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♪ ♪ come with us. were heading for the valley. >> going where? did you say? >> mexico. >> all the way down. >> you going all the way to mexico tonight in this old heap of junk? >> reckon the town will get along without us tli monday? >> oh, i reckon. i was young enough to bounce that far, id go with you. >> "the last picture show" was a movie that, however old i was when i saw it, i said, oh my god this movie is about me. this movie is about us. this movie is about america as we ...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come with us. were heading for the valley. >> going where? >> mexico. >> all the way down. >> you going all the way to mexico tonight in this heap of junk? >> reckon the town will get along without is till monday? >> oh, i reckon. i was young enough to bounce that far, id go with you. >> "the last picture show" was a movie that, however old i was when i saw it, i said, oh my god this movie is about me. this movie is about us. this movie is about america as we are righ...

Clean coal. Health care. Obamacare is finished, its gone, no longer, we shun even mention it, its gone. Dignity, wildlife, fast food and eventually its meet the van quishers, coming soon to cbs, followed by leave it to mueller. Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight. Stephen welcomes matt damon, rahm emanuel and musical guest januaryest feet juanes featuring jon batiste and stay human and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and appl...

Will have clean coal, really clean coal. Health care. Obamacare is finished, its gone, no longer, we shun even mention it, its gone. Dignity, wildlife, fast food and eventually its meet the van quishers, coming soon to cbs, followed by leave it to mueller. Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight. Stephen welcomes matt damon, rahm emanuel and musical guest januaryest feet juanes featuring jon batiste and stay human and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its St...

Will have clean coal, really clean coal. Health care. Obamacare is finished, its gone, no longer, we shun even mention it, its gone. Dignity, wildlife, fast food and eventually its meet the van quishers, coming soon to cbs, followed by leave it to mueller. Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight. Stephen welcomes matt damon, rahm emanuel and musical guest januaryest feet juanes featuring jon batiste and stay human and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its St...

[ laughter ] you are good. Last night, we had a group that was whats the word that im looking for . They were not hip. Dumb dumb. Thats right. [laughter] last night was the kind of group they thought Thompson Park was a place where divorced fathers took their kids on sunday. [ laughter ] what are you going to do, when you have a crowd like that . I should remind you, im former United States naval ensign. John w. Carson, 450375. During tonights monologue, the laughing lamp is lit. [ laughter ] th...

An entertainment medium. So, how do you present this material to an audience and make it entertaining . And that really, uh a big credit goes to hal ashby, because he has the kind of nonsequitur sense of humor and he lays back on certain issues. Paraplegics could be very grim. Guys returning from the war in the state i was in could be very grim. A wife having to go through both sides of the triangle could be very grim. But ashbys got a great way of handling that. A sarcastic touch in there, from...

Mexico. All the way down. Youre going all the way to mexico tonight in this little heap of junk . The town will get along without us. I was young enough to bounce, i would go with you. The last picture show was a movie that however old i was when i saw it, i said, this movie is about me. This movie is about us. This movie is about america as we are right now, here in the mid 70s, not as we were back in the early 1950s. Do you think the last picture show is a john ford type movie . No. Peter love...

Make Close Encounters than jaws. I was always into ufos as a kid and looking up at the sky wondering when one was going to land in my front yard. It still hasnt happened, by the way. I must think about that film at least once a day. Maybe its remembered or thought of as a Science Fiction film. But the thing that i respond to the most is the domestic drama. The kids in that family and their response to their father becoming unhinged. Well, i guess youve noticed something a little strange with dad...

Come with us. Were heading for the valley. Going where . Mexico. All the way down. You going all the way to mexico tonight in this heap of junk . The town will get along without us. I was young enough to bounce, i would go with you. The last picture show was a movie that however old i was when i saw it, i said, this movie is about me. This movie is about us. This movie is about america as we are right now, here in the mid 70s, not as we were back in the early 1950s. Do you think the last picture...