I had already planned on calling Uber today. I worked 8 1/2 hours. I would not be up to riding my bike home after that. The one going to work picked me up in 7 minutes. I got there just in time. The one going home took 13 minutes. No traffic either way.
On one hand, work could have been a lot worse. It was off-and-on busy. There were long lines around 11 AM and 3 PM. They sent out a college boy to help with the carts around noon, but I was mostly sweeping and pushing carts alone. I did have to put away a few cold items. Otherwise, I was surprised we were even mildly busy. People must be restocking after Spring Break Week. I'm glad I did take Uber. By the time I finished, I was beyond tired, and my left knee was killing me.
At least the weather was perfect. Sunny, windy, bright blue, in the mid-60's. It was just about the nicest weather in early April one could wish for. I'm surprised more people weren't out enjoying it. Some folks may still be down at the Shore or on their Easter vacations.
When I got home, I listened to The Commitments Vol. 2 CD while eating dinner. The soundtrack from The Commitments was such a massive hit, MCA put out a shorter album with more of the same in 1992. "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "Too Many Fish In the Sea" were the stand-outs. I also liked "Show Me," "Land of a Thousand Dances," and "Nowhere to Run."
After I took a shower, I finished the night with the Saturday Match Game marathon. Match Game as most people know it began in 1973. Richard Dawson was there from the start. He was joined that first week by Jack Klugman, Vicki Lawrence, Anita Gilette, Jo Ann Pflug, and Michael Landon. Landon was the only one who didn't return at one point or another. The CBS run ended in 1979 with Bill Daily borrowing Gene Rayburn's navy blue jacket for his wedding. The nighttime shows began in 1975 and ended in 1981. Charles Nelson Reilly made his own return to the show in 1975 via wires and a stuffed bird.
The first revival of Match Game after the syndicated show's demise was the bizarre hour-long hybrid Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. This one ended in 1984 with stage and TV character actor Leonard Frey showing off his tap dancing skills. Match Game '90-91 ended with the entire panel wearing hats, including Charles, Brad Garrett, Nell Carter, and Jacklyn Zemen. Host Ross Schafer said during the show's final seconds that they would be moving to another network. Alas, that fell through. Match Game wouldn't be seen again until the rather strange 1998 version with Carter, Vicki Lawrence, and Judy Tenuta.
The syndicated series couldn't have ended on a better - or funnier - note. Charles started off by flirting with the dummy used to test the color levels. A contestant said she came to kiss McLean Stevenson. She kissed him, all right. He turned the color of his red sweater. Skip Stephenson took advantage of this to run over and kiss the other contestant!
See how Match Game started, and how it finished in these hilarious episodes!
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