1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: This is the Almost Famous podcast with her radio Welcome 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: to Almost Famous The O G s Our first episode, 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: So Our O G Episode of Being O G S 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: with Me, Bob Guiney and Trista Sutter, the Queen of 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 1: the O G s of the entire Bachelor franchise and 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: the world in general. Hi, Trista, Oh, Hello, my my 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: Bachelor Bob, my Bachelor O G. Bob Guinea who um 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: likes to introduce himself as Guinea like the pig, Guinny 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: like the pig. Well, you know, it's funny because you know, 10 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: you come off a show like The Bachelor, and you know, 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: I always thought that I was, you know, world famous 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: long before I was on that show. Unbeknownst to me, 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: no one knew who I was. So, you know, they 14 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 1: find out your name and it's a weird last name 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: like mine, you know, g U I N E Y, 16 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: and they're always like, how do you pronounce your last name? 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: And so I would say Guinea and they'd be like, 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: or is it guiny? So I just took the whole 19 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: steam out. I'd be like Guinea, like the pig. So 20 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: may we move forward? Maybe we move forward, Let's get 21 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: away from Guiny? So any who I digressed, welcome to 22 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: our first show. That's right. I'm so excited. I'm so 23 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: excited to be kind of reconnecting with you after all 24 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: these years. I mean, obviously we've stayed in touch, um 25 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,919 Speaker 1: kind of through social media. So thanks to social media 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: for coming along after we were on TV. But it's 27 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: so nice to reconnect. And so how did you I 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: want to talk about kind of how we got into 29 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: the show. I mean, I've talked. I know you have to. 30 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure I've been asked this a billion times and interviews, 31 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: but for anybody knew who's turned tuning in and wants 32 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: to kind of hear where we got started. How well, 33 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: actually I should probably start with my origin story because 34 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: my story leads into your story. Um, okay, So I 35 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: was in Miami at the time. I was working as 36 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: a pediatric physical therapist, and I was a Miami heat dancer, 37 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: and of course when I got on the show, that's 38 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: all that they put, you know, Miami heat dancer. I 39 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: wasn't a pediatric physical theory this my grad school UM 40 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: had no burying on who I was. Anyway, So I 41 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: was at home after a busy day at work. I 42 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: was watching Extra and I remember um Lacy Pemberton, who 43 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: was the casting director at the time. I think she 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: actually might still work with the show, or did until 45 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: very recently. But she was on Extra talking about how 46 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: they were doing this new reality show and I had 47 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: watched road Rules and Real World UM and loved those shows. 48 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: And I was like, huh, you know my ears perked up, 49 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: and she was like, well, you well, you'll get to travel, 50 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: you'll get to meet people, hopefully find a love connection. 51 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: And I didn't really care about the loved Nick connection 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: at that point. I mean, I was kind of in 53 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: a rut at that point in my life and I 54 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: wanted something new and exciting. But really the most exciting 55 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: part to me was just getting to go out to 56 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: l A and and travel and make new friends. So 57 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: I ended up applying online, which they still do now 58 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: so that hasn't changed, although I know that they go 59 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: to they create different events in different cities and try 60 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: to get people to eliminate their friends exactly. So I 61 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: applied online and then they wrote back and you know, said, 62 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: we we like what you sent in, um, just the 63 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: basic application. We you send it more. Of course, you 64 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: have to send in this like twenty page application and 65 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: then a video. And I remember my video being I had, Um, 66 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: I didn't do anything fancy. I'm pretty sure you didn't either, 67 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: but you can tell that story. So I said, okay, 68 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: there you go. Never mind. So, um, I had my laundry, 69 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: UM was ironing board, my irony boards set up, and 70 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: back in the day, you didn't have cameras on your phones. 71 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: I had a video camera that I set up on 72 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: my laundry, my ironing board and just said, hey, I'm 73 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: Trisdren and this is what I look for in a guy. 74 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: I think it'd be really fun to be on the show. 75 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: Blah blah blah. It was so basic, so basic, so nothing. 76 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: And then they set me out to l A and 77 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: I met Um. I call him Mr Big because my 78 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: CLIs is a very big personality, and he said you're 79 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: my star, and um he put me on the first 80 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: season of The Bachelor, and the rest is history. I mean, yeah, 81 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: I guess the history is I was the runner up 82 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: on The Bachelor, and then they asked me to be 83 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: the bachelorette. So there, So now leading into your story, 84 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: how did you get started on the show. Yeah, Well, 85 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: first of all, I love that story. And I think that, 86 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, thank god you were the runner up, because 87 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: had you been the final choice of that show, the 88 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: world would be a different place for both of us. 89 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: I think, you know, no, you think you know. I mean, 90 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: my children wouldn't exist exactly. Isn't that weird? Just like 91 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: butterfly effect type of thing. I love those kind of movies, 92 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: like The Sliding Doors, same same, yeah. So I you know, Um, 93 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: I was a touring musician, signed a record deal right 94 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: out of college play football college and um and it 95 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: was a touring musician. And I decided at one point, 96 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, we were touring actually with Matchbox twenty. 