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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:04 am
Here are some pics of Rupert at the Indy 500. He made the way around the track and these are pics of him coming back up pit lane. (I don't know who the other guy is.) BTW, Rupert worked for ABC at last year's Indy 500 running cable. There have been a few jokes about how he's made a little more money since then than he did working for ABC...LOL After these pics were taken, the car continued to barely crawl up pit road and I saw a couple of drivers come out and shake hands with him. I saw one of them give him a pen and handed something to him for him to autograph. I thought that was kinda neat. An Indy driver wanting Rupert's autograph!

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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 10:14 am
Thanks, HamsterLady.((((hugs)))) Those pictures are great! I'm glad he's enjoying himself. 
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 10:53 am
Cool!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 2:35 pm
I wonder who the other guy is. It looks like the 2 inside the car are waving also.
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Gen
Member
08-22-2003
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 7:06 pm
Pamy, I think the other guy is Sam Hornish, one of the Indy drivers.

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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:39 pm
That 2nd pic is especially cute. The look on Rupert's face looks just like a little kid having so much fun, LOL.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:49 pm
Thanks Gen!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 10:34 am
Rupert's been all over Indy lately - the 500, Pacers games, Galyans (I think he has an endorsement deal with them), partying at The Vapor Lounge (which is about as different from the Alley Cat, where he used to bartend, as you can get). He seems to be loving everything about his celebrity right now, and the locals are loving him right back. It's been fun to watch him out and about, giving interviews and generally sharing his good fortune and great mood.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 10:57 am
A friend sent this pic to me. Said Rupert was on some show called Bob & Tom? I dunno what that is...we don't get it here but he said Rupert was hilarious and was telling the other all star members that he'd already done the Pearl Islands season in the same spot(he was having them on). Oh and he said there were a lot of egos, too...lol ;)

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Tvjunkie
Member
08-11-2002
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 12:08 pm
Great pics HamsterLady! I saw him at the parade on Saturday. I should have a pic soon. I think these are better than the one I got of him on the float. I didn't take any at the race, since I left my mom's camera in the car! I didn't want to get it wet! Here is one from the Indianapolis Star that I got:
P.S. Gen, I couldn't figure out who that guy was either. I think that Sam Hornish Jr. was probably suited up for the race at that point though, because that was right before it was supposed to start!
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 2:49 pm
Thanks for posting those pics Rupertbear and Tvjunkie Can't wait to see your pic of him in the parade Tv!
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Tvjunkie
Member
08-11-2002
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 3:16 pm
I know, Mom needs to get on the ball and send my pics!! I can't wait!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 3:53 pm
he's lost weight and kept it off and looks GOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!
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1kid4us
Member
07-30-2002
| Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 4:13 am
good morning everybody! Thanks for posting the pictures for everybody to see hamsterlady. To help everybody out... Rupert was not riding with sam hornish jr. tvjunkie you nailed it on the head. Sam was suited up and getting ready for the race. the parade laps are for celebrities. The more famous celebrities get to ride alone ex.. wyonna. (sp?) famous faces like rupert have to share the car ride. I don't remember if it's with someone they know or if it's someone who works for indy or maybe local personalites. Morgan Freeman drove the Pace Car and ashley judd stood by her husband's side before the race started. and of course jessica simpson had to go and sound like a cat and ruin the national athem. JMO on jessica. and hubby nick lachey was honorary starter and got to wave the green flag. Hope that helped everybody out. Have a good Day!
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 10:28 am
Bob & Tom are a morning radio show syndicated around the country. They've had to tone down their show in the FCC wake. I've been listening to these guys for 20 years on and off. web site: www.bobandtom.com Tom says he's known Rupert for years. I heard part of the segment -- Rupert talked better and free-er than any other interview I've heard -- Really Funny. Said he didn't know for a couple of weeks he was going back to All Stars and that only a couple episode of Pearl had aired when they left -- so most of the all stars were too big of celebrities to see more than one or two shows with him in it -- so they had no idea about him......
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 3:02 pm
Thanks for the fill-ins, 1Kid & Jkm...very much appreciated. 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 12:55 pm
I saw on Real Player the other day (apologies if this is old news) an interview with Rupert (I think it was on CBS) where he gave the organization he used to work with (with troubled youth) $100,000, and that he is setting up his own foundation ("Rupert's Kids"). Also, that he had bought a new home (refreshingly modest) and some new furniture. His wife said she had a new washer/dryer/dishwasher and a husband who could use them...LOL. He also paid off the mortgage on his Mom's house. Kind of makes you wonder what Romber has done with their $1.25 million?
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 5:58 pm
Very cool! Thanks everyone for the pics, stories and fill-in tidbits!
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Guinevere
Member
03-15-2001
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 1:15 pm
>Kind of makes you wonder what Romber has done with their $1.25 million?< Well, whatever they've done with it, they've earned it, rather than had it handed to them in a lame popularity contest.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 1:33 pm
Rupert earned his money honestly...by being a likeable person.
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Guinevere
Member
03-15-2001
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 7:50 pm
In your opinion, as well as a lot of other peoples'. There are, however, PLENTY of people who didn't find him a bit likeable - I myself found him condescending, bullying, arrogant and gigantically self-centered.
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Roppiepie
Member
05-06-2004
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 8:57 pm
i agree, Guinevere. rupert was somewhat entertaining in his series, but he was a wash out on All Stars. It was so obvious who would get that million.I found him condescending, flip, and self-centered. maybe I just don't "get" him.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 6:25 am
Yes Guinevere and obviously millions of the viewing public agreed with my assessment of him.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 6:38 am
By the way, he paid off his mother's mortgage & donated $100,000 to the mentoring program. To me he is a very kind person.
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Roppiepie
Member
05-06-2004
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 9:27 pm
It's refreshing to hear that a reality tv winner actually does something they say they will. Rupert is a kind person, I am sure, but a true mitzvah is one done quietly, if not anonomously.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Monday, June 28, 2004 - 12:39 pm
Not when one is famous and your fans are interested in what your plans for the money are.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Monday, June 28, 2004 - 12:47 pm
The other guy in the car looked like Sam from The Apprentice to me.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Monday, June 28, 2004 - 2:43 pm
Hmmm, I never watched Apprentice, Hobbs but Autumn & I were just agreeing the other day that we both LOVE Calvin & Hobbes! 
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:45 pm

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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 3:38 pm
Lol lol lol....yesssss!!!!!
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 6:12 am
Rupert was on WOWO in Fort Wayne, IN yesterday! Man that was a great show -- He's going to be at a Parade in Kokomo on the 4th (Haynes-Apperson Parade) and then a stage show at the Wagon Wheel in Warsaw July 17th for two shows. An hour and half of Rupert telling stories. I'm exicted he's hanging around in Indiana -- but wouldn't you think he'd be doing bigger things??? He is so popular --not just in his home state - but all over the country.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 6:19 am
Wow, that's so cool, JKM. Maybe he's booked things locally for the summer (doesn't want to leave the family again, so soon), then possibly on to other things in the Fall? Well, whatever the case is, I sure hope he's having a fantastic time & enjoying every minute of it and thanks for bringing us this news 
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:53 am
Look what I got and I didn't even have to jock him for it. 
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