Chilean Miner Sings, Dances, Cracks Dave Up

Letterman interviews Edison Peña on Late Show
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 5, 2010 10:08 AM CDT

Rescued Chilean miner Edison Peña appeared on the Late Show last night, and cracked up host David Letterman with his tales of the “funky” conditions in the mine before it collapsed. “Is, in South America, ‘funky’ a mining term?” Letterman asked. After a pause, Peña’s cheerful reply: “Si!” Watch highlights from the interview—Peña even sings some Elvis—in the gallery, or click here to see the activity the adventurous miner has planned next.
(More Chilean miners stories.)

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