Watching "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me"

I went to watch the cinecast of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" http://www.npr.org/2010/12/10/110997427/about-wait-wait-don-t-tell-me on May 2, 2013.  We arrived early, wanting to get good seats. We were first in line. When my friend told the usher what we were there for, he looked a little befuddled, but then realized that was the name of the show! I was surprised at how few people attended.

There were some young people who were there, and were documenting their experience, so my friend helped them with taking their pictures.

It was fun to watch the show live.  Steve Martin was the guest and he was very uncomfortable on the high seat without a desk or podium in front of him.  The radio earpieces and microphone equipment were not hidden, and it was very obvious.  There was live music:  "Sharon Jones and the Dapkings" http://www.sharonjonesandthedapkings.com/. The show ran long, and omitted the limericks segment of the show.  And Peter Sagal, the host made fun of us, for we paid $22 dollars to go to the cinecast, and we could have listened for free on Saturday, May 4, 2013.

At the end of the show, KTTZ FM http://www.kttz.org/ handed out mugs to the audience.  That was a nice touch.

Today, I listened to the show on the radio. I was curious if they were going to include a limericks segment, and they did.  The material was fun to listen to the second time around.  Something that stands the test of time and familiarity is good quality entertainment.

It was fun to be able to put faces with names: I knew of Paula Poundstone http://www.paulapoundstone.com/, but it had been years since I had seen her. Of course, I knew of Steve Martin http://stevemartin.com/.  I had never bothered to go to the "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" website until the cinecast was coming up, so I did not know what Peter Sagal http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755969/ and Carl Kasell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Kasell looked like until recently.  And I always wondered, surely this had to be the same Tom Bodett http://www.bodett.com/ of Motel 6 "We'll leave the light on" fame.   How long ago was that?  A long time!  The only time I had heard of Mo Rocca MoRocca was on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."  His cooking show, for instance was news to me.

Well, the cinecast was fun, and listening to the show today was fun.  I am a FAN!