Monday, August 16, 2004

Everything happens on Channel 3

....The bogus title of my forthcoming book on my dysfunctional paternal family. I have always known that they were quirky, but little did I know that my 97 year old grandfather truly is the originator. I saw a completely different side of him when my aunt, cousin and I went to spend the weekend. The typical "let's keep it quiet and not turn on the TV" was nearly more than my cousin and I could handle. After torture by tic-toc, we decided to just turn on the TV and see what happens. We watched "The Pyramid" show and my grandfather seemed to be somewhat interested. He quickly let it be known, however, that THE PRICE IS RIGHT would soon be on and he did not plan to miss it and that we could turn up the volume. He was a hoot! He is so hillariously funny and sharp to occupy the fraile body that sbarely hold him up. He said he'd probably get excited too if he was gonna win a Lincoln Towncar! Eventually, I made the mistake of trying to tune the tv's channel set. He let me know in no uncertain terms that I did NOT need to mess with the TV, and even accused me of distorting the color. None the less, I decided that I would leave well enough alone and let them continue to think that everything happens on Channel 3.

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