Wednesday, March 1st

Its finally here, the 1,000th show.   With all the ups & downs and re-incarnations that the show has gone through, we're happy to have made it.  To put the 1,000 in proper perspective, we turn the blog over to our producer Charlie, one of the few staff members to be here since the beginning.

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1000 shows. My goodness. I've been here for ALL OF 'EM. I started here on July 11, 2001. We taped our first show July 23, 2001. Feels like yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away.

What a scene we had for tonight's show. Pam Anderson. Stacy Keibler. Jerry Rice. Jerry Springer (he once wrote a check to a hooker when he was mayor of Cincinnati, but that's a whole different topic). Bruce Jenner. The Laker Girls. The Famous Chicken Mascot. Dennis Rodman. Michael Irvin. President Bush. The only thing we were missing were midgets and strippers. I'm being serious.

Everyone was dressed to the 9's, especially me. I wore my snappy Ralph Lauren tux. How did I know I looked good? Let's just say that the lovely Lisa Dergan saw me, grabbed me and exclaimed, "You clean up (pause ... hold on ... hold on ... hold on ...) REAL good!"

Thank you. I can die now. Let's get back on topic.

It's quite an amazing accomplishment when you actually sit back and think about it. Here is a simple, handcrafted graphic to make my point:

SHOW                           # of Episodes

BDSSP                                                     1,000

ALF                                                               102

Emily's Reasons Why Not                   1

Poor Heather Graham. Shhh, don't speak. Just sit there. Look good. That a girl.

As we begin our journey towards the next 1000 shows, we'd like to take this moment to thank everyone who supported us the entire way. Tip of the cap to you, people.

And for those of you living in or soon visiting Los Angeles...

On a personal note, I just bought the Souplantation on La Cienega and 3rd (in the mall complex). Please start eating there. Thanks.

Peace, and I'm out.

Thanks Charlie...  The 1,000th show apparently has inspired our fearless producer.  He's got a blog entry ready to go for tomorrow.  I'll just give you 1 hint... It's Wonderlickin' Good!