Oprah & Gayle Go Camping, part 2
Since it's 11:47pm and I'm just now getting started (it's been a LOOOONG day) I'm going to do my very best to just be super brief.
We start off with a recap--bickering, Oprah on the phone with Stedman, Oprah delivering up the spirits (as in vodka)--and then in the studio Oprah and Gayle tell us that they loved their time seeing the "real" America, the beautiful scenery, etc.
Cooking
Oprah and Gayle banter about cooking. Basically, Oprah's food is too fancy and Gayle doesn't cook. It's odd to hear Oprah consistently break into...what can best be described as a grown-up baby voice. It just doesn't fit the professional woman we're used to seeing on the stage. Oprah tells us she learned that, while camping, keep it simple. Grilling sea bass and rosemary potatoes over a camp fire isn't the easiest thing, no matter how delicious.
Camping Entertainment
Oprah says she loved not having any electricity--no TV, internet, etc. She pops up some popcorn for her neighbors. Shelton comes and tells the history of the Buffalo Soldiers and then Oprah has what appears to be her first ever s'more, only able to comment on how incredibly sweet it is and wondering if the kids will be up until next week :) I do have to say that when Oprah and Gayle retire for the night it's pretty funny because Gayle goes into their pop-up camper first, and cracks a joke about "just adding to those lesbian rumors." If you don't know, there are persistent rumors that Oprah and Gayle, friends for over 30 years, are secret lesbian lovers. Them making light of it was funny!
Waking Up... Only Not Really
So, I was looking forward to the funniness I saw in the previews, of Oprah and Gayle just as they woke up looking... well, like we all look when we first wake up in the morning, particularly while camping. But, alas, it's not meant to be because there's a fierce battle for the US Senate raging here in my state between Patty Murray and Dino Rossi and, despite the fact that the 5 o'clock news is only 30 minutes away, apparently Patty Murray picking up a few thousand votes in the race was worth interrupting Oprah. Pshaw. We got back to Oprah just as it went to commercial, so sorry about that. I'm sure it was funny!
Fly Fishing
After more bantering about the food (Oprah cooking, Gayle sitting and making requests that drive Oprah nutty), Oprah and Gayle go fishing. Oprah says that she has always wanted to try it since seeing Brad Pitt do it on A River Runs Through It. Oprah says it's her first time carrying a pole (though actually in fly fishing it's a rod, not a pole) and jokes about the sound her noisy waterproof pants make as her thighs rub together while walking. The ladies get a lesson from a couple who have been together 20 years, and Oprah is told she's a natural while Gayle talks about how she likes pools and pretty drinks with umbrellas in them. Oprah swears she'll go again, that she'll insert herself into one of Stedman's trips with his buddies, while Gayle... not so much.
Mule Riding
Did you know that the only way to make a mule is to breed a female horse and a male donkey? Or that mule poop is green because you are who you eat? We learned these lovely facts as Oprah and Gayle ride their mules up a trail with a real-life cowboy named J.R. Oprah and Gayle reminisce about how much they love the experience, the beauty of the park, the joy of the camping people (a different breed, they insist), etc. Both women say that they now want to see more of the our country's national parks.
Oprah closes out the show by thanking Shelton and the Yosemite staff and crew, with the final hope that more Black people will get out and go camping and, according to Gayle, white people, too, because "they're everywhere."
Gospel Filter Review
I'm not trying to wuss out, but nothing really grabbed me. You can refer back to my original post, part I from last Friday, about having a Biblical view of creation. Beyond that I'm thankful for the grace of God toward me in that this post only took me 45 minutes, exactly, to write and I can get some rest! Thank you, Jesus :)
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