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"The Cast"
Posted by frisky on 07-08-08 at 08:55 AM

Michelle Costa, 28

Hometown: Cumberland, R.I.

Occupation: Real estate agent

Most Unique Item Packed: Crossword puzzles

Audition Process: Costa said this was her second time trying out after sending in an audition tape.

Strategy: "I'm going to do whatever it takes to win, whether it's bad, good or ugly."

Steven Daigle, 35

Hometown: Dallas

Occupation: Geographic consultant

Most Unique Item Packed: Hat can for his two cowboy hats

Audition Process: Casting associates called his gay rodeo organization looking for competitors to audition.

Strategy: "I want to go in there open to let anything happen."

April Dowling, 30

Hometown: Higley, Ariz.

Occupation: Finance manager

Most Unique Item Packed: Tiny snowglobe

Audition Process: She was discovered by casting staff after making it to the "Survivor" semifinals.

Strategy: "I have no idea. I don't even know what I'm going to do in the next hour."

Robert "Memphis" Garrett, 25

Hometown: Los Angeles

Occupation: Mixologist and party planner

Most Unique Item Packed: Reebok Pump sneakers

Audition Process: A casting associate hounded him to audition. He said he'd only do "Survivor" or "Big Brother."

Strategy: "I'm going to be who I am. I'm a hustler. For some reason, people just trust me. And they should."

Dan Gheesling, 24

Hometown: Dearborn, Mich.

Occupation: Private high school teacher

Most Unique Item Packed: American flag

Audition Process: After sending in an audition tape, he's been invited to the audition finals three times.

Strategy: "My personality traits will play into my strategy and make this an easy summer for me."

Jessie Godderz, 22

Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.

Occupation: Bodybuilder, personal trainer and model

Most Unique Item Packed: Posing trunks

Audition Process: Godderz's manager received a last-minute call from a casting associate for him to audition.

Strategy: "I have to play psychological mind games when I walk into a gym, so I think it'll be a little like that."

Brian Hart, 27

Hometown: San Francisco

Occupation: Telecommunication account manager

Most Unique Item Packed: "The Office" stress balls

Audition Process: He said he was spotted by a casting associate and had to be coaxed into auditioning.

Strategy: "My strategy is to find something in common with everyone in there."

Jerry MacDonald, 75

Hometown: Magnolia, Texas

Occupation: Retired sales and marketing executive

Most Unique Item Packed: Korean War veteran hat

Audition Process: This die-hard fan sent in an audition tape for "Big Brother 9" but was called for "10."

Strategy: "I'm going to create an alliance called the X-Factor with only three people."

Renny Martyn, 53

Hometown: Metairie, La.

Occupation: Hair salon owner

Most Unique Item Packed: Animal mask

Audition Process: This "Big Brother" fan "turned it up a notch" at an open casting call in New Orleans.

Strategy: "You need to get up in mind to understand my strategy. You'll have to watch to find out."

Bryan Ollie, 27

Hometown: Bloomington, Minn.

Occupation: Marketing sales representative

Most Unique Item Packed: Charm from a woman he met before leaving

Audition Process: He attended an open casting call in Minneapolis with the motivation of "winning it all."

Strategy: "I'm just going to be myself. I think that'll be good enough to win the game and make good TV."

Keesha Smith, 29

Hometown: Burbank, Calif.

Occupation: waitress

Most Unique Item Packed: Hooters T-shirt

Audition Process: Casting associates called her restaurant looking for a blonde waitress to audition.

Strategy: "I'm going to make people think I'm a nice person, but I can actually be sneaky."

Angie Swindell, 29

Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

Occupation: Pharmaceutical sales representative

Most Unique Item Packed: Nine cartons of cigarettes

Audition Process: The longtime "Big Brother" fan attended an open casting call in Florida.

Strategy: "I'm going to lay a little low and then start winning competitions when I have to," she says.

Libra Thompson, 31

Hometown: Spring, Texas

Occupation: Human resources representative

Most Unique Item Packed: "Really cute" magenta top

Audition Process: She "turned it out" at an open casting call in Houston.

Strategy: "I'm intuitive. I think I'll be able figure out how to push people's buttons."


Perpetual *headbutt* compliments of Rolly.
*yawn*

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"RE: The Cast"
Posted by J Slice on 07-08-08 at 09:30 AM
So that's... three who sent in videos.

Three.

At least a bunch were found on casting calls, instead of a massive pile of recruits, although I see a bunch of those of those got through, too.

I worry about poor Jerry. Grandpa - look away from the false boobs!


