You see, awhile back I knew that GWB was going to be in town to attend the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California on Nov. 18th and I had a feeling he would stop by at the Tonight Show on the same day because I'd known in the past that his wife Laura and Condi Rice, Dick Cheney, Jenna and Karl Rove have appeared on that show and so it was only appropriate that GWB would follow in their footsteps as well. So last month I decided to book a reservation for two tickets for November 18th and got the tickets through my email account a few weeks later. Then when it was confirmed that President Bush was going to be on the show on Thursday, Nov. 18th, I was absolutely right!
So yesterday, I invited my cousin to come with me to the show and we got there to the NBC Studios in Burbank sometime after 1:00pm and there were a least about 100 people already waiting in line. We had to wait for quite awhile and didn't get into the studio building until around 3:15pm. Once my cousin and I were seated inside the studio, the energy and the excitement was already in the air. We didn't get to sit in the front row (the studio pages make the seating arrangements) but we sat fairly close enough to see the front stage because the stage set is not that terribly big.
Jay Leno comes out and does his usual clever jokes and goes through his monologue. And then after the three minute break was over, the magical moment came when President Bush came out on stage and everyone stood up and cheered (including my cousin and I, of course)You should seen the overwhelming thunderous applause GWB received. This was like being at a rock concert, only difference was that the people there was on their best behavior and no one was high on drugs!
Boy, it was so wonderful to see President Bush at his best funny and relaxed self. He is a natural comedian and every joke and quip he told kept everyone in stitches. I couldn't stop laughing my head off. The loudest applause he got was when he said he best thing he did during his presidency was to keep this country safe and protect it from another terrorist attack. Amen! Music to my ears!
Another cool thing that happened was that one of the pages asked if anyone brought their copy of "Decision Points" because GWB was willing to sign copies of it during the commercial break. A handful of people did bring their books. Darn it! I wish I'd brought my copy along! I would have walked out that studio with an autographed book in my hand. So during the break, President Bush graciously signed copies of those books and I watched him signed those books at an amazing speed.
President Bush stayed on the stage for approximately 25 minutes or so and then it was time for him to go. Of course all of us in the audience gave him another standing ovation. But a few minutes later, he came back out again for an encore because he, Jay and the singer Jewel had to tape a promo commercial for the show to be aired for the East Coast. It was also fun to see them messing up on their lines and do retakes. When that was over, President Bush finally left and we all cheered him loudly again.
It was almost 5:00pm when my cousin and I left the studio. We felt like walking on Cloud 9. There was a euphoria and happiness I haven't felt in such a long time. It was such a privilege to sit in the same building and watch a great leader and living legend live and in person. I didn't mention anything about my trip to all of you this week because I wanted to keep this a surprise so I could write a full account of it here after I got back from the show. So thank you for taking the time to read my memorable experience. I hope you all enjoyed it!
pattyvita, THANK YOU! Your recount of your experience is terrific! Thank you for sharing this.....felt like I was there too.
I’m so glad you and your cousin got to see W and hear him interact with Leno and the audience. And, once again, he showed how ‘connected’ he is to ‘every day’ people.....offering to sign copies of his book was a wonderful gesture. Also very happy to hear of the warm reception and standing ovations for our dear W.
Great, great account of your experience! So happy for you....and thank you, once again, for including the rest of us!
Well, what an awesome surprise for us and an amazing and wonderful night for you and your cousin! I am so glad that
you shared this great story with all of us....and have made
us all VERY jealous! LOL!
WOW!! Fantastic! I’m so happy for you! You’ll
NEVER forget it. Pres. Bush was unbelievably
great last night .. and I am honestly still STUNNED
at the roaring applauses he received out in the Left
Coast. Were there a lot of military in the audience perhaps ?
Another great segment from the Left Coast was Dennis
Miller’s Veterans Day appearance with Jay Leno .. the
audience WAS all military for this event, so you can
imagine ... ;)
He’s SO quick and witty .. cracks me up. The show
videos are the 2nd and 3rd videos here:
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tag/dennis-miller/
God bless & protect our awesome troops!
Thanks so much for sharing it with us! You showed great foresight in getting those tickets on a 'hunch.' GOOD work, sister!
(And I didn't even remember to DVR the show. RATS!)
Thanks so much for sharing it with us! You showed great foresight in getting those tickets on a 'hunch.' GOOD work, sister!
(And I didn't even remember to DVR the show. RATS!)
SOOOOOO excited for you, patty!! How smart you were to get tickets for that day! I LOVED reading your report. Am so thrilled that our dear GWB got such a wonderful welcome-—and I know you did your part. What a bummer about the book!!! I think you need to write him a note about going to the taping, how wonderful it was and how disappointed you were that you didn’t bring your book to have him sign it-—you will hear back from him I bet. Thanks for taking the time to share with us!!!
OMG that is so awesome
Oh what a great experience and thanks for letting us share! I saw the show on Leno’s website. He was great!
Wow - that is WONDERFUL. I’m soooo glad President Bush got to hear thunderous applause. These things are taxing for him to go through, but to have the audience be so gracious makes you energized! I’m sooo glad you went and thank you sooooo much for your report! I’m right there with you in spirit! It must have been so exciting! ***Happy for you pattyvita!!!!!
WOW! You rock!
You have a lifetime memory now!
Thanks very much for sharing your wonderful experience with us!