Let’s Not Talk About the Show — Updated

The Challenge

By admin | Friday, March 18, 2005 | 6:51 am | 27 Comments

veronica_rachelThis post is going to have a couple of purposes. As you know, yesterday was St. Patrick’s day, one of the greatest drinking holidays known to man. The TVgasm employees decided that we would get a little sloppy and enjoy the evening. We met with a few friends for happy hour, and after several beers, some green kamikaze shots, and plenty of irish whisky, the crew decided to call it a night.

I never go out hunting for celebrities, even those d-list celebrities that hang around much longer than anybody would have guessed. It’s just not my nature, and if you live and go out in LA, you will bump into people eventually. Last night was one of those nights. Our tale is after the jump.As we are paying our tab, I notice a couple of young women enter the bar, looking around for a table. They were none other than Veronica and Rachel of Road Rules and Real World/Road Rules challenge fame. I motion to let B-side know, but his famedar is great, so he already noticed. For some reason(read: whisky), we decided that seeing them was reason enough to stand up and high five each other in the bar. Little did we know that there would be a TVgasm story developing.

Making our way to the front, B-side noticed some jab from Paradise Hotel. For those of you who don’t know him, B-side is a very friendly guy. If he sees a celebrity and has any sort of way to make conversation, he will start a conversation. That’s how he became such good friends with Hank Azaria (drinking with Michael Vartan at the Belmont). I told B-side that he should chat up Rachel and Veronica, but they would probably show up again eventually, so why force the issue?

As we continued to wait for some of our other friends, I ordered four more Kamikaze shots. They tasted sort of like Ecto Cooler, and went down like Kool-aid. Then, by chance, a friend of ours noticed that a table had opened right next to Veronica and Rachel, which was all the invitation we needed to sit down and have a conversation. I am sure things would have worked out differently if sobriety had been the rule, but you have to make the best of what you have.

rachel_veronica

The details are very hazy at this moment, but basically what happened was as follows. I nonchalantly take a couple of pictures using my phone, since we obviously need to have some sort of record of the event. After waiting a few moments, B-sides tries to strike up a conversation, but Rachel and Veronica weren’t that interested. They had a couple of green margaritas and some nachos to take care of. Since he has nothing to lose, B-side goes in for the kill and asks “So, how much do you hate Tonya?” which finally got a response from Veronica “Let’s not talk about the show”. Since they are fairly uninteresting when not talking about the show, we all decided to leave.

Now, people know that I am not a fan of either of these two, but Rachel was actually very nice (and better looking in person). When B-side was trying to make conversation, she was annoyed, but very polite and understanding of what she thought were drunken fans. She also had another hip t-shirt that alluded to her girls on girls nature that read “Ditch him for me”[Actually it was "Ditch him for her", thanks B-side]. Perhaps they sell it at Urban Outfitters and it’s not original, but I thought it was funny. Veronica also had a vaguely lesbianish t-shirt which had me thinking if these two are now a couple, but I can’t remember what it said at this point. [Looking at the t-shirts they have on their website, I believe Veronica had the "I *heart* my pussy" shirt on. thanks for the info saving girl]

Anyway, I apologized for what happened. Rachel said it was OK, and not to worry. I apologized again, and told her that she shouldn’t have to feel like she is accosted anytime she goes out. She said thank you, and it of course makes me feel like a huge asshole for turning around and putting up these pictures of her on the internet and perhaps tipping people off to a perhaps budding relationship. If you are reading this Rachel, I am sorry, but my blogger ethics state that I must share with my readers. I hope you understand.

veronica_rachel

UPDATE FROM B-SIDE:

Okay, we’re missing some details here.

So J-Unit and I sit down, and I’m next to Rachel. Normally, even if I were drunk, I wouldn’t give two shits, but St. Patrick’s Day drunkeness is a whole new world of ballsy. You see, somehow I interpreted Rachel wearing her T-Shirt – which for the record read “Ditch Him for Her” — as some sort of message like “Look, this shirt is a play on my persona from TV. I’m going to wear it on this high profile drinking evening so that people remember that I am in fact Rachel from Road Rules.” Truthfully, that may have been a little over-analytical of me, but hey, I was drunk and for some reason I felt like she had quietly opened up the door for me and any other drunken fool to talk to her.

