The Rachael Ray Show

So the first day we ventured into the city, Amanda and I went all alone! No children! Bless Shannon for staying home with all three little ones...all day. Amanda had gotten us tickets to a filming of the Rachael Ray Show. We spent most of the day there...it was like 4 hours long...and they filmed segments for 3 different episodes. Three different interviews and she cooked a couple of different things. It was actually so much fun. It was cool just to see how they do everything and they pump the audience up and give away free stuff in between filming. I got pulled up to play name that tune and won a book. During down time, Rachael chats with the audience. She talked to me for a second about Utah.

They're pretty good because you walk in kind of indifferent and walk out like the biggest fan ever.

Good job Rachael Ray.

Amanda & Me

So you don't know what they will be filming when you get tickets...it's all very hush hush. And lucky us...we didn't get stuck with some random weird segments. We were actually there for her interviews with three different celebrities. Pretty good ones, I'd say.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

She gave the audience free manicures from Elizabeth Arden.

Forest Whitaker

Bret Michaels

Ok. So I was genuinely excited about Bret Michaels...I mean...the lead singer of Poison! How could you not be? ( Of the three episodes they filmed we ended up on TV for this one)

He sang part of Every Rose has a Thorn (although he sounded like a chipmunk b/c his voice was disguised with the mic...still cool though) He talked about the Celebrity Apprentice and sang his new song.

Amanda just kept saying "He has really great hair". Haha. She has a really hard time getting her color done well in Connecticut...not enough blondes out east.