Letterman

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ANNOUNCER: From New York, be part of an angry mob every day. It's the late show with David Letterman.

Tonight Robin Williams, John Mellencamp and geography whizz kid, Jonathan Estrada; Plus Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.
And now, a man who still calls his CD player the Hi-Fi, David Letterman!

(Audience cheers)

DAVID LETTERMAN: Thank you! Please sit down. Ahh thank you.
Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen but I'm sorry we're out of hams.
Welcome to the late show ladies and gentlemen, my name is Dave and I want to tell you something right now and maybe you can sense it; I hope you can.
You're looking at a very happy, very proud man here this evening. Earlier today, I signed a huge deal with ABC. Right.
Just going through networks like Sherman through Atlanta, we’re just... You know, if you follow this and there is no particular reason why you should have; but when I quit my old job at NBC, there was talk now that maybe I'd be sued if we did some of the things we used to do on our old show on our new show.

Well, you know, I never really believed them. So last night, we did the top ten list; sure enough they sued me. Just like that, I...
It came Fed Ex overnight; boom I was...
You're looking at a man who's been freshly sued; and listen to this, the worst part, two weeks I have to appear on LA Law. Oh...

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DAVID LETTERMAN: I'm so excited about being here at CBS; listen to what I did today for fun in the lunchroom over at CBS.
I see Dan Rather, the Co-Anchor of the evening news, Dan Rather and of course Connie Chung; and I go up to them and I say excuse me Dan, I'm Dave Letterman, Dan said, “Well…”
I said Dan...Dan's playing along...and I said Dan what is the capital of Somalia; and Dan says Mogadishu and I said, Gesundheit.

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DAVID LETTERMAN: We laughed for hours and hours. I said Dan we should have used that one on the news.
I was reading in the news, Heineken, if you like beer, you drink that Heineken beer now; they had a recall, like millions and millions of bottles of beers because in a random testing, they found glass particles in the beer.
So they recalled it and they just relabeled it Heineken Chunky Style...
The Eiffel Tower, I find this fascinating; this summer the Eiffel Tower had experience received, hosted its 150 millionth tourist. 150 million visitor at Eiffel Tower.
Coincidentally, I think this weekend, if Madonna's play, she's very close to 150 million...

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DAVID LETTERMAN: I like that, can we see that again? I think...I think...are we looking at...are we looking at their resort wear? I think that's what that is.
Hey, hey, by the way are you like me NASA? Great job on that Mars thing. I find that over the weekend, this was very exciting; the little league team from Long Beach California won the little league world series. That's great.
It's kids you know, what I like about this, kids from all over the globe, kids from different countries, kids from various cultures, different religions, different languages, different personalities, from all over the world, get together and they play this tournament every year and they only have one thing in common.
Any one of those teams could just beat the hell out of the Mets; one thing in common; think about it.

Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a pretty good show. On the program tonight...ahh wait a minute...Robin Williams is here kids.
John Mellencamp here on the show; and here's something I think you're gonna wanna stay tuned for, we have a young man who knows all there is to know about Geography.
Last night I said the kid was eight years old, turns out he's not eight years old, turns out he's four years old; and...Well that will may his parents very proud.
It turns out the kid is like the smartest geography person, Geographer; this kid makes Magellan look silly. Ahh...his name is Jonathan Estrada ladies and gentlemen, four year old geographer.
Now say hello to our good friend Mr. Paul Shaffer, Paul Shaffer.

PAUL SCHAFFER: Thanks everybody thanks a lot. Thanks, hi Dave.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Nice to see you Paul.
PAUL SHAFFER: Good to see you too.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Excuse me I have to do one thing and then we'll get right back to you. Earlier before we started the show, there's a woman from Boston, I promised her a ham and we're out of ham right now but you have one, is that right Bill?
Paul a little...here's like a three pound ham...a little ham delivery music and then I'll be...

Thank you very much, enjoy your ham. Thank you for coming, nice to see you.
I'd like to see the CBS executives now watching the show in the boardroom; uh Dave's passing out ham. Ahh last night...oh you know what I wanted to do, last night was our first show by the way and we...uh, I think it turned out alright. Yea it was exciting...
Of course there was no big ham giveaway; but I didn't get a chance to introduce Paul and the band.
Now, on the old show, what I was always fond of saying and I believed it to absolutely true, we have the best four piece band on television; not only on television but everywhere.

