He hides in his make shift sound room and plays his guitar, escaping from me so distant but not far. He wants to happy and sings a hopeful song. That’s what he does to recooperate and be strong. He doesn’t want to be saved by me he’s comfortable alone. When he gets in these spells he is cold as stone. I will just wait and anticipate, the next series of events, that both of us cause by and how we tango. He has a tough shell like coconut but insides are soft as a mango. And When he’s ready oh how he’ll shine! I love this young man of mine!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Taco Bell’s Almost Law suit
Found a glove inside my five layer burrito, gross. They apologized offering $80 worth of gift cards and we said it was good for now. 
The Manager opening the burrito up an proving it us that it is a glove and not some other latex product.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Game Shows
Game Shows
Seeing Stars: Becoming a Star (for 15 Minutes)
Perhaps the easiest way to appear on network television is to be a contestant on a game show.
You'll get national exposure (enough to make you a minor celebrity in your own neighborhood, at least). And if you score big on a show like "Jeopardy," strangers may even stop you on the street and ask for your autograph.
Some game shows require little in the way of talent or skills - just a basic understanding of the show's rules and a fun-loving spirit. You may only be a star for a few fleeting moments - but what the heck, it's show biz!The following is a list of game shows currently seeking contestants here in Hollywood:
The Price is RightJeopardy!Wheel of FortuneHollywood SquaresThe Match Game(Tips for would-be Game Show Contestants)
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The Price is Right
The Price is Right
Seeing Stars: Becoming a Star (for 15 Minutes)
(323) 575-2449
After over 50 years since it first appeared on the air, "The Price Is Right" is the oldest (and definitely the highest-rated) of all daytime television game shows, and one of the few game shows to have survived a time when daytime TV was dominated by talk shows and soap operas.The show was hosted by Bob Barker (whose hair wasn't gray when the show started...) until June of 2007, when the 83-year-old host finally decided to retire after 35 years as host.
But the show will go on, with a new host: Drew Carey.
It's also the only game show where you don't have to run a gauntlet of difficult tests, practice sessions and interviews to become a contestant. You just get a free ticket, show up at the studio and take your chances! And you can win a lot on this show - one woman wontwo cars worth over $88,000 back in 1992."The Price Is Right" contestants are recruited from the studio audience ("Come on down!"), and asked to play one of several pricing games in which they attempt to correctly guess the retail price of one or more products. The hour-long show airs here in L.A. every weekday morning at 10 AM, KCBS (Channel 2).
To have a chance of being called up onto the "Price Is Right" stage as a contestant, all you have to do to is to sit in the studio audience and wait for them to call out your name. Or so it would seem...
Actually, there's a little more to it than that. The contestants are not really selected from the audience at random, as it might appear.
Would-be contestants have to show up at the studio hours before taping time, and are given large "price tags" to wear, which feature an identification number. You write your name and address on one half of this ticket, and a page takes that half, so that later they can match your name to your number. While you wait in line in front of CBS Television City (next to Farmers Market), a studio page will select people in groups of ten to meet with the show's producer, who decides which individuals are chosen (in advance) to later be called up on stage as contestants.The show's producers are looking for a particular type of person for "The Price Is Right," and if you're not it, they'll pass you by.
Mainly, they're looking for enthusiasm. They want jolly, emotionally expressive contestants who will get genuinely excited when they win (or lose). As a result, they tend to prefer female contestants over men (who often pretend to act excited while being interviewed, but who later sober up when they realize that their boss may be watching them on TV). If you watch the show, you may notice that they also seem to favor pretty young girls, comically plump individuals, college students, and men in uniform.
When the producer thinks he has spotted a good contestant, his or her name will be noted (via the "price tag" they are wearing) and then during the taping of the show, their names will be announced, and they will be told to "Come on down!."
So by the time the audience takes it seats in stage 33 (now renamed "The Bob Barker Studio," in the host's honor), the show's producers have already decided who is going to be called up, and who is not.
But despite the screening process, "The Price Is Right" is still probably your best hope of getting on network TV in a hurry. Even if you aren't selected as a contestant, chances are good that the TV camera will catch you, as it pans through the audience before announcing each contestant's name. So program your VCR to record the show before you leave for the studio!
For more information phone (323) 575-2449.
The show is taped at
CBS Television City7800 Beverly Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Mondays through Thursdays. They tape two shows on Mondays (at 1:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.,), but only one show (at 2:30 p.m.) on the other days of the week.
But you have to show up much earlier. Suggested arrival times are 6 AM - 6:30 AM for the 1:15 PM taping, and 8 AM - 8:40 AM for the 4:45 PM taping. Be sure to phone ahead, because they don't tape every week. They tape for two weeks, then take ten days off. They also take the summer months off.
Tickets are available at box office one week in advance, up to the day of show at the box office, or by writing to the address above (enclose a S.A.S.E.) four weeks in advance. No one under 18 is admitted. Bring two forms of valid ID. First come, first served.
[For more information about the show, you can access their official website at: http://marketing.cbs.com/daytime/price.]
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Becoming a Game Show Contestant
Becoming a Game Show Contestant
Seeing Stars: Becoming a Star (for 15 Minutes)
The most important thing that a potential game show contestant can do is to watch the show! Producers don't have the time to teach would-be contestants the rules or how to play the game. They expect you to be prepared and ready to play when you walk through their door, and they will test you to find out if you know what you're doing. If you don't, you'll be quickly rejected.
