German in Venice: Bob Barkers House , graveside, his Star on the walk of fame 2023

 

[VIDEO] One guilty pleasure for the last few months have been watching German in Venice. He's known for documenting the scenes around his native Los Angeles, Calif. It's a place I've only visited three times in my own life.

So he arrives on the scene of where deceased celebrities have made their marks. He did so most recently with Paul Reubens who played Pee Wee Herman - and children of the 1980s & 1990s would know who he is. He went to the Hospital where he passed away and he went to sits where Rueben had started performing as a stand-up comedian. He also went to a house where the film Pee Wee's Big Adventure was filmed.

So this video shares some of the sites of Bob Barker who passed away over the past weekend. So he went to Barker's home, visited his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, went to where the Bob Barker Studio is located. And as an aside as of June 2023 Barker's former game show The Price is Right is moving to a new studio so they're no longer at Bob Barker Studio.

And of course he visits Barker's future grave. His wife Dorothy Jo Gideon had passed away in 1981 way too young and Barker himself lived another 40 years and about 26 of those years he was still hosting The Price is Right. He already had his headstone next to his late wife so as the GiV states it's weird that Barker would visit his late wife at the cemetary knowing that one day he himself would be buried there and was looking at his own headstone minus the date of his demise.

Either way just another person from my earliest memories of watching TV that has most recently passed away.

Bob Barker R.I.P. 🙏

When Alex Trebek passed away I noted that he seemed to be a constant presence thanks to his role as being host of Jeopardy! Although to be honest I didn't totally understand Jeopardy! when I was younger, therefore I hardly really watched the show. However that program was such a pop culture icon.

And then there's Bob Barker. Although I fell off of my fandom for The Price is Right it was a show I did watch often. In fact my dad was a huge fan. It was probably a sad day when Barker retired and made some reappearances to the program he started hosting in 1972. In fact there was an April's Fools Day episode that he hosted a few years ago [VIDEO]

I wish I could say that I watched his very last season in 2006-07. It was certainly the end of an era when he left the show. And it's hard to believe he was only 99 years old when he passed away. He's had a long career in TV and he was well known for his pitch to control the pet population and have pets spade or neutered. He was very passionate about animals.

And now another part of my childhood watching TV has gone on to that great beyond. At least we still have the memories available on YouTube. 

And the above meme, how appropriate.

Ramsey: Steve Harvey Said Debt Freedom Is Impossible?

 

[VIDEO] Steve Harvey hosts the game show Family Feud - Dave Ramsey said he last watched the show when the late Richard Dawson hosted that's almost late 1970s to early 1980s. Anyway the current host Harvey comments to an answer by a young contestant who answers about milestones worth celebrating. The young man answers something along the lines of being debt free, not exactly what he says but basic gist.

So this gets Ramsey and his co-host to talking about what Harvey said. The key to being rich is "other people's money" according to Harvey. "Debt is good" says Harvey. Being debt free "isn't going to happen" says Harvey.

Well Ramsey doesn't like that and noted that Steve Harvey owed $25 million to the IRS, so for being a dream killer to this young man Ramsey and his co-host beats him up a bit. The advice he gives to Harvey is don't be a dream killer and stay in your lane and not give any financial advice.

For me I wish someone pulled me aside and said about my own debt, what are you doing? Are you sure you'll be able to pay these loans off? Why don't you just quit while you're ahead?

It's a laudable goal for that young man to want to be debt free. Getting rich isn't possible with other people's money. When you own your income you have freedom, and this is what I'm working towards.