Judith Bowles

I sat down. And in no uncertain terms, I told them. And I became Desi. I just told them what was wrong. They said, got to fix this. She was confrontational. She took another little sip of her whiskey sour. She said, kid, that's when they put the S on the end of my last name. Yeah.

I sat down. And in no uncertain terms, I told them. And I became Desi. I just told them what was wrong. They said, got to fix this. She was confrontational. She took another little sip of her whiskey sour. She said, kid, that's when they put the S on the end of my last name. Yeah.

Well, Julie was a guest on the Gary Moore show and we had a finale written for us that we did.

Well, Julie was a guest on the Gary Moore show and we had a finale written for us that we did.

And it was the first time I've ever seen a studio audience stand up and give us a standing ovation. Oh, my. And so the producer offered a special to CBS, Julian Carroll at Carnegie Hall. They weren't interested, they said, because they see Carroll every week on Gary's show, and only Broadway knows Julie Andrews. She hadn't done a movie yet.

And it was the first time I've ever seen a studio audience stand up and give us a standing ovation. Oh, my. And so the producer offered a special to CBS, Julian Carroll at Carnegie Hall. They weren't interested, they said, because they see Carroll every week on Gary's show, and only Broadway knows Julie Andrews. She hadn't done a movie yet.

And so they didn't think it would be any good. Okay, so I'm at an affiliate's luncheon for CBS a few weeks later, and I'm kind of brave, and I'm kidding around with some of the CBS vice presidents. And I said, well, I guess if you don't want Julie and me, we could go over to NBC. They have color. I was terrible. Carol! And they kind of laughed, but they still weren't interested.

And so they didn't think it would be any good. Okay, so I'm at an affiliate's luncheon for CBS a few weeks later, and I'm kind of brave, and I'm kidding around with some of the CBS vice presidents. And I said, well, I guess if you don't want Julie and me, we could go over to NBC. They have color. I was terrible. Carol! And they kind of laughed, but they still weren't interested.

So the luncheon is over. We leave the building, and it's pouring down rain. And they said, we'll wait and help you get a cab, Carol. And I said, oh, don't worry. I said, somebody's going to pull up and give me a lift. I swear to God, Julia, those words were out of my mouth. A beer truck pulled up. Stop it. The guy leaned out and said, hey, Carol, you want a lift? No.

So the luncheon is over. We leave the building, and it's pouring down rain. And they said, we'll wait and help you get a cab, Carol. And I said, oh, don't worry. I said, somebody's going to pull up and give me a lift. I swear to God, Julia, those words were out of my mouth. A beer truck pulled up. Stop it. The guy leaned out and said, hey, Carol, you want a lift? No.

They hoisted me up into the cab of the beer truck. The guy drove me home to Central Park South. I'm opening the door to my apartment. The phone is ringing. Pick it up. It's one of the vice presidents. You got your show.

They hoisted me up into the cab of the beer truck. The guy drove me home to Central Park South. I'm opening the door to my apartment. The phone is ringing. Pick it up. It's one of the vice presidents. You got your show.

Because a strange man came out, that they recognized from Gary, and for some reason that triggered them to say, you know what, let's give them the show. And of course the show was a big hit.

Because a strange man came out, that they recognized from Gary, and for some reason that triggered them to say, you know what, let's give them the show. And of course the show was a big hit.

Very fortunate, yes. And what's great, too, is that I see it in you, and I know it's in me. We are aware of how fortunate we are. It's not something that we take for granted.

Very fortunate, yes. And what's great, too, is that I see it in you, and I know it's in me. We are aware of how fortunate we are. It's not something that we take for granted.

Well, we had, I don't know too many shows that did what we did. We had a school schedule.

Well, we had, I don't know too many shows that did what we did. We had a school schedule.

Yeah, and we had, it was, well, actually it was the same way with the Gary Moore show. We would go to work at, we knew what we were going to do. We'd go to work at, start at 10 in the morning. Right. I could take the kids to school. Brilliant. Yeah. Good work. And on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, I'd be out at three. 10 to 3. But we knew everything. We rehearsed. Thursday was blocking day. Yeah.

Yeah, and we had, it was, well, actually it was the same way with the Gary Moore show. We would go to work at, we knew what we were going to do. We'd go to work at, start at 10 in the morning. Right. I could take the kids to school. Brilliant. Yeah. Good work. And on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, I'd be out at three. 10 to 3. But we knew everything. We rehearsed. Thursday was blocking day. Yeah.