Making an ass out of myself...again.

I have made an ass out of myself so many times on TV that my family has given up on telling their friends when I am going to air.  Way before I became a working artist, I produced commercials for TV.  Not just any commercials, but ones that used real people.  I've done an EPT pregnancy test commercial where I had to run around with women's pee sticks.  I also put the whole town of Pound, Wisconsin, on a SlimFast diet.  Let's just say I am used to being on the other side of the camera.  

 Years later, when I started licensing my artwork, Silvestri (one of my biggest licenses), would dress me up like a drag queen.  OK....I dressed myself up like a drag queen and they sent me all over the country doing artist signings.  I was in Little Rock, AR, for an interview on the 12 O'clock news to promote a girls’ night out signing at a local gift store.  Before we started to tape, the anchor was talking about this woman who did all this amazing stuff.  I was so impressed with who this woman was that I asked the anchor if I could get her number after the show.  I wanted to know what she knew.  The anchorwoman stopped, looked at me like I had two heads and said, "It was me she was talking about!"  (I've always been the last to know.)

 My favorite Joey “ass” story was when I was on Oprah.  Oprah is known in my family as “the only person who has ever shut Joey up.” Not in a bad way, Oprah is amazing!

I was so excited to meet the great Oprah. I knew I had to say something so profound that she would invite me over to her house for dinner.  This did not happen.  She asked me a question...What was the question?  I have no freak'n idea.  It's Oprah, people! (This was, thankfully, before YouTube, so there is no evidence.) Anyhoooo, when she asked, I opened my mouth and said, "Ummmmmm".   Yep, that's it...

 Have I learned? No!  I have been on Doctor Oz twice.  Once for bad hair and once for meditating with Deepak, which I giggled and snorted.  Again...not one of my proudest moments.  There have been other stories, thankfully, I just can't remember them right now.  Oprah...if you are reading this, give me a call.