Stephen Colbert Meet King Tut

Well, it would seem that it might be a week off for Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report. So that leads me to wonder where he is and what he is doing. He might just be staying home, growing a beard and being a couch potato while eating lots of Doritos.

Or, he might be searching for answers to some of the questions of the Universe. If you are a regular viewer, you know that occasionally, Stephen will talk about King Tut, or Tutankhamun. There is the possibility that Stephen is In St. Paul at The Science Museum of Minnesota where Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is now on exhibit.

I recently had the chance to be in St. Paul, Minnesota. (No, I was not visiting Tim Pawlenty or Michele Bachmann. Neither of them actually spend much time in Minnesota.) It really doesn't matter why I was there. The important thing is that I did go to the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota. It was pretty neat. I waited in line for my ticket time with about 30 other people. Then, a recording by Harrison Ford (you know - Indiana Jones) gave a brief introduction about the exhibit and then the doors to the exhibit opened and we all went in. After that, we could walk at our own pace and look at all the artifacts and statues.

I am quite sure that Stephen would be thrilled to see everything in the "Tutankhaman and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibit in St. Paul, so maybe he is in St. Paul. (If not, this review of the exhibit might entice him to go see the boy pharaoh.)

However, there is also Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit open right now in Melbourne, Australia. That's right! Maybe Stephen is in Australia. The exhibit is at the Melbourne Museum until November 6, 2011. You can view a preview of that exhibit at the Melbourne link with a little bit of news coverage and then the promotional part narrated by Omar Sharif.

And for those of you who miss out on those two cities, there is also Houston, Texas exhibit running from October 16, 2011 through April 15, 2012.

I just need to warn Stephen about something. "It" is missing. Sorry. What can you expect after all these years?

And now to end on a musical note, here's a link to Friend of the Show Steve Martin with his tribute to King Tut on Saturday Night Live. (Short commercial and then the video will play.)

I think we can all agree that Stephen Colbert will be as famous in the year 5011 as King Tut is now in 2011.

Yeah Baby I'm Back

Not me of course, but Stephen is back on my TV and I assume on yours as well.

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Lots on the show last night. Stephen mentioned that the last time his guest, Steve Martin, was on the show, Stephen Colbert's portrait was auctioned with DonorsChoose benefiting and providing arts education in public schools. Stephen discussed art with Simone de Pury and you really should go to Colbert Nation and watch that episode. It's good and also you can watch and listen to Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Great Bluegrass music, and we all need more of that in our daily lives.

The highlight of the show has got to be the last 5 seconds when Stephen, not Steve, played the first 9 notes of Dueling Banjos on the banjo. Now that is talent. So go watch the whole episode if you did not see it last night.

Well, Recuuuuuuse Me!

Today Stephen announced that for Lent he is giving up Catholicism. He then immediately became Jewish and gave up not eating bacon. Joining him for a short chat was Anthony Weiner, Congressman from New York's 9th District, representing Brooklyn and Queens. I think it would be very interesting to have the chance to sit down and talk with Anthony Weiner. He seems like a really interesting guy. There was even a hint that he (Weiner, not Colbert) might run for Mayor of New York. But tonight Anthony Weiner was talking about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. There even was a website that flashed on the screen, conflictedclarencethomas.com. That pretty much explains what Anthony and Stephen were discussing, so you can read it there if you are curious.

And then the real guest was David Brooks who brought his book "The Social Animal" along with him. I admit, I was multitasking while the interview was going on and so I didn't pay as much attention as I should, but what I got out of it is that Americans aren't so good at math. Brooks had these statistics, from surveys, polls, etc. In the first one, 96% of professors in this country think they're above average in teaching skills and 19% of Americans think they are in the top 1% of earners. Hopefully you all realize that those numbers just don't add up, not that they should add up, but I'm just saying.

It's been a while since I've put a photo up to look at and I don't have a photo of Anthony Weiner, Clarence Thomas or David Brooks, so some pretty scenery will have to do. I hope you enjoy looking at it. It sure is majestic, isn't it?

Note: Title should be Well, Recuse Me! I guess the "u" key on my keyboard got stuck. Apologies to Steve Martin.