[Anne] In it
My god competitive blogging seems more daunting than creating a dating profile. Which I have recently done and apart from a baker (of pastries) on JDate and a balding 65 year-old married man from Atlanta (I live in a Chicago) I did not get the wonderful response I was hoping for.
But did such doubt stop that sneaky Clay Aiken from going for it on American Idol? Did it halt the momentum of that Russian gal that the rest of the ladies hated on America’s Next Top Model? No sir, it certainly did not.
So onward…and upward…
WHEN THEY CALLED: I was on the phone with a therapist because the past few weeks have been dreadful. It was one of those weeks where one envisions their personal possibilities as bright as an aging Hee Haw extra. I was thinking I would move back home to live with my mom in Minnesota. I would wear plaid Lanz nightgowns all the time and a straw hat with a 25 cent price tag dangling down the side.
MY FIRST THOUGHT UPON HEARING THE NEWS: I wonder if I win if the viability of a tasteful swimsuit calendar with the ladies on public radio would become a reality and I would be Ms. October and Jackie Lyden would, of course, be Ms. December.
FEELINGS ON DAY 1 & 2: Shock and awe. And happiness.
delicious
diggnow that you are in the spotlight you must be very careful unless you apologize in advance before tossing off something like that. see you need to remember that there are people out there like me who actually ARE aging Hee Haw extras. We can really make a media personality's life miserable.
See, I was that baby in overalls that they tossed around like a football and eventually landed in a spitoon during each epsiode. fact is, I have never been the same and now I cruise the media looking for references to Hee Haw and writing lots of letters of complaint and calling lots of managers on the phone. Consider yourself lucky that I like you in spite of myself so I will let it go at this and add an emoticon here just to keep you guessing ;).
p.s. Lily Tomlin was on Hee Haw for a while. One of my earliest memories on the set was of me sitting with her in her big chair. Her line was "And that's the truth," followed by some sort of obnoxious noise. When under attack we Hee Haw people like to point to how cool she turned out to be. No emoticon, no need to guess whether or not I really do think she is cool. Of course she is. Just like you.
Welcome to the fray.
Anne Glickman has the spark! I pray, not in a fundamentalist way, she takes this whole enchilada. We, down here in Austin, Texas, miss the creative works and productions of Anne Glickman, and would do just about anything to have her back. Hearing Glickman's wit and insight on our public radio airwaves will go a long way....
Caroline O'Connor
Austin, TX
So I just got off the phone with Anne, after reading an e-mail message forwarded by a colleague that spread the good news. Who could ask for a more humble yet capable and deserving and talented finalist!?! This whole competition was made for contestants like Anne. Welcome to the big show! Now everyone can envision what the world is going to be like getting our news, information, culture and daily dose of reality straight from your plate. Congratulations!
Congratulations!
I hope you didn't tell your therapist about your "win." I'm a therapist, and I could imagine myself increasing your fee!! Even though we are supposed to avoid dual relationships, I could imagine myself hinting that I would be a good guest on your show!!
If you do pose for the calendar, don't forget the 25 cent hat!
Vern
Chicago seems to breed good radio people. Is it something in the water? The green stuff they dump in on St. Patrick's Day? The electric fence that keeps the walking catfish downriver? What is it? Not that guy on the Michigan Avenue bridge honking away on his saxophone. Hmmm.
Jim Barfuss
“I've always been a joiner."
"Al" B.A. Joiner
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