Thank you to everyone who stopped by “Nosy People Click Here” to try and guess which of the many amazing facts about me are true. Not only was a record day for hits on this tiny little blog, I got a chance to get comments from old friends and new, and I hope it finally satisfied thedailydish that the less everyone knows about me the better!
Before I reveal the answers, I’m going to announce the winners of the contest!
I’ve thought about it a lot and I’m going to announce co-winners of 1st place: prairieflounder and CurlyWurlyGurly. Pf only made one guess and got 7 correct answers, and CWG finally managed 8 for the most correct, but she did guess 3 times for an average of 6.34.
I’ve also just spent an enjoyable few minutes consulting my globe and atlas and am giving a special prize to Yella Ojrak for surfing here from the furthest away from humble New Jersey, from a distance of over 10,000 miles! (Sorry, planetross and Tony the Tasmanian Tiger — you were close, but she did you both in by a few hundred miles!) Winners please send your current mailing address to me (I’m pretty sure all 3 of you have my email) I’ll send you some fabulous prizes!
And finally, here are the answers for your amazement and amusement:
1. In 2002 I lost a bet and dyed my hair bright blue for six weeks. TRUE
Special Agent Dale Cooper: not my relative.
2. I have a family member who retired from the FBI after 22 years as a Special Agent. TRUE
3. I met singer Dwight Yoakam in a bar in Nashville and ended up spending the weekend at his house. FALSE
4. I spent six months living in Switzerland in a student foreign exchange program. FALSE
5. I have a pet blue-tongued skink named Taco. FALSE
6. I was Camp Director for a day camp attended by over 150 kids. TRUE
7. I competed in the flair bartending contest at The Big Apple Showdown in 1992. FALSE
8. I performed live with Prince at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. TRUE
9. I drove a hansom carriage in Central Park in NYC for six months. TRUE
Not me driving...
10. I own a rare book that is currently worth between $800 – $900. TRUE
11. I have a handpainted dinosaur mural in the spare bedroom of my house. TRUE
12. I have posed nude for an artist. TRUE
13. I have a vanity license plate on my car that says “I ROCK” FALSE
14. I have a size 10-1/2 foot and NEVER wear heels. FALSE
15. I went to high school with Mira Sorvino. FALSE
16. I am left handed. FALSE
17. I have a collection of 353 Beanie Babies, including a rare Orange Crab from 1995. FALSE
No, it wasn't that kind of hog!
18. I am one-quarter Shoshone American Indian. FALSE
19. I own five different Tarot Card decks. TRUE
20. My great-great grandfather murdered my great-great-great grandfather in a dispute over a hog. TRUE
This is also the time for Honorable Mention for everyone else who voted: thedailydish, persistentillusion, Khyri, planetross and Tony you are all very awesome, funny folks and I’m glad to call you my friends…you just need guessing lessons! Sorry you didn’t get to play S. Le and nathalie, but I’m sure I’ll end up with a comment or two from you both about this and I’m looking forward to it!
Now I leave it to you all to praise and admonish each other over these answers, and of course let me know if you’d like me to give you details on any of the true answers — I’m sure there is a complete blog post in each one, I just don’t know where to start!
Thanks again for playing, “Carrie’s Castaways” — and thanks to Susan (who I still think of as “Suzen” lol), Another Susan, Kimberly, Dania, Angela, Ben (who actually does have a blue-tongued skink as a pet!), and especially pannonica for giving my online friends the lowdown on my interesting life!
Update: I’d just like to encourage anyone who’s interested to take the time to read these comments…many details are being revealed!
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October 26, 2008 at 1:04 pm
planetross
Congrats to the winners!
I want to know about this performing with Prince fact. I am intrigued. (smiley face)
jimsmuse sez: It was definitely a case of being in the right place at the right time. A good friend of mine and her husband met my sister and me in Las Vegas to attend a Prince show at the Rio Hotel. Because it was a special occasion, we coughed up $300 bucks each for VIP tickets that included a six course dinner in the restaurant at the concert venue, and a fancy booth to sit in at the show.
What we didn’t realize until we got there is that after the concert (which was, of course, incredible) that Prince would take a break and then perform a much more intimate show (75 people in the room) back at the restaurant where we had dinner. After much waiting in line and begging and massive amounts of b.s. I talked our way into the “after-show” and we sat at a table right in front of The Purple One and his band. After the first set, Prince took a break, and we all congratulated ourselves on how close we were to the action…then Prince came out with Sheila E. (who is still smokin’ hot, btw) and on his way back to his mic he handed out a tambourine and a set of maracas to audience members saying, “Hey, come jam with us!”
