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Re: This is why I say to anyone who’ll listen, friends are great, but get yourself a Barbara Gaines. She is in Israel with her family and temple and found time to find a slot for this note in the...

noelnitecki — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:32:12 -0000

That's amazing. Absolutely beautiful

Re: Dear Media….

noelnitecki — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:39:25 -0000

I've been staying away from news and media a lot lately. I'd love to know who you're talking about with this! I'm so out of touch... Hope you are doing well!

Re: Pat Farmer, stagehand extraordinaire, one of the few who worked all 22 years at the Letterman Late Show and then stuck around to help out Stephen Colbert, retired last Friday. I was lucky to get to...

noelnitecki — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:29:16 -0000

Congrats to him! "The ability to be inconvenienced." Great story

Re: TAKE MY NOSE….PLEASE! just won Best Documentary at Miami Film Festival….

noelnitecki — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:11:29 -0000

Fantastic!

Re: Before I went to the airport today, I stopped by the fields at Deerfield Beach for another round of “Old Guy Softball,” which I wrote about in great detail last February (go to ABl...

noelnitecki — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:17:04 -0000

Still got it!

Re: Mike McIntee, the greatest production guy in the history of the Letterman show (and a pretty good joke writer) found this script cover in his papers….

noelnitecki — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:33:00 -0000

that says 'guns' right?
the dates on top threw me off for a second. My google machine tells me that Monday was Feb 12th.

Hope you are doing well, Bill. thanks for continuing to share with us.

Re: In 34 years, the longest Adrianne and I were ever apart was six weeks in 1985, when I was in Australia the first time. It is now 41 days. For those who have wanted to ask how I’m doing but di...

noelnitecki — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 22:18:58 -0000

Thinking about you a lot. Wish there was some kind of formula. Remember the good times!

Re: Recap: Adrianne Tolsch Memorial Service (Wed, January 4, St. Peters Church)

noelnitecki — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:48:34 -0000

Beautiful

Re: One week ago today…. (Report to follow)

noelnitecki — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:44:38 -0000

Love that painting!

Re: If I can step away from me for a moment…. One of the seven of you, Jim Westfall (aka Toast in the Machine), is recovering from a stroke in South Carolina. He needs our help….

noelnitecki — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:00:06 -0000

done and done. thanks for the heads up.

Get Well Soon, Toast!!

Re: Three years ago, Adrianne took this selfie on the deck of the house we’ve rented for 15 years October-April in Montauk. You can see how close we are to the water. December 2013, 6-month ...

noelnitecki — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:53:45 -0000

Everyone needs a Montauk...

Re: (Doesn’t mean we can’t do this…) Merry Xmas from ABlog the Author….

noelnitecki — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 23:58:00 -0000

You've been in my thoughts today. Glad to see in your other posts that you are focusing on happy memories!

And boy do I miss Jay's Lone Ranger story and Darlene Love belting it out!!

Re: It really happened, Bill….

noelnitecki — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:09:58 -0000

Can't fathom what you are feeling right now, friend. Our family will be praying for you.

Re: Gone to heaven, 5:45 this morning….

noelnitecki — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:02:20 -0000

Oh my, Bill, I am so sorry Adrianne is gone. It has been several weeks since I've logged in and i was looking forward to what laughs I had missed, and this is what I found instead? It isn't fair, that's for sure. You found your angel, and she was taken far too soon. Faith differences aside, I will tell you that our family picks one specific person to pray for each night of Advent...you will be prayed each night this weekend and that's a promise. We will pray that you find peace in this turmoil. We will pray that you find purpose in the pain. And we will pray that you find joy in your memories. She was a gem. Please accept our sympathies and prayers, friend. Seems trite to type words, and I wish there was more we could do. We all do.

Re: The last time I saw Kevin Meaney was a little over a year ago….

noelnitecki — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 21:45:18 -0000

Feels like you've been writing way too many of these tributes lately. But they've all been great and help us know each person better than we ever would have otherwise. Thanks for sharing this.

Re: This is the Inogen One G4….

noelnitecki — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:36:36 -0000

Can't find the words...
So happy to hear this
Enjoy Montauk!!!!!!!!

Re: This little gem, a production tape of what we used to call an “Act 2,″ contains a rehearsal, then multiple useless but nonetheless v-satisfying takes. It was originally shot r...

noelnitecki — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 22:49:29 -0000

Always love this stuff

Re: One year ago today, 5:29 pm: “This is the most important show of my life….”

noelnitecki — Fri, 20 May 2016 14:39:32 -0000

Cannot believe it has been a full year. Enjoyed the writeups you've posted this week.

Re: Programming alert: Tomorrow (Saturday) , 2:30 pm on CBS….

noelnitecki — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:54:41 -0000

Shoot, missed this. And that.

Re: My pal Barbara Gaines started working today on the upcoming Martin Short-Maya Rudolph variety show on NBC….

noelnitecki — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:39:38 -0000

I guess the COBRA ran out? Seriously, can't wait for that show. With those folks behind the scenes, it's sure to be good!

Re: If you hate guys who describe New Yorker cartoons, skip this post….

noelnitecki — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:06:07 -0000

And yeeesh, now they admit they can crack iPhones without any help...

Re: I got the email about Garry Shandling just before 4:00 Thursday afternoon from my friend Gary Wynn, who works at GMA and thus tends to get this kind of thing a half-hour before the world….

noelnitecki — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:05:18 -0000

Garry would have been great. When I heard the news about him, as morbid as it may seem, my first thought was looking forward to any stories you might share.

Any traction with the pilot?

Re: Laurie Diamond, longtime assistant to Dave, found this photo of me soon after I had been hired in October, 1991. So, blame her….

noelnitecki — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:17:36 -0000

Love that jacket. So what would degenerate gambler Bill have thought of this past weekend in college hoops?

Re: If you have a few minutes to brush up….

noelnitecki — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 21:43:13 -0000

Hustling Hershey....wow

Re: In anticipation (and shameless self-service) of Chris Rock’s second turn hosting the Academy Awards, here is a pass of jokes I gave him before the gig 11 years ago….

noelnitecki — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:05:22 -0000

All funnier than what we'll hear tonight, I'm sure. You shoulda been in the room!