So many things are happening I don’t know where to begin. I did have a nice dinner last night at Antenello’s, the scallopine saltimboca was delicious! The night before I actually collapsed on to the cement in my driveway. Exhaustion, lack of sleep, and not enough time to for dinner contributed to this. I have a bump on the head, and a huge bruise on my arm, but other than that I think I’ll be okay. I am a little dizzy though, and No, it has nothing to do with me being blonde! I can’t believe that people still assume I am stupid because of how I look. A perfect example of this happened at the game show taping the other night. I was down in the front row with fellow candidate Bahdi. Barry was seated in the back of the auditorium with Bahdi’s wife who kept saying that Bahdi is a serious candidate and she was angry that they were not treating him as such. Then she kept referring to the dumb candidates who were blonde. Barry tried to explain to her that I was not stupid, and how I am taking care of him. She still wouldn’t stop taking digs at me. Finally Barry actually got up and went out to the lobby to get away from her. I didn’t know this until later of course, but then she had the nerve to shake my hand and say what a pleasure it was to meet me. That’s too bad because Bahdi is a very nice person and I’ve had the pleasure of running into him at several events. I even loaned him powder for his face before an interview at KCET. Well, I guess it’s not his fault she is this way. I came across a magazine called The New American, where it actually says: “Vying with Flynt for the voyeur vote are a trio of blonde buxom bimbos: Reva “the Deva” Renz, a bar owner; Mary Carey, a lap dance porn queen; and Angelyne, the “Pink Party” bombshell. Hey, at least I got first mention! It’s actually funny because after the writer, William F. Jasper, mentions me, he adds that I am a bar owner. How could I possibly be a bimbo if I own and operate a bar? He obviously knows nothing about the bar business or any other business for that matter. The media has actually been pretty good to me so I can’t really complain too much. I actually was in the LA Times, NY times, and USA Today (or so I am told, I don’t have a copy yet of the USA Today) last Tuesday, the 23rd. What a day! I never imagined that happening! I have saved all the newspaper clipping from this campaign and put them up the window next door to deva’s. The “Wall of Reva” is expanding at a rapid pace! I’ve run out of room even, and I still don’t have all the pictures, I’m in newspapers and magazines that I have never even seen. This entire recall is absolutely amazing.
A scary thing happened the other day. A man left a message saying he was from the Associated Press and was doing a story on the recall and would like to interview me. I called back the 1-888 number he left me and it was constantly busy. I looked at my caller ID and saw that it was from a local number so I called that number and the lady who answered the phone had no idea what I was referring to. I called back the 1-888 number and they answered finally. I asked them about the local number and they insisted the AP had a local office here in Orange County. He then said to hold while he went to get his editor. I knew something wasn’t right because I had gone to the AP website and could find no mention of an office here locally. The man started the interview and then asked what the beeping noise was on my phone (he obviously thought I was recording him.) I told him that there was no beeping sound on my end so he asked me the first question; “Do you still live in Tustin?” At this point I asked (for the second time,) “Who am I speaking to exactly? What is your name?” He immediately hung up! I called the local number back and spoke to a lady at that business and she said that it would’ve been impossible for anyone to call me from that number. She suggested that someone was tapping into their phone lines and using their number to call me so I couldn’t trace them. Is that weird or what? Why would they go through so much trouble to ask me where I live? Scary! All the attention is terrific, but I realize the weirdo’s are coming out of the woodwork! I will be on “red alert” from now on!
I went to a meeting and luncheon yesterday at Tustin Ranch Golf Club for the Tustin Area Republican Women Federated. They are such a wonderful group of people. I met several of them at the Orange County meeting earlier this month. They are very supportive of me and again emphasized that they want to see me run for something locally. The President, Sally Weir, was so kind along with Yvonne Junor, the former President of this group. We watched a documentary titled “ Gratitude & Honor Memorial,” which one of the members and her husband produced. It is a documentary about a local memorial in Irvine dedicated to all the soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq. It’s really quite touching and unbelievable how many people went there from all over the country to decorate each soldier’s separate memorial. You can donate $20.00 or more to receive a copy of this touching DVD. They are using the donations to replace the memorial with a permanent one. The website is www.honor.smugmug.com . If you know anyone in Iraq or the in the military they would appreciate seeing this. I bought two copies myself. I’m saving one for a friend of mine Mike Cahil who is over in Iraq right now. He came home briefly a few weeks ago but had to get back there to get the job done. My grandfather fought in the First World War, as his grave so proudly points out with all the decorations. He died of lung cancer right before he was to retire. Unlike my father, he did smoke. Apparently our family happens to have some unlucky gene that seems to invite cancer in. I still remember going to visit my grandfather as a kid when he would deliver milk to Defiance, the city in Ohio we lived in at the time. My grandparents were farmers and my grandfather owned and drove milk trucks. I’m talking about giant trucks that delivered milk to the processing centers that in turn bottled it or re-sold it, I’m not really sure exactly. They owned several different businesses, and worked extremely hard. . My grandmother started a company selling Aloe Vera products way back in the late 70’s or early 80’s. My grandparents must be where I get my entrepurnial spirit. My aunt and uncle currently farm the land my grandparents used to out around Mark Center, Ohio.
I have a big surprise for tomorrow! If you’re at the beach between Long Beach and Huntington Beach between 1pm-3pm, or around deva’s in Tustin at 2:30pm, be sure to look up in the sky!
Thursday, September 25, 2003
What a long night last night! I went to the taping of the Game Show in L.A. It was definitely geared towards Mary Carey, and I understand why I wasn’t chosen for this particular show. I still don’t know why they picked some basketball player, Nate. Nice guy, but boring! I had trouble recalling his name just now, that’s just how unmemorable he was, and I watched him on stage for over 4 hours! Trek Kelly, Gary Coleman, the humble Mehr, and Brian (the college student,) were all good sports and entertaining. Mary of course was the most entertaining jumping up and down with her breasts popping out constantly. What did you expect? Oh well, the winner will be announced after the October 1st show, where everyone can log into GSN.com to vote for one of the three finalists. I don’t want to give it away, there’s no fun in that. So you’ll have to watch the show. It’s an interesting show that highlights several of the candidates. They show clips of auditions of candidates not on the show. You will see me in the audience as well! You can go to: http://www.gsn.com/governor/recallvote.php
Vote for me or your favorite candidate on the ballot! Anyone can vote on the Pretender or Contender Game. After the show we were starving, so Barry and me went to TGIFridays for a late dinner. A patron from deva’s was there and he was a little drunk (hard to believe it in a bar). Anyway, I gave him a T-shirt and some bumper stickers and he put on the shirt and started yelling Reva for Governor to what was left of the customers. That’s the second time I gave a drunk person campaign memorabilia. It’s funny how they react; maybe I’m on to something…………..
