Week 8 and Talk Shows

When we moved up here, one of my goals (yes, I am very ambitious, what can I say ;))  was to go to some of the talk shows I watch on tv - when you aren't working, it's amazing how much more daytime tv you watch!  I got very lucky and have been able to check off many on my list.  Of course, I took pictures - when I was allowed, but I still can't upload them from my ipad for some reason.  Here is a summary of where I have been:

Wednesday - October 31st - Kelly and Michael and The View

• Kelly and Michael - I LOVE Michael Strahan...and I like Kelly Ripa even more after having gone to the show.  The show is live, and they do such a good job with interacting with the audience during the commercial breaks.  This was by far my most favorite show to go to because of that very reason.  They also allowed us to take as many photos as we wanted.  When I was walking out of the studio, someone from The View came by because they needed audience members.
• The View - So, along with a big group of other audience members, we walked over to the View studio.  While it was neat to see in person, the hostesses did not interact with the audience much, and we were not allowed to take pictures.  However, we did get a free box of candy for halloween, which as you can imagine made David jealous (even though he ate 90% of it;))

Thursday - November 1st - The Chew and The View (again!)

• The Chew - David LOVES The Chew.  He introduced me to this show a while ago, and we would record it and watch it every night after work.  The hosts were nice, and did interact with us during commercials, which was fun.   David and I were in the second row, and one of the hostesses actually kept staring at David until she finally told him he looked like some famous chef.  We were actually on tv for a while behind one of the segments.
•  The View - They needed audience members again, so we headed over there after The Chew.  David's description of it "I was bored" (yes, I am leaving out some words he added in his description;))

Friday - November 2nd - Kelly and Michael

• David wanted to go with me, so we went to this show again, and had a very nice time.  I think David was less bored here than he was at The View.

These shows usually take months to get into, but because the Subways were shut down, and transportation was so difficult after Sandy, many people that had tickets couldn't attend.  Since we only live about 10 minutes from the studios, it was easy for us to walk over.

Tuesday - November 6th - Dr. Oz

• On Election Day, I decided to walk over the Rockefeller plaza to "Democracy Plaza".  While I was there, someone working for the Dr. Oz show approached me to be an audience member...so I of course said yes!  The show was fun to see, and Dr. Oz definitely seemed as nice in person, as he does on TV.

At this point, it became comical how many shows I had seen in one week!  But, it didn't end there!

Wednesday - November 14th - Katie Couric Show

• This is the only show I actually had tickets for in advance.  To be honest, I am not a huge fan of Katie Couric, but I must admit that she was actually very friendly!  And, she is TINY!!!!  I had a good time, and sat in the front row.  I was only about 10 feet away from Sally Field (she was one of the guests interviewed on the show), who is even smaller than Katie Couric.

Wednesday night I was walking over to meet David at work and I got a call from the David Letterman Show to see if I was still interested in attending a taping on Thursday, so of course I reserved two tickets for us.  So, tonight we went to that show. I have never been a fan of David Letterman, but it was one more show to check off my list. To be honest, we were both a little bored.
 I think I also forgot to mention that on Thursday, November 1st, we went to a raffle drawing for $30 tickets to Newsies on Broadway, and they picked my name!! We LOVED it, the music and dancing was fantastic!! On Monday night we will be taking the train to my parent's house for Thanksgiving. Hopefully I will be able to upload pictures from their computers!