Larry “Bud” Melman passes

The nerdy curmudgeon Larry “Bud” Melman has died. If you are a long-time fan of David Letterman you will no doubt remember Larry Bud.

The Associated Press said the Brooklyn-born Calvert DeForest, who was 85, died Monday at a hospital on Long Island, the Letterman show announced Wednesday. He made dozens of appearances on Letterman’s shows from 1982 through 2002, handling a variety of twisted duties: dueting with Sonny Bono on “I Got You, Babe,” doing a Mary Tyler Moore impression during a visit to Minneapolis, handing out hot towels to arrivals at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.