It's funny, the things that stay with us, and the reasons why they do. Mom says Jeannie was a perfect babysitter, that I would sit in rapt fascination and watch Screen Gems' IDOJ as she house-worked or tended to my brother/sisters. She was real to me, and part of that just never went away. I finally met her in Nashville (Barbara) and separating herself from the character was my question. Of course I had to explain why...
The autographed picture from that day is on a shelf in my practice room, with a Christmas 1964 Beam's Choice decanter. I leave it uncorked, so Jeannie can come and go as she pleases. What?!
Barbara Eden's is the only Facebook page I look at, ever. It's just a publicly viewable fan page. Most of Barbara's posts for the last year or two have been eulogizing a friend who has passed. It's a little bit sad but at 89, she has just about outlived them all. Just a couple weeks ago, it was her co-star Lori Nelson from
"Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire?". I would be the slightest bit surprised if she knew Diana Rigg as well. I'd be more surprised if she didn't.
Time to sound like an old guy... TV just ain't what it used to be.
