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Yoda
Member
08-11-2005
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 12:53 pm
Very jealous of you Brenda...those are great pictures and I love Phil's smiley face 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 1:52 pm
I am soooooooo envious of you!!!! That Phil is one hot dude!!!
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 6:52 pm
Awesome! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 8:05 pm
Way to go, Brenda! Wonderful picture.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 8:30 pm
Thanks! Here's a summary of the event: My memory is fuzzy. If I didn’t have the photos to prove I’d met him, it would all seem like a dream! I think he was on stage about an hour. He told little stories about his travels and some of his work on TAR. He showed a few pictures and some clips from TAR and his NOW shows. I could have listened to him talk all night. One of the photos was of him shampooing his hair in the parking lot outside of the terra cotta soldier exhibit in China and how the locals were looking at him like he was nuts. (I assume he rinsed with a bottle of water?!) He also showed a photo of him riding around the luggage carousel with a bag tag in his mouth. It’s quite obvious what a great sense of humor he has. He talked a lot about NOW. I went and looked at the No Opportunity Wasted website and it looks like there are some episodes you can watch there. He talked about his near death experience scuba diving when he was 19 and how he made that list of things to do. He encouraged us all to step outside our comfort zone, face those fears, and do things we only dream about even if they are simple things like buying a house or having a child or going camping for the first time. He mostly just told us a lot of different stories about people he’s met and things he’s done. He has a real affection for people who are a bit different or eccentric. He talked about how important spending time with his dad is now that his parents are getting older. His dad calls him PJ. They did a road trip across America to promote his book. He organized it himself with some help from CBS and TAR. He wanted to do something simple and when the book people put together some very expensive ordeal he told them to forget it and put the book tour together himself for a fraction of the cost. He showed a picture of him and his wife renewing their wedding vows underwater. The photo is on the NOW website. He has a daughter and he talked about how the words “I can’t” are forbidden in his house. It’s okay to say “that’s hard for me” or “I find that challenging”, but the words “I can’t” are words to avoid. The organization that invited him to speak has a green logo and had handed out flashing green necklaces before the meeting. He warned us that if he started to seize, it was because of all the flashing green lights he had to stare at. And before he left he wanted to make sure we knew that he was in the spirit of things and had worn his green underwear. He pulled down the corner of his pants to reveal the green waistband of his underwear. LOL. Once he finished speaking I snuck out of the theater because I was way down front and I didn’t want to have to stand in a line a mile long to get a book. This was a good strategy! I was 6th in line to get my book and by the time I left there was a huge mob trying to get books. Of course I was too shy to say much of anything. I told him I was thrilled when TAR won the Emmy’s and asked if the show would be back in the fall. He said “I sure hope so”. It was really fun to see my favorite reality show’s host.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, April 18, 2008 - 9:21 pm
Brenda, you and I must do lunch together some time. Then I can say "I met someone who met Phil!" Seriously, it would be fun to meet some time, seeing as we're nearly neighbors! Such great pics! You are one lucky gal. Of course, Phil should be saying he's lucky, cause he got to meet a TVCHer!! 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 11:56 am
That would be fun Who! Don't we have a few other Denver people here too? Does anyone ever hear from Newman. I often wonder what he's up to. Maybe he met a nice girl. 
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 1:04 pm
We had a little Colorado Meet back in October. I thought of you and tried to PM you, but never heard back (so I assume you didn't get the PM). Maybe its time to try to get another lunch meet together. If you like, you can e-mail me (to the addy in my profile), I'll keep your addy on hand, and if we do another get-together, I'll be able to contact you?
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, April 21, 2008 - 2:02 pm
I never got the PM. I'm not even sure I know how to get a PM. I just sent you an email.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 11:34 am
OMG, Brenda. I'll bet he's sexier in the flesh than on TAR, isn't he?
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 11:39 am
I'm such a star gazer, that when I see a star, it's like I can't even pay attention, if that makes any sense. I've only met Phil and Hal Sparks, and if I didn't have photos to prove it, it would seem like a dream. So, seeing him doesn't even seem real. But, yes he's cute in real life!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 1:45 pm
Do we have a start date for the new one?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 2:21 am
Oh WOW Brenda! What a treat. Thanks for sharing! Phil is my absolute most favorite person on TV ever. And you got to hear him speak. ummmmm yum A year or two ago they had him on Rachael Ray. She kept interrupting him so we didn't get to hardly hear from Phil [I kept thinking, Yank that lady off the stage - we just want to hear what he has to say!] He had even brought his own travel bag to show how/what he packed, because he needs to travel light and fast alongside the racers. Got to see a fragment of his packing job, then poof that was it. Congrats to actually meet/hear him in person!!
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Redhawk
Member
05-23-2007
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 7:54 am
Anyone know if CBS will air another season of AR before this fall?
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, April 28, 2008 - 6:48 pm
Based on Brenda's conversation with Phil, the response at this point is, “I sure hope so”.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 5:20 am
Do we have a start date yet?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 9:43 pm
The best info I can find is that it is filming now. Last season filmed in July and aired in November, so I'd guess the earliest we could get AR13 is August. That wouldn't get the season finished before the Sept/Oct premieres so I would guess it will start in September with the other shows. Emphasis on "guess."
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 4:11 am
Thanks for the info!
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 6:08 pm
How exciting, Brenda1966! But my real question - in the second picture, where is your left hand, and what is it doing? 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, May 02, 2008 - 8:46 pm
LOL Bluejaxrock -- nothing sinister. But I was hugging him! I had my arm wrapped around his back. I hugged the back of PHIL! 
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 11:52 am
Well CBS learned from it's mistake this year, they've ordered two runs this season (the 13th was already picked up and just finished taping for fall- the 14th is new and will probably air in the spring..)
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 12:08 pm
Wilson, when you say CBS learned from it's mistake this year, do you mean Big Brother 9?
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 12:25 pm
WooHoo! 2 Seasons of TAR! 
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 2:12 pm
Lexie- I meant the fact that they had only ordered one season of Amazing Race last year when they knew in all likelyhood there was going to be a strike. BB9 was probably in the works no matter what happened. Now while it's unlikely, there might be a actor's strike this summer- and if that happens, they'll know they have that 2nd TAR season regardless.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 3:02 pm
There is a rumor here in Portland, OR that TAR is filming here right now and will be here until Thursday. No idea if it is true...we'll have to wait and see!
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