Barry is doing okay; he gets a lot of rest, wish I could say the same. It’s almost noon and he’s still sound asleep. That’s good for him; he will be healed from the surgery in no time. We went to the doctor yesterday morning and spent most of the time talking about the shooting that took place there in Baldwin Park last week. Apparently the Swat Team was evacuating everyone out of the hospital, including the people that were saving the life of the doctor who was shot! They had the Police, Sheriff, and Swat Team there and the 70 year old man that shot the doctor (after throwing a malitov- cocktail to start a fire,) had already drove off and shot himself at his restaurant. A few people I talked to were concerned that if this is how things are handled with a small incident (meaning one 70 year old man gone off the deep end,) what will we do in the case of a larger terrorist attack? Scary! Which just goes back to the whole illegal driver’s licenses. We need to tighten security, not loosen it up. I’m concerned, but I’m not going to live life in fear everyday. There are some things that we have to realize are out of our control. Back to Barry, the doctor said they weren’t absolutely sure yet, and were still running tests on the tissue from Barry’s knee and hip, as well as the bone marrow. Still waiting. On a positive note, the doctor did say he thought that the “hot spots” that showed up on Barry’s MRI might just be dead stuff (not the medical term, but you get the idea,) from the radiation he went through. Yeah! Let’s hope and pray that’s what it is!
I didn’t have a chance to write anything yesterday because I was figuring out the campaign disclosure Form 460. It was a little difficult because the timing of the election and all the Prop 34 rules. The Registrar of Voters, FPPC, and Secretary of State have all given me conflicting information. I even had the Registrar of Voters call the FPPC to try to straighten out exactly what I needed to do earlier in this campaign. The Registrar of Voters are so nice and helpful, unfortunately they have been given wrong information somehow. They actually told me yesterday to give them the original of my Form 460 due today that goes the Secretary of State. That would’ve got me in trouble! Wow, I never realized how much confusion there is when it comes to campaign disclosure. I know the major candidates have lawyers and accountants doing this for them. I realize now why so many of the “other candidates” were trying to stay below the $1,000.00 limit so that they wouldn’t have to be bothered by all of this. But then, what fun is that if you can’t promote yourself with signs, buttons, bumper stickers, and all the memorabilia from this historic recall?
Here's an interview that was just posted today............
http://www.etherzone.com/2003/kali092503.shtml
Vote for me or your favorite candidate on the ballot! Anyone can vote on the Pretender or Contender Game. After the show we were starving, so Barry and me went to TGIFridays for a late dinner. A patron from deva’s was there and he was a little drunk (hard to believe it in a bar). Anyway, I gave him a T-shirt and some bumper stickers and he put on the shirt and started yelling Reva for Governor to what was left of the customers. That’s the second time I gave a drunk person campaign memorabilia. It’s funny how they react; maybe I’m on to something…………..
Barry is doing okay; he gets a lot of rest, wish I could say the same. It’s almost noon and he’s still sound asleep. That’s good for him; he will be healed from the surgery in no time. We went to the doctor yesterday morning and spent most of the time talking about the shooting that took place there in Baldwin Park last week. Apparently the Swat Team was evacuating everyone out of the hospital, including the people that were saving the life of the doctor who was shot! They had the Police, Sheriff, and Swat Team there and the 70 year old man that shot the doctor (after throwing a malitov- cocktail to start a fire,) had already drove off and shot himself at his restaurant. A few people I talked to were concerned that if this is how things are handled with a small incident (meaning one 70 year old man gone off the deep end,) what will we do in the case of a larger terrorist attack? Scary! Which just goes back to the whole illegal driver’s licenses. We need to tighten security, not loosen it up. I’m concerned, but I’m not going to live life in fear everyday. There are some things that we have to realize are out of our control. Back to Barry, the doctor said they weren’t absolutely sure yet, and were still running tests on the tissue from Barry’s knee and hip, as well as the bone marrow. Still waiting. On a positive note, the doctor did say he thought that the “hot spots” that showed up on Barry’s MRI might just be dead stuff (not the medical term, but you get the idea,) from the radiation he went through. Yeah! Let’s hope and pray that’s what it is!
I didn’t have a chance to write anything yesterday because I was figuring out the campaign disclosure Form 460. It was a little difficult because the timing of the election and all the Prop 34 rules. The Registrar of Voters, FPPC, and Secretary of State have all given me conflicting information. I even had the Registrar of Voters call the FPPC to try to straighten out exactly what I needed to do earlier in this campaign. The Registrar of Voters are so nice and helpful, unfortunately they have been given wrong information somehow. They actually told me yesterday to give them the original of my Form 460 due today that goes the Secretary of State. That would’ve got me in trouble! Wow, I never realized how much confusion there is when it comes to campaign disclosure. I know the major candidates have lawyers and accountants doing this for them. I realize now why so many of the “other candidates” were trying to stay below the $1,000.00 limit so that they wouldn’t have to be bothered by all of this. But then, what fun is that if you can’t promote yourself with signs, buttons, bumper stickers, and all the memorabilia from this historic recall?
Here's an interview that was just posted today............
http://www.etherzone.com/2003/kali092503.shtml
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Have I mentioned how exhausted I am? I found out that my picture was in the New York Times today, as well as the L. A. Times! You can see the N.Y. Times article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/national/23RECA.html?pagewanted=all&position
You have to register first, but it is free. The actual picture in the physical paper is much larger and includes more of the candidates. My friend Mark Scaparro called me from Chicago tonight and told me he saw me on a few different news shows yesterday. I have no idea where! Tomorrow is the tapping of the “Who Wants to be Governor Game Show,” that should be interesting. I’ll definitely be in the audience! Well, off to sleep, Barry & me need to get up early to go to the doctors tomorrow. Hope it’s good news!
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/national/23RECA.html?pagewanted=all&position
You have to register first, but it is free. The actual picture in the physical paper is much larger and includes more of the candidates. My friend Mark Scaparro called me from Chicago tonight and told me he saw me on a few different news shows yesterday. I have no idea where! Tomorrow is the tapping of the “Who Wants to be Governor Game Show,” that should be interesting. I’ll definitely be in the audience! Well, off to sleep, Barry & me need to get up early to go to the doctors tomorrow. Hope it’s good news!
I can’t find the bottom of my desk, there’s so much paperwork to do between deva’s and this campaign! At least the election will go as scheduled on October 7th-yeah! I’m so exhausted; it will be nice to finally take a break! The Game Show Network called and they want me to meet with the producers today or tomorrow from show called Lingo, hosted by Chuck Woolery. That sounds like fun! I’m waiting for them to call me back to arrange a time. All I know is that it’s a show where you have to figure out five-letter-words. I’m a wizard with word games, hope this works out! If I win any money it will be donated to my favorite charity. I need to find a good organization that deals with quality of life of cancer patients. I use to volunteer for The Cancer Society; I actually donated several cases of beer and helped out with a Fundraiser on a yacht in Newport several years ago to help raise money. I helped out with the “Relay for Life,” they had at Orange Coast College one year. That’s great that they can raise money to find a cure, but I want to actually help the people who have cancer now. I originally volunteered to drive patients to their treatments, but they said I’d be more useful raising money. When my Dad was in the hospital I went back to Ohio for three months to be with him and help him out in 1990. I went around decorating the cork boards in the hospital rooms to cheer up the patients, hospital rooms are so boring and patients need something to look at besides a blank wall. It cheered a lot of people up! I asked several hospitals out here after I came home if I could start a program such as this and I was told I couldn’t actually talk with or go into patient’s rooms unless I had cancer myself. What a weird rule! I sit in hospitals with my boyfriend all the time and they really do need more positive surroundings. Anyway, after I came back from Ohio that’s when I decided to go to Cypress College, I actually missed the first week of classes because I had to fly back to Ohio for my father’s funeral. My clothing business had to be shut down and my warehouse closed because of my prolonged absence. The clothing business was hard work but it was a chance to be creative since I painted on clothing, which I sold in the garment district in L.A. and to Judy’s Department stores. I don’t even know if those stores still exist.
