3-08-10

In case you missed it...

• The crew began the show today talking about the Oscars. Jeannie was unable to watch the Oscars last night because of the Cablevision/ABC feud in NYC. But apparently, after half an hour, they put it on TV but Jeannie didn't know.

• The entire staff discussed the Oscars and the overall consensus was, they enjoyed it. Rosie loves Neil Patrick Harris but didn't really like the song he sang. She mentioned what a great job he did when he hosted the Emmy's and the Tony's. Everyone thought Alec (Baldwin) and Steve (Martin) were really funny. Rosie admitted she pretty much picked the winners! There was a Rosie Radio staff pool and Brendan was the winner! (Not a surprise to me. I am always impressed by Brendan's knowledge on things!) Since Rosie is an Oscar voter, she couldn't participate in the staff pool. Rosie told a funny story about how she was fighting sleep trying to stay up for the end of the Oscars and how Charlize Theron's dress awoke her from an almost sleep! She said she looked like she had two flowers on her boobs. Here's a LINK to a picture of the dress she wore.

• Rosie felt embarrassed watching the red carpet beforehand and the awkwardness of it all. All I have to say to that is Kathy Ireland. Dude, stick to making clothes for Kmart. Rosie presented once at the Oscars right after a League of Their Own came out and right before the Flintstones. She presented "best foreign language short subject" and "best animated short subject." Rosie said it is a lot of stress and a lot of work. Janette feels there are an awful a lot of awards given out "celebrating the ability to memorize your lines" and that perhaps there should be more awards for people who truly do great things for humanity. Bobby asked Rosie how the Oscars compared to the Tony's and Rosie said it was totally different. Rosie said there is a true feeling of community on Broadway and explained how movies are much more isolating in their nature.

• Rosie felt a little compassion for Gabourey Sidibe who is extremely overweight. She admires her confidence but "feels for her" at the same time as she had to sit in a special seat to fit her size. Bobby also felt for Gabourey. Rosie said she is still laughing over Ben Stiller's presentation over best makeup. Here's a clip if you missed it!

• Rosie also talked about how much she loves Whoopi's commercials for Poise where she talks about pee leakage as you grow older! You can see the complete list of Whoopi's Poise ads HERE. Janette called them cute but a grim reminder (of growing older).

• Rosie asked the staff how her hair looks (no one really noticed a difference except Jeannie said it looks like there was less gray). Rosie said that she and her girlfriend Tracy flew first class to Miami sans kids! (JEALOUS!) Rosie told many stories about how frugal Tracy is and how she frequently points out to Rosie the ways she can save money here and there. This trip was Tracy's first time flying first class and Tracy commented on what a waste of money flying first class was and what an eye-opener it was for Rosie. They also went to the drug store and spent $12 on hair dye and face masks. Rosie has never dyed her hair herself and she and Tracy dyed both their hair this weekend for only $12! (of course then they went back to her multimillion dollar mansion on Star Island without kids because a nanny was watching them for the weekend as they played on her boat and jetskis but I digress....Ahhhh, I'm just busting Ro's chops. :) ) Rosie talked about how being with Tracy is almost like going back to her life before she was famous and how strange but also familiar it feels. Janette recommended the book The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and to Start Giving Back. Rosie explained how Tracy had to make ends meet because she was raising 6 children with a minimum amount of money and she learned to be very frugal. She also recycles everything. Jeannie, Janette and Bobby all said what a treat it was when they've flown first class in the past and how much they loved it! Jeannie said it's all relative and mentioned the lyrics to the song "Relative" by Gavin DeGraw. Tracy doesn't like to waste anything and has even commented to Rosie on what a waste of water it was to have the kids bathe everyday and questioned the price of the roast beef that Rosie buys. Rosie said she likes clean kids and a big sandwich so it's worth it. Rosie said Tracy doesn't buy herself new stuff and Jeannie commented that a lot of moms reserve their extra money for their kids first.

• Lou played Relative by Gavin DeGraw as they went to commercial and Rosie tried to get Jeannie to sing along, to no avail.

• Rosie talked to several callers about money, value of money and how things change once we get money.

• Rosie then introduced poet and author Staceyann Chin. Staceyann wrote a book entitled The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir. The book tells the story of Staceyann's life and how her mother left, her father was not present and her grandmother raised and cared for her in Paradise, Jamaica. Staceyann talked with Rosie about how she learned her strong work ethic from her grandmother. Staceyann's mother left her shortly after her birth and she met her mother at 9 years old and then again at 25. It was, at that last meeting, that she realized that her mother could not love anyone and Staceyann talked with Rosie about how she had to manage that sorrow and how it's something that will always walk with her. Staceyann believes that it is probably because she did not live with her mother that she is able to love and laugh today. Rosie talked about what an amazing poet she is. You can watch a poem delivered by Staceyann below:

• Staceyann and Rosie both talked about how learning to tell their own stories of their lives have helped them survive. Lastly, Staceyann mentioned how she is trying to get pregnant but would also like to adopt and Rosie offered to talk to Staceyann about how she could lead her through the adoption process along with her girlfriend, Tracy. Here is a link to Staceyann's website where you can read her poetry! (thanks Candy!!)

• Rosie closed the show.

I did call in to the radio show today to tell a story about how I'm frugal with money but I never got through.
However, when I was on hold, my mouth went dry, my heart raced, my mind flooded itself with thoughts, I felt nauseous and was practically relieved when James came back on and said they were switching topics. My hands were shaking from the adrenaline for a good 15 minutes after the attempt to speak with Rosie.


I think I'll stick to blogging.


It's much less stressful.


and that's what you missed - kw