Choose Your Own Phil-venture™!

Amazing Race

By B-Side | | 2:38 pm | 18 Comments

phil7092606On Friday afternoon, I took a transcontinental flight on American Airlines, and since the onboard entertainment was not nearly as abundant as, say, Jetblue, I had to find unorthodox ways to pass the time. Sure enough, as I was leafing through Watch!, the CBS propaganda mag conveniently stuffed into the seatback pocket in front of me, I came across a stunning photo essay of Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan and his wife, Louise. CBS had sent the two to Shanghai for a week of wanton bacchanalia and anonymous sex and documented the journey (minus the bacchanalia and sex) in a series of stirring images.

Well, I couldn’t just let these photos go unnoticed. I surreptitiously pocketed the magazine (apologies to whomever was in desperate need of knowing which songs were on the Miles Davis: The Music and the Man channel) and scanned in the photos as soon as I could. Enjoy.

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PhilMatrimony™…

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Here’s Phil addressing questions at the American Embassy. You can’t see because of the cropping, but I’m sure he has a massive boner.

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Phil and Louise enjoy the comfort of American Airlines. They’ve clearly thrilled the passenger in the background with all their idle chatter.

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Phil Keoghan: Ruler of All Asian Children!

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PhilRelaxation™

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And because I know you’re dying to see what this looked like upside-down…

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“Why, yes! I will enjoy this tasty beverage courtesy of American Airlines!”

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“Tea jar, I’m sorry to tell you that you’ve been eliminated from the Race.”

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“In this Roadblock, teams must choose a pedicab and drive a random Asian man around Shanghai.”

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Oh, Phil. Don’t be koi!

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“Why, hello. I’m Phil Keoghan.”

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“It’s like I’m looking into a mirror.”

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Future crime stoppers of the world!

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18 Comments

  1. 1
    chick110
    Posted September 26, 2006 at 2:49 pm

    Can I ask why Phil has a giant thumb sticking out of his pocket in the Embassy picture? Oh, and no PhilPackage pictures! Dumb magazine…

  2. 2
    Posted September 26, 2006 at 3:04 pm

    B-Side thanks for the pictures. I am grateful you flipped the one picture around, I was trying to look upside down at it and made myself dizzy. You da bomb.

  3. 3
    zevonia
    Posted September 26, 2006 at 3:06 pm

    B-Side, how thoughtful of you to risk the wrath of American Airlines (and a charge of very petty theft) to bring us this Phil-ventureTM. Thanks ever so.
    And yeah, why is there a giant thumb in Phil’s pocket?

  4. 4
    mountain_girl
    Posted September 26, 2006 at 3:36 pm

    Maybe the thumb is there to signify that, yes, he does have a massive boner.

    Love it as always, B-Side!

  5. 5
    JayhawkAnne
    Posted September 26, 2006 at 3:54 pm

    I think that B-Side stole the magazine knowing full well that there’s really no down side to it. If he successfully steals the mag, then TVgasmers get to see ShanghaiPhil and his PhilBride. If he isn’t successful, then he gets to enjoy being frisked by a sweaty, 350 pound airline security guard with a bad case of FUPA looking for additional contraband and/or harmless liquids.

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    jack
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 5:20 am

    i think the ‘tasty beverage’ is one of those fizzy alka-selzer-style immunity boosters like ‘airborne’ (notice the white plastic container next to the cup). just another tip on how to stay dashingly healthy while globe-trotting, phil-style.

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    tenny
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 6:23 am

    these photos made me so happy this morning, you have no idea.

  8. 8
    Karo
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 7:35 am

    Wow. Who knew Phil was such a smiley guy?

  9. 9
    HicksPub
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 7:35 am

    This pretty much sums up why I love TVgasm so…

    a) The fact that this obscure article was brought out into the blinding light of day for all of us to enjoy.

    b) The fact that the giant thumb in the pocket (which is the pinnacle of weird) was noted is just supreme.

    TVgasm rocks.

  10. 10
    TinkerbellAPixie
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 8:43 am

    I’ve said it before – I just LOVE when B-Side travels. It’s a guaranteed laughapalooze every time he boards a plane.

    Do you suppose that Phil, having read B-Side’s earlier travel exploits – is drinking a ginger ale as a silent toast?

  11. 11
    CrazyTrain
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 8:47 am

    Can you have a TVGasm from pictures of a TV Host? Because I think i just did!!
    Thanks for risking the wrath of AA to bring us those sweet, swet pictures, B-side!

  12. 12
    Belinda
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 10:50 am

    OOOOOOhhhh, I’m in LOVE! Thanks, B-Side!

  13. 13
    hardlyworking
    Posted September 27, 2006 at 11:44 am

    Loved the PhilTreat! But where is the Amazing Race recap????

  14. 14
    happy_gal
    Posted September 28, 2006 at 7:43 am

    My god . . . my love for this man is so intense it is almost scary!!!!

    That goes for you too, B-side. :-)

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    jobu
    Posted September 28, 2006 at 11:04 am

    never posted before, but I had to after this. the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while and it absolutely made my day.

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    The Red Bean
    Posted October 2, 2006 at 9:54 am

    I love Phil!!

  17. 17
    Posted October 2, 2006 at 10:22 am

    Am I the only person who finds it strange that in one of the pictures, Phil is at a place called “Amazing Bridge World”?

    And Phil is cute, but not as cute as B-side.

  18. 18
    Posted October 3, 2006 at 3:03 pm

    I had to laugh when you generously flipped the picture after I’d already turned my head sideways to check out the PhilExpression. AHAHAHAHA! Thanks for all the scanning work. :)

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