Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Did you know I went to the Rose Bowl Parade?

Of course you did. The real question is, "Will I ever stop talking about it?" I think I will, but not until after this......

This weekend I stayed with Susannah, and she showed me the video of my "appearance." Here is Terri's still shot, which she took from their TV and sent me by text message.

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I thought this was just a momentary shot. It wasn't! I'm on that screen for 2 or more minutes at various times. Now what amazes me is the astronomical odds against the probability of this happening. There were approximately one million people at the parade. This camera shot extends only one row behind where I was sitting--in a reserved seat obtained by the Southwest Bank travel club. The ABC cameraman happened to be just up and over my left shoulder on a stationery platform. NBC showed practically no crowd shots. HGTV was set up on Orange Blvd. around the corner from the main parade route, not even close to where I was. And those were the two channels I recorded.

A big "Thank You" goes to Jay and Terri. They spotted me and alerted the Metzgers. Now I promise I'll shut up about this. (But--they are making me a copy of the video which I will be more than happy to give you the opportunity to watch when you visit me.)