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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 3:41 pm
Just read the posts I missed while writing my mini-novel post lol. Llkook, bet if it's not up yet as a torrent it will be soon, so you could dl and watch. I got so upset once when my VCR messed up taping Survivor to find out I could dl a better quality version by the next day (with commercials removed lol). I choose to do that a few times in the future. If you haven't played with Torrents yell for help--they can be pretty confusing the first couple times. At least if you were going to miss one of these finale's, last nite was a pretty ok one to have that happen with as I was pretty bored until I saw folks I used to know lol. Being a TV addict though I'd still want to see it too though. And really amusing stories Biscotti. I tell ya, these guys play with injuries I'd be bedridden over seriously! (whereas IMHO baseball players go on injured reserve when they get hangnails hehe). Also I am nearly positive they not only didn't say who won, but they never gave ANY fundraising totals, as I sort of mentioned in my novelette.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 3:51 pm
Ivanka, Baby Donald, George, Carolyn and even Trump, himself, calling both candidates equal and this a close race? Nope. That did not ring true at all. A more genuine approach would have been to just skip the bullshit gracefully by not doing a comparison or asking opinions. Everyone knows Lee managed to get into the final 2 slot by happenstance. Missing two challenges helped. Love the love story though. 
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 4:19 pm
I thought Lee was a sweet kid. I hope that his prediction of where he'll be in 10 years prove to be true. I think he probably will have achieved success since he appears to be driven. I would (naively, perhaps) hope that the producers had him appear on the show because they genuinely believed he could potentially be chosen to be the apprentice and not just because he would make "good tv". Watching my watch and crossing out the days on the calendar until...BIG BROTHER starts!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 4:32 pm
Hmmm...so Lurk -- is it possible that the F2 did some kind of "mini" promotion as part of the LARGER event? That would explain the small venue, the employees at the concert, etc. as well as why the amounts raised by the F2 weren't much of an issue? Maybe I'm reading between the lines incorrectly -- but it seems like they would NOT give up the big bucks for a TV show. However, if they were able to accomodate a TV show by having a coordinating event amidst the hoopla they usually do, it might not be such a bad thing. However, if those 2 events were THE entire event -- egads! I bet there are some charity groups that have now added Trump to the Top 10 People to Use as Speedbumps list! 
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Cindy
Member
09-20-2005
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:18 pm
Does anyone remember what Randall said his website was? I can't remember his last name for the life of me. The whole thing between Randall and Trump was odd to me.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:37 pm
Try looking up Randal Pinkett.
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Regee
Member
10-09-2005
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:42 pm
randalpinkett.com
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:54 pm
Thanks Lurk. Very interesting stuff. Let us know if you have further thoughts. 
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 6:09 pm
Here's the link to Randal's blog: http://www.randalpinkett.com/forum/blog/randalsblog_060506.asp
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 6:17 pm
MSNBC.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New ‘Apprentice’ gains fiancée along with job Trump's new hire Sean Yazbeck plans to marry competitor Tammy Trenta The Associated Press Updated: 11:09 a.m. PT June 6, 2006 NEW YORK - The latest “Apprentice” selected by Donald Trump didn't just win a high-paying job, he also found a fiancée on the NBC reality show. Trump chose Sean Yazbeck, a London-born recruitment consultant, over 22-year-old Lee Bienstock, a business analyst who lives in New York City. “Lee, you're fired. Sean, you're hired,” announced Trump at the live finale Monday night in Los Angeles, where the sixth season of the show will take place. Yazbeck, 33, disclosed that he plans to marry another season five contestant, Tammy Trenta, a 33-year-old wealth manager whose hometown is Edison, N.J. They began dating during the filming of the show. The newly dubbed “Apprentice,” who lives in Miami, claimed — as he drove away in a new car — that he would make Trump proud. “I'm going to show you as soon as possible that you made the right decision,” he said. “I'm going to work my fingers to the bone and I'm going to make you richer than you are already.” Yazbeck will oversee the development of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, a 50-story condominium hotel in New York expected to be completed in 2008. Season five of “The Apprentice” was the first in which international contestants could compete. The NBC show has gradually declined in the ratings, this season averaging about 10 million viewers an episode. As perhaps an attempt to mimic Fox's “American Idol,” viewers were able to vote for their favorite finalist, the results of which Trump said he would consider in making his decision. On Monday, voting favored Yazbeck. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13167866/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2006 MSNBC.com
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 6:28 pm
MISSED the show!! Completely forgot about it I just checked Cnbc channel. They used to play a repeat of the Apprentice a day or so later last year so I could catch the missed episodes. It looks like I will be able to watch this episode next Sunday at 9pm or midnight! I hope I hope
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 6:30 pm
AH yes, Phone in Votes eh?? This gives me hope that AS and the BigBrother people will SIT up and take notice of the TREND LOL
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Biscottiii
Member
05-30-2004
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 7:11 pm
As far as Sean and Tammy go it does make sense that they would become a pair. Granted, the show is not intended to become the Bachelor or some type of dating show but it's surprising that sort of thing hasn't happened before. In the scheme of things, it was probably like a super intense matchmaking routine over a 15-16 week process, except they know each other better than most dating couples after such a short period. They are both single, share similar goals/motivational prospects, educational/business backgrounds, have had a chance to really see the other's response under pressure & stress - both have the 'Trump Seal of Approval' merely by being selected to compete in the first place. Surely must have undergone some kind of background checks - Trump and Mark Burnett surely wouldn't risk having some pervert sharing bedrooms and the suite with all these goodlooking souls. She's from New Jersey so it's not a long distance commute from where Sean plans to reside. They're unlikely to meet such a good match at a singles bar or in a dating club membership. Both are old enough to be thinking of settling down. Sean indicated this is the country where he wants to stay, not just hoofing it between Britain and the U.S. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if this romance actually did become a permanent relationship that's not just made-for-TV.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-30-2004
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 7:20 pm
P.S. - PLUS, at Age 33, Tammy's biological clock has probably already started ticking!