97 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: We were the opener, and I came to the realization 98 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: that we were not going to be journey like I 99 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: thought we were. I thought we were a journey at 100 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: the time. And I'm like, this isn't working out. You know, 101 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm like almost twenty, I'm twenty nine. What's going on 102 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: in my life? You know? So I wrote some songs 103 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: for a movie called The Truth About Cats and Dogs, 104 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: which had Janine Garoffalo and Uma Thurman in it. And 105 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: I got this publishing advance, and I bought a mortgage company, 106 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: or bought into mortgage company partnership with another guy. But 107 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: to be fair, it's not like what you think of 108 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: the mortgage companies today. This was like a franchise type 109 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: of mortgage companies. So essentially I was the mortgage burger 110 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: king guy, right, so you know that. It was like 111 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: there was like several throughout the country. I only owned 112 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: one anything. Um, it was not what I liked, that 113 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: was not passionate about it. I wasn't having fun. But 114 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: I hired a great team around me, and that team, um, 115 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: they basically uh submitted my information to the Bachelor without 116 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: me knowing it. And um, I was actually oddly enough, 117 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: I had just had reconstructive knee surgery and then I 118 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: had I blew my achilles out right before uh they 119 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: called me. And so I'm crutching around the office. I 120 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: get a call from Lacey Pemberton and I think, you 121 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: know this part of the story, but I have no 122 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: idea how my phone rings, but it's you know, Lacey Pemberton, 123 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: and she's like, Hi, yes, this Bob Bob Guinea And 124 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: that's how her voice sounded in my head. Anyway, By 125 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: the way, I use that same voice when I impersonate 126 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: my wife um, but it's like, you know, yes, I 127 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: really do. She's like, why did your voice go down 128 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: when you impersonate me. I'm like I don't know, but 129 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, hi, this is lazy and I'm like, oh, 130 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure it is Lacy if that's your real name, 131 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: and that's exactly my response, and um, I just think 132 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: it's someone messing with me, you know. So I crutch 133 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: around the office to see who's giggling, and nobody's getting on. 134 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, wow, these guys are good, you know. So 135 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: I had up having this long conversation with her and 136 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: I just basically said, you know, um. She goes, well, 137 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: we know we'd like you to make do you know 138 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: have you watched the show? And I said, I haven't 139 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: really watched it. I do I know of it, And 140 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: she's like, have you do you know who Trista is 141 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,239 Speaker 1: because you were the first time up until that point, 142 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you were the first bachelor at obviously, but 143 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: they let us know who it was that was gonna 144 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: be the Beschel and then yeah, and then I was 145 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: the first bachelor that everyone knew who I was before, 146 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: Like they knew it was going to be me before 147 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: they even cast the show, right, And so I'm like, 148 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: you know know what you know? I I do know her, 149 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: you know. She's like, what do you think. I'm Michael, 150 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: She's very beautiful. And she goes, well, we need you 151 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: to do a video submission as to why you think 152 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: Trista should pick you. And I said, yeah, and I'm 153 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: not doing that, and she goes, what I know and 154 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: I know I'm not gonna be the fact guy in 155 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: your blooper. Real thanks, I'm like, uh, I put on 156 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: like twenty five pounds in the last six months with 157 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: a couple of legs surgeries. I'm like, I'm good, you know, 158 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: thank you. Though I have a lovely day. I'm sure 159 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a wonderful show. I can't wait to watch. 160 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: So about a week goes by, she called me back. 161 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: She's like, I can't get you off my mind. I 162 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: need to meet you. I'm gonna fax you over a 163 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: thing to fill out that will yeah, and it's like 164 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: a thermal paper like the you know. So I fill 165 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: out this form, they fly me onto l a um, 166 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: it's much like you. I was kind of like, oh 167 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: my god, this is crazy and ended up. I ended 168 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: up actually so the interview process. You know, they want 169 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: you to have a suit and tie, and I have one. 170 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: It's in it's in my hotel room. But I'm in 171 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: the hot tub, hanging out, meeting girls, singing Journey songs 172 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: at the top of my lungs, and uh, that's when 173 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: they they pulled me out of the pool and they're basically, hey, idiot, 174 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: come here, we're gonna interview you right now. So I'm 175 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: in a shorts and a T shirt. Yeah for a 176 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: shirt and the T shirt. I get interviewed by Sally 177 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: and Selsano, who of course went on to such great 178 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: things as Tina Tequila and Jersey Shore and many many more. Um. 179 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: But she interviews me and we just cracked up for 180 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: about an hour and a half and there, and at 181 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: the end of it, they're like, well, you know, have 182 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: you have you put any thought into what you're gonna 183 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: say to Trista And I'm like, no, I you know, 184 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: I guess you guys let me know if I should 185 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: have to think about that, and they think about it, 186 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: You're gonna meet her. And it was like, that's how 187 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: I got cast on the show. Yeah, pretty crazy, that's amazing. 188 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: I love that story. Such a good story. I mean, 189 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: it's crazy that it's been so long. It feels like 190 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: to me another lifetime, you know, it really does, especially 191 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: when we do interviews for anybody and they're kind of 192 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: few and far between, you know now, But if we 193 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: do any interviews, it's like, oh, yeah, that was our life, 194 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: that's how we met. I know, it was crazy. I 195 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: remember the first night when I was so I so 196 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: I get cast on the show and they put us 197 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: up in uh, I think it's a shared in Universal. 198 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: I think that's where we were. There were different hotels 199 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: because Ryan was at the Lodge something. What was it 200 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: called Sportsman's Lodge? That was it? Yeah, that was that 201 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: was where they put me for the interview process. But 202 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: when when we came up for the show, and that's 203 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: why I thought, I was like, and that's what we 204 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: used to film the show Blind Date. Do you remember 205 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: that show where like a little oh my gosh, of 206 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: course and that place was sketch at best. Yeah. So 207 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: I remember I remember checking into that place on the interview, 208 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: going does this show even have a budget? Like one 209 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: is going on here? Not back then, not at all. 210 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: Not I think I called you a budget. But yes, 211 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: at the Shart Universal. When the car picked me up, 212 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: I was like, well, I guess I'll probably be back 213 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: tonight because I remember thinking to myself, there's no way, 214 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: you know, all these dudes are and you know, I remember, 215 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: I remember the pictures of the guys and everybody's like, 216 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: you know, buff and flexing, and I had never been 217 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: fatter in my life, and I'm like, well, I'll definitely 218 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: be coming home tonight. So I did it shows how 219 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: wonderful your taste is, my friend? Oh yes, of course. 