Everybody Loves Raymond

Guest post of the week by Deangelo Spencer




A show that will probably, one day, be deemed a classic: Everybody Loves Raymond. I find it hard to imagine a “family show” currently running with more humor, silly anecdotes, and “gut-busting” laughter than this. I always watch my favorite show on directstartv.com and even though it is now only re-runs€”still find myself chucking to each and every episode.



The writing for this show is superb and the all-star cast cannot be beat; Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, and Peter Doyle as, the difficult to live with, Frank Barone. The chemistry shared between all these cast members is something of magic; they seem to feed off of one another's energy.



Ranked very high as one of the most-watched T.V shows of all time, Everybody Loves Raymond will bring any viewer to laughter in only a matter of minutes. The real humor is gained from the fact Raymond's parents live right across the street and are constantly coming over unannounced and uninvited to create chaos and stir up turmoil.



In an effort to live up to its name, everyone does love Raymond regardless of the foolish and childish antics he is many times a party to. This show is just as funny and captivating today as the day it first aired and will most likely be enjoyed for generations to come.

So very sad!

Been a long few days one of the people I grew up with has passed away.  He was one of the most gentle men I ever met but at the same time I would totally never want him mad at me. Actually I don't ever remember him being mad at me! He was a huge teddy bear with the heart to go with it. I will always hold him near and dear to my heart and he will live on forever in my memories. My only regret where he is concerned is that I did not have more time with him. He was a man that I thought the world of and always there to make me laugh when I needed it. I feel like  piece of me died the other day and that makes me so sad for his actual family. His daughters have always been the best of friends to me even when we were threatened with dish duty for fighting over stupid stuff. I wont ever forget the stories he told when my dad and him went on truck runs together and swear they saw Bigfoot in the Vermont mountains or how much of a kick he got out of his wife thinking my sister was stuck on her head at a dance recital and how he still loved to tell that story over 20 years later. He always made me feel at home and always had a warm word and a big hug for me. I will never forget the first time I heard his voice and it scared me but once I got past that and got to know him that voice was a comfort. I will surely miss you and remember you always. I know that it is not much now but I hope you know how much you always meant to me and that just because you are gone does not mean that you will ever mean anything less to me! There are no real words that can express this loss and my heart goes out to your family. For my pain pales in comparison to theirs of that I am sure. Good byes are forever so I will have to say until we meet again because I know one day I will hear the Bigfoot story from you again! Now I have to go and grill some food :)