Jun 9/12/06 11:33 pm 6-1, uh-huh, I called it :). To Boogie an Erika's moms: I'm really sorry you had to get dressed up to experience finale night. But I know you guys will be okay, unconditional love is one thing this game can't break. Goodbye cruel BB world...until next summer! Can I host?!
	Jun 9/12/06 8:54 pm Sorry Erika. Jack's ready to comfort you.
	Jun 9/12/06 8:51 pm OMG, that's so mean. Poor Erika. And her mom is in the audience. Can't believe they brought out "Erika's a ho" on finale night...
	Jun 9/12/06 8:46 pm Oh, I love this REUNION and the revelations! Boo to you people out there who are "too good" for the ugly side of BB. This is awesome.
	Jun 9/12/06 8:39 pm YES, all of you out there, if you ever wanted to win this show, APPLY! Do it! I did it and it was all on my own...not because I was someone's ex...or because I i had a twin or a casting agent. Make BB8 the BEST season ever! Take your time on the application (a few questions a day) and be yourself. Make your tape and BE YOURSELF without gimiicks or unnecessary nudity. Take your pictures/polaroids and show of that face your momma gave you. If you get a call-back, email me and we'll chat :)
	Jun 9/12/06 8:34 pm James is a cutie, I dno't care what anyone says.
	Jun 9/12/06 8:32 pm Now I'm nervous. Is Erika gonna win?
	Jun 9/12/06 8:27 pm Brrrrrring, Brrrrrrrring... Has jumped the shark...
	Jun 9/12/06 8:17 pm Jury questions are mucho importante. That's where Ali messed up.
	Jun 9/12/06 8:07 pm You'll have to kill me to get me off this blog. Or disenable my log in.
	Jun 9/12/06 8:02 pm Why is Julie wearing origami?
	Jack 9/12/06 1:49 pm I want to thank Big Brother for inviting me to participate on this blog during Season 7. The All Stars were most entertaining and deserved to be on the show, every single one of them. I salute them all. I thoroughly enjoyed writing on this page with fellow BB alumni, especially dear friends Jun, Dana, and Justin from Season 4. My participation in the backyard POV was a delightful advention, spinning chair not withstanding. There,I met and enjoyed the company of April, Nicole, Hardy, and Scott, former house guests I had known only through BB cameras in other seasons. Fetch us another round Big Brother, we're up to it. The magic doesn't dim. Till then.
	Monica 9/12/06 2:50 am Wow…it is finally here. This is the moment we have all been waiting for. The houseguests spent the summer playing, show-mancing and scumbagging and Boogie and Erika outlasted them all. Now it is up to the jury to decide who takes home the grand prize. If the jury uses their heads and votes on who played the best game, then I think Boogie gets the top prize. But if they let their emotions and pride get in the way, then Erika wins. What did Erika do to deserve the top prize? Not much. She played for second place and that's exactly what she deserves. She floated most of the game and only teamed up with Janelle when she got desperate to save herself. I still find her epiphany, that Chill Town was playing her and Janie suspect, since it came the night before Janie’s POV ceremony. And boy did she kick the “you go girl” act into high gear. I had a strong feeling that she would blow my “Thelma & Louise” fantasy. But Erika is in for a rude awakening. There will be no baby mama drama with Boogie and she will not get a ring on finale night. He’s been there, done that. Janelle may have finished in third place again, but at least she can hold her head high at the end of the day. Yeah, she let her guard down and the devil in the blue dress came in for the kill. But I give her big props because she gets it. Big Brother is a game and there is no need to make it personal. She had almost everyone in the house hating on her from day one. And what did she do? She made the haters her escalators and rode them to the top. She may have stumbled on the last few steps, but at least she didn’t punk out and whine that someone tripped her. With this being All-Stars I was expecting action from the first day. But the first several weeks were boring. Some came to play and some played around. Most of the pre-alliances backfired. If they weren’t so scared to play it would have worked out quite differently for a few of them. When they weren’t complaining and crying about how boring it was, they were spending the prize money before they earned it. But Will and Boogie kept it real and let everybody know what time it was. It is not their fault that some forgot how to tell time. There are no rules to say that you can't lie, cheat, and manipulate others. Everyone in the house was guilty of the same thing. But it's not what you do; it's how you do it that counts. Will and Boogie had a real friendship before the game and will have one afterwards. How many other houseguests can say the same. Yeah, I said that Will and Boogie kept me watching the show in the first several weeks. But as it went on I found some moments that were entertaining and funny: -Alison hiding in the pot -Jase's tantrum when he found out he was going to be nominated -Danielle’s pink robe and her breakdown in solitary -Will's bathtub puppet show -George shaving his head and going on slop for 60 days to win the Veto -Chill Town taking all the prizes in the veto comp and blaming it on Marcellas -Chill Town’s diary room phone calls -Danielle’s ding-dong meltdown -Chill Town’s Jump! Jump! dances in the storage room -James’ Janie doll tirade -Will's “I hate everybody” speech followed by George's “feel good” speech -Howie & Boggie’s near smackdown during Howie’s eviction -Erika’s biological clock ticking when she talked about making a baby with Boogie -Janelle evicting Will -Boogie jumping off the volcano and the 1-minute endurance comp -Boogie's stunned and delirious reaction after Will’s eviction -Boogie calling Will and the line was disconnected Well, this was fun… I truly enjoyed contributing to this blog. Remember, we are all stars; we just shine at different times. I’ll leave you with this until the next time: I'm so glad we had this time together, Just to have a laugh, and sing a song. Seems we just got started and before we knew it Came the time we had to say, So long.