220 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: And I remember you doing the Irish jig at the pars. Yeah, 221 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: you know that that usually happens when I have a 222 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: few cocktails, and I was, who have any cocktails that night? God? Well, 223 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: that was the old school version of the show, right 224 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: where it was basically like everyone shows up, we have 225 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: little finger appetizers that no one's really supposed to eat, 226 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: and then we just keep filling you with booze. And 227 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: that was, by the way, they still do that. That 228 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: is not old. That is still happening to Oh my gosh. Yeah, 229 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: that was so fun. And I remember I remember following, 230 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: so you know, I was one of the I was 231 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: the first limo and I remember, you know, so I 232 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: was there hanging out for quite some time, and that 233 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: takes as you know, more than anyone what the processes there. 234 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: And I had a I had a lot of fun 235 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: in there by myself, you know. Then was like my 236 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: little limo of guys and was Ryan and the limo 237 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: with you. I think Ryan was, Yeah, Ryan was Jamie 238 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: blythe was um, myself, I mean, you know. And so 239 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,839 Speaker 1: we're all in there hanging out and got our limo, 240 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: got along great, like we were all like buddies. And 241 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: that was the thing about that show too, which I 242 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: thought was so great, was you know, um it was 243 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: obviously long before social media and long before people knew 244 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: that they were going to be kind of uh you know, 245 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: uh portrayed in a certain way, I guess the best 246 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: way to put it. We were buddies. I mean that 247 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: show was like we were like I mean, I remember thinking, God, 248 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: I love these guys. And it wasn't like a bromance. 249 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: It was like we are genuinely going to be friends. 250 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: And so many of us still are to this day, 251 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: you know. And it was never like a caddy thing 252 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: with the majority of us, there was you know, there 253 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: was a coarse The exception in that house, I believe, 254 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: you know, poor Russ, poor Russ got the got the 255 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: shoe the short of the stick on that one. But 256 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, everybody else got along great and was very 257 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: and even to that end, I think even Russ was 258 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: was a nice guy and was very social. You know, 259 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: he was just he was just there with a purpose, 260 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: you know, and well he came with the Tiffany bracelet 261 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: and all of you were like, oh yeah, yeah exactly, 262 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 1: like how dare you bring a Tiffany bracelet? And and 263 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: like what do you call it? One? Up me? You know? 264 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: Now you know who knows? Now he would have rode 265 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: in on a horse or done something else that, you know, 266 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 1: spectacular as they do these days. The rest of us 267 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 1: just got out of the car and we're like, Hi, 268 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: oh my god, you're beautiful hard exactly. It was like 269 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: dear in headlines. He didn't even remember his name. I know. 270 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,359 Speaker 1: It was so fun, But I remember that whole experience 271 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: so well, it was like it was yesterday. Is that 272 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: how you remember it with Alex Michelle too. You know, 273 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: it's really hard for me to remember back that far, 274 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: but but but I do remember it being like, uh, 275 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: you know, kind of a crazy. It was. It was 276 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: not kind of it was a crazy situation that I 277 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: had never been in before. I hadn't you know, I 278 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: had done some things with local TV for the Miami Heat, 279 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: but nothing on this scale. And so yeah, you get 280 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: out of the limo and walk up and and there's 281 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: and at that point in time, they weren't very quiet 282 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: about the cameras being in your face. Like now, I 283 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,320 Speaker 1: feel like they do a really good job probably And 284 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: I haven't been there to see filming, um really in 285 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: recent years, but I would assume that they're really good 286 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: about kind of keeping it hidden so that you don't 287 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: know they're there. You know, that plays too more of 288 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: you being able to be yourself and and act naturally. 289 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: So I don't remember them being very quiet about it. 290 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: You know, they were just all gawky. You know, all 291 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: the cameramen call gawky around you and um, and yeah, 292 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: it was crazy. I did say, like a couple of 293 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: minutes ago that they didn't tell me who it was, 294 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: but that's not true. They showed us pictures of Alex 295 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: and they they showed us like kind of like told 296 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: us about who he was. That he went to Harvard. 297 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: I think Harvard or Stanford one of those, and you 298 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: know he had traveled and YadA, YadA, YadA, um and 299 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: so on paper he looked great. And then you know, 300 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: I ended up developing u a connection with him that 301 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: was kind of shocking to me because I really honestly 302 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: didn't I was very skeptical that it could happen. I mean, please, 303 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: at this point in time in in the world of 304 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: reality television, it was, um, Mike had done a show 305 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: called Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? Right, so he 306 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: exactly Darva Conger and this guy was supposedly a millionaire, 307 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: but they found out afterwards that he really wasn't like, 308 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: he wasn't very successful. Um. So, all these ladies are 309 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: there on on a stage I think with maybe an audience, 310 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: um maybe not an audience, I don't remember, but anywhere 311 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: there there were all these ladies and this guy and 312 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: and they basically got married after meeting him that day. 313 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: Um Darva married this guy. I can't even remember what 314 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: his name was. So it was that show and it 315 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: develop up into the Bachelor, and he thought, let's let's 316 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: do this like not on a stage, but over a 317 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: specific period of time and take away their phones and 318 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: their computers and all their connections to the outside world 319 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: and see if we can make something happen. And so 320 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: at that point in time, I was super skeptical and 321 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: I just thought, I just I'm there for fun, Like 322 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: I just I just want to meet these girls and 323 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: hang out with this guy, and maybe, you know, I'll 324 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: show them who I am and be true to myself 325 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: and then if we developed something, then great. And it 326 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: ended up happening to where we actually forged a strong connection. 