i just don't like it when liberace, george michael and gay teletubby have sex with each other. >> i guess i should have seen that coming. when we come back, a number from "hairspray." but until that live from new york, it's saturday night! chris: for those looking for a pick me up. we have something to show you coming up. one of our greatest american moments. scoops and predictions from these top reporters. chris: welcome back. 50 years ago monday, this monday, john glenn circled the earth three times in the friendship seven capsule. here was the voice of mission control. >> godspeed john glenn. chris: wow. the country's voy is hard to describe right now or even imagine. tom wolf, who wrote "the right stuff," says john glenn was the last american hero. and those of us who remember that day remember the important lift of whole country got. president kennedy described it in the tribute to john glenn. >> there are milestones of human progress. in my judgment this nation's orbital pioneering in space is of such historic stature. chris: for mike and everybody here, i remember that period. i re