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Secrets of The Bachelor

Have you ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes on 
The Bachelor? Yep- me too.  


I always wonder how they pack for such an uncertain amount of time or undisclosed destinations.  How much they get to sleep? What do they do all day without TV or Internet access?  Well, I have uncovered some of those secrets! 




Here are 10 behind the scenes secretes of "The Bachelor":

1. "The Bachelor" is told what order to call out rose recipients at the rose ceremonies.
2. Chris Harrison used to write the date cards, but thought his handwriting was too sloppy. He admits he writes them occasionally.
3. Women start getting ready at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of "The Bachelor." They don't arrive until 9:00 p.m. when it's dark and don't have the rose ceremony until 4:00 a.m..  They get to bed at 8:00 a.m. the next day.
4. The women don't have TV or Internet access while they're in the house.
5. "The Bachelor" contestants bring their own clothes and dresses, however they may share or switch items.
6. Makeup artists offer their services for the first few rose ceremonies, but most of the women apply their own makeup. They also have the option of getting their hair done by "The Bachelor" staff.
7. A couple men on the crew wet down the mansion's driveway with hoses to make the contestants' arrivals look super good.
8. A psychologist is available for the rejected "Bachelor" contestants. The eliminated cast normally takes advantage of that.
9. The final two have a selection of dresses to choose from prior to filming the finale episode.
10. On the exotic location dates, the women get to spend at least two days with "The Bachelor."

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And if you have an extra 1 1/2 hours on your hand you can watch 20/20's special "Inside The Bachelor: Stories Behind The Rose" to discover even more secrets!  

Friday Funnies

These videos have been floating around the blog and facebook world recently and I just can't get enough of them!  I think every girl has either said all of these things or at least has a friend that said them. Every time I watch them I  think about all the ridiculous things I say to Michael everyday.

(Lord/Mom forgive me for putting a 4-letter word on my blog)

Enjoy!  Happy Friday!












And some great spin offs....

Tuesday's Thought

Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen.

 Focus on what you do want to happen.  Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story.  If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.




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The 12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Home Alone!

• The 12 Things You Probably Didn't Know

   About Home Alone! 

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  1. The picture Kevin finds of Buzz's girlfriend was actually a picture of a boy

   made up to look like a girl because the director thought it would be too cruel 

  to make fun of a girl like that.

  

• 2. The role of Uncle Frank was written for Kelsey Grammer.

  

• 3. There is a legend that Elvis Presley (who died in 1977) made a 

  cameo in the movie. Many of those who believe that Elvis is still alive 

  maintain that, the heavily bearded man standing in the background 

  of the scene where Mrs. MacCallister is shouting at the desk clerk 

  (just before she meets John Candy) is Elvis.

  

• 4. The issue of Playboy that Kevin finds in Buzz's room is from July 1989 

  with Erika Eleniak as Miss July.

  

• 5. The “evil furnace” in the basement was done by two guys with

   fishing line and flashlights.

  

• 6. Robert De Niro turned down the role of Harry.

  

• 7. Angels with Filthy Souls is a fictional gangster film and was made 

  specifically for the film. There is also a sequel to the film, 

  Angels with Even Filthier Souls, in the sequel.

  

• 8. The Talkboy was originally conceived as a non-working prop for Home Alone, 

  used by Macaulay Culkin's character. In 1993 it was made into a retail version, 

  brought on by a massive letter-writing campaign by young fans of the film.

  

• 9. John Candy filmed his part in only 1 day, albeit an extremely long 

  23-hour day. The story about having once forgotten his son at a

   funeral home was entirely improvised. His part is obviously inspired 

  by the character he played in Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

  

• 10. In the scene where Harry bites Kevin's finger, Joe Pesci 

  actually bit Macaulay Culkin, leaving a scar on his finger.

  

• 11. The concept for the movie originated during the filming of a scene

   in Uncle Buck when Macaulay Culkin interrogated a would-be-babysitter

   through a letterbox.

  

• 12. Daniel Stern agreed to have the tarantula put on his face for 

  exactly one take. He had to mime screaming because the noise 

  would have scared the spider, and the scream was dubbed in later.

  

CMA behind the curtain

I thought it would be fun to give all my bloggy friends a behind the scenes look at the CMA's! This is my third year getting the all access look at country music's biggest week. My sweet husband works in radio and I couldn't be happier that I get to tag along for all the fun.

So here's a quick run down and some photos of the week!!

Sunday-Tuesday
Artists come to the Hilton for radio interviews. Each artist has an entourage - usually a publicist/record rep/family member or manager that tags along. They also have a handler that moves them quickly around the room. The bigger the artist the less time you have to talk. Usually you have about 5 minutes with each artist to interview, take pictures, get autographs and also liners (ex: Hi this is Darius Rucker and you're listening to 98.1 The Bull).

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the radio interviews.

The row of interviews!

Faith Hill 

 Lorrie Morgan + Britt 

Miranda Lambert 

Britt + Neil McCoy 

Sara Evan's Awesome Shoes 

(I think she said they were Steve Madden) 

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley 

(Her boots were Bebe and she said they hurt) 

Britt + Eli Young Band 

Michael, Officer Don and DeAnn with Kellie Pickler

Lady A 

After long days of radio interviews there is always something fun going on around town. But getting up at 3 or 4 in the morning can make going out on the town hard. We did manage to make out one night to the Hard Rock for Jason Aldean and Thompson Square and then headed down to The Stage to see a great performance from Ronnie Dunn.

After all of that craziness comes my FAVORITE part of the week... The Red Carpet!

Wednesday - Red Carpet and Award Show Day 

Before everyone arrived!

Miranda looked awesome!

Sugarland!

Darius looking thrilled...

Michael was about as excited as Darius :) 

There ya go, MJ!

I make him take a million pictures!

Scotty from American Idol 

Kellan Lutz from Twilight!

My feet are KILLING me... But I will not take my shoes off on the Red Carpet :) 

A funny thing happened on the way into the Awards... 

So we walked in about 20 seconds before the show came back from commercial break and if you aren't in your seat on time you get stuck behind curtains until the next commercial break.  We had amazing seats on the floor this year (Thanks Tom!) and we were rushing to get to them and got stuck in the Keith Urban madness that was happening the in the middle of the crowd.  So we joined in and enjoyed Keith's up close and personal performance until we could shuffle over to our seats. 

Us on TV (Thanks Damon)  vs. My view of Keith 

So there you have it!  Some real life paparazzi shots from CMA week 2011!