http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050123/D87Q009G0.html
Farewell and Thank You to one of the best. I’d like to have been a little older and seen a little more of his show while it was still on.
Well, yet another entertainer has passed into the great beyond. 
I’m old enough to have actually watched Carson when he was hosting the Tonight Show. However, I only got cable in the late 80’s, and I didn’t even watch Late Night Talk Shows at first, so I only caught the tail end of his performances. Still, I enjoyed them and I can see why he became such an Icon to American audiences. None of his succesors (Letterman, Leno, O’Brian, etc.) ever had the same grace.
I hear that in his private life, Carson was a Tough Old Guy, going so far as to tell Letterman to quit NBC after the Network decided to replace Carson with Leno after promising the TS seat to Dave. I admire him for that (but not for being married four times!)
Well, it’s the beggining of a new century, so I guess it’s only logical that all our old heroes are passing away these days.
Question: Where are the new ones?
That is some weird and wild stuff. Rest in peace Johnny.
RIP
It’s still sad to see the great ones go.