TV with Ray and Anita

If you are reading this blog, there is a decent chance you have had the unique experience of encountering Ray and Anita. Or you have at least seen them from afar. Surely, you have heard stories. These would be my parents. They are both kind of crazy. Generally Anita leads the way.

With that in mind, this story should be about Anita. But all her tv comments today were just during 24. She said things like ‘oh my god’ ‘oh no’ ‘oh I bet he is part of it too’ ‘what’s he gonna do shoot him’ ‘is he gone’ ‘is he dead’ ‘I knew that one was bad’ ‘(fill in possible line for an actor)’ ‘oh tell me when its over’ ‘oh my god.’ 'oh no.' etc .
So that’s less amusing.

Onto Ray! Here’s a quick background on Ray:

Ray has been Uncle Sam for every Halloween in the past ten years

Ray has been asked for his autograph before. People think he is Dick Van Dyke. He signed it. I am not sure if he wrote Ray Molski or Dick Van Dyke.

One time ray asked me a direct question, and then fell asleep in the 30 seconds it took me to answer. That was a sad day.

So, now that you feel more familiar with Ray and Anita, I shall continue onto my main focus. We all know I cannot fit even a day’s worth of crazy anita and ray stories into one blog post. However, today’s experience with the good old television has prompted me to at least bring up a few key points.

1. Ray is very judgmental of entertainment.
2. Ray thinks I am weird and isn’t afraid to say so.
3. Sometimes Ray has very good judgment.

Time: 7:30 pm, promptly after i dominated in jeopardy.

Upon seeing that there was a Hall and Oates concert on tv, I yelled at my brother and told him to go no further. How do you NOT watch a 2005 hall and oates concert where they sing only three of the songs they penned? instead choosing to fill out their concert with songs like ‘Ooh Child’ (not ‘ooocha’, as I had originally thought I heard them say)?
Well, halfway through a cover of some song I can’t remember, Ray just turns to me and Scott, without the slightest grin, and states simply and disdainfully: “This is ridiculous.”
And, before the song was even finished, added: ‘Some of these old guys should just go away.’ Whatever happened to solidarity, I ask?

When Hall and Oates finished swaying their way through that song, the next one started. At the exact same time, almost as though it were scripted, Scott yells:
‘PLAY YOUR GOOD SONG!’
while ray simultaneously states thoughtfully: ‘ oh THIS is a good song.”

Fickle, fickle father.

Now you might think it’s a fluke. That Ray can’t hate good entertainment. That he just didn’t like that song. that maybe he was just put off by john oates’ curly hair? or Daryl Hall’s uncanny resemblance to Richard Branson?

No, reader. Don’t try to lie to yourself. It won’t make you feel any better. And it will just make you a dishonest person.

For Ray also spent a good amount of time today getting all riled up about how awful 'The Little Shop of Horrors' was. He just kept saying – judgementally of course- ‘IT’S WEIRD.’ ‘ I can’t believe you actually watched that. we had to turn it off halfway through. there’s no way you could like it. it’s just so weird. you’re weird’

Just realizing that now, ray?

He did admit that Steve Martin was fantastic. So he hasn't gone crazy.

That being said, I fully support him in his mocking the commercial that came on for “The Tool Academy”. A few moments after the commercial ended, he just slowly turned to me and said: ‘Society should just fade away… It's getting so bad. There's no mystery anymore..."

Ray makes a stellar and poignant case. There really is no mystery any more.

OR IS THERE……?

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