And for the new show Paul, when I've hired some other people also hired a new jacket and...
PAUL SHAFFER: Thank you so much...
DAVID LETTERMAN: I just want tonight...here's what we'll do. I'll introduce you and the guys and then when I'm finished, you'll introduce the new members of the group.
PAUL SHAFFER: Ok, well you've already introduced me...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea, no, I wanna handle this if you don't mind...
PAUL SHAFFER: Ok, go ahead...
DAVID LETTERMAN: I can do more things than just past out ham.
PAUL SHAFFER: Ok.

DAVID LETTERMAN: And then, well when you introduce the new members, just knock us dead with something really peppy, really exciting and get this thing off on the right foot.
PAUL SHAFFER: Ok, alright.
DAVID LETTERMAN: First of all ladies and gentlemen, our Musical Director and Keyboard Artist Extraordinaire, Mr. Paul Shaffer, right over there.

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DAVID LETTERMAN: On guitar, our old friend and marathon runner Sid McGinnis, Sid.

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DAVID LETTERMAN: Give my best to Sy Sperling. On bass, another old friend of ours, Will Lee; Will Lee.
Sitting in on drums tonight making a rare North American personal appearance, five time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio.

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PAUL SHAFFER: You know who that really is?
DAVID LETTERMAN: I love that.
PAUL SHAFFER: But you know who that really is on the drum?
DAVID LETTERMAN: It's Anton Zeck...
PAUL SHAFFER: No no no, it's Anton Fig on the drums, come on...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Anton Fig.
Paul, do just a little more of that…
DAVID LETTERMAN: Alright, Ok, Alright; ahh I'm not on a cruise. I didn't even know what that means but, ok now you introduce the new kids.

PAUL SHAFFER: I went out and hired two marvelous, marvelous kids. First of all, a gal who has played with Al Tourre, she has played with the Thompson Twins and I kind of...I grabbed her off the Cindy Lauper to whom I'm very nervous because Cindy is gonna be here on Thursday and I think she's gonna...she's gonna kick my ass, I think.
But I'm glad to have her on guitar, a new guitar player with us, Ms. Felicia Collins.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yes. Welcome to the show.

PAUL SHAFFER: And on the synchronizes and keyboards, the doctor of funk and soul, Dr. Bernie Worrell, we're happy to have him with us.
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DAVID LETTERMAN: Alright nice going. Very nice. Ahh...I just, I wanna do one thing here and we won't be doing this every night but since last night was our first night on the show, I wanna show you my favorite moment out of the whole night last night.
For years and years, one of my favorite stars, actors, guys really has always been Paul Newman.
PAUL SHAFFER: Me too.
DAVID LETTERMAN: I've never really had a change to meet Paul Newman, last night he was here, he was in our audience; Paul Newman stands up and the first words he says to me are these:
PAUL NEWMAN: Where the hell are the singing cats?
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea, where the hell are the singing cats? And I thought about that last night and I couldn't sleep; the first thing, the only thing the man has ever said to me are "where the hell are the singing..."
And then Paul, if you were watching here's one of these deal; roll that Al, show them Paul...there you go, alright, nice to see you...

(Audience cheers)

DAVID LETTERMAN: Alright. The guy may be just a little too slick for his own good. Ok, now for me, that was the best part of last night. Here, and you have to watch very closely, I'm going to show you the worst part of last night.
Watch closely, I'll give you a second to pull the couch up real close to the TV; roll it Al, the worst part of our first trail...
...in a trance but I'm gonna concentrate very hard...a little...it's a little trick I learned on the Psychic Network...Psychic Friends.
I don't know if you saw that or not. Do it...do it in slow motion now Al, watch closely, something come flying out of my mouth, here we go.

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DAVID LETTERMAN: Super slow motion now, one more time; here we go, here it is and...Yea. God bless you.
We have...we have no idea what it was. The boys run it down to the lab and they're gonna...you know a battery of tests, and when we find out, you'll be the first to know.
Ladies and gentlemen we got a great show tonight; Robin Williams is here, John Mellencamp and a four year old who knows everything about geography. We'll be right back.

