Today
is one of several designated holy days for me. I think there are five – Emmy,
Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, and Christmas.
Sure,
some little girls grow up envisioning the tiara, the flaming baton, and the
swimsuit competition, but not me. Nope. I envisioned Best Original Song in…well,
anything, really. No tiara. And definitely no swimsuit stroll down the runway
whilst being scored. SCORED. Sheesh, as if trying
on swimsuits wasn’t bad enough!
So
tonight I’ll take the rare night off and watch the Emmy’s. I have no idea who’s
nominated, and to tell you the truth, I have not watched much television this
past year, so I imagine there will be a lot of “who the heck is he/she?”
emanating from my seat in front of the television.
If
I had anything to say about the awards, I’d make sure the show, the entire cast,
creator, and writer of The Newsroom won
everything. But I know, I’m partial. I like smart, funny, and like Beyonce
sings, “To the left, to the left.” So, on that note, ditto for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I think
he’s only won about 250 Emmy’s so far, so I’m really rooting for a win this
year.
Neil
Patrick Harris is hosting, and I think he should just be knighted official host
of every award show there is, though absolutely nothing will ever top his Tony
hosting song and dance numbers. Seriously, people. If you have not seen them at
this year’s Tony’s, go to YouTube right now!
I’ve
been writing all day today, and I think I’ve reached the point where my sensor
slipped out for coffee. Actually, I am in the midst of a writing blitz, so at
any given hour, you can find me typing away at my new book on my laptop, at the
piano working on a song, or in the shower…because that’s where all brilliant
missing lyrics and melodies go to surface. I bet you didn’t know that. (And all
my songwriter friends are probably pissed at me now cause I told you.)
Anyway,
I decided to take a break from writing to blog. Wait for it…yeah, need to
rethink that. But that just shows my dedication to you, my valued readers.
Sure. That’s the story I’m going with.
Back
to the Emmy’s. Do you know anyone who’s ever won one? Several members of my
family have been nominated for them, and my cousin, Dan Angel, has actually won at
least two that I know of. (Damn underachievers, my family.)
My
friend and frequent co-writer, Debi Cochran, also won one, and that was for a song. It was a Daytime Emmy,
and even years after the win, I cannot pass up the opportunity to refer to her
as “Emmy award-winning songwriter, Debi Cochran.” It’s the least I can do,
since she took me with her to the
actual awards the night she won.
So
I’m looking forward to putting my very own Emmy on my mantle one day. I’m also
looking forward to having a mantle, by the way. But these are minor
details that can be ironed out later…
Thanks
for stopping by. Please tell your friends. And the winner is…
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