	Jun 44 pm Hahaha...speaking of "moms" Jack... So I talked to my mom yesterday about the final two. Mind you this woman's been in this country forever since I was born (sigh, yes 31 years) and her English is the same. Haha, no joke, she's telling me how she doesn't understand "Eh-ree-kah." (As if anyone does this year). Then the lady tells me I wouldn't have won this time around because it wasn't a "new" scenario. I tell her she's crazy and bring me more rice, etc...and whatever, I continue to rip on Erika and Boogie in really easy English which is a lot harder than you think. My point being, as much as I dislike both of them as Final 2, at least there's something to DO while we wait for the finale. Teehee... Can we have some feeds in the sequester house please?!? I think that would be awesome!
	Jack 9/10/06 11:40 pm Make that Marrakech.
	Jack 9/10/06 11:35 pm My mother taught me to eat all the food on my plate, and to never take a vote in the BB finals for granted. This wisdom has guided me for the 102 years that I've been alive. So I say to myself, could it be that a smuck like Boogie has six votes? Is such a pickle possible? I'm thinking out loud as evidence that I think at all. The final vote could depend on which Danielle shows up to cast a ballot. The Danielle who angrily told Erika over late night cocktails in the backyard that she wouldn't vote for Erika if Erika put her on the block? Or the Danielle who said on the way out the door that she would vote for the best player? To give Boogie the benefit of being the "Best" at anything is convulsive. The flaws in Erika's game aside, Boogie spent the summer in Will's considerable shadow following orders. Does Danielle really want to vote for Boogie? Is the moon made of cheese? So perhaps the vote will be 5-2 in favor of Boogie. My 6-1 prediction may have been too severe. Or maybe I'm full of you know what. As for Marcellas, reconsider the malfunction HOH striped from Erika and later won by Janelle. Janelle nominated Erika and Danielle. Chill Town and James thereafter threw the POV to Danielle, Janelle put Marcellas on the block, and the vote to evict Marcellas was 6-0. Chill Town had the most to do with evicting Marcellas. Thus, maybe, possibly, and conceivably, Marcellas will vote for Erika. With 3 votes, Erika is still toast. If anyone has faith in my predictions, consider my record of picking winners in the finals. I selected Josh to win Season One, Nicole to prevail in Two, Danielle in Three, Jun in Four (Jun was clearly the best of us), Drew in Five, and Ivette in Six. I'm two for six. If Boogie wins, since I've already had a root canal, I'm moving to Marrahech. Dana, enjoy the wrap party. Pat and I cannot make it. Miss you.
