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Legalboxer

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 10:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i agree - protest all you want but dont degrade and break the law in vandalizing etc

and about frankie and Cystic Fibrois - i had a client once that was trying to get SSI benefits (benefits if you are disabled and cant work)- he was 23 with CF but doctors had told his parents he wouldnt live until age 3 - so it was always questionable how long he would keep living - he tried to be the big man, (which didnt go over well in court when you are trying to prove you have a disability) - but he would bounce around various jobs like busser, parking attendant at a car dealer etc- nothing too physical.. so it is a serious disease and the stats on people who last until adulthood are pretty low

Guinevere

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't even understand protesting, really. What impact does TRW filming really have on people in a city? I could imagine perhaps there might be minor issues with immediate neighbors over parking, etc. (what with all the big production vans they probably have), but other than that, why would anyone care?

I thought the protestors in Chicago were just @#$%. I understand that everyone has their issues, but I really can't imagine that these "activists" couldn't find anything more worthy of their time and energy to protest over.

Seamonkey

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think in the case of Huntington Beach, there would be MTV activities on the beach which would bring in lots of people; that was part of their problem.

Not sure what it might be in Seattle and Chicago.

Not1worry

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I finally watched the show last night. I like this cast. I feel badly for Frankie, I think she's beautiful. I haven't watched much RW in the last few years, it was just too annoying. Hopefully this one will be better.

Lurkin

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know 2 people who died in the past 2 years of Cystic fibrosis both in early 20's. Few make it past mid 20's. I feel badly Frankie is so tormented with herself and sick both.

All of the girls are beautiful. guys ? eh But like Jac & randy. Brad sure did a 180 within the hour of the show with his girlfriend. I wouldnt like my boyfriend waking me up at 6 45 am drunk asking me to confirm his penis size

Mamie316

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 1:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
And confirming it for another girl no less!

Bastable

Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Frankie is one of my favorite Real World roommates ever (so far). She's beautiful, she's soulful, she's her own person. She's heartbreakingly tragic, too, like Mimi from La Boheme or something. If I watch, I'll be keeping a special eye on her and Jac (who seems extraordinarily sweet and one of the few selfless people they've ever had on this show).

Seamonkey

Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 11:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bastable, right away I just wanted to scoop Frankie up and keep her safe, but still just watch her.. she is all you say, from what we've seen thus far.

Laura11103

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
So basically we're gonna go through what we went through with Pedro, grow to know and love someone and then have them die on us, I certainly hope she keeps on fighting and living with this illness but from what I've read it's very unlikely, that's so sad :-(

Deesandy

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just can't believe that Frankie is smoking...

Not1worry

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Frankie is great, but I also think she is being edited as the sweet, tragic, yet courageous rebel. There is obviously a lot more going on. I'm always suspicious of MTVs editing, and especially so in this case.

Bastable

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yup. MTV is tricksy. I can only say episode by episode how I like their shows, and it all depends on the editing.

Seamonkey

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Exactly.. I just go on what I see or find out, not what I assume they are editing in or out.

Yes, there is that chance that we will grow to love Frankie and then lose her later, but I know with Pedro, I was sure happy to have "met" him, to have known about him, even though it was crushing to lose him later.

To me, Frankie probably has more reason to let it hang out and rebel than the healthy kids, but I wish none of them would smoke at all or drink so much.

I knew a local girl here who had a heart problem as an infant and was given transfusions.. in the 80s, in San Francisco, before blood screening for HIV and so she was basically HIV+ all her life. Not figured out very quickly, partly because her mom wasn't positive and had no risk factors.

Anyway, Laura, even very young was determined to lead as normal a life as possible. She insisted that her classmates should know what was going on with her and fortunately her mom and dad worked with the school and presented it and it went over well. So the kids understood why Laura was out of school sometimes, and why she was just tiny compared to them and they loved her. Laura loved country music and country line dancing, bunnies.. she didn't fit into any of the expected groups to have AIDS and her mom felt she slipped through the cracks because of that. (for getting into trials of new drugs.. they's say she just didn't fit.. the kids they took were children of crack addicts, or whatever..)

Laura's big goal was to go to high school, then to graduate from HS. She didn't quite make it that far, the end was very sudden.. an opportunistic infection. Some would say she should have stayed home, stayed away from threats, but that wasn't for Laura. She did get to be 17, to go to HS and the kids voted her homecoming queen.

