Everyone loved cheerleaders, happy, pretty, pam westerned pampered and without worries. I was done. I walked to the end of the hall to jairs room. She was still unpacking and in deep conversation she had to take back to new york because they could not fit in the dorm room. No television or radio. To pass the time before lunch i listened to conversations through paper thin walls. She came all by herself. I know, thats so sad. She felt sorry for me. I couldnt take it. I focused on the green flower on my bed spread. My door was still opened and i didnt anyone to pass by and notice me crying. I sat there working hard to convince myself that i was going to be okay. To them i was a little girl from california, to me i was the girl who made it. [applause] thank you, nicole, for that beautiful reading. I love what you said by the love of black woman that we are all sustained may we all continue to be sustained. Thank you all for joining us and again, nicole, we will meet you in the lobby for f
Thank you [ chuckling ] thank you very much. Thats very nice. [ wild cheering continues ] thank you. I oughta thank you thats very nice of you. Thank you, for that belching ovation. [ laughter ] you know, you see, you, uh, put a lie to that old show business axiom, that, on thanksgiving day, because of the turkey they say studio audiences are no good. The turkey. But you sound like you are wired, tonight [ wild cheering ] i wish you, uh, probably for the hundredth time, happy thanksgiving, today. And everybody on the staff. Happy thanksgiving. Happy thanksgiving. Um, we commemorate, today, of course, what, uh, happened, that first thanksgiving, when one pilgrim turned to the other and said, wait, a minute. Before you stuff that loaf of bread with turkey, this indian has an interesting idea. [ laughter ] [ chuckling ] i wasnt too sure o that, myself. [ laughter ] you know, you think about it, one thing we have to be thankful for the pilgrims shot a turkey. [ laughter ] suppose theyda go
[ music ] [ applause ] okay. Hello, there. [ cheering ] do you realize that, uh by now, were on, late at night, and everybody in the country has wished everybody a thanksgiving. Thats right. But, for an everybody on the tonight show, you and your family we hope you had a yeah. Lovely holiday, with your friends, relatives. Do you realize this is our 26th thanksgiving weve spent together . Youre kidding. No. I didnt know that. Twentysix years. [ applause ] [ cheering ] and, when i met you, you changed my whole life, about thanksgiving, cause i didnt know the true story. But you told me that wonderful, intimate story about squanto, the indian, that the thats not in any of the history books that ive ever seen. Now, they dont know what youre talking about. I know, but you told me about him, and i never knew about that. [ chuckling ] what was he, one of the gowie tribe . What was he now, ii must tell you hehe was one o the gowies, wasnt he . You have no idea what youre talkin about. Years ag
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