Call Me "Sour Grapes"
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:19 am
but I am really not too disappointed that I didn't win a stand alone Trailor and a huge back yard spa on TPIR showcase yesterday! First time in 35 yrs. I have endured the lines and the waits which seem for the most part unnecessary to me and the other potential contestants who were there for the late taping. Getting tickets from Hollywoodtickets.com saved me the initial 6 AM "cattle call" and I had the muther of all colds which really left me wondering hourly WTF I was doing there anyway!
I could tell the first girl to get picked as soon as she walked in or should I strutted to her front row seat yesterday! She was the only person who looked like she hadn't waited in the 5 hr. line, 22 yo, weighed 50 lbs., braces and looked like she had had her first boob job recently. Since they were playing disco music i.e. YMCA, Staying Alive, Shout, I Will Survive as the crowd was pouring in at a painfully slow pace, she figured that it was a good time to show off her Surgeon's living, breathing calling card. Of course she was immediately announced to "come on down" and actually bid correctly on the Outdoor Hamock. For her $10K in silicone she was ultimately rewarded with a $40 Digital Mouse (for her chatroom antics) and a $90 Cappucino Machine! Hardly worth the strutt.
Drew had a great time with her at the break, she is a "flight attendant" who went to Osaka on a competing airline, and didn't care for it there because "nobody in Osaka spoke English"! LOL!
Actually the only reason to go to TPIR these days is to be part of Drew's commercial break conversations with the audience members. He is genuinely a funny man, I never really appreciated his humor from his scripted ABC show. He is very open with the audience members, shamelessly self promoting and he seems disappointed when he has to resume his duties as successor to Mr. Barker.
Another interesting taping experience is seeing how off camera the contestants are dissapointed with the Silly Prizes that this "cheesy" show offers. I have no idea what a 20 something AZ State Student is going to go with a stand alone trailor and a backyard spa. I was hoping his opponent, A lacrosse student from UOF. would win the other SC, a trip to New Orleans. That prize at least seemed appropriate for a party boy. He was the most down to earth of the LC team that I was in line with before the taping, so I was rooting for him from the get go.
As for the silicone grown girl, I was glad that she lost by an eyelash in the SC showdown (no I won't stoop to the level of those who wanted to see me post that she missed by an N). LOL!
As for TPIR, it is a dinosaur, even the stage manager had a scour on his face during the entire taping, and I think it's way past the time when they should put this beast to its merciful end! It fit well in the innocent days when game show hosts spoke of "making whoppee" and engaged in "hanky panky". But in this new century TPIR is the equivalent of reading by candlelight and washing clothes using a scrubbing board.
RIP TPIR before the new shows destroy the old memories, and I sincerely hope Drew Carey's agent gets him a wonderful gig where his spontaneous, good natured regular guy humor can shine. I must confess, I am more than plesantly impressed with Mr. Carey's sense of humor and presentations!
I could tell the first girl to get picked as soon as she walked in or should I strutted to her front row seat yesterday! She was the only person who looked like she hadn't waited in the 5 hr. line, 22 yo, weighed 50 lbs., braces and looked like she had had her first boob job recently. Since they were playing disco music i.e. YMCA, Staying Alive, Shout, I Will Survive as the crowd was pouring in at a painfully slow pace, she figured that it was a good time to show off her Surgeon's living, breathing calling card. Of course she was immediately announced to "come on down" and actually bid correctly on the Outdoor Hamock. For her $10K in silicone she was ultimately rewarded with a $40 Digital Mouse (for her chatroom antics) and a $90 Cappucino Machine! Hardly worth the strutt.
Drew had a great time with her at the break, she is a "flight attendant" who went to Osaka on a competing airline, and didn't care for it there because "nobody in Osaka spoke English"! LOL!
Actually the only reason to go to TPIR these days is to be part of Drew's commercial break conversations with the audience members. He is genuinely a funny man, I never really appreciated his humor from his scripted ABC show. He is very open with the audience members, shamelessly self promoting and he seems disappointed when he has to resume his duties as successor to Mr. Barker.
Another interesting taping experience is seeing how off camera the contestants are dissapointed with the Silly Prizes that this "cheesy" show offers. I have no idea what a 20 something AZ State Student is going to go with a stand alone trailor and a backyard spa. I was hoping his opponent, A lacrosse student from UOF. would win the other SC, a trip to New Orleans. That prize at least seemed appropriate for a party boy. He was the most down to earth of the LC team that I was in line with before the taping, so I was rooting for him from the get go.
As for the silicone grown girl, I was glad that she lost by an eyelash in the SC showdown (no I won't stoop to the level of those who wanted to see me post that she missed by an N). LOL!
As for TPIR, it is a dinosaur, even the stage manager had a scour on his face during the entire taping, and I think it's way past the time when they should put this beast to its merciful end! It fit well in the innocent days when game show hosts spoke of "making whoppee" and engaged in "hanky panky". But in this new century TPIR is the equivalent of reading by candlelight and washing clothes using a scrubbing board.
RIP TPIR before the new shows destroy the old memories, and I sincerely hope Drew Carey's agent gets him a wonderful gig where his spontaneous, good natured regular guy humor can shine. I must confess, I am more than plesantly impressed with Mr. Carey's sense of humor and presentations!