DAVID LETTERMAN: How do you do? Thank you for joining us ladies and gentlemen, nice to see you. Welcome back to the show.
John Mellencamp, as you know John Mellencamp and I are both from Indiana; we're Hoosiers. Yea a lot of people...are you from Indiana?
Ok I'll speak very slowly then. Man I love giving away ham.
Ahh lets see and Robin Williams will be out here in a couple of minutes and we have a little kid, I guess four years old is a little kid; and I've seen video tape of this guy, it's amazing, it's like watching a little tiny computer; he knows everything about geography.
PAUL SHAFFER: Makes Megellin looks silly; that I gotta see.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Ahh let's do our top ten list ladies and gentlemen, here we go.
Them special effects is fantastic.
You know, that's all laser work and we needed to adjust it this afternoon and it wasn't properly adjusted, we killed a stagehand with that...
PAUL SHAFFER: Oh my goodness. Sad. Hope there's insurance...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Here we go, the category tonight; things we like about CBS from the home office in Sioux City Iowa. Things we like about CBS, our new home.

Here we go, number 10: You got a problem? The CBS "family" takes care of it.
Number 9: The strong, understanding hands of Mr. Charles Kuralt.
Number 8: Doesn't have foul-smelling disease-carrying bird mascot.
Number 7: When Angela Lansbury fixes your outboard motor, it stays fixed, okay?
Number 6: Chance to see Harry Smith naked in the CBS sauna.
Number 5: Have Canadian musical director that looks just like our old one.
Candice Bergen curses like a sailor at company retreat.
Number 3: Three out of every five male employees named "Morley".
Number 2: Whole nation touched by the heartfelt attempts of Dan rather and Connie Chung to have a baby.
And the Number 1 thing we like about CBS: Executives are much more advanced form of weasel.

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DAVID LETTERMAN: Them special effects is fantastic. Our first guest starred in such motion pictures as "Good Morning Vietnam", also "Awakenings" and "The Fisher King".
You I believe of course know him as best TV's Mindy. Ahh that's not right. Ladies and gentlemen hold on to your hats, here's Robin Williams, Robin.
Oh my god, there he is...Robin Williams, ladies and gentlemen. Come on out here!
Robin Williams!

ROBIN WILLIAMS: Thank you so much. .. Sorry, I was possessed. Damn David, this is a stage for a musical!
(Robin dances and sings, "It's a David Letterman...")

Thank you. Ahh wonderful...this is...nice loft man
DAVID LETTERMAN: It's nice though, this is fun, and it’s exhilarating.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: It's rent control too...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Everything is inventoried.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I swear to God man, I didn't touch it.
DAVID LETTERMAN: They're catalogs in the lobby.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: All these things left over from the old days.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Nice to see ya.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Good to see you congratulations.
Boy, music stops he changes networks...clothes backstage you find all sorts of things; this is nice.

DAVID LETTERMAN: How do you like the place?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: It's amazing; this is truly; like you have two floors, all these people. Look at this an iron work!
You got up here this lovely...what does this do? If there's a fire it's like, keep going up. This is like (sings--Maria).
I'm possessed by the spirit of Jim Neigbors. Thank you very much. (Sings--I feel a song)

DAVID LETTERMAN: You know, we could probably real quick get you a cat outfit.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Where the hell are those singing cats? Bang, bang!
All that salad oil and popcorn, that's why he look so good.
DAVID LETTERMAN: He did though...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: He looked incredible! There you go like, give me some of that salad oil, give me that Paul Newman salad oil! I lived on that Paul Newman salad oil and popcorn and I still don’t look as good as he did…
He looked incredible.
DAVID LETTERMAN: It was very nice of him to do that. What's new with you, what have you been doing this summer?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I've been to Italy, it was quite interesting.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Ahh, on vacation working? Both?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Both yes, working, not working, just vacation. Witness protection.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Oh I see.

