Driven to Distraction

I have dreams and goals and stuff to do around the house. These are the things this week that kept me from getting to any of it.

Oprah and Gayle Take the Show on the Road

November 07, 2006

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20061027_oprah_260x220.jpgAs I’ve stated previously, deconstructing “Oprah” is one of my favorite pastimes, my version of cross stitch, if you will.

Oprah and Gayle recently wrapped up their cross-country road trip and I have to say, I loved everything about it. For starters, the pair visited my hometown, Holbrook, AZ, where they checked into a wigwam and playfully joked about the lesbian rumors that perpetually dog them.

The truth is there’s nothing else to do in my hometown but eat delicious Mexican food and joke about your lesbian rumors. Because there are no Curves franchises in town—or any gyms for that matter--Oprah had to work out with her trainer on a dirt road not far from the Denny’s. I bet they stopped in for a French Slam afterwards and just didn’t film it.

I don’t know if it’s Gayle’s tireless shit-calling or what, but Oprah’s had fewer, crazy, out-of-touch, I-the-queen-of-the-world moments this season. A notable exception was when she had the YouTube phenom Juan Mann on.

He’s the Australian guy on who went around with a sign that says ‘Free Hugs’ to see who would hug him and what that says about our culture. After his very sweet segment, Juan leaned in to hug Oprah and she awkwardly offered up her hand to shake.

Oprah refused to hug the Hug Guy. She froze him out. Her body language seemed to say, ‘One hug on the way in was plenty, Hug Guy. Put ‘er here.’ Heaven.

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Comments

pryde & fayt wrote:

I grew up in holbrook... i think there is a wanna be curves but all there is to do is drink, eat, or do drugs. Not many gay men in holbrook or at least will admit it in a high school of less than 600 students dating was hard keeping a cover on it harder... so drive to winslow there a few decent ones there! Does your family still own the mini mart.

posted at October 13, 2007 05:10 PM

dennis hensley wrote:

Yes, my family still own the mini-mart. Thanks for checking out my blog - just got home from my hs reunion and that was fun... Who are you by the way? Feel free to e-mail me through my website: dennishensley.com Thanks!

posted at October 15, 2007 09:25 PM

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