	Dana 9/10/06 1:46 pm Ho hum...another season comes to an end, leaving a bad taste in all of our mouths. That must be the cigarettes (Erika, please quit smoking - not only do you NOT "look" like a smoker...it's really affecting you - like, really). Jun – I’ll call your long post, and see you with a novel! Look - I go back and forth in my head with the votes. And you never know what will happen. Words from Danielle stand out in my mind "I'll vote for the best player". Hm...what’s one to do? During our season (with all due respect to Jun), the majority of the jury would have rather donated the money than give it to Jun or Alison - but at the end of the day, you HAVE to vote for somebody. My allegiance was to Jun…regardless of what happened. So what will the “floater” alliance do? Remember? They were an alliance…among 342 sub-alliances this season. You all know how I feel about this predominantly "wannabe-hollywood" cast of all stars (whether they're wannabes or cbs wanted them to be). Either way, this season was lacking something. What we aren’t lacking are people who want these 15 minutes to last a bit longer. Will that play a part in the voting? The fact that Boogie can get them on a couple of guest lists, and maybe - just MAYBE they'll be able to rub elbows with a real life celeb or 2? No member of the jury has strong ties to either of the final 2, except for Will. And while I do believe that Janelle would like to take a cue from “K-Fed” and hook up with Will for a while, I wouldn’t be surprised if she made a final stand and voted for Erika because of their strong finish. Will Howie overcome his hatred for Boogie, in hopes of being invited to the “after-party”? Or will he give Erika a vote out of pure hatred. Either way, the votes will begin to add up for Erika. Will the jurors all buddy up to Will in sequester, hoping to roll deep into Dolce as part of his posse? Or will Danielle realize Erika's move was a "game-move" and throw another vote in her direction? Again, I go back and forth in my head. What will James do? I have no clue what he will do…he doesn’t have an allegiance to either of the final 2…he may just follow Danielle’s lead. Which is in what direction? Hey Erika may have coasted, all season long. But she turned it up a LITTLE towards the end…when she had to. Sound familiar Jun-Bug? Oh, but our Jun was so different. So fascinating. While Jun may not have jumped out of the gate winning competitions and being blatantly visible – she planted more seeds than an Italian grandmother. Ultimately playing a bigger part throughout the entire game than all of us were aware of. Jun won a couple of comps towards the end…when she had to. Will should have watched the highlights from BB4 – instead of dubbing it an “ugly cast”…he could have learned a thing or 2 from Jun, and probably saved himself from eviction. My vote is for Erika. BB4 represent!! Who knows? And who cares? What I do know is that I’m going to the wrap party to pick a few brains, give a few props…hate on a few peeps and hopefully bump into Doogie Howser. Final thought (well, maybe not FINAL final): Let's hope BB8 figures it out. I agree with you Jun…no more cheesy twists. Hey – CBS can always follow MTV’s lead, and just keep going: Big Brother: Battle of the Seasons. Big Brother: Battle of the Sexes. Big Brother: Fresh Meat. LOL Posting here has made this season for me! Jun & Jack...I will miss this. I constantly look forward to reading your posts - and so does my mom! Here's to you both!
	Jun 9/9/06 11:55 pm This is our last week together...so...I am speaking for myself (this is a disclaimer for people who hate my blogs an emailed me to tell me, haha), so stay with me, it's my longest ever: I realized why this year's blog was so much more fun. Whether or not we all agree on who the All-Stars ended up being in the end, it was still an All-Stars season. That's it. And the bloggers here KNOW these HGs intimately (to degrees). For true fans it brings back familiar but tweaked strategies/faces (Woah, easy on the botox Puppetmaster). A few of the former HGs on this blog loved it (the ones who actually appreciate it as a game) and gave their best thoughts. If there was only feel-good fluff, we'd be disappointing. So this year it seems we bloggers threw a few personal jabs and the ones who wanted marshmallow fluff left to eat them. Once HGs are outside the BB house there are occasions for reunions/birthdays, so we have one up on the regular fan. Remember regular fans? The ones who went in as strangers and played BB. It's a great game. And it's a better season (2&3). You let your inhibitions go because t's a nice chunk of change for three months' work, but it's also WINNING. No more crazy twists (Forgotten exes popping up?! Twins? Huh?). Pure BB. Less Gimmicks. BB's always been my guilty pleasure after a long day of work and I'm psyched that I get to reach a wider audience with this blog. That way I get to show everyone my reserved mannerisms. Right, my point being, I admit to my added guilty pleasure in blogging here (Having watching my own season I know I would have ripped on myself too!). Haha... Congratulations to Erika and Boogie because there's no "accident" or "luck" about the final 2. I can't wait to see what the jury has to say!
	Jack 9/9/06 7:00 pm Jun, I had a room waiting for you in seqester Mexico in Season 4, but you didn't show. You were too busy winning. While awaiting the cooked voting results from Florida and Ohio, I see Howie as the only vote for Erika, as much anti-Boogie vote as pro-Erika. Still, I'm curious about how ever-fascinating Janelle will vote. Last year she voted for Ivette, a display of independence that could benefit Erika this year. Janelle will not automatically jump through the Boogie hoop held by Will, especially if Janelle doesn't go to the sequester house where Will can stroke her. On the other hand, ain't love grand? Janelle is smitten with Will. And I swear, he with her. Could be that Janelle really believes that Boogie deserves it over Erika. So my prediction is Junior Gigolo 6 Erika 1. I had the most pleasing dream the other night. Boogie was locked in a room with Howie. Janelle plays without being mean or vindictive. "It's a game," she says. "Just a game." Minnesota must be a damn fine place.
