so i feel like i m the sister of barack obama, not necessarily the president of the united states. he doesn t embody his title at all times. he s a pretty easy-going fellow. but as a history teacher, this is pretty extraordinary for me to sort of bear witness to all this history. what s the practical reality? when you have a brother that becomes leader of the free world, can you pick up the phone, call him? can you still do that? i can. really? yes, well, he s made it so family is very important to him and to michelle and do you have like a bat phone that, you know? the one that no one s allowed to touch? no. it s not that dramatic, frankly. i bet it s quite boring in real life. you can call up. pretty normal. they ve worked normal lives as much as possible. i would love to give him the gift of being able to walk with his children down, you know, central park and buy an ice
like a bat phone. larry: what are you doing next year? another show? doing another show. yeah. larry: with you on it? yeah. of course. larry: what s the name of that factor? larry: the x-factor. with a lower case x. larry: on against idol. no, no. larry: are you enjoying all of this? i m enjoying all of this. watching all of it. how did you become part of this? i don t know. writing songs for big artists, that s how i got on this whole thing. i m having a good time. i m happy that it s not my first year because that was pretty rough. larry: you didn t like last year? i did, i was nervous. the rolling of the eyes. larry: why are ratings down a little? is that a natural attrition. you re asking me that question. why are they down a little bit? larry: everything is down a little bit. i think we re in our ninth season. i think all of television as you said is down a little bit.
rand? it s going good. i like the way he says i will be watching at home next year. i m going to have a phone on the desk. i m going to call to say, simon, what did you think about a bat phone. larry: what are you doing next year? another show? doing another show. yeah. larry: with you on it? yeah. of course. larry: what s the name of that factor? i m sorry? the x factor. with a lower case x. is it on against idol? no, no. larry: are you enjoying all of this? i m enjoying all of this. watching all of it. how did you become part of this? i don t know. still trying to figure it out. you know, writing songs for big artists. that s how i got on this whole thing. i m having a good time. i m happy that it s not my first year because that was pretty rough. larry: you didn t like last year? i did, i was nervous. the rolling of the eyes. larry: why are ratings down a little? is that a natural attrition?
like a bat phone. i love that. larry: what are you doing next year? are you doing another show? i m doing another show. yeah. larry: with you on it? of course. larry: what s the show? it s called the x factor. with a lower-cased x. larry: how did you become a part of this? i don t know. i m trying to figure it out. writing songs for big artist, that s how i got on this full thing. i m just happy it s not my first year because that was pretty rough. you didn t like last year? i did. i was nervous. the rolling of the eyes. larry: why are ratings down? is that natural attrition? you re asking me that question? why they re down a little bit? larry: well, everything is down a little bit. well, we re into our ninth
saying if i were watching the show which i will be next year at home. that s the easiest way of doing it. larry: how s the year going, rand? i like that he says he will be watching from home next year. i m going to have a phone on the desk and call and say simon, what did you really think of that? like a bat phone. i love that. larry: what are you doing next year? are you doing another show? i m doing another show. yeah. larry: with you on it? of course. larry: what s the show? it s called the x factor. larry: are you enjoying this? how did you become a part of this? i don t know. i m trying to figure it out. writing songs for big artists, that s how i got on this full thing. i m just happy it s not my first year because that was pretty rough. you didn t like last year?