Wow, I’m really all over the place this morning. I better get back to work!
Wow, I’m really all over the place this morning. I better get back to work!
I am just getting home from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. What an exciting day! Us “other candidates,” met in Johnny Carson Park prior to the taping of the show. I brought a cooler full of bottled water and some sodas; I knew everyone would be parched out there in the sun! It was so nice meeting everyone, most of the candidates were asking for autographs, what a good idea. I changed clothes in Barry’s truck in front of the park; I had to duck every time I saw a camera! It was so hot today that I knew standing in the park in a long-sleeved suit was a bad idea. Who wants to go on Leno all sweaty and frumpy? I did talk to Marey Carey today. I showed her the Recall Calendar: which she had no idea existed. She told me I was “Hot” and asked me if I was a candidate, all the while stuffing her face with a sandwich in both hands. Marey definitely got more attention than any other person present today! They picked 5 people out of the audience to go up on stage today before the actual show and I was one of them. We had to dance on the set when pointed to by one of the crew (forgot his name, but fun just the same!). I was just getting into my groove when I was cut short by the producer to make sure Marey got her chance. She started with the splits and then pulled her skirt up, guess she shocked all of the guests from Idaho! What a great experience! Even Cheryl and Iris were loosening up. Actually, Iris Adams had a terrific write up in the OC Register today, which I pointed out to her. Iris was in a different frame of mind today; it was nice to see the extremely serious candidates unwind for a change. I took a picture with Gary Coleman, he is so sweet! I think he is just happy to be back in the limelight. What a good guy though to be open to all pictures and interviews with everyone. I also talked to Paul Mariano again, along with his cameraman Kurt. They are two of the absolute funniest people I have met during this entire event. Paul is a trial Lawyer up north and has a wonderful dry sense of humor, which is amusing to watch as the other candidates fall for his little jokes. I had so much fun talking with the candidates today, what an experience! Brooke Adams was there and I had a chance to briefly speak with her. She is a pleasant person and we wished each other well. We just need to get the word out on the Recall Calendar! Channel 9 News had someone showing the calendar on the news tonight, hope that helps! I also watched Tech TV this evening, which aired a debate between a few candidates including the infamous “Bumhunter,” Todd Lewis. They showed a brief picture and profile on myself, not very flattering. But hey, when do I get a chance to sit in my own bar and make sure DirecTV is on three different stations at once to catch me on all the shows in one night? Well, I’ll write more tomorrow…………I’m soooooooo tired! Good Night!
Sunday, September 21, 2003
I just spent three hours at South Coast Plaza searching for a red suit. Forget it!
Apparently the new fall colors are purple, pink, and mauve! I did find the most adorable red suit from St. John’s Knit, at Nordstrom’s. It was gorgeous, with rhinestone hearts for buttons! The saleslady said I looked like the Queen of Hearts. I had to break it to her that I was actually the 7 of hearts on the Recall Deck of Cards. Of course then I had to explain I was running for Governor. Anyway, I couldn’t really afford it. Only $990.00 for the Jacket. The skirt was a mere $240.00. If it had fit properly I would have a huge credit card bill right now!
Jay Leno is tomorrow! This should be something! I always wanted to be on the show, guess this is as close as I’ll get. Barry is excited as well.
The Fundraiser went well yesterday. So many friends that I haven’t seen in years stopped by to wish me well. A fellow candidate, Paul Mariano, stopped by with his cameraman to do an interview for a documentary that he is producing. Paul is super guy from Northern California, and while he is against the Recall, he is entitles to his own opinion and I think what he is doing with this documentary is a great idea! Good Luck to Paul! We had a big BBQ, sold buttons, T-Shirts, gave away pens and stickers, and I autographed several of the Recall Calendars. The owner of the company that produced the calendars sent his parents to deva’s to deliver them to me. What a sweet couple! They sent one to Jay Leno so I hope he shows it tomorrow night. It’s really a nicely done calendar with all the major candidates. They will be in Barnes & Nobles soon. The Orange County Register called and said they would be by the purchase one today. Roy Rivenburg from the L. A. Times came by to get one. He may mention it in his column tomorrow in the calendar section. Who knows?
Well, I just got a message from my former acting teacher Mark Majarian, from Cypress College, so I’m going to give him a call. It’s good to catch up with people from your past! He was a good acting teacher; unfortunately I wasn’t a student who applied myself as fully as I should have when it came to acting classes! Mark actually made me come to classes for a week without any makeup, jewelry, perfume, or dressy clothes, or else he was going to kick me out of class. I used to wear high heels and a ton of jewelry everyday and he thought by removing my costume so to speak, that I would reveal who I really was underneath all the window dressing. Funny, isn’t that what I’m doing now with this blog?
Apparently the new fall colors are purple, pink, and mauve! I did find the most adorable red suit from St. John’s Knit, at Nordstrom’s. It was gorgeous, with rhinestone hearts for buttons! The saleslady said I looked like the Queen of Hearts. I had to break it to her that I was actually the 7 of hearts on the Recall Deck of Cards. Of course then I had to explain I was running for Governor. Anyway, I couldn’t really afford it. Only $990.00 for the Jacket. The skirt was a mere $240.00. If it had fit properly I would have a huge credit card bill right now!
Jay Leno is tomorrow! This should be something! I always wanted to be on the show, guess this is as close as I’ll get. Barry is excited as well.
The Fundraiser went well yesterday. So many friends that I haven’t seen in years stopped by to wish me well. A fellow candidate, Paul Mariano, stopped by with his cameraman to do an interview for a documentary that he is producing. Paul is super guy from Northern California, and while he is against the Recall, he is entitles to his own opinion and I think what he is doing with this documentary is a great idea! Good Luck to Paul! We had a big BBQ, sold buttons, T-Shirts, gave away pens and stickers, and I autographed several of the Recall Calendars. The owner of the company that produced the calendars sent his parents to deva’s to deliver them to me. What a sweet couple! They sent one to Jay Leno so I hope he shows it tomorrow night. It’s really a nicely done calendar with all the major candidates. They will be in Barnes & Nobles soon. The Orange County Register called and said they would be by the purchase one today. Roy Rivenburg from the L. A. Times came by to get one. He may mention it in his column tomorrow in the calendar section. Who knows?
