Do yourself a favor and listen to Lin Yu Chun, competing on the Chinese reality show called Super Star Avenue. Whitney has had to cancel a few performances because of throat problems (is that what you call it?) but she could easily be replaced by Lin Yu, the Chinese boy with the trademarkable bowl haircut. Here’s his version of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” And don’t forget Dolly wrote the song! So, in tribute, here’s her version she performed in 1974 on “The Porter Wagoner Show.”
Happy Easter!
EASTER BUNNY HOPS BY EDGEWATER FARM. Today, we were working on the farm (spreading 21 bags of mulch, readying the vineyard for the arrival of 75 grape vines, and tilling the vegetable garden), when what hops down the driveway… but the EASTER BUNNY! Bunny stayed long enough for photos, but then hopped back up the driveway and down the road. I have no clue who it was, but all I can say, is “Thank God for FUN friends.” Check out this 81-year-old granny bunny who for the past 29 years has been hopping by each Easter to entertain the kids (and kids at heart) of Iowa. Hippity-hoppity! I love people like this. Did you do something fun today? Happy Easter!
American Fun – April Fools
APRIL FOOLS PRANKS… I’ve been known to pull a few, including: Saran Wrapping a door entryway, stuffing olives with toothpaste, and calling mail order companies to ask the most mundane questions about their products (okay, I was pubescent!) The origins of April Fools’ Day is a bit perplexing, but the earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392).
The Museum of Hoaxes has the Top 100 April Fool Hoaxes of all time. Remember in 1996 when Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing that they had purchased the Liberty Bell to “reduce the country’s debt” and renamed it the “Taco Liberty Bell?” That caused some quick bell-ringing outrage! But one of my personal favorites was in 2008 when the BBC announced that camera crews filming near the Antarctic for its natural history series Miracles of Evolution had captured footage of Adélie penguins taking to the air. It even offered a must watch video clip of these flying penguins. Question is: who will get us this year?
Bruce on The Early Show!
Set your DVRs, ’cause I’ll be hopping onto the CBS Early Show Tuesday 3/30 around 8:30 am with all kinds of Easter fun (and wearing my bunny ears!) Tune in for holiday ideas for you and yours! There’s a rumor I also might be helping Carrie Underwood dress up some of her canine compatriots for a special doggie event. In the meantime here’s a video from my previous Early Show Easter appearance, watch where I try to get Harry Smith try on my Easter bonnet. He’s forgiven me. I’m on around 8:40! Please tell your peeps!
Dinner Party Talk – Baking with Dorie
If you are into deliciousness, watch “The Art of Baking Bread” from CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood featuring the delightful Dorie Greenspan. Dorie is family and has made her deliciousness for me many times. The video features the late Lionel Poilane (killed in a tragic helicopter crash shortly after) teaching Dorie how to make his famous Punitions, or Punishment Cookies. After watching the segment, you’ll definitely want to make the cookies, so here’s the recipe. Enjoy your dinner!