1. Richard came right off the plane, directly from the airport, rushing in thru the hotel lobby where I was waiting for him…singing at the top of his lungs and wearing the classic ‘Simmon’s’ outfit….a tank top and shorts. It was -24 outside, -38 with wind chill. It was one of the best entrances I’d seen in a long time.
2. Richard was ‘be-dazzling’ in every sense. In fact – he makes his own bedazzled tank tops…which look great with his super short shorts.
3. He wears super short shorts, and the dude has a great pair of legs.
4. Richard loves to kiss. He could kiss the world. He’s probably kissing someone right now. If you listen, you can probably hear him kissing someone in northwest Edmonton.
5. He used to weigh over 200 when he was in Grade 8. Now he’s 61 and I would say he barely tips the scale over 140.
6. He loves showtunes. Oh my god. The man loves singing showtunes and the ‘oldies’. Think ‘it’s my party and I’ll EAT if I want to…’ (his version, not mine)
7. When Richard came back from freshening-up up in his room, there was the sweet smell of ‘lotion’ in the air. Not sure what that means, but it was there. Or maybe I was slowly falling in love with him and that’s what love smells like. Again, not sure, but Jason and I were trying to figure it out.
8. He does not have ‘down’ days. If Richard is feeling blue, he allows himself to be depressed for 5 MINUTES MAX, then he gets on with it. I really like this.
9. He was APPALLED that I didn’t know any Carpenter tunes off hand. I must have been nervous, because I sort of appalled myself.
10. Richard Simmons is everything you think Richard Simmons would be. He is completely original, absolutely wacked and genuinely in love with people.
…ohh yeah, and I’m totally NOT supposed to mention this, but he reads aura’s…so if you are having a bad day, or a ‘fat’ day, or a ‘low’ day, or a ‘boo-me’ kind of day….and you run into Richard Simmons, don’t even think about trying to hide it…although after 5 minutes with that cat, i guarantee you will have a smile on your face and feel a whole lot better ’bout everything!!!