Cops R Us

So, I scheduled the interview. The Manager in Personnel thought I would be perfect for the position. The main problem as I saw it was that their offices were off the NBC lot. I'd miss having lunch every day in the commissary, but knew I'd be in the studios two or three days a week working on the various shows the network had on the air that required monitoring. I would be working on all the game shows and it sounded like fun.

The Manager of the West Coast Department was an older man....an ex-FBI agent. He was stern looking and the atmosphere in the office was a direct 180 from The Tonight Show. Felt like a "real" job...a "real" interview. He asked me many questions and as I was responding I noticed a framed picture directly over his left shoulder. The man looked familiar but I couldn't figure out exactly who he was so I asked.... "J. Edgar Hoover", was the response. The former head of the FBI, known for his admiration for clothing made for the opposite sex. "He's always looking right over my shoulder so I'm sure to do the right thing". In a word - OY!

But when the job was offered a few days later, I readily accepted. It was time for a change. I gave two weeks notice and went home to tell Jake. It would definitely affect our life - and weekends. Game shows taped later in the day and on weekends. Wherever I was scheduled, I would need to be. No more 10-5 for me.

It would be quite an adventure...