For an organizing, decorating geek like myself, today was rather exciting. The crew of Style network's Clean House has been in town all week filming their "Messiest Home is America" episode! Of course it's in Pennsylvania - though there's a place in Bedford county that is the REAL messiest home in America, but I'm sure they wouldn't want any help to clean it up. Anyhoo, today was yard sale day for the show. I got there a bit early and there was already a crowd gathering under the chilly grey morning sky. We stood off to the side and watch Matt and Trish shoot a few scenes. Trish really is that sweet in person and Matt is hilarious! A few minutes later, genius designer Mark Brunetz showed up and the crew started handing around the release forms since we could possibly end up on TV. I was surprised that the home owners were about my age. I thought it would be a retired couple who had been hoarding things for decades. But these two had been hoarding things since the 80s because they had old computer parts and video games from that era. And I mean A LOT! Three 6' tables full of odds and ends from 3 decades of technology. I know a few people who would have been drooling over it. I only bought a funky faux carved wood picture frame and an onion chopper, but Mark Brunetz wrote up my receipt for it and I got my picture with him!. The crowd around Niecy was crazy- hell, the crowd was crazy in general. There must have been over 100 people crammed into a small front yard under a tent. But most people were pretty considerate of others and didn't shove or fight. I know at least one person who will be on the episode when it airs in July. There was a little boy who was buying a Harry Potter game and he looked like a miniature Lucius Malfoy, so Matt called a cameraman over so they could talk to him. I'll probably be on in the background somewhere! It was a neat experience to watch them tape the show and see everyoine I watch on TV way too much!
