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Mike Lupica of the NY Daily News is one of my two favorite sports columnists (Ken Rosenthal of <A HREF="http://www.sportingnews.com"><U>The Sporting News</U></A> is the other), and today's column, unfortunately, illustrates why. He's reached the <A HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/8745p-8227c.html"<U>conclusion </U></A> that I should have reached a few weeks ago -- the Mets are out of it, they've been lousy this year, and they're being run very badly.
Karen and I are going to a Kane County Cougars game tonight. I know it's not Shea Stadium and the Mets, but that's what happens when you move from Brooklyn to Wheaton. Free caps for the first 2,000 fans. Hope we make it in time. (What is it with giveaway days around here? The same goes for both the Cubs and the White Sox -- only the first 25 to 50 percent of the fans get the free item. In New York, <I>everybody</I> got the free item, even if they got there in the second inning and there was a full house. They gave away the leftovers on Fan Appreciation Weekend.
Taping <I>Hollywood Squares</I> tonight off Game Show Network, and I now have enough color <I>What's My Line?</I> episodes to last awhile. Last reminder: all southern Californians reading this, Peter Marshall and Adrienne Armstrong will be autographing copies of <I>Backstage With the Original Hollywood Square</I> tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Bookstar in Studio City on Ventura Boulevard, along with nine celebrities from the original show. Go, already!
Karen and I are going to a Kane County Cougars game tonight. I know it's not Shea Stadium and the Mets, but that's what happens when you move from Brooklyn to Wheaton. Free caps for the first 2,000 fans. Hope we make it in time. (What is it with giveaway days around here? The same goes for both the Cubs and the White Sox -- only the first 25 to 50 percent of the fans get the free item. In New York, <I>everybody</I> got the free item, even if they got there in the second inning and there was a full house. They gave away the leftovers on Fan Appreciation Weekend.
Taping <I>Hollywood Squares</I> tonight off Game Show Network, and I now have enough color <I>What's My Line?</I> episodes to last awhile. Last reminder: all southern Californians reading this, Peter Marshall and Adrienne Armstrong will be autographing copies of <I>Backstage With the Original Hollywood Square</I> tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Bookstar in Studio City on Ventura Boulevard, along with nine celebrities from the original show. Go, already!
- Mood:rushed
- Music:John Cougar Mellencamp (circa 1985)
The final Superhits 1978-1983 CD count stands at 31, ranging from January 1978 (Diana Ross' "Getting Ready for Love") through October 1981 (Christopher Cross' "Arthur's Theme [Best That You Can Do]"). I'll finish when we get back.
Lots of positive feedback on The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments special. Look for two more editions sometime in the near future.
Also look for Peter Marshall's book, Backstage With the Original Hollywood Square at your favorite local bookstore. If they don't have it, ask for it, and then buy it! It comes with a CD version of 1974's Zingers From The Hollywood Squares, a fun LP of one-liners. Coauthor Adrienne Armstrong writes Peter Marshall will be signing copies of the book Wednesday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bookstar in Studio City, CA (it's on Ventura Blvd. west of Laurel Canyon). Joining him will be, of course, nine celebrities from the original show: Rose Marie, Nanette Fabray, Suzanne Pleshette, Abby Dalton, JoAnne Worley, Tom Poston, Harvey Korman, Arte Johnson, and Fred Willard. If you're in the area, it will be loads of fun!
Fox television, unbelievably, is contemplating getting back into late-night television. Geez, haven't they been the butt of enough jokes over their previous lame attempts (The Late Show With Joan Rivers, The Wilton North Report, The Chevy Chase Show). And yet they persist. This is painful; it's kind of like me, trying to get in with the popular kids after years of failure, going on the 8th grade talent show with my accordion playing "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)." (No, I didn't actually do this!)
Weight: 207.5. Maybe the vacation will mean lots of exercise and not too much food. (Yeah, right.)
Have a great week, everybody.
- Mood:restless
- Music:Why doesn't WXRT ID these songs, anyway?
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