The dinner table is ours and KABC 7's weatherman appears as we're forking it in. His name is Dallas Raines (real name, too - didja evah?) who has brought new life to the normally dry, statement of fact most weatherpersons put out. Raines is no less informative, but he does it with a flair not seen since the days of Fred Astaire.
Impeccably tailored suits with slightly tighter pants than the norm seen in the street. To say Raines is animated in his delivery is certainly understatement. He has a move for every weather occasions. Moreover, he's being doing this interpretive dancing to the weather for so long his moves have been recognized and named! May I present to you the Dallas Dip! The Swirl! The Fist Bump! the Golf Swing and last night's treat, the little skip. I was literally screaming with laughter. A 66-year old man doing a perfect little skip like a very little kid.
As this had been preceded by a Raines "stalking step" I think he was after Palm Springs, which is forecast for 114 degrees today, you can perhaps my reaction.
I am sorry to tease you with such a feast of nightly hilarity if you are out of range for Ch 7, but I would bet that if one wrote a nice letter to Channel 7 they would happily send you a clip of Raines doing his jive thing. Certainly worth a try...
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