A moment for Johnny

A friend called me this morning to let me know that Johnny Carson passed away.

Inheriting the Tonight Show from Jack Paar, Carson revolutionized late night television and was a brilliant comedian, not to mention a personal hero of mine. I read recently that he never fully retired, and kept writing jokes, often sending them to Dave Letterman for inclusion in his monologue and writing pieces for The New Yorker magazine.

Along with millions of other fans, I’ll miss him.