"C" Is Still For "Cookie"

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize again for the inappropriate language in my blog entry yesterday. I hope no one was offended. It's my intention to keep this blog as clean and "family friendly" as possible. With that spirit in mind, I offer the above clip for your entertainment.

FYI, the first time I saw this I couldn't stop laughing for two hours.

This clip is from the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" telelvision program, part of the recurring (and very funny) "Unnecessary Censorship" skit. This particular segment aired during the week of Super Bowl XL, which was held at Ford Field in downtown Detroit on February 6, 2006.

When the Detroit Pistons met the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals, Kimmel angered Detroiters with some unflattering remarks he made about the city. (Detroit went on to upset the Lakers in five games). One year later, during the ramp up to Super Bowl XL, Kimmel wanted to make amends with the Motor City, and he did so by filming four episodes of his show during Super Bowl week from the Gem Theater, which is just across the street from Ford Field. Having Kimmel in town added another level of excitement in downtown Detroit that week.

Jena and I attended the first of Kimmel's shows at the Gem. Kid Rock was a guest, and he later performed in another part of the building. Kid had also shot a comedy skit with Kimmel, which was pretty hilarious. David Alan Grier was another guest, and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck did a short skit with Kimmel from the band pit. Later that night we went home and watched the show again, courtesy of TiVo. We saw ourselves in the audience for a split second.

Outside the Gem Theater, I ran into ESPN's Dan Patrick. He was very gracious and agreed to pose with me for a photo. He's the last celebrity I have met in person; I don't think Victor E. Huskie counts.