New York, Mike and Juliet, Drunk Irish People, and A HUMONGOUS TOY STORE!!!!
Oh Yeah and CLAY!
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So I worked through lunch on Wednesday so I could leave early. The latest bus to NY was at 6:05 and the earliest in the morning was at 5:30 getting in to the Port Authority at 7:10. No way was I risking that.
I got to the bus stop at 5:30 and waited, and waited, and waited until the bus finally came at 6:30.
We zipped into the City and then boom! Traffic going into the Lincoln tunnel! Loads of traffic. I didn't have Marilyn's cell phone number with me, or the hotel number, bad me, so I didn't think to call anyone.
Once I got to the PABT I hopped into the first cab I found. *skeery* and had to repeat the address of the hotel 4 times before he got it.
On the wayt to the hotel I had a nice tour of the nudie bar district.
I got to the hotel and the lady called up to the room and Marilyn told me the number.
The elevators were so slow and so small that once you got in you couldn't tell if you were actually moving or not. Mainly because the numbers didn't light up. Oh yes, and the woman in the elevator told me that when the door doesn't close if you jump up and down it jogs it so it will.
We watched a few minutes of Idol and then decided we needed food. So off we went, as Marilyn said to Sbarros!
Oh yes and the most GIGANORMOUS TOY STORE I've ever been in!
Meesa they had little baby High School Musical Shirts!!!!
And loads of Hello Kitty stuff!
Micki I almost got myself PINK hair extensions to wear in lieu of my tiara but Marilyn wouldn't let me!
I could have spent hours in there but alas, they announced the 10 mintues til closing and we had to figure out how to get out.
Sleep alas was not in the cards for me. Well not much anyway. Teensy bed, teensy and I sprawl, so I was afraid to move. LOL!
Plus the giganormous M&M sign outside our window was a wee bit bright!
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The next morning hadn't even dawned yet and we were up and out. I think I was a LITTLE too perky at first. I kept humming Christmas carols. LOL!
When we got there and got online we couldn't believe that there weren't more people already. So we all figured we'd definitely get in. People kept walking the line and counting as time went by.
Meanwhile, people in NY kept coming and going as they often do and suddenly there was this couple like right next to me. Obviously Schnockerd!
You could totally smell the acohol on their breath! AT 5AM!!!
Woman: "What are you online for?"
Me: "Oh the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet!"
Woman: "OH I KNOW JULIET!" Swaying. "I just LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Juliet."
Her boyfriend to me, (for Seinfeld fans a VERY CLOSE TALKER): "She doesn't know who the hell Juliet is. We're drunk you see. Just now getting home at 5 AM after 11 hours straight of drinking. "
Me: "Are you from England?"
Her boyfriend: HORRIFED turns to her who is chatting with the girls behind us now. "She though I was from England."
Me to Marilyn: "Uh-oh, I've just offended him which means they're either Scottish or Irish!"
They confirmed that they were Irish and chatted a bit more and then With a hug and a kiss on the cheek from the girfriend for me and a grin from the boyfriend they sauntered off singing "We're getting married in the morning. " At the top of their lungs! Apparently at someplace called the Happy Chapel.
Why do these people always find me? WHY?
Then a bit later this other guy walks right up to me: "What're you online for?" Again! Again! And I told him and he said well who is on today?" I said: "Clay Aiken." And he just nodded and sauntered off to home having been out all night too.
I swear I'm a magnet!
IT WAS COLD OUT!
And yes, I wasn't really dressed for it.
But let me tell you when we finally got up to the audience coordinator I went off! I was NOT happy. She literally got in my face and said look do you want a ticket or not. So I took the ticket went up to Gerald, told him off a bit and then went over to the bleachers.
I was not happy and through some circumstances more cranky than usual so it took me a while for Erroll to get me to lighten up.
Course, actually it was a trip in to AU Bon Pan to get Marilyn coffee and some nicotine that did it.
I think a lot of anger would have been diffused if they had said the green room is the bleachers outside but we WILL be filming outside.
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