I spent election night as I usually do, with my little electronic precinct captain, a portable black-and-white Panasonic. I’ve long since forgotten how the vote totals went, but I am absolutely certain that my old friend Jewel was pushing pasta and finger foods.
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Channel Five had problems. Reporter Rich Samuels looked at Ed Vrdolyak and said: “Are we live now?” Duh. Uh. Well, the polls say this and the polls say that. So the question remains: do you have a future in politics? “Why not?” asked the perennial loser. He suggested that Channel Five poll its viewers on whether to fire Rich, or the anchors, or maybe even the commentator.
“We have some technical problems,” Samuels responded.
“Can I count on you for dinner tomorrow?” An affluent woman on Channel Five sat alone chatting on the phone. Do it the Illinois Bell way: “Just call.” Need to have something delivered? Try UPS. Want a revolutionary twist? Buy Elizabeth Arden’s two-brush mascara.
On Channel Five, Ron was asking the Decision ’89 team of experts: “Is the media going to wind up being the issue?” Dick, Clarence, and Mike all seemed to say: not entirely. Carol was wearing a jumpsuit unbuttoned almost to her navel and I don’t remember what she said.