ROBIN WILLIAMS: I was uhmm...it's weird they had your promos there too...
David Letterman…
The people in Italy think, I like him but who is this?
DAVID LETTERMAN: I think NASA even had a load of them on that mars probe...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: After Arnold’s movie….
DAVID LETTERMAN: The Mars probe is...it's broad I don't know
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Somewhere in Jersey right now on its parts. It's been strip by now somebody's going; you want a solar panel ma’am? Come on take it.
What happen, they can't find it: they don't know if it blew up or not? I think there should be some mechanism that would go "it's gone."
At these prices come on, at about, it's a half billion dollars; you don't have somebody go "hey Bill what happened...I'm sorry I forgot to put the double A's in."
You know even your shorts have a little thing that say inspected by number 42.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea you need some kind of quality control; that's true...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I'm pretty sure it's just gonna be what's NASA? Here Bill we're gonna send another pro book now…
DAVID LETTERMAN: How did you find life in Italy though? Could you live there, were you comfortable?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: David please, (speaks Italian). It's a beautiful place; it's a whole different style of life.
You know, because you go to Pisa, I was near Pisa; you go to Pisa you see the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is a monument, it is the pride of the town but it is condemned.
In Italy, it's a landmark; in New York, it's land field. You know in New York you have a tower leaning like that somebody's going "I'm going to sue, plaster hit me; hello."
It was strange, because I was in the dressing room and I found...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Let's go to commercial. Here's a little thing...
We're gonna do a commercial and we'll find out what Robin Williams
ROBIN WILLIAMS: It's CBS, remember that.
DAVID LETTERMAN: That's right, we'll be right back.

ROBIN WILLIAMS: Welcome back to reverend Dave Letterman.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Nice to see you, Robin Williams is here, John Mellencamp and you'll get a kick out of this; Jonathan Estrada knows everything about geography.
You talked to him backstage?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Yes sir.
DAVID LETTERMAN: What do you have here for us?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I was in the dressing room and this place is...there's a lot of spirits here; I found this back there.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Now explain to people who may not know what that is...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Those of you who don't know, I'm not sure this may be Topo Gigio... or maybe Johnny Gigio his kid.
I'm Johnny Gigio, where's Ed….

DAVID LETTERMAN: Topo Gigio was a mouse...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: He was always going, kiss me goodnight...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea that's right.
DAVID LETTERMAN: When there was too much time
ROBIN WILLIAMS: There's stuff in the...there's spirits in here (imitates Topo Gigio-- that hoping to fly...)
ROBIN WILLIAMS: ..why did they bring him on? They were doing well; Bill comes out and sprayed some stuff and he comes out and does all this...why.

DAVID LETTERMAN: You're working on a...are you working on another film now?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Well I just finished this movie where I played a 65-year-old woman.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Ahh you did not.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Ok.
DAVID LETTERMAN: A 65-year-old woman...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Yea it's about a guy who has to dress up as a...kind of English-Scottish housekeeper so he can see his kids. It's kind of like a surgeon housekeeper, he's inside.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Is it a funny...is it touching...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I hope so, if not people would be going (he whistles)...All that make up for nothing.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Where did they make the film?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I made it in San Francisco; it was great cause I was home and I got to you know...to work there which is, you know, so nice to finish...
It was very strange because my son would come see me dressed as a 65-year-old woman; it's very bizarre and the kid go "no".
I talked to him today, I called, he's one and a half and I was saying, Cody hi it's daddy. Daddy hi.
Cody I love you...whatever.
I guess I have Kathie Lee's kid, I'm sorry.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Please don't upset Frank.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Oh no. (Stands up and imitates Frank--Hi Robin, nice to see you. Great that our kids have the same name)
DAVID LETTERMAN: So you're on the streets dressed as a woman, walking around?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Yes I wish i had a picture to show you; it's quite astonishing, it's...

DAVID LETTERMAN: Never occurred to you to bring a picture? This ain't exactly radio son!
ROBIN WILLIAMS:...on CBS radio... there's a great job.
(Imitates Topo Gigio...hey how are you Charlie, nice to have you on the show...good to be on the show Edgar...that's radio, they don't know)
I thought I had a picture, did I bring it...
DAVID LETTERMAN: well that's alright...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I don't have a clip, I've got nothing, I've been in Italy going David Letterman...
DAVID LETTERMAN: And do you have recreational activities planned; you and the family, you and the kids?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: ...hanging out with them, I don't get a lot of sleep; but that's ok because my son Cody is like a ninja; he's out...you know you put up these pressure gates, it's like the great escape every night you know.
He's up and all of a sudden (makes sound and runs around like he's searching). Next thing you know you wake up he's kind of like a small part to a blanket "good morning; wake up daddy."

