She should be so lucky to hang out with us. We pitied poor Ellen Degeneris as she flopped into her pretzel-legged sitting position on the set of her show in NYC yesterday. She was stuck inside working when she could come out with us into the Big Apple to watch the Marathon on a beautiful fall day. Of course, we realized ironically, that it would take a lot to peel us away from watching the set. From a balcony seating, much like the muppets, we perused the crowd below, the Ellen Degeneris crew. Speculation and imagination became one in the same as we created stories to match each person. First, and most importantly, was the Ellen double. She danced around stage in her sneakers, argyle sweater, and short hair so accurately that my friend figured out who the set was for. When we realized this chick was a double for Ellen, we had to find out which people were acting as doubles of the guests for the show. There was a big, bearded Michael Moore look-a-like, a Liza Minelli (!) pink beret lady, some football player with his football prop, and others. What a hoot!
After intense criticism of outfits and style in general, we decided that Ellen would surely be having more fun with us. Just one afternoon was all we wanted, to roam around Central Park with Ellen and have her see how funny we were! Or even to watch her crew from above and make fun of people. I finally decided it was time to move on only after a very gratifying moment. I waved to Ellen and she waved back! A smile and a wave! That was cool. Next time, we'll offer her our autographs.
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