I must not have been the only one who wanted to take advantage of the decent weather while Mother Nature continued to be generous. The farm market was mobbed when I arrived. People were buying first-of-the-year tomatoes, peas, and cucumbers for their weekend barbecues and birthday parties. Disappointingly, I saw no strawberries. I just bought apples and an apple cider doughnut from Springfield Farms in Cherry Hill.
Rushed home for a quick lunch and Big Time Movie. I go further into this hilarious spoof of spy capers and Beatles films featuring Nickelodeon's boy band Big Time Rush at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
The weather still looked iffy at quarter of 1, so I called Uber for a ride to work just in case it actually rained. No trouble there. The driver going to work arrived in 7 minutes; the one going home came in 6. No traffic either way.
It did rain briefly twice when I was outside with the carts, once somewhat heavily...but they both proved to be short-lived. It mostly continued to be cloudy and windy all afternoon. We were super busy when I arrived. They kept putting the head bagger in registers, which meant I had to sweep and do the carts. Once she took over sweeping and the inside chores, I focused on the carts. By the time I finished, it had quieted down considerably, and the carts weren't vanishing nearly as fast. No trouble whatsoever.
Oh, and I got my schedule at work, too. Yes, I got my vacation week. I didn't think there would be trouble getting it. Beginning of the month shoppers aside, the Acme won't pick up until we hit high school graduations and Father's Day weekend.
Finished Big Time Movie when I got home, then moved to YouTube for the Loretta Swit Match Game marathon. She was one of the earliest semi-regulars, appearing fairly frequently during 1973 and early '74 and more sporadically through 1980. She started out early in '73, when the questions were still pretty simple and the audiences a bit more subdued, on the week that also introduced Kaye Ballard and Mary Ann Mobley.
She was one of the few panelists who had the honor of sitting in all three seats. She could occasionally be found in Brett's character actress seat during 1973. From late '73 onward, she switched between the 4th and 6th seats, doing equally well in both places. She was in the 6th seat during the memorable week with "Mama" Cass Elliot in mid '73, one of only two rock stars to appear on the show, and ended up spending that week listening to Brett and Jack Klugman argue over her head.
She did better later in the series. She dodged Kaye Stevens of the noisy giggles and gentle football player Rosy Greer during a week in 1974. 1975 brought in a charming older lady with a delightful laugh who didn't do very well with her question, but was a lot of fun to watch. She saw Scoey Mitchill complain about Fannie Flagg not matching the contestants in the syndicated era. (Not that Scoey was one to talk. I can count the times he matched on one hand.) She was there during the only week for adorable hostess and dancer Ruta Lee, and to hear Charles' heartfelt dedication to Betty Grable, who passed away shortly before Match Game began.
Loretta figured into some memorable nighttime episodes, too. The best was definitely the one with the sweet little old man who claimed he was an amateur humorist, looked like Wally Cox, and called himself "Tiger." The panelists were charmed, and the young woman contestant next to him thought he was so cute, she claimed they were engaged.
Celebrate the life of the best nurse on the 4077th with this charming marathon! And come back tomorrow for Swit's other game show appearances, including on the $10,000 and $20,000 Pyramids and Password Plus.
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