Editor’s Notebook

Herald Extra

The Skyhawks parachute team offered a media day when they were in town for Peachfast. They invited accredited media to participate in a tandem jump with a Skyhawk.

I wasn’t able to participate because I cancelled out in all three of the criteria. Participants had to be no older than 50, less than 200 pounds and not taller than six feet. I also missed out on the fourth criteria — I’m chicken.

When people think about country cross-over success to the pop charts, Kenny Rogers and Shania Twain instantly come to mind. Everybody forgets about Glen Campbell who, in the 1970s, landed five singles inside the Billboard top 5 on the pop charts including “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Southern Nights,” both which hit No. 1. Glen Campbell died last week. He was 81.

Is it just me? When I watch a competition reality show like “America’s Got Talent” or “The Voice,” I prefer to see the act in its entirety. I can’t stand the constant cutaway shots to the judges or audience members.

Speaking of competition shows, how lame has Mike Myers become (his only interesting work was “Wayne’s World” and that was because of Garth) with his Tommy Maitland act on the reboot of “The Gong Show?” The success of the original was because of the brilliance of Chuck Barris. You can’t fake bad.

The original “Gong Show” was unintentionally bad. That’s what made it so appealing.

True story. Police in Kelowna report a bizarre break-and-enter attempt that occurred at a residence on Scharf Road. A 24-year-old woman, who was completely nude, attempted to kick in the door of a residence. (There were children home at the time.)

After a brief struggle with the home owner, another woman, the suspect fled and was later arrested without incident.

I’d suggest to the suspect that if she wants to kick down a door, it works better when you’re wearing shoes.

The Liberal Party of Canada is holding its summer caucus meeting in Kelowna, Sept. 5-7, home riding of Stephen Fuhr, Member of Parliament for Kelowna Lake Country.