WARMING UP A BLOG AUDIENCE?

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Don LaFontaigne!
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Remember those trick questions designed to correct bad behavior that your parents doled out as a kid? Well, I do. One that sticks out is, "Don't get smart now". That one actually caught me because I answered back: "Well, what do you want me to be, stupid?" This did not go over well with my Mother back then and trying to outrun your Mom who is piqued when you're giggling at your own clever comeback is just plain lethal--running while giggling! I don't suggest it under any scenario. Needless to say the outcome was not pleasant. But at least I can relate to tennis pro Martina Navratilova in one area: We each came from European parents who were pretty demanding. I gleaned this from an interview I watched with Martina as a Guest--I think it was on Charlie Rose. Charlie's cool because his Guests are able to elaborate away...which I enjoy. All of which leads me to today's topic.

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I have an exciting person coming up on "THE INTERVIEW" whose identity I can't reveal yet. Every television show you can think of from Carol Burnett to Conan O'brien (usually) has a guy or gal who comes out and warms up the audience with jokes to get them "loosened up" before the show. As I sat here Blogging away, I wondered, "How do you warm up a Blogger Audience"? The only thing I could come up with was out of the budget: Don LaFontaigne. Yeah, that guy! The one who is famous from the Geico TV commercial who's made a killing doing voiceovers for years. You've all heard him in a movie theater with his unmistakable intro: "In a world where..." Actually, the more I think about it, THAT is a clever intro! So, while I await my next Guest in the Blogger's "Green Room" I guess you'll just have to use your imagination and look at Don's photo while we get everything here set up. How's that for a short Blog? See you soon. Meanwhile, "In a world where"...