HarryCarter Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Desi guests on Late Night with David Letterman in what I believe is his final TV appearance. This was May 23, 1983. He's terrific! Desi sings "I'll See You in C-U-B-A" with Marco Rizo on the piano. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 1,00,000 TEARS AND HEARTFELT THANKS FOR SHARING THIS!!!!!! Loving you...........jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 This was wonderful. He's so charming. I love the version on this song. Just great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicjeff Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 With Cuban travel apparently on the agenda again, using this or the Ricky Ricardo clip of him singing this song would be a great Cuban travel promotion... although I don't think Lucie Arnaz would go for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Maybe with the proceeds from selling his share of Desilu, he didn't need the money; or he didn't want to work that hard, but I don't know why Desi didn't get his band back together and do an act, maybe for Vegas and clubs that still existed. In this and the other few appearances he made, he seems to enjoy performing and the audience loves him. Wasn't he an odd choice for guest host on the very first season of SNL? He'd been out of the spotlight for so long. I don't know that he'd been seen on TV since his guest shots on his Mothers In Law and the Kraft Music Hall he did with Vivian and the kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 In the original incarnation of SNL they also had the likes of Ruth Gordon, Milton Berle, and Broderick Crawford host. All three aren't what I'd call front runners for the job. I've never seen Crawford's episode, I don't remember Ruth's, and Milton's was an absolute disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chedderchester Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yeah I was just gonna post. He seemed to be in great spirits here. Is this his last TV appearance? I think in 1984 and 85 he stayed out of the public eye and took care of his dying mother, before being diagnosed with lung cancer in 1986. During Life With Lucy, he was too ill to help make the show better, and was mostly bedridden. I read this in Ball of Fire. My aunt thought he looked really scary when he got older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think you meant dying wife. His mother died after him. But yes, is this his last TV appearance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 So enjoyable! What was the reference though about the barbers?? Didn't quite get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRickyII Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 So enjoyable! What was the reference though about the barbers?? Didn't quite get that. Beards . . . Fidel Castro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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