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As . ‘ po an} ”f“ 5? an 1 any an some greenspace.w1t ‘ cl“ finally, the Brady's have come out of the closet. ‘ usual it was entertaining and fun for t omniunity can make it work. es for people to sit and enjoy, With- (Ioinciding with the 40th anniversary ofthe debut of ”W the whole jam“ Waterloo W111» (“13:5 fgfsmfzouncillors know Brady Bunch television sitcom. ECW Press has released an I 1 es *cially enjoyed the rforniv j entertaining new book titled love to Love You Bradys: The ances Sitar were held at cenltkee stage. QM": Fife better. I wonder how many W1“ be Bizarre Story of the Brady Bunch Variety Hour. [ the much talked about and controâ€" Waterloo mu?“ to "m“ m the "e“ elec- lhough l grew up a huge fan of’l‘he Brady Bunch, l have no versial public square. (ion. memory ofthe Variety Hour series which aired in 1977. Spendingtinie in the town Public square The back ofthe book states: "Hollywood's best kept secret is square made me think about the l h “Id AHAah about to be revealed. (The book) is an in-depth look at the power of a place ~ and the potenâ€" sum us 8 0 go “interim most disastrous offering in television history brought to you by tial of bringing people together in a back to the taxpayer Cindy Brady herself. Susan Olsen," community. . g; "a?“ .. . x . . 3, a“! _. in. , '. L g~ l was fascinated to learn that the show once ranked in H." J Like others, I‘ve read the nega~ SomeWaterioo Councillors seem to rig), 5". r . a} 5 . . t; if (iiiide's top five "Worst Shows ofAll-l'ime." as it featured the tive. sarcastic and angry letters. think that the city has $227,000 left (”Q‘Wati ‘ we" ' T 2 Brady Bunch cast singing and dancing along with an impres- l Clearly the cost and design features over from construction of the square? .-fl?.:}~ "fuemifi nail »- ”A? Sin’ foster Of guests that included everyone from Chart) and ofthis square have touched a nerve This money belongs to the tax- 11. 33» -'v-§tqr;.,;§_ . ‘ ‘ 33g; Chevy Chase to Milton Berle and Tina Turner. 1 in the community. payers ofWaterloo and should be “3. a “fig,“ a?!“ 3; » A M19" reading the book, 930k“ With "C’VCf'befOW'PUb‘ _ But watching people from across returned to them. .. - 27" rag. " at“ .='__" ~ '. 1 t; lished photos and interviews. I was thrilled to speak with the country and abroad {his WECk' Like every good manager, one _ fir fitMr-“t ~ 1 a Susan Olsen lhlS past WL‘Ck (0 learn end enjoy the square and entertain. should over-estinutte your con~ a vrdmg . ‘ . » b, more about the ill-fated Variety Hour ) . merit should give the omits (myself struction costs. then you come out i}; is" . l u l' '. A l starring America's quintessential fam- ‘ -\ l \ l (bl l \l l - included) an opportunity to revisit lookin as ifyou have saved money, a . ' H ., ' ' A ill" ’ our negativeattitudes. this is {fast bull. ' "f w: ~, I. l " ”emit: ' “lt'slikea fish out ofwater thing." ‘ \l\ I S This space. ifproperly coordinat- Council will have to learn that 5” 7“ f ‘ A . Win "2; Olsen said over the phone from her ed with cultural. education and arts the taxpayers ofWaterloo will not “..~ ~ A? ' "$3.1 - 1, home in Ins Angeles. “You can't watch ‘ . the Brady Bunch doing ‘Shake Your ‘ Boory‘ without screaming ‘Why?!' it a 7 was just so out ofcharacter for us. ‘ w 7. What s happened to the language? downg- n . . watching lassie hump someones leg . " Dear Mr Borke. Very few things annoy me more than spelling mis~ â€" you just want to yell, ‘Nol Stop that!” . 1 am aplying for the possition you have recently takes 1 used to have this discussion with teachers. While sharing behind-theâ€"scenes 1 d advertised in your newsroom. i am a strong team Some would tell me it was called "invented spelling." insight on sexuality. weight issues. and player and have recently graduated from a broadcast That is simply two words. which add up to one. heated power struggles. Olsen com: MARSHALL joumallism program at College. I Wrong. passionately wrote about the influ- WARD would look forwerd to hearing from you in the near There is a way to spell a word correctly. “Close. but ence substance abuse had on coâ€"star . â€" ,, . . ”fl - future about the oppourtunity to join no cigar.” doesn't count, it is every bit as Maureen McCormick. who played Marcia Brady. She wrote: your team." specific as mathematics “All we could do was love her and protect her privacy. 