Met Larry Bly today, from Cookin’ Cheap. He was sweet and kind, took the time to talk with us for a bit, his words carrying that same gentle humor that once spilled from the TV kitchen. Standing there, it felt less like meeting a celebrity and more like catching up with an old friend who had simply stepped out of the screen.

The air around us seemed brighter, time bending in on itself, bringing echoes of that cluttered set and easy laughter. He spoke with warmth, as if he’d known us longer than a passing moment, and for a while it felt like we were part of his show, tucked into the rhythm of his stories.

A small-world magic, brief but golden, like memory and daylight stirred together.

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Cookin’ Cheap is a nationally syndicated cooking show, originally hosted by Larry Bly and Earl “Laban” Johnson, Jr. Cookin’ Cheap was taped in the studios of Blue Ridge Public Television in Roanoke, Virginia. It began its national distribution through the PBS system in 1981, and more recently did a syndication run on the GoodLife TV Network.