Hubster Zoe has sent us this wonderful “Taping ReporT” of her trip to the May 9th, 2012 taping of “The Colbert Report” and the “I Am A Pole” book signing at the Bank Street Bookstore in New York.
Hey, my name is Zoe and I went to the taping of Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Colbert Report’ and to the book signing this (Saturday) morning.
Starting with the taping report, I got to the studio at around 4:30PM and after checking in, I got online and sat down and read ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ until they let us in. They let us in the waiting room area at a little after 6:00PM. And we stayed there for a pretty long time. About 50 minutes. When we finally went inside, they sat us and played music for about 15 or 20 minutes. Then Pete Dominic came out and he was really funny. I can’t remember most of his jokes though. But when he was talking about La Guardia and was making a joke about how they have a sign that has a picture of a grenade in a circle with a slash through it, and how he was doubtful that it was really going to deter someone from bringing it on board the plane.
But anyway, he introduced Stephen after more jokes. Stephen came out and everyone just went crazy. He ran around and high five’d and finished by throwing the mic up in the air and catching it. Then he took questions. The first question was by this girl who was across the aisle from and she asked about being a dudgeon master in D&D, as she was going to do it from the first time in a few days. And Stephen responded by saying that he’d been playing ‘Dudgeon’s & Dragons’ since the week after it came in 1977 and how he’s played it with the founders of the game, “but I’ve still found a women willing to breed with me.” And he said that being a dudgeon master was a pretty thankless job.
The next question was a guy, who asked if/why his insurance company still lets him run around his studio after he broke his wrist. Stephen explained that about 5 years ago, around this time, he was running around during the pre-show bit and fell and shattered his wrist. But how it was the last show before a 2 week break, and how he didn’t want to wear a cast to the beach. So he didn’t tell anyone during the whole break how much pain he was, and he even built a boat. With a broken wrist. And power tools. While drunk. Then after the break he went to the doctor and said how he had a bit of pain in his wrist and the doctor looked at it and said how cause he waited he’d never not feel some amount of pain in his wrist again.
The next question was by a lady about what Broadway musical he would like to be in and who he would like his co-stars to be. So then he answered with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and he then sang a bit of one of Judas’ songs and it sounded amazing. He ended the singing by kneeling and crossing himself and then jumping up and saying how awesome he’d be at playing Judas.
There was a question from a couple, who were in the middle of a 3 week road trip and that they’re next stop was Charleston, SC and they asked him for recommendations for places to eat. He gave out two places. The first one I don’t remember, but just that it was very fancy but the food was really good. The place I’m pretty sure was called ‘Husk’ and you needed a reservation for it. But everything in the restaurant was from below the Mason-Dixison line (everything was from the South), except for the coffee and the chocolate. And about he food, Stephen took a pause and said, ‘… Damn, it’s like slap your grandma good.’ (And when the guy was asking the question, he had a weird pause between 3 and week, so Stephen said, ‘For a second I thought you were going to say, ‘We’re in the middle of a three-way. And we’re looking for a third.’
There was another question by a girl that looked my age (18) who said that she had an AP Literature test tomorrow and she asked if she made the right choice by coming to the show instead of studying. And Stephen asked if it was for all of literature. The girl said yes and Stephen said, ‘Just remember, Moby Dick is a metaphor for God.’
I’m pretty sure I got the questions out-of-order but that’s all of them.
Then the show began. We were cheering and stuff. Stephen flung out WristStrong bracelets and I got one! Stephen began the table of contents but only got the word ‘The’ out before cracking up and headdesking. Then he came up for air and said, ‘That’s the show. I know it seems longer at home, but that’s just CGI. And no one will ever know about this as long as none of you blog.’ Sorry Stephen! Then everything went as it was in the show except for one other bit. It was the bit when he talked about the North Carolina marriage law. The clip didn’t show. So Stephen was just kinda staring into the camera and then cut. Then Stephen did a bit again but the camera wasn’t rolling. So they got it right the third time.
After that, the show went off without a hitch and it was just like it aired on tv.
Then after Stephen did the ending bit when he says goodnight, he said there was time for one more question. So he picked on a guy and the guy asked about how Stephen felt about the Pennsylvania fracking/natural gas drilling industry. And Stephen did that thing where his smile makes a sound. Stephen asked why he wanted to know and the guy said it was cause he works for them and Stephen was all, ‘You’re doing the right thing.’ Then he wished everyone goodnight and we filed out.
