On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:56 PM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Good luck to everyone taking the test, and to those who've already taken it. > > Kevin, will I find a story about that WBSM audition if I search thine blogs? > > David
A quick search and it appears I never wrote about that one. The internet was a mere infant compared to today, so one could sign up to audition online, but they would then call you and conduct the quiz over the phone. When they called me on my cell, as it happened, I was inside a Border's Books And Music, surrounded by literally every reference source I could think of, and the person on the other end of the phone told me I could take as much time as I wanted to answer each question. As I started running around the store searching for answers (the questions were so far over my head, it wasn't even funny), others in the store quickly caught wind of what I was doing. Suddenly, not only did I have people cheering me on in my futile quest, but many took up position in various sections of the store, pulling out helpful books as I said the question aloud. I'm sure, as a result, that I answered many of the questions correctly (and, as a collective, we were pretty quick toward the end). They gave me the non-committal "you did well" response, which could have meant anything. But ultimately I had to break the news to the person who called (and to those in the store) that a guy who had once worked for me on "Your Big Break" had taken a job in the contestant offices on "WBSM," which disqualified me from appearing on the show (he didn't have the job when I applied... as I recall it was around a year between when I signed up to audition and when I finally got the call). All for the best, as Stein would have mopped the floor with me. It was a fun audition though, and I've read a lot since then. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
