Perhaps it was. After all, this was on live national TV . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJCc2QgQ3cA

The backstory is that a short time before coming onstage, she had received a prank phone call from somebody claiming Desi Jr. had died that night. Fortunately, moments before she came out, she found out the phone call was a prank. But it's understandable that something like that could have left her flustered and made her a bit absent minded. Nevertheless, there were a few comments from the press about the incident:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0xsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6370,2792500&dq=lucille+ball+emmy+glasses&hl=en

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VhZJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k4MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1901,4604853&dq=lucille+ball+emmy+glasses&hl=en

Perhaps it was. After all, this was on live national TV . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJCc2QgQ3cA

The backstory is that a short time before coming onstage, she had received a prank phone call from somebody claiming Desi Jr. had died that night. Fortunately, moments before she came out, she found out the phone call was a prank. But it's understandable that something like that could have left her flustered and made her a bit absent minded. Nevertheless, there were a few comments from the press about the incident:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0xsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6370,2792500&dq=lucille+ball+emmy+glasses&hl=en

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VhZJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k4MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1901,4604853&dq=lucille+ball+emmy+glasses&hl=en

I've been waiting to see this clip for awhile. I'd heard the backstory and was wondering what the big fuss was about. She played it off real well. I think the audience thought it was a skit. lol