Tonight I was flipping channels when I ran across a PBS station that showed a man underwater collecting sea urchins. I stopped to watch, but this guy’s annoying voice took me aback.
Me: “I can’t stand that guy’s voice.”
Lisey: “Have you ever seen this guy before?”
Me: “No, what is this?”
Lisey: “That is Huell Howser. He goes all over California doing travel stuff like that, he’s been on t.v. here forever. I think he’s from Tennessee.”
Howser became the subject of controversy in the summer of 1979 when he did a story about how the former Tennessee Governor’s Mansion was slated for demolition to make way for a Popeye’s Fried Chicken outlet. He ignored management’s orders to not mention the story on-air. His defiance led to a thirty-day suspension, but before the suspension was over, Howser had secured new employment. He has often since stated that he might still be “looking for more pet pigs around Nashville”[citation needed] if this incident had never occurred.
Same market competitors KRON, the Young Broadcasting-owned station, to be sold. The station has been in turmoil after having lost its affiliation with NBC (they show Dr. Phil reruns at 8 p.m.) and a move to the VJ model had little effect on the bottom line. I’ll be very interested to see who snaps up the struggling station in the days and weeks to come.
Mentalism is something that everyone goes through in cheerleading. —Ryan, Varsity Squad Sophomore
Sick and unmotivated to do anything but gape at my television or computer screen, I spent much of the past two days on my couch. With nothing but limited basic cable, my choices were slim. For some reason every movie from my admittedly small DVD/VHS collection seemed like too much of a commitment. And besides, what better than a little consumerism to brighten an otherwise dreary day? I bought the first and only season of “Cheerleader Nation” on iTunes. It’s awesome.
She started cheering when she was five. She chose cheerleading because I chose it for her. —Terri, mother of Amanda, Varsity Squad Freshman
PBS is on fire tonight. First, an extraordinary NOVA about the epigenome, and then Cheney’s Law, a horrifying look at how the VP has abused executive privilege to the detriment of Americans and innocents world wide.
Shauna and Pea made these cupcakes for a “The Office” premiere party I went to on Thursday. Also, Jamie made every guest a mix CD called The Commemoration of the Long Anticipated Return of Jam featuring songs sung by characters throughout the series. Instead of a track listing there were stills from the episodes in which the song was sung. The next morning when I listened to the mix c.d. in my car stereo and heard, “Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend…” I almost had to pull the car over I was laughing so hard.
If I’m ever down and need a friend or am pissed and need a punch, I’ll just go to this page and soak in the awesome. Who ever thought a surefire cure for the grumps would be a block full of animated gifs of a crazy faced Tyra Banks? Bah, who am I to question the humor gods?
