At least it was a nice day when I headed out, sunny, breezy, and bright. It was also killer humid, and though not as hot as it could have been, it was warmer than it has been. I rushed across Oaklyn and just made it there in time.
I wish I'd been infinitely late. Work remains a pain in the rear. People complain about the prices. They end up putting away half or all of their orders because they thought 100 dollars could buy 500 dollars worth of groceries. It wasn't as bad when I got in at 11. We had plenty of help then. After the women who work in the morning left, and then the teenager in the afternoon, I was it. I was it for several hours. The lines got so long, they had to call managers and workers from other departments to take them. I think one of the guys from the bakery was in there when I left.
Rushed home fast I could. By 7 PM, clouds had moved in, and while it remained windy and humid, it was at least a little cooler. Everyone must have gone on vacation or to get their shopping done before the weather gets worse tomorrow. I saw no one around, not even on West Clinton in Oaklyn or the White Horse Pike.
Had a very quick dinner, then took a shower before finishing the night on YouTube with today's Match Game marathon. This one honored character actress Sharon Farrell, who apparently passed away back in May. She first appeared on Match Game in 1978, and in fact was around for the first episode of the Star Wheel. That also means she saw the wheel land on Richard and the rest of the panel but her and Scoey Mitchilll walk off in disgust. (Including Richard!)
Sharon wouldn't appear again on the show until around 1981, well into the syndicated run. She was a sweet and imaginative player in the fourth "ingenue" seat, with her bouncy curls and nutty answers. By far my favorite episode with her was that wild show where Betty White turned up in a red dress during the opening and she landed on Richard Paul after McLean Stevenson answered "mud" to what wrestling should be an Olympic event. Stevenson featured into her other week on the show, joined by Bill Cullen and a very strange Edie McClurg. Edie wore what I suspect was supposed to be a feather boa and gave her idea of "hoity toity" answers. She just sounded really odd (and a little drunk).
Sharon was the first person the owner of the channel contacted when he wanted to interview surviving crew and panel members about their memories of the show in 2020. Sharon had some doozies. She didn't have many movie credits at that point and felt overwhelmed to be around people who had done so much more, especially Charles Nelson Reilly with his long list of accomplishments. She didn't appreciate Gene's pawing and didn't seem to think much of Brett, who seemed distant and unfriendly (and lacked the credits the others had). From what she says here, she mostly felt like an outsider. Too bad, because her three weeks on the show were among the funniest from 1978 and 1981, and she did play fairly well.
At any rate, honor a lovely lady and a fine comedic actress with this wild marathon!
Oh, and it did finally pour...around 1:30 AM, by which time I was online and winding down with Lauren. I was going to hit the movies tomorrow, but if the weather's going to stay this bad, I won't be going anywhere.
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