After we filed out, everyone else left within a few minutes. But I stayed behind and waited to meet Stephen. He didn’t come out for a while. But while I was waiting for him Paul Dinello came out and I said ‘Hi’ and he said ‘Hi’. And his dog licked me. He asked if I like the show and said he liked my ‘turtles don’t like peanut butter’ t shirt. After waiting for about an hour, Stephen came out and I went up to him he read my shirt while I shook his hand. And he asked my name and we shook hands again. Then he asked if I liked the show and I said I did very much. Then I asked for a photo. And he took it. He went to the car and then I went home.
Then the next day, I was on Colbert News Hub. And I saw that there a book signing on Saturday so I decided to go. So this morning, I woke up at 6:00AM and got to the book store at just after 8:00AM. I waited on-line and I was 4th in the line. Then they let us in at 9:30AM, but you had to buy a copy of the book from the store. (The layout of the store was kinda weird. There was a staircase in the middle of the floors and the table were Stephen was signing the books was next to shelf, so it was sort of in the corner of the floor. It made it kinda hard to talk pictures.) So I bought two copies, one for my dad, and one for a fanboy that I know, and stuck the one I got from Amazon in between them.
Stephen came up at a little after 10:00AM. And he started signing them. It was only a signing, there wasn’t a Q&A or anything. But you could talk to him as he was signing. And there was a limit for how many books he would sign. I think it was 5. When he got to me, he said good morning and asked my name, I said it was Zoe. And then he said it back to me. (Yay!) He said good morning again. Then as he was signing my books I said that I met him during the week, and he went, ‘Oh! After the show! Wednesday? Wednesday. It’s nice to see you again.’ And he gave me a big smile. I think I managed to smile back. I thanked him and then before I left the book store, I got a copy of ‘The Fault In Our Stars’, by John Green and it was a signed copy.
I just sincerely hope Stephen doesn’t think I’m a stalker.
May 9th, 2012: The Taping ReporT!
Hubster Zoe has sent us this wonderful “Taping ReporT” of her trip to the May 9th, 2012 taping of “The Colbert Report” and the “I Am A Pole” book signing at the Bank Street Bookstore in New York.
Hey, my name is Zoe and I went to the taping of Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Colbert Report’ and to the book signing this (Saturday) morning.
Starting with the taping report, I got to the studio at around 4:30PM and after checking in, I got online and sat down and read ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ until they let us in. They let us in the waiting room area at a little after 6:00PM. And we stayed there for a pretty long time. About 50 minutes. When we finally went inside, they sat us and played music for about 15 or 20 minutes. Then Pete Dominic came out and he was really funny. I can’t remember most of his jokes though. But when he was talking about La Guardia and was making a joke about how they have a sign that has a picture of a grenade in a circle with a slash through it, and how he was doubtful that it was really going to deter someone from bringing it on board the plane.
But anyway, he introduced Stephen after more jokes. Stephen came out and everyone just went crazy. He ran around and high five’d and finished by throwing the mic up in the air and catching it. Then he took questions. The first question was by this girl who was across the aisle from and she asked about being a dudgeon master in D&D, as she was going to do it from the first time in a few days. And Stephen responded by saying that he’d been playing ‘Dudgeon’s & Dragons’ since the week after it came in 1977 and how he’s played it with the founders of the game, “but I’ve still found a women willing to breed with me.” And he said that being a dudgeon master was a pretty thankless job.
The next question was a guy, who asked if/why his insurance company still lets him run around his studio after he broke his wrist. Stephen explained that about 5 years ago, around this time, he was running around during the pre-show bit and fell and shattered his wrist. But how it was the last show before a 2 week break, and how he didn’t want to wear a cast to the beach. So he didn’t tell anyone during the whole break how much pain he was, and he even built a boat. With a broken wrist. And power tools. While drunk. Then after the break he went to the doctor and said how he had a bit of pain in his wrist and the doctor looked at it and said how cause he waited he’d never not feel some amount of pain in his wrist again.
