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Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
Awwww I'm so HAPPY that Star/Toni are still together. YAY

Jewels
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09-23-2000

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
They really skewed Dan and Andrews drive from the Portland airport to Newberg. They showed signs in a different order than they would have been. They showed "Newberg - 13 miles" and then showed them getting off of I-5. That's backwards, when they got off of I-5 they would have still been about 30 miles away. Strange how you notice those things when it happens where you live, I wonder how often that happens one the show and we don't realize it.

It was fun to see our great area on TAR though!

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
What a fun season with people we could like. I never could warm up to Tina when the first week someone compared her looks to Tammy Faye Bakker, and all I saw was Tammy when Tina was on the screen after that.

I'm thrilled with this season's winners :-)

Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Auntiemike a private message Print Post    
oregonguy and Jewels, I, too, wondered about the travel (I'm an old Corvallis gal). We just came from Portland to eastern Washington over Thanksgiving and are very familiar with the roads, highways and the time it takes to travel. I really cracked up with glee when I realized the Frat boys were heading to Newberg. I knew that was way wrong!!!

I think the outcome was as it should be. Nick and Starr were very pleasant contestants and did extremely well. I'm glad they won. I pray that Ken and Tina truly understand each other and can make their marriage work. The Frat boys I don't really care about, one way or another. They annoyed me most of the time and I'm a little dismayed they ended up in 3rd place.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Agree with Oregon guy's assessment of timelines in Portland. At the reason the traffic is so bad in downtown Portland right now is that there is a bunch of light rail construction, so alot of streets only have one lane.

Necie
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09-07-2006

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Necie a private message Print Post    
I am happy with who won. Nick and Star kept their heads on straight and worked together as a team should. Yeah for them!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Awwww I'm so HAPPY that Star/Toni are still together. YAY

LOL...I think it would be much more highly likely that Dallas/Nick would be a couple...but since it is Starr/Dallas who are a couple...

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I would love to know if the frat boys actually completed the puzzle. I'm doubtful they had to go on and do the tasks that followed that.

If anyone finds interviews, please post a link here. TIA!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I am always disappointed that they elect not to show a team's efforts when they are very far behind. I think it would have been fun to see some updates on the frat boys too.

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 1:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
Link to The Early Show interview:

cbsnews.com

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
The thing I found annoying about Tina in her "confessional" about how she had found people could change and she had seen how Ken had changed, was that she did not say a thing about her changing.

The way she made it sound all through the show was that their problems were all Ken's fault. I wonder if watching the show and reading some of the message boards might give her an insight into her own behavior.

Of course we do not know the whole story and for all we know Ken might have been really horrible before they broke up. But I think Tina would be very hard to live with. She seems very controlling and self centered to me. The word that kept coming to mind was "nag."

I was happy with the outcome of the race. I always say no one deserves to win, that whoever wins has done what they need to, so they deserve to win. But if any team is deserving because of performance throughout the race it is this one. Does anyone know if they have the most wins of any team ever?

Tina and Ken worked hard thrughout the race and despite their bickering, they did well to come in second.

I was happy for the frat boys. Although they did not win, they accomplished a lot. I also think they have grown as far as character is concerned during the race. They went from being kind of arrogant and obnoxious to being humble and thankful to get as far as they did. I ended up liking them and getting a kick out of their efforts. Their description of themselves as the turtle was apt, except in this case the rabbit won.






Oregonguy
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02-12-2006

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oregonguy a private message Print Post    
an upside down turtle

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 1:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Nick and Starr interview at Buddytv:
Nick and Starr

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I came to like Ken and Tina more as the show progressed though I did find her to be a bit controlling of the game play. One of the reasons that their marriage is in difficulty was that Ken cheated on her and that is why she keeps saying he has to prove himself. However, I'm not sure she will ever be able to forgive him for that regardless of what he does in the future to try to make their marriage work.

I think the frat guys grew a lot and learned a lot from the race. They were becoming pretty likable by the end and certainly more humble and grateful for the experience.

I was happy with Nick and Starr winning. They certainly dominated the race and it was nice to see a win that was based more on skill than on luck.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
found out this morning watching Regis and Kelly that Starr graduated last year from the college my son is a freshman at this year.

Keldogg
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08-12-2005

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Keldogg a private message Print Post    
Just a note...anybody from Portland knows that you don't hail a taxi in the street, because the drivers do not troll for fares, they are dispatched by their company...the easiest and fastest way to get a taxi in downtown is to go to the nearest hotel. There are almost always taxis there waiting for dispatch, or if not, the doorman has a direct line to dispatch and they'll be there pronto!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 3:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Allie, Ken had an affair and that's what led to their separation. The beginning of the show, Tina made sure to keep reminding us (the viewing public) of that. I'm pretty sure that Tina thinks none of their problems are her fault, too.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm a Portlander and I don't see how they avoided getting a ticket for jaywalking. You justdon't do that here and get away with it.

Oregonguy
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02-12-2006

Monday, December 08, 2008 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oregonguy a private message Print Post    
according to nick and starr

they beay ken and tina by 11 minutes and dandrew by 1 1/2 hrs.

dallas and toni showed up that night at 10:30 for the wrap party. so they missed being there for the finish by a few hours

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 12:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Thanks OG, Wow! That 11 minutes might have been the time spent by Tina fussing with her hat and yowling about how she was afraid of heights. So, why didn't she mention THAT when they were selecting which task to perform? Or time lost at that other challenge when she ordered Ken not to look at the clues if she wasn't there to see too?

I'm pleased (except for the fact that Toni & Dallas were not in the 3-some) with the result. Nick & Starr were an awesome team and I wish them the best. But Dandrew did truly add to the comedy factor plus add to TAR's credibility factor that the race isn't doctored. One reason I keep coming back for more TAR! Like "Dances with the Stars" was so rigged that first season, I simply stopped watching them.

For people that can't get the CBS video loaded, here's CBS' Youtube:

The Amazing Race Winners
The Amazing Race million dollar winners Nick and Starr spoke to Harry Smith about their experience on the adventure show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5l9dveW2EY

Panda
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
Here in NJ you don't hail taxis either, you have to call for one. When my mom was young and moved here from Manhattan she said she tried to get a taxi the NY way!

wow 11 minutes-pretty close, a good ending!

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I thought it was pretty amusing that after traveling 30,000 miles and 5 continents and taking who knows how many taxis where the driver did not speak English and having to make yourself understood, the frat boys come back to the US and get a taxi driver who apparently either did not understand English very well or was just kind of dense.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Biscotti, thanks for posting the you tube. I think Star looked a lot prettier on the race. She's almost unrecognizable to me.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
She didn't look drastically different to me but for someone like Starr who is naturally pretty, the natural look usually works best (but that is just my preference). I enjoyed the interview. Thanks Bisc! :-)

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, I agree with your post above about Ken and Tina. Is nobody else here married? Married people (especially those who've been married a while) tend to bicker, some more than others. Especially under stressful conditions (and TAR is nothing if not stressful). I also grew to like Ken and Tina, and maybe I'm just a sap, but I actually got teary when he pulled out the rings. Why not? I thought it was a sweet gesture.

Like every other married couple, they are not perfect. And of course editing is going to highlight the "nagging" and bickering, because it's more interesting TV than two people getting along all the time. I think they did very well on the race and saw them working better as a team by the end of the race. I think they both grew and was glad to see them do well. I hope they make it. Marriage is tough, especially when one partner has broken the trust by having an affair. I wish them the best.