Isaac Asimov on The David Letterman Show, October 21, 1980

[BootinUp]

[jpak]

1. When I was a kid

I read every last motherfuckering one of his books at my tiny Maine library.

All hail

Yup

[BootinUp]

2. I have found him quite engrossing to read. but it only amounted

to a small fraction of his work. Did you read his book on numbers? I loved that one. I think he wrote it in the 50's.

[jpak]

4. I can't remember

But we did have a big fan club

[underpants]

3. 👀

Watching later thanks

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. Thanks for sharing that interview!

Asimov was extremely smart, and such a prolific writer!

I was also struck by how I'd never seen Letterman with that particular background, despite how I must've seen his show not too many years later. I was still in elementary school when that interview was done, and I suppose his show didn't quite interest me yet.

[BootinUp]

6. you are quite welcome.

I have seen this video b4 but gosh probably 20 or so years ago. He was one of kind.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. Agreed!

In regard to Letterman, I just looked up his career. The interview with Asimov happened when he had a morning show! And it was cancelled just three days after that interview of Asimov!

So that's surely another reason that I don't recall that background. I was in school as that show was aired.

Letterman was later given his late-night show in 1982, and I probably started watching some of those episodes about that same year.