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 7:26 pm
Seems like more real romances come out of the reality shows that are NOT aimed at finding love partners. Reality shows where people with common interests are thrown together. Survivor being a prime example: not only Rob and Amber, but Jeff Probst and ________? and the curly-headed soccer player (so sorry I can't remember his name) and the young woman who left all-stars because her mother was dying. Did they do the bit on Today show with Trump and his new apprentice or are they skipping that now?
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 7:49 pm
Um guys...this really is only MY opinion lol, but I really wouldn't buy this engagement thing quite yet. Remember Trump first asked Sean on LIVE Tv if the romance was on the level and he said yes. Then Trump asked him how serious, and TRUMP said the words "are you going to marry her?" If I recall correctly he hesitated and looked uncomfortable and unsure what to say before saying "yes." So I think they have an attraction, I still think he played it up for the cameras, and I doubt they are anywhere near marriage. I recall someone saying that they said they were dating. I personally think he just wasn't sharp enough on his feet to come up with a better reply for Trump like "time will tell." I think he was just put on the spot and just went with it. Did any of you spot any intense chemistry with them? I didn't. I recall thinking he initially flirted with her as a strategic game move. Well time will tell. And Teach,not positive I'm getting you totally either lol, but in hind site the way to go probably would have been to combine what we saw with an addition legit event. BUT if a charity is told that a TV show would out do their usual fundraising capabilities, which I again would assume they said or why would a charity do it eh? Anyway IF they were told that, and then if they got a much lessor event which to me appeared to focus FAR more on the corporate sponsor than the charity (rather backwards for how it should be, of course Trump knows who is buttering his bread), it is truly a sad situation. BUT if said charity, for argument's sake, complains then they look ungrateful and folks might be inclined not to look favorably on them, most especially people who might donate and fear being publicly badmouthed if it isn't enough. And of course some people feel if you get exposure on a series finale that you are getting something money can't buy. Regretfully if you are a not for profit, and you have things to buy, it kinda plunks you in that rock located right beside that hard place eh? That situation sure would suck huh? If it ever happened of course. BTW double lol at the speed bump comment...well said!
