TONIGHT SHOW
2/5/14, 2/6/14
2/5/14, 2/6/14
(Pics by vk)
this is where you get "counter tickets" the day of the show...for MOST of the years here it was at 8:00 am sharp, but the last six months it was at 10:00 am, although on "big days" (ie when a president et al) they would informally come out earlier and hand out tickets. This is ONE of the things I really admired about the Tonight Show in Burbank.By and large (albeit not always)they had "real people" working behind the counter, etc, not just "rent-a-cops" doing their job perfunctorily. This ticket entrance stayed the same through ALL the Johnny Carson years and Jay Leno years.
LEGENDARY MICKEY ROONEY LEAVING the PENULTIMATE SHOW
PEOPLE IN LINE for the
PENULTIMATE SHOW
This SECURITY GAL WORKED for the SHOW for a WHILE...GENERALLY NICE MOST of the TIME
The BIG TREE in the
"HOLDING AREA"
SHE STUCK AROUND
for the LAST TWO SHOWS
This SECURITY GUARD
was a DECENT FELLOW
The TWO WISCONSIN LADIES FLEW IN for the PENULTIMATE SHOW...they also WENT to PRICE is RIGHT the PREVIOUS DAY, and one of them was CHOSEN to be a CONTESTANT
FINALLY, WE MOVE from the "HOLDING AREA" to the "INNER CIRCLE"
This is the FINAL WAITING AREA, albeit the TENTS WERE PUT UP ONLY for the PARTY AFTER the LAST SHOW
The GUY in the HAT is an EMPLOYEE for SEATING the AUDIENCE...they tell me that if you make it to the "top" of the staff list, you are no longer required to wear the gray slacks & blue blazer
the guy in the BROWN JACKET flew in from Detroit, Michigan for the final show
this was the FINAL TICKET LINE for the JAY LENO SHOW, albeit there were NO TICKETS this time...only employees & their friends & families were able to attend the show
LADY in RED...she was nice enough...and she stayed around ALL DAY to soak up the atmosphere for the final show..she was local to the area..and like a LOT of us became sentimental about not only Jay Leno leaving but the Tonight Show as well. It has been a big PART of many (not all) of us who live in southern California, including myself.
the guy on the right hand of the above photo FLEW IN FROM TORONTO, CANADA...hoping to get in to the last show...but was just glad to be able to hang around the studio on the final day instead. He also flew in at the time of the final Conan O'Brien show (when it reverted back to Jay Leno). Decent guy, wish him well and good luck.
above: the guy in the upper right-hand corner of the photo said he started waiting at midnight, but was told by a security guard to come back at 7:00 am. Despite being the first person in line, there were absolutely no tickets available for the general audience.
finally, this nice lady came out at 8:00 am and CONFIRMED what the sign on the door said: that there were "NO TICKETS AVAILABLE" for general audience for the final show.
this was the BIG TENT SET UP for the PARTY after the FINAL SHOW
nearby ST. FINBAR CHURCH...where I periodically go to praise God: Father-Son-&-Holy Spirit...speaking of which, I wonder if Jay has any religious convictions at all? Is he privately a believer in Jesus Christ?
ONE of the LIGHTBULBS (found on ground) NEAR TICKET ENTRANCE
my ticket to the PENULTIMATE SHOW !! I was at the 2nd-to-Last show, which was the Final General Audience show...what a thrill !
here's these two local ladies again...maybe I'll see you around town some day
this is the MAIN ENTRANCE...for those who have never been to the show..the entrance to the Tonight Show studio is on the left under the sign that NBC posted for the final show that says "Your show made us laugh. Your legacy makes us pround..." (and also thanks Debbie Vickers, the producer)
NEARBY ST. BORROMEO CHURCH, NORTH HOLLYWOOD...I also periodically go here to formally praise our Lord...they have daily noon mass, as well as 7:30 am...; which reminds me to ask for any of you prayerful people to keep Jay Leno & ALL the Tonight Show staff & employees, et al in our prayers...some are being laid off...and they're losing a "family" of sorts...they've been together for so long. And also thanks to Jay Leno for, by-&-large, keeping the Tonight Show a decent show.
on the final day, it POURED ...RAINED most of the afternoon...ironically it also RAINED for three straight days on the final days of the Conan O'Brien show (much more than today at the Leno show), which as best as I can recall is the last time it rained so much around here. Is it just coincidence? Whatever the case may be WE DESPERATELY NEED rain in southern California
one of the reporters from Channel 4 or 5 came out and spoke with some of us standing in the rain...the guy from toronto in the yellow raincoat seemed to enjoy getting attention...he was a very INTENSE person... definitely felt a personal connection to the show even though he was from Toronto (well, he later said he was an "American citizen" ...but didn't explain further).
i've seen this guy around
the show for many years...
i noticed this guy named "Cash" leaving the final show...with his female companion ...he works in "the industry"
GARTH BROOKS after the show got out of his car and said hello, signed autographs, and took pics with people...and put this thing on his head at the request of a young girl for a photo.
NEARBY BOB's BIG BOY RESTAURANT
BORROMEO CHURCH
