Comments on: Episode 5067 (5/14/2009)

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:50:21 +0000

Green Day?! WOOT! I loved Harold and Maude too. And I’ve always loved Cat Stevens/Yusuf.

I voted for the DonorsChoose segment because the drawings were adorable and I really cracked up at “Stevie C.’s” drawing. And it’s quickly become one of my favorite charities.

Although I always find funny things in them, I’ve felt several of the shows recently have been a bit “off”. I’m hoping it’s all just due to them gearing up for the trip to the Persian Gulf.

By: vigwig

vigwig — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Excellent! I have to point out that the coast guard was founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as the “revenue cutters” cutters being a type of sailing vessel – they collected taxes for the Treasury.
[/history nerd]

By: vigwig

vigwig — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Green Day will be on!
How very cool. I remember the old Cat Stephens and found this song rather blah. For “message” songs I’d rather listen to Leonard Cohen.

By: smithalot

smithalot — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:30:10 +0000

good show and yes the song was good to

By: Ms Interpreted

Ms Interpreted — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:19:07 +0000

Hmmh. Oddly enough, no sooner do I post the above about the Coast Guard than I go to the page and notice that they seem to have disappeared from the “Support Our Troops’ Children” page again. Curious.

By: Ms Interpreted

Ms Interpreted — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:07:33 +0000

Good for Stephen, bumping his DonorsChoose.org challenge like that again. In fairness to the Coasties, I’m pretty sure the projects for that branch of the service were only added a couple days ago (I’ve been eyeballing the challenge page periodically), so they’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Better late than never on adding them to the challenge, though; I’m hoping I can afford to donate again soon.

I actually felt like the show didn’t quite find its usual groove last night. There was some funny stuff, as expected, but it didn’t flow as well as usual, IMO. And did anyone see Yusuf’s subtle pointing at Stephen during Stephen’s “victory lap” over to the interview area? I got the impression he really isn’t too familiar with the show, but maybe that was just me.

I loved, LOVED the performance, though. I can’t hear him sing without thinking of Harold and Maude, which was one of my favorite movies when I was in middle school (one of the title characters hangs himself during the opening credits? HAHAHAHAHA!!!), so there was a little bit of nostalgia in there, I think. But anyhow, he has a lovely voice, and I’m glad he’s using it to perform again.

Even though the interviews with musical guests can be hit or miss, I usually enjoy them. I’m looking forward to seeing Green Day on next Thursday, that’s for sure!

By: forsakinghalfloves

forsakinghalfloves — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:32:55 +0000

Cute drawings! Especially the scribble that’s Stephen’s hair. :) First time to hear Yusuf perform and I must agree with DB. His voice is soothing. Lovely way to end a Friday night.

By: luvtcr

luvtcr — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:10:32 +0000

Did anyone else notice the “yahweh or no way” graphics? I think they are new.

Loved the art from the kids–especially the detailed drawing from Stephen C. in NY. That drawing could raise some serious cash on ebay!

By: Eris

Eris — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:02:07 +0000

hahahaha “Cat Stephens”

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:22:15 +0000

The episode was great, but what I really wanted to comment on is that at DonorsChoose.org, donations in honor of the Coast Guard have gone up from $61 to over $1,400! That, Nation, is the Colbert Bump in action… :)