Los Angeles rocks!!!!!!
OMG, what a fun, fun, fun weekend I am having. Where to start?First, I'll bitch just a little about my flight in case there are some people who haven't heard about it yet. The plane to Vegas was pretty packed and I had the seat in the back row next to the bathroom. I was supposed to sit next to this delightful couple that were bitching very angrily about their seats in a foreign language. Until the flight attendant came and the man WENT OFF on him because they couldn't put their seats back and wanted to go to first class and there were no seats. So, they moved us around because there were a few extra seats and I got a window seat with no one next to me. That wasn't bad except I had lots of work to do and the person in front of me put their seat down so I couldn't use my laptop on the plane. I just wrote my speech in longhand and typed it when I got to Vegas, where I had a two-hour layover. I love Vegas. I was so tempted to just go check into the Trop and gamble, but I made it to LAX. But I got to watch "Must Love Dogs," which is an awesome movie, buy my Ethel M chocolates (including a caramel apple) and get all my work for work done.
So, I arrive at 1:30 a.m. in Los Angeles for lots of fun in the sun (except it was dark out) but let me tell you what an exciting, beautiful place this is. It was so exciting to see places I've only seen or heard about on TV.
Of course, that was what it was when I spent my whole day Friday on the NBC lot. We arrived at NBC at 6 a.m. to get our tonight show tickets. Now because we had to look pretty for Kenny and crew, we got home from the airport, changed our clothes and went back to NBC. Probably should've gotten a hotel room by the airport, but hindsight is always 20/20, right? So, anyhow we get all gussied up and go wait in line -- right in the middle of Salem, the Days of Our Lives town -- to get our Leno tickets. And then we decide since we are already there we might as well go get in line to get the best seats. And we did. We hopped in line with some other KC fans and sat on a bench for seven hours. Of course, KC fans are like a little family so we all took turns taking pee and food breaks, going to liquor store to buy the L.A. Times with Kenny in it and some lottery tickets. Gretchen and I had amazing Mexican food and the best margaritas ever (Mango and Pineapple-Coconut). I may review that restaurant separately because it was just that good.
So, anyhow, 3 p.m. rolled around and after a brief run-in with a security guard over my world famous chocolate chip cookies to be delivered to Kenny and the guys (one guard said I could bring them in but neglected to tell the lady with PMS who checked my bag), we were escorted to our seats. And wow, was it worth it to sit in the same spot on Alameda Blvd for 7 hours! We were right up front, maybe 4 feet from where Kenny would be singing. Jay was absolutely hilarious and Tom Green was on the show. I almost peed my pants from laughing so hard!!! I was a little annoyed by the girls with boobs up to their necks who kept mentioning how they were "friends" with Clayton. Yeah, that's why he and Nick ran away from them when they yelled at them after the show. I'm thinking they were less "friends" and more "drunken regrets." At least I get to go home tomorrow. Gretchen told those girls about Jimmy Kimmel, and she'll have to do another go 'round with them next week! We were so close that the crew guys hung with us during the taping. Melvis is a freaking hoot (but not funnier than Tom Green). Kenny was awesome, and I have to agree with a friend who told me his new song, "Who You'd Be Today" is better live. I'm still not loving it, but Kenny sang from his heart and he looked pretty damn hot, so I guess I like it a little more than I did yesterday. He even whipped out his snarly gay cowboy look for the promos he shot with Tom G., Jay, Eva Longoria and the 10-year old veterans support Colin Kelly (also a hoot!!) After the show we chit-chatted with the boys until security kicked us out. And finally after much fun, we headed home and crashed on the couch. It was a very long day, and I think I hit 42 hours awake before I finally got some sleep.
I am off to hit the beach and take in some sights. Luckily I did the Hollywood thing yesterday. Y'all would be surprised to see what goes into a TV show. I have worked with broadcast journalists for years, and that doesn't even compare to a live taping. The behind-the-scenes stuff is fascinating.
Oh, and Tambo? I'm still not going to kick him out of bed for eating cookies.
posted by Laura at
11:44 AM
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