Well, I just got a message from my former acting teacher Mark Majarian, from Cypress College, so I’m going to give him a call. It’s good to catch up with people from your past! He was a good acting teacher; unfortunately I wasn’t a student who applied myself as fully as I should have when it came to acting classes! Mark actually made me come to classes for a week without any makeup, jewelry, perfume, or dressy clothes, or else he was going to kick me out of class. I used to wear high heels and a ton of jewelry everyday and he thought by removing my costume so to speak, that I would reveal who I really was underneath all the window dressing. Funny, isn’t that what I’m doing now with this blog?
Friday, September 19, 2003
What a day! I’ve been at my desk since 7am!
Can you believe someone shot a doctor in the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Baldwin Park? Barry and me were just there last Friday for his surgery. I heard a doctor was shot but is doing okay. They haven’t even caught the guy who did the shooting! The news is reporting it was a 70-year-old man. ?? Scary!
Hope things settle down there, we have to back there in a few days.
Well, the fundraiser is tomorrow and Barry has been putting together kabobs all day for the BBQ. I invited Fox 11 News and the producer, Greg, said he would put me on the list. So unless any major news developments happen we will have press coverage of the event. Greg sent me an e-mail the other day and can I just say what a great guy he is. He actually took time out of his busy schedule to thank me for driving up to L.A. for the interview last Sunday. Hope they show up tomorrow!
Can you believe someone shot a doctor in the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Baldwin Park? Barry and me were just there last Friday for his surgery. I heard a doctor was shot but is doing okay. They haven’t even caught the guy who did the shooting! The news is reporting it was a 70-year-old man. ?? Scary!
Hope things settle down there, we have to back there in a few days.
Well, the fundraiser is tomorrow and Barry has been putting together kabobs all day for the BBQ. I invited Fox 11 News and the producer, Greg, said he would put me on the list. So unless any major news developments happen we will have press coverage of the event. Greg sent me an e-mail the other day and can I just say what a great guy he is. He actually took time out of his busy schedule to thank me for driving up to L.A. for the interview last Sunday. Hope they show up tomorrow!
What a delightful surprise last night with CBS broadcasting live from deva’s on the 9pm and 10pm news on Channel 9. Apparently Channel 2 and 9 are the same. I was told the interview aired on the 11pm News on Channel 2, but didn’t get to watch so I have no idea if that was the case. Reporter Carter Evans was really nice; he’s also very handsome. The networks are really finding attractive reporters these days! It was a story on blogs, which highlighted this one right here! I never dreamed I would get so much attention from doing this. That, of course was not my intention, I am writing this for myself. The fact that so many of you out there are following this blog is just amazing! I have started writing my book and this blog helps me to go back and recall just exactly how I was feeling each day. It still catches me off guard when someone approaches me that has read this and knows just what’s going on in my life. I usually respond with “How did you know that? Oh, you read my blog.” I want to thank someone who has helped me with my website and who encouraged me to do this blog. Michael Washington is a good friend that I lost contact with for several years after college, who tracked me down via the Internet. Technology can be such a great thing in this regard. I acted in his student films while he was attending Cal State Fullerton. As a thankyou for seeing his projects through and always showing up so he could complete his work he offered to help me with deva’s website. A good friend of his, Melanie, actually designed the site. If you’re reading this Michael, I want you to know I appreciate everything you’ve helped me with!
On another note, my boyfriend Barry is doing just fine. He has bounced back from the surgery rather quickly as he always does. Just some pain where they packed his knee with cement to keep the bone from shattering. Dr. Helmsteder at Kaiser is a top surgeon who has helped Barry tremendously. He always leaves us laughing, which is so important and helpful to maintaining a positive attitude. Barry’s sister, Nirmala, called yesterday because a friend of hers was reading my blog and directed her to this site. She didn’t know he had surgery and wasn’t too happy Barry didn’t let her know. Nirmala is such a treasure to know, she has the biggest heart! At least now she can find out just what’s going on with him by coming here to this blog. Again, amazing the power of this to reach people in good ways.
On another note, my boyfriend Barry is doing just fine. He has bounced back from the surgery rather quickly as he always does. Just some pain where they packed his knee with cement to keep the bone from shattering. Dr. Helmsteder at Kaiser is a top surgeon who has helped Barry tremendously. He always leaves us laughing, which is so important and helpful to maintaining a positive attitude. Barry’s sister, Nirmala, called yesterday because a friend of hers was reading my blog and directed her to this site. She didn’t know he had surgery and wasn’t too happy Barry didn’t let her know. Nirmala is such a treasure to know, she has the biggest heart! At least now she can find out just what’s going on with him by coming here to this blog. Again, amazing the power of this to reach people in good ways.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
The Angels lost yesterday:( Allen Abel interviewed me during the game. He’s here from Toronto, Canada doing a story on the 100th Anniversary of the World Series and a story on the Recall. He did say that I was the best interview he had so far because I actually “get it.” He writes for The National Post and sometimes for Sports Illustrated. Nice guy.
I want to go to the Abolish the Car Tax Rally today in Anaheim at the Ayres Hotel. Hope I have enough time, there will probably be a ton of people there. I think it’s a good thing John & Ken are doing. After that I need to be back at deva’s for Channel 2 News, they are going to do a story on this blog.
All of the candidates are being invited to the taping of the Who Wants to be Governor Game Show next Wednesday. I’m going for sure, sounds like fun. They mentioned we would be shown on camera and may have a chance to participate in the show somehow. Too bad we don’t have a shot at the $21,200 prize!
This Saturday at deva’s we are having my Fundraiser in the afternoon around 2pm. We will be grilling chicken and steak kabobs served with rice and refried beans for a $5.00 a plate donation. I will be receiving the Recall Calendars tomorrow so they will be available on Saturday as well. They picked around 16 of the candidates for the calendar, which includes all of the major candidates and a few of us “other candidates.” Can’t wait to see them! You can go to www.recallcalendar.com to get an idea of what’s included. I’ll be giving them away, autographed for $15.00 each. They will be sold in all Barnes & Nobles bookstores soon for $14.95 plus tax. So if you’re interested let me know! I’d be happy to send anyone one for the donation to my campaign. You can do this on my www.RevaReneeRenzforGovernor.org website and just put CALENDAR in the message line using paypal. Or if you would like, you can always send the donation to deva’s and I’ll make sure I send it ASAP! Since we are on the subject of memorabilia, I also have bumper stickers, buttons, postcards, and pens. E-mail me if you are interested!
I want to go to the Abolish the Car Tax Rally today in Anaheim at the Ayres Hotel. Hope I have enough time, there will probably be a ton of people there. I think it’s a good thing John & Ken are doing. After that I need to be back at deva’s for Channel 2 News, they are going to do a story on this blog.
All of the candidates are being invited to the taping of the Who Wants to be Governor Game Show next Wednesday. I’m going for sure, sounds like fun. They mentioned we would be shown on camera and may have a chance to participate in the show somehow. Too bad we don’t have a shot at the $21,200 prize!
