GOODBYE JAY LENO, THANKS 4 the

MEMORIES on TONIGHT SHOW

Thursday, February 6, 2014

IMAGES from OUTSIDE

the PENULTIMATE
(2nd-to-Last)
& ULTIMATE
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(Last)
JAY LENO
TONIGHT SHOW
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

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PEOPLE IN LINE for the

PENULTIMATE SHOW

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This SECURITY GAL WORKED for the

SHOW for a WHILE...GENERALLY NICE
MOST of the TIME

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The BIG TREE in the

"HOLDING AREA"

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SHE STUCK AROUND

for the LAST TWO SHOWS
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This SECURITY GUARD

was a DECENT FELLOW

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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
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FINALLY, WE MOVE from the

"HOLDING AREA" to the "INNER
CIRCLE"

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This is the FINAL WAITING AREA, albeit

the TENTS WERE PUT UP ONLY for the
PARTY AFTER the LAST SHOW

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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

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the guy in the BROWN JACKET flew in

from Detroit, Michigan for the final show

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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

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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.

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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.
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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.

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this was the BIG TENT SET UP for the

PARTY after the FINAL SHOW

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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
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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

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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)

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NEARBY ST. BORROMEO CHURCH,

NORTH HOLLYWOOD...I also periodically
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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
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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

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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
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Toronto (well, he later said he was an "American

citizen" ...but didn't explain further).

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i've seen this guy around

the show for many years...

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i noticed this guy named "Cash" leaving the final

show...with his female companion ...he works in "the
industry"

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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.
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NEARBY BOB's BIG BOY RESTAURANT

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BORROMEO CHURCH

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nearby warner bros

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