Behind the Scenes of the First Cit's Banquet

Of Toilet Paper and Proud Parents....

Turnout was solid and the crowd was lively at last night's First Citizens Banquet.
It is a big honor for me to be part of the show.
Norm Gershon is a fun guy to be around, especially during his rants about losing all of his 60's ideals.

It was my idea to tackle Costco in the open, but Norm came up with the idea of bringing toilet paper.
We weren't sure if we should go there, but then Norm added Joyce to the mix and I think that whole thing came off well. My favorite moment all night was the warm applause Joyce received from the audience when she introduced herself.
She admitted to being a bit worried about the whole bit, but after it was over, I think the whole thing meant alot to her.

Somebody snagged the TP during dinner. Dangit. We were gonna have alot more fun with that gag during the rest of the program....Oh well, it's probably better that way.

If it wasn't for that scene with Joyce Morgan, my favorite moment of the night would have been when all five Future First Citizens (all girls!, btw) were standing on the podium and Norm asked their parents to stand.
Holy cow! Just thinking about that again brings the waterworks.
Those girls are all going to be successful and when I see that whole thing on DVD later, the segment with their video interviews will fire me up again!!!
Congratulations to Lauren Terry, the Future First Citizen.
Lauren also won Junior Miss last year. I also have emceed that big event and have gotten to know her a little bit. Well deserved Lauren!

Finally, congratulations to Roberta Hall and Bob Ragon.
I cannot believe Bob took time in his speech to dig me. Lifetime achievement award, thousands of people to thank and he teases me about the Ducks. Wow.

Out by 8:39! Thats gotta be a record.