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Star Sighting: Kirk Cameron
OK, I’ll admit it. I wasn’t actually the one who saw America’s favorite older brother in Da Silvano in the West Village, NYC. My friend and co-worker watched him wine, dine and look oh so fine!
I don’t have a picture from the event, but here’s a random, recent photo of Kirk Cameron:
You might remember Kirk from his days playing Mike Seaver on Growing Pains, which is one of my favorite ’80s – ’90s family sitcoms of all time! Below is the family portrait:
I was really jealous when she said she saw Kirk at Da Silvano, especially since she told me the unfortunate information that she NEVER watched Growing Pains growing up. Who can resist Mike’s crazy antics, Carol’s pubescent frustrations, or Maggie’s motherly advice. There are two significant family members missing from the above portrait, so posted below is a supplemental “kids only” photo):
Chrissy and Luke (Leo!). Aww look at all the Seavers together. I miss this show. I miss this genre of television. Can we please go back to these lovely snipets of idealistic family life where everyone is perfectly witty? When she told me she saw him, I started singing the theme song (below video is from Season 5):
Maybe I watched too much TV as a kid. Maybe I’m a sucker for feel-good comedies. Maybe I need a break from YouTube. What I don’t have is the experience of seeing Mike Seaver in a restaurant in NY, which is a little disappointing. But in all seriousness, remembering this sitcom puts a huge smile on my face, and makes me realize how much I miss these shows: Growing Pains, Full House, Step By Step, and the rest. Of course some are broadcast in syndication now, but they are definitely not on enough to distract us all from watching A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila over and over again.
6 comments May 12, 2008
Animaniacs Are Zaney To The Max
Who remembers these guys:
Woohooo!!! I came across this theme song on YouTube this morning. I used to LOVE Animaniacs! What a great cartoon. Constant silliness, weirdness, and just about anything you can think of under the sun that completely doesn’t make any sense. Since I’m at work all day now, I don’t know for sure that a niche channel runs this show, but I’d be willing to find out. I do know that seasons 1-3 are out on DVD. There are some interesting similarities with this theme song and the Garfield theme song I wrote about earlier:
1. Both explain who the characters are in the show and what the show is about (as opposed to a generic song with visuals).
2. Both show examples of incredibly looney, absurd, borderline obnoxious situations.
3. The main characters in both shows are animals who sing the actual theme song.
4. Somehow in each show, there is always a segment with secondary characters. Animaniacs – Pinky and the Brain. Garfield – Orsen and Friends. All of these characters are featured in the theme song.
You get the idea…
So, similar shows from a similar era, that put me in a similar state of nostalgia.
Animanics also makes me think of one friend with the initials “KK” who I know really loves this show and all that it stands for. This one’s for you!
Add comment May 9, 2008
Saved By The “IM”
Awhile ago I got an amazing instant message (IM) from one of my friends at work:
FRIEND (3:19:58 PM):i saw leon karosi yesterday
Amazing! I know who Leon Kerosi is, do you? If you’re a Saved By The Bell fanatic like I am, then you definitely know who he is. He’s none other than the proud owner of the Malibu Sands Beach Club. The cast worked here during one summer (or 6 episodes). Actually, Lisa Turtle didn’t work here, she OF COURSE was a member. Moving right along to the flashback and memory:
The IM conversation resulted in this:
FRIEND (3:19:58 PM):i saw leon karosi yesterday
ME (3:22:52 PM): no way!
ME (3:23:08 PM):were you at the malibu sands beach club?
FRIEND (3:26:21 PM):hahaha i was
FRIEND (3:30:31 PM):i went there to have some breakfast in the dining room and then I was planning to go hit on kelly at the lifegaurd stand before gearing up for the big volleyball game. I’m really only on the team to get a work out in preparation for the big obstacle course at the end of the summer. We’re also making one giant sandcastle that you would swear requires expert engineering (or 5 high school juniors) to build. Then, that night we’re gonna have a luau on the beach. But I’m not really one for parties, so I figure I’ll take my girlfriend Staci (daughter of leon) off to go look at the stars on our last night before she heads back to the East Coast. Knowing me, I’ll probably have a touching farewell with her and then sit out on the beach all night to be met by my friends in the morning. We’ll then walk off into the sunrise and never reference any of this ever again
What an incredibly accurate, detailed recap of the Malibu Sands experience! I literally laughed out loud when I read this on my computer at work. In fact, I loved it so much I stuck it in my Facebook profile. And now I’m posting it here. Because anyone who loves Saved By The Belland the whole gang would love this convo. It really made me nostalgic for all things SBTB, however you can still catch reruns bright and early in the morning on TV 
. I think I need to buy the DVDs though. It’s nice to know that this IM came completely sporadically, and that my friend was having some sort of personal nostalgic moment. I’m glad he chose to share it with me. I wonder what made him think of it? When I asked he said he just suddenly thought about those episodes. But there had to have been some sort of memory trigger. This is definitely a very happy memory that reminds me of watching TV with my friends and having a humongous crush on Mark-Paul Gosselaar – who’s still hot!
I’m almost positive I’ll be writing about SBTB again in the future…
Add comment April 25, 2008
How It Started – Cartoons and Commercials
The above two YouTube videos sparked my initial interest in this “project.” My brother actually posted these videos on my facebook wall. When I first clicked “play” I was so, so excited!!!
Not only did I remember the words to the entire Garfield and Friends theme song and the entire Crossfire commercial, but I absolutely remember every visual of each segment. These really take me back to Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons in elementary school. I actually owned a Crossfire game at one point, and am not sure where it is. I have to go digging for it in my basement. If I recover it, I’ll be sure to post some nice action photos. I can’t promise I’ll be surfing on one of the game pieces though.
In terms of Garfield and Friends, wow did I love that show! What’s there not to love about a cat who eats everything in sight. I did collect lots of Garfield (and Odie!) merchandise over the years. Stuffed animals, T-shirts, pencils (I probably received these in a goody bag from a birthday party) and of course, the Garfield stuffed animal with the suction cups on his paws, that everyone used to stick on the inside of their car windows. What a fun site to see on the Long Island Expressway. The one thing I never fully understood about the show was the cut to Orson and his farmland-friends, but I enjoyed it just the same. It was a nice break from the constant sarcasm and digestion taking place in Jon’s kitchen. But poor Wade with his inner tube. A duck who can’t swim - no wonder he almost got the crap kicked out of him every episode.
I miss this lasagna-loving lump! “Disguises, surprises and pies of all sizes” for all!
1 comment April 17, 2008