Guess who got the maracas? Me! “LOLOMFG!!!11!!eleven!!” was my reaction, and I have to say that it’s one thing to hear Prince & Friends in a venue that small, but it’s quite another thing to realize that you are even a teensy weensy part of the incredible music that the audience is hearing. A once in a lifetime adventure, and totally worth the ticket price (and I did “accidentally” leave with one of the maracas — how could I not bring home a souvenir covered with Prince’s DNA!) Thanks for asking!
You can click HERE to see an image of the actual maraca.
P.S. Prince IS a prince of a guy, and he smells great up close!
October 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm
S. Le
You have done some REALLY interesting stuff! I need to know just two things:
1. What sort of performing in a hotel did you do with Prince?
2. How much was the hog worth?
I didn’t play because I’m not nosy enough to click on a link called “Nosy people click here.” Really! That, and I’ve not had time, sadly.
Congrats to the winners. I’m anxious to see the prizes!
jimsmuse sez: See the answer to planetross above for the scoop on Prince. The hog in question was worth about $15 according to the newspaper story that our family genealogist (my second cousin, Jenina) uncovered about the incident. I might also mention that my family is from Southern Kentucky…
October 26, 2008 at 2:12 pm
nathaliewithanh
I apologize on my knees for not playing but, come on, until just a few weeks ago, you were jimsmuse to me, the one who merely blogs once in a while. I figured I did not stand a chance (unless there was a statement about calendars – which there wasn’t.)
I will echo Ross about the Prince act. Are you kidding me? He is one of my favorite performers ever. I hope it was during his pre-Jehova’s Witness years when he was still humpin’-sexy-dirty. A Prince Post is needed here.
I had electric blue hair too! By choice! In retrospect, I should have bet something.
jimsmuse sez: This actually happened in 2006, and despite the fact that he’s a Jehovah’s Witness, he’s still definitely humpin’ onstage. See my lengthy answer to planetross above for more details — I promise I will do a complete Prince tribute at a later date!
I had done the blue hair on purpose years ago, so I knew I could handle it, but the bet was about someone else with blue hair so there weren’t any other options as far as the loser’s punishment.
In 2002 hunky Scottish downhill skier Alain Baxter dyed his hair blue as a protest against having to ski for “Great Britain” instead of his native Scotland. Because the St. Andrew’s Cross was also dyed into the back of his hair (as it was in my case as well) the Olympic Committee deemed it a “political statement” and refused to let him compete until he changed it. I commented to a Scot who happened to be staying in my house at the time, “What’s the difference? It’s not like a freakin’ Scotsman is going to win a downhill skiing medal!”
You can probably guess the rest. Baxter gets Olympic Bronze in the downhill — and Carrie gets blue hair just in time for HER trip to Scotland. The funny thing is that the only time people commented on the Scottish flag in my hair was when locals came up to me in Edinburgh to see if I knew the score of a rugby or football game, assuming I was an insane fan!
Click HERE for a pic of hunky downhill skier Alain Baxter shredding the downhill with blue hair!
October 26, 2008 at 3:44 pm
thedailydish
Carrie, your life is too interesting for words. No wonder I could only guess a few! My feeble mind can’t wrap itself round such greatness..
SO. I SERIOUSLY HOPE YOU ALL ARE ROOTING BIGTIME FOR PHILLY TODAY!!!
We’re off to the Eagles game now, and the Phils play tonight. WOOOHHOOOOO!!
PS: I told John to wear his “sexy pants” for his special friend.
jimsmuse sez: I never even mentioned my career in professional sports administration (I worked for some lawyers who were also professional athlete agents) but I assure you I’m rooting for Philly tonight!
October 27, 2008 at 8:49 am
Yella Ojrak
awwww, thank you for the prize, I’m so honoured.
YAYAYAAYAY! I’ll email you my addy.
I hope you didn’t forget to keep his smell… If you still have his smell, please send a a little to me along with the prize…
(I think I asked too much, didn’t I?)
jimsmuse sez: Oh my, I would certainly trade in the maraca I “accidentally” walked off with for a bottle of “The Smell of Prince”. They say that scent memories go right to the primitive animal part of your brain….if I ever come across anything that smells like him again, I promise you I will a) remember it immediately and have some sort of a Prince “flashback”; and b) buy a bottle and send you some right away!
October 27, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Connie
As usual I was too late to play with the cool kids! congrats to the winners!
jimsmuse sez: Oh, please, Connie — who needs to hang out here for validation when you’re already a S.L.O.B.? You’re already one of those kids, you’re just too humble to notice how cool we all think you are!
November 1, 2008 at 3:38 am
Angela
Had to share the story about Judge Judy, though. It really cracked me up, having myself once worked as a legal secretary/law clerk, and having once had the snot scared out of me by a judge once, too…for making a procedural error similar to what you had done…I told you that story, though.