drag

But, my husband and I agreed today that Johnny lives on in our kids.

He was present at their conception - we're pretty sure.

There's a whole generation of Carson Show kids out there. Ask your parents....................

[Lex]

65. kick

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