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My Dose of Truthiness

March 05, 2007 // 2 Comments  // Add yours »

Tonight I was back in Manhattan with Joe and Steph for a taping of one of my favorite TV shows - The Colbert Report.  It was well-worth the small sacrifices I made to get there - something many other people I had invited refused to do.  The three of us got into Manhattan around 4:00 and we had an hour to kill before the doors opened, so we decided to stop in a pub for a quick meal.  I had a really good burger - which I had been craving all day, along with one of the best pints of Guinness I've had since my trip to Ireland in September.  Steph had some Smithwicks, which is my second favorite beer, and Joe was a boring American with some dull mixed drink.   They were kinda slow with the meal and we were running out of time so as soon as the food came out we devoured it as fast as we could and then started running towards the studio. 

We made it there just on time.  Once we were in we had to sit in a waiting room for about an hour and watch all the non-VIPs go through the x-ray.  It was extremely boring and after a while it got to be aggravating.  But once we got in the actual studio my mood changed instantly.  The room was much smaller then it appears on TV, and you could see a lot of things on the set that you normally miss on television.  A warm-up comic came out and entertained us for about a half hour, making jokes about the rich guy with the paycheck falling out of his pocket and the Save Darfur idealist in the front row.

Then the man himself, Stephen Colbert, walked onto the stage.   He introduced himself and did a few Q&A's before the show.  Not many people had questions to ask but Steph was quick enough to come up with one.  She asked him how many bears he had killed in the last year.  He had quick responses to that and after other question.  It's impossible to nail this guy.  When he was done with the questions he bounced around for a bit doing some goofy dance as he made his way up to the desk.

Americone_dream_pintThe show went by at a very quick pace.  Ben & Jerry came on to talk about their new ice cream flavor AmeriCone Dream.  Shortly after he went into the interview with some Democrat author who was boring and couldn't keep up with the intense nailing she got.  Colbert's wife and son were sitting on the steps next to us and Joe heard her say "Daddy's smarter then that lady".  I couldn't agree more.

At the end of the show we all got our own ice cream and that was that.  I tried some in the car on the way home and the sweet taste of liberty in my mouth was incredible.   If you didn't catch the show tonight it will be on again tomorrow at 1PM on Comedy Central.  I'm not sure if you'll see me, but you might pick up our laughter.  If you've never seen the Colbert Report, I strongly recommend it.  It's what Lincoln would have watched.  I don't even come close to agreeing with him politically but I still love it.  Great times.

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Comments:

Michelle: 

I love that word, "Truthiness." It's great.

Posted on: Mar 6, 2007 10:45:17 AM

Bell: 

i asked: "What is the count of bear deaths that you were considered responsible for in 2006"? Get it right!!!!

Posted on: Mar 6, 2007 11:02:20 AM

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