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I thought the road trip thing had to have been the stupidest thing she has ever shown. Who thought this made for a good season premiere?

Tara, I was surprised at the show. I'm not sure it shows Oprah in such a good light. It was apparent that Oprah has become helpless with her success over the years. She is an EXCELLENT talk show host and public speaker, but, she didn't fare well as a traveling companion. It' s hard to imagine that when you have other people doing things for you for so long you forget how to do the simple things in life that we all take for granted.

I'm a music person so I would travel better with Gayle I think. They should have put them in a travel trailer and called it the Simple Life - Across Country. (Did you watch Paris and Nicole in their travel trailer?)

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Tara, I was surprised at the show. I'm not sure it shows Oprah in such a good light. It was apparent that Oprah has become helpless with her success over the years. She is an EXCELLENT talk show host and public speaker, but, she didn't fare well as a traveling companion. It' s hard to imagine that when you have other people doing things for you for so long you forget how to do the simple things in life that we all take for granted.

I'm a music person so I would travel better with Gayle I think. They should have put them in a travel trailer and called it the Simple Life - Across Country. (Did you watch Paris and Nicole in their travel trailer?)

I missed yesterday's show, but Rosie discussed it on the view, and she really made it sound funny. In fact... she suggested the ladies of the View do the same. Barbara and Joy declined... Elizabeth was game. I would not tune into this road trip... thank you very much. LOL

I think the overall premise is funny..................our family has a hilarious and fun time on all of our roadtrips!!!

Buttttt.........you're right........Oprah has become quite prima-donna-ish with everyday life. When they were checking into the hotel in Vegas and talking about how they were doing everything like "everyone else" does??????? Yeah........no.

Not quite like most of us live and work and vacation!!! The show had some interesting and some dumb and boring stuff. So, if I happen to find it, I'll watch, but won't go out of my way. The radio thing WAS funny...............I'm with Gayle.............I'd be singing for hours too with nobody to have great conversation with!!!

Rosie was funny with Elizabeth about the traveling and with Joy and Barbara soooooooooooo vehemently against ANY traveling with children! Rosie and Elizabeth are VERY different parents than Barbara and Joy were..........and I have to say I respect and agree with Rosie and Elizabeth in that issue!!!




ETA: Oh yeah...........the statement from Oprah about &quot;I haven't pumped my own gas since 1983.&quot; <br><br>Post edited by: grizzlys4, at: 2006/09/19 22:15

Ew, I missed this show but I remember reading about the trip in her last magazine version.

I wouldn't exactly like hearing Oprah's diva like attitudes as the only thing I credit her for , (and constantly defend against her critics) is her generosity and down-to-earth character. Please don't tell me she is spoiled like (most of) the ultra rich here in America. I'd like to think she has a humility about her, having strived and struggelled so much to attain what she has. Yes? Hope so.

Did anyone see Oprah on Wednesday? Her guest were all great. The one who was primarily featured was Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator John Edwards. She has just released a book entitled Saving Graces. It is about her family's experience of losing their 16 year old son in a car accident in 1996 I believe and also about her surviving breast cancer which was diagnosed one day after her husband lost the vice- presidential race.

I was so proud of her. She and her husband are both attorneys and lived in Raleigh until he won the Senate seat. They both are excellent attorneys. I think they may have moved back here since her illness.

Her take on grieving and accepting the death of a loved one was so touching. She talked about how message boards were so helpful to her when she was adjusting to her son's death. She includes some of those stories in her book. I intend to read it.

I then saw the interview with Barbara Walters of Steve Irwin's widow. Oh, my, I cried like a baby. It was uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time. Did anyone else see it?