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 7:51 pm
GOOD GRIEF when I posted this I saw my name as last poster for 3 consecutive archieves. How weird. Time to shut up I think lol.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 8:16 pm
Lurk, your post about the events and their aftermath was interesting, although possibly a little too cryptic in places for my tired brain to figure out. I didn't understand the part about the concert and employees versus paid tickets. Does that mean they filled the audience with employees because they didn't sell tickets? I didn't realize a charity can only hold one fundraiser a year, and so everything was riding on this one. If that's the case, I can see why the woman would've been freaking out about it after reading what kind of fundraisers they usually have. I'm surprised they agreed to do this show since Trump has been doing these fundraiser tasks since season one and they were never that huge and glamorous. On the other hand, if there is no rule or law against holding more than one fundraising event, I would hope they'd know to hold their own as usual and let Trump's events be supplemental. It's a shame they don't give them more time for these big events. I think they get so wrapped up in making sure the event itself is all planned out that they forget to allot time and money for publicity. I assumed the reason we didn't see them talking much with Leary, Michael J. Fox or Jason Priestley was because they're not NBC property like Jamie Pressley is.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 8:18 pm
Beth: Jeff and Julie are a pair and Ethan and Jenna
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Zummat
Member
01-31-2006
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 10:04 pm
I also wonder if Trump and/or NBC guarantees the charities a certain donation amount to let them come in to to do these events. Just a thought.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 10:36 pm
Curly, of course there is no rule stating anyone can only hold one fundraiser a year. Not sure if you are aware that the Leary Foundation has a tiny staff--I believe they said 3 people. And I remember all to clearly how special events are massive time consumers to plan. So if I was going to take another educated guess, as I did earlier, it would be that they had to make a choice when scheduling what events they would hold in a certain time frame, and if they wanted to go with Trump or continue in the same manner they had in past. So again I would guess on paper it looked like going with a major TV show finale would serve them better, because otherwise why would they do it? Since we all know the finalists and their teams only had 2 days to come in and do their stuff, it is obvious to me that the foundation staffs were responsible for setting up the majority of the event. Common sense says if you have a very small number of people and only so many hours in a given day/year, it's not quite as easy as it sounds to just "hold their own event as usual." So it should would be a shame if they devoted so much time and energy and got a lessor return than they generally do, wouldn't it? All speculation here, of course . And as for Leary and the others not being NBC propery, I certainly feel that makes sense. However in his capacity as Director of the Foundation, wouldn't one think that he would be shown in some way in that capacity beyond some fast shots? And in my big ol post when I said I heard a rumor about Taj employee's being at the concert versus paying customers I said I didn't understand it or how it made sense, so I wasn't being overly cryptic at all lolol...I have no more knowledge then that tidbit, which (being a rumor) who knows if it's true. Since it happened at an event where I didn't know a single person attending, there was no way to find out more. I just mentioned it because I thought it was interesting and wondered if anyone knew any more about it than I did. I haven't really checked any other boards to see if anyone is reporting having been at any of the events. Wonder if any first hand accounts are surfacing. They might have more info on that then I do. Last thought, I couldn't agree more about how they should be given more time to really accomplish something. But the way it is now even if they had the brains to allot time and money for publicity, I can't figure out when they could do it. Beyond, of course, things that I would think would be a no brainer, such as letting folks know that the American public could join in the bidding on the auction items. One would think that would be quite easy to mention, especially since there were several conversations about that auction. Anyway hope I didn't confuse you too much Curly...sound like you may have tried to read a wee bit more than I posted lolol. Bet if you reread with fresh eyes you'll see I wasn't being painfully cryptic...least I don't think so 
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 11:25 pm
Thanks for the clarification, Lurk. Pardon my seeming lack of common sense , but I truly had no idea how many people work for the Leary foundation. After checking out their site and doing a little more searching I see that their regular staff is listed as three, but they also have volunteers around the country raising money at various events throughout the year. It looks like the celebrity hockey game was an annual tradition, though, so I understand why it was so important to them. One article said it usually brings in $400,000-500,000 dollars. I think Trump better open his checkbook, because those cars didn't come close to raising that. Just to be clear I have no knowledge of how charities are run and therefore really wasn't sure if there was a rule of thumb or even a law regarding how many fundraisers they can hold in one year. That wasn't me being sarcastic or anything, just in case it came across that way. Going back to earlier comments about Tammy and Sean, I found it always hard to read whether she was as into him as he was into her. It always seemed like he was already going nuts over her while she was still toying with the idea of dating him. However, that could mean nothing since Tammy always had an air about her of not being affected by the people around her. It became the most noticeable during the Andrea situation, but she was pretty much the same way throughout. She's a hard one to read.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 6:39 am
If I recall correctly he hesitated and looked uncomfortable and unsure what to say before saying "yes." I saw the hesitation also, but thought it was for a different reason. I think Sean would have like to have proposed to Tammy in a more private and intimate way and was suddenly torn between telling the truth and ruining his plans for a romantic proposal. I thought it was sad that he had to answer that question on live tv and ruin any chance for a surprise romantic proposal...I wonder how Tammy felt about the revelation on live tv? I know I would have been a bit disappointed after the inital shock....but that's just me.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 6:42 am
Sean was on Regis and Kelly this morning. He said he is in love and he and Tammy are dating but have no plans to get married. I don't remember his exact words but he said Trump kept asking about getting married and he was answering Yes to the in love question. Maybe someone else also saw it and quote Sean better?
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Yellek
Member
08-22-2001
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 7:29 am
What I heard was Trump asking Sean if he was going to marry Tammy, and then Sean answered that they were dating (after a hestitation over Trump's question). Then Trump asked if he was in love with her and he said yes, without much hesitation. So, he seems hesitant to talk about marriage (no surprise, it's early in their relationship!) but seemed very open with how he felt for her.
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