This Saturday at deva’s we are having my Fundraiser in the afternoon around 2pm. We will be grilling chicken and steak kabobs served with rice and refried beans for a $5.00 a plate donation. I will be receiving the Recall Calendars tomorrow so they will be available on Saturday as well. They picked around 16 of the candidates for the calendar, which includes all of the major candidates and a few of us “other candidates.” Can’t wait to see them! You can go to www.recallcalendar.com to get an idea of what’s included. I’ll be giving them away, autographed for $15.00 each. They will be sold in all Barnes & Nobles bookstores soon for $14.95 plus tax. So if you’re interested let me know! I’d be happy to send anyone one for the donation to my campaign. You can do this on my www.RevaReneeRenzforGovernor.org website and just put CALENDAR in the message line using paypal. Or if you would like, you can always send the donation to deva’s and I’ll make sure I send it ASAP! Since we are on the subject of memorabilia, I also have bumper stickers, buttons, postcards, and pens. E-mail me if you are interested!
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Jesus Christ Superstar was interesting! The entire evening was so much fun. What a small World we live in. Barry (my boyfriend,) ran into a friend of ours yesterday at the grocery store and he learned we were going to see the show. This friend, Patrick, then invited us to his home before the show to meet his boyfriend, Caesar, and the boyfriend of the lead actor who played Jesus. What a unique group of people! We all went to the theater and meet up afterwards at TGIFridays. We met several of the cast including Eric, the actor playing Jesus. Eric’s boyfriend suffers from a severe case of ADD! I guess that was obvious after spilling his wine and dropping Zanex all over the floor! Eric did what I thought was an exquisite job! It was my first time to watch this very progressive show and I thoroughly enjoyed everything from the priests, that looks as if they walked off the set of a Star Trek movie, to the dancing King Herod with the flashing neon signs and the talented Soul girls. I better stop, it sounds like I’m writing a review. Go watch it if you get a chance! The show is at the Orange County Performing Arts center.
Anyway, what does that have to do with the election? Well, I’ll tell you. People are people, whether you’re gay or straight. Doesn’t sound very Republican of me but I respect the freedoms of other people to choose which way they want to live. Which brings me to an issue in this election, Gay Marriage. I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and I want to preserve the sanctity of that. At the same time I believe anyone should have the same protections of marriage if they are committed to each other and are planning a life together. I think if we called it something else, like a “Civil Union,” that more Republicans and people in general would be able to accept that. The debate (if you can call it that,) with Jim Vandeventer on KUCI, with Doug Hill actually got me thinking about this issue. Actually I think it was Doug who came up with the “Civil Union” terminology. That ends my thoughts on that issue for now.
I’m going to the Angel’s game today. A reporter from Toronto called me earlier today as he was in Santa Ana and wanted to interview me and it had to be before 11am because he was going to cover the Angel’s game as well. So, now he will be interviewing me at the game. He told me he had lunch with Angelyne yesterday in Santa Monica. The reporter thinks she is in her 60’s. He told me she ate her salad with her fingers and used her nails to pick things out of her food she didn’t like. ?? Strange. You have to give her credit she made herself famous by billboards!
In other news, Marey Carey’s platform is in trouble. It was in today’s Orange County Register that Los Angeles is awaiting the signature from Mayor James Hahn on a city ordinance to ban lap dances! So much for making them tax deductible. Actually they already were tax deductible at 50% for entertaining for business purposes. But who’s paying attention to details? I can’t believe they are banning lap dances. I heard that the city used around $16,000 to do a study on lap dances. How many city employees do you think volunteered for that job? So does the city of L.A. get to write off that study as a tax deduction? I guess Marey Carey got her way in some obscure sort of way. This ordinance is ridiculous; don’t they know it’s going to take a ton of taxpayer money to support the starving dancers when this goes through? Dancers make the majority of their money that way. What’s next?
I just want to say to the people at “The Wienerboard” that my posts are actually mine. It’s a different sort of website that I stumbled upon through Google. You can check it out at:
http://wienerboard.com/thread.php/id=14212
Oh, one more item. The recall calender is finished. To view it go to:
http://www.recallcalendar.com
Anyway, what does that have to do with the election? Well, I’ll tell you. People are people, whether you’re gay or straight. Doesn’t sound very Republican of me but I respect the freedoms of other people to choose which way they want to live. Which brings me to an issue in this election, Gay Marriage. I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and I want to preserve the sanctity of that. At the same time I believe anyone should have the same protections of marriage if they are committed to each other and are planning a life together. I think if we called it something else, like a “Civil Union,” that more Republicans and people in general would be able to accept that. The debate (if you can call it that,) with Jim Vandeventer on KUCI, with Doug Hill actually got me thinking about this issue. Actually I think it was Doug who came up with the “Civil Union” terminology. That ends my thoughts on that issue for now.
I’m going to the Angel’s game today. A reporter from Toronto called me earlier today as he was in Santa Ana and wanted to interview me and it had to be before 11am because he was going to cover the Angel’s game as well. So, now he will be interviewing me at the game. He told me he had lunch with Angelyne yesterday in Santa Monica. The reporter thinks she is in her 60’s. He told me she ate her salad with her fingers and used her nails to pick things out of her food she didn’t like. ?? Strange. You have to give her credit she made herself famous by billboards!
In other news, Marey Carey’s platform is in trouble. It was in today’s Orange County Register that Los Angeles is awaiting the signature from Mayor James Hahn on a city ordinance to ban lap dances! So much for making them tax deductible. Actually they already were tax deductible at 50% for entertaining for business purposes. But who’s paying attention to details? I can’t believe they are banning lap dances. I heard that the city used around $16,000 to do a study on lap dances. How many city employees do you think volunteered for that job? So does the city of L.A. get to write off that study as a tax deduction? I guess Marey Carey got her way in some obscure sort of way. This ordinance is ridiculous; don’t they know it’s going to take a ton of taxpayer money to support the starving dancers when this goes through? Dancers make the majority of their money that way. What’s next?
I just want to say to the people at “The Wienerboard” that my posts are actually mine. It’s a different sort of website that I stumbled upon through Google. You can check it out at:
http://wienerboard.com/thread.php/id=14212
Oh, one more item. The recall calender is finished. To view it go to:
http://www.recallcalendar.com
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
The people at Fox 11 were terrific! They were all so friendly and helpful. Jeff and Susan were pleasant to talk with. I also met Jennifer who does the sports; everybody is so good looking on the 10pm Fox 11 News! I was so nervous when we went live on the air because my earpiece went dead or the volume went way down so I had to listen to Jeff and Susan on the other side of the studio. I could barely hear Susan. Oh well, it was another exciting experience!
Tonight I’m off to see Jesus Christ Superstar . I need diversions from this busy campaign schedule! A friend of mine is close friends with the lead so we’ll probably go back stage afterwards to met the cast. How fun!
On the website www.candidatecamera.com , I’m the featured candidate today! Check it out! Yesterday was Gray Davis with Bill Clinton at a church. They sure did a 180 today by putting the picture of me in my bar with a Top Ten list of reasons to vote for me (mostly funny of course.)
