COLLEEN KRUSE IS SO INTRIGUING THAT IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT THE ANDREW ZIMMERN SHOW WILL NOW BE THE COLLEEN KRUSE SHOW.  CHRIS G WILL BE THERE AS WELL RIGHT?  I FORGOT TO ASK.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT COLLEEN SPENT WITH ME THIS EVENING TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.  I THINK COMMERICAL TIME HAS CHANGED SINCE CHUCK WOOLERY DAYS.  I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS NOT MY INTENT TO INTRUDE ON SURVIVOR TIME.  I'M EXETREMELY GRATEFUL FOR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING AND THE SURVIVOR KRUSE KREW.

IN THE TIME I CONSUMED I FOUND OUT THAT COLLEEN HAS BEEN A COMIC ALL HER LIFE.  FIRST INFLUENCED BY HER FATHER;S HUMOR, FOR WHICH HER MOTHER MUST HAVE BEEN THE STRAIGHT MAN AND/OR SET-UP (SHE DIDN'T SAY SO BUT WHAT MOTHER ISN'T).  COLLEEN SAID THAT SHE WAS INFLUENCED BY CAROL BURNETT AS WELL.  WHICH I REALLY ADMIRED BECAUSE BEING A PRODUCT OF THE 60'S; THIS WAS THE ONLY TV IN MY HOUSEHOLD THAT THE ENTIRE FAMILY WATCHED TOGEHTER.  NOT TO MENTION, IT HAS YET TO BE DUPLICATED, BUT REALLY SHOULD BE.

THE MOST SURPISING THING THAT COLLEEN SHARED WITH ME WAS THAT HER FIRST STAND-UP WAS AT AGE 17.  I WAS SO IMPRESSED.  CAN YOU BE ANY MORE PASSIONATE AND DETERMINED THAN STANDING ON STAGE PURSUING A PASSION AT 17 YEARS OLD?

THE MOST PROPHETIC ANSWER GIVEN WAS COLLEEN'S QUOTE FROM PAUL KRASSNER.  WHICH WAS RELATED TO, OBTAINING LAUGHTER FROM AN AUDIENCE IS LIKE CONDUCTING A SYMOMPHY OF JOY.

SO HERE IS TO A TOAST TO COLLEEN AND HER NEW ADVENTURE.  MAY YOU ALWAYS BE THE CONDUCTOR OF JOY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.  RESPECTFULLY,

ANNEFINDLEY