The Week Of Asking Oprah's Friends: Letter to Gayle King

As anyone who's anyone knows: the fastest way to Oprah's heart is not through her Steadman, but through her best friend Gayle. And the fastest way to Gayle's heart is sort of through Oprah, but mostly through Josh Groban and brownies. Maybe I should be writing this letter to Josh Groban. Or to brownies.

Dear Ms. King,

I am a huge fan of yours, and of course, of your best friend, Oprah Winfrey's.

Over the years, I have admired the bond you two share, your willingness to try new things together (like road trips!), the way you call each other out on your nonsense, the frequency with which you laugh, and the way you continually cheer each other on.

My very good friend HK and I have talked for years about how much we would love to be like you two someday -- down the road, after many life changes, still kidding around. She and I met twenty three years ago in the seventh grade. Since then, we've worked our first jobs together (at a hardware store), traveled all over the world together, and gotten into a bit of trouble.

Today, she has a husband and two kids and lives in Minnesota . I have a live-in boyfriend, no kids, and live in New York . We are in touch all the time, but don't see each other nearly as often as we'd like.

I've always thought it would be great if HK and I could be in the audience of the Oprah Winfrey Show on a day when you were there. You and Oprah are so fun to watch together -- even better than Laverne and Shirley. And I really can't think of a better time for me and my oldest friend, than to watch you live on stage with yours.

Is there anything I can do to procure a pair of tickets from you? I am willing to sing you Josh Groban songs or make you a delicious pan of brownies.