I didn’t really want to tell the Dr. Laura story because then I would have to admit to you all that I listen to Dr. Laura. Actually, have listened to Dr. Laura for the last fifteen years. Not only have I and do I listen to her, I like her show. I disagree with most of her politics and don’t believe in god. She can be a little curt and bitchy sometimes, but much of her advice for most people is pretty good. I especially like her devotion to kids. When people call in and their kids are acting up she really calls the parents out on their divorces, remarriages, live in boyfriends/girlfriends and the effects that all has on the kids who have no choice in the matter.

I’ve gotten Novabella hooked on the show also. Last week, we found out that Dr. Laura was coming to San Diego to sign her new book. We wanted to go but felt really dumb about it. Especially since Nova went to a previous book signing, but left the bookstore because the people waiting to see her were…..well, you know. We like her show and all, but we’re fans, not disciples.

We got there early but still had number 125. It was going to be a long wait, but we were prepared with travel coffee mugs full of vodka and cherry soda. We thought it made it a better story and more entertaining for us to be drinking while meeting Dr. Laura. Also, my mom drove us so we wanted something to take the edge off. Nova got restless and went to walk around. She came back with a devilish grin and number 52 that she had pulled out of the Barnes and Noble trash can. We got in line with her new book that we bought for her to sign. The screener asked me who this was going to be dedicated to. I said, “Andy and Cindy”. He wrote it on a post it note and stuck it to the inside cover.

We got to the front of the line and I walked up to the table first. Nova was trying to tell the person who was taking pictures how to work her camera. I said “Hi Dr. Laura”. She looked at the yellow sticky note in my book and said, “are you Cindy?” I said yes. Then she asked, “Where’s Andy?” I said, “Uh, uh, hmmmm, he’s at home on the computer.” I stammered because he was at home playing internet poker. I wasn’t prepared for the question, and I didn’t think that telling Dr. Laura that my husband was a professional gambler would have gone over well. My cell phone was in my hand and I jokingly said, “I can call him”. She said, “yeah, call, I want to talk to him”.

All I can say is thank god for Andy that it went to voice mail. What the hell do you say to an unexpected reprimanding call from Dr. Laura. I was laughing like crazy. You can hear it in the background of the recording. It was amazing because she really didn’t take any time with most of the people. Nova and I discussed the night’s events later on and both mentioned that we had made eye contact with her several times while we were in line. I think she thought, and correctly so, we were good performers that played well to a crowd and knew how to take a joke. It was a fun night and worth the price of the book.

And now….the clip.