Thank you, Mr. DeForest

Calvert DeForest. Known to millions like me first as Larry "Bud" Melman.

He passed away Monday at age 85. If one person, other than Dave Letterman himself, exemplified the revolutionary humor of the Letterman era, it was Larry/Calvin.

He was just himself, agreeing to do off the wall bits, and was able to make America laugh, time after time. And with such ease. Nothing complex, and not needing to be a "character"; he was just himself. And he had some of the best sense of comedic timing I've ever seen.

If you enjoyed Mr. DeForest's work, thank him, his friends and colleagues, by signing the guest book over at Legacy.com.