This must be the open ended question we’ve had on the SDMB that’s had the most matches. I, too, thought of “Dave’s not here, man.”
I thought of the Kevin Kline movie first (but not really the character in the movie, just the title).
Then after a few seconds, Dave Chapelle.
My brother, then Letterman.
I’m a geezer, and you’re right! I didn’t think about Dave Garroway much when he was still on TV. Now Dave Brubeck does come to mind!
First this
or more specifically HAL saying “I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that”
Then this:
I actually know someone named Dave Davies. I knew his name was Dave so it took me a while to figure out why he always came up as Davies on Caller ID. At some point I think I asked him or saw his business card or something.
But just saying Dave wouldn’t make me think of him and if I was thinking of the Kinks, I’d think of Ray Davies first.
- Letterman
- Dave’s not here, man.
- Super Dave Osborne
I watched a lot of TV in the late 70’s early 80’s.
Right now, Dave G, who used to work with me and was back in town and had lunch with us yesterday. Chinese BBQ pork on white bread rolls.
Otherwise it would be Dave Gorman of Are You Dave Gorman fame I guess.
No, it’s me Dave.
I really wish y’all would quit calling out my name and then not saying anything to me. It’s really distracting.
That Dave.
- The UK TV channel
- Cameron
Skipped over posts to be untainted…
HAL’s not dead yet astronaut buddy.
runner up: Goliath’s pal, tho he was actually Davey. “God wouldn’t like that, Davey.”
From Brother Dave Gardner:
Little Dave’s brother: “Little Dave, why ain’t you with the sheep?”
Little Dave: “'Cause I’d rather fight.”
I thought of Dave Barry and Dave Foley at the exact same moment. That is, I was thinking of the Dave who was in News Radio, but for some reason thought the name Dave Barry instead of Dave Foley.
Yep.
Now imagine them switching places. >_>
All you “Dave’s not here” folks…did your copy of the album have a ghost echo, so every time Tommy said “Dave’s not here”, you heard it faintly repeated half a second later?
Ditto
Navarro
Not that I remember, but there are two reasons why that might happen (if not intentional). One is the adjacent grooves on an LP record, which have been known to bleed through if cut very close together. The other is print-through from the master tape used to make the original LP master. When magnetic tape is wound, a strong signal can transfer to a more-silent area on an adjacent layer over time.
More likely to be detected with voice than music, since music tends to be continuous and louder sounds mask softer ones.
+1.
Letterman didn’t even cross my mind, I’m surprised he’s such a popular answer.
2nd person: Davy Crockett.
Dave’s not here, man. I never had the album, but it’s still the first thing I thought of.