{"id":7720,"date":"2020-05-11T00:49:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T07:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=7720"},"modified":"2020-05-11T00:49:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T07:49:01","slug":"billys-biggest-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2020\/05\/11\/billys-biggest-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy&#8217;s Biggest Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVorIzgAiZA?start=2689\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;<strong>Billy<\/strong>, you are a new find of mine.&nbsp; I\u2019m now your biggest fan.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2013 <\/em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>Paul Shaffer <\/strong>\u2013 yes, THAT Paul Shaffer \u2013 after showing up to surprise my guest, the legendary Darlene Love.&nbsp;<br \/>\nYet another typical episode of <strong><em>Billy Masters LIVE!<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVorIzgAiZA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You know what hasn\u2019t been cancelled?&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sum-6JxL-oA&amp;t=3895s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Billy Masters LIVE<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; As you saw in the opening quote, <strong>Paul Shaffer <\/strong>(from <strong><em>The Late Show with David Letterman<\/em><\/strong>) stopped by to surprise my special guest, <strong>Darlene Love<\/strong>.&nbsp; If you had told me I\u2019d have either of these people on my show, I never would have believed you.&nbsp; We were also joined by beloved songwriter, <strong>Marc Shaiman<\/strong>.&nbsp; That show had a whole lotta musical folks surrounding a whole lotta love.&nbsp; With a good helping of gossip \u2013 \u2018cause that\u2019s what we do!&nbsp; Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgxUw-IcgFsQJZyDeYwxo7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>YouTube <\/em><\/a>channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgxUw-IcgFsQJZyDeYwxo7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Billy Masters TV<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ojEwDghabVA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On another show, I was joined by journalist <strong>Sue O\u2019Connell <\/strong>to chat with legendary diver <strong>Greg Louganis<\/strong>.&nbsp; I surprised him with fellow <em>Olympic <\/em>diver, <strong>Kent Ferguson<\/strong>.&nbsp; That show had a whole lotta abs!&nbsp; Didya know Greg Louganis has been DYING to be on <strong><em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em><\/strong>?&nbsp; And yet they\u2019ve passed on him \u2013 even for the season devoted to athletes!&nbsp; And yet, <em>DWTS<\/em> has found room for such luminaries as <strong>Jerry Springer<\/strong>, <strong>Buzz Aldrin<\/strong>, and <strong>Master P<\/strong>.&nbsp; We also unearthed the audition video Greg and Kent made for <strong><em>The Amazing Race<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 another show they haven\u2019t appeared on.&nbsp; But they both appeared with me \u2013 as you can see on <u><\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.BillyMasters.com\/TV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>BillyMasters.com\/TV<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Billy, you are a new find of mine.&nbsp; I\u2019m now your biggest fan.&#8221;&nbsp; \u2013 Paul Shaffer \u2013 yes, THAT Paul Shaffer \u2013 after showing up to surprise my guest, the legendary Darlene Love.&nbsp; Yet another typical episode of Billy Masters LIVE!. 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