Headed out to Sprouts shortly after Alice ended. Wanted to get my grocery shopping done before I had my 3:10 fingerprinting appointment in Cherry Hill. I didn't really need much, anyway. Grabbed coconut milk and two boxes of granola bars that were on sale. Bulk dried cranberries were on sale, too, as were Cove soda and buy-one, get one half-off sparkling water. Dug a box of white chocolate macadamia cookies that had a clearance label out of the bakery.
Put everything away when I got back while watching Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Daniel writes a letter to make "Something Special for Dad." Mr. McFeely helps him deliver it right to his striped mailbox. Baker Aker is more than happy to help Dan and his father show "I Love You, Mom" with a loaf of heart-shaped banana bread.
Walked out to catch the bus on Cuthbert Road after Daniel ended. At least it was a gorgeous day for a walk! You'd never know rain was predicted for later. At quarter of 1, it was sunny, breezy, and bright, just warm enough for a perfect afternoon in May. The bus was about 10 minutes late, not too bad for the tail end of the noon rush hour. I got off at the Cherry Hill Mall, then made my way to the Macy's entrance and out to Church Road.
Since it's wasn't far from my appointment, I had lunch at IHOP. There were only two other couples eating there when I arrived. I got my "protein power" pancakes, bowl of fruit, and bacon quickly. The pancakes were excellent, full of grains and not too big to eat in one sitting. One piece of bacon was kind of limp, but the other two were crispier, just the way I like them.
I picked up Uber across the street at the At Home building, mainly because I had no idea where the fingerprinting company was. As it turned out...it was two blocks from At Home. I could have walked there and still been on time. Oh, well. At least I was 20 minutes early for my appointment.
Fingerprinting was no problem, either. I expected to roll my fingers in ink, or have them dusted with messy powder. Nope. They rolled my fingers on a scanner. No mess involved anywhere. I was in and out in ten minutes.
Since I had more time than I anticipated, I browsed around at the Ollie's two blocks from the fingerprinting company. They're an enormous odd lots barn filled with everything you can imagine, including a ton of books. I'll be coming back here with Lauren next month, so I just bought more granola bars, apple butter, and a book:
Daughter of the Pirate King, by Tricia Levenseller
Had more trouble getting home. Though it only took 9 minutes for them to arrive, not bad for rush hour, the traffic in Cherry Hill and Westmont was horrible. Cuthbert Road between the bridge over Cooper River and Haddon Avenue was a mess. A 10 minute ride took almost a half-hour.
Put on Million Dollar Mermaid when I got in. I go further into this biography of early 20th century swimming star Annette Kellerman featuring later beloved swimmer Esther Williams at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Switched to Press Your Luck while starting the review. The two ladies started out like gangbusters, but one got slammed with Whammies during the second round, and the other just couldn't get anywhere. The one guy dodged the Whammies long enough to pick up a boat and a trip to New York.
Let Match Game '76 run while eating dinner. Avery Schriberer and Jo Ann Pflug joined in here. Brett spent most of the two episodes picking on Jo Ann...making it all the more satisfying for her when she gets an answer Brett misses.
Took a shower, then put on more Remember WENN. The first episodes of WENN I ever saw were "The Emperor Smith" and "Who's Minding the Asylum," both of which I caught while babysitting in June 1996. At the start of "Asylum," Victor is taking the actors to a convention, where they'll present his latest brainstorm, programming recorded on glass records. Betty is supposed to use those recordings for their programming, but after they're broken in an accident, she, Eugenia the organist, Mr. Foley the sound effects engineer, Mr. Eldridge the go-fer, and Gertie the receptionist have to create their own programming and please finicky Mr. Medwick (Bob Dorian).
"Armchair Detective" is the first of several mystery-themed WENN episodes. Jeff is Sherlock Holmes and Mackie is Watson cracking both fictional cases based on the Holmes stories and real-life crimes. Things get messy when a butler convicted for murder turns up and insist that he's innocent and the show didn't represent his case fairly. Jeff takes on his case as the cast plays the role of a wealthy man and his dysfunctional family. Even as they replay the evidence, Jeff realizes that there's a few clues those in radio can understand better than the police, and maybe in this case, the butler didn't do it after all.
Finished the night listening to The Rodgers and Hammerstein Collection while working on my review. This CD from the early 90's showcases songs from their shows, often lesser-known or cut numbers, recorded by regular artists during their 40's and 50's hey day. By far my favorite recording here is a surprisingly romantic Al Jolson, who does "Some Enchanted Evening" without a hint of his usual bombast. Judy Garland also gets a lovely "You'll Never Walk Alone." Bing Crosby scores with the best of the lesser-known material, "Loneliness of Evening" (cut from South Pacific - it was eventually used in the 1966 version of Cinderella), "No Other Love" (from Me & Juliet), and "There's Music In You" (from the obscure movie Main Street to Broadway; used in the 1997 Cinderella). Jack Jones has more fun with "Shall We Dance?" from The King and I.
(Oh, and though it clouded up later in the afternoon, it still hasn't rained at press time.)
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