PBS Press Tour and Meeting our Idols

I always am thrilled to attend the biannual PBS Press Tour. You may have read this story about how they got me out of the “daughter doghouse” forever with the spectacular performance by her lifelong idol Tony Bennett, but there was so much more. I was fortunate to visit for a while with Lesli Rotenberg, the Senior vice President of PBS Children’s Media, and to learn more about the upcoming season at PBSKids. I am looking forward to experiencing more of the wonderful children’s programming this year, including a March 2nd “The Cat in the Hat-a-Thon,” a Super WHY Around the World Adventure program special on June 15, a special one-hour Dinosaur Train special in August, and a November holiday special featuring The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!.

I got to hang out with my beloved MomsLA founders Yvonne, Sarah, and Elise – they are always my homies at this event, and they (along with Jessica) got to see me lose my mind over the B-52s and dance like a maniac to their performance, the third time I’ve seen them live. They clearly are still the best party band in the world. In March PBS is broadcasting a February ’11 performance in their hometown of Athens, Georgia that commemorated the 34th anniversary of the band’s first-ever live show on Valentine’s Day 1977. During the Q & A I was able to ask them how they managed to be so brave with their style and their sound in a small Southern town. Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson shared the reply and said that Athens was a college town and very liberal; they were pretty much able to let their freak flag fly.

I thank the Lord that they did, and that I was able once and for all to tell Kate Pierson in person that she has been my style idol since Planet Claire. Thanks, PBS for getting me ba-a-a-ack to the Love Shack!



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    sounds like a great day – I love B-52's too

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    TONY BENNETT!

    He is the epitome of a silver fox! I am so jealous!

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    Wow! What a fantastic event! I'm loving those PBS cookies too. Shh..I would have eaten them ALL! lol 😉

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    So awesome! I would have loved to attend but I kind of felt like I was there thanks to you and the MomsLA gals : )

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