Monday, Monday – Can’t Trust that Day
Yawn. Overall I had a good (relaxing) weekend. I borrowed Randy’s car and went down to the Cape to visit my family. Our activities involved the same old – same old: conversation, food, card games, food, DVD, food, shopping, food, computer repair, food. We also ate a lot of food (as all senior citizens do, they dragged me out for dinner…at 4PM).
Randy returns from his San Francisco trip this evening, which will be nice – especially for him! He’s only been home 2 nights since the first week of February. Now that we’re back from Mexico (well, I’m back – he’s still traveling) we were chatting on the phone last night about where to go next. He has a conference in San Francisco in July – (which would mean a free hotel for me for a week…and I could easily entertain myself during the day since I used to live there). I wonder if Matt (who I was partnered with for nearly 10 years) would be willing to get together? I hope so – I’ve not seen him in 2 years.
Anyway, between now and July I’m also trying to plan another trip to Europe. I’m thinking late May/early June – flying into Paris for a week and then “someplace else”. I’m not sure where, though, Randy has friends in London – but I’ve already been there. I’d love to explore another country and since he knows people in Germany, too, maybe we could try that? Lots to discuss.
In fact, that’s too much to think about on a Monday morning. Instead, here is a meme I swiped from Mark (Manley One blog):
What’s your favorite game show to watch?
That’s an easy one…Match Game! Game shows are always more entertaining when the celebrity panel is drunk or stoned, don’t you think? Plus, the sexual innuendo on that show rivals the most risque programming on today – and this was nearly 35 years ago! It doesn’t hurt that I’ve met the host, Gene Rayburn (he used to summer down the street from me when I was a kid).
What game show would you like to be on?
Unfortunately, Match Game no longer exists (except I hear the author, Dennis Hensley, does an occasional version at bars in the Los Angeles area). I don’t watch many game shows anymore – but there’s this one that aired last week after American Idol…something like “So You Think You’re Smarter than a Fifth Grader?”. So far, I’ve known the answers to all of the questions so that could be an easy million dollars for me if I didn’t freeze on camera.
Do you know any one who has been on a game show?
In fact, I do! My own friend and co-worker, Mindy! (props to Mindy). She was on Jeopardy back in the 90’s.
What do you think the worst game show is?
HMMM – I don’t think I know enough of them. I miss the old-style Wheel of Fortune when, after you won, you’d view a revolving stage and choose prizes from that (versus just getting money as you do nowadays). But I guess the worst game show must be that new version of Press your Luck (No Whammies!). I loved the original in the 80’s, but this new-fangled one confuses the shit out of me.
Bob Barker, Howie Mandell, or Alex Trebeck?
Tough one. I’ve always found Howie Mandell kinda’ sexy so I’d prefer to watch him. But there’s something so mellow and cool about Bob Barker that I think I’ll have to go with him for my final answer. Plus, like Mark said in his blog, it’s fun that he can make fun of himself (like he did in Happy Gilmore).
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Actually, you know someone else who’s been on a game show. You’ve had lunch with him a couple of times and dinners with him among other friends.
Gene Rayburn always reminded me of a lecherous old uncle who would try to feel up the women at family gatherings….LOL
I think Match Game re-runs are on the Game Show Network (GSN). Their is also a match Game podcast.. That was a great show. I love that 70’s stuff.
(I’m so behind on my goofing off!)
You can tell I was on in the mid-90s, as I am firmly ensconsced in my “Oh God, I want to be Gillian Anderson” phase. I am seriously rocking the navy-blue-double-breasted-pantsuit, with my dyed-red bob. On the other hand, at least I was not having an Intimate Personal Relationship with my buzzer like the guy next to me was.