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Strawberry
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07-18-2002

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 4:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bella: You can catch repeats of the 1st episode this weekend on the Bravo channel. It's on tonight at 6 p.m. (CT) and then again on Sunday at 12 p.m. (CT), plus there are some other times before the next new episode on Tuesday night! Hope that helps :-)

Penpoint
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03-27-2001

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 8:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I could not stop looking at Jonathan's hairline. It can't be natural, but there was a scene with him combing or styling the front of his hair, so the piece is well-attached. Maybe it's some kind of hair weave. I kept thinking, How would he look naturally bald? Probably better! Then I wouldn't have to obsess over his hairline.

Other than that, it appears to me that Jonathan is deliciously sleazy, has a huge ego, and probably underneath it all is insecure.


I loved Jonathan's senior stylist, the beautiful girl with the purple hair!

Bluejaxrock
Member

04-23-2004

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, sounds like I'm the only one posting who was thoroughly disgusted with this show. Jonathan came off (to me) as rude, a name-dropper, an egomaniac and a man who's trying too hard to show the world he's not gay. His treatment of his current and future staff made me thank God I don't work for him, and his "everything I own is riding on this" bugged me...like anyone who opens a small business doesn't have their blood, sweat, tears, and life's savings riding on their business?
Don't know if I'll watch again...he was just too over the top for me.
Now, do you want to know how I really feel? j/k

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was watching, in part to see if I recognize anyone since I used to live in/get my hair done in West Hollywood/Beverly Hills. I only knew one person but I do know him well - Danny the stylist. He used to be my stylist's (Kim at B2V) assistant but then he got his own chair there. I didn't know he left to work for Johnathon because he was still at B2V when I left in November. Danny is a great guy and it will be fun to watch him on TV. Kim has been on Extreme Makeover a few times, as well.

Anyway MY old therapist's office was right by Johnathon's new salon so it's fun to see that street on TV all the time. Pretty expensive place to open a salon, plus parking is a .

Johnathon isn't the same guy who got the plastic surgery on his face on that one show, is he? That other guy was much wierder looking so it can't be him, but yet they resemble each other.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Blue, you are totally right in your assessment of him..that's why it's so fun!!! I rather root for the guy who is outright arrogant than Rocco who thinks he is actually a good guy! LOL

Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
To all those who live in LA:

Is the City Hall in LA as beautiful a building as it appeared on TV?

I find myself quite amazed at the how gorgeous the design of the building was (when they showed Jonathan going there to get various licenses).

Luvtrash
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07-10-2003

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpio, the City Hall building is not too impressive from outside but it really is beautiful when you enter. You can see photos http://www.lacity.org/photogallery/384_1.htm

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpio, it's the Beverly Hills City Hall, and yes it's beautiful. Los Angeles City Hall, on the other hand, is pretty but in disrepair.

Luvtrash
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07-10-2003

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oops! Didn't pay attention to that on the show. Oh, well, LA deserves a little attention too!

Madelane
Member

08-20-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Beverly Hills City Hall, Police Station, and Library are all in the same beautiful complex in Beverly Hills. You may remember Eddie Murphy giggling as he drove by them in Beverly Hills Cop. I actually took a walking tour of all the public art in the area, and there is a LOT to see. I worked in the Beverly Hills Court House, which is not quite so beautiful but is next door to City Hall. The Court House is just a regular old building, except Courtney Love and Winona Ryder are always wandering in there, which makes it more interesting.

LA City Hall is, I agree, beautiful inside. But downtown LA is a whole different beast than Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills is a tiny territory and all the police drive SUV's!

Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 2:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
All the police drive SUVs!? LOL!

Thanks for the info (and the clarification)!

I think, more often than not, when people think of LA (and BH), they only think of the obvious landmarks and tourist-y places. I think it would be so cool to do a tour of LA and visit lesser known places like the BH City Hall.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<<I only knew one person but I do know him well - Danny the stylist. He used to be my stylist's (Kim at B2V) assistant but then he got his own chair there. I didn't know he left to work for Johnathon because he was still at B2V when I left in November. Danny is a great guy and it will be fun to watch him on TV.>>

Is Danny the blond guy he called to come back from NY? I thought that was his name, but there were a lot of people to keep track of. If so, it seems he's done some traveling since Nov.!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is tonight a new ep?? I thought this was on Tues nites

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is on tomorrow Pamy. I saw a rerun of it yesterday.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
THanks Watching! I am getting so confused with all these new shows starting!

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Me too! I checked the TV listings, but I still missed that Casino show. I guess I just forgot about it. Oh well... so many shows... not so much time until Big Brother!! :-)

Madelane
Member

08-20-2001

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 6:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpio - I have done a ride-along with the BH Police and they don't even own any old-style police cars - just the SUV's and a couple Hummer type things for serious business. I also have a T-shirt with a picture of a jail cell and it says "BHPD Bed and Breakfast." So they also have a sense of humor.

Watching - nope, Danny I guess goes by Daniel now and he hasn't really been featured yet. He's in the intro, and he was one of the WeHo stylists Johnathon asked to go to BH. He was in a preview for an upcoming episode too. I can't remember the NY guy's name, either.

