Always Golden!

My blogging has been very lax of late, and for this I apologize. Though the reason for this may well be the terrible LA weather, which as I mentioned in a previous post, hasn't exactly been cooperating, the worst being the weekend that Marky Mark was visiting from Kansas City (or Missouri, or wherever). "Well, it is winter" I hear you all cry! I know, but still, I'm over it! Having to wear an overcoat once is one too many times here in SoCal!

Thankfully I think Marky Mark had a good time despite the weather. On Friday night we managed to snag last minute tickets (thank you Scott) to The Museum of Television & Radio's panel discussion for The Golden Girls, once the Saturday night surefire hit, now a Lifetime staple. The panel comprised of creator Susan Harris and her husband, a bunch of the writers (including Desperate Housewives' own Marc Cherry), a popular director of the show, and naturally, the girls themselves... well Blanch (Rue McClanahan) and "dear, sweet, innocent" Rose (Betty White). Dorothy (Bea Arthur) was suddenly taken ill and couldn't participate.

The discussion focused on how brilliantly the show was conceived and then written, how gracious and professional the "girls" were, and while Cherry regaled the audience with tails of run-ins with the ladies, the other writers kept encouraging him to dish the dirt on his current Wisteria Lane beauties. This prompted even the incredibly quiet Harris to chime in with a "I bet Teri is the worst" comment. Both Betty and Rue hammed it up with beautiful aplomb all evening, chitchatting away, and jovially baiting each other as they responded to questions from the audience. Though Betty answer it with her still keen wit, Rue was particularly dismissive of one question "If The Golden Girls was being recast today, who would you want playing your characters?" Yes folks, no matter what they tell you, there are such things as stupid questions!!!