SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
8:00PM ET/PT
Greetings Survivor FReeks,
First off, welcome to the following new ping list pingees: Fanfan, Shyla and Texas2step. Welcome to the madhouse.
Now without further ado, here are your Media Whores for Survivor; Guatemala.
I don’t have the names of the tribes yet, so I’ll just refer to them as the Blue and Yellow Tribes (cuz of their blue and yellow buffs! Ain’t I original?!?!)
The Blue Tribe: (This tribe is pretty much split 50/50 with the “old farts” (Amy, Gary, Jamie & Lydia) on one end of the age spectrum and the “young pups” (Brian, Brianna, Morgan & Rafe) at the other end. Which one will dominate? Remember, experience will almost always triumph over enthusiasm.)
NAME: Amy O’Hara
AGE: 39
HOMETOWN: Revere, MA
OCCUPATION: Police Sergeant
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Amy is the first female Police Sergeant in the history of the Revere, MA Police Department. She also played professional football (although her bio doesn’t go into any details) and remains physically active and fit. I expect her to get along well with Gary and quite possibly make it to the final four. (Personal note: I pick Amy to win this season just cuz I have a soft spot in me heart for a good looking Irish lass. And with a last name of O’Hara, you just can’t get any more Irish than that!)
NAME: Brian Corridan
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: New Your, NY
OCCUPATION: Student
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Brian is an “Ivy League Student” and one of this season’s major swishes. A big time poofter. The blue tribe’s drama queen. Only without the comedy that Coby had last season. Look for this one to be an early boot.
NAME: Brianna Varela
AGE: 21
HOMETOWN: Edmonds, WA
OCCUPATION: Retail Sales/Make-Up Artist
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: About all you can say for Brianna is she is nice eye-candy. Other that that, I get the impression that she is about as bubble headed as they come and will probably be an early boot.
NAME: Gary Hogeboom
AGE: 46
HOMETOWN: Grand Haven, MI
OCCUPATION: Former NFL Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts & Phoenix Cardinals. Currently a Real Estate Developer.
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: In the game of Survivor, being a former NFL Quarterback is bad enough, but to be one of the “old farts” makes Gary a prime candidate for an early boot. Hopefully, Gary can keep a low profile and not tick off the “younger studs” in the game. If he can form an alliance with Amy, Jamie, and Lydia and if this “old farts” alliance can survive this tribe’s initial Tribal Council, then I fully expect him to be one of the final four.
NAME: Jamie Newton
AGE: 39
HOMETOWN: North Hollywood, CA
OCCUPATION: Water Ski Instructor
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Jamie is the first of this season’s contestants that has an identical twin sibling. In this case a twin brother named Ramie. He teaches Water Skiing at a children’s summer camp and has acted in the TV soap-opera “All My Children” in 2003. Jamie could very well be the spoiler here. He acts like a “young pup” but his age betrays him. If he throws in with the “old farts” then he stands a good chance of making the merge and quite possibly the final four.
NAME: Lydia Morales
AGE: 42
HOMETOWN: Lakewood, WA
OCCUPATION: Fishmonger
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Even though Lydia states her occupation is a Fishmonger, her real title is “assistant manager” at a seafood company in her home town of Lakewood Washington. I expect her to be a member of the “old farts” alliance and should make it to the final four.
NAME: Morgan McDevitt
AGE: 21
HOMETOWN: Decatur, IL
OCCUPATION: Magician’s Assistant/Waitress
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Common people. Does anyone expect a “Magician’s Assistant” do make it past the first couple of boots? I don’t. In fact, she may very well be in the running to be this tribe’s first boot.
NAME: Rafe Judkins
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Providence, RI
OCCUPATION: Student
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Rafe is yet another “Ivy League Student” and (if the spoiler sites can be believed) this tribe’s second poofter. His “proudest accomplishment” is his ability to play Beethoven’s “Old To Joy” on the piano with his toes. (Now there’s something to make a mom proud!) While I would expect Rafe to be another early boot, I think he will manage to hang on long enough to make the merge.
The Yellow Tribe: (This tribe isn’t as evenly divided as the Blue Tribe with 3 “young pups” (Blake, Brandon & Brook), 3 thirty-somethings (Cindy, Danni & Judd) and 2 “old farts (Jim & Margaret). Look for Cindy, Danni and Judd to be the swing votes.)
NAME: Blake Towsley
AGE: 24
HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX
OCCUPATION(s): Model, Realtor
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Blake attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas where he double majored in finance and Political Science. So what does he do for a living? Yep, model and Realtor. Yet another college education wasted. For some reason, I don’t see Blake making the merge.
NAME: Brandon Bellinger
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Manhattan, KS
OCCUPATION: Farmer/Rancher
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Brandon was born and raised on a farm in Manhattan Kansas. He didn’t mess with that university garbage, and still works the same farm he was raised on. This guy seems to have his head screwed on straight, and I hope the others on his tribe see this. I’m gonna say he makes the merge.
