The Eagles Leap Over the Dolphins

Overslept this morning and barely had enough time for breakfast and writing. Didn't help that the typewriter pendent I usually wear broke off my necklace last night. I had to find it, then slipping on the teddy bear pendent that replaced it took forever. Rushed out and was almost late.

I could have been indefinitely late. The weekend morning bagger was training two teenage boys. They did the sweeping and pushed the carts until three. I cleaned up a spill, put away items left laying around, and wandered around bored, wondering what to do. Spent the rest of the day after they left sweeping and pushing carts. I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. It was an absolutely gorgeous fall day, pale blue, sunny, and very windy and chilly. 

Had just enough money for a Propel and to try something different. I saw On the Border "Halloween Chips" on a shelf as you entered the store and grabbed them on the way out. Yum! They were blue and yellow corn chips, the latter colored orange. They didn't look fancy, but they still tasted good.

Went straight home for dinner. Ate leftovers while listening to the soundtrack from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang I found the other day. This is one of the Sherman Brothers' best scores for a non-Disney film. The sweet lullaby "Hushabye Mountain" is my favorite song, but I also like "Truly Scrumptious" as the kids sing about their new lady friend and "Posh" and "The Roses of the Success," comedy numbers for Grandpa (and a bunch of scientists in the latter). 

Spent the rest of the night watching the Match Game Sunday Night Classics marathon on YouTube. Tiny blonde comedienne Sarah Kennedy went from Laugh-In to being a semi-regular on this show. She was a welcome sight in the fourth "ingenue" seat from 1974 through 1977, where she dodged ogling from Gene and Richard. Gene learned not to mess with her when she was actually able to pick him up after he picked up her easily and nearly ran off with her! (And then Betty picked up Richard!)

Sarah was there for the wild week with Hans Conried, and to admit to a young aspiring lawyer that she also had legal training. One day on the week with her and Bobby Van in 1975, Gene said they were going to use the German nonsense words "Schnick Schnack" in place of "blank" like they do on the German Match Game. That led to a round of German accent jokes, especially from Richard, who knew real Germans and Austrians working on Hogan's Heroes. Richard happily drooled over at least two blonde beauties, while Johnny Olsen gave a male contestant a kiss and read a question about the name of the first game show, with Cleopatra and the word usually associated with her on the show. 

We bet your bippy that you'll have a great time with the blonde sweetheart of Laugh-In in this hilarious marathon!

Match Game Sunday Night Classics - Sarah Kennedy On the Panel

Oh yes, and the Eagles played the Dolphins in Sunday Night Football. Both teams came into the game with excellent track records, but the Dolphins couldn't get anything going tonight. The Eagles, playing in their "throwback" green jerseys, ran rings around the Dolphins. Jason Hurts threw three touch downs even with his leg in a brace. The Eagles went on to swim past the Dolphins 31-17.