Defamer
Dave Letterman has a long history of getting flirty with his guests. From Madonna to Drew Barrymore, from Julia Roberts to any one of the countless number of leggy supermodels he's talked to over the years, Diamond Dave has never been one to shy away from batting his proverbial lashes at his guests. Depending on his mood, this flirtatiousness generally takes shape in either a slew of complimentary bon mots or, when he's feeling aggressive, a subtle graze of the knee. But when Gossip Girl Blake Lively showed up on the set on Friday night proclaiming that Dave was one of her "childhood crushes", the sexual tension between the two was not only palpable, it approached the level of David Addison and Maddie Hayes.
Dave Letterman has a long history of getting flirty with his guests. From Madonna to Drew Barrymore, from Julia Roberts to any one of the countless number of leggy supermodels he's talked to over the years, Diamond Dave has never been one to shy away from batting his proverbial lashes at his guests. Depending on his mood, this flirtatiousness generally takes shape in either a slew of complimentary bon mots or, when he's feeling aggressive, a subtle graze of the knee. But when Gossip Girl When you get right down to it, it's not surprising why Dave took such a fancy to Blake. After all, she's young (20 years old), tall (5'10") and blonde. Um, there's also the fact that she's totally into him! Witness how her body language changes from the time that she sits down to the time that Dave clasps her hand and then kisses it ever so gently. Blake may be young in terms of age, but she plays the moment like a showbiz veteran; mere seconds into the interview, she has Dave eating out of the palm of her hands. And kudos to Dave for playing along, especially considering that interviews like this likely result in him catching all kinds of flack from his babymama. Even though nothing will likely ever come from this moment of televised flirtation, it's moments like this where we are reminded for the umpteenth time why we tune into watch Dave every night instead of Jay.
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Remember Dave and Teri Garr? Those were the days.
Give the man a funny hat, he'd have a dating advice show on VH1.
@WasatchMan:
Yes indeed.
He seems to have flirted a lot harder with a lot of other starlets than this one.
Anyone recall Late Night Diane Keaton appearances?
Dave's gonna have to become way more indie to snag himself Serena Van Der Woodsen. She loves herself the artsy-types.
He was also obviously enamored of that blond comedienne from Chicago whose name escapes me. The one with the sitcom. Help me out here people---I'm drawing a blank.
That looks like the beginning of some promising cleavage, but the director had his cut. Also, I don't go in for the big gap look. I like to see a little crowding in the cleave. Looks like the NJ Turnpike running through there. Sorry Dave.
@Oldboy:
Bonnie Hunt. Another cute blond for Dave.
Teen Witch! Fuck Yeah! Robin Lively was totally the IT tten queen of her day.
Didn't really notice too much over-the-top flirting. Seemed like normal Dave/pretty girl guest banter to me.
@WasatchMan: Remember Dave and Sandra Bernhardt? When she would basically come right out and say she wanted to fuck him? I even think she either brought a sponge or mentioned wanting to bring a sponge for mopping up during one appearance.
Oh those were heady days.
@Oldboy: I know who you mean. Whatserface with the bouncy blonde hair. Jesus ... umm .... Bonnie Hunt!!
Oops. Step away from bong.
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Oh, there we go. My comment was, I didn't really notice anything more than the regular Dave/pretty girl guest banter.
Hey brother was Rusty in European Vacation? awesome
GR-r-r-r-usty!
Dave also has a thing for Amy Sedaris (he must love her great gams) - those are always good appearances, as are the Bonnie Hunt shows.
@lex99: I loved this detail, too.
@dluvvly: We didn't run the entire interview, but instead chose this clip as a good jumping off point. Trust me, Dave's eyes were doing some heavy petting. Can you blame him?
@WasatchMan: Dave spent a good part of the 1990's trying to get the vast television audience to embrace Bonnie Hunt (three shows, I think) and she just didn't take.
I thought she was quite talented but I didn't take to her, either.
Some people just don't do TV well.
And does anyone remember which actress (maybe more than one) donned a velcro jacket and threw herself onto Dave's velcro'ed wall and hung there? This was in the 1980's I think.
Dave would have kicked ass in Bill Murray's "Lost in Translation" role.
Can't this girl finally shut up and show us her tits? I mean, I love the show and everything, but come on!
Dave has a secret crawl space under his bed for this one.
I wonder how many Fleshlights Dave has under his desk?
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@Greasy Thumb Guzik: I don't imagine David Letterman keeps synthetic vaginas under his desk. But that's just my opinion.
@Craig_L.: You're lovely.
I now realize that I waited on her and her sister Robin a few months ago. They were both very sweet. I remember thinking, "Damm, that blonde is hot!"
Um, I think "Diamond Dave" refers to David Lee Roth. You're confusing me!
@Adele H: Now that he's got a wife, a babe, and one foot in the grave he really shouldn't do much more than giggle and blush and stammer a whole lot. It would be too unseemly, and you know, could kill him.
@Mark Graham: "We didn't run the entire interview, but instead chose this clip as a good jumping off point. Trust me, Dave's eyes were doing some heavy petting."
I guess we'll have to 'trust you', since you puzzlingly omitted the parts of the interview that illustrate your very point.
@theobviouschild: I'll forgive your lack of understanding about the finer points of Fair Use and instead direct you to the lawless grounds of YouTube where you can find the whole interview and judge for yourself.
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