In 1995, Assman moved from working at one
Petro-Canada station to another. The latter station's owner took out an advertisement in the local newspaper that was sent anonymously to
David Letterman, who was amused by Assman's name. Assman was introduced on July 24, 1995, on the
Late Show with David Letterman, where he was a nightly feature for about a month. During this time, he was known as "Assman the Gasman". Live field units in Canada interviewed him for the show. Over the weeks,
Joe Namath declared himself an "Ass-maniac", while Assman received a musical tribute from
Tony Orlando on Letterman: Northgate
Petro-Canada Oh, they're relocating Their new office at Victoria Square They're celebrating Oh
vaya con dios, Dick Assman Vaya con dios, my love As his fame grew, Vancouver polling company
Angus Reid Public Opinion reported that 49 percent of surveyed Canadians in September 1995 had heard of his name. He received a request to judge a
bikini contest in August 1995 for the Janetville Jamboree and Truck Pull in
Janetville, Ontario. In October 1995,
James Blanchard, the
U.S. ambassador to Canada, paid a visit to Assman at his gas station, citing his status as "an international celebrity". Dick Assman himself, who took all this ribbing good-naturedly, pronounced his name "oss-man". ==Personal life==