
It's been said once or twice ... or upwards of 500 times on this blog that I worked at the
Late Show for four years in the early 2000's. Seeing as this looks like another incredibly slow day here at YesButNoButYes, I thought I'd open up my photo albums and give you a peek into the world behind the show. (It isn't that glamorous, and there are no photos of movie stars or certain television personalities who roamed the halls.)

This is the men's toilet in the 8th floor bathroom. I spent a lot of time reading, thinking, and ... also thinking on this thing.

One of the best perks about the job was the free trip to the Emmy's we got each year. (Though we never won) That's my ex-girlfriend, who I'm pretty sure only dated me so she'd get to go on the trip. I believe she broke up with me soon after. Or it could be she couldn't stand winning an Emmy loser.

After Johnny
ditched me moved to Los Angeles, it gave us an excuse to meet in Hollywood (I believe this was taken at the
California Pizza Kitchen near the Kodak Center) during one of the Emmy trips and catch up. He was even smug back then.

Working for the show meant that we also doubled as extras on the show. A result of this is that I had to join the actors union, despite not being an actor, having no acting skills and failing mime class in high school.

But I got to dress up like a cop, and that was awesome.

Because they were afraid audience members would freak out if a stunt-man dressed as a woman hung from the balcony, they put me as well as a few co-workers in harm's way. (I'm in the second row)

They did this skit twice.

Our last show of the week taped on Thursdays, which meant that on Thursday nights we'd meander into Hell's Kitchen and drink until we thought we worked on
The View. I believe this photo was from
Pastel Shirt Day.

Holy crap, I'm running out of interesting things to say about these photos. Uh... If you like, uh... kinda look in the background, you can uh... see the set being taken apart and stuff.

Pay attention to the computer my old co-worker James is using. At the
Late Show, they spared no expense! (This was also 2005)

We'd get T-Shirts, like the one I'm wearing above, each August when the show would celebrate its anniversary. I can't remember which year I got this one...

This was taken my last day at the show when staff members are allowed to sit behind the desk and test it out. I distinctly remember not farting, though wishing I could. Nothing like one last crop-dusting before closing the door.

This is also from my last day at the show. All those people in the photo? Yeah, I'm friends with them on Facebook ... and that's about it. I'm sort of positive one or two of them got picked up for cocaine possession.
Anyway, those are just some photos I thought I'd share. Actually, those are some of the photos I
could share. You should see the
other ones! I'll be taking those out should I ever find myself in a gambling debt or need to pay off a loan shark.
Where you fired?
Strangely, and despite my rampant sexual harassment, I was NOT fired. I chose to leave by my own free will only to wind up getting coffee for some d-bag at a marketing company.
Thanks for giving me a chuckle today... I can always count on your comments!