NAME: Brooke Struck
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Hood River, OR
OCCUPATION: Law Student
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Brooke is an enigma. On the one hand, the male chauvinist in me says that she is the epitome of the typical blonde California, bubble head. But on the other hand, she attend Oregon State University, receiving a bachelors degree (with honors) in political science and international studies. She then attended law school at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. I know, I know, but she had enough common sense to leave California after receiving her law degree and return to Oregon. She could be booted right away, or she could make the merge, and the Jury. Like I said, an enigma.
NAME: Cindy Hall
AGE: 31
HOMETOWN: Naples, FL
OCCUPATION: Zookeeper
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Cindy is the second of this season’s contestants with an identical twin sibling. In this case a sister named Mindy. She describes herself as passionate, tenacious and naturalistic. She also admits to having a short fuse and has no trouble voicing her opinion about anything at any time. This could work against her. I expect her to be booted pre merge.
NAME: Danni Boatwright
AGE: 30
HOMETOWN: Tonganoxie, KS
OCCUPATION: Sports Radio Talk Show Host
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Danni was second runner-up in the 1992 Miss Teen USA pageant representing her home state of Kansas and was first runner-up in the 1996 Miss USA pageant, again representing Kansas. (Them farm states really know how to grow ‘em! If ya know what I mean!) Nothing would make me more happy then to see Danni last all the way to the end. (Mainly so I could oogle her for 12 to 13 weeks!) but, to be honest, I don’t expect her to make it much past the merge. Oh well!
NAME: Jim Lynch
AGE: 63
HOMETOWN: Northglenn, CO
OCCUPATION: Retired Fire Captain
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Jim, is the token “old fart” this season. Just the fact that he is a retired Fire Captain, will probably get him compared to last season’s winner and as such, an early boot. Jim volunteers at the neighborhood citizen’s affairs board. Of course, he is a typical Colorado liberal in that while authoring a “Model Noise Bill” for the state of Colorado, he also is building his very own Jet Turbine Sport Helicopter. (I guess his model noise bill won’t apply to liberal’s with their own jet turbine helicopters.) Like I said, expect Jim to get the boot early on.
NAME: Judd Sergeant
AGE: 34
HOMETOWN: Ridgefield, NJ
OCCUPATION: NY City Hotel Doorman
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Judd is the third contestant this season with an identical twin sibling. In this case, a brother named Timmy. Judd has a typical “New Joisey” accent with a smidgen of Brooklyn-ese mixed in. Don’t ask me why, but I like Judd and hope he makes the merge and the Jury.
NAME: Margaret Bobonich
AGE: 43
HOMETOWN: Chardon, OH
OCCUPATION: Family Nurse Practitioner
CUZ’S INITIAL OPINION: Margaret is this season’s “Mother Figure”. A physically fit, mother of 2 sons, who resides in Chardon, Ohio with husband Steve. If Margaret can distance herself from Jim, and throw in with the 30-somethings, then she should have a chance of making the merge.
So there you have it, 16 contestants . . .
Ummm, What’s that?
I know, I know, the promos for Survivor; Guatemala said there would be 18 contestants. In fact, up until the morning of August 11th, the “Official CBS” webpage in fact stated: “18 Survivors will be marooned within this mysterious and rugged terrain.” Yet when the webpage was updated Thursday morning, it only showed 16 Survivors.
So what gives? Even though SeeBS is keeping quiet about this, the various spoiler websites are claiming that Mark Burnett productions is bringing back the two best losers from the worst tribe in Survivor history. Yes, I refer to none other than Bobby Jon and Stephenie, from Palau’s Ulong Tribe.
You remember the Ulong tribe don’t you? The only tribe in Survivor history to NEVER win an Immunity Challenge. The only tribe in Survivor history to have to attend back to back to back to back to back to back to back (lets see, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Yep that’s right) Tribal Councils. But enough ragging on Ulong, their performance in Palau was humiliating enough.
It’s not clear just what Bobby Jon and Stephenie will be doing or how they will be involved, but most of the speculation is leaning towards them being a “reward” and assisting the winning tribe in an advisor capacity only. We’ll see.
As I was saying, here are my picks with just their bios and initial on screen interviews to go on:
Pre-Merge Booties: (In no particular order)
Blake, Brian, Brianna, Cindy, Jim, Morgan
Post-Merge Booties:
Brandon, Brooke, Danni, Judd, Margaret, Rafe.
Final Four:
Amy, Gary, Jamie, Lydia (With me Irish lass Amy O’Hara winning it all!)
As always, if anybody hears anything else about our castaways please feel free to post it here.
Take care,
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Julie Berry
