Can I Buy a Vowel?
One morning last week, my lovely daughter called and said “Do you want tickets to see Wheel Of Fortune”?
Heck yeah- I’m always up for an adventure!
She couldn’t attend the taping so my adventuresome brother and I headed into the Boston Convention Center.
Chances of me attending a conference are pretty slim so going inside that huge building was an added bonus.
Once we found area B2 and passed through security, we were in.
There was a snaking line that slowly but surely entered the taping area.
The stage was colorful and bright. It was a smaller version of Boston, complete with the old North Church (one if by land…).
The fellow with the straw hat may be left over from the 2004 Democratic Convention that was in Boston.
We were warmed up and instructed. Turns out as an audience member, you have a job to do. Lots of clapping and groaning when bankrupt came up on the wheel. Also, laughing when the contestants couldn’t pronounce their “R’s”. Hey, we are from Boston!
During the commercial breaks they played rock and roll music- pretty good stuff actually. That was also our prompt as to when we could talk and when we had to zip up. Vanna White and Pat Sajak would change their outfits between episodes and a new show began.
There were three shows taped while we were there and they’ll air in November.
All in all, it was a lot of fun!