Kurt Vonnegut says: So it goes for Slice's blog.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Snidget on 07-08-08 at 09:37 AM
"You need to get up in mind to understand my strategy"

Huh?

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by nailbone on 07-08-08 at 04:35 PM
I *think* that's a typo...


"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Estee on 07-08-08 at 09:46 AM
What's with all the 20-somethings? Wasn't the theme supposed to be generation gaps? Why don't we have anyone in their 40s or 60s? Only Big Brother could destroy a season's theme before the first episode aired.

At least they're admitting who the recruits are. That's kind of interesting -- we can form our own sub-tribes: Applicants vs. Producer's Foils. Let's see who's really better at not-playing this non-game.

Too. Many. White. Males.

Too. Much. Spiked. Hair.


"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Snidget on 07-08-08 at 04:44 PM
LAST EDITED ON 07-08-08 AT 04:53 PM (EST)

Some blurbs from the on-line bios

Brian: Brian is a guy's guy that was raised around several tough and feisty Italian women. His mother devoted her life to raising him and his siblings and she is the most important person in the world to him, along with his sisters.

Angie: She is proud that she was the Guinness-chugging champion for women at Irish Kevin's bar in Key West.

Memphis: He currently works as a "Mixologist," which he insists should not be confused with a bartender.

April: She admits to being OCD and can't sleep at night if the bottles in the refrigerator aren't lined up properly.

Ollie: Ollie grew up in a strict Pentecostal family where, in his father's church, faith healing and speaking in tongues were practiced.

Jerry: He describes himself as being very competitive and says that being number one has been a driving force in his life

Michelle: Michelle has always spoken her mind and was the only person to jump up at her brother's wedding when the priest asked if there were any objections.

Libra: She has been married for seven years and has three children: a 4-year old girl and recently gave birth to a medical rarity... 4-month old twins, one black and one white.

Steven: He sees himself as being extremely good at reading people and then manipulating them into doing what he wants them to do. He feels he is unique and random and claims that everyone who meets him likes him.

Renny: Renny describes herself as vivacious, witty, passionate, dynamic and entertaining. She's a proud New Orleans socialite, the life of the party, who loves hanging out in the French Quarter with her family as well as friends.

Keesha : Her proudest accomplishment is leaving home, moving to California by herself not knowing a sole, and establishing a life for herself.

{Isn't a sole a fish?}

Dan: He is conservative and not a fan of liberals. He doesn't think that America would have been ready for a female president and if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency, he would have moved out of the country. He describes vegans as weird tree-huggers and believes that religion is important and that it helps to establish basic values

Jessie: He is a professional body-builder with the World Natural Body Building Federation. His goal is to be an inspirational figure to people who want to lose weight, get fit or pursue a drug-free, body-building life style.

ETA: Not sure why I ended up putting this here??? I blame the mole.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by SurvivorBlows on 07-08-08 at 06:02 PM
LAST EDITED ON 07-08-08 AT 06:10 PM (EST)

>Michelle: Michelle has always spoken her mind and was the
>only person to jump up at her brother's wedding when
>the priest asked if there were any objections.

Michelle's from my hometown and apparently went to high school with one of my younger sisters. Heard lots of gossip about her today -- including some unconfirmed stripper and professional wrestler stories -- but none of it was very complementary. She's apparently classic Big Brother material.

The "realtor" part is -- or at least was -- true though: http://www.defelicerealtors.com/Nav.aspx/Page=%2froster%2fAgentInfo.aspx%3fAgentID%3d142514

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Snidget on 07-09-08 at 03:55 PM
The only time I knew anything about a reality TV peep before the show started it turned out they were the first ones eliminated.

Not sure if you share that curse or not.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Pretty_Kitty on 07-10-08 at 06:08 PM
I kinda hate Dan on sight. If I were in the house with him there would be blood shed. Close minded D-bags are NOT attractive to me.If He wins BB I'LL move out of the country!

Im keeping an open mind about the rest though.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Colonel Zoidberg on 07-10-08 at 06:24 AM
I'm disappointed - you of all people should have picked up on the fact that a contestant, for the first time in mainstream reality history, is actually using their surname (Bryan Ollie is listed as "Ollie" on the CBS site.)

It could just be that there are too many Brians/Bryans on the show.


Congrats Red Wings! 2008 Stanley Cup Champions!

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by mia rules18 on 07-08-08 at 12:14 PM

GO JERRY !!!!

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by nailbone on 07-08-08 at 04:37 PM
This could possibly be the hottest cast of females ever on this show!!

