Your Ladyship,
(Bowing courteously)
Great Weekends sounds very enthusing and it’s going to be fun seeing Samantha film shows in the United States again. I did see the aforementioned Great Vacation Homes show from Blue Ridge, Georgia and enjoyed it through and through. (It is a masterstroke of psychological strategy for Samantha to remain in contact with good-natured people who are good at barbeques.) GVH is a treasured series and I’m very fortunate to have taped most of them. Because I did, it would be delightful for me to bring up another GVH show from Georgia in Lake Rabun, owned by Elizabeth and Chuck Wallace, as a way to pay tribute to the host for her birthday.
For instance, I loved the opening faraway shot of Samantha sitting on a lake dock, holding a mug of java while enjoying the early morning stillness, commenting on "the steam coming up off the water and sun rising up over the mountains." As the camera slowly panned towards her, it was obvious she was equally appealing to see as any serene sunrise.
In contrast to this peaceful beginning, the show ended uproariously with Samantha on Chuck’s boat called "Dancing Bear," where they were cocktail cruising on the lake. Chuck said he was "saving the best for last for first time visitors" and brought out some kind of homemade gassed up cider he labeled "Wallace Water" on a glass jar. By the devilish look on his face you knew he was about to throw some fat on the fire. Our heroine, who should be admired for her courage and sense of obligation towards the show, was unfazed to take a deep swig. But the intoxicating elixir didn’t make it far pass the gulp before it got spewed back all over the camera lens. The close up look on Samantha’s paralyzed face to close out the show was a skull busting experience!
And lets give due recognition to "Sam’s Cabin," the charming vacation home Samantha had personally built in Linville, North Carolina. To open that show, Samantha stepped out the front door of her sprawling retreat and proudly asserted her home was retrofitted on "4 ½ square feet of land from buying raw materials with gift certificates I got for my birthday." Huh, huh. Yeah, right. But she quickly fest up it was just a tree house for the owner’s grand kids. Be that as it may, we all know her real birthday is at hand today.
Therefore, in quaint similarity, a homage type gift certificate is summoned forthwith to mark this precious occasion. With humble admiration, I present this post as a ribbon-attached gift certificate to certify her majesty’s birthday as a genuine national holiday for all ages to come. With polite genuflect obeisance, I extend forth this sacred scroll placed on royal pillow and wish her a very boisterous birthday ... and with deep religious faith ... pray that the happy couple’s real residence is a true vacation home from their working lifestyle.
Later on in that show we got to meet the owner’s pet cat named "Bonkers," which is such a terribly cute name. I wish to express sincerely that this cat was far more appealing than those Santa Fe, New Mexico owner’s pet rats that were placed on Samantha’s lap for her to stroke and caress in a different episode! By far, it would be highly more preferable for me take a big swig of "Wallace Water" then have pet rats placed on my lap! What a unique way to start off a career on TV (as I scratch my head in bewilderment).
Because the North Carolina owners had a mushroom business in Miami, they herald mushrooms as an ornamental theme throughout their home. As a result, Samantha couldn’t help but end the show by wondering, "If I change my name to 'Samantha Portobello' would my career then begin to mushroom?" Yes, she confessed bad jokes are all you’ll get out of her. Yet, with her name change undoubtedly proving unnecessary, we can all agree today that the starlet’s wonderful career has truly mushroomed into a beautiful, quasar-like, blue beam of powerful light. I’m certain it will continue to increase unendingly through her spreading of wondrous joy as divine gift to the multitudes.
For further escalating this endearing event to the more present day, I wish to complimentary express how enchanted Samantha looked while wearing the stylish black dress towards the end of her Guadalajara, Mexico episode. It pleases me to say she looked spellbinding in her formal gown. It brings to mind in her Rio de Janeiro journal when she declared her favorite part of the day is passing a little café where a woman with a guitar is singing bossa nova music. Seeing Samantha in this black dress seems ideally suited to imagine her dancing the bossa nova herself.
Once more, in Passport To Europe, it is well worth mentioning how pretty Samantha also looked while wearing her casual blue outfit when working inside the kitchen of the "Gatto Nero" restaurant in Venice, Italy. Samantha truly stood out as someone looking like, "a very beautiful woman has just entered the room," when making pasta with the Italian family. She seemed in a rush to eat so I hope she enjoyed the meal she carried out with her.
Sorry Sam couldn’t get to drive at the Richard Petty racing experience but she’s welcome to test drive my new 2000 Honda Civic LX instead. I just brought it on Friday and I'm very pleased because it drives much better then my 1994 Volkswagen Passat GLX, which I traded it in for. As a result, I am doing quite well and looking forward to spring and summer driving around in my new wheels.
I bid you a beautiful birthday and best wishes for all the new shows, which I'm looking forward to with great enthusiasm.
Jeff
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