The King is dead

Published on January 25, 2005 By Rightwinger In Misc

When I heard that Johnny Carson had passed on, it stunned me more than I thought it would have.
When I was little, I used to stay up with my mom and watch The Tonight Show, and always liked Johnny, even though I didn't get all the jokes. Even when I got older and had school in the morning, I would often (if I could weasel it out of her) stay up just to watch the monologue, a practice which continues to this day; I have to at least watch Jay's opening few minutes.

I miss the opening bars of the old theme song; it's too bad they had to change it. The kidding with Doc Severinsen about his clothes, the funny glances at, and banter with, Ed McMahon, with his often gratuitous deep chuckles and belly laughs.
I like Jay, and Jay does a decent job emulating his predecessor, but no one could replace Johnny, only succeed him. Jay knows it, too.

Hail to the King.

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