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I wish I had seen this show. It's always so awkward when there's a tragedy -- personal, national or in-between (such as death of a celebrity) when talk show hosts generally of course feel they need to be funny, and must somehow shift gears and/or don't know how to act -- Letterman did such an incredible job after Sept. 11th -- and now Mr. Ferguson has been (truly) generous in sharing his feelings with his audience. He could have just taken a few days off. Instead he was brave and charming and honored his father in a wonderful way.
I was incredibly moved by his talking about his father touching his head. My mother used to do that, and after she died (in 1998) I was haunted by that wish, to have her do that one more time -- I hope this show is re-aired, I guess it may not be likely to be, but I would love to have seen (as I say) the entire thing. Thank you for sharing the clips of it.
