Well Gawwwwly! That’s some mighty fine milk!

From Pasadena Now:

Wescom Credit Union to Host “An Afternoon with Huell Howser”



Wescom Credit Union is hosting a free presentation by Huell Howser, host of KCET programs California’s Gold and Road Trip with Huell Howser. The popular host will discuss his career, his most memorable trips, his favorite places, and explain how he fell in love with California.

The event is scheduled for September 16 at the Westin Pasadena, 191 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. The discussion begins at 2:00 p.m., with a Q&A and refreshments to follow. Parking is free for event attendees.

This is the second event in the 2007 Wescom Speaker Series. The Speaker Series is free to attend, but reservations are required. Guests may call 1-888-4WESCOM (1-888-493-7266) to reserve a seat.

The Westin Pasadena is located at 191 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. To RSVP please call: 1-888-4WESCOM (1-888-493-7266)

I, for one, am a huge fan of Huell Howser, his TV show, his Southern accent, and his ambiguous sexuality. Longtime friends know of the autographed 8 x 10 I have of him and the “Huell Howser Drinking Game” I invented:

Huell Howser Drinking Game Rules

  • Take a shot every time he says “Oh Boy!” or “Gawwly!”
  • Take a shot every time a tour guide is explaining when a mission was built and he interrupts with “What’s that over there?”
  • Take a shot every time he talks to his camera guy (Juan or Carlos) that the viewer never sees
  • Take a shot every time Huell explains something that is obvious (”These redwoods are huge”) or asks a rhetorical question (unknowing to himself) such as “So these roller coasters go really fast?” or “You can find corn in this cornfield?”
  • Take a shot when he says “So here we are….in the swamps of Torrance…..truly a piece…of California’s gawld.”

You’ll be more drunk than a Kennedy by the end of the 28 minute program.
I should totally try to go to this and cover it for the site. I’ve never met Huell in person (although I did invite him to my 23rd birthday party).

I also always had the idea to spoof his program, “California’s Gold” as “California’s Bronze”. I’d play Rodney Howser, the bastard son of Huell, and go around to laundromats, crack houses, and junkyards.

- AP