Bella
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06-04-2004

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A belated thank you to Strawberry for the information on when the show was running a repeat episode. Unfortunately due to family problems (Mom's in the hospital), I ended up missing most of the repeat episode! I saw about the last 10 minutes. But from having read the messages here, I was at least able to understand what was going on and get a feel for the show. I definitely want to put this on my "list" of shows to watch. I'm like all of you, there are so many shows that it's hard to keep up with. And I hate it when they all seem to come on at the same day/time. Luckily I have to VCRs so I can record two shows and watch a 3rd. Oh the trials of living in the 21st century. LOL Remember when the only problem we had with watching TV was having to get up, change the (local) channel and then readjust the rabbit ears? (Oops, I'm showing my age....lol)

Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This episode was cool!

I still don't find Jonathan attractive, but he really seems like a decent guy. Ok, seeing him break down and cry made me like him more.

Brandon, even though he seems a little too high-strung, genuinely seems to care about cutting hair. I respect him for that.

I'm also liking the pink-haired chick. She seems to be level-headed and normal.

Here's what seemed kind of lame:

If "In Style" Magazine had a hand in this party, then where were any high-profile celebs? From what we saw of the party, it looked like most of the poeple there were staff and friends (and a photographer). So what was the big deal?

And why is it that they make such a big deal out of these, like, C or D list celebs? When Juila Roberts drops by for a cut, I'll be impressed.

And listening to Jonathan talk about the Amex "Open Network" thing to his CLIENT while CUTTING HER HAIR was so, so, SO LAME!

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Madeline - I realized I had the wrong guy as soon as they started showing the cast at the beginning. The guy from NY is named Josh. Some of those people look like a real hand full. I thought Brandon seemed really sleezy the way he was talking to that teen girl when he was doing her hair. I was impressed with seeing Jonathan working at actually getting the place ready. The only "personality" I caught at the party was "Ross the Intern" from the Tonight Show. Ummm... celebrity? I don't think so!! I also thought the Open Network plug was really lame!

All and all, I'm looking forward to watching this show.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It was hilarious to me that the woman who had to go to the WeHo salon said on her cell phone "they are going to have to pay for my parking!" Such a classic LA response to the world: everything else be damned, what about where I park?

I think Brandon is a cutie and I like his sleaziness. I don't get Jonathan's behavior toward him, but Jonathan, like many hairstylists, is an egomaniac. [I have a friend who says you never want to be around a hairstylist or a chef who names the place after himself. Rocco and Jonathan prove this maxim correct, as far as I can tell.] I also have this sneaking suspicion that he might use drugs--or at least he's bipolar--because he seems to have more mood swings than the most hormonal people I know. I can't put my finger on what it is about his appearance that makes me crazy. Is it the hair? The chin? The eyebrows? The nose? I'm not sure, but I know I thought he was *ahem* full of ish *ahem* when they showed a preview of an awful haircut he said Vidal Sassoon would be envious of. Je pense pas.

Pink hair girl and Josh are quite adept at solving the world's/Jonathan's (as the world) problems while they suck down cigarettes in the alley. How lovely. Where are the irony police? And where are the shampoo people? Why are the stylists shampooing their own clients?

Did I say I enjoy the show? I do. Oh! And the girls from Pussycat Dolls were also at the "opening," IIRC. Again, lower level celebs, but celebs nonetheless.

Penpoint
Member

03-27-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tishala, love your comment about the classic LA response.

Because almost all the salon people (except pink-haired Jen) are drama queens, I wouldn't conclude that Jonathan is either on drugs or bipolar. He was, after all, going through a major business crisis, so his blow up with Brandon was understandable. It's like when everything is going wrong you might finally lose it on some silly tangential issue. Anyway Brandon handled it as best as he could, however the drama queen in him wants to expound on the incident afterwards with his colleagues.

What may bother you about Jonathan's appearance is the same thing I find I can't pull my eyes away from: his hairline--or toupee or weave or whatever it is.
Since I know nothing about salons, is it always someone other than the stylist who does the shampooing? Or do different salons have different conventions?

I look forward to seeing how the story continues with the bitchy manicurist--wow, was she out of line! Then there is the frizzy blonde, who stood around with such disdain looking at her work station--there will obviously be some major storyline about her.


Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pen, you are probably right about Jonathan just being under stress instead of something more insidious. I was just on a roll. LOL.

Usually, "upscale" places have shampoo people and/or individual stylists have assistants who might shampoo, blow out, or do color on the clients; sometimes it's just shampooing, but sometimes it's much of the service.

The manicurist was fun! Snubbing people at an opening is magical behavior. Doing it in a satiny halter top takes it to a new level.

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think that what strikes me as odd about Jonathan is that he is glossy. He's sculpted, molded, tweezed, colored, exfoliated, and tanned to within an inch of his life. He's image concious in the extreme, and he has obviously spent many hours in front of the mirror practicing his 'look'. He knows how to pose and knows what angles make him look the way he wants to look. Living where he lives, and doing what he does, makes it easy for him to be as glossy as he is.

I'm not finding fault with him, he's just a metro-sexual man. My son is a metro-sexual, but he's not nearly as glossy as Jonathan.

I don't know if he's had plastic surgery, or if he just has the very groomed look you see on many transvestites. That's the impression he leaves with me though. He doesn't look quite "real".

Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Jonathon is a product of his environment--not that he was inherently "glossy" and found his way into a lifestyle where he could be so.

It's actually kind of sad when you think about it. The guy has been cutting hair in LA for over 20 years and he has very little of his "true self" left. He's simply become a cliche.