tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post461614630296687632..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: Late Night LaughsMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-19908098550257426962007-03-24T13:44:00.000-05:002007-03-24T13:44:00.000-05:00I hate to say it but I thought he'd passed on year...I hate to say it but I thought he'd passed on years back. <BR/><BR/>My earliest memories of seeing him on the show were the faux black & white "Melman Bus Lines" ads that LATE NIGHT used to run not long after it initially began to air. It was always fun to see him turn up, doing things like trying to interview people at the airport but continually moving the microphone away at the wrong time, or playing Santa Claus and attempting to read a foreign-language edition of "Twas The Night Before Christmas". He just seemed like such an innocent personality.<BR/><BR/>Dave sent him off on a motorhome trip once that ended very prematurely when it became obvious to Letterman that the schedule had fatigued and disheartened DeForest. I also seem to recall reading when the real identity of TV's Larry "Bud" Melman became known it cost him his day job, after which Letterman promised DeForest wouldn't have anything to worry about.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072833878836137632noreply@blogger.com