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Several years ago my wife and I took a trip to New York City, and the Times Square area. We booked rooms at the Double Tree Hotel at Times Square. My wife was attending a medical seminar at the Double Tree Hotel (An excellent base for a New York City,Times Square trip). At night, looking out the picture  windows of our corner room, there was an endless stream of yellow cabs headed in both directions, and gigantic electronic billboards on buildings everywhere you looked.

I spent most of my free time just walking and sightseeing the busy thoroughfares and side streets in and around Times Square.  My wife was busy attending her seminar.  The fall weather was perfect for walking the avenues and streets in and around Times Square. Times Square is quite interesting, with many novelty retail shops, quaint cafes/restaurants, luxury New York hotels and the magnificent playhouses. Most of the visitors appear to be foreign travelers, and the sidewalks are always crowded, at all times of the day.

I just relaxed and took my time exploring the many sights, sounds and smells of Times Square. While exploring I stumbled into the historic Broadway area, the Mecca of many aspiring actors and playwrights of the stage and screen. And the home of many magnificent and historic playhouses that feature Broadway shows/plays every day and night of the year.  And in those magnificent Broadway Playhouses many a star launched their illustrious careers.

Right there at the 1700 block of Broadway, between West 53^rd and 54^th street, was the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. The Ed Sullivan Theater produced the Ed Sullivan TV variety series that made its way into almost every home on Sunday nights during the 1950's and 1960's.  Elvis, The Beatles, Wayne Newton and many other performers had there international debut right there on the stage in the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.  The David Letterman Show is now filmed in the Ed Sullivan Theater five nights a week, on the very same stage used by Ed Sullivan.

As I walked by the Ed Sullivan Theater I saw a sign that read-“Tickets to David Letterman Here”.  As a country boy from Mississippi it's not every day you get to travel the streets of New York City,Times Square, and so I decided to see if I could pick up a couple of tickets to The David Letterman Show while vacationing in the big city.

As I walked into the lobby of the Ed Sullivan Theater, sitting behind a desk in the middle of the lobby entrance was a young man. However, the young man was not handing out tickets, but he was handing out applications. I took an application from the young man, and then I took a seat in the waiting area in the lobby with several other applicants. I completed the comprehensive application and returned it to the young gentleman. And I then returned to the designated waiting area and took a seat. 

About fifteen minutes later a young female in her twenties walked into the room, she called my name and ask me to follow her. She led me to an adjacent room, where we were all alone. She was seated at her desk, and I sat down in the chair across from her at the desk. The young lady took about a minute to silently go over my application, and then she proceeded to inform me about the selection process.

It was explained to me that only a relatively small percentage of those who apply are actually “selected” to be a part the David Letterman audience, and she informed me that she needed to ask me a few other questions. The initial question was, “Well, Mr Burlison..Tell me what you like or do not like about David Letterman”. Surely not wanting to say anything of a non-positive nature, I replied, "Actually..I enjoy the top ten list he does every night..The ten responses to a daily question”.  And she questioned again, “So..is it reasonable to say that you are a fan of David Letterman”. And I obviously responded, “Absolutely”.  And again she queried another question, “ Assuming that David Letterman ran for president..would you consider voting for him”.  Just a little confused now, I said,  “I think he would make a great president”. And the questions continued, “Would naming your first son after David Letterman be a possibility”. And now I'm starting get a little worried, as I respond, “Well, Ma'am..not only would I consider naming my first son after David Letterman (my name's David), if Mr. Letterman was strolling next to me along Broadway in Times Square here, and while crossing the street a bus is about to broadside him, well, I'd jump right in front of that bus to make sure no harm came to the man”. The young lady then silently takes a minute to review my application once more. The young lady then rises with a stern demeanor, as I also rise from my chair. She reaches out her hand and we shake hands. The young lady verifies my contact information and explains to me that I will only be contacted if I'm one of the small percentage of those to be “selected” to get tickets. As I strolled out of her office on my way down Broadway, I really did not expect to hear back from anyone, but I had given it my very best.

Well, it was the very next morning, and one of David Letterman's staff was on the other end of my hotel phone line, and the young man told me that they had reviewed the application and the notes from the interview, and that me and my wife had been selected to receive tickets to be in the David Letterman audience that very night. Evidently, to my surprise,  I guess I didn't blow my interview. The young man provide me with information about when and where we were to check in that very night for the show. And my wife and I reported at the place designated outside the Ed Sullivan Theater to receive our tickets, and we truly enjoyed an entertaining production.  Being in the David Letterman audience was a rewarding experience for this Mississippi country boy traveling to  New York City,Times Square, and I did appreciate the opportunity to be one of the chosen few selected to be in the audience.  

In closing, and In all truthfulness, I did exaggerate a little bit about the interview process, but not too very much.

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