Well, dear readers, here it is, Friday, my last day working on this particular show. Perhaps we should call it Freaky Friday because frankly, it’s been a weird job – no one here ever really acknowledges your contributions (as I’ve said, the shows I’ve done have gotten less network notes than anything they’ve ever done, and the one show I didn’t have under my control has to be completely redone from scratch). I’m all about a pleasant work environment and the personalities here are just plain peculiar and just about impossible to read. No one is mean or anything like that, but it’s just wacky, that’s all I can say. If I do come to work on my friend David’s show, at least I’ll be working with only him and I won’t have to deal with anyone else here. Plus, if that happens it will be for more money and one always has the ability to put up with a little wackiness for a nice paycheck. We shall see what we shall see.
I will look forward to a few weeks of just being able to edit and proof the book and to relax a bit, but then it will be fun to get back to work if I indeed am offered the David job.
I will be picking up the new DVD of Scrooge, with Albert Finney. I mean, I won’t be picking up the DVD with Albert Finney – I don’t know Albert Finney, but I will be picking up the DVD in which Mr. Finney stars. I like Scrooge and haven’t seen it in years and I hear that the transfer is most excellent.
Last night we had an impromptu Hainsies/Kimlets gathering here in Los Angeles, California. I joined dear readers Jay, Jose and MusicGuy at Musso and Frank, the historic Hollywood dinery. What a splendid time was had by one and all and also all and one. After we’d had our lovely appetizer of shrimp cocktail we were joined by our very own Nick Redman and his chum Julie. We had so much fun and ate until the cows come home. MusicGuy and I or MusicGuy and me had the Combination Louis, Jose had the Pounded Steak with Country Gravy, Jay had the liver and onions, and Nick and Julie sat there like so much, just offering good and fun conversation. Even though I swore I wouldn’t have dessert I had dessert, the bread pudding. Jay and MusicGuy had rice pudding, and Jose had the tortten. Nick and Julie sat there like so much fish, although I think Julie tasted the rice pudding. Now, I’m not quite certain if what happened next was coincidental or because someone had read these here notes, but a nice fellow stopped at our table and said he was a lurker and had come to try the Pounded Steak because of having read about it here ad nauseum. Perhaps he’ll post and tell us. Nick and Julie had to leave, but the rest of us stayed for another forty minutes and laughed and laughed whilst being stuffed to the gills.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I must hie myself to the Oaks of Sherman where I will work all the livelong day and then be done with this particular job on this particular Freaky Friday.
Today’s topic of discussion: Oops, I forgot, there’s more notes to write. What in tarnation was I going right to today’s topic of discussion? This must be a Freaky Friday or something.
Today’s topic of discussion: Now, wait just a darned minute, that’s twice in a row I did that. Have you ever seen twice in a row. Twice loves to be in a row. It looks like this – twice twice. Twice also loves to be in a row, because twice is very argumentative. It’s funny how row and row are two different things pronounced differently. In fact, it’s Freaky.
I have no idea what the hell I’m talking about, do you? I guess I’m just biding my time ’cause that’s the kind of guy I’m. Is that the kind of guy or gal you’re?
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must experience first hand my final Freaky Friday on this particular job. I must have lunch and then I must come home and sit on my couch like so much fish. Today’s topic of discussion (finally!): It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/video player? I’ll start – CD, the Petula Clark anthology put out by Universal a couple of years ago – what a marvy 2 CD collection this is, with excellent sound. Also, my new Stan Kenton CDs which are also marvy. DVD, still Once Upon a Time in the West (it’s long!). Your turn, and let’s have loads of lovely posts on this ferociously Freaky Friday.