This delay by the 9th circus court is ridiculous. First of all the study that the ACLU used to convince the Judges that the voting process is unfair was conducted by a company that sells electronic voting machines! Give me a break! At least that’s what I’m hearing on KFI AM 640 on the John & Ken Show. Those two are so funny! I may just go to their event tomorrow in Anaheim to help Abolish the Car Tax! Senator McClintock will be there for the first hour. They will be handing out petitions to rescind the Car Tax. I can’t wait until the petitions come out to rescind SB60!
I’m off to the theater!
Tonight I’m off to see Jesus Christ Superstar . I need diversions from this busy campaign schedule! A friend of mine is close friends with the lead so we’ll probably go back stage afterwards to met the cast. How fun!
On the website www.candidatecamera.com , I’m the featured candidate today! Check it out! Yesterday was Gray Davis with Bill Clinton at a church. They sure did a 180 today by putting the picture of me in my bar with a Top Ten list of reasons to vote for me (mostly funny of course.)
This delay by the 9th circus court is ridiculous. First of all the study that the ACLU used to convince the Judges that the voting process is unfair was conducted by a company that sells electronic voting machines! Give me a break! At least that’s what I’m hearing on KFI AM 640 on the John & Ken Show. Those two are so funny! I may just go to their event tomorrow in Anaheim to help Abolish the Car Tax! Senator McClintock will be there for the first hour. They will be handing out petitions to rescind the Car Tax. I can’t wait until the petitions come out to rescind SB60!
I’m off to the theater!
Sunday, September 14, 2003
Hey! Here’s a poll where I’m actually ahead of McClintock!
http://s06.glgorman.com/cgi-bin/results.pl
The golf tournament was a success! It’s always nice to get out there in the sun and have a good time. I needed that diversion. Of course I didn’t start driving the ball worth anything until the 15th hole! I think the three Sugar Free Red Bulls (my favorite beverage,) and the flip I did off the bench (yes, I used to a gymnast back before I had to choose between gymnastics and basketball,) got me going! I drove the green on the 17th (not bad considering it was 157 yards,) and was really on my game by the 18th hole. Figures! Actually the 19th hole is my expertise! Anyway, my caterer flaked on me three hours before the start of the banquet. Luckily I have some good friends at deva’s that organized, cooked, and served 80 people a rib, chicken salad, and pizza dinner with a few hours notice. Thanks to Dino, Jim, Greg, Leisa, Carletta, Barry, and Kathy! They are always there to help, nice to have a business where customers are friends as well.
Barry is doing well, walking around on crutches. He actually did some of the cooking yesterday as well. Just waiting for test results still.
Tonight is the channel 11 Fox News interview; I hope this goes better than the last one. I should be on sometime tonight on the 10pm news. Wish me luck!
http://s06.glgorman.com/cgi-bin/results.pl
The golf tournament was a success! It’s always nice to get out there in the sun and have a good time. I needed that diversion. Of course I didn’t start driving the ball worth anything until the 15th hole! I think the three Sugar Free Red Bulls (my favorite beverage,) and the flip I did off the bench (yes, I used to a gymnast back before I had to choose between gymnastics and basketball,) got me going! I drove the green on the 17th (not bad considering it was 157 yards,) and was really on my game by the 18th hole. Figures! Actually the 19th hole is my expertise! Anyway, my caterer flaked on me three hours before the start of the banquet. Luckily I have some good friends at deva’s that organized, cooked, and served 80 people a rib, chicken salad, and pizza dinner with a few hours notice. Thanks to Dino, Jim, Greg, Leisa, Carletta, Barry, and Kathy! They are always there to help, nice to have a business where customers are friends as well.
Barry is doing well, walking around on crutches. He actually did some of the cooking yesterday as well. Just waiting for test results still.
Tonight is the channel 11 Fox News interview; I hope this goes better than the last one. I should be on sometime tonight on the 10pm news. Wish me luck!
Friday, September 12, 2003
I’m finally home from the hospital. Barry is okay, we just have to play the waiting game for results. I’m not sure if he was more frightened of the surgery, or me trying to drive us home with only two hours sleep and still thawing out from the freezing recovery room! We got there this morning at 5:30am and I see Marey Carey (the Porn candidate,) on the news announcing her plan to change last call to 4am! Whoever is coming up with platform ideas for Marey just ripped off my idea and expanded on it. I clearly stated in the L.A. Times Recall Madness column by Roy Rivenburg (08-29-03) that I would “extend last call by one hour.” The caption under my picture says, “Reva Renee Renz would recall last call.” As a bar owner I think extending the hours to 3am is a good start. We could actually study whether or not this increases revenue for the state, and help small business owners. Another idea would be to stop alcohol sales at 2am and continue to let bars serve coffee drinks or late night snacks to sober the patrons up after a night on the town. Just a thought. As it stands right now, patrons must be out of the bar by 2am.
On a fun note, I’ve decided to add to my blog a list of interesting items about myself that I had originally submitted to the Game Show Network. I didn’t make it on the show so why not!
Here goes……
08/27/2003
To: Game Show Network
Re: Reva Renee Renz
I’m originally from a smaller town in Ohio. My mother lives in Florida. My brother is a basketball coach and schoolteacher in Ohio. My Dad was a basketball Coach and schoolteacher who passed away of cancer at the early age of 49. My Grandfather and Grandmother also died of cancer. You never know when it’s your turn. It’s one of the reasons I’m running for Governor of California. You only live once! I am here to live it to the fullest! I want everyone who comes in contact with me to be better for knowing me. Even if it’s small thing like just making them smileJ
I always try to help people out when I can and sometimes that lands me in interesting and funny positions. Here are a few:
The wedding I had in my backyard that I didn’t know was going to happen!
Last summer I was approached by a good friend who’s sister was getting married and needed a place to hold the reception because they had lost or could no longer afford the original place they had booked. He asked if I could have a “little” reception in the backyard of my house. My backyard was being worked on and was torn apart but they did not care. Well, one-week later people starting arriving at my house. First the Catholic Priest, the bride all in full wedding gown, and about 50 other people, mostly from Mexico & Guatemala. Needless to say I DJ’d, and bartended for an entire wedding that I could not understand because it was in Spanish! Everyone was happy though (and Thank God the soccer ball that came flying over the wall from a neighbor didn’t knock over the Holy water!)
Basketball Team
I played basketball at Cypress College. I was always a “Tom boy.” Upon meeting one of the Lakers basketball players up in Hollywood one night at A&M Records, I asked for an autograph for the basketball team. He asked me for my phone number saying he would love to come to one of our practices. This player called for and left messages for a few months on me and my roommate’s answering machine. Apparently he was only interested in having sex with the two of us! Anyway, I didn’t return his calls. My roommate & me just laughed every time we heard the messages. I didn’t name him because he’s married.
Those are just a few of the things I thought might be of interest to you. I know you don’t want a novel so I’ll highlight some things I’ve done:
· *Ran for Miss Cypress (I was the only contestant with cuts and bruises on her knees from playing basketball) & Miss Garden Grove Pageant.