327 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: And then in the end, I actually um asked him. 328 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: I think two days before the final Rods ceremony, we 329 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: were on our final date, and I said, so, who 330 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: are you going to pick? Like totally put him on 331 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: the spot, and of course he said you Like He's like, 332 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: oh you of course, of course duh um. But I 333 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: went into the Final Rods ceremony completely thinking that I 334 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: was going to be getting engaged that day, and then, 335 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: thank the Lord above, I was not his chosen one. 336 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: And as I was watching the finale of the show, um, 337 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: you know, a few months later, Flice calls me and 338 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: he's like, Hey, would you ever consider being the bachelorette? 339 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: And yes, for sure, because at that point in time, 340 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, you get to know the producers so well. 341 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: You spoke about Sally and Salsano, she was on my season. 342 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:34,479 Speaker 1: We had a great connection, Jason Carbone, Lisa Levinson, Mike Flice, 343 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: all of them and your handlers and all of that. 344 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: You you become really bonded with these people. I mean, 345 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: you show so much time with them and really your 346 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: deepest darkest thoughts, you know, um deepest lightest thoughts, however 347 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: you want to say that, and you know, you get 348 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: really close with them. So I I became really close 349 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: with them, and I thought, you've got ABC, a major 350 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: television network, scouring the country for guys that I would 351 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: never be able to meet on my phone. And that 352 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: was just my thought. And thank god it was you, 353 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: you guys, because I don't know if I could have 354 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: dealt like there's so much drama these days. I don't 355 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: know if I could have dealt with that, like you 356 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: guys had to the point where I remember showing up 357 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: for a date and I feel like whoever was coming 358 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,199 Speaker 1: on the date, I don't know if it was a 359 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: group date or what the guy and you guys were 360 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure you were joking, and I say you I 361 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: don't know if you were particularly on this date or 362 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: on this particular date, but they wanted to stay home 363 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: and like hang out with each other instead of come 364 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: on the date. I think I know what you're talking about. 365 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: So I remember you showing up to pick someone up 366 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: for a date. And Jamie Blythe and I were playing 367 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: basketball down on the on the basketball court, and I 368 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: remember this vividly, and all of a sudden, I see 369 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: cameras like shuffling, like you said, they were not stelf 370 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: like they are now. That was just like, you know, 371 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 1: and here they come out of the basketball cart and 372 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: I'm like, something's up, you know, and like I think 373 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: we might be in trouble. But we were shootings and 374 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: Jamie was an amazing basketball player, and I love to 375 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: play basketball, and all of a sudden, there you are, 376 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: and you look beautiful. I remember, you know, you're like 377 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: standing up on the balcony and you look down you 378 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: go hey fellas, and we're like, oh hey, try still, 379 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: what's up? And you're like, aren't you gonna, you know, 380 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: come on up here and and say hello. And we're like, well, 381 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: you're you're going on some other dass. I mean, we're 382 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: playing up and I remember that, and I remember you 383 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: leave for the date, and I remember they come down 384 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: and the producers come down there, like hey, idiot, like 385 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: what are you doing? And I'm like what, Like, you know, 386 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: she's here, you should be up there, you know, getting 387 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: some face time with And I'm like, dude, I'm sweating 388 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: my ass off. She's she's going on a date with 389 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: you know, five dudes. I wasn't one of the ones 390 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: she picked for this day, and I don't know what 391 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to be. And it was so funny because 392 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: I would have never thought that that was what I 393 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: was supposed to do. But now when you watch the show, 394 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: you do notice they're all gathered around, you know, the 395 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: bachelord of the bachelor coming and they're like, hey, have 396 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: a great night, you guys. You know, we'll see you 397 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: later or whatever. They tell you you're gonna sit here 398 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: on the couch, and you're gonna sit here on the couch, sonny. 399 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: Oh no, it's very I I feel like that part 400 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: of it can be very produced, like you know, who's 401 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: where and what are they talking about, or at least 402 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: what's the start starting conversation? That is so funny. I mean, 403 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: I didn't mean to call you out, but I love it. 404 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: I love that stuff. I remember. I remember so many 405 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: fun like little moments like that and then and it 406 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: is kind of interesting and I'm sure, I'm sure we 407 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: can get into it too. But how much the experience 408 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: probably changed from your time on The Bachelor too, when 409 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 1: you were the bachelorette, other than being the lead. It's like, 410 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: you know, I remember saying to the producers at one point, 411 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: I was like, look, I understand you guys are shooting 412 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: a TV show, just don't let the joke beyond me, 413 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: Like tell me what you want me to do. And 414 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: I get it. And so they would literally be like, okay, Bob, 415 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: Debbie and Brenda hate Randa, so we're gonna sit them 416 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: on a couch together, and we want you to come 417 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: and grab Randa and take her out on the verandah 418 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: and you know, kiss her. I'm like, okay, yeah, all right. 419 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: So you know, here they are, you know, very uncomfortably 420 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: and awkwardly like ready to kill each other and like, 421 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: pardon me, Rondnick and I steal you for a second. 422 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: And then you know, you sit in the thing and 423 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 1: you look up when the girls are looking at you, 424 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: and you can see their filming them, and you know, 425 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: I'm it's like, so, how's your day and we're gonna kiss, 426 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: you know, just oh they do that nowadays, that's for sure, 427 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: but I feel like when it was my season, it 428 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: was really kind of hard. So going from the Bachelor 429 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 1: to where there's a guy and twenty five girls, right, 430 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: and the guy looks all manly and studley. He's got 431 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: all these women fighting for him, and then cut to 432 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: the Bachelorette and the media starts rolling out about how 433 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: I'm going to be the bachelorette, and I remember I 434 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: got cut to shreds before the seat he hasn't even 435 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: started because by particular people, I mean not by everybody. 