So yes I went to the Ellen show yesterday and yes is it going to be on today. So, the story begins...

We got to LA at around noon but we had to go to this little cupcake place on Rodeo Drive that we love. It is called Sprinkles cupcakes and has really cute and delicious little cupcakes. So we had our fun little walk down Rodeo Drive with our cupcakes and then we were off to pick up Matthew and go to lunch at this trendy little restaurant called Cheebo's. Well, let's just say that I felt like we were in a sweat shop/sauna because it was so hot and the tables were so close together! Not to mention that the entire restaurant is painted bright orange! It was very LA. So after my $12 BLT I decided to not indulge Matthew so fully when we has ideas for where to go to lunch. By the time we were done with lunch it was about 2:15. We were planning on getting to Ellen by 2pm because the taping starts at 6pm, you have to be there by 4pm, and the line starts at 11am. So we were gonna be a little late.

So we finally got to the Burbank NBC Studios at about 2:40. We got in line and they gave us numbers and said....the main studio is full, you will be in the riff-raff room!!! We were demoted to mere riff-raff!! I was rather upset to say the least. So after complaining for about an hour in line outside the studio they let us go into the lot by the studio and sit for another what felt like 5 hours. Needless to say I wasn't too happy by the time they let us go inside at about 5pm. So we finally get inside and they tell us, even though you are in the riff-raff room and don't get to see anything but screens the size of your television at home you need to be excited and dancing because then you MAY get on the camera! Woohoo... So we obliged and danced up on the furniture and stuff and tried to make it a little fun. While we were dancing some of the producers were going around to everyone and talking about the grammy's and who they thought would win and everything. One guy talked to my friend Kat a lot and took her picture and got her name but wouldn't tell her what it was for. He made sure that all 4 of us were together and that we were all from San Diego, then he left. So we danced a little more but progressively walked over to our stuff on the other side of the room. So I was looking towards the camera when all these ultra-bright lights come on and the people I am looking towards start looking at me and saying "oh look!" so I was a little confused because, I mean, how do they know that I am famous? So I turn around and Ellen was standing right there acting like she was looking for what everyone was looking at!!! It was pretty awesome. She started dancing a little and said hi and that she had to go. She was right in front of me. Pretty cool.

So then they did the show and we lounged in the back room watching Queen Latifah and Bonnie Raitt. This audience control guy came around with a box full of random CDs and said that they didn't have enough of the prizes they were giving to the audience so they would give us these. It was pretty retarded. I got a Genuwine CD or something...I gave it away. So just after that the producer guy from the beginning of the show comes up to us on the couch and says, "this is a fun show and we are doing a giveaway thing so everybody needs to pay attention and if you hear your name you need to jump up and scream and run up the stairs." So then he leaves...comes back like 5 minutes later and says, "ok so you hear your name and you scream and run up the stairs and onto the stage, ok?" So we all say ok great...then the debate began...do we all run up to the stage or just Kat because it is her name being called?? I was sure that he meant all of us because he kept making sure that we were all together and he looked me in the eye when he said that we would jump up and run up the stairs. Matthew agreed but Michelle said that she would only run if they said Kat and group. So...it gets to the point where they are doing the giveaway and Ellen says, "We are giving away 2 Grammy tickets to someone in the RiffRaff room and it is...Katherine Rowe!! (my friend)" so Katherine AND me (utter embarassment) jump up and run to the stairs! I was so excited I barely stopped to think until something told me to see if Matthew and Michelle were with me...so I looked back and there they were sitting on there seats and laughing at me, looking at me like I am a moron. So I made a quick switch to "Oh I am so excited for my friend!" and walked back over to the couch. Kat meanwhile was running onto the stage and meeting Ellen and looking great! (i swear i am not bitter, just excited for her) So she got the two grammy tickets and we ended up getting the free stuff that the audience got! She is going with Matthew today because I have to work and I don't really know anything about the grammy's anyway and Matthew is obsessed with it. So it should be really fun for them.

So it turned out good. I got to see Ellen in person, we got the free stuff (just a Bonnie Raitt CD and some random Grammy stuff), and Kat got Grammy tickets and we got to relax in the backroom during the show!

Sorry such a long story but I thought it was fun. So enjoy! Maybe next time we will go during Oscar time and I can score tickets to that!!

Glad I missed the drama on the blog yesterday but I still love you all! Don't forget to watch today, there may be a shot of my retardedness in the riffraff room when Kat's name is called!

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Marnie