AFTERNOON, THAT IS THE GOOD
NEWS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, LINDSEY.
GREEK COMEDY HIT A HIGH NOTE
AMERICA WITH THE RELEASE OF MY
BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING.
I TELL HER, I LA SEND HER TO
GREECE TO FIND SOMEBODY.
SHE'S NOT TOO OLD.
SHE WON'T GO.
SHE WON'T GO?
IT IS LIKE SHE DOESN'T WANT
TO GET MARRIED.
Nikki: THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE MOVIES EVER.
OUR NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN MAKING
GREEKNESS PART OF A COMEDY FOR
YEARS.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES FROM
ANY MOVIE COMES FROM THAT MOVIE
AND SAID WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU
DON'T EAT MEAT, IT'S OKAY, EAT
LAMB.
WE ALWAYS HAD THE
TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING LAMB.
ISN'T IT THE NUMBER ONE THING
SUPPOSED TO BE TURKEY.
IT WAS LAMB, DB JUST LIKE THE
PILGRIMS.
I THINK THE INDIANS WOULD HAVE
KILLED US IF WE SERVED THAT.
Nikki: SOUNDS DELICIOUS.
SURE.
.
Nikki: WHAT WAS IT LIKE
GROWING UP IN GREEK AMERICA.
EVERYTHING MY PARENTS
DESTROYED EVERYTHING.
MY MOTHER DIDN'T HAVE AN
EDUCATION BUT THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO HOMESCHOOL ME.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE AN EDUCATION,
WANT TO HOMESCHOOL AND SHE WOULD
MAKE A BAG LUNCH, I WAS BEING
HOMESCHOOLED AND THEN SHE WOULD
MAKE ME WALK AROUND THE HOUSE,
MY FEAR WOULD JUMP ME, STEAL THE
LUNCH AND GO OFF TO WORK.
I IT WASN'T THE NORMAL TYPE OF
LIFE.
IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
LIVING A CONSERVATIVE
GREEK-STYLE LIFE INSIDE OF A
WIDE-OPEN AMERICAN SOCIETY A
LITTLE BIT CRAZY FOR SURE.
Nikki: YOU TURNED OUT
GREAT.
SO FAR SO GOOD.
SCWHRAN IS THE DIFFERENCE OF
HAVING A GREEK GRANDMOTHER AND
MY SOUTHERN GRANDS MOTHER, THEY
PROBABLY BOTH COOK A TON, RIGHT.
THEY DO, THEY DO.
GILTD IS A HUGE THING GOT TO
HAVE A LOT OF GUILT IN A GREEK
FAMILY.
MY GRANDMOTHER IS 101 YEARS OLD.
Nikki: OLIVE OIL?
COULD BE THE OL LIVE
IDENTITY.
MY GRANDFATHER IS 103.
AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE WILL AND
WE DON'T KNOW WHY, THEY'RE NEVER
GOING TO DIE.
YOU KNOW, AT MY AGE I'M STILL
EATING WITH THE CHILDREN FOR
THANKSGIVING.
IT IS RIDICULOUS THERE IS NO
TURNOVER FOR US.
Nikki: SPACES DON'T FREE
UP.
NO, THEY DON'T I'M STILL IN
THE KITCHEN WITH THE KIDS.
IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL.
GRANDPARENTS ARE GRANDPARENTS,
I'M SURE YOUR LOVELY GRANDMOTHER
IS JUST AS CRAZY AS MY
GRANDMOTHER IS AS WELL.
Nikki: SHE LIVED WELL INTO
HER 90s BUT INTO THE HUNDREDS
WE WERE JOKING EARLIER, I WAS
ASKING ABOUT OLIVE OIL, THE
SECRETS BEHIND THAT BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND
THAT IS ALL, YOU GO IN THERE AND
IT REALLY IS LIKE WALKING INTO
THE MOVIE AND IT CRACKS ME UP.
IT IS OLIVE OIL CURES ALL.
OILY HANS, GREASY HANDS, TAKE
OLIVE OIL WASH IT.
YOU CAN BE SICK, AND TAKE OLIVE
OIL AND YOU'RE CURED.
I TAKE CARE OF MY HAIR BY
SCRUBBING WITH OL LIVE OIL.
IT IS -- ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL,
ABSOLUTELY.
THE MOUSSE, I HAVE MORE MOUSSE
IN MY HAIR THAN BULLWINKLE RIGHT
NOW.
Nikki: WE HAVE SOMETHING IN
COMMON.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE OLIVE OIL
FOR EVERYTHING.
I DON'T EAT DRESSING I ONLY HAVE
OLIVE OIL, A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON
AND VINEGAR, IT'S DONE.
Nikki: WISK IT UP, WE
PREPARE OURSELVES FOR ALL THIS
TYPE OF STUFF.
THEY'RE STILL TICKETS
AVAILABLE, AND FOR A GREAT CAUSE
FOR SCHOLARSHIP FOR KIDS TO GO
TO COLLEGE AND A REALLY GREAT
ORGANIZATION.
WHEN YOU PERFORM FOR THESE TYPES
OF EVENTS, I'M SURE THAT THAT
ALSO, YOU KNOW, IS SOMETHING
THAT IS VERY MOTIVATING TO YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, THE ONE
THING ABOUT BEING GREEK, IT IS
LIKE NYET NICK GROUP THAW IS OUT
THERE YOU CAN BE ITALIAN, PROUD
SERBIAN, PROUD GERMAN, WHATEVER.
WE REALLY LIKE EXPRESSING OUR
CULTURE, SHARING OUR FAITH,
SHARING OUR CULTURE.
AND THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT THIS
IS.
LISTEN, EVERY TIME YOU HEAR
ABOUT THIS CRAZY GREEK FESTIVAL,
THAT'S US, THAT THE WHAT WE DO.
WE LOVE TO HEAR ALL THIS STUFF.
Nikki: I HAVE SO MUCH FUN
AT THE CRAZY GREEK FESTIVALS.
THE DANCING.
THE UZO.
VIDEO.
Nikki: I'M A BIG FAN OF
THAT.
WHO ISN'T A BIG FAN.
I'VE LOST A FEW DAYS --
DO YOU DANCE AND DO THESE
SHOTS.
I NEED TO BE GREEK.
I'M FROM MY FROM TERNTY DAYS
I CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR, AFTER
FINALS JUST TWO DAYS.
WILL BE PERFORMING TOMORROW
NIGHT AND RAISING FUNDS FOR THE
100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOHN
THE DIVINE GREEK ORTHODOX
CHURCH.
TICKETS ARE $50.
AND GUESS WHAT, THEY INCLUDE
DELICIOUS GREEK FOOD.
WITH OLIVE OIL.
YOU CAN -- YOU WERE ABLE TO
PURCHASE THEM AT THE DOOR BUT
NOT ANYMORE.
YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM THE DAY
OF.
DOORS OPEN AT 6, THE SHOW STARTS
AT 8.
NUMBER TO CALL FIVE 63- 1789.
WONDERFUL HAVING YOU.
YOU GUYS COME AND WE'LL