New York, Part Nine--Letterman and Rupert Jee

At last, the final part of the NY trip.

Of course, we are big Letterman fans. We only get to watch every now and again, but we think he's pretty funny and we really like his Top Ten lists (usually). Well, Letterman has made Hello Deli a regular hot spot on the tourist circuit, so we had to stop in and give it a try.

As it turns out, the sandwich we got was actually quite good. Apparently Rupert Jee has a good little deli, and being right around the corner from the Ed Sullivan Theater hasn't hurt any.

Here we are with a very obliging Rupert Jee.

Before we went to NY, I emailed the Late Show for tickets. We hadn't heard from them so we figured it wasn't going to happen. Then on our second day there the Late Show called and we got tickets. Apparently the writer's strike had kept them from taping, and our last day there was the first day they were back to it. Anyway, we showed up at the theater early and stood in line for a bit. When the line began moving the lady at the check-in desk asked us if we were excited to be there and what part of the show we liked the best. Chris told her he liked Paul Shaeffer. Anyway, she told us that she was going to put us in a special group. Well, that group just happened to be seated in the front row. So lucky us got to sit in the front row for the taping!

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The guests for the taping were Jim Carrey, promoting his new film "Horton Hears a Who", and Paula Abdul. It was a fun taping, and we had a great time being there. The CBS Orchestra was really great--our seats were right by them!

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Well, that concludes our New York trip--finally! We did go to a few other places that we didn't chronicle here, but we will get a slide show of those pictures up later. So, if you are ever in the NYC area, or need a great place to vacation, be sure to check it out. You will not be disappointed!