My mother

My mother was a local entertainer. She would appear on the public access channel in five different shows, all under the same moniker: Gorgeous Gina. Her looks were moderately attractive, but her forceful pride and diva-like attitude radiated a sense of beauty so great, you didn’t focus too much attention on the grape-sized beauty marks on her forehead. The show she felt she made her greatest impact with was the psychiatry program. People would call in with their problems under a pseudonym, and Gorgeous Gina would offer advice. Eventually, she started actually having people come live on the show. If you watch the tapes of that show and watch tapes of Dr. Phil, you’ll notice a lot of similarities. My mother believes that Dr. Phil must have been in the tri-city area and saw the program.