It was to be a birthday surprise for Letterman, who is a huge fan. But Tom said 'We've got commitments and we just can't do that.' I got to say, my chest went out a little bit at that.

I'm really excited to meet you and I know tomorrow's your birthday. I just wanted to show you my house and also give you a surprise!

That's one of the commitments we made during the campaign.

What if it was a stranded motorist getting shot in the chest?

I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest.

They were preparing a nice meal for Dayna Curry, whose birthday was on the 4th (of November), ... Over the past few days it had been relatively quiet in Kabul proper and I think emotionally they had all come to develop a sense of resignation that they were in for the long haul, that they were doing OK emotionally but they certainly did want to get out of there as soon as they could.