Off to California

Yes, I know the Super Bowl is in Miami.

At an auction last fall, Monica "won" a walk on role on The King of Queens. (I quote "won" because you don't really win an auction; if you get an item it simply means that you bid more than anyone else in the room -- or on the Internet for online auctions -- thought the item was worth.) We're heading to Los Angeles for the weekend so she can make her screen debut. As most of you know, she made her stage debut last spring after similarly winning a walk on role in the local theater's auction gala. But this is National TV so it's an order of magnitude bigger. Since people always ask -- no she won't have a speaking role (SAG rules), she'll just be in the background of a scene or two. From what I hear we'll be at CBS studios in Culver City all day (10-9) on Friday for rehearsal and filming. The studio audience arrives at 5PM and I'm hoping it doesn't take 4 hours to get it right, but we'll see. They do say lots of food and drink are provided. I'm bringing a book all the same. I guess we'll get to see how a TV show comes together. I'd be more excited if it were a show we watched regularly, but Monica is pretty psyched.

We don't know exactly when the show will air. Currently KoQ is scheduled to return to the air on April 9 and we think this is the second episode once they're back from hiatus. But it could be the first or CBS could change their mind. Watch CBS.com and here for updates.

From another auction, we also have a VIP tour of Paramount studios planned for Thursday morning.

More on Monday.