	Jun 9/9/06 11:13 am Jack, there are those who think you and I should "get a room" because we seem to like each other so. They just don't understand :). Hahaha... The votes might as well be counted at City Hall in Boston or San Francisco...with this pairing of final 2 all benoit users out there are clearly the winners. It still kills me to be stuck with Boogie and Erika...just like it killed me when it came down to Cowturdboy and Drew on Season 5. However, I hate root canals, so i'll be watching the finale on Tuesday night while you're at the dentist Jack. :) Amy, I think Boogie can do it! He can get out from Will's shadow...if only for bits at a time. You did it! And look at you now! Teehee... Thanks to all of you for putting up with my snarky (at times downright vile) subconcious...it's been great therapy to let it go here. Here's to a finale night without cue cards!!!
	Jack 9/8/06 11:18 pm Jun, your blogs should be enshrined at CBS as part of Big Brother folklore. Although you flourish as an investment banker, you could be writing a daily column on page 6 in NY. If winning the most votes was the deciding factor, Gore would be President. Put to a popular vote, America would choose its sweetheart couple, Will and Janelle,for the finals. However, Janelle and Will are on the jury, Boogie and Erika are in the finals, and Bush is President. I search in vain for multiple Erika votes in the jury. Erika can only prevail if the votes are counted in Florida or Ohio. The coupling of Erika and Boogie in the finals marks the third season in a row that members of an early alliance have made it to the finals. Season 5 saw two members of the Horsemen make it to the end, while Season 6 ended with two from the Friendship. Erika and Bookie locked arms at the outset and now stand atop the BB pyramid. I have no idea what any of this means.
	Amy 9/8/06 2:44 pm "Ding Dong the witch is dead! Yes she's dead! We're glad she's dead!..." Well, at least Erika and Boogie knew they couldn't beat Janelle in the end. And now we're left with Erika or Boggie? Boogie or Erika? I'm going to have to go with Boogie on this one. Granted Erika did play the game...for all of like 2 minutes here at the end, I still would rather see Boogie win it. Erika winning would be way too much like Lisa winning season 3, and I just found that sort of....boring. And if Boogie wins, then maybe for ONCE he will get out from under Will's shadow. Oh who am I kidding? He's never going to get out from under Will's shadow.
	Jun 9/8/06 10:40 am Hahahaha...Jack, you crazy Alabaman you! I got your message last night. HOWEVER, I lost my phone and I do not have your number anymore! So either call me and leave it on voicemail or email me? Please?! I have Boogie to win 6-1. For those of you out there who have emailed me saying Erika's better than Janelle...I ACKNOWLEDGE Erika's finesse in joining Janelle at the end. HOWEVER, it was best for Janelle too to get rid of Will. I did the same thing with Ali and had her boot Ratbert...but it was too her benefit also. So don't tell me Erika's better than Janelle at anything besides skeeving people...and scaring infants. Worst bail-outs on Revenge of the Houseguests Blog: Karen, Justin, Sarah, Ivette...in that order... I'm glad it's almost over because I really can't stand much of Erika and Booger anymore...BUT I'm sure we will be treated to one or two more "Champagne on me...Dolce/Les Deux/Wherever..." from Booger. GOD, it irks me when he does that...like there aren't enough DECENT places people could eat...please, free food with bad company just gives me diarrhea...
	Jack 9/7/06 10:33 pm Erika went into the finals with the player she had the most chance of beating. Still, I think that Boogie will have more votes in the jury after Will convinces the other jurors that his turkey friend is really an eagle. Let me see,which has more appeal? Boogie winning BB7 or getting a root canal? Excuse me while I get a root canal. The vote (I'm the only voter) is in for the Emmy awards for the BB7 All Stars. For best performances in the Diary Room: Will and Boogie together, Will alone, and Will with Janelle. Honorable mention in the DR: Boogie for his lonely attempt to call Will after Will's eviction. For best late night harangue while under the influence: Danielle. For best performance without a strategy: George For the couple most fun to watch having sex: No winner. For best entry on the Revenge of the House Guests Blog: Jun, questioning Erika's judgement in exposing herself to the bacteria in Boogie's mouth.