biff
kat...@earthlink.net
David Letterman throws him ball
Biff! Bam! Boom!
Imitating Super Bowl hero Drew Brees, rifle-armed David Letterman
fired a pass to his show's stage manager Monday that sent him to the
hospital.
"I caught it," Biff Henderson declared weakly after snagging the
spiral and falling off the stage almost into in the laps of stunned
"Late Show" audience members.
The crew were killing time, waiting for Brees, the New Orleans Saints
quarterback, to arrive and tossing the pigskin when Henderson, 63,
took his tumble.
Before he knew Henderson was hurt, Letterman quipped, "I can smell a
lawsuit."
But he turned grim when Henderson complained he couldn't move one of
his knees.
"They cut the cameras and and the band played for about 20 minutes and
that's how we all knew it was serious." said Sheva Oliver, 29, from
Rockland County.
Medics soon arrived and wheeled Henderson out, strapped to a gurney.
"We all cheered for him as he left," she said.
"Dave looked upset," said Fred Kaplan, 63 from The Bronx. "Biff looked
alert and waved to us from the gurney."
Brees, who was hung up in Lincoln Tunnel traffic, arrived as Henderson
ambulance was being put into the ambulance to Roosevelt Hospital.
Henderson was treated in the ER Monday night and released.
Back inside the Ed Sullivan theater, as things settled down, one fan
said Letterman told the crowd: "The show must go on."
And it did.
Alan Page
<kat...@earthlink.net> wrote...
> "Late Show's" Biff Henderson falls off stage and into hospital after
> David Letterman throws him ball
> Biff! Bam! Boom!
> that's how we all knew it was serious." said Sheva Oliver, 29, from
> Rockland County.
Talk about taking one for the team!
With the delay they were able to get Drew on first.
--
Alan
~WWWWW~
What a Wonderful Web We Weave
Donz5
> <kath...@earthlink.net> wrote...
I'm trying to confirm the sequence of Monday's tapings. The first show
uaually tapes at 3:30 PM, but it was dark when the SI billboard was
displayed.
CliffB
wrote:
Frankly,some of the lame on-set "Biff" shticks should have probably
been put to pasture years ago. Hope the old fella's alright, but
enough already. Let him continue the location coverage/interview stuff
if you must.
Alan Page
"Donz5" wrote...
> I'm trying to confirm the sequence of Monday's tapings. The first show
> displayed.
It was also very dark when they put Biff in the meat wagon.
It does seem that they were switched.
DDY
I noticed that, too. It was pitch dark. I'd never noticed that water
tower, but I opened one of the pictures of a Tony / Stephanie
billboard I took in 2007, and there it was.
Maybe they swapped the two episodes because Drew Brees was extremely
late getting into New York. I wonder how hard that would be to do.
Couldn't that explain why Josh Turner wasn't bumped to Friday?
David D
DDY's Late Show Fan Page
http://www.ddy.com/dl3.html
Donz5
Confirmed -- Monday's broadcast was taped after Friday's taping to
allow for Brees' late arrival. DDY be right.
CliffB
What, no Peyton? (How much did he cost Dave I wonder, with the bookies
and all........)
R H Draney
>
>Before he knew Henderson was hurt, Letterman quipped, "I can smell a
>lawsuit."
>
>But he turned grim when Henderson complained he couldn't move one of
>his knees.
>
>"They cut the cameras and and the band played for about 20 minutes and
>that's how we all knew it was serious." said Sheva Oliver, 29, from
>Rockland County.
How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on one of
those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
Where I used to work, any such injury-prone activities were classified as
"team-building exercises"....r
--
A pessimist sees the glass as half empty.
An optometrist asks whether you see the glass
more full like this?...or like this?
Alan Page
"R H Draney" wrote...
> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on
> one of
> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
63. Birthdate: October 3, 1946.
R H Draney
>
>
>"R H Draney" wrote...
>> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on
>> one of
>> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
>
> 63. Birthdate: October 3, 1946.
