"Yes, I'm supposed to go back to New York to do Geraldo, and we're going to be doing The Tonight Show"
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The name-drops do a lot of work. “Geraldo” signals the era’s talk-show ecosystem, where the musician isn’t just a singer but a guest, a personality, a safe jolt of recognition for daytime or late-night audiences. “The Tonight Show” is the bigger stamp: not merely a gig, but a cultural clearinghouse. Saying it aloud functions like a credential. You can hear the implied hierarchy: this isn’t a local radio spot; it’s New York, it’s network, it’s where careers get validated.
Even the phrasing “I’m supposed to” is telling. It suggests obligation, the soft coercion of celebrity labor - the artist as employee of their own brand. Sherman’s teen-idol legacy often gets flattened into nostalgia, but this line reminds you how that image was maintained: constant travel, constant appearances, constant reassurance to the public (and maybe to himself) that the spotlight is still trained on him. It’s mundane on the surface, but culturally it captures entertainment as itinerary: fame measured in bookings.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Sherman, Bobby. (2026, January 17). Yes, I'm supposed to go back to New York to do Geraldo, and we're going to be doing The Tonight Show. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/yes-im-supposed-to-go-back-to-new-york-to-do-46125/
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Sherman, Bobby. "Yes, I'm supposed to go back to New York to do Geraldo, and we're going to be doing The Tonight Show." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/yes-im-supposed-to-go-back-to-new-york-to-do-46125/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Yes, I'm supposed to go back to New York to do Geraldo, and we're going to be doing The Tonight Show." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/yes-im-supposed-to-go-back-to-new-york-to-do-46125/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.