1 might Yes. i know there are spelling. gram- l ll l .( l l l l Does it matter how things are also add with amazement that Maureen NEVER looked bad. mar and punctuation mistakes all over ll ( ll l R K l spelled? Some job applicants have told lust like she never went through an awkward age. she went that sentence. It is typical of what I have ’ me it's not important. Really? in my from being a beautiful baby to being a beautiful woman; she received in the past month as l have been , . mind. it shows a lack of attention to was also a beautiful coke addict.” sorting through resumes l'm in the . » H, detail. Olsen explained to me. “i would never: have said anything process ofadding a pan-time person to fit g It takes discipline to learn how to about Maureen. like i say in the book, had she not revealed in our newsroom. " ‘ ~ it spell, especially in English, which really her own book that she had a drug problem. All ofus would It's an entry-level job to some degree if" 3 doesn't make a lot of sense sometimes. have gone to our graves not saying anything about drugs and â€"six hours a week reading newscasts on g lfyou can't be bothered. then you lack the hold they had on her. we Bradys are fiercely protective of the weekend. So l'm really not expecting ' -_ g discipline and that's an important trait each other." highly seasoned broadcasters to apply. ' i to have in many jobs. luxtaposed with serious stories of backstage conflict and On the other hand. the ones who do . * . ' University officials have been com- personal adversity are hilarious tales and personal memories apply should be able to put together a %_ plaining the English abilities ofmany ofthe Variety Hour. as Olsen shared insight on her TV dad. reasonably coherent paragraph. students are not up to par. 1 see it every ’ Mike Brady. played by Robert Reed. “While writing. l suddenly About halfofthe resumes i received BRIAN ‘ day Signs with apostrophes in the bad this memory of Bob looking in the minor and comment» passed that test. and a few others failed BOURKE wrong places Words not even close to ing On how tight his pants fit. saying ‘You can see the whole tea for some different reasons. the proper spelling set!” Olsen said with a laugh. “I thought. ‘Oh that's such an un- And that brings me to a few tips for job ' ' ' ’ ’ " it's so bad. some universities are Mike Brady moment â€" I gotta share that.’ Mike Brady was such seekers â€" and i think this goes for anyone, not just offering remedial courses to get kids at least close to a tightass and Bob wasn‘t like that at all. He was such a special people applying for jobs in broadcasting. the language. guy. and we all miss him,” - Don't spell my name wrong. it's spelled correctly Perhaps l'm alone this island. And. as these gener- From cover to back. the book is a fun. glitter~filled retro» on the job posting. ations grow up. I suppose those ofus who are stick- spective. I thanked Olsen for finally sharing the story ofThe - Make sure all your spelling is right. if you can't lers for such things will become the minority Brady Bunch Variety Hour, after decades of keeping it under spell and don't know how to check it. then I will seri» And then, after years of texting and ‘Iwrttering and lock and key. ously question your ability to get other things right. all other forms of communication that are limited in “lt's been kept in the Brady closet.‘ Olsen concluded with a - Make sure you know what the job is Every time I space. no one will care anymore. laugh. “I can almost hear Florence (Henderson) telling me. post an opening people who want a sponscasting ”Cindy â€" put that back in the closet!’ " job inundate me â€" and the posting doesn't even no mention spons. 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