October 15, 2011

I’ve always been a big fan of David Letterman. When he had his morning talk show I used to call in sick to work just to watch it, because there was nothing else like it on TV at the time. One thing I used to love (and sadly, it’s something he stopped doing) is when he’d film segments of him just fucking around on the street. I was thinking about this today and thought of one of my favorite on the street segments he did. I went to YouTube and sure as shit on a shiny shingle, there it was. And I found out that both of the places he went to are still here in New York. Even though they’ll both be closed by the time I get there, I thought it would be fun to recreate the bit on MAD. Afterwards I’ll post the original clip. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Late NIght With MAD!

Okay, we're here on the Upper East Side and the name of this store is Just Bulbs. I'm curious as to what else they sell besides just bulbs.

Wow, that is one bright window. I just burned out half of the retina in my left eye after staring at it for seven seconds. Put on your safety glasses and let's go take a look at what they sell here.

Well, so far it appears that all they sell is...

Just bulbs.

How many Just Bulb employees does it take to change a bulb in your home or office? Call them and find out, I'd ask, but they're closed for the evening.

Hey look, is this Halloween candy? Oh, no, it's...

Just bulbs. Wouldn't you think a place that sold light bulbs would also sell shades? I guess if you want shades you need to find a store called...

Just Shades.

And they live up to their name. The front window is filled with shades.

Here's a look inside the store through the window. I thought that maybe they'd offer a variety of items, but it appears that they only sell...

Just shades.

And a glimpse of the side window confirms it. All you can get here is...

Just shades.

Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.

UPDATE: I just got an email from former Late Night writer, Merrill Markoe, I asked her if she wrote this bit and she did! I encourage all of you to buy her upcoming book, Cool, Calm and Contentious via Amazon.

Here’s the original clip from the old David Letterman show. It’s within a compilation of street scenes, look for it at 1:41 minutes into the clip.

Further reading: Biography, Just Bulbs and Just Shades.

She doesn't need you oh you sad fool,
Just turn your head and she'll be gone.

(Surprise link...click on it...I dare you!)

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Bonus Photo From CSP!
MAD commenter csp found this disturbing image on top of a coffee cup. He’s back and he’s caffeinated...aaaahhhh!