You get out of town for a couple of days and what do you come back to? Several daytime vacancies and a blog that randomly deletes your posts and comments. Not cool. I had long planned on a “farewell Bob Barker” post, but I clearly missed the boat on that one. Instead, I’ll settle for the above photo, the clip below and a plea to everyone at CBS that this Rosie O’Donnell business never comes to fruition. I haven’t watched The Price Is Right in years (I didn’t even realize that Rod Roddy was dead), but knowing that Ro would be lurking somewhere else at 11:00am every day is not a happy thought. I would feel much more comfortable with George Hamilton.
On the Regis and Kelly front, veteran gossip columnist/socialite Claudia Cohen died this weekend. She appeared on the show throughout its run, peddling things like “scoop!” and “dish!” In that capacity, she was largely irrelevant, but it’s sad when people die. Kelly Ripa’s husband’s new show, The Age of Love, also premiered last night. I did not watch it… or anything else. But barring the disappearance of this entry, I’ll return tomorrow with actual commentary. Oh, yes, here’s Swarley with his father: