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Dear Friends,

For those who get this channel, my wife and I will be on the "Holmes on Homes" TV show, one hour special, Thursday, October 28 (day after tomorrow) at 8:00 pm.

Repeats are at 11:00 pm the same evening, on Saturday at 3:00 pm and Sunday at 10:00 pm.

Here is the website:

http://www.holmesonhomes.com

Alex

Dear Alex,

I got a kick out of the way they described your episode. Here it is for all :


OUR NEW 1-HOUR FORMAT IS ON-AIR NOW! This week it�s WASH & WEEP. Tanya and Alexander�s renovation to their laundry room goes terribly wrong when discovering soapsuds on their lawn after a simple load of laundry. Watch Mike fix the plumbing and venting to give them a functional laundry room. Premieres Thursday at 8pm EST _____________________________________________

Alex,
Are those snapshots of you in the white T-shirt denim overalls on the site?
What are you going to be doing on the program by the way? What's the deal?
Lauro

AAAAAArgh still trying to find this on our Satellite.

Aequum non est

Dear Lauro,

It's a program where the contractor, Mike Holmes, comes to your home and fixes what others messed up.

I'm just standing around with "she who must be obeyed" and trying to make snide/cute comments ( sort of like a secular Byzantine Forum ).

I kept comparing Mike to Sherlock Holmes and, in the end, presented him with a book on the adventures of Sherlock.

It was a great experience.

Alex

You should have asked Mike for some hints on hanging icons into drywall.

I'll be sure to watch it..

Alex, I wish we got that program in this part of North America, since I wanted to see what you look like and put a face with the name. The local cable company does not carry that program. I'm sure you don't look anything like that avatar.

Dear Brad,

Actually, I did have an opportunity to discuss religious issues with Mike!

He liked my icons . . .

Alex

Alex

Finally, a genuine reality show

Paul (an envious sinner)

Dear Paul,

Mike was so angry, he tore down the walls of the laundry room with his bare arms (he looks like Hulk Hogan!).

My favourite moment came when we put on the TV during a 4:30 pm airing of his show.

The producer and his film crew stopped everything and sat down to see it . . .

Mike shouted upstairs, "Where is everyone?"

He came up and began watching himself on TV as well . . .

I should have made a picture!

Alex

Dear Charles,

Well, I do tend to wear a lot of blue . . .

And I think I've worn out the Administrator's patience by going well over my agreed number of posts for one day!

See y'a!

Alex

You'd think H&G TV would show "Tanya and Alexander" in the states. Don't they understand the star power they are missing by not showing it down here? With decisions like this H&G may not be around much longer.

Dan L

Even though we cannot watch it in the USA can we access it on our computers on the Internet? CS

CS,

It looks to me, from reviewing the website, that one can access still frames and play the video trailer. If you go to the page that I've linked here [holmesonhomes.com] , you will see each episode described and see links on the far left for "gallery" (the stills) and "trailer" (the video).

The episode starring Alex is not yet posted and I can't tell from those that are what the lag time is between an episode airing and it being posted to the website. Perhaps one of our Canadian members who is a regular viewer can discern that from what's currently there versus what they watched recently.

Many years,

Neil

Alex, will he work on a leaky barn in the Midwest?

Thank you, Neil!

My bride said a man who resembled St. Joseph came with a tool box to our house. He looked at the work I had done on the place, shook his head and said. "You asked for too much."

Paul

Randy,

If you're gonna own a barn, I believe there's a requirement that you be able to fix your own roof. Think I heard that on "The Waltons" - although, as I recollect, "Petticoat Junction" held to the contrary .

Many years,

Neil

Alex

Hope you had the laundy room walls covered with icons and Byzantine cosses.

Unless one is like Oliver in Green Acres !

We are dating ourselves Neil.

james

James,

Me more so than you, because my memory is obviously failing . "Green Acres" was what I meant to say (that was whatzhisname and whichever Gabor, right?).

Many years,

Neil

I don't wear a three-piece suit and tie when I go out to feed the animals, however...and we don't have to climb the phone pole to make a call.

Don't forget Ebb, Mr. Drucker, Mr. Haney, Mr. Kimball, Arnold the Pig and the Ziffles...

I believe Diak has it down to the last kernel.

We are loyal to TV Land.

Haney & Kimball, sounds like FOX NEWS.

james

WOW, totally cool Alex!

I never known a real tv star before, and gee, one on my favorite kind of show at that. Do wish we Americans could see it.

Pani Rose

Dear Friends,

I just heard that the show is making a pitch to a U.S. station . . .

We met the cameraman in a store (he lives near us).

He said the show they took with them to make the pitch with was . . . our show .

(It's only because Mike gets really angry on it . . . I think it's because of my many entertaining quips! O.K., who am I kidding, it's the former . . .)