So, before you try out for a show, watch it on TV! Watch it every day. Videotape it if necessary. Make sure that you understand the rules and customs of the game. Practice and prepare.
If you're going to try out for "The Price Is Right" , for instance, try to memorize as many prices as you can, and be sure that you're familiar the show's individual games and try to master them (including putting a golf ball!).
If you want to go on "Jeopardy" , it isn't enough just to know everything, you've also got to be fast on that trigger-button and you must know how to wager wisely. Record the shows on your VCR and then use the remote control as a trigger-button to practice "buzzing in "; see if you can beat the other players to the punch. If the game moves too fast for you at first, pause the picture while you try to answer the questions. (But remember that you'll have to keep up with the other contestants if you make it onto the stage of the real "Jeopardy!") Also keep track of your "winnings" for each show and see how you measure up to other contestants in terms of money won.
If you can find a home board-game version of your favorite game show, buy it and play it with your family and friends. Both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are both available as board games. You can also get a computer game version of Jeopardy.
A key rule to remember is that it's never as easy as it looks!
Sure, you might be able to ace your favorite game show when you're sitting in your easy chair, in front of your TV set in the comfort of your own home. But when you're standing in front of a live studio audience, under bright, hot lights, with a camera pointed in your face, and 10 million people watching your every move, the adrenaline starts flowing, and it's a whole other story.
It also helps if you can practice speaking in front of an audience, so you don't "freeze up" during the initial interview (or worse, during the show).
When you go in for the game show interview, be sure to "give the people what they want ": dress for success. Good grooming and a nice suit never hurt anyone's chances (and it goes without saying that you have to be sober). Be sure to speak up, producers hate it when people mumble or speak so softly that they can't be heard clearly.
If it's a silly show, such as "The Price Is Right," be sure to show a lot of enthusiasm - they want colorful, happy contestants who the viewers will like. If you're trying out for a more sedate show, like "Jeopardy," be friendly and outgoing, but try to maintain a reasonable sense of decorum. And no matter what show you try out for, be sure to smile! All producers love happy contestants who look like they're having a good time.
Game show producers love out-of-towners. Most of their contestants come from L.A., and the producers realize that these Los Angeles residents can always come back at some later date to be on the show - so they tend to take locals for granted. But they'll go out of their way to accommodate a visitor from another state so that they can get the widest representation of the nation at large. However, they won't pay your way out to Los Angeles, though; they won't buy you a plane ticket, or put you up in a hotel. Getting to L.A. is up to you. And if you are an out-of-towner, don't phone them collect; they simply won't accept collect calls. Also, don't assume that being disabled or physically impaired will disqualify you from a show; they will try their best to accommodate you.
Read the rules on the contestant application form when they give it to you. Study these rules, and stick to them. Otherwise, you could forfeit your winnings. (For instance, you have to be at least 18 years of age to appear on any game show.)
Remember that your game show winnings are taxed just like the rest of your income. If you accept cash or prizes, you'll have to pay taxes on whatever you take home.
The hard bottom line, though, is that most of the people who try out for game shows don't make it.
Out of 1,000 people who would like to appear on a game show, perhaps only 100 will get up the nerve to actually come in for the test and interview. Out of those 100 wannabes, fewer than ten will get past the initial tests & screening process, and perhaps only one or two will survive the interview process and be called back later. And even then, they may not actually make it onto the show: they sometimes call you in as only a "back-up " contestant, in case some other contestant gets sick and can't go on.
The truth is that there are far more people who want to be game show contestants than there are openings for such contestants - and only a select, lucky few ever make it in front of the cameras. But don't let that stop you. If you really want to be a game show contestant, go for it!
The Match Game
The Match Game
Seeing Stars: Becoming a Star (for 15 Minutes)
(310) 255-4700
The new "Match Game '98" is the fifth incarnation of this veteran TV game show, which has been popping up in one form or another since 1962. You might remember its original version, which was hosted by Gene Rayburn and featured such regulars as Richard Dawson, Rose Marie, Betty White and Charles Nelson Reilly.
This new version is hosted by Michael Burger(formerly the co-host of ABC's a.m. talk show, "Mike & Maty.").Regular celebrity panelists include the always-tanned George Hamilton ("Love At First Bite"),Nell Carter ("Gimme A Break!"), andVicki Lawrence ("Mama's Family" & "The Carol Burnett Show").
It's a fairly easy game to play (especially compared to "Jeopardy!") Contestants are given a phrase or sentence with one word missing, such as "apple (blank)," and then try to guess what answer will be given by most of the celebrity panelists. In this case, the best answer might be "apple pie."But there's a catch. Since the "Match Game" likes to draw laughs from the studio audience,
the sentence that you have to match is often a joke, and you are expected to supply what amounts to the punch line. In these instances, it pays to have a good sense of humor. Watch the show until you get the hang of it.[The show is currently "on hiatus," which means it hasn't been cancelled, but it hasn't been officially renewed either. Stay tuned...]
The show is taped at CBS TV City, near Farmers Market. It airs locally at 3 p.m. on KCBS, Channel 2. To become a contestant on the show (orr if you just want tickets to watch the show), call (310) 255-4700, leave your name, and they'll set up an audition. No doubt they are looking for witty contestants.
(See tips for game show contestants.)
[For more information, you can access a page about the Match Game at:http://www.pearsontv.com/pages/library/matchgame.htm.]
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