DAVID LETTERMAN: And you think you'll have more kids?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: (laughs) I don't know Dave.
DAVID LETTERMAN: You have two?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: Yea I have two...I have three...I have my Zachary from my first marriage...
DAVID LETTERMAN: You have three children?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: We're not that shocking...
DAVID LETTERMAN: When did I...when did I lose count here? I thought it was two, you have three...
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I have three; I have Zachary my son, my oldest son; and then there is Zelda and then there's Cody.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Oh for heaven's sake drop me a card if it happens again.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I will, I just...
DAVID LETTERMAN: I wanna keep up...

ROBIN WILLIAMS: No I'll send you one. That'll be great! Hey you got room, look at this place. This is a place for kids to play; you got things to climb.
This would be great, Dave's kiddy place; that'd be fun. I could see you with kids now put it down; put it down. You'd be good with them.
DAVID LETTERMAN: I think I'd be very good with kids and one day hope to have a...not maybe a house full but one or two.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I hope a litter...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea...get to be...I think that's the term. The movie comes out soon?
ROBIN WILLIAMS: At Christmas...
DAVID LETTERMAN: At Christmas. It'll be a big Christmas blockbuster.

ROBIN WILLIAMS: Maybe Thanksgiving; I don't know. It's one of those things you go out and test it see how it goes; but it was fun doing cause, you know, you're playing...it's very strange to be...people would say, what was it like to be a woman?
A drag...no, no well now seriously; but you know you have to put on...it's like four hours of make-up; then this kind of heavy bodysuit.
It was great wandering around because it looks totally different; it doesn't look anything like me. I don't look like you know...hello nice to...
You don't feel like...hi my name is Celo, nice to see you. Standing in a men's room going...hey first time here?
Hey, hey lady, you done?
But it was fun to kind of to you know, occasionally wander away from the set and see how it would work with people.
It would work up to about this distant and people would start going...the old lady seams are coming apart. They start seeing where the make-up starts...but it's quite extraordinary...

DAVID LETTERMAN: I'm sure it will be very entertaining and we'll look forward to it over the holiday.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: I hope for the best. I'll bring you pictures, I'm really sorry.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Please do. Robin, I can't thank you enough for showing up here on our second program and I hope you come back.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: David this is...God bless you now. How much money have we raised tonight?
DAVID LETTERMAN: I believe we're doing alright...the word is pretty good.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: God bless you...you gonna run for mayor now...come on boy.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Robin Williams ladies and gentlemen! We'll be right back!

DAVID LETTERMAN: Thank you Paul. Let me show you this here, he wasn't kidding; he does makes a pretty good looking old woman...or older woman look at that.
This is what left here...I've shared a cab with this woman. Yea, Mrs. Butterworth or somebody...very cute...yea very nice.
That's Robin Williams in the motion picture soon to be released, the name of which...oh Mrs. Doubtfire I guess.
Let me show you something else, Paul is it time? It's about that time, al can you take a shot through the window there? Wait a minute I...wait a minute I...wait a minute I don't know to turn it on...
I haven't really queued myself yet...Ok now, see if you can take a shot there and look right through there; watch this; look at this...

(Train drives in the background)

DAVID LETTERMAN: Two shots that must be the D. We're gonna do one more commercial and we'll be right back with the music kids; nice to see ya.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Thank you. Just go over there giving some advice to the drummer, that's all.
(Unclear)...start to play
PAUL SHAFFER: Ok.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Pointers.
PAUL SHAFFER: I see.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Our next guest a Grammy-winning songwriter from my home state of Indiana.
I wonder if the kid knows where Indiana is; that'll be a good question for the kid.
PAUL SHAFFER: Makes Megellin looks like...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Exactly; it's all coming together now isn't it?
Ahh, he is uh...tonight he's performing a wonderful song and I'm telling you, he was gonna do another song from this CD and I couldn't do it here tonight because it was too long and I was disappointed because that song was a killer.
So they switched to another song; it's a killer as well!
PAUL SHAFFER: Oh man...
DAVID LETTERMAN: There's not a dud on this album. Ladies and gentlemen, performing a terrific song from a...his upcoming album entitled "Human Wheels", please welcome John Mellencamp.
John!
(John Mellencamp performs "What If I Came Knocking")

DAVID LETTERMAN: Nice show. John, good to have you.
Great show. John Mellencamp ladies and gentlemen. This is a killer. Human Wheels is the name of the new CD.
Thanks again. Thanks to everybody you sound wonderful!
We'll be right back folks!