· *Owned my own wholesale clothing business called L.A. HOT. I painted clothing and sold it in the Garment District in L.A. & to Judy’s Department Stores.
· *I worked in Real Estate trying to help people save their homes that were being foreclosed upon. I’ve actually had my Real Estate license twice. (I let it expire and then decided to get back into it.)
· I passed the Series #7 test to become a Stockbroker. I worked as a stockbroker for a while. I quit the first company so I could travel to London on a last minute invitation (completely another story there).
· I managed an Italian Restaurant in the City Mall of Orange (before it was torn down).
· I worked at Wet Seal as an Assistant Manager at that same Mall
· I went to the Final Game of the World Series last fall to see the Angel’s win!
· I went to the Stanley Cup Finals at The Pond earlier this year. Donald Trump fully checked me out when I stepped out of my friend’s suite. Also, a friend got Emilio Estevez’s autograph that night for me (he was so sweet). It was my first hockey game and it was center ice in one of the best suites! I love to have fun!
· I went to the Laker’s Final Game to watch them win the NBA Championship 3 years ago. Had seats in the 5th row behind Diane Cannon & Magic Johnson. Got caught in the middle of the riots walking down the street in my mini-skirt and high-heels! A trashcan flew over my head on fire and decided it was time to go home!
· I currently own and manage “deva’s,” a cocktail lounge in Tustin (it’s by Irvine.) We have sexy girls and a friendly neighborhood type of atmosphere. I’ve been there for 5 years. I’m putting together our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament for Sept 13th in the middle of this campaign.
As a bar owner I want to see no new taxes on alcohol and tobacco products! We need a reformed Worker’s Comp program that goes after the fraud in that industry. I’m also thinking that we should extend “last call” by at least an hour! I’m also behind a program called “Operation Life Saver.” It’s a program to save lives and taxpayer’s money. Instead of taking away the license of person convicted of a DUI, they pay for an IID (Ignition Interlock Device) to be placed on their car so they can still work, go to AA, and perform their community service. Most people drive anyway on a suspended license, this program will stop them from driving drunk and save lives!
I’ll stop there even though there’s so much more! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Reva Renee Renz
Good Night! Big golf day tomorrow!
On a fun note, I’ve decided to add to my blog a list of interesting items about myself that I had originally submitted to the Game Show Network. I didn’t make it on the show so why not!
Here goes……
08/27/2003
To: Game Show Network
Re: Reva Renee Renz
I’m originally from a smaller town in Ohio. My mother lives in Florida. My brother is a basketball coach and schoolteacher in Ohio. My Dad was a basketball Coach and schoolteacher who passed away of cancer at the early age of 49. My Grandfather and Grandmother also died of cancer. You never know when it’s your turn. It’s one of the reasons I’m running for Governor of California. You only live once! I am here to live it to the fullest! I want everyone who comes in contact with me to be better for knowing me. Even if it’s small thing like just making them smileJ
I always try to help people out when I can and sometimes that lands me in interesting and funny positions. Here are a few:
The wedding I had in my backyard that I didn’t know was going to happen!
Last summer I was approached by a good friend who’s sister was getting married and needed a place to hold the reception because they had lost or could no longer afford the original place they had booked. He asked if I could have a “little” reception in the backyard of my house. My backyard was being worked on and was torn apart but they did not care. Well, one-week later people starting arriving at my house. First the Catholic Priest, the bride all in full wedding gown, and about 50 other people, mostly from Mexico & Guatemala. Needless to say I DJ’d, and bartended for an entire wedding that I could not understand because it was in Spanish! Everyone was happy though (and Thank God the soccer ball that came flying over the wall from a neighbor didn’t knock over the Holy water!)
Basketball Team
I played basketball at Cypress College. I was always a “Tom boy.” Upon meeting one of the Lakers basketball players up in Hollywood one night at A&M Records, I asked for an autograph for the basketball team. He asked me for my phone number saying he would love to come to one of our practices. This player called for and left messages for a few months on me and my roommate’s answering machine. Apparently he was only interested in having sex with the two of us! Anyway, I didn’t return his calls. My roommate & me just laughed every time we heard the messages. I didn’t name him because he’s married.
Those are just a few of the things I thought might be of interest to you. I know you don’t want a novel so I’ll highlight some things I’ve done:
· *Ran for Miss Cypress (I was the only contestant with cuts and bruises on her knees from playing basketball) & Miss Garden Grove Pageant.
· *Owned my own wholesale clothing business called L.A. HOT. I painted clothing and sold it in the Garment District in L.A. & to Judy’s Department Stores.
· *I worked in Real Estate trying to help people save their homes that were being foreclosed upon. I’ve actually had my Real Estate license twice. (I let it expire and then decided to get back into it.)
· I passed the Series #7 test to become a Stockbroker. I worked as a stockbroker for a while. I quit the first company so I could travel to London on a last minute invitation (completely another story there).
· I managed an Italian Restaurant in the City Mall of Orange (before it was torn down).
· I worked at Wet Seal as an Assistant Manager at that same Mall
· I went to the Final Game of the World Series last fall to see the Angel’s win!
· I went to the Stanley Cup Finals at The Pond earlier this year. Donald Trump fully checked me out when I stepped out of my friend’s suite. Also, a friend got Emilio Estevez’s autograph that night for me (he was so sweet). It was my first hockey game and it was center ice in one of the best suites! I love to have fun!
· I went to the Laker’s Final Game to watch them win the NBA Championship 3 years ago. Had seats in the 5th row behind Diane Cannon & Magic Johnson. Got caught in the middle of the riots walking down the street in my mini-skirt and high-heels! A trashcan flew over my head on fire and decided it was time to go home!
· I currently own and manage “deva’s,” a cocktail lounge in Tustin (it’s by Irvine.) We have sexy girls and a friendly neighborhood type of atmosphere. I’ve been there for 5 years. I’m putting together our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament for Sept 13th in the middle of this campaign.
As a bar owner I want to see no new taxes on alcohol and tobacco products! We need a reformed Worker’s Comp program that goes after the fraud in that industry. I’m also thinking that we should extend “last call” by at least an hour! I’m also behind a program called “Operation Life Saver.” It’s a program to save lives and taxpayer’s money. Instead of taking away the license of person convicted of a DUI, they pay for an IID (Ignition Interlock Device) to be placed on their car so they can still work, go to AA, and perform their community service. Most people drive anyway on a suspended license, this program will stop them from driving drunk and save lives!
I’ll stop there even though there’s so much more! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Reva Renee Renz
Good Night! Big golf day tomorrow!
Surgery is scheduled for 5:30am! That means I’ll have about 3 hours sleep. Oh well, I’ll sleep next week sometime. It’s all set for Fox 11 on Sunday evening; I’ll be in the studio for the 10pm news. Hope I’m still standing by then! I just finished the 80 tee-bags with all the shirts, hats, tees, balls, etc…. Saturday will be so much fun!
