~MEALE'S PLACE~: 2007

Saturday, September 15, 2007

JENA SIX (6)- GET INVOLVED

Here are some links to get involved in making your voice count.

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/10/1413220

JENA 6 HOME PAGE-
LEARN MORE ABOUT JENA 6

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THE JENA 6-WILL RACISM EVER END?

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Q's Interview about Secrets of the reality bad girls

Secrets of the reality bad girls

As TV courts the lust generation, get ready for hard-core script tease

By PATRICK HUGUENIN

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 9:04 AM

The girls from Bret Michael's 'Rock of Love'

The girls from Bret Michael's 'Rock of Love'
Flavor Flav with New York in 'Flavor of Love'

Flavor Flav with New York in 'Flavor of Love'
Lacey Conner of 'Rock of Love'

Lacey Conner of 'Rock of Love'

All is fair in war and reality TV romance. Almost.

VH1's 2006 smash hit "Flavor of Love" introduced viewers to a world where booze-swilling, booty-shaking, bitch-slapping women elbowed their way into the love life of Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav.

The show's latest spinoff, "Rock of Love" - with Poison front man Bret Michaels - features more slobbering, scheming, stripping and screaming than ever before.

But even in the spicy society of VH1, it is possible for a girl to be too bad. Producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin of 51 Minds Entertainment admit that attention-grabbing antics can ultimately hurt a contestant's chances.

"There's a lot of ways you can go too far," says Abrego, "even with our better bad girls."

Seasons of the franchise have given us love-to-hate spitfire singles such as Tiffany (New York) Pollard and "Rock of Love's" devilish Lacey Conner. But while these women fascinate their respective celebrity bachelors, the best players know when to dial back their behavior.
Our bad girl code of ethixxx

NUDITY

The second season of "Flavor of Love" - once Flav had been spurned by the winner of Season One - brought professional stripper Leilene (Smiley) Ondrade to the house. "Thank God for VH1 for having some stripper love," says Ondrade. "They could make Ron Jeremy and I look like a saint and an angel." But when fellow contestant and resident drunk Jennifer (Toasteee) Toof was revealed to have dabbled in pornography, a line was drawn. "She had some nude photos and we didn't know about it so we had to find it and play it out," says Abrego. Cautions Ondrade: "They will Google the hell out of you."

SEX

Getting cozy with the object of your affection will snag air time. "You do what you think is going to make the producers keep the camera on you," says Quanda Williamson of flavoroflove.blogspot.com. "That might be [Season One's] Pumkin and Hoopz taking a shower with Flav and making out." But beware too much, er, freedom of expression. Specifically off limits: lesbian leanings and having appeared on other dating television shows - both of which spoil the fun for the bachelor du jour.

SELF-PROMOTION

The celeb bachelors are wary of any girl who is more interested in the camera than the date. Expressing your wish to be a singer, model or actress shows healthy ambition, but trying to claw your way into a career doesn't jive. When Heather (Krazy) Crawford wouldn't stop her song and dance about a recording career on "Flavor of Love 2," she had to shimmy her way out the door. "Krazy murdered herself," says Williamson. "She took it overboard because she didn't have the greatest voice - please keep it to the shower."

MOMMY DUTY

This isn't "The Bachelor," and a couple of kids aren't going to freak out the boyfriend material. Flav has sired seven kids and Michaels two. But a weepy obsession with family life got Cindy (Rodeo) Steedle booted from "Rock of Love." "In Rodeo's case, we brought up the idea of 'Why are you even here?'" says Cronin. " 'Why are you on a reality show if you're worried about your kids back home?' We're not afraid to hit that kind of stuff head on."

FIGHTING

"Violence is obviously something that's never tolerated on any of our sets," says Abrego. Indeed, the rule of the shows is that if you slap or punch a contestant, you get expelled - like the feisty Saaphyri Windsor from "Flavor of Love 2," who beat up Renee (H-Town) Austin over her choice of bedroom. Catfights, however, are encouraged.

FAKENESS

The cardinal sin on reality TV is being, well, not real. "If you get caught lying, you get kicked off the show," says Williamson. "If you get caught." Indeed, uncovering the girls' dirty secrets - such as hidden boyfriends back home - is a central device. "It is a great story line to follow, and a producer will never lose when you're uncovering the truth," says Abrego. "No matter how many times you see it, it's always great. And people continue to come on these shows and lie."

