Farewell to Johnny

My first experience with late night television as a child was The Tonight show with Johnny Carson. I can still remember sneaking my television on after my bedtime to tune in. Seems like so long ago, and I guess it was over 25yrs. to be exact. But that was the begining of my love affair with late night t.v.. Since then I've laughed at a myriad of late night hosts including David Letterman, Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Conan O'brian, and Dennis Miller just to name a few. But none as great as Johnny Carson, Johnny was the king of late night and his way of taking a mistake during a show and making it a memorable moment has been unsurpassed. Johnny made me laugh for years and it is because of this I decided to write about him today.

Johnny Carson died yesterday of emphysema at the age of 79. And although he retired from the public eye years ago he will be truely missed. I saw a recent picture this afternoon of Johnny and did not recognize him he was bloated and overwieght probably from Prednisone, a cortico steriod given to some emphysema pt's. My thoughts and prayers are with the Carson family.

D.S. Flynn