I went to Miss America last week with my dear friend, Diana. It was the most fun! We were able to go to the Tradeshow, the Breakfast, and to Contestant Visitation. We went to the Thursday Preliminary competition and Saturday Finals. I was very impressed with the girls and the organization's passion to keep the Miss America Pageant alive and popular. I was NOT impressed with how they handled the elimination of the girls or how they lined up Top 10 for Talent Competition on Saturday. I guess I am used to the glamour and grace of Miss America. However, I appreciate the need to identify with the TV audience and they LOVE Reality!
Speaking of which - this last week was very busy for me, as I was also filming a TV Pilot for the A & E Channel. Right now the show is called the Untitled Carrot Top Reality Show, but I think they will be changing that to something with a bit more zing to it. Now, for those of you who know me and know TV, this is not really a Reality Show. Most Reality Shows are based very loosely on the truth and are scripted - the same for this show. It is a lot like HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, which is based on a real person and his life, but exaggerated a lot! My character is a Cougar Mom of a 28 year old son that is best friends with Carrot Top (can you believe it - 28!!!). My real son is 15, which is hard enough to believe. Anyway, I had my TV son, "Cookie" when I was a child myself. I'm a single mom, just going through a break up and Carrot Top and I are long time friends that help each other through our respective breakups, with a little joking along the way! If it gets picked up (which is rumored to be happening!), I will be a recurring character, but don't always believe what you see on TV, it is just a character and nothing like me at all.
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