The next question was by a lady about what Broadway musical he would like to be in and who he would like his co-stars to be. So then he answered with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and he then sang a bit of one of Judas’ songs and it sounded amazing. He ended the singing by kneeling and crossing himself and then jumping up and saying how awesome he’d be at playing Judas.
There was a question from a couple, who were in the middle of a 3 week road trip and that they’re next stop was Charleston, SC and they asked him for recommendations for places to eat. He gave out two places. The first one I don’t remember, but just that it was very fancy but the food was really good. The place I’m pretty sure was called ‘Husk’ and you needed a reservation for it. But everything in the restaurant was from below the Mason-Dixison line (everything was from the South), except for the coffee and the chocolate. And about he food, Stephen took a pause and said, ‘… Damn, it’s like slap your grandma good.’ (And when the guy was asking the question, he had a weird pause between 3 and week, so Stephen said, ‘For a second I thought you were going to say, ‘We’re in the middle of a three-way. And we’re looking for a third.’
There was another question by a girl that looked my age (18) who said that she had an AP Literature test tomorrow and she asked if she made the right choice by coming to the show instead of studying. And Stephen asked if it was for all of literature. The girl said yes and Stephen said, ‘Just remember, Moby Dick is a metaphor for God.’
I’m pretty sure I got the questions out-of-order but that’s all of them.
Then the show began. We were cheering and stuff. Stephen flung out WristStrong bracelets and I got one! Stephen began the table of contents but only got the word ‘The’ out before cracking up and headdesking. Then he came up for air and said, ‘That’s the show. I know it seems longer at home, but that’s just CGI. And no one will ever know about this as long as none of you blog.’ Sorry Stephen! Then everything went as it was in the show except for one other bit. It was the bit when he talked about the North Carolina marriage law. The clip didn’t show. So Stephen was just kinda staring into the camera and then cut. Then Stephen did a bit again but the camera wasn’t rolling. So they got it right the third time.
After that, the show went off without a hitch and it was just like it aired on tv.
Then after Stephen did the ending bit when he says goodnight, he said there was time for one more question. So he picked on a guy and the guy asked about how Stephen felt about the Pennsylvania fracking/natural gas drilling industry. And Stephen did that thing where his smile makes a sound. Stephen asked why he wanted to know and the guy said it was cause he works for them and Stephen was all, ‘You’re doing the right thing.’ Then he wished everyone goodnight and we filed out.
After we filed out, everyone else left within a few minutes. But I stayed behind and waited to meet Stephen. He didn’t come out for a while. But while I was waiting for him Paul Dinello came out and I said ‘Hi’ and he said ‘Hi’. And his dog licked me. He asked if I like the show and said he liked my ‘turtles don’t like peanut butter’ t shirt. After waiting for about an hour, Stephen came out and I went up to him he read my shirt while I shook his hand. And he asked my name and we shook hands again. Then he asked if I liked the show and I said I did very much. Then I asked for a photo. And he took it. He went to the car and then I went home.
Then the next day, I was on Colbert News Hub. And I saw that there a book signing on Saturday so I decided to go. So this morning, I woke up at 6:00AM and got to the book store at just after 8:00AM. I waited on-line and I was 4th in the line. Then they let us in at 9:30AM, but you had to buy a copy of the book from the store. (The layout of the store was kinda weird. There was a staircase in the middle of the floors and the table were Stephen was signing the books was next to shelf, so it was sort of in the corner of the floor. It made it kinda hard to talk pictures.) So I bought two copies, one for my dad, and one for a fanboy that I know, and stuck the one I got from Amazon in between them.
Stephen came up at a little after 10:00AM. And he started signing them. It was only a signing, there wasn’t a Q&A or anything. But you could talk to him as he was signing. And there was a limit for how many books he would sign. I think it was 5. When he got to me, he said good morning and asked my name, I said it was Zoe. And then he said it back to me. (Yay!) He said good morning again. Then as he was signing my books I said that I met him during the week, and he went, ‘Oh! After the show! Wednesday? Wednesday. It’s nice to see you again.’ And he gave me a big smile. I think I managed to smile back. I thanked him and then before I left the book store, I got a copy of ‘The Fault In Our Stars’, by John Green and it was a signed copy.
I just sincerely hope Stephen doesn’t think I’m a stalker.