Sunday Social

1. Top 3 favorite kinds of food

Can I just say all breakfast foods? LOVE THEM!

2. First 3 things you do in the morning

Moisturize my face

Get Dressed

Eat Breakfast

3. Last 3 things you do at night

Clean my face

Set my alarm

Read

4. 3 TV shows you NEVER miss

5. 3 places you want to visit

Italy

Australia

And of course I'd love to go back to England!

6. 3 people you can always count on

My mom

Josh

Kristin and Erica

Buck Wild!

This weekend I finally had the opportunity to watch the new MTV reality show called BuckWild.

Before I share my thoughts on it, let me just say that I was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. I was and am a "city" kid. I didn't grow up on a farm or out in the sticks. I grew up on 30th street in the middle of Huntington. I have always had running water, electricity and worn shoes. I've been to smaller towns in West Virginia and I've even been to Sissonville where BuckWild is filmed. When I was in college, I even performed an exhibition show there once as majorette for Marshall so it's not like I've just driven through. I am a West Virginian. I may not live in Huntington anymore but I spent 27 years there, it will always be a part of me. 

When I first heard about the show, it was because the Governor of West Virginia was asking MTV to not to air it. Well..... that obviously meant it wasn't going to be pretty. A few days later people at work started to ask me about it. Everyone here knows I'm from West Virginia. In fact I'm pretty for sure I'm the only person from West Virginia any of these people have ever met. 

I hadn't seen the previews, I hadn't been following it on the news. So I said, well I'm sure they'll just exploit the fact that they are country. Exploit might even not be the right term. I mean is there really anything wrong with people want to ride four wheelers, drive big trucks and set bonfires in their front yard? No not really. Then I finally watched the first two episodes of the show. 

These are kids who just graduated high school, who are out in the real world and don't have a clue what the heck is going on. They don't know what consequences are and they don't have any clue or maybe care how they are portraying themselves to the world. They are also not what MTV would have you believe they are.... some of them are actually very wealthy or I should say their parents are wealthy. They have had good schooling and college educations. ACTING may be involved.

They have parents that are doctors and obviously they were smart enough to figure out how to get on a television show and not only that but be features on the show. They have cameras following them around, of course they are going to do dumb things. They want ratings. They want people to talk about them. They want to get paid! So the next time you tune into the show please remember that not everyone from WV is like the people you are seeing. I beg you.... please. BECAUSE I have spent a lifetime trying to prove to everyone that I meet outside of WV that not every is like these stereotypes.

Theater Thursday

It's Thursday and that can only mean one thing... it's Theater Thursday! This week's featured movie is, Playing For Keeps. 

Three best friends, Danny (Daniel Jordano), Spikes (Matthew Penn) and Silk (Leon Grant) have graduated high school and are living out in the real world of New York City. Floundering and not really having any direction all three guys are trying to figure out how to make it big. One day while Danny is going through family papers he finds a title deed to a hotel in the little town of Bethany, Pennsylvania. Immediatly, Danny believes this is his chance to strike it rich. He enlists the help of his pals Spikes and Silk and makes them believe that this is going to be their big break. 

Once they get to PA and see the Hotel Majestic they realize it's a completely run down dump that hasn't been used in years. They also find that the locals aren't too interested in them turning their sleepy little town into a town with a rock n'roll themed hotel resort. A few members of the town have other lucrative plans for that property. So much so that they want to sabotage Danny and his gang of friends. Their first plan is to let Danny know he's only got 30 days to pass an inspection and or lose the place for good due: condemned. 

Will Danny and his friends succeed? Check out this 80's classic to find out! It's also got little known (at the time) Marisa Tomei in it as one of the girlfriends.