Friday, November 6, 2009

Oprah and Ellen: Cover Girls in Chicago!













I went to a live Friday taping of the Oprah Show today! After the show, she announced that her and Ellen DeGeneres would be greeting fans and signing copies of "O" Magazine by Water Tower on Michigan Avenue. I headed over there and got caught in a chaotic sea of pushy fans eager to get close up and see the cover ladies.

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Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres arrive at Water Tower Park to sign 1,000 copies of "O" magazine on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (Tribune photo by Heather Charles)



Oprah Winfrey took over downtown Chicago earlier this fall to celebrate the 24th season of her daytime talk show. That, though, wasn't enough. Oprah must conquer more of the Windy City!
This morning, she and new"American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres teamed up to crowd the north side of downtown: They were giving away copies of O Magazine with Ellen on the cover.
One of the early highlights? Ellen promised the crowd a rather, uh, salivary treat: "I have personally licked every magazine. If you don't like it, Oprah will buy you a car."
Oprah eventually arrived at just after 11 a.m. Central, after which the pair began signing magazines. The entire affair, which drew an estimated crowd of 1,000 faithful, lasted just under 30 minutes, after which Oprah and Ellen were whisked away.

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Here's a photo I managed to take of them in that crazy crowd!