Diane Chambers In the Flesh!
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
I’d have to say that of all of the celebrity encounters during my California visit on Saturday, October 9, 2010, perhaps none of them thrilled me as much as meeting Diane Chambers herself, Shelley Long. For the last 25 years, Cheers has been one of my all-time favorite shows. I used to video tape every episode that was broadcast and watch them repeatedly on the VCR in my bedroom. A day without Cheers just wasn’t a day at all. Shelley Long, of course, held the pivotal role of Diane for the first five season of the show and then returned for a special appearance in the final episode. Read the rest of this entry »
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