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trisherina · 01-23-2005, 06:44 PM

CNN breaking news just reported that he passed away this morning.

trisherina · 01-23-2005, 06:52 PM

Johnny Carson dies at 79

12:57 PM CST on Sunday, January 23, 2005

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79.

Johnny Carson "Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press. "He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable. There will be no memorial service."

Sotzing would not give further details, including the time of death or the location.

The boyish-looking Nebraska native with the disarming grin, who survived every attempt to topple him from his late-night talk show throne, was a star who managed never to distance himself from his audience.

amanda · 01-23-2005, 07:02 PM

Large Marge · 01-23-2005, 07:49 PM

I loved Johnny ....

topcat · 01-23-2005, 09:41 PM

my father and i watched johnny every night. there will never be anyone like him.

lapietra · 01-23-2005, 09:48 PM

aw.

Wow... he was so young...

Victoria de Los Angeles (one of the greatest operatic sopranos in history) just passed away, too... I wonder who the third will be... someone pretty profoundly important, I bet.

Aphrodite · 01-24-2005, 12:05 AM

Oh wow!
How sad. He was like a neighbour or something. You knew him, you enjoyed his wit.

Now there goes a decent fellow. Rest in Peace Johnny.

Saxifrage · 01-24-2005, 07:33 PM

Carson was the best, I have missed him since he left, now I mourn for the loss. I had always hoped he might get involved with something else.

Willow Sylph · 01-24-2005, 07:40 PM

Aaaw. I hadn't heard that he was even ailing. There goes the end of an era.

Clytie · 01-24-2005, 07:48 PM

i heard an interview with him the other day how he reads the paper everyday and oneliners just hit him...but there is no one to tell them too

sadders

amanda · 01-25-2005, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clytie

i heard an interview with him the other day how he reads the paper everyday and oneliners just hit him...but there is no one to tell them too

sadders

Actually, there was a report just a few days previous that he was sending them to Letterman, who DID use some of Carson's jokes in his monologues.

zenbabe · 01-25-2005, 02:09 AM

he had a good life........

best wishes in the after life J.......

you know what I mean...........

priceyfatprude · 01-25-2005, 04:53 AM

Awww, poor Jay Leno. You should see him, he can barely talk, all cried out.

They're showing old clips that are hilarious. RIP Johnny.

topcat · 01-25-2005, 05:30 AM

the last thing my father and i did together was watch johnny carson. then we went to bed and my mother woke me up about 3 in the morning and my father was dead.

Large Marge · 01-25-2005, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by topcat

the last thing my father and i did together was watch johnny carson. then we went to bed and my mother woke me up about 3 in the morning and my father was dead.

Oh, Topcat, I'm so sorry.

He went peacefully in his sleep?

01-23-2005, 06:44 PM	#1
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Johnny Carson CNN breaking news just reported that he passed away this morning. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

01-23-2005, 06:52 PM	#2
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Johnny Carson dies at 79 12:57 PM CST on Sunday, January 23, 2005 Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79. Johnny Carson "Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press. "He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable. There will be no memorial service." Sotzing would not give further details, including the time of death or the location. The boyish-looking Nebraska native with the disarming grin, who survived every attempt to topple him from his late-night talk show throne, was a star who managed never to distance himself from his audience. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

01-23-2005, 07:49 PM	#4
Large Marge monkey Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The middle Posts: 2,284	I loved Johnny .... __________________ Truth serves only a world that lives by it. Last edited by Large Marge : 01-23-2005 at 07:52 PM.

01-23-2005, 09:41 PM	#5
topcat monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: across the st. from the telephone pole Posts: 1,970	my father and i watched johnny every night. there will never be anyone like him. __________________ the most tip top topcat This is an internet bulletin board. Nothing more. Nothing less

01-23-2005, 09:48 PM	#6
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	aw. Wow... he was so young... Victoria de Los Angeles (one of the greatest operatic sopranos in history) just passed away, too... I wonder who the third will be... someone pretty profoundly important, I bet. __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

01-23-2005, 07:02 PM	#3
amanda old s'cool Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,426

01-24-2005, 12:05 AM	#7
Aphrodite Myth Demeanour Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: My tent Posts: 3,041	Oh wow! How sad. He was like a neighbour or something. You knew him, you enjoyed his wit. Now there goes a decent fellow. Rest in Peace Johnny. __________________ Monkey on the Halfshell

01-24-2005, 07:33 PM	#8
Saxifrage monkey Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Angband Posts: 411	Carson was the best, I have missed him since he left, now I mourn for the loss. I had always hoped he might get involved with something else. __________________ The Dude abides.

01-24-2005, 07:40 PM	#9
Willow Sylph monkey Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,608	Aaaw. I hadn't heard that he was even ailing. There goes the end of an era. __________________ Knight 1: We are now no longer the Knights who say "Ni". Knight 2: NI! Other Knights: Shh.... Knight 1: We are now the Knights who say.... "Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG! Zoom-Boing! Z'nourrwringmm!"

01-24-2005, 07:48 PM	#10
Clytie thundering is my favorite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: motivated to be all i can be Posts: 3,827	i heard an interview with him the other day how he reads the paper everyday and oneliners just hit him...but there is no one to tell them too sadders __________________ your star shaped heart has reached out to me and together our hearts beat as one bound by the rich red that runs coarsing united we stand stronger than before able to face the dark with hands entwined

01-25-2005, 02:09 AM	#12
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	he had a good life........ best wishes in the after life J....... you know what I mean........... __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

01-25-2005, 04:53 AM	#13
priceyfatprude girthy pickles Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: under your desk Posts: 9,313	Awww, poor Jay Leno. You should see him, he can barely talk, all cried out. They're showing old clips that are hilarious. RIP Johnny. __________________ "We like your board's features...but don't care about it's people"

01-25-2005, 05:30 AM	#14
topcat monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: across the st. from the telephone pole Posts: 1,970	the last thing my father and i did together was watch johnny carson. then we went to bed and my mother woke me up about 3 in the morning and my father was dead. __________________ the most tip top topcat This is an internet bulletin board. Nothing more. Nothing less

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