Its the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series venerable Barbie.
However, it must be said that90210s guest stars are still wretchedly cheesy.
Back in the day, the gang endured visits from Color Me Badd and the Goo Goo Dolls.
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Now they have…me.
Yes, thats right.
(For those keeping score, Ive written about the new series at least twice already.
I dont think Lou Reed got that kind of coverage fromCreem.)
And he was, like, the biggest Judas Priest fanEVER?
Well, when90210called, I felt likethat guy.
It couldnt actually be happening.
The world became a haze.
I imagined my name appearing in the credits beneath the words Special Guest Star.
I pictured myself in a lavishly appointed trailer, feeding strawberries to Tristan Wilds.
Fast-forward a few weeks.
My adventure began in Venice, Calif., a suitably90210-esque seaside locale.
He was straddling a sweet Ducati motorcycle.
Tori sported black skinny jeans and a headful of perfect platinum waves.
They looked like Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield inGrease 2.
I was so down with that.
Although I was playing myself, the scene that day called for a red carpet look.
I happily posed for a series of Polaroids for continuity and went off to change.
NEXT PAGE: I began to perspire in places I wasnt aware I had sweat glands.
Yes, I was actually going to Kelly Taylors house.
I could hardly process this emotionally.
It didnt help that Jennie Garth was filming on the porch when the van pulled up.
At this point, I began to perspire in places I wasnt aware I had sweat glands.
Once I discovered a selection of retro candy on the catering truck, I felt a little better.
What do I do with my face?
How am I supposed to act like myself?
I dont know what I act like!
The only person Ive ever seen act like me isAndy SambergonSaturday Night Live, and Im no Andy Samberg.
Why didnt they just hire him?I felt overwhelmed by self-doubt.
Suddenly, it was showtime.
And honestly, it wasnt that bad.
I mean, Im pretty certain I was bad, but the experience itself was a blast.
And this week, I get to go back and do it again.
I could get used to life in this zip code.