Anyway, I said maybe one thing to Rachel, but she acted like she couldn’t hear me, which is when I just went in for the “So how much do you hate Tonya” line. It turns out that yes, she really did hate Tonya. As J-Unit said, Rachel was friendly enough and we had mild banter going on for about thirty seconds, and not wanting to be a jerk, I subtly brought Veronica into the conversation, but Sista wanted no part of it. she leaned over and said with a really snotty voice, “Tonight is St. Patrick’s day, okay? Let’s not talk about the show.” I said ok, and she continued to emphasize why we shouldn’t talk about the show. With a big smile on my face, I kept saying “Sounds good to me. Let’s not talk about it.”

Veronica then sat back and looked forward, clearly icing me out of any social opportunities. With nothing left to say, I just laughed and asked “So, did you guys see Constantine?”

Don’t ask me why I asked it. At that point, I think I had just committed to being completely unsmooth. That’s why J-Unit and I just laughed at each other and simply left.

Anyway, it was good to see that Veronica’s real life persona lived up to her notorious MTV characterization. True, I was drunk, but I’m a lovable drunk. No need for the ‘tude, biatch. You could have asked nicely to change the subject. But either way, if you want us to not talk about the show, how’s about you stop going on the show? Maybe use that education from Semester at Sea and get a real job. I hear Supercuts is looking for a girl to sweep up hair clippings…

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27 Comments

  1. 1
    Catie
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 6:58 am

    That’s hysterical. When my friend Sam made out with the Miz, I made her a tank top to commemorate the event.

  2. 2
    visibleh20
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 7:38 am

    “B-side goes in for the kill and asks “So, how much do you hate Tonya?” which finally got a response from Veronica “Let’s not talk about the show”. Since they are fairly uninteresting when not talking about the show, we all decided to leave.”

    What else could a guy talk about but “the show”. LOL. Way to go… I liked your style with these mod bitches! It’s funny how a girl will get when she finally gets somewhere with that box. These girls should be all over a guy that’s seen them on T.V… I mean how long do they think it’s gonna last??? These aren’t American Idol bitches, I mean, Road Rules! lol… adults don’t watch that! MTV is for the kiddies.

    Anyway I support your antics completely… and the lesbian tie in is appropriate for such snotty bitches.

    Keep up the good work and drink something!

  3. 3
    saving girl
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 7:41 am

    Rachel and Veronica have a website selling “lesbianish” t-shirts:
    http://www.collegedropout.com/main.php

    I found the information here:
    http://realworldroadrules.blogspot.com/2005_02_06_realworldroadrules_archive.html#110815115838586151

    xoxo

  4. 4
    iturnedouttv
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:08 am

    For the record, Veronica HAS had a real job: She served me and my boyfriend breakfast at Saddle Ranch a couple years ago.

  5. 5
    youcantmakeitup
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:09 am

    Catie, I can’t believe your friend made out with the Miz. Just wrong. Hate the Miz.

    Great story — nothing funnier than reality show nobodies with a hauty attitude. Nothing funnier or sadder. Glad you said something! (And nice way to tie Constantine in on it.)

  6. 6
    Catie
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:17 am

    Yeah, she definitely did. I guess nothing is sacred now that I’ve posted that on here. It’s too funny, I laugh extra hard when I see that picture of him up at the top of the page.

    You what what though? Sometimes you have to do stuff like that just for the story. Like when I got that picture taken of me & Bob Dole and I’m touching his gimpy arm. When you have the opportunity- you just have to take it.

  7. 7
    Leah3t
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:45 am

    I will vouch for the fact that B-side is a loveable drunk.

  8. 8
    B-Side
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:48 am

    youcantmakeitup-

    The best part of my Constantine line was that a) I haven’t seen it; b) I don’t plan to see it, and c) it had left theaters like three weeks ago.

    Maybe I was just thinking about Constantine from American Idol.

    Catie – props to you for touching Bob Dole’s gimpy arm. That’s awesome.

  9. 9
    J-Unit
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:53 am

    I totally forgot about the Constantine line, but it was great. Almost as funny as returning home to find one of our friends had made waffles with peanut better and banana chips.

  10. 10
    youcantmakeitup
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 9:56 am

    CATIE –

    I totally have a picture with Bob Dole! My brother (dare not speak his name, we don’t talk anymore) is a die-hard conservative (see last parenthesis), and worked on his campaign. When he came to Miami, my parents and I went to this popular Cuban restaurant where he was gonna do some politickin. Bob arrives (looking amazing) with a beaded necklace of the Panamanian flag that someone had given him outside. Needless to say, the picture is a beaut, and he was charming. I still wouldn’t vote for him (even though I was only 15 at the time — with the mind and bod of a woman twice my age.)

