Ahhhh, live TV.  If you caught our inaugural “Kansas City Live” show yesterday, good for you!  Things went relatively smoothly in front of the camera … as Michelle and I managed not to fart, swear or black out.  It was chaos and bedlam behind-the-scenes, however.

I think everything that could have possibly gone wrong in the first ten minutes … uh, did.  But as my boss reminded me, “Well, we didn’t go off the air, so that’s encouraging.”  All in a day’s work, I guess.  And now hopefully we have all the bugs worked out.

By the time I got back to my desk (after high-fiving all the guests and group-hugging all the crew members), I had a whopping 41 e-mails and 52 text messages.  Some were from friends (who are no longer friends) … some were from viewers (who have since replaced my former friends).

Everyone had an opinion or an idea.  Or running commentary.  Or a minute-by-minute dissection of the show.  Or … oh, you get the idea.

My dear friend Tiffany said, “Ditch the eyeliner.” Honestly, I thought the make-up artist did a great job.  I was flawless for the first 54 minutes.  And then I accidentally rubbed my eyes during a commercial break.  When I got off set I was aghast as my smudged mascara had suddenly turned me in to one of the members of Duran Duran.

Another viewer wrote in, “Where are Hoda and Kathie Lee?  You are like two chattering magpies.  Although, they are too, come to think of it.”  That made me laugh.

We had some fab guests like comedian Bradley Meehan and Jen Bertrand who won HGTV’s third season of “Design Star”.  She created our set, which is to die for.  It puts the mod in modern.  She put me instantly at ease while we were on the air.  Not an easy thing to do when I’m hopped up on four iced cappuccinos. Even better?  The fine folks at JCrew dressed us up — and have become our clothing sponsors.  (Ironic because I worked there for nine years and always took great pride in wearing their apparel.)

All in all a phenomenal first day.  And, yes, I did learn a few things: 1) Just because there’s a swivel chair doesn’t mean I need to swivel relentlessly and 2) I smiled through the entire hour because I had absolutely NO idea what was going on.

Man, I can’t wait for today’s show.  Once I figure out what I’m doing, y’all are REALLY in trouble.