To my surprise last Wednesday, I met one of my childhood icons- Mr. Tim Conway. You see, I don't think you could begin to understand how special meeting Mr. Conway was. I'll do my best to explain. I grew up in a pastor's home and my mom only watched 3 TV shows- Lawrence Welk, HeeHaw, and The Carol Burnett Show. Out of those choices, I bet you can't guess which TV show I enjoyed watching with my dear mother. You're right- And not only did we watch it, but we watched it, and watched it, etc. We excitedly watched every possible rerun of the show that our 5 channels had to offer. We even reenacted the more popular skits around the dinner table, especially the ones with Tim Conway.
Students and faculty in the Com school, about 50 or so, ate lunch in a classroom as we listened to the comedic genius relate the key stages of his life-- growing up in Ohio, serving in the military, working at small local TV stations, writing for sitcoms, writing and acting on The Carol Burnett Show, being friends with Harvey Korman-- and EVERY THING HE SAID WAS FUNNY! How can a person be that funny! But he was.
Laughter doeth good like a medicine. There's nothing I like more than laughing. I laugh loud and hard- I always have. When I went in the room that day I was carrying stress, but when I left it was gone. People who make me laugh help me keep my joy- that inspires me.
So, to meet the man was like being 12 years old again. And the only thing I could say when I shook his hand was, "My mom worships you." A bit of an overstatement maybe, but you can believe when I got in my car the first thing I did was hit speed dial #6 on my phone and say, "Mom, you're never gonna believe who I met today!"
Students and faculty in the Com school, about 50 or so, ate lunch in a classroom as we listened to the comedic genius relate the key stages of his life-- growing up in Ohio, serving in the military, working at small local TV stations, writing for sitcoms, writing and acting on The Carol Burnett Show, being friends with Harvey Korman-- and EVERY THING HE SAID WAS FUNNY! How can a person be that funny! But he was.
Laughter doeth good like a medicine. There's nothing I like more than laughing. I laugh loud and hard- I always have. When I went in the room that day I was carrying stress, but when I left it was gone. People who make me laugh help me keep my joy- that inspires me.
So, to meet the man was like being 12 years old again. And the only thing I could say when I shook his hand was, "My mom worships you." A bit of an overstatement maybe, but you can believe when I got in my car the first thing I did was hit speed dial #6 on my phone and say, "Mom, you're never gonna believe who I met today!"
2 comments:
Lori, this is a wondeful blog. I feel like I'm there right along with you. Great imagery and taking us back to your childhood. I especially enjoyed the part where you're talking about you and your mom watching the shows and reenacting the parts at the dinner table. This leaves an impression. Wonderful pictures! I'm impressed and look forward to seeing your future blogs and pictures. Another great opportunity--when Eduardo Verastegui of "Bella" comes to Regent Comm & Arts school.
God Bless~Kim
Tim Conway was AWESOME!!! I'm so glad that you wrote a blog about your childhood idol and meeting him in person!!!!! You have the most creative ideas and the pictures stand up for themselves!!!! Excellent work!!!!
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