blue artichoke: I Am Definitely White

I Tae Bo. And, according to a stand-up comedian I once saw, that's what white folks do. Let's listen in:

Comedian: Black folks, we shoot people. White folks Tae Bo. (Looks out at crowd, finds me, the only white person in the crowd.) White girl, I bet you just love Tae Bo, dontcha?

Me, bewildered and embarrassed: Who's Tae Bo?

It went downhill from there, as much of his act was about the differences between black and white folks, and as only whitey representative, I was singled out for much of the show. I left right after his set ended, before the dancing began and fellas tried to test the comedian's theories about white girls. I wonder how his show would have gone if I hadn't been there?

Anyway, I like trying out exercise videos, but have shied away from Billy Blanks because of this association. Recently, I've become interested in kick-boxing and am considering signing up for a class. Before I do, though, I've been running through all the kick-boxing videos in the Netflix library to see if I'd enjoy a real class. Yesterday, my first Tae Bo video showed up in the mailbox, so I tried it out this morning. It wasn't great, but it did get my heart rate up. I'll probably try another in the Tae Bo series, once the incessant counting from 1 to 8 stops running through my head.

Getting to Know All About You: Are you an exercise video person? What's your favorite?

Comments

No. The videos kind of scare me. I can remember watching my mom scissor kick for hours, then getting my sister involved, too, all the while this flamboyant homosexual was practically shouting at them from the television.

It was like hopscotch... another weird thing girls do that we boys simply cannot understand.

Posted by: Red Momo | June 29, 2007 02:32 PM

I do my fair share of shouting at the exercise instructors. It's really the only time I cuss directly at a person.

Posted by: Blue Artichoke | June 29, 2007 02:50 PM

I personally prefer BUNS OF STEEL... but only in fast forward, of course. :)

Last exercise like this I did was @ the Relay for Life-- Jazzercise @ 3am... and when they ask, "Isn't this fun ya'll?!" in their loud southern drawl-- I YELLED back, "NOOOOOOOO!" It made me feel better anyway...

Posted by: Blue Grilled Cheese | June 29, 2007 04:06 PM

Hey BA-- just posted a recipe I think you would LOVE... go check it out! I thought of you @ dinner last night when I had it...

Posted by: Blue Grilled Cheese | June 30, 2007 11:10 AM