9:55 PM
ESPN again for some football. Two-minute warning? Sounds like it's time for some 227 on TV Land. The perfect remedy to mid-flight malaise.
9:56 PM
Huh. 227 isn't as funny as I remember it. Someone just did the old "I'm rubber and you're glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you" routine. Now that's some fresh writing!
9:59 PM
OMG!!! IT'S A YOUNG SHERRY PALMER!!!! PENNY JOHNSON JERALD ON 227!! Oh, how I wish I was Tivoing this. Except, I'm not sure this is actually 227. Turns out it's The Jeffersons. I should have realized. (No Jackée).
10:02 PM
Did you know that Ed Asner is now going by Edward Asner? I mean, what's the point? You're already 123 years old. Why switch now?
10:11 PM
For the first time ever, I decide to watch Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Appropriately enough, we immediately hit turbulence. Fun fun.
10:13 PM
Rat-a-tat-tat dialogue, hallway walking, obscure references -- it's nice to see Aaron Sorkin branching out. Ha! Matthew Perry just said "Rat-a-tat-tat" two seconds after I had typed it. This is so meta.
10:16 PM
The past fifteen minutes have been torturous for me. I've spent the entire time trying to remember the name of the actress who plays Mary on 227 and Flo on The Jeffersons. How could I forget this? This is like forgetting who's the President of the United States.
10:22 PM
VH1 has some sort of reality show that involves Ileana Douglas house hunting. It's the perfect union of bug-eyes and real estate.
10:24 PM
Because it's dry in the airplane or something like that, my eyes are tearing at the edges. Hence, it looks like I'm crying, which is especially embarrassing because I'm watching VH1 Classic.
10:25 PM
Bad news for one poor guy on the Fox Movie Channel: he just got killed by the Predator. Luckily, Danny Glover's here to save the day! Hooray for crappy sequels.
10:41 PM
On DirecTV's little music station, Five For Fighting is performing. Let's be honest here: that Superman song was okay, but aside from that, this band (or guy, really) just sucks. All their songs sound the same, they all are whiney, and there's always an annoying, twinkly piano. And don't get me started on his emo falsetto. I think I'm just cranky because I still can't remember Mary's real name. This is seriously eating away at me.
10:43 PM
Well, well, well. Turns out hand-draper couldn't deal with Monster's Ball. She had to switch to TLC. Typical.
10:49 PM
Btw, I think someone from The Sopranos is on the plane. The young accountant cousin. Whoever he is.
10:51 PM
Hasselbeck finally gets a touchdown. GREAT. Smell ya later, fantasy football playoff chances.
11:02 PM
I'm back on TV Land, hoping that the next show to come on might be The Jeffersons. Unfortunately, "Due to Normal Aircraft Movement, Programming is Temporarily Unavailable." I guarantee I'm going to miss the opening credits and Flo's real name.
11:03 PM
Well, this is exciting. We're approaching the Rocky Mountains, which means we're in for some hardcore turbulence. I'm fairly sure I'll miss all of it because I'm so consumed with remembering whatsherface's name.
11:06 PM
Embarrassing fact: I really enjoy the "Every Kiss Begins With Kay" jingle.
11:06 PM
TV Land is back. Oh please please please be The Jeffersons. Or 227. Or any TV show guest starring whatsherface.
11:08 PM
Are you kidding me? TV Land, after showing black comedies from the '70s all night long now is showing Stark Trek. I call bullshit. Eh, back to football.
11:09 PM
Darrell Jackson gets a touchdown! 6 points for me! But 6 points for J-Unit too. BLAST.
11:10 PM
MARLA GIBBS!!!! MARLA GIBBS!!!!
11:11 PM
Oh, that felt good.
11:15 PM
In a weird way, I bet it's probably really fun to watch the Superbowl on jetBlue (as long as there are no idiot hand-drapers sitting in front of you).
11:18 PM
Speaking of Kay Jewelers (sort of), ESPN just ran a promo for its new Muhammad Ali special. It's all tough and rah rah rah, and then at the end, the announcer says, "Sponsored by KAY JEWELERS!" I look forward to ESPN's upcoming special, Jeremy Shockey Revealed sponsored by Tampax.
