The camera always takes 20 pounds off G Wiv--NBC 5 today!

LTH,

So what does America's top morning "news" broadcast do when it loses Katie "America's Sweetheart" Couric? Why it goes to America's Sweetheart in Waiting.

Gary Wiviott did What? That's right, this afternoon Gary Wiviott took a camera crew from NBC's Today Show to Honey One Barbecue for some conversation about cheap alternatives to fast food lunches. Supposing it doesn't end up on the cutting room floor, the segment is scheduled to air some time tomorrow morning between 7 and 10 am (4/19).

Take that whining, petition circulating, smoke averse milquetoasts!

Woo hoo! Go Gary! And Go Honey 1!

Damn, what time were they there? I showed up at 3pm and Robert Jr. didn't let on that anything had happened. Did they arrive later?

m'th'su wrote:LTH,


Gary Wiviott did What? That's right, this afternoon Gary Wiviott took a camera crew from NBC's Today Show to Honey One Barbecue for some conversation about cheap alternatives to fast food lunches. Supposing it doesn't end up on the cutting room floor, the segment is scheduled to air some time tomorrow morning between 7 and 10 am (4/19).

TiVo is locked and loaded; thanks for the heads up!

That's my bar b q bro'

TIVO Time!

Lory Wiviott

What'd be cool (for someone with more tech expertise then me) to do, would be to record this show and put it up on a site where we could all access it.

David "I got a million great ideas for other people to execute" Hammond

Jeez, guess I'll have to take some Dramamine and check this out. The Today Show and it's syrupy denizens make me nauseous. I'm sure the hard-hitting, well informed hosts will probably be interested in which flavor of Open Pit he prefers on his McRib.

HI,

After dinner this evening, Josephine and I dropped by Honey 1 to chat up Robert Jr. We each bought rib tips to snack on while watching the show tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the heads up!

Regards,

gleam wrote:Damn, what time were they there? I showed up at 3pm and Robert Jr. didn't let on that anything had happened. Did they arrive later?

Ed,

We were at Honey 1 a little after 5. The segment is about $5 lunches and alternatives to national chains, and they filmed at a number of Chicago locations, Lou Mitchell's and the Billy Goat to name two.

While it'd be very cool to be on the Today show, there is, of course, a very real chance my small part will end up on the cutting room floor.

Enjoy,
Gary

G Wiv wrote:a very real chance my small part will end up on the cutting room floor.

They're doing a story about a bris?

Bill/SFNM

Bill/SFNM wrote:They're doing a story about a bris?

Bill,

I've thought of 3-4 responses, each one 'worse' than the next, all of which would be deleted from the board.

Enjoy,
Gary

Looks like G Wiv (and Honey 1) got bumped for Dennis Quaid and Jeff Bridges. My guess would be it will run tomorrow, unless they book Randy Quaid and Beau Bridges.

And keep an eye out for me and my parents (or maybe just my mother) ordering at the counter.

G Wiv, I wasn't trying to be rude...I tend toward reticence in public...sorry I didn't introduce myself. Next time.

Diannie

Mike G wrote:Looks like G Wiv (and Honey 1) got bumped for Dennis Quaid and Jeff Bridges. My guess would be it will run tomorrow, unless they book Randy Quaid and Beau Bridges.

LOL. Of course one must consider that the "Today" show once felt that live coverage of Katie Couric's colon (ahhh, the wonders of alliteration) was the most important thing that could be aired on television so perhaps being bumped by Quaid and Bridges is not so bad by comparison. Yet I must admit that I feel there's now 3 hours of TiVo capacity utterly wasted . . . I wonder what QVC was broadcasting from 7-10?

Kman wrote: Yet I must admit that I feel there's now 3 hours of TiVo capacity utterly wasted . . . I wonder what QVC was broadcasting from 7-10?

Kansas City Steaks

HI,

While Gary may have gotten less than 10 seconds of face time, he managed: 1) Get his name out there and title of food critic, 2) See Honey 1 has a $4.99 lunch special. Nobody else got their name out there except for Billy Goat Tavern.

Fun to see someone you know. Better it was within the first hour of the show, when most will see it before heading out the door.

Regards,

Do they repeat within the 3-hour block that's shown here? If so, watch for it again around 9:50, I would guess.

Mike G wrote:Do they repeat within the 3-hour block that's shown here?

No.

Cathy2 wrote:While Gary may have gotten less than 10 seconds of face time,

Cathy,

It was a little like sex, brief, but very good for me, not sure about anyone else, but really good for me.

They also mentioned LTHForum in a caption below my name. Went three for three, LTHForum, Honey 1 and my name, like I said, brief, but very cool.

Oh, and the premise was very good as well, inexpensive alternatives to national chain, in particular fast food, restaurants.

Enjoy,
Gary

That is freaking awesome. Congrats Gary!

Hit refresh on your browser for a surprise.

very cool - I've never seen Gary in a blue shirt

You're right! That's not him!

Can somebody please upload the clip to youtube.com or something??

CrazyC wrote:Can somebody please upload the clip to youtube.com or something??

And then email the clip -- quick -- to Jim Leff.

Mike G wrote:Hit refresh on your browser for a surprise.

Outstanding!

I may be crazy, but if you shave the moustache and beard, and lose just a couple of pounds, could that be Jack Bauer as the new face of LTHForum?

JimInLoganSquare wrote:

CrazyC wrote:Can somebody please upload the clip to youtube.com or something??

And then email the clip -- quick -- to Jim Leff.

Gary(can I call you Gary?) spotted @ 5:16 pm Friday: Channel 5. Woohoo!

Christopher Gordon wrote:Gary(can I call you Gary?) spotted @ 5:16 pm Friday: Channel 5. Woohoo!

I heard that Jennifer A. is looking for her Gariffer