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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:06 pm
Anyone else watch this?
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, December 13, 2010 - 6:20 pm
I do! I happened on it one day, and I am hooked.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:26 am
I know.. love this show.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:27 am
This is one of those shows you love to hate, but I still watch it every week!
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:30 am
I watch it. It is filmed around here and I like seeing the local businesses and roads on TV. Back in the 70's I knew Gayle's (now deceased) husband before they married and before he had the Gatsby. He started out in a very tiny little shop nearby. A good friend of mine also had The Glam Fairy do her daughter's wedding party make up. This was years before the show.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:50 am
did she do a smokey eye?? LOL
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Mummy35332
Member
09-09-2005
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 6:48 am
I watch it too. Are you team Olivia? Or team Tracy?
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 7:16 am
Annie - no smokey eye LOL. They didn't want that. Not on any team. They're all crazy at times. 
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-18-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 7:24 am
Team Olivia! I think Tracy is a very bitter hateful woman.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:06 am
Retired. Is this show for real? Do these girls really act this way? I really wonder at the drama here. They show Olivia and Tracy going at each other, then they show those "little show breaks" during commercial time and several of them had them sitting around laughing with one another. I really don't like Alexis. Glam fairy or no, she would never do any wedding of mine. I went to youtube and could not fine the "viral video" of the wedding dancers. I love watching Olivia. She cracks me up. Love Gigi as well. Tracy.... ack!
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:14 am
I don't know anything about the production, but I'm sure a lot of the drama is staged. I just live nearby. I think I read somewhere that if you call The Gatsby and ask for an appt. with any of the ones on the show, you find that they don't "really" work there--well except for Gayle and Chrissy. I, too, really dislike Alexis. Like I said, it was years ago that my friend went to her.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:31 am
I find a lot of it to be staged(especially when they decided to go Atlantic City-how it was brought up, etc). I watch some episodes here and there, whenever I catch it. I prefer Olivia over Tracy but I also live in NJ(northeast) and I don't really see anyone with Tracy, Olivia or Alexa's style! Olivia is just much cuter than the rest.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:04 am
Retired stated: I think I read somewhere that if you call The Gatsby and ask for an appt. with any of the ones on the show, you find that they don't "really" work there--well except for Gayle and Chrissy. Ahh, that explains a lot. I just couldn't understand how a novice like Olivia could advance that fast. I also couldn't understand how Tracy could be in Olivia's face at every turn. The Glam Fairy is just too much. Also, the guy who just can't seem to pop the quesion (Frankie) and his family are just too much.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:47 am
Yeah, it is definitely staged. Noone would put up with some of that behavior in a real business. But they still make me laugh. Love Olivia, but not sure I want her doing my makeup. Don't like Tracy much, but would probably let her do my hair! I enjoy Gigi and Frankie. Alexa....I can't decide. Some days I love her, and some days I hate her. Gayle and Anthony I like, though there is no reason he would have continued to work there when his own salon opened back up (other than to stay on the show.) Can't even think of what Gayle's daughter's name is, but like her OK. She's just not a drama queen, so not as entertaining to watch. Oh....Alexa's "bright ideas" are always entertaining. The trashy bride photos especially made me laugh. They were actually cute photos....as long as it wasn't your real wedding dress!
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 4:14 pm
We couldn't find the video either! Totally team Olivia- Tracy is bitter and mean spirited and I have no doubt she liked the idea of pirating Olivia's friend. I do wish Olivia would let it go though, rise above it. She's adorable. I agree about Alexa- her offbeat ideas do appeal to me, and she is obviously knowledgeable about artistic things and talented. However she is very self centered, a terrible boss, and the way she went off at Gayle was so wrong, and will haunt her. I sure hope That proposal does end up happening!
