REALLY SMART
You know it’s a big deal if he brings his son with him…
Make no mistake; David Letterman doesn’t take getting a building named after him lightly. In a previous blog I told you about Letterman’s alma mater, Ball State University, constructing a school building in his honor.
The Indiana college is now home to the David Letterman Communication and Media Building. Thousands turned out Friday for the building’s dedication and to see Letterman in person. The ones who braved the rain were treated to a Top-10 list the talk-show host prepared to poke fun of his honor. One of the funniest jabs on the list: “Forget your name – just check the building.”
Letterman commented that the new building is much “snazzier” than the one he took classes in as an undergraduate in the 1960s. The new 75,000 square-foot state-of-the-art structure features a $1 million production complex with five surround-sound editing suites and two surround-sound recording studios.
The building’s dedication marked one of the rare times Letterman’s four-year-old son Harry made a public appearance. (Letterman’s mom Dorothy also showed up for the ceremony.) The late night talk-show host downplayed his son’s presence by noting that Harry seemed unimpressed when his father’s name was mentioned.
“I hope one day it will mean something to my son that his dad has his name on a building,” Letterman said. “And who knows, maybe it will help him impress girls.”
REALLY DUMB
What were they thinking?
If you watch morning TV in Philadelphia then you may be familiar with the less than smooth move made by two TV news anchors who tried to give away a jacket riddled with fake bullet holes.
Earlier this week “Good Morning Philadelphia” anchors Clayton Morris and Sue Serio apologized on-air for running a contest that involved giving away said jacket to promote the new Clive Owen movie “Shoot ‘Em Up.”
A local newspaper reporter publicly criticized the anchors for their part in promoting the contest. The columnist called the anchors “irresponsible” and the promotion “inappropriate” in a city besieged by gun deaths and on pace to record its highest murder numbers in a decade.
For their part the TV anchors admitted the move was “in poor taste.” Morris, who modeled the jacket on the air said: “I was a complete idiot. … Our sincere apologies.”
Not exactly a good way to woo viewers.