Seven years ago today...

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MarleysGh0st · #1 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:01 pm

Sonny's team of APs conducted the Philly auditions, with the 7 pm group starting the test right now. My first attempt (with the prolonged death of the Phone Game already in progress) and the first time I got to meet some fellow BBs.

And sometime this season will be audition #20.

<sigh>

Bob Juch · #2 Post by **Bob Juch** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:06 pm

And I was living in Philadelphia and missed the auditions because I was partying too much to stay home and watch the shows and hadn't joined the Bored yet.

MarleysGh0st · #3 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:17 pm

Bob Juch wrote:And I was living in Philadelphia and missed the auditions because I was partying too much to stay home and watch the shows and hadn't joined the Bored yet.

Partying too much, Bob?

Bob Juch · #4 Post by **Bob Juch** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:41 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:And I was living in Philadelphia and missed the auditions because I was partying too much to stay home and watch the shows and hadn't joined the Bored yet.
Partying too much, Bob?

You doubt me?

starfish1113 · #5 Post by **starfish1113** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:04 pm

Wow. SEVEN years ago?? That amazes me.

I remember it well. They asked me my pet peeve. I told them arrogant people. When they asked me to look into the camera and say something to Regis, I told him that I was a big Notre Dame fan and I almost didn't show up for the audition because the Irish women were playing in the National semifinal game that night. I remember seeing 'gor and Marley and probably some others I can't think of at the moment.

A couple of weeks later, I got the good card. I thought it was just a matter of time before I would be sitting in the hot seat. Like several of my 7 pm brethren, I'm still waiting.

Seven years. Damn.

#6 Post by **littlebeast13** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:46 pm

Bob Juch wrote:And I was living in Philadelphia and missed the auditions because I was partying too much to stay home and watch the shows and hadn't joined the Bored yet.

No, but you were just 3 days away from your Bored debut....

lb13

jaybee · #7 Post by **jaybee** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:09 pm

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No, but you were just 3 days away from your Bored debut....

lb13[/quote]

LB, I usually read your posts like this in a state of total amazment.

Then again, sometimes you scare me. ;D

ulysses5019 · #8 Post by **ulysses5019** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:57 pm

Then again, sometimes you scare me.

Don't worry, it's just his intentionality.......

Jeemie · #9 Post by **Jeemie** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:34 am

I remember those- I was in the morning group (after driving several hours in a really bad rainstorm)...and gave a completely stupid audition that focused on the number of round 2's I had gotten...like THAT had any chance of impressing TPTB.

I think Trevor McAfee was in my group...seem to recall him saying he knew more about The Flintsones than anyone alive...and of course, he got the good card (and on the show, IIRC).

That was my next-to-last audition. Last was in NYC that November...when TPTB pretty much turned me off forever by de-selecting me before I ever had a chance to say anything...interrupting my answers and commenting on "how really tired they were".

Those were the days! Can't believe it was that long ago already!

peacock2121 · #10 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:36 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
Then again, sometimes you scare me.

Don't worry, it's just his intentionality.......

made me laugh

peacock2121 · #11 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:37 am

starfish1113 wrote:Wow. SEVEN years ago?? That amazes me.

I remember it well. They asked me my pet peeve. I told them arrogant people. When they asked me to look into the camera and say something to Regis, I told him that I was a big Notre Dame fan and I almost didn't show up for the audition because the Irish women were playing in the National semifinal game that night. I remember seeing 'gor and Marley and probably some others I can't think of at the moment.

A couple of weeks later, I got the good card. I thought it was just a matter of time before I would be sitting in the hot seat. Like several of my 7 pm brethren, I'm still waiting.

Seven years. Damn.

Come up this year. Stop waiting and try out again.

It'll be fun!

starfish1113 · #12 Post by **starfish1113** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:50 am

peacock2121 wrote:
starfish1113 wrote:Wow. SEVEN years ago?? That amazes me.

I remember it well. They asked me my pet peeve. I told them arrogant people. When they asked me to look into the camera and say something to Regis, I told him that I was a big Notre Dame fan and I almost didn't show up for the audition because the Irish women were playing in the National semifinal game that night. I remember seeing 'gor and Marley and probably some others I can't think of at the moment.

A couple of weeks later, I got the good card. I thought it was just a matter of time before I would be sitting in the hot seat. Like several of my 7 pm brethren, I'm still waiting.

Seven years. Damn.
Come up this year. Stop waiting and try out again.

It'll be fun!

I talked to Tracey about this last night. We might just take a trip this year to try again. It can't be any worse than the last time I auditioned in NYC! The only thing good about that trip was the company!

peacock2121 · #13 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:59 am

starfish1113 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
starfish1113 wrote:Wow. SEVEN years ago?? That amazes me.

I remember it well. They asked me my pet peeve. I told them arrogant people. When they asked me to look into the camera and say something to Regis, I told him that I was a big Notre Dame fan and I almost didn't show up for the audition because the Irish women were playing in the National semifinal game that night. I remember seeing 'gor and Marley and probably some others I can't think of at the moment.

A couple of weeks later, I got the good card. I thought it was just a matter of time before I would be sitting in the hot seat. Like several of my 7 pm brethren, I'm still waiting.

Seven years. Damn.
Come up this year. Stop waiting and try out again.

It'll be fun!

I talked to Tracey about this last night. We might just take a trip this year to try again. It can't be any worse than the last time I auditioned in NYC! The only thing good about that trip was the company!