And this is the GREATEST.QUOTE.EVER!!!

Strategy: "I have no idea. I don't even know what I'm going to do in the next hour."



"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Buggy on 07-08-08 at 09:09 PM
What?
No couples, no secret enemies from the past, no relatives, no twins?

You mean none of these people know each other? No playing in pairs?

I'm in.

At least at the start, to check them out. I always have high hopes at the beginning.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Ahtumbreez on 07-08-08 at 10:10 PM
I'm wondering if Renny is a future Red Hat Society girl or a former Las Vegas Showgirl.

She's very pretty for 53.


Agman took me to the islands

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Tishy on 07-08-08 at 11:19 PM
Just some thoughts...

Am I the only one who thinks that Jessie's head is far to big for his body?

Brian looks like Jason Bateman.

The women are gorgeous!!! Memphis is a hottie but he looks like an #####.

Far too many people under the age of 30. Why am I not surprised.

Hey everyone...you guys know I always come around for Survivor. This is Lady T who lost her password and really, goes by Tishy now anyway.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by frisky on 07-09-08 at 00:32 AM
Is it the head too big, Tish? Or too small? There is definitely a weird head-body ratio thing going on there.

Brian DOES look like Jason Bateman. I was thinking Rob Lowe but it still didn't seem to click. You nailed it.

Big Little Head Guy looks like Matthew Broderick (from the neck up).


Perpetual *headbutt* compliments of Rolly.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Tishy on 07-09-08 at 08:04 AM
Frisky, I now am going to call him Big little head guy. I can see the Matthew Broderick reference. But calling him BLHG makes me laugh.

Does Shakes still come around here? I have to say, I miss his sarcasm.

"TRISH!"
Posted by Buggy on 07-09-08 at 08:32 AM
Hey Tishy, good to see you!

Shakes is no longer with us, he was banned quite awhile ago.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by DearAbby on 07-09-08 at 12:09 PM
Separated at birth: Jessie and the shrunken-head character in Beetle Juice.


"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Wacko Jacko on 07-14-08 at 09:46 AM

>Brian DOES look like Jason Bateman.
> I was thinking Rob
>Lowe but it still didn't
>seem to click. You
>nailed it.

I think he looks more like Michael J Fox. Not the picture so much but on tv looks like him.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by samboohoo on 07-09-08 at 01:02 PM
How did I never have a hot 24-year old high school teacher?

surfkitten summer sigshop 2008

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Snidget on 07-09-08 at 01:27 PM
We did have a way-too-cute twenty something teacher when I was in Junior High.

Oh did I love the day he caught the gaggle of harpies that loved to torment the less popular girls doing this inane thing they'd decided was cool and that they wouldn't let any of the non-cool girls do. Of course the whole gaggle was in lurve with him and certain that they were the one destined to get him to date a student.

He found the whole thing quite offensive rather than oh-so-witty.

Gotta love come-uppance.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by Tishy on 07-09-08 at 02:58 PM
All of my teachers were either nuns, priests, women or older married men. No one was under 35.

"RE: The Cast"
Posted by LostAddict on 07-09-08 at 03:40 PM
We had one here at the school I work in. It was quite funny. He actually had a 12 yo "faint" in his arms.

Surfkitten summer sigshop
2008

"14th HG?"
Posted by tribephyl on 07-09-08 at 04:26 PM
I captured this from one of TES's BB10 house tours. (This one with Allison Grodner. Who by the way could really benefit from a make over.)

In the video the Picture wall is revealed and shows 14 picture frames.

Hmmmmm....Perhaps a late-appearing hamster?

"Crossword Puzzle"
Posted by aquariaqueen on 07-09-08 at 05:32 PM
Why does Michelle get to bring a crossword puzzle book???


“I love Jesus but I drink a little”. Gladys Hardy


"An article about some contestants"
Posted by Rebel Crown on 07-10-08 at 00:05 AM
Lucky me, I live about 10 minutes from one of the hamsters - Dan, who sounds like the new evil guy. Which may be good, if it genrates news articles. I'll keep watch for any more items which may be noteworthy.

Found this article in The Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880708020

An excerpt, somewhat spoilerish:

In last season’s first-ever winter edition of “Big Brother,” which was quickly put into production because of the writers strike, contestants were partnered with each other and evicted as pairs for the first four weeks of competition. Grodner said a new “Big Brother 10” gameplay twist would be introduced during the premiere episode on Sunday.

“It’s really a power-play,” teased Grodner. “The game will actually start before they enter the house.”