Dr. Joy Browne

last nite, a really cool organization called face to face that does plastic reconstructive surgery on women who have been beaten honored me which was lovely. getting there was not....the driver who collected me how no idea how to get there, nor did i and he kept hollering at me to give him a street address (it was at a hall in eisenhower park in fresh meadows or something...i live in nyc...i need a shot and passports to go thru a tunnel or across a bridge...) i told him he should call his dispatcher to find out directions. it took nearly a half hour to get him to at least get on the l.i.e. he spent fifteen minits telling me i was rude. i ignored him for ten or so, then called his dispatcher and said i didn't need this. we got stuck in traffic for three hours with the event planners calling every half hour to figure out where i was. it became clear, that not only did he have no idea how to drive or navigate, but also, couldn't see, so i was directed to the place via by cell phone by our hosts and telling him when to turn. he kept missing turns and we were nearly wiped out by an suv when he swerved after missing yet another turn-off. the only reason i can blog today is that there was a grassy median rather than cement or it would have been good nite irene.

lamentably, he waited to take me home and even tho returning included a gps and well marked signs, he again kept missing clearly marked turns. i had decided to sleep on the way home until the gps kept saying, "recalculating". figured if i wanted to arrive home in one piece in this century, i'd best navigate.

just before he dropped me, he said, let's be friends. right....as long as i never have to get any where near your car ever again.

i promise my blogs will become a bit more upbeat as soon as the packing is finished, next week.

oh btw, if you're trying to find me, they switched the time i'm played in nyc til nine and nite on 710 wor, tho i still record from noon until three, so feel free to call at 800 544 7070. relatively easy to get thru these days. you can still download me for free to your ipod, go to drjoy.com and i'm streamed online nearly 24/7, on wor710.com from noon to three and six to nine and then nine to eleven, so don't be a stranger.