Well, there you go...Biff and Dave should know better....r
Erik
R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> kat...@earthlink.net filted:
> >
> >Before he knew Henderson was hurt, Letterman quipped, "I can smell a
> >lawsuit."
> >
> >But he turned grim when Henderson complained he couldn't move one of
> >his knees.
> >
> >"They cut the cameras and and the band played for about 20 minutes and
> >that's how we all knew it was serious." said Sheva Oliver, 29, from
> >Rockland County.
>
> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on one
> of
> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
>
> Where I used to work, any such injury-prone activities were classified as
> "team-building exercises"....r
Biff's 63.
Here's more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biff_Henderson
Erik
foxysc...@yahoo.com
> In article <hkqveo0...@drn.newsguy.com>,
> R H Draney <dadoc...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > kath...@earthlink.net filted:
>
> > >Before he knew Henderson was hurt, Letterman quipped, "I can smell a
> > >lawsuit."
>
> > >But he turned grim when Henderson complained he couldn't move one of
> > >his knees.
>
> > >"They cut the cameras and and the band played for about 20 minutes and
> > >that's how we all knew it was serious." said Sheva Oliver, 29, from
> > >Rockland County.
>
> > How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on one
> > of
> > those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
>
> > Where I used to work, any such injury-prone activities were classified as
> > "team-building exercises"....r
>
> Biff's 63.
>
> Here's more:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biff_Henderson
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
I got nervous when Dave was tossing the ball to Bill Scheft - he just
had his hip replaced a year ago.
randwill
"R H Draney" <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:hkqve...@drn.newsguy.com...
> kat...@earthlink.net filted:
>>
>>Before he knew Henderson was hurt, Letterman quipped, "I can smell a
>>lawsuit."
>>
>>But he turned grim when Henderson complained he couldn't move one of
>>his knees.
>>
>>"They cut the cameras and and the band played for about 20 minutes and
>>that's how we all knew it was serious." said Sheva Oliver, 29, from
>>Rockland County.
>
> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on
> one of
> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
>
The problem wasn't how many years Biff has lived.
The problem was how many feet there are of stage.
Maybe
> I got nervous when Dave was tossing the ball to Bill Scheft - he just
> had his hip replaced a year ago.
I got nervous when Dave went out for a pass. I think he realized that
running down those steps to catch a ball wasn't the brightest idea
because he did slip a little.
Maybe...who doesn't want anyone to get hurt!
CliffB
Drew Should've tossed him a real pass. One of those full throttle
thread the needle thingies square in the solar plexus
would've............made for some great TV? Agreed, it was pointless
hijynx, and Biff paid the price.
Traci
> Alan Page filted:
> >
> >
> >"R H Draney" wrote...
> >> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on
> >> one of
> >> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
> >
> > 63. Birthdate: October 3, 1946.
>
> Well, there you go...Biff and Dave should know better....r
>
>
>
and gotten hurt. The fall had noting to do with age.
What, someone hits 60 and they should just sit quietly in a wheelchair?
Feh...
Traci
Sally
Meat wagon? Please. They weren't sending him to the morgue, God
forbid. Where'd you get that expression, anyway? ;)
Sally
Sally
I'm starting to get slightly amused 'cause it sounds like things got
too rough in the assisted living home. Anyway, why must the show go on
if joints are creaking and hips are being replaced?
Because watching guys playing canasta isn't THAT entertaining. But it
is safer. Hope Biffkins is okay and doesn't suffer anything chronic
from that darn fall. His wife must be fit to be tied.
Sally
Twibil
>
>
> >"R H Draney" wrote...
> >> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on
> >> one of
> >> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
>
> > 63. Birthdate: October 3, 1946.
>
> Well, there you go...Biff and Dave should know better....r
Um, speaking as a 66 year old who still rides motorcycles, plays touch
football, climbs rocks, and backpacks; that's utter nonsense.