Let's get you on the calendar!

The golf course is bigger now - more holes to play!

Our weekends are filling up - so.... pick some dates and we will ink you in.

trevor_macfee · #14 Post by **trevor_macfee** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:21 am

Jeemie wrote:
I think Trevor McAfee was in my group...seem to recall him saying he knew more about The Flintsones than anyone alive...and of course, he got the good card (and on the show, IIRC).

I was in your group, but was not the Flintstones expert. Nor did I get a good card or onto the PT show - that was actually the first of my three unsuccessful auditions - a circuit that included Philly, Baltimore, and DC.

The Happy Card came from my audition two years later in NYC for the Syndi show, on which I finally appeared in October of 2003.

It's hard to believe THAT was five years ago, let alone that the Philly auditions were SEVEN years ago. But, for now time is moving very SLOWLY as I wait for June.

Jeemie · #15 Post by **Jeemie** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:38 am

trevor_macfee wrote:
Jeemie wrote:
I think Trevor McAfee was in my group...seem to recall him saying he knew more about The Flintsones than anyone alive...and of course, he got the good card (and on the show, IIRC).
I was in your group, but was not the Flintstones expert. Nor did I get a good card or onto the PT show - that was actually the first of my three unsuccessful auditions - a circuit that included Philly, Baltimore, and DC.

The Happy Card came from my audition two years later in NYC for the Syndi show, on which I finally appeared in October of 2003.

It's hard to believe THAT was five years ago, let alone that the Philly auditions were SEVEN years ago. But, for now time is moving very SLOWLY as I wait for June.

Hey- I remembered Flintsones guy and that you were there- that's about as much as I can trust my memory to provide!!!!!

Bob Juch · #16 Post by **Bob Juch** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:56 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:And I was living in Philadelphia and missed the auditions because I was partying too much to stay home and watch the shows and hadn't joined the Bored yet.
No, but you were just 3 days away from your Bored debut....

lb13

Yep! That's why I joined: so I'd never miss hearing about another audition.

Jeemie · #17 Post by **Jeemie** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:17 am

Here's another memory I have- wasn't it around this time that we started war-dialing for audition slots?

I know I had war-dialers for me, but I actually got through myself.

I felt bad because that was pre-DSL (and cell phone, so I couldn't call anyone else), so I had to wait until I registered to be able to tell my dialers to move on to someone else. The reg process took several minutes.

jaybee · #18 Post by **jaybee** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:36 pm

This was the first set of seven auditions. I don't think that war dialing became popular until the auditions became the only way to get on to BAM.

lilclyde54 · #19 Post by **lilclyde54** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:30 pm

It blows my mind that syndi Bam has been on for 5 years. BTW- they just took Cindy off here and replaced her with some 5 year old sitcom.

mellytu74 · #20 Post by **mellytu74** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:32 pm

I can't believe it's that long ago. But it is.

IIRC, I was either leaving the day of the audition for the Final Four in Minneapolis.

I think I met a bunch of folks for dinner/drinks the night before (unless that was a another audition). I ended up not taking the test until Baltimore.

AND, while in Minneapolis, met several BBs, including AD and the Spock clan.

#21 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:31 pm

jaybee wrote:This was the first set of seven auditions. I don't think that war dialing became popular until the auditions became the only way to get on to BAM.

Philly was half of the third pair of auditions in the Spring '01 series (I think you are thinking of the original 7 auditions from the Fall of 2000).

I don't know when war dialing first started in the GC, but it was around this time that it started to become publicly talked about on the Bored. This was about a month before robertl30 took war dialing to a new level with his infamous PIN generator....

lb13

silvercamaro · #22 Post by **silvercamaro** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:35 pm

Does anybody have a list with dates of all those 2001 auditions? I must have just returned from or been getting ready to go to San Diego, which turned out to be a most fortuitous adventure.

And fun, with great company, too!

#23 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:40 pm

silvercamaro wrote:Does anybody have a list with dates of all those 2001 auditions? I must have just returned from or been getting ready to go to San Diego, which turned out to be a most fortuitous adventure.

And fun, with great company, too!

The first three sets I can remember by heart, because they were such an integral part of the Sonny?Jennifer debate that raged that April after it was proposed by FloridaPete....

3/17 - Chicago & New Orleans

3/24 (Maybe 23) - Miami & San Diego

3/30 - Philly & Dallas

I know there's a list of the others somewhere that I think I saved, but all I could find was the bus tour list from 2002.....

lb13

silvercamaro · #24 Post by **silvercamaro** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:51 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
The first three sets I can remember by heart, because they were such an integral part of the Sonny?Jennifer debate that raged that April after it was proposed by FloridaPete....

3/17 - Chicago & New Orleans

3/24 (Maybe 23) - Miami & San Diego

3/30 - Philly & Dallas

I know there's a list of the others somewhere that I think I saved, but all I could find was the bus tour list from 2002.....

lb13

Thanks, lb. That means that almost exactly seven years ago, I got the call to come to New York. I was at a conference in Fort Worth. The magic call came on the cell phone I'd bought specifically for Millionaire optimism. My feet didn't touch ground again for days.

Perhaps I smiled once or twice.

ulysses5019 · #25 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:24 pm

I didn't have much experience with the phone game since I was ineligible due to my appearance on another game show. But I did qualify for Chicago, and even managed to squeeze in the St. Patrick's Day parade. I met some bb's and had a great time. I even got a "good" postcard which eventually expired.