DAVID LETTERMAN: Ok. Welcome back to the show. Sounded great, didn't they?
Sounded great. Think about it Paul, think about getting you one of them invisible violins.
PAUL SHAFFER: I have one of those
DAVID LETTERMAN: Good, great.
PAUL SHAFFER: It's right here.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Our next guest is geography whizz who celebrated his fourth birthday last month; which oddly enough makes him just about a year younger than this tie.
Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Jonathan Estrada. Jonathan!

Hi! How are ya? Nice to see ya!
Hey
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Hi.
DAVID LETTERMAN: You're just a kid.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Man you look great. You have your little summer-suit; dress up kind of outfit on...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea. Are you enjoying the show?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Did you see the show last night?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea; can I just say hi to my two cousins (Unclear)...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: (Says hi to his two cousins).

DAVID LETTERMAN: Jonathan, are you really four years old?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes.
DAVID LETTERMAN: When did you turn four; last month?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: No, July third.
DAVID LETTERMAN: July third. Oh so it must have been a big celebration, what with the fourth of July...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Ahh, what did you get for your birthday?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Ahh like (Unclear)...
DAVID LETTERMAN: And some other wonderful items. Ahh, you know...how is it that a kid like you...and you're just a kid...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea.

JONATHAN ESTRADA: Know geography...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Where the hell are those singing cats?
Uhmm, how did you get this interest in geography?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: I just studied...study like states and countries.
DAVID LETTERMAN: States and countries, yes.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: And the capital of states and countries.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea; and do you spend a lot of time studying states and countries?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes!
DAVID LETTERMAN: And you know countries around the world?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes.

DAVID LETTERMAN: And will your next step be planets.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes!
DAVID LETTERMAN: Now that will be very exciting wouldn't it? Alright, we have a...Jonathan we have a map here, I guess...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Oh great; and cheese too. Cheese.
DAVID LETTERMAN: We have maps of the world and a plate of cheese...
Yea, I like cheese...
DAVID LETTERMAN: That can mean one thing only; its geography time!
Yea...geography time!
DAVID LETTERMAN: Alright, ok. Sit down there, relax and enjoy a piece of cheese.
Oh, what do you got there? What's that look like?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Utah.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Utah, yea. I was thinking here maybe you like Washington; state of Washington?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: No its Utah; same thing.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Jonathan lets uh...I'm gonna quiz you now on some of these boys and you tell me the state and I guess also the capital ok?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Ok.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Why don't you sit over there so folks can see ya? Alright here we go...right there, what do we got?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Colorado or Wyoming.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Yea; but you know this is not really a test since it's written right across the... is this the right...do I have the right map?
Alright give me the capital of Colorado.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Ahh, Denver.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Denver?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Jonathan let me ask you a question, when you get a load of cheese in your mouth, I notice you started to do the...are you dying to give it one of these?

He bit his tongue; are you alright?
Yea ok; you have to be careful. Geography is not for kids...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes it is.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Ok let's see. How about this one right here, I'm gonna cover the name of this state.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Jefferson City and that's Missouri.
DAVID LETTERMAN: That's right, ok.
One more...one more...and this is my home state; John Mellencamp is from that state. You know that state there?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yea, Indiana...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Indiana; and do you know the capital?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Indianapolis.
DAVID LETTERMAN: No, it's Devonia.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: No, Indianapolis.

DAVID LETTERMAN: Alright, I tell you what...we have to do...go ahead here, by all means; finish this up Jonathan.
JONATHAN ESTRADA: No I can't...
DAVID LETTERMAN: We'll do a commercial and we'll be right back here...

DAVID LETTERMAN: Jonathan, what do you have there now?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Delaware or...
DAVID LETTERMAN: Or what?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Or Rhode Island; Rhode Island.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Jonathan, nice meeting you; and have a nice fall. I guess you're not going back to school, are ya?
You're too young for school?
JONATHAN ESTRADA: No, I'm not. I could go there.
DAVID LETTERMAN: You could go there but they wouldn't let you in...
JONATHAN ESTRADA: Yes they will...
DAVID LETTERMAN: You'll eat the maps!
Yea I know. Nice meeting you Jonathan; thank you for being here.
Oh ok. We have to go folks; we'll see you tomorrow night.
Thank you for being here.
(Music plays then fades)