However, any contestant who can scheme without straying into fiction is playing to win. Flav's nastiest lady love, New York (Pollard), made an art out of alienating her peers and watching them crumble. "She was rewarded for being conniving, two-faced and highly sexual," says Williamson. "And she's not that attractive." Likewise, Conner on "Rock of Love" openly plans to pick off the other girls one by one according to their weaknesses. "Lacey is a captain in terms of bad girls," says Abrego. "She led us through all plotting and sneaking and we followed along."

In the end, the baddest of girls may do themselves in, but along the way they are the ultimate challenge for the celebrity dater. Or, as Flavor Flav told us in an e-mail, "A girl can always be too crazy and too spicy! But your man Flav can handle it. I just put a little butter on that jalapeño and rinse it down with a cold one!"

"Rock of Love" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on VH1. Bad-girl hopefuls can post audition videos for "Flavor of Love 3" at flavoroflovecasting.com.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

TANGO DUMPS NEW YORK

TANGO DUMPS NEW YORK AT THE REUNION SHOW.
VIDEO COURTESY OF:MAR1344

Friday, April 13, 2007

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

CHECK OUT THE GIRLS OF CHARM SCHOOL.
ON VH1 APRIL THE 15TH.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

HAIR OR WEAVE???

Not long ago on THE BLOGSPOT there's was a debate on New Yorks hair.

Monday, April 9, 2007

TANGO SIGNS WITH LRM ENTERTAINMENT

LRM Entertainment signs I LOVE NEW YORK's winner TANGO

LRM Entertainment welcomes to its client roster I LOVE NEW YORK's victor Tango.

April 4, 2007 (FPRC) -- Washington, DC – LRM Entertainment in association with Public Relations Diva Entertainment has signed to its client roster TANGO the winner of VH1's #1 hit reality show I LOVE NEW YORK!

Before Patrick S. Hunter became known as Tango to the millions of viewers of VH1’s number 1 hit reality show I LOVE NEW YORK, the Tampa Bay, Florida native enjoyed a lucrative career as Tan-Man or Tango, Tampa Bay’s hottest Hip Hop artist.

Over the years, Tango has performed and/or recorded with some of music industry's most successful Hip Hop artist – among them: Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan, Fat Joe, and Naughty by Nature. Tango’s Hip Hop mentor is none other than Digital Underground's very own Shock-G.

Tango is also the Founder & CEO of Bedd Roc Entertainment record label and entertainment group. www.beddrocentertainment.com

With the success of I LOVE NEW YORK now behind him and with his music career on lock, Tango is actively pursuing a career in television and film.

Not just another Hip Hop Artist or aspiring actor, Tango is a firm believer in the philosophy of each one - teach one. It is Tango's personal mission to use his new found celebrity status to give back to his community through community based projects and charitable organizations.

All media inquires as well as personal appearance requests should be directed to Linda Madison via email: lrmentertainment@gmail.com or by phone (301) 395-2120.

Monday, April 2, 2007

THE WINNER IS TANGO

The Celebreality Interview - Tango, New York's Man

Tango_interview

Congratulations are in order for Tango, who beat out 19 other guys for the ultimate prize of New York's heart.

After the jump, Tango talks about his feelings for New York, how they made things work during their months apart and that shocking proposal.

Were you surprised that New York chose you?

Well...would I sound like cocky if I said no? (laughs) I was pretty focused throughout the competition, so I actually was not surprised.

The clips show featured footage of you talking about New York, and how you couldn't believe that Flav didn't pick her from the start.

I'm a Public Enemy fan. Flav's the best. But realistically speaking, here you have a female who's willing to go completely bonkers over you, to get you, would literally stab people to get you. It sounds odd, I don't know what it says about me and my character, but a female who's that driven passionately driven to get you, why not pick her? In my opinion, she put out 100 percent, maybe a little over, to the brink of insanity. I thought that was awesome. I thought to myself, if I meet and get a chance to see what she's really really like, where she's not in a position where she has to fight with another woman, I'm pretty sure she's a different person. I got an opportunity to see that on the show and I was right.

So her passion is what primarily attracted you to her?

Yeah, yeah. I mean, if nothing else, it definitely would be her passion. When she's into something, she's really into something. She's dedicated and I respect that.

You seemed pretty attached to New York early on – was this a case of love at first sight?

