I made it a point to videotape his last show but lost it somewhere. After his show he might as well already been dead because you simply did not see him anymore.
Me too. It was anti-climactic.
Most people ‘remember’ his last show as the one with Bette Midler. That was a Thursday show. His actual last show was the Friday episode, and it was pretty much blaaah.
“After his show he might as well already been dead because you simply did not see him anymore.”
If you’ve ever been around a heavy smoker in your family (as an example) and you’ve seen them go through the lifestyle of that disease and expire at the end of an arduous medical journey it might clarify understanding about why Johnny wasn’t in public view that much.
He was not well when he retired. But he did manage to relax somewhat and gather his thoughts a bit, which might be all anyone could really ask for at that stage in life and in poor health.
Looking at Obama, the characteristics are very similar. For a lifelong smoker 63 is really about the average age of life expectancy, with no other health conditions other than a history of smoking.
When I watched later Johnny Carson episodes I noticed his breathing and his chest movement, and his phrasing when speaking (to facilitate reduced pulmanary function).
I see the same thing with BHO.