Honestly, work was a pain in general. The other bagger on duty today is a total sweetheart, but she's also pregnant. Not only is she unable to push carts right now, but one of the managers had her working on making posters for the deli, so she couldn't sweep the store, either. It got so busy by 12:30, I barely had enough time for sweeping or pushing carts. I wasn't close to done with the carts when I finished. Thankfully, the Uber driver was on time going home.
As soon as I got in, I changed and fell into bed. I was sore all over and dead tired. I needed a nap rather badly. Went down at 3 and didn't get up until almost 5:30.
Did some writing after I finally rolled out of bed. Jack and all of the men from the captured crews are in cages in the hold. Scoey Mitchilll from Gene's crew demands to know if he'll throw Tom overboard like he did Gene. Not at all. Goodson taunts Jack by telling him he's already captured his brother and intends to hold him as a hostage.
Broke for dinner at quarter after 7. Had a quick meal, then made Cinnamon Sugar Blondies while listening to Copacabana. I've had the original cast album for the British stage version of the Barry Manilow TV musical for a long time. There's a lot more songs here than made it into the film, including a big number for Lola's introduction called "Just Arrived" as she comes to New York, another solo for Tony ("Dancin' Fool"), a second ballad for Tony and Lola as he wishes she weren't just part of a song ("This Can't Be Real"), and a very funny number for the owner of the Copa and his cigarette "girl" paramour when she sends him after Tony ("Who am I Kidding?").
(By the way, the blondies came out beautifully, just sweet and chewy enough. I found the recipe on Pinterest. It's right here.)
Finished the night on YouTube with casino-themed game shows. The Big Showdown was a short-lived dice game from 1975. Too bad the show didn't last long, and only a few episodes are known to exist. This one was a lot of fun even after host Jim Peck accidentally fell down the stairs he was supposed to descend. (Thankfully, he was ok and laughed it off.) It's a fast-paced trivia game that works up to that big roll. If you get the words "show" and "down," you can win a 10,000 payout.
Dealer's Choice is another short-lived show from around the same time, this one in syndication. Jack Clark leads three contestants in a series of casino-based games, set right in Las Vegas. Alas, though the game was colorful it was often confusing and looked incredibly cheap. (This wasn't helped by the much-traded copy on YouTube being in almost unwatchable shape.)
Since Buzzr limits its showings of the 1978-1981 Card Sharks to episodes from 1978-1979 (except for the 1980 game show host and celebrity tournaments), I went with one from March 1980. I chose the right one to highlight, too. There was a huge payout on the Money Cards about mid-way through, one of the biggest I've ever seen on this show.
Did another Las Vegas Gambit. Like Dealer's Choice, this one was filmed in the real Vegas. Unlike Dealer's, it doesn't look it. Went with the first episode of the series, which kept the blackjack-based bonus round from the original 1974 Gambit.
Pay Cards! from 1968 eliminates the trivia all together to focus on the card game, in this case poker. Two contestants and one celebrity choose cards from a board, trying to get a winning hand. The winner finishes with a bonus round for a big prize package. Celeste Holm is the celebrity playing with the boys; Art James hosts.
Wish I'd seen Caesar's Challenge, the last new daytime game show on the networks before they revived Let's Make a Deal in 2009. Despite the Roman/slot theme, this one actually involves unscrambling words. It too was quite a bit of fun, and had some huge prizes to boot. The copy on YouTube even comes with the original commercials from its network run.
Bet on these rare shows to provide lots of entertainment for storm-bound families!
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