I watched the end of The Big Show with what’s-his-name today and the first thing he asked Trek Kelly is if he planned on voting for himself or, like the bar owner yesterday vote for Arnold. I guess that was the key because after he said he would vote for himself, Trek was allowed to talk. He did get cut off though in the middle of a thought as the show ran out of time. Trek did a good job, I think he knew what to expect after talking to a columnist that I had talked to after my interview yesterday.
Well, I’m exhausted so it’s off to sleep!
By the way, my mother was thrilled to be able to go buy a copy of the New York Times in Florida and see my picture in it.
I watched the end of The Big Show with what’s-his-name today and the first thing he asked Trek Kelly is if he planned on voting for himself or, like the bar owner yesterday vote for Arnold. I guess that was the key because after he said he would vote for himself, Trek was allowed to talk. He did get cut off though in the middle of a thought as the show ran out of time. Trek did a good job, I think he knew what to expect after talking to a columnist that I had talked to after my interview yesterday.
Well, I’m exhausted so it’s off to sleep!
By the way, my mother was thrilled to be able to go buy a copy of the New York Times in Florida and see my picture in it.
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
I want to thank all of you for your supportive e-mails. What a day! I will be in the New York Times tomorrow, September 11th. I’m sure tomorrow’s paper will be full of articles related to the Anniversary of 9-11. I wanted to read the New York Times anyway tomorrow, now I’ll have even more of a reason. The article is actually about my blog mostly. It’s in the Technology section. Here’s the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/11/technology/circuits/11cali.html?ex=1378612800&en=c79e243aefb3f38a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
I think it is a good article, and Michael Falcone was an absolute pleasure to talk to.
Well, I have to get the tee-times ready for my tournament and put together all the prizes. It’s going to be a long night! Oh, and by the way, I screwed up the official website RevaReneeRenzforGovernor.org while trying to fix it. Technology! Hopefully it will be back up tomorrow!
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/11/technology/circuits/11cali.html?ex=1378612800&en=c79e243aefb3f38a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
I think it is a good article, and Michael Falcone was an absolute pleasure to talk to.
Well, I have to get the tee-times ready for my tournament and put together all the prizes. It’s going to be a long night! Oh, and by the way, I screwed up the official website RevaReneeRenzforGovernor.org while trying to fix it. Technology! Hopefully it will be back up tomorrow!
Let me just say that I was completely ambushed on “The Big Story with John Gibson!” Is it called that because he’s trying to compensate for something else? I bet he belongs to the group of men who have a “Big car and a small-you-know-what!” The person who called me regarding the show, George Aimes, told me that this was going to be a serious piece and gave me the questions that John was going to ask. I was also told he would not be making fun of me and I would have a chance to talk. What a big liar! I had some very important issues to bring up! No wonder this George guy said he was scared what I might write in my Blog after the show, I should’ve see it coming. You live and you learn. As for all you people out there e-mailing me to “toughen up,” I bet you don’t have balls to go on that show! Oh well, can’t win them all. I would’ve been better prepared had I known this Gibson character was going to treat me like a seasoned career politician. Is he saying that all bar owners are too stupid to run for office? He was exceptionally hard on me for some reason that I do not understand. As the guy in New York on my earpiece said, “Reva, you can’t buy this kind of publicity!” Whoever you were………..you said it! I like the publicity but I still have something to say! I’ve never been more concerned over the situation our state is in right now. We do need a Republican in the Capitol! I do hope it’s either Arnold or Senator McClintock! If there’s ever a next time for a show such as this, I will be prepared!
I’m sitting here at my desk wondering how in the world am I going to get everything done? I’m still waiting to hear from New York regarding the studio conformation for today’s appearance on “The Big Story with John Gibson,” on FSN. They better hurry! I was just informed my friend will be having his surgery on Friday. He has a bone marrow test tomorrow as well. I guess I just won’t sleep until Sunday day! I’m sure I’ll look ravishing by then! You have to do you needs to be done. Deva’s golf tournament is Saturday and I’m still not ready, (people signed up at the last minute.) There will be 80 people there, good time to bring on the campaigning! By now I’m sure everyone has figured out that my ”friend” is my boyfriend. I’ve tried to keep him out of this but that can no longer be the case. We’ve been fighting cancer for almost 3 years now. He is a very strong person, and I refuse to let him give up! First it was bladder cancer, and then soon after came Lymphoma. The doctors removed his bladder and built him a new one. Medical advances are absolutely amazing! Unfortunately, as you all know, cancer is extremely resilient. The chemotherapy was difficult, and radiation wasn’t much fun either, but he’s still here and he’s still fighting. That’s the way it’s going to stay! Some people ask why I would run for Governor knowing his condition. My answer is this: He was in remission until last Thursday when they discovered a “hot spot,” I offered to quit this race and begged me not to. This has been a positive influence on him and he is enjoying every minute of the interviews and events. It’s keeping him positive and gets his mind off of the naturally negative thoughts one has in such a situation. You can't live life truly if you think it's the end. No one should! Live everyday to the fullest! His name is Bharat, but goes by Barry. I will do my best to stay on top of this campaign and see it through to the end, just as I will fight to keep Barry alive! I may not have time for all the appearances, meetings, or events, but Barry is more important than all those things. Life goes on and will continue to do so. I have a business to run and many people depend on me so I will remain strong and do the best I can.
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Okay, it’s late and I’m the usually exhausted me. I do have to inform you that I will be on Fox News Channel tomorrow at 2pm. Actually, it’s between 2-3pm, more likely around 2:45pm. The Fox News channel is different based on what part of the country you’re in. So, 5pm is the Eastern Time for this “live” interview and I can’t direct you to any specific place. I do know that they interviewed Peter U. yesterday. He dropped out of the race today. Good for him! I think the man has a brilliant mind, yet this wasn’t his place. He is qualified, yet the ‘Lame Duck,” aspect wasn’t very appealing to many passionate people that would otherwise vote for either McClintock or Arnold.
On a personal note, I did not end up at the hospital all day long. Due to an error (imagine that) in the Kaiser Permanente system, my friend was only scheduled for pre-op. The surgery will be next week. I have so many friends dealing with health issues at this time, I can only keep them all in my prayers.
On a personal note, I did not end up at the hospital all day long. Due to an error (imagine that) in the Kaiser Permanente system, my friend was only scheduled for pre-op. The surgery will be next week. I have so many friends dealing with health issues at this time, I can only keep them all in my prayers.
It’s early and I don’t have much time today to write in this blog. I’m on the way to the hospital with a close friend who is having surgery today to remove a cancerous tumor. I’ll be there all day long, but it should give me time to go through my mail finally. For something interesting in a local bar magazine “Last Call,” go check it out:
http://www.lastcallmagazine.com/Reva%20Renee%20Renz%20for%20Governor.htm Not my most flattering picture, but hey it gets the message out locally. Well, I’m off!
http://www.lastcallmagazine.com/Reva%20Renee%20Renz%20for%20Governor.htm Not my most flattering picture, but hey it gets the message out locally. Well, I’m off!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