Alex

Dear Friends,
I would be happy to video tape the episode an send it via Canada Post/USPS to whomever wishes to see Alex in action.

Brad

And the whatever brothers,who were really brother and sister.

James and Neil,

I AM dating myself. Whatzhisname was Eddie Albert(Oliver on the show) and I am nearly positive the wife was Eva Gabor on Greenacres .

Remembering when.

Porter..

Which is your episode?

Dear Little Green Coat,

"Wash and Weep."

Alex

Jakub, you are brilliant! A TV pundit show with Mr. Haney and Mr. Kimball...could have Arnold the Pig and Fred Ziffle give some commentary as well.

Don't forget to include Alex, now that he's a TV star in his own right. You will need the Ukrainian perspective, as well. BTW, those old shows are still being watched and many in the audience are youngsters. They are as familiar with those characters as anyone was during the days when those shows were current.

Dear Charles,

I'll only be a star when the show goes into syndication . . .

I kept making puns on the real star's last name, comparing him to Sherlock Holmes.

Let's see how many of those make the final cut . . .

If the "Ukrainian perspective" is shoddy workmanship by recently emigrated tradesmen - you can keep it!

Alex

The sequel is said to be called Wash, Weep and Prostrate.

I think we were thinking more along the lines of one of the Fox Network shows with political commentary. There is one show called something like, "Hannity and Colmes" with one being liberal and the other conservative. Supposedly, we get two viewpoints from them. I have only seen it a time or two since I find political commentary a little boring. But this show, at least, is not a shouting match like some others.

Dear Charles,

The only real loud noises on "Holmes on Homes" have to do with machinery and hammers!

Alex

Dear Brad,

Actually, Mike was on his knees for a lot of the segments, putting in "Nu-Heat" and the like.

It made the floor so warm, my wife took off her shoes and did a little dance.

The producer was so impressed, he asked if she could do another take, this time for the camera!

They expected something philosophical from me at the end, so I turned to Mike and said, "From now on, when a contractor should ever say, 'Trust me!' - I'll respond by saying, "Does Mike Holmes trust you?!"

They liked that

Alex

Well my dear friends,
I watched the episode last night (and even taped it for Anhelnya, which is now en route to my birthplace of bonnie Scotland) and was delighted to see Alex's home, beautiful, I should add, back in good order.
It appears as though Alex's dear wife stole the stage.. or perhaps some of his best work was left on the editing room floor
I loved the presentation of the Sherlock Holmes book you made to Mike Holmes.

Well done indeed Alex...

Brad

Dear Brad,

You are too wonderful!

Here is a picture of me presenting that book to Mike Holmes during the TV show from the site:

http://www.holmesonhomes.com/index....ture&pictureID=1361&galleryID=45

I'm the one wearing glasses . . .

Alex

Dear Alex,

I can definitely see your personality in the first photo where you and your wife are welcoming Mike.

It is really interesting to be able to finally put a face to a poster...sometimes I visualize posters as looking or being like their avatars! :rolleyes:

However, in your case Alex, I wasn't able to do that-- for obvious reasons!!! :p

Thanks for the pics!

And what a lovely laundry room you now have!

Alice

P.S. Alex, I didn't mean that you are not LIKE your avatar in personality, just that you can't look like it...wrong gender and/or age!

I hope that you didn't misunderstand that! (oh the dangers of the written word!)

Alice

Just checked out the site and the gallery from Alex's episode is there...

After seeing what Mike looks like, I'm glad we don't have this show on our cable line-up; I have enough trouble getting our 16 year old daughter away from the tube when hulking construction types are on(she has crushes on the guys who rebuild cars, motorcycles and the guy who used to be on Trading Spaces, Ty is his name I think).

Vie

Dear Alice,

Thank you for your kindness!

Alex

OH WOW

I have just been watching the tape

I'm speechless - Alex and Tanya ,and that lovely wee dog even got into the show too.

However long were they with you Alex ? That cannot have been a fast job - but oh it was certainly worth all the hassle at the end.

Truly a beautiful house

Anhelyna

Dear Anhelyna,

That took about four weeks of filming plus the work . . .

And now we're getting calls from companies who want to do commercials in our home!

They're prepping for a Clairol commercial there today!

Alex

Dear Alex:

Next stop: Hollywood?

Amado

Alex, considering the circumstances and expense you had in restoring the home.. I hope you're charging them by the minute for use of your home.

Maybe we'll see some of your icons in the Clairol commercial...

Dear Amado,

Hollywood?

Perhaps in a remake of the movie, "The Money Pit!"



Alex

Dear Brad,

They DO pay well for commercials!

No icons up yet - some more structural issues to address . . .

Alex