Mr. Bob Barker, come on down!!!

The weekend after Biscuit Bowl featured a visit by Todd and Chris J and the focus of that visit was a trip to the Price is Right. Let me just say this: it was a full day affair. Wake up at 4am to stand in line at 5am to get our order of arrival number at 6am to come back to stand in line at 8am to get our tickets and then return at 10am to stand in line for our Noon interviews for a 3pm taping. Basically, at about 2:50, I was a little tired to the point of nearly out-of-control giggling (this is explained below), a little hungry and thinking I wasn't going to be doing this again. That all changed when the doors to the studio opened and the lights turned on! The studio is very tiny - maybe 15 rows deep, holding about 300 people. I was on an aisle, so if you watch this episode (it airs December 8), you'll get to see me giving high fives. You'll even get to see some lady that leaves me hanging as she runs by me as I'm obviously awaiting a high five from her. The seventy-five minute taping was a blur - very high-paced. I didn't even know what was going on half of the time, so most of my yelling and screaming don't correspond with the action on camera. Todd, Chris J and myself did not get to hear those famous words, "(insert your name here) you're the next contestant on The Price is Right....come on down!" but it was a memorable experience to say the least. Even more so with this looking to be Bob Barker's final season.


The Giggling Incident
Ok. I need everybody to think to themselves for this exercise. I want you to spell the state where you live. Pretty easy? I want you to get drunk, spin around in a room with flashing lights and spell your state backwards. Still pretty easy, right? Apparently this is wrong: there was a group of people in line near us from Oklahoma who had managed to misspell their home state as "Okalahoma" on their shirts (I'll help out those of you who aren't spelling wizards as you note the first 'a' doesn't belong) Even worse: it's not like they realized it when they made the shirts and thought they'd go ahead and wear them any way since they'd spent so much time and effort on them, they realized this at about 2pm. So, they managed to wear these shirts that made them look like idiots for about 10 hours before it dawned on them that there was an error. I wish I had a camera to take this picture (they wouldn't allow cameras in the studio). I wish I had a camera to take this picture more than to take a picture of somebody playing Plinko. Okay, not really, but you get my point.



The Interview

I guess a lot of people think that the choice of contestants is at random. Au contraire! The producers interview everybody (in groups of 12) to make sure they get the liveliest people possible. They're not fools and realize they are producing entertainment, so they don't want to get a dud on-stage. I think we were doomed from the beginning because here is the dialogue from my interview:



Producer: Hey Jonathan, where are you from?!?!

Nearly comatose (from exhaustion) Jonathan: Hooouuston, TEXAS!!! (OK. I am exagerating my enthusiasm a bit here)

Producer: What do you do?

Ashamed Jonathan: Uhhhh.....accounting.

Producer: Alright, well enjoy the show!! (proceeds to the next interviewee)



I'm going to make stuff up next time I go.

Long overdue installment:

Okay, okay, I'll put something up on here. Although I'm sure most have given up on checking this, I will revive it with more posts and pictures of my goings and ons. Spread the word.

JPinLA via Helena, Arkansas:

Tim and Abbey were gracious hosts for a weekend of festivities for Biscuit Bowl V (October 6-8). From the Bonfire on Friday, to the football game on Saturday afternoon, through the festival on Saturday evening, a good time was had. Definitely good to see old and new friends alike. I should probably just go ahead and book my flight for next year. To the side is a picture of the headline band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds - we learned that not only was Jimmie Vaughan not part of the band anymore, but it had been over 15 years since he was a member. Quite a shocker.