THE BUZZ STUPID GOVERNOR TRICKS.

Byline: - Staff and Wire Services

In contrast to the ``Tonight'' show - Arnold Schwarzenegger's unofficial late-night venue - David Letterman is airing material that would make most politicians consider a career change.

Over the past week, Letterman's ``Meet the Governor'' segment has rolled old footage of the incoming California governor, pictured, grasping a woman's buttocks, smoking marijuana and grinning goofily dressed in an Indian outfit.

There's no political motivation; Letterman just wants to be funny, said Rob Burnett, executive producer of Letterman's ``Late Show.''

``For us, it's an easy decision - what is on the mind of the country and can it be made funny?'' he said. ``Arnold as governor of California satisfies both objectives. As a bonus, it's pretty easy to make funny.''

A Schwarzenegger spokesman did not return repeated phone calls for comment.

Two of the segments could be seen as embarrassing for Schwarzenegger given allegations, raised late in his campaign for governor, that he had groped women in the past.

In one, he is seen conversing with a woman over a table of food. At Schwarzenegger's urging, she seductively licks a carrot stick. The second segment shows Schwarzenegger dancing with women dressed in skimpy costumes; he grips the buttocks of one woman with two hands and grins at the camera.

``That's the governor of California, for God's sake,'' Letterman said after the film stopped rolling on one segment.

A brief snippet of Schwarzenegger taking a drag on a marijuana joint after lifting weights appeared to come from the 1977 documentary ``Pumping Iron,'' which helped launch his Hollywood career.

Blink and you'll miss it

Power-punk trio blink-182's approaching outing is called the ``DollaBill Tour,'' for a reason. Log onto mtv.com at 6 a.m. Thursday to purchase tickets to the band's Nov. 17 and 18 appearances at Avalon Hollywood for - you guessed it - $1.

At a bargain like this tickets are expected to go fast. But never fear. A block of $1 tickets is being held for general sale 10 a.m. Saturday at all Ticketmaster outlets, [phone] or www.ticketmaster.com.

DMB, park and parcel

Dave Matthews Band's recent free concert in Central Park is coming to CD and DVD. ``The Central Park Concert'' will be released as a triple-disc CD and double-disc DVD Nov. 18 by RCA. Fans who preorder either item through DMB's official Web site by Nov. 14 will receive an exclusive seven-track live disc drawn from the group's summer North American tour.

The 20-song show goes a bit heavier on old favorites than usual, such as ``So Much to Say,'' ``Dancing Nancies,'' ``Warehouse,'' ``Ants Marching,'' ``What Would You Say'' and ``Jimi Thing.''

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(1) Do ya think I'm waxy?

No, it's not Spearmint Rhino: It's Madame Tussauds in London, which unveiled its latest ``waxwork'' figure, pop idol Britney Spears, Tuesday. No word on whether the former Mouseketeer has taken a position on the likeness.

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(2) Arnold Schwarzenegger