18 year-old kids in perfect condition sometimes injure themselves
playing toss-and-catch, and the fact that Biff missed his footing on
the steps and fell down after catching the ball doesn't mean that
everyone over 60 should automatically be confined to a wheelchair.
It could just as easily have happened to someone much younger.
~Pete
Twibil
>
>
> > Well, there you go...Biff and Dave should know better....r
>
> Oh for chrissake...Anyone of any age could have slipped off the stage
> and gotten hurt. The fall had noting to do with age.
>
> What, someone hits 60 and they should just sit quietly in a wheelchair?
>
> Feh...
>
> Traci
Kudos, Traci! };-P
~Pete
CliffB
Biff probably had no say in the matter. Dave Says, "go out", Biff has
to go out, even if it's down slippery steps to catch a pass on weak
legs. Nice move dave. Save this one for the next anniversary
highlights reel. (Nothing more pathetic than oldsters trying to act
young and actively hip; did I say "hip"? as in "hip
replacement".......)
Default User
> On Feb 9, 12:52�am, DDY <dyo...@ksu.edu> wrote:
> > On Feb 8, 11:26�pm, Donz5 <do...@aol.com> wrote:
> > Maybe they swapped the two episodes because Drew Brees was extremely
> > late getting into New York. I wonder how hard that would be to do.
> >
> > Couldn't that explain why Josh Turner wasn't bumped to Friday?
> Confirmed -- Monday's broadcast was taped after Friday's taping to
> allow for Brees' late arrival. DDY be right.
They should do like Craig does, shoot the performance anyway and save
it for another time.
Brian
--
Day 372 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project
Twibil
>
>
> Biff probably had no say in the matter. Dave Says, "go out", Biff has
> to go out, even if it's down slippery steps to catch a pass on weak
> legs. Nice move dave.
Your psychopathology is showing, Cliffie.
Maybe
> to go out, even if it's down slippery steps to catch a pass on weak
> legs.
Oh, you are full of crap. No employee has to do anything they don't
want to do especially if the show was already delayed/chopped up
because of the late arrival of one of the guests.
Maybe...He didn't seem to have a problem with it until he fell, of
course!
Traci
Thanks...
btw...guys over 60 who ride motorcycles are hottt!
Traci
R H Draney
>
>Twibil says...
>> On Feb 9, 10:38=A0am, Traci <hoosiergir...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > What, someone hits 60 and they should just sit quietly in a wheelchair?
>> >
>> > Feh...
>> >
>> > Traci
>> Kudos, Traci! };-P
>>=20
>> ~Pete
>>=20
>
>Thanks...
>
>btw...guys over 60 who ride motorcycles are hottt!
And that, ladies and genitals, is why Paul Teutel keeps getting invited back
on....r
CliffB
He was not in his right mind perhaps! Dave says, "go out", Biff goes
out.......
CliffB
Traci
> Traci filted:
> >
> >Twibil says...
> >> On Feb 9, 10:38=A0am, Traci <hoosiergir...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > What, someone hits 60 and they should just sit quietly in a wheelchair?
> >> >
> >> > Feh...
> >> >
> >> > Traci
> >>=20
> >> Kudos, Traci! };-P
> >>=20
> >> ~Pete
> >>=20
> >
> >Thanks...
> >
> >btw...guys over 60 who ride motorcycles are hottt!
>
> And that, ladies and genitals, is why Paul Teutel keeps getting invited back
> on....r
>
Probably not any more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_en_tv/us_tv_american_chopper
...bummer
Traci
James Langdell
> R H Draney says...> Alan Page filted:
>
> > >"R H Draney" wrote...
> > >> How old *is* Biff, anyway?...this is the kind of horseplay I'd expect on
> > >> one of
> > >> those "youth" shows, not in a bunch of seasoned television veterans....
>
> > > 63. Birthdate: October 3, 1946.
>
> > Well, there you go...Biff and Dave should know better....r
>
> Oh for chrissake...Anyone of any age could have slipped off the stage
> and gotten hurt. The fall had noting to do with age.
Two words: Steven Colbert.
--James