TWO PARTIES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
Hello, everybody. Tonight was the season premiere of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", starring the Rogers family and the good people of Interior Alaska. And what better way to celebrate the premiere episode than by throwing out a huge viewing party at the Carlson Center....which I attended, of course.
A quarter-hour or so before the show aired at 6:00, Betsy Rogers addressed the crowd for a few moments, knowing the episode couldn't come at a sad time over the recent passing of high school football coach Buck Nystrom. There were refreshments and lots of prizes to be given away, including hard hats signed by the "Extreme" team.
Of course, it was another busy night for VCRs and TiVos all over Fairbanks, as a not-so-packed crowd -- as well as several volunteers who helped build the home this summer -- enjoyed the two-hour premiere on the big screens in the brand new scoreboard the Carlson Center acquired. After all, it was Fairbanks' night to shine in front of millions of people tuned to ABC.
Now while the constuction took place, the Rogers vacationed at Disneyland. Why did I bring that up again? Because 24 years ago tomorrow in 1982, when Disneyland was just that...I CELEBRATED MY FOURTH BIRTHDAY THERE!!!
That's right! Not only it was a viewing party tonight, it also served double duty as my (unofficial) 28th birthday party too! So consider the season premiere episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" as my early birthday present. I don't know how I'll really celebrate my birthday tomorrow, so so long!
Hello, everybody. Tonight was the season premiere of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", starring the Rogers family and the good people of Interior Alaska. And what better way to celebrate the premiere episode than by throwing out a huge viewing party at the Carlson Center....which I attended, of course.
A quarter-hour or so before the show aired at 6:00, Betsy Rogers addressed the crowd for a few moments, knowing the episode couldn't come at a sad time over the recent passing of high school football coach Buck Nystrom. There were refreshments and lots of prizes to be given away, including hard hats signed by the "Extreme" team.
Of course, it was another busy night for VCRs and TiVos all over Fairbanks, as a not-so-packed crowd -- as well as several volunteers who helped build the home this summer -- enjoyed the two-hour premiere on the big screens in the brand new scoreboard the Carlson Center acquired. After all, it was Fairbanks' night to shine in front of millions of people tuned to ABC.
Now while the constuction took place, the Rogers vacationed at Disneyland. Why did I bring that up again? Because 24 years ago tomorrow in 1982, when Disneyland was just that...I CELEBRATED MY FOURTH BIRTHDAY THERE!!!
That's right! Not only it was a viewing party tonight, it also served double duty as my (unofficial) 28th birthday party too! So consider the season premiere episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" as my early birthday present. I don't know how I'll really celebrate my birthday tomorrow, so so long!
No comments:
Post a Comment