11:20 PM
Rocky Mountain turbulence is upon us. And sadly, Marla Gibbs no longer can distract me. What to do? Luckily, I can now enjoy this football game, which just happens to be quite exciting. Almost as exciting as trying to determine when the girl in front of us will drape her hand over the seat again.
11:25 PM
More turbulence. Excuse me while I grasp my armrests with all the strength in my hands.
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Comments (16)
nice B-side. I love your flight re caps.
1 of 16 | Posted by dsher
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Posted on November 28, 2006 5:38 AM
Good thing you saved that with the Jeffersons because your belief that 227 wasnt as funny as you recalled was about to lose you a friend!!!
Those hand drapers suck. The other day someone was doing some hand waving in front of my screen- sitting in his chair with his hand over the back and movnig it around while he talked. how is that a comfortable way to sit?
2 of 16 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on November 28, 2006 6:52 AM
I think you should quit whatever your job is now and just fly all over the place, blogging!
Loved the Mario picture!
3 of 16 | Posted by mandymax
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Posted on November 28, 2006 7:29 AM
Funny flight blog as always. On a side note, Sun. night I bought my first Toblerone. I've always thought about it but didn't think it would live up to it's price tag. B-side, your comments convinced me to give it a try and I was not disappointed.
4 of 16 | Posted by dahrache
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Posted on November 28, 2006 8:01 AM
You should have slapped that bitches hand and told Mario to kick her seat throughout the flight.
The Saget,, Peters and Franklin trifecta was hilarious!!!
5 of 16 | Posted by Flipit
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Posted on November 28, 2006 8:13 AM
hilarious!
and nice work getting your seatmate mario in on the flight-blogging chennanigans.
6 of 16 | Posted by jash
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Posted on November 28, 2006 8:35 AM
B-Side, good recap. Are you going to post Survivor and the AR soon? I am desperate for more reading material!
7 of 16 | Posted by marge
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Posted on November 28, 2006 8:36 AM
Awesome as always.
8 of 16 | Posted by mountain_girl
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Posted on November 28, 2006 9:03 AM
oh man I too was on a 5 hour flight yesterday and when we hit the rocky's i feared for my life. all the way from LA across the rockies there was some crazy turbulence such that the pilot started yelling at us "there is no reason why anyone should be standing! stewardesses! sit down!" 3 hours without beverage service and NWA crappy no movies, no free music, no free anything policy. It was truly wretched.
9 of 16 | Posted by PiagetsLuvChild
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Posted on November 28, 2006 9:05 AM
I'd gladly give up extra seating room to have Mario beside me. HotDAMN! (did you see those lips? could they BE any more lickable?)
Lucky Asian lady to have the duo of deliciousness that is B-Side and Mario in her row.
10 of 16 | Posted by Ms. Tumnus
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Posted on November 28, 2006 10:30 AM
what is in those wheat thins? on my return, everybody chowed down on them, then began standing up, pulling luggage down, chatting loudly in the aisles, and generally invading my personal space.
also have you noticed that if your neighbor uses the free headphones, you have to hear everything they're hearing?
11 of 16 | Posted by tvtvtv
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Posted on November 28, 2006 12:23 PM
Thanks for the update, B-Side. Always enjoyable. And thanks for the eye candy in the form of seat mate, Mario. Dare I say, woo woo?
12 of 16 | Posted by zevonia
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Posted on November 28, 2006 1:10 PM
PiagetsLuvChild- awesome. i would have paid money to hear a pilot yell that.
on the other hand, you dont even get a movie on NWA? awful!! i'm never flying them. thanks for the warning.
13 of 16 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on November 28, 2006 2:02 PM
"Hey parents, SHUT YOUR DAMN KID UP." I'm TRYING!!
14 of 16 | Posted by Kyle
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Posted on November 28, 2006 2:12 PM
mmm mmm mmm Mario!
15 of 16 | Posted by LuvzSunshine
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Posted on November 28, 2006 2:54 PM
Could you just fly coast to coast every week?? Love the inflight recaps!!!
Thank you.
16 of 16 | Posted by may1
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Posted on November 29, 2006 2:51 PM