There was a certain kind of love that we talked about, that I guess nobody has seen, you know we both kind of expressed a certain kind of love for each other. Conveniently, it was picked out the time when I said the "L" word of course. For you the viewer I would say around maybe the sixth or seventh episode is when she and I made a real connection. I guess a lot of people could see it around the time when the girlfriends came. You could see that's as genuine as it gets. If the viewer wants to see exactly where we stand emotionally, all you have to do is watch that episode. It was right there.

When you were out to dinner with New York and Real, there was that time that you like whispered to her that you loved her. Why did you whisper it?

I whispered it because I had not had one real moment with her. I went on no dates. Anytime I was ever around her, there was always someone else there, whether it was one or 19 other dudes. I always had to fight for her attention. Naturally, I had to take every opportunity I could to tell her what I needed to. It didn't concern Real. It was for her ears and her ears only. But also, it was a romance tactic. If I would have put it out there, it wouldn't have seemed as genuine.

When you, New York and your mothers went out to lunch, New York was pretty disrespectful to your mother…

(Laughs) To say the least. That was the first time that New York went too far for me. New York was saying things that I'd never say around my mom. But I just sort of sat back to let my mom take it in. My mom needs no defending whatsoever. She's a very strong woman. She knew what was going on. So I kept cool to let my mom see how New York really is, to see what she would possibly have to deal with. But at the same time, I saw a side of New York that I did not like. She knows that and she's apologized for it. She knows that that's something that just isn't going to work. I was appalled and disgusted by the comments New York and her mother made during the show that I only found out about after, when it aired. But she apologized for that, too. People make mistakes, so I'm cool with that. My mother works with families that need assistance and she deals with outrageous people on a regular basis. So what she saw was nothing. Plus, when I was a kid, she always taught me about sticks and stones, so that situation was reversed: if someone says something about you, big deal. Especially if it's not true.

On the finale, when you, New York and Chance were at dinner and he went crazy, eventually splashing you with wine, how much did it take for you to not get up and kill him?

That was honestly my last straw. I had been poised, I was cool, I'd fallen back at times when I ordinarily wouldn't. This time, I was just like, "No, we gotta go, buddy." I was so serious. I was caught in a situation where it was like, kill this man or relax. I need a medal or something because I don't know how I did that. I don't know how I did not choke this man. But you can tell that he didn't want it like that. He knew he had to chill out. He's crazy, but he's not crazy.

At what point did you decide you were going to propose?

I'm the type of guy who likes to go out with a bang. It was more for her than for me. Originally, it was meant to be a promise situation: let's do something, let's work toward this. That's kinda where we're at right now. But at the time I proposed, it was meant to be: let's go for it. Sometimes you just gotta jump into things head first and work it out later on. The whole purpose was just to let her know how serious I am.

What would you have done if she picked Chance?

I'm a little egotistical. I have an arrogant mind, so at no point did I think she was going to say no. It's kinda like taking a shot with a good shoulder. You don't question it, you take the shot. But I knew that being engaged was on her mind. In Mexico, we had our moment and certain things like that were discussed. If you think about it, with all the challenges we went through with the kids and everything on the show, you realize that this is what she was aiming for, anyway.

So you have this big moment and then you can't see each other for months. How is it dealing with that?

She keeps a busy schedule and so do I. We see this as a test. If we can handle this, then anything else that's put in front of us isn't going to be a big issue. The feelings are still the same. It'd be different if we couldn't talk or correspond. We emailed, we telephoned, we texted, what have you. Love is something that you have to work at, anyway. We work at this, it's what we're trying to do, it's what we're working toward. We don't just let it be and figure it'll work out once we see each other.

Do you talk everyday?

Because of all the press and craziness of the finale, we haven't talked as much lately. But usually, we communicate everyday, maybe every other day, in some kind of way.

What's the plan for when you can see each other? Are you just going to visit each other?

Yeah, that's the plan. We're going to do anything we can to make it work.

So, I Love New York proves that nice guys do finish first?

That's exactly what it is. I just wanted to go there and show not only the viewing public, but New York herself that, look: there's a nice guy that's going to see past this guard you put up. I know you say rude things on purpose. I know you say things you don't mean on purpose, just to keep people at a distance. There are a lot of females out there who are the same way. Dudes have just done them completely wrong. So then when they meet the next dude, they can't believe it that there's a man who's going to put up with it until she really sees the big picture.