I met Adam Chester because he's an amazing pianist who provided the accompaniment for What's My Line Live on Stage (for which I became the production photographer.) Adam's accompanied Elton John's band in rehearsals and sung with him in concert. A few years ago, Adam set up a website where he posted some of the 1300 letters he's received from his over-protective mother over the years.
I understand over-protective mothers. When I went off to college, mine handed me a 1 pound bag of sugar packets, so people wouldn't spike my breakfast cereal sugar with marijuana. I am not kidding.
Adam found a publisher (or a publisher found him) and, just in time for Mother's Day, a selection of the letters appeared in book form as S'mother. Last night, Adam and his mother Joan appeared on The George Lopez Show.
I don't give my cell phone number to my mother either.
Lunch with the Barefoot Contessa
6 years ago
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Christine,
It's me, Mike Garrett, again. We had a little exchange a while back before my tryout, and now it's official — I'm going to be on Jeopardy.
Talking to Maggie, I mentioned that we had exchanged comments on your blog and she recommended I call you to get some tips before I fly out. I don't know if you would be amenable to that, but at the very least I would like to put you on the guest list, if you still want to come out for some tapings.
I fly down Dec. 17, and the tape dates are the 19 and 20.
You can find me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=758454378 to send me a response.
cheers,
mike
I tried this once before, but I'm not sure it worked, so I'll try again.
I commented on your blog a while back, just before I went off to audition for Jeopardy in August.
Well, I got the call just recently and I'm in L.A. Dec. 17 to tape on Dec. 19 and 20.
I mentioned to Maggie that we had had contact (kinda) via your blog when she asked me if I had been in contact with anyone who had been on the show. This prompted her to tell me I should call you before I travel down to L.A. to get some advice from a former champion.
I also would love to put you on the guest list for the above-mentioned tape dates, as we discussed before.
My email address is mikepgarr@gmail.com if you want to get in touch with me.
Thanks,
Mike Garrett
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