436 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: And there were a lot of supportive people in the media, 437 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: but there were a lot of people that were like, 438 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: a girl and twenty five guy is like, how is 439 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: that going to look? She is going to look like 440 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: a complete slut, And and they pinned that to me 441 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: before I even even showed up. It was horrible, Like 442 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: the double standard was very much alive back in the day, 443 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: and I feel like now and that's why going into it, 444 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: because the media had come out before I obviously started 445 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: taping the show. We've we've laughed about this moment a 446 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: lot in that there were moments where I mean, I 447 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: kissed four guys, four guys on my season, and I 448 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: was very thoughtful about it because I was like, people 449 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: already think I'm going to look like a slut, so 450 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: I better make sure that I don't look like a slut, 451 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 1: so you know. And and so the funny thing that 452 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: we've laughed about is the part with Jamie Blythe and 453 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: the we went on we went on a what do 454 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: you call the crab? Well, you tell the story, actually, 455 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: because you're way better at it. It is one of 456 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: my favorite stories. And I tell this story kind of 457 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: a lot. But so, yeah, we're on a group date. Uh, 458 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: and Trista of course is there, and we go to 459 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 1: the beach. Of course you're there at your show. We 460 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: go to the beach. And I remember two specific things 461 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: about that season. One, I remember, um, and this is 462 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: a sad thing to remember, but I remember you you 463 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: had a friend who got injured or or lost your 464 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: lives in my cousin in a go karting accident or 465 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: something like that. And one of our dates was on 466 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: go carts and you were just like what he died. 467 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: He died in a go karting accident. And so I 468 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: got there and I was like boo hooing, like yeah, 469 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: this is not okay, I can't do this. And I 470 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: ended up doing it, but yeah, it was not a 471 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: great play. They can't seem to plan some of these 472 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: dates as well as they could have. And the other 473 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: one U was and I had one of these on 474 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: my season two, but was that you don't like shellfish. 475 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: And this particular date that we were on, this group 476 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: date that we were on, five guys in the limo 477 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: with Trista and we're out on the beach and it's like, 478 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: you know, as as as they always do trias, like 479 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: look what I prepared for us, and it's like a 480 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: clam bank buried in the sand. You know, it's like 481 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: steaming me. And and the look on your face was like, 482 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,679 Speaker 1: you know, I'll be having some chicken nuggets, you know. 483 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: And anyway, the producers come at that point in time, 484 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: they didn't They didn't feed you before you ate on 485 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: the show, while you until you did. Yeah, you really did, 486 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: like that was your time to eat because you sure us, 487 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: I'll work gonna get anything before after and it was 488 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 1: gonna be balanced with a heavy, you know, a heavy 489 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: balanced diet of booze. So I remember that. When of 490 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: the producers comes over me, he's like, hey, Bob, um, 491 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: listen man. So you know, Trista is wondering why you 492 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: haven't tried to kiss her and uh, and I'm like really, 493 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: he goes, yeah, I go. So she walked up to 494 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: you and just randomly said, God, I just don't know 495 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: why Bob hasn't tried to kiss me. He's like, yeah, 496 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: you realize it's the first date I've been on with her, right, 497 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: like this is my first day. And he's like, yeah, yeah, 498 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: I realized that, and she's she realizes it too, buddy, 499 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: and I'm like, okay, so you're telling me that Trista 500 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: walked up to you and was like, gosh, I'm on 501 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: a group date with five of random dudes on a 502 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: beach and I really want Bob to try to make 503 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: out with me. That's what That's what she told you. 504 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: And he's like absolutely, and he hands me like two 505 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,199 Speaker 1: coronas and I go, awesome, I'll drink these because I'm 506 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: not going out there. I'm not trying to make out 507 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: with her. And he's like, I'm like, yeah, dude, I'm 508 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: not doing that. I'm like, are you kidding me? I'm like, 509 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: first of all, she never said that to you. Secondly, 510 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: what I'm like, I'm gonna go out there and like 511 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: just randomly lean in. I'm like, and we haven't even talked, 512 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 1: like no, you know, other than the first night at 513 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: the mansion. So anyway, I go, I walk away, and 514 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: I come back and I'm like, you know, and I 515 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: thought of something else. I'm like, hey, you know what 516 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 1: I will do. I'll go out and hang with her, 517 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, I just don't don't expect me to try 518 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: and make out with her. So I go to tell 519 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: him this, and he's like, no, look, look and I look, 520 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: and there's Jamie, poor Jamie on the beach. Literally. As 521 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: I look, he's like leaning in and you give him 522 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: the tombs still, you give them hivesman, You're like, nope, no, 523 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: what are you doing? And I remember just laughing hysterically 524 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: from where I was my little vantage point, you know, 525 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: thinking of course Jamie would do it, you know. Yeah, 526 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 1: I even little gulble. Oh my god, it was so 527 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: but yeah, no, I remember that. I remember James. I mean, 528 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: I don't remember. I don't know the backstory, of course, 529 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 1: but um, but I remember Jamie coming up to me 530 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: and saying, hey, you know, would you mind if I 531 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: gave you a kiss? And it was really sweet of him. 532 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 1: He was being a total gentleman to even ask. But 533 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: but I was like, yeah, maybe just down the cheek. 534 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: I mean, that actually is super embarrassing to me that 535 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: I was like, maybe on the cheek. I just hate 536 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: being put in that kind of situation. It's so weird. 537 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: I mean I didn't know him at all, and I 538 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: really was like, and now they're like, oh, yeah, we 539 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: just met, let's kiss, or some of the girls or 540 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: guys get out of the limo and plant one right 541 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: on the Bachelor of the Bachelorette, like right out the gate. 542 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: And I just I guess I was even though I got, um, 543 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,640 Speaker 1: I met my husband and got engaged on a reality show, 544 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: I am more traditional in that sense. And there, you know, 545 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: give me a little bit more time before I'm making 546 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: out with you. I know, Well, let's okay, so let's 547 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: talk about the differences between our time and the time. Now. 548 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,719 Speaker 1: I think that was a big one that you just said. Right, 549 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: they they're going for it right out of the gates, 550 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: whereas we were I think a little. I mean I 551 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 1: was the kissing bandit, bachelor, I bandit. Yeah, he's got 552 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: he's got a title, you guys. Actually, I think he's 553 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: probably got a plaque in his house somewhere. I do somewhere. Yeah, 554 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: it's in the kids, whom I keep it right in 555 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: the nursery, you know. But yeah, so I remember, you know, 556 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: I was the guy that was like the kissing bandit. 