Real World stuff

It's early and it's warm.

I'm in Los Angeles, scooping myself up off the bed, after several days of going going going everywhere. How did I ever live like this? Exhausted.

I arrived here Friday to tape the "preview" episode for the Real World Philadelphia, where they showed us clips of the new cast and asked our impressions of what we thought. It is supposed to psyche up audiences about the new and exciting show, so we were encouraged to say nice things. But, after having to sit in the center seat on the plane, and listening to a group of rowdy Filipinos chatter away behind me the whole flight, and changing a flat tire on the way to the airport and therefore showing up after "check-in time" and being forced to sneak onto the airplane I was told I wasn't allowed to get on (totally easy, by they way...so much for airport security), I plopped down in that interview chair with a face full of dark-circles-under-the-eyes concealer and a slight chip on my shoulder. Needless to say, if they air any of my comments, I won't have much potential for forging friendships with the Real World Philadelphia cast. But I think I'll be edited out of most of it anyway.

Sometimes things fly out of my mouth and I just can't help it.

I don't think they want me to say much about the show before it is on the air. But it's a lot of the same stuff: the black guy is angry, the white girl is misunderstood, the whole cast is pretty. We'll see what's different this time around. Hopefully those Philly people will get out of the house once in a while.

I met Cameran from the San Diego cast, who was there to participate as well. Lovely person, that Cameran. I was unfamiliar with her, as I didn't have cable while that show was on the air. As I was sitting there filling out my contracts, some Asian chick who was also apparently on the show walked right by me, either ignoring me on purpose or presuming I was on the crew. I tried to say "hi" but she pranced by me on her way to the interview chair, and apparently preparing yourself for the limelight requires too much focus to put a smile on your face. So I was snubbed. Oh well. I guess I thought I was famous too, when I was first off the show.

I'm off to get pancakes, with my ex-boyfriend who is a jock strap model for Jocko underwear. I stayed as his house last night, after driving him home because he was drunk. I can't WAIT to show Jeff his picture. Ha ha ha. My ex-boyfriend is a jock strap model! That makes me feel like The Man juuuuuust a little bit. I'm not gonna lie about it.

I'm sorry it seems I've been living the life of Julianne Moore in "The Hours" these days; I've just been busy. It feels good to have the fingers on the keyboard again. I'll write more later. Rick James is dead, Tony Danza is getting his own talk show, and the Palms Hotel & Casino is hosting a model search. So there's lots of stuff to discuss.

Hugs.

Comments

[Dave]

You'd be "The Man" if he was your CURRENT boyfriend.

[Slade]

cool site...came across it...luv 6 Feet here as well...thanks for confirming Brenda's hot man is from Charlie's Angels...

[scorpy]

Seems to me like they would give you more time between flight and interview chair, if they wanted an unbiased viewpoint. Strange.

I don't blame you for feeling "The Man" for having dated a jock strap model. I think I'd have similar feelings. Most of my exes were losers, at best, and are, in the best cases, "normal, decent" human beings now.

[Anonymous]

Dan... Are you talking about Corey Spears?

[Yan]

Another real world?? Sometimes it's starting to feel like that Nokia ad, something about a copy of a copy of a copy. Like the first seasons were ultra cool, and then you just got people who watched it and imagined they were on it while in the bathroom be on it, which was still rather entertaining, but now it feels like it's the people who were watching people who watched it who pretended that they were in it in front of the mirror. Like it's nearly the third generation of kids who watched the show be on the show. Hey. I love reality TV, I know the real world was the first. It created a genre, but maybe it's time for MTV to come up with something new and ground breaking rather than rehashing the same idea for over a decade.

Just a thought.

Yan

[Yan]

PS.

Be so glad you were on the early seasons.

[John]

The early seasons so rocked! BMP needs to go back to basics. I think I hate RW now.

I love you though Dan!

P.S. Save your rep now and just cut ties with the show. It is just so stupid now.

[Daniel]

Thanks for the plug, Dan. You forgot the part where you defined the side profile of my ass in a red jockstrap as porn. Take care and talk to you soon.
Daniel

[becky]

am happy at tony danza have new show