Anyway, Frankie.. I'd like to seen her not smoke/drink, not to keep her from enjoying life but because she'd be more able to take advantage of treatments, even a lung transplant possibly.

Hope we hear more of her story.

Missy2

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gosh Seamonkey that is so sad. UGH Life is so hard. When I saw Frankie smoking I felt like I couldn't breath. UGH :(

Ladybug007

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SPOILER...........Rumor has it..that....


Frankie only lasts 3 episodes and then they bring in a guy

Seamonkey

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bummer. I was hoping the blonde who gets arrested would leave, or the annoying guy.
Just what they need, more testosterone..

Deesandy

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 8:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I will be sad to see Frankie go...

Missy2

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Maybe she isn't going? It's the third episode and it looks like she will still be there next week...

so maybe the information is wrong?

Lauram

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know Frankie is STRONG but I could forsee her walking away from the show due to her anxiety of Large boats. I mean come on. They are living and working on a seaport. The cruise ships dock in San Diego. Immersion therapy might be good but WOW!

Azlen

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I remember hearing something about a castmember leaving back when they were filming. If I remember correctly, and there is no guarantee that I do, the guy they are bringing in is supposed to be some super stud, breakout star type. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Realfan

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lauram, the boat thing blew me away, too! Where is Frankie from? Maybe she had no idea what San Diego is like in terms of Big Boats? It's such a bizarre phobia, too! San Diego would have to be the worst place in the country to be if you hate Big Boats. Not only are there cruise ships and barges, there's Coronado, the nation's biggest Navy base, replete with destroyers, battleships, and--yes--the terrifying AIRCRAFT CARRIER!!

It was just weird to me that we are only now hearing of this. Surely she saw Big Boats pass by the window before now. On top of that, their house isn't on a beach, but on a HARBOR.

I was starting to wonder if Frankie isn't a hypocondriac, or doesn't really have cystic fibrosis, this phobia thing seemed so strange. Both the CF and the phobia made her the center of attention, so it could be a bid for attention. Not that I don't like Frankie, because I do. I think she's sweet. I like all the "outcasts."

Mamie316

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
All the guys think they are super stud, breakout stars! Frankie is not going to be able to work on the ship so she should probably go. It's a shame.

Missy2

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I can understand her phobia! Seeing planes, skyscrapers, and large boats freak me out too! But I don't have an anxiety attack I just get overwhelmed by it and a little scared. But I know it's irrational!

Everyone in that house is all about DRAMA. Sometimes its interesting but could you imagine actually living with these people? I'm sure they have quiet times but UGH the personalities are so strong they would drive you nuts with the drama.

Costacat

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There was an article in today's paper about the RW cast and the work they did. The guy who owns the America's Cups boats (he bought them fairly recently) really didn't put up with any b-s from the cast... even if they were out late the night before, they had to be at work early the next day. Eventually, he became fairly friendly with a few of them, and they'd go over to his house and spend time with his family (wife and kids).

I missed the show but it's entirely possible that Frankie is freaking out about the "big boats" (btw, the naval "boats" are ships!) because she's working on an AC sloop and we have a lot of Navy ships going in and out of the harbor. There's a huge difference between seeing a "big boat" from your window while you are on terra firma, and seeing one pass fairly close to you while you are on the water. Not to mention the turbulence in the water. I've known lots of people who were fine until they got ON the water, and then they freaked out.

And FWIW, I can bet MTV will be back in San Diego! They've done quite a bit of stuff here over the years, and each time there's controversy, and each time they're back the next time.

The rape case is still "open" and no one has been charged yet.

Finally, for most of us, the fact that MTV was here in San Diego filming was, well, no big deal. A few people tried to get tours on the AC sloops because of the cameras, but they were mostly turned away. Otherwise, most of us just went <yawn>! (Of course, most of the folks I know are not in the young 20's and wouldn't be RW groupies! <wink>

Seamonkey

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Costa it was a huge cruise ship and she noticed it from inside the house the first time.

I don't think she was doing it for drama... looked like a very real panic attack.

If MTV didn't tell them, they didn't necessarily know they'd be living at the port or working on the water. The Miami cast could have just as easily been put into a situation like that, or the Seattle bunch.

I thought it was lame that they didn't put them ALL in life jackets.. get hit by the boom and you could be in the water, blacked out.. seems only logical. Thought it was also lame to make fun of Ja for wearing it.

Costa.. San Diego is large enough, epecially geographically, that it would be fairly easy to ignore MTV, so that makes sense.