A Brook White Fan
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Interesting topics today, particularly the Missing Girl segment. I don’t understand… All of this confusion and pain can be taken care of by one simple DNA test. I don’t get why Jeff, the father of the girl in the controversial picture has any hesitation.
Mike and I were talking about this issue after the show with the segment producer Marvin and a few others; Mike was the only one who seemed to have any level of understanding as to why Jeff hasn’t offered himself or his daughter up for testing up to now. Mike’s theory is maybe insult is playing into the father’s reasoning/hesitation.
I’m just thinking — if someone decided my daughter or son might actually be someone else’s kidnapped child, and then take that decision public, I’d a) feel sorry for them, but I also think I’d b) be running to the authorities with DNA samples.
The whole thing is just sad and weird.
I’d like to address another controversial topic: Brooke White. I made some not so positive (read: slightly rude) comments about her in previous blog entries. I hereby apologize. Yes, she really is that nice. I guess I’m just a cynic. Not that I spent a large amount of quality time with her today, but in the brief moments that I did see her, she was friendly, outgoing and polite. I heard “thank you” more from her than I think I ever have in my life. Her husband is quiet but sweet, too. He wasn’t too jazzed about being brought on-set at the end of the show to say goodbye. He wasn’t rude at all, just sort-of looked freaked out. At the time, I didn’t really allow that to sink in but now that I think about it, I need to be a little more considerate when dragging people up on set. It’s just that so much is happening, you get in the moment, and you sort-of laugh off the shyness in people. At least I do. It’s like “Oh come on, it’ll just be a second.” That, of course coming from the little girl who would stand on chairs at airports performing for weary travelers.
So, meanwhile Brooke is standing there trying to be polite when in reality, she wanted to say “Hey lady! Leave him alone! He’s shy!” Sorry, Dave — you were a trooper.
Anyway, Brooke told our producer that she doesn’t curse. I believe she said she has never uttered a swear word in her life, save for maybe a “damn” or “hell”.
Mind. Cannot. Compute.
She also said her husband grew his hair out during the show, and she’s going to be the one to cut it off. Our segment producer Greg asked her if she might want to do that during our show, but she wasn’t too keen on that. Dammit! Oops, I mean, darn it.
I can see what Carly Smithson meant when she was talking about how tiny all of her co-competitors were (the girls). Brooke, Ramiele, Kristy Lee — all just…wee. Adorable, every one of them but teensy. It’s so funny because Carly is anything but a bruiser — she’s got a great figure. But I can see how she felt like she was Lurch (my nickname in 6th grade).
I was never a fan of Brooke’s performing, really, but she was great today. Carly Simon is a perfect artist for her to emulate because she has that same range and raspy-ness. She said she was losing her voice, but after hearing her perform countless times during her Idol stint, I think she actually sounds better than ever. It was never that I thought she had a lousy voice — I just felt like she was all over the place; she seemed like she didn’t have as much control as the others did/do. That’s definitely something that can be refined with continued performing and maybe a little vocal training. She has the raw talent, that’s for sure.
The mattress segment cracked me up. Our producer Liz had her work cut out for her with that one. When we do segments, we always try to have a clear goal. Particularly with informational segments or investigations. We want to give you a concise answer as to which product is best, according to the experts. But the problem with this segment was, as all of the experts said, mattresses are a subjective product. I like firm; you may love mushy. Neither is wrong. There are benefits and detriments to each and with Liz’s help, we were able to narrow that down I think to a comprehensive blob of information.
And then please, the “Which mattress is better for lovin’?” segment was just pure entertainment. Well, there was useful information, it’s just that I can’t quite recall any of it since I was laughing and blushing the whole time.
It’s hard for me with those segments — I want to join in with some commentary but I need to make sure it comes off as funny, not like I’m some porn queen.
I always try to think “What would my mom think?” Although maybe that’s not such a smart idea, considering my mom is quite the sexpot, ha-ha.
On that note — see you tomorrow, when we’ll bring you a bird that actually BOWLS. Like, takes the ball, rolls it, and knocks down pins. You have to see it to believe it.
