Viewing Shared Clip     Discussion of Bahamas     Clip Info  Market Info Clip Num:   WSB001-124 Program:   Late Night With David Letterman Station:   CBS Air Date:   May 13, 2010 Air Time:   12:12 AM TRT:   00:04:42 Market:   Nationally Televised Affiliate:   CBS Publicity Value:   $152,391.00 Audience:   3,366,270 Clip Stats Broadcast Text Posted:   05/13/10 Last View:   12/01/11 5:41:09 PM Total Views:   144 Total Downloads:   24 Filesize:   16.71 MB Format:   WMV Shared Clip:   yes i have a great story. >> Dave: i know. I think i know what this is, michael. You tell us what it is. >> Its a bone fish. >> Dave: why is that significant in your life? >> That might be a picture from our friend in common, tom brokaw and i, and thomas mcgain--. >> Dave: these are big-time guys. >> Lefty craig was there. Shenard is great. Shenard is the real deal, not only philosophically but the way he lives his life and his commitment to the environment. >> Dave: this is the guy that found padagonia. He is the guy if the surf is right, he closes the factory so people can go surfing. >> He doesnt even show up. He just goes right-- yes, he turns-- everybody is allowed to they check the surf report. Now, because of the internet you can get it within inches of where the breaks are and everything. So im with all these guys, and its really great. Were really having a good time, and at one point, we were in the bahamas, and this guy-- did i say ba-ham-as? I didnt mean to say that. >> Dave: what were you talking about. You were in the bahamas. >> We were in the bahamas. And a guy brings a conk. And shenard, he find things in the woods and eats them. Im with him. And he goes, "yeah, give me some of that." And the guy takes a knife and cuts it out, and it kind of moves inside the shell, and cuts it out. I know whats coming. He cuts me a slice and goes, "here, eat it." I eat it, and i break out into a fev, like, seven hours later. >> Dave: conk fever. >> Yeah, conk fever. "Knot me some conk fever." Then he goes like this, give me the peanuts. Yeah, conk peanuts. If there any bahamians out there theyll tell you this is a delicacy. >> Dave: no, this is a practical joke. >> Thats what i thought. Thats what i thought. And she slurps down the conk, and i see this thing disappear. If youve ever seen a conk eye dont know how graphic i can get here, but you see the thing and you go i dont know how there are any-- if thats what they use for reproduction, i dont know how there are any conks whatsoever. >> Dave: it just seems like it wouldnt get the job done. >> No, not at all, not at all. And if it does, i think whats the process and god bless him. So its me, shenard, and brokaw and bill klein, another guy, and a great biings on, aaron adams, a tremendous angler, by the way. So were all there, and part of the thing was to draw attention to the bone fish and tarp and the disappearing-- i listened to this-- i wish hi something fun tow say about the oil spill but its so depressing i cant even so lets keep moving on. The damage were doing to all these coral reefs and everything is extraordinary. Im surprised brokaw-- ill be honest with you, i did bring it up a couple of times, why you werent there. >> Dave: why i wasnt there? >> Yeah. >> Dave: i said to him-- i remember he shows up and hes got his jungle jim of the amazon suit on. >> Yeah. >> Dave: and i said, "where are you going?" He says, "well "well"-- i dont do tom. But he said, "well, were getting ready to go to the bahamas." >> Thats pretty close. It takes on gravity. You can talk about anything--. >> Dave: he still does the news his home for his wife every night. ( Laughter ) ( applause ) did you know that. Meredith, come in here. So the same thing. He starts listing the guys, yvonne shenard and all the guys you mention. I said, "wait a minute, how come i dont get to go?" >> Exactly what i said. >> Dave: and he said, "well talk about it later." And every time you talk to him, hes on his way to argentina on a bicycle ride. >> I would say to him, did you think about-- seriously, we were talking about you. And i said, how about dave coming along? And he changed the subject. >> Dave: i know, i know. ( Laughter ) >> i i dont know if youve get a beef with him. >> Dave: he knows that im not interested in conk.