557 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: But that but now knowing how the show works and 558 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: knowing how they approached me to kiss you, you know, 559 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: I I at the time, I remember thinking, oh my god, 560 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 1: all these girls are just like trying to kiss me. 561 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: I mean, this is so crazy, and you know, realizing 562 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: it now that it was kind of like the producer's going, you, 563 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: Bob really would like to kiss you should go out 564 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: to Yeah, I'm positive that was the case. But you know, 565 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: other than that, and it's part of it's part of 566 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: the way the show is. Like I feel like the 567 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: people on the show feel like they are falling behind 568 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: if they don't kiss them exactly the gate, you know. Yeah, 569 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: I mean you watch the pretty religiously right, you see. 570 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: You you've seen pretty much every season because you get 571 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: asked about it all the time. And I used to 572 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: too when I was doing the Today Show stuff. I 573 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: would get asked about it all the time, and so 574 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: I was a little more militant about watching it. But 575 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: I remember thinking to myself that everybody was more aggressive, 576 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: everybody was more you know, not just from the kissing perspective, 577 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 1: but you know, I see myself, you know, marrying you, 578 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 1: and it's like you just you know, so I always 579 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: think of that, you know, So it seems a little 580 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: bit more. The steaks are a lot higher. It seems. 581 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 1: I have watched every season of every show, every spin off, whatever, 582 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: just because it kind of it's kind of like my family. 583 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: I feel like I've said this, um, I've said this 584 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: for but I feel very maternal towards everyone in a 585 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: way because they call me the fairy godmother, you know, 586 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: so they're like my little god babies. Anyone who's really 587 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: been on the show, even though I don't know even 588 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: half of the cast, m but I mean, there's been 589 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people over the years. In fact, I 590 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: would love to know that number. How many people have 591 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: been on the show, you know what I mean? How 592 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: many people's lives have been changed by the show because 593 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: half of Instagram's lives have been changed. Half of instagram 594 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: most people's kids have been changed. I know that right, 595 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: well that I think that brings up a good point. 596 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: Social media, like it was not around when we were filming. 597 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: It was not a thing. The only thing that that 598 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: did exist were what do they call them, um chat rooms? 599 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: Yet no, there they were four like um message boards 600 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: that's what they were. They message boards and UM they 601 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: were on like the ABC site. So ABC dot com 602 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: had message boards on their site and then everyone would 603 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: go there and basically just spill their guts and say 604 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: what they thought and not hold anything back. So it 605 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,959 Speaker 1: was basically like social media now, but it was not 606 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: in It was the precursor to social media. And was 607 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: there Facebook, my Space? Oh my gosh, that's hysterical. Um. Yes, 608 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: So you know those things existed, but we didn't have 609 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: camera phones. Like I said before, we couldn't take pictures 610 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: like everything and everything that was happening, So we weren't 611 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: documenting like the behind the scenes stuff you know. We 612 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: had it was on vhs like when they So my 613 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: mom was traveling a lot to um to China, and overseas, 614 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: and they would actually send her VHS tapes of of 615 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: the show so that she could watch it. Um, but 616 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: we had VHS tapes, like you couldn't stream, you couldn't 617 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: like if you didn't watch the show that night, then 618 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: I don't know that you could watch it, you know 619 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: what I mean, because they didn't have to wait, right, 620 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 1: you had to have the VHS tape. My brother in 621 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: law had t VOW at the time. Remember he vowed 622 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: the season and my wife actually asked if if she 623 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: could watch an episode of it one time and he 624 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: hooked up his t VOW and all this kind of 625 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: snuff was like and he was just like, I'm sorry, 626 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: I can't figure this out anymore. I mean it's on 627 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: there somewhere, you know. Well he did actually, um, maybe 628 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: like five years ago something like that. Ten years ago, 629 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: they put it on ABC under like a reboot like 630 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: tab or something like that, to where you could watch 631 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: the old seasons. And I'm like horrified, like no, please, no, 632 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: I know my hair was so bad back then. I 633 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: have no idea. It was like my head so I 634 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: was like, my hair was so curly and this natural 635 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: it wasn't you know. Over the home perm um, and 636 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: I got to the point where I was like, people 637 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: would see my hair before they even saw me, and 638 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: they would confuse me with your millionaire, you know, I 639 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: was like that Ovin guy. They'd be like, is actual 640 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: millionaire or bachelor pop? You know? And so I just 641 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: got I just like brush cut my hair and then 642 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: it grew back kind of straighter, which is interesting. You know, 643 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: I don't know how, well, Hey, the show helped you 644 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: help your hair? Yeah, I didn't. I didn't mean as 645 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: much relaxer anymore. Maybe it was all the chlorine from 646 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: the hot tubs, because that's definitely something that's one thing 647 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 1: the show was. Yeah, exactly, it was and still is 648 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: hot tubs. I mean, I I wonder how many hot 649 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: tubs have been. What's the weirdest place they set up 650 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: a hot tub for you, whether between the Bachelor or 651 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 1: the bachelorte, what's the weirdest place that there was a 652 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: random hot tub on a houseboat in Seattle? Oh that 653 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: is kind of It was good. That was the steamy 654 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: scene with me and Ryan. Um, it was our like 655 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: fantasy so it was our yeah, our fantasy sweet date 656 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: we went to Seattle. So the budget has changed one 657 