Something In And On The Air

Once upon a time, Smokey Robinson sang the words, “You really got a hold on me,” this despite the fact that his first name is Smokey, yet we all know that gaseous substances are the very things we cannot get a hold of. John Lennon once made a similar point, describing his innate sense of the importance of creating that which one cannot get an absolute hold of. Unfortunately I cannot recall exactly how Lennon phrased this similar point, though I am quite sure it was on a talk show.

I have digressed from the idea I wanted to share, an idea that, once you have a grasp of it, I know it will be something you will not easily let go of. I am not talking about denture adhesive, however, I am getting ahead of myself.

As the videoclip I bring with me today shows, the July 14th “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” (and Andy Richter) featured quite a lot being made out of Andy Richter dropping a ball. One might also be aware that my previous blog, dated July 11th, is entitled, “Not Dropping It”, and focuses on several of that past week’s Conan O’Brien shows in terms of their being influenced by myself. [I do appreciate that this blog site does not offer proof of the chronology of events, it being that the date on a blog does not have to reflect the actual date of publication or when it might have been later edited, therefore only those who read something when it first appears can testify to the actual chronology of when what was written. From my point of view, this is unfortunate.]

Speaking of denture adhesive, yesterday a woman I was speaking with said that later she would be taking her son to the dentist. She also mentioned that she had a total of four children. I then asked, “How many teeth is that all together then?” And though there was a certain amount of humor in my question, I believe a very important point was made about exactly what we create and exactly how it is perceived. Which is why dentists, metaphorically speaking, should not be taken overly serious when they discuss what they see as the contributions of Paul McCartney (perhaps also non-metaphorically speaking).

By the way, Paul McCartney will be appearing on Letterman tonight, and by the way again, Letterman could be seen playing catch in the studio with a guest on his show last night. Like his competition on NBC, Letterman has also thrown the ball to me from time to time, and vice-versa, sometimes including the show on “that other network” at the same time as well.



I've studied this videoclip, and I don't believe Timmy actually exists. When a ball is thrown to you as it was to Andy, you must catch it in the right part of the glove, otherwise it can hurt, even injure, your hand. If Andy's hand were injured, it would limit the show's writers in terms of the bits they could write for Andy. I believe Andy did the right thing by dropping the ball, and if Jenna Fischer benefited from the situation, deservedly or not, that's the way the ball, well, I leave the rest to your imagination.