  11. 11
    Catie
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:05 am

    Thanks B-Side, he was number one on my list of disabled politicians to touch. (This was even before he had come forward with his erectile disfunction and begun doing the Viagra commercials.)

    youcantmakeitup- I would’ve KILLED to see him wearing a beaded necklace! Was he holding a pencil in the gimpy hand that night or did he attend sans pencil?

    I met him in the hallway of a senate building with a few friends. So funny, because everyone had been going to his good side for their photo with him. But I had to go to the other side and poke it, then once I was sure he didn’t know what I was up to I moved in for the kill and it was immortalized on film. It was one of my finest moments in my high school years.

    I wouldn’t have voted for him either, but he was actually very nice in person. I wish I could’ve heard him talk about himself in the third person though…

  12. 12
    Catie
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:08 am

    Speaking of disabled politicians, Strom Thurmond touched my friend Sam’s ass(yes, the very same Sam that made out with the Miz).

    I’ll have to consult with her, but I am 99.9% sure it was her ass he touched and not someone else’s.

  13. 13
    B-Side
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:26 am

    So you heard it here first: Strom Thurmond and The Miz have the same taste in women.

    Or had the same taste in women. Strom Thurmond is dead.

  14. 14
    Craptacular
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:35 am

    I went to high school with Veronica…nice to know some things never change…

  15. 15
    meeshie
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:41 am

    So, wait – is Veronica a lesbian? B-Side may have great celebri-dar, but his gay-dar’s a little bit lacking!

  16. 16
    madeyoulaugh
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:46 am

    The real tragedy of all of this is I learned some of our readers are the type who go to Saddle Ranch, while others know people who have tasted the nectar that is MIZ.

    I’m sorry, I promised myself I wouldnt cry.

    MYL

  17. 17
    wendy
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 11:26 am

    “For the record, Veronica HAS had a real job: She served me and my boyfriend breakfast at Saddle Ranch a couple years ago.”

    That’s not a real job. That’s a job you have while in college or are in transition or something. Definetly not a career.

  18. 18
    maria
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 12:05 pm

    “For the record, Veronica HAS had a real job: She served me and my boyfriend breakfast at Saddle Ranch a couple years ago.”

    it’s called SARCASM wendy. look into it. People who do not understand sarcasm nor have a sense of humor should not be allowed to post here.

  19. 19
    iturnedouttv
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 12:07 pm

    madeyoulaugh:
    Maybe if you’d seen the honking plates of breakfast and the all-you-can-drink morning cocktails you can get at Saddle Ranch, you wouldn’t be so quick to judge!

    (and maria, I love you.)

  20. 20
    trailmix
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 1:07 pm

    Maria-
    TRUE!!!

  21. 21
    SusieQ
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 2:44 pm

    I want to hear the story behind B-side meeting Hank Azaria (anyone from The Simpsons has truly contributed to the glory that is television) and Michael Vartan(who is, after all, playing everyone’s favorite male spy who is dating everyone’s favorite female spy after killing his evil wife.) What’s the story there?

  22. 22
    wendy
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 3:14 pm

    maria–sarcasm? really whats that? I have noooo idea what it is. I know what sarcasm is…why else would i visit this site? You certainly weren’t able to convey any sort of sarcasm in your sentence.

    But I think the more pressing matter at hand is your desire to go to the Saddle Ranch.

  23. 23
    Gonzo
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 3:46 pm

    I gotta chime in here… breakfast at the Saddle Ranch is a magnificent thing to behold. Just my 2 cents.

  24. 24
    Lisa
    Posted March 18, 2005 at 5:57 pm

    The funny thing is that not only are they best friends on the challenges but they actually are best friends outside of the challenges too. I don’t know where I am going with that. Veronica was straight and Rachel was bisexual but I think they are both lesbians now… not that there is anything wrong with that.

  25. 25
    blowfish
    Posted March 19, 2005 at 8:19 am

    Lisa…you are retarded!

  26. 26
    Lisa
    Posted March 19, 2005 at 11:18 am

    nothin’ wrong with that

  27. 27
    Sammy
    Posted March 20, 2005 at 5:13 pm

    So I’m a little late on responding to the comments my best friend from high school has made on my behalf….yes…i made out with the miz…he was in town for a fundraising event (for a very good cause) and my sorority sister dared me… and the best part was I wasn’t even drunk….AND yes I was pawed by Strom…as were my friends Paige and Julie…we were having a picture taken with our state senator (I’m actually not from his state but that’s not the point….) and as we were positioning ourselves around him he just reached up….his aides bought us lunch and appologized profusely….apparently it actually happened a lot more than anyone of us thought

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