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: of my fantasy sweet dates was Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I'm like, 658 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: not only go to Bangkok for the entire you know, 659 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: they're all over the countryside of Thailand. The whole crew goes, 660 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: you know, I know. Yeah, we were in Seattle on 661 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: a houseboat and there was a hot tub on the houseboat, 662 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: so we were basically floating in you know, whatever that 663 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: body of water is. I don't remember what is that 664 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: body of water in Seattle. Um on a houseboat and 665 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: making out in a hot tub, because that's what you 666 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: do on The Bachelor, the you know, I like it. Yeah, 667 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: it was actually a great night, great night. My weirdest 668 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:54,600 Speaker 1: hot tub pop up hop tub location was Kelly Joe 669 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: and I were in Alaska. We went to Alaska, which 670 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: was actually a pretty cool exotic date, like from one 671 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: of those we end up on a asia and doing 672 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: all this kind of stuff. But it was the day 673 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: after and I know, you know this story, but the 674 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: day after my allergic reaction to Alaskan king crab legs, 675 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: and so I was a little puffy, little swollen, and uh, 676 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: We're out doing you know, whatever we do on the date, 677 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden we randomly happened across 678 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 1: the hot tub at the base of this mountain, and 679 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 1: reason yes, And it's not what you think, because you know, 680 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: they do have hot tubs in those locations that are 681 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:30,840 Speaker 1: amazing because they're actually hot. This one was like an 682 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: above ground, you know, hot tub that they fancied into 683 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: this little thing, and because the fact that they wanted 684 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: to make sure that audio wouldn't get ruined. It was 685 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: lukewarm water at Best in Alaska in the winter, and 686 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: we have to climb into this tub and it's not 687 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: like you climb in and you're like, oh the steam. 688 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 1: You climb in and you're like, does anyone have like 689 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: a scuba suit? And the bubbles can't run. You know, 690 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: that's one of the things you don't realize. I can 691 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: watch it from but there's no bubbles because the audio 692 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,359 Speaker 1: will get wracked. And we were in this hot tub 693 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 1: for probably like fifteen minutes, and the whole time we're 694 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,759 Speaker 1: both just like, please, guys, can we can we can 695 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,280 Speaker 1: we go in the gondola, you know, can we do anything? 696 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,960 Speaker 1: It's freezing, it's really cold. It's actually funny that you 697 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: say that because on this season with Clayton and Gabby 698 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: who's from Denver. They had a hot tub in the 699 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: middle of their hike, and because I live in Colorado, 700 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: all I was thinking was where the hell did this 701 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 1: hot tub come from? Like, you know, I'm thinking behind 702 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 1: the scenes, like how did they get this hot tub here? 703 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:36,959 Speaker 1: And maybe it was like there's a you know where 704 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: you park your cars to go on the hikes. Maybe 705 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: it's like right by that. Um, but I was like, 706 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:43,959 Speaker 1: I want to know if there's really a hot tub 707 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: somewhere out there, like on a hike somewhere I want 708 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 1: to go. I need to know this. Yeah, it was 709 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: so funny. I always thought that was so it was 710 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: always like, guys, I mean, maybe we do something different 711 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: this time besides a hot tub and champagne. And I'm 712 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: not a champagne guy either, so that was always tough 713 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: for me, you know, to have that going to so totally, no, 714 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 1: you have to do champagne. You have to do a 715 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: toast at everything. Hey, I want to bring up something 716 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 1: that actually is toastworthy in Bachelor Nation. That just happened. 717 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: Um Andy Dorphin, who I know you you love her 718 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 1: just as much as I do. She just got engaged 719 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: and I'm so happy for her, Um, it seems like 720 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: this guy. His name is Blaine Heart, I mean Andy Hart. 721 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: Is that not like a soap opera name or like 722 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:38,720 Speaker 1: a right? Um. She surprised her at the beach, and 723 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: actually surprised her in an even bigger way in that 724 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 1: he he um planned it. Sorry, I couldn't figure out 725 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: the word plan um planned it. Yeah, that's what happens 726 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 1: when you become a mother poof words to Spanish um 727 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: mom brain um. But he planned it with all of 728 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: her family and friends. So he had them all waiting 729 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,399 Speaker 1: back at their house after he proposed, and they came 730 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: in and I just I'm so so so happy. She's 731 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:08,319 Speaker 1: such a sweetheart, and I love hearing that because, you know, 732 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,120 Speaker 1: it was one of those things. I mean, she's she's 733 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,879 Speaker 1: had a couple you know, New York Times bestsellers and 734 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: everything else, basically about the single life, right Like she 735 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: was kind of like, this is it right? And she 736 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:19,359 Speaker 1: you know, I mean it was kind of like she 737 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: was sort of committed to that single life. So it's 738 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: really cool that she felled somebody, and you know, she's 739 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: a she's a really cool I'm really really happy for her. 740 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,120 Speaker 1: That's awesome. I am too I love her. I I 741 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 1: and I also I wonder if there will be a 742 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: new book coming out when she gets married. It was 743 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 1: about the single life and single life. Now it's about 744 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: married life, So maybe she come out with the married 745 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 1: life book. Interesting would be interesting for sure. Now you 746 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: mentioned Clayton season, which I did not watch, but I 747 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:49,240 Speaker 1: know at the end of Clayton's season, Um, they talked 748 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 1: about that. You mentioned Gabby and what was There's two brachels, 749 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: the other girl, Rachel. Two bachelorettes this season, which I 750 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: know Ashley and Ben have talked aked about a lot 751 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: on here. But I'm really excited because I feel like 752 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: there's been some chatter about whether or not the Bachelor 753 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: will survive for that much longer. And I feel like 754 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 1: they need to change things up, you know, they need 755 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,240 Speaker 1: to make things more interesting for people. The ratings haven't 756 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: been fantastic. Um. I mean, I will always be one 757 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,359 Speaker 1: of the readings because I'm always going to watch, but UM, 758 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:29,760 Speaker 1: I know that's not for everybody. And and I think 759 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,480 Speaker 1: it's really cool that they're going to actually have two bachelorettes. 