"Martin R. Howell" wrote in message
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On 23 Jan 2005 19:52:01 GMT, Rod Mollise wrote:

Very sad news. Former Tonight Show host and long-time amateur astronomer
Johnny Carson has died at 79. :-(


I told two youngish (16 or 17 year olds) tonight at work of Johhny's
passing.

One gave me a puzzled look and the other replied, "Who's he?"


Many people outside the US would probably say much the same. I thought he
was a country singer until I realised that was the late Johnny Cash.

I assume he was a chat show host (??)