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:54 am
Did you know that Olivia is the one who sings the opening song? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWt5oOVuVcE&feature=fvsr
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 9:53 am
I had no idea! Interesting. Bet Tracy was mad.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 12:05 pm
Thanks Terolyn! Good find. I found an article of an interview from June in Vanity Fair with Tracy but I can't post the link. I keep getting error messages. I'll post it here. Hope it's OK because it is long. Looks like they cast the "enemies" deliberately for drama. <snip> yours truly orchestrated a recent Saturday-night visit to the Jersey town of South Hazlet and its much raved-about Park East, a fabulous hybrid sushi-bar-meets-sports-bar-meets-dance-lounge on Route 35 in the heart of Guido-land. To round out the perfect entourage for that night on the town, G.W. summoned his publicist buddy Adam Weiss and one of his prime charges, Tracy DiMarco, who has recently been catapulted into reality-TV stardom as the vixen of Jerseylicious, the mega-hit show on the Style Channel. <snip> We sat for dinner at about 10 p.m., and the “Jerseylicious” diva was busting out of a zebra-print short summer dress, tapping away on her BlackBerry as every eye in the room strained to catch a glimpse of the celebrity in the house. She was oblivious to it all, chatting away with her two girlfriends, and, every other minute, playing with her signature head of helmet hair. As the apprentice hairdresser at the Gatsby Salon around which Jerseylicious revolves, Tracy is the Jezebel-like diva who makes life hell for the other young apprentice, good girl Olivia, who is her sworn enemy. Seated at the best table in the house that night, feasting on plate after plate of Nobu-quality sushi (yes, it was that good at Park East), G.W. had a quick chat with the vixen of Jerseylicious about life as one of the new leading stars of the Style Channel. G.W.: Tracy DiMarco—how old are you? And what sign are you born under? Tracy DiMarco: I’m 22 years old and I am a true Scorpio, and in case you didn’t know, it is the most evil sign under the zodiac. G.W.: Tell me about it, honey. I know that Scorpio mentality all too well. A very good friend of mine in college was a true Scorpio, and he was evil personified. I love the fact that you will admit it—your evil Jezebel side of you. T.D.: I admit it. It’s just the way I am. My mom always told me that I was the truest form of Scorpio. I grew up in East Hanover in Jersey, and I am the eldest of three. I have two younger brothers. I’m Daddy’s little girl. G.W.: How has your life changed? T.D.: Yes, fans do run up to me and are like, “Oh my God, you are Tracy from Jerseylicious! It is so exciting to find that they really love me, because I am kind of like the villain of the show, and the fact that people can see through that, and that I am really playing a role for the show, makes me feel good. It makes me happy to see that people can see through it all—that I am really good people at the end of the day. G.W.: G.W. sees the good in Tracy DiMarco. That is precisely why you are sitting here with me right now. T.D.: I really am a good person. Smart people realize that. G.W.: How did you get cast for the show? T.D.: The casting directors found Olivia at a club called the 46 Lounge in East Hanover. They asked her who don’t you like, who don’t you get along with, and she told them Tracy DiMarco. Believe it or not, they contacted me on Facebook. They kept leaving messages [about] how much they loved me and loved my pictures. I kept telling them, “No, I don’t want to do it.” They wouldn’t stop calling. This all began in 2008. It’s been two years in the making. So yes, it is true, our show Jerseylicious was cast and in production before Jersey Shore. G.W.: Amazing. The fact that Facebook was what helped make you a star is very interesting. T.D.: I have more Facebook friends than I can handle because of this show. But I will say I do keep in touch with all my fans as best as I can. G.W.: What’s been the best thing about being a reality star? And the worst? T.D.: The best thing is that I am now able to create and market my own line of hair products: shampoo, conditioners, hair extensions. I am working with a company right now on that line, but I don’t want to talk too much about it because I don’t want to jinx it. If all goes well, my new line should be out by this August. It will be called Tracy DiMarco Hair Products. G.W.: Do you wear hair extensions? T.D.: Always, I have them in right now. I know it’s really hard to tell, but I do. G.W.: Amazing. You have such a signature hairstyle, too. I love it. T.D.: The worst thing about being a reality star is the fact that I play a villain on the show, and people take it so seriously. They leave all kinds of mean messages, too. They are so blinded by reality television that they can’t see through the fact that it is edited to play a certain way. So, I do get disturbing hate mail, and that is the worst part of all this. G.W.: Do you read it? T.D.: Oh yeah, I respond. I am a bit of a in real life, so yes, I will respond to you. It’s not being a nasty . It’s more standing up for myself and my beliefs. I am not as famous as you, G.W., so I am new to all this, and it hurts when people don’t understand me. <snip>
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 12:51 pm
I watch this when I remember and I was surprised to see Tracy now has dark hair, when did that happen?
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 2:36 pm
Dipo, Tracy's been brunette the whole second season. Link
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