Rupert y Lupita

It's about this time of year when I like to break out my copy of the lost Christmas classic, The Great Rupert; which Boz mailed to me on DVD last year. Read all about The Great Rupert in my DVD synopsis located right here. Relive the magic.

Not as magical is the Mexican
Santa Claus movie, which Boz sent me as well.

Least magical of all is The Doors: The Soft Parade, A Retrospective.

Merry Christmas from Little Lupita -


Little Lupita.

Telethon Update

Still no Charo, but she rarely shows up until a little later in the 2nd day, so I'm still confident she'll appear.

Not a lot of highlights to discuss, though there were some mildly amusing incidents like the fact that Jerry Lewis keeps calling Tony Orlando a Puero Rican.

Ms. Nguyen was interviewing a girl in a wheelchair and asked her how long she'd had her wheelchair. The girl goes, "You want me to do math too?"; which was kind of out of line. Ms. Nguyen looked visibly distraught like she'd said something wrong. It never occured to Ms. Wen that the kid might be out of line saying something like that, even though she was a victim of MD.


Ms. Nguyen with Casey Kassem - inviting viewers to pledge on their credit cards (note variant dress).

It was also funny when a local CEO pulled a check out of his jacket that was wadded up all to hell and Casey Kassem looked at him like he was street trash.


They aired a brief retrospective of the supermarket "Aisles of Smiles" program, but that's about it as far as highlights go.

Oh, and there was an urgeant message from Kenny Rogers:

Addendum
OH! - And this morning, the Amish guy (photographed in the previous post) announced, "You never know when somebody's gonna be looking through their telescope and they'll say, "There it is! There's the cure!"

haha - and I'm sure he meant "microscope" rather than "telescope".
Well, you can't expect the Amish to understand science.

Telethon 2005

Jerry Lewis Telethon '05 - Early Report:

Jerry has lost quite a bit of weight this year.

Entertainment so far has been a brass band, a bunch of drummers, and a lounge singer.

No Charo yet, but I will try to catch her again this year, as I try to do every year.


The local LA network center is about as entertaining as the main stage this year.
Again, no Charo, but they do have local newswoman Ms. Nguyen:


And a very Amish-looking gentleman:

I'm glad I took a nap this afternoon.

Enjuague Bucal

My mouthwash of the month is Enjuague Bucal from the 99 Cent Store:


It is apparently marketed to Hispanics and carries a "Pharmicist's Preference" label.

The product looks exactly like Listerine and I expected a good burn the first time I used it, but it is very much watered down and not nearly as cleansing as its pricier counterpart.


Not bad for gargling.

Or drinking straight.