760 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I do worry that it will set things 761 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:40,560 Speaker 1: up to be disastrous because I believe what they are 762 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 1: doing is, um, the girls are going to be dating 763 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:46,279 Speaker 1: the same pool of guys. Oh wow, So it's gonna 764 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:49,439 Speaker 1: be like guys or thirty guys and these two girls 765 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:52,800 Speaker 1: and these two girls. And I don't know how it 766 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 1: will work. If like the girls will put in their 767 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,640 Speaker 1: priority of who they want to go on a date with, 768 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:01,040 Speaker 1: and then maybe the two girls have the same guy 769 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:03,359 Speaker 1: as a priority. Will there be an awkward two on 770 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: one with the girls, Like, I don't know. I I 771 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,560 Speaker 1: wonder how it's gonna work, But I do think it 772 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:11,359 Speaker 1: will get people talking, and maybe that will bring up 773 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 1: some ratings and keep keep them on the air for longer. 774 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: Who knows. I just I just have to say that 775 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,400 Speaker 1: I love Gabby and Rachel. I think that they are 776 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:24,360 Speaker 1: both so articulate. I mean, you didn't see the season, um, 777 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: but Gabby, so I won't. I won't get into the 778 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:31,840 Speaker 1: whole story. The people here know what happened basically, Um, 779 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: but she stood up for herself in such an articulate way, 780 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: uh that I just I'm so excited for her, Like 781 00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:47,120 Speaker 1: she just she put him in his place and didn't 782 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:50,600 Speaker 1: let him step all over her. And and I was 783 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 1: so proud of her. I've I feel like I met her. 784 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: So she was a Denver Bronco cheerleader and Blakeslee was 785 00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:59,440 Speaker 1: a junior Denver Bronco cheerleader. They had this little program 786 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 1: with the little girls. Yeah, they get to dance with 787 00:40:01,719 --> 00:40:05,360 Speaker 1: the Bronco cheerleaders. And so I don't know if I 788 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:08,879 Speaker 1: met her or met her from Afar, but um, I'm 789 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,399 Speaker 1: really excited for her. And Rachel just seems like she's 790 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: got it all put together. They like, they are both 791 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: beautiful girls, but I think even more so, they are 792 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,840 Speaker 1: willing to talk about their feelings, which I think is 793 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:23,839 Speaker 1: so important when you are the lead. I think they 794 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:27,400 Speaker 1: are ready for a relationship. I think that they're Gabby 795 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: is hysterical, um and and I I love that. So 796 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 1: I'm I'm really excited about this season. Maybe you'll watch? Yeah, well, 797 00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: well because I will, well only because I shouldn't say 798 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,279 Speaker 1: only because yes, I will, and also because I heard 799 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:46,440 Speaker 1: all those great things about them, um, you know, and 800 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:50,000 Speaker 1: it made me actually bummed that I didn't watch the season, 801 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 1: because I you know, I it was kind of funny 802 00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: when the promo came out for Clayton's season, I was like, oh, 803 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:57,600 Speaker 1: my god, it's like Jesse Palmer times too, like Jesse 804 00:40:57,719 --> 00:41:00,799 Speaker 1: and there and they like almost the same height, the 805 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:04,080 Speaker 1: same I mean, it was kind of twins. Yeah, totally. 806 00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:06,120 Speaker 1: It's kind of like, wow, that is really crazy. But 807 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:07,560 Speaker 1: it was one of those things where it was like, 808 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,759 Speaker 1: you know, um, I heard about the girls standing up 809 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,920 Speaker 1: to Clayton and about them both kind of standing their 810 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 1: ground and you know, really sort of establishing who they were, 811 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 1: and I think that that's going to be awesome because 812 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 1: you know, let's let kid ourselves, right, It's totally a 813 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 1: different ballow wax. When you're on the other side of 814 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:24,200 Speaker 1: that flower, you're the one handed it out, it's a 815 00:41:24,239 --> 00:41:26,759 Speaker 1: it's a different thing. And I mean you and I 816 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:28,440 Speaker 1: both we've talked about this a bunch, but we were 817 00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:31,279 Speaker 1: so worried about hurting anyone's feelings and trying to be 818 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:34,360 Speaker 1: cautious and you know everything else. So I mean, I 819 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:37,440 Speaker 1: really it's pretty amazing. Yeah. I think they both have 820 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: a really good heart. I mean I remember the first 821 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,879 Speaker 1: night I was crying because I was like, oh my god, 822 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:44,960 Speaker 1: how can I let these guys go when I don't 823 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,160 Speaker 1: even know them, Like, I feel really bad, And it 824 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 1: just got worse from there, so you really have to 825 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: have be a strong UM person to be able to 826 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: really kind of get through it. UM. Okay, so I 827 00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:58,399 Speaker 1: think this was amazing. How much fun was this? Right? 828 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:00,719 Speaker 1: And I love it? I absolutely love it so much fun. 829 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:03,680 Speaker 1: Not a bad first episode. I think it was fun. 830 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean I want we want you guys to chime 831 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,479 Speaker 1: in though, So we would love for you to chime 832 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 1: in on the Instagram account for almost Famous. UM it's 833 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 1: at almost underscore Famous podcast. And we'd also, if possible, 834 00:42:18,719 --> 00:42:24,719 Speaker 1: if anyone was listening to us today or we were 835 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:28,400 Speaker 1: just gaving away just having a fun time by ourselves, UM, 836 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,680 Speaker 1: if anyone was listening and you'd like to send in questions, 837 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:34,760 Speaker 1: we would love to hear your questions or any topics 838 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,000 Speaker 1: that you'd want us to cover. If there's any people 839 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:39,440 Speaker 1: that you would like for us to have on the 840 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: show that maybe we're from older seasons, I'm going to 841 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:50,560 Speaker 1: say older seasons, not old seasons, seasons more macure b 842 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,600 Speaker 1: o G seasons. If you'd like for us to invite 843 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:57,279 Speaker 1: anybody on UM, if you have a great story that 844 00:42:57,360 --> 00:42:59,520 Speaker 1: you'd like to share, we'd love to hear from you. 845 00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:03,480 Speaker 1: So if you could email Ben and Ashley. That's an 846 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:06,200 Speaker 1: a n D so Ben and Ashley at I heart 847 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:09,520 Speaker 1: radio dot com. We'd love to hear from Thanks for 848 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:12,440 Speaker 1: tuning in, everybody, and thank you Tris. Thanks for taking 849 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:14,880 Speaker 1: a trip down memory lane with me. I mean, honestly, 850 00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:16,359 Speaker 1: we have so much more to talk about. We haven't 851 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:18,319 Speaker 1: even gotten behlf of it. Saw. I mean, there's a 852 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:20,279 Speaker 1: couple other funny things that just jumped into my head 853 00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:26,880 Speaker 1: that I would love to tell you about. Yeah, definitely, 854 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:28,920 Speaker 1: But thank you guys so much for tuning in and tested. 855 00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:32,680 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me on our first podcast. Yay, 856 00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:36,160 Speaker 1: Thanks guys, Thanks, thanks Bob, Thanks producers, Thanks Ben and 857 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:39,320 Speaker 1: Ashley for letting us kind of steal your show for 858 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:45,120 Speaker 1: a minute. We appreciate it. Thank you all right, until 859 00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 1: the next one, and take care, everybody. Follow the Ben 860 00:43:48,080 --> 00:43:51,040 Speaker 1: and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast on I heart Radio 861 00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:53,600 Speaker 1: or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.