The 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four basketball tournament is in town. I volunteered to drive officials of the NCAA, who have been very friendly and gracious, around town. The other day, I gave a lift to a woman, who did not have NCAA credentials, who said she would ride along with the three NCAA guys I was driving back to the hotel.
In the course of her conversation with the other passengers, she whined about the disorganized transportation situation because she didn't know when and who was picking her up at various places.
Well, it turns out she wasn't going to the same hotel, the tournament headquarters, as the NCAA guys. She was staying at a different hotel; so, I, in my most courteous manner, after dropping off the NCAA guys, told her I would take her to her hotel. I apologized for her being inconvenienced by those not so courteous and not so prompt transporters hired by the sports broadcasting network for which she worked and explained that I was a volunteer driver for NCAA officials only and not just anyone.
"I'm On-Air Personality," she said in such a way I knew she capitalized it; and I told her, most courteously, of course, that she was part of the group of "anyone" I was not supposed to be driving around town and that I was doing her a favor and, of course, very pleased to do so. I suppose I should have told her that I was pleased to do so because, she was, y'know, an "on-air personality" and all.
But I didn't. I didn't recognize her.
"I've probably seen you on TV," I told her. It was the best I could do on such short notice.
You see, I don't have a big-screen TV; so, she probably is bigger in real life than she is on TV.
At least, she thinks she is.
Posted by Bill at April 1, 2007 02:07 PMTOO BAD SHE DOESN'T HAVE AN OFF-AIR PERSONALITY.
Posted by: stacey at April 2, 2007 10:46 AMI bet all the other drivers were taking bets as to which sucker would land up with her.
Posted by: Anji at April 3, 2007 12:52 AM