GRAND MASTER AND THE DOUGHBOY
“So what do you do everyday?” This is the question a publicist asked me this week while she put a hat on the Pillsbury Doughboy. As an intern behind the scenes here at WGN, no day is predictable – except that you can count on rarely having to grab a cup of coffee for someone. Well, unless it’s Kevin Costner.
In one week you might meet the world’s fastest rapper, interview the man that created The Chicken Dance and write a story about a woman married to the Berlin Wall for 29 years.
And no matter how planned the show may seem, there’s always an element of surprise – even for everyone behind the camera. On Wednesday, the Doughboy, hoping for a picture with Larry, managed an impromptu dance session while Grandmaster Flash spun his turntables. That’s the same Grandmaster Flash who, we found out, is the Doughboy’s biggest celebrity fan. And, to top it off, we discovered our cameramen have some great 80s dance moves like The Robot, which will appear in a future Friday Dance.
Don’t get me wrong, every day brings new challenges, but on the bright side – we do get the leftovers for the summer dessert cooking segments.
Comments
Grandmaster Flash had me dancing in my towel this morning! I was singing 'hip hop to the hippidy hip hip hop' on my way out the door. . .
Posted by: Christina | June 25, 2008 8:33 PM