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Merv Griffin (no relation, unfortunately)
He could be smarmy. I still remember his wanting to see men’s suit coat linings, for some odd reason. “Ooh, Show us your lining,” he’d coo.
But perhaps because he didn’t get the top guests, he’d get better guests. And, as JRand said, he’d listen to them.
Letterman is wonderful. Carson was about Carson, and that’s okay.