Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Thank God I Didn't Go On "Dancin' On Air." Kelly Ripa. Philly.


Freshman year of college I was dating this chick Ellen and she had a bunch of annoying friends that she lived with in the all girl's dorm. (Who the hell lives in the all girl's dorm?)

Anyways, a bunch of them were going to go to Philly to be on the TV show "Dancin' on Air"*. And I ALMOST went. I forget why I didn't go but THANK GOD! If me dancing on a cheesy ass TV show from the 80's ended up on Youtube I would probably have to kill myself. With my tight jeans and big ass hair...Could you imagine??

But of course my life would have been different because I probably would have met and married Kelly Ripa (see picture above).

And speaking of things that I almost did (cringe category) but didn't  - here's another one... I was in 11th grade and my sister's boyfriend and her were going to a party. Or maybe it was at a bar. I forget. Anyways, I was a huge Doors fan (now I can't even listen to them) and he said, "I can talk to the band and see if you can sing a Doors song if you want"

I was like, "Yeah OK!"

So we go to the party and the plan was that I was going to sing Roadhouse Blues. Well turns out they "couldn't fit me in" or "there's no way in hell we want some kid we don't even know singing a song". But either way thank God because it would have been a disaster! I've never sung with a band, I'm a terrible singer and I'm sure 10 seconds into it people would have been looking at me like, "What the hell is this train wreck?" And I would have turned into a deer in headlights. I really think I would have stopped halfway through and  just walked off the stage.

Phew!! That was a close one!

Oh and here's Kelly Ripa now. I wonder what our kids would have looked like? But if we did end up together I'd have to tell her to tone it down a bit because she's way too chatty.


*They were going because "Michael" knew someone that could get everyone on. Michael was this flaming gay dude that wasn't out of the closet yet. And he was a complete a-hole. His only friends were a bunch of the girls from  the girl's dorm and he was a gossipy little shit. And all of the girls would say, "I can't believe Michael doesn't have a girlfriend. He's so great!" Uh...yeah I know why. He likes dudes.

14 comments:

  1. I really, really wish you'd gone to that show and danced. I really want to laugh AT you.
    Kelly Rippa is annoying.
    And I, also cannot listen to The Doors anymore because I too loved them to death in high school.
    :)

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  2. ...BY the way "Dancin' on Air" was a show that filmed in Philly. Not sure it was in other markets.

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  3. Sybil - My friend Larry sent me a picture of myself from 12th grade dancing and I wanted to grab it and burn it. So humiliating.

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  4. ...And Kelly Ripa is annoying but I would make her change.

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  5. Sorry about your almost wife. Your kids would have been beautiful.

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  6. Melissa - I know! Well they already are but maybe they'd have blond hair.

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  7. And if she didn't shut up, would you Ripa her a new one?

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  8. Not being able to sing has never stopped me from taking the mike, just ask Heff, hahaha

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  9. Scope- baba ching.

    Bama - Then lets hear you belt out some tunes.

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  10. Recently someone asked who I would like to see 'hologrammed' and perform in this way, post mortem .. I answered the Doors but hey, if there's any chance in seeing you dance or sing on an ancient video on Youtube, that would be just as great !!

    Dominica

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  11. Dominica - Ha. And if I can get the dancing picture of me from my friend I'll email it to you.

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  12. You thank God a lot for saving your ass from embarrassing moments. I thought you'd thank the Easter Bunny.

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  13. Least it wasn't your big-ass jeans and tight hair.

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  14. Anonymous - hey who is this? Ha!

    Suze - Funny you say that because someone I know just told me that now I wear my jeans too loose (which doesn't show off my ass)

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