Willie Aames appeared on the Today Show this morning. You might remember him from such stellar programming as The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Eight is Enough, the ever popular Charles in Charge, and more recently Bible Man (huh?).Now, I was completely ready to mock him for being a washed up 80's star who's found religion and peace and blah blah blah. So I get up and walk around the corner to the TV when I hear the segment come on (yeah, I can only hear the TV from my desk) and I'm utterly surprised at how freakishly nice he was. He looked a little crazy -- floppy bleached hair with a pale complexion to match, paired with Waldo-esque glasses. But he was definitely at peace. He even sounded rather contemplative when he discussed being held at gunpoint with his family in LA last week. Who tries to rob Buddy Lembeck? The criminal apparently ran away, scoring nothing and leaving everyone uninjured. Which poses another, more embarrassing question -- who runs away from Buddy Lembeck?
Willie and his equally wacky wife, fellow reformed 80's actor, Maylo McCaslin, were touting some book on how to make your life as serene as theirs. Sadly, I just don't see this guy convincing Charles to blow off the fam and chase after Gwendolyn Pierce anymore...
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