Announcing Absurd to Sublime.Net

 

 

Here’s the dilemma:  Wordpress.com won’t let bloggers monetize, and Blogspot, owned by Google, won’t communicate.

As the old saying goes...you get what you pay for. Absurdtosublime.blogspot.com was removed by Google on April 14, at 2:00pm. At the time, I had 230000 hits, and over 200 posts. No spam or viruses were found on the site. 

I never received an explanation from Google.  Did someone in Orange County  known for tampering around with blogs, newspapers and message boards have a hand in this? Perhaps.

Anyway, I launched REALLY ABSURD as a temporary blog while I considered my options.  My option: Purchasing my own domain.

ABSURDTOSUBLIME has been a difficult and time consuming venture. One thing about blogspot, they do make it easy!  I have had many false starts, and I’m still having glitches and problems.  But it’s up and running.

Timely and interesting posts about The Real Housewives Franchise and all the wacky characters can be found at the new blog.  Wordpress.com linkers, some of the old blogspot links are irretrievable, many are posted at Boxxet and Zimbio. Blogspot: Many will link back to really absurd, at least the older posts will.. The Gretchen Rossi/Jay Photoglou/ Slade Smiley  story is still at MORE ABSURDITIES

Thank You for making this move with me.

Tamra Responds to Restraining Order Dismissal

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Tamra Barney, the self –proclaimed "hottest housewife in Orange County" has responded to the dismissal in court of Gretchen Rossi’s restraining order against Jay Photoglou.

"I was subpoenaed as a witness in a hearing involving...a restraining order she filed against her  ex-boyfriend, Jay Photoglou,” Barney said.

Rossi claimed Photoglou threatened the lives of she and her dogs, former Housewives cast member Slade Smiley, and vandalized her Costa Mesa, Ca. home.

After Rossi failed to appear with her attorney to address the charges , they were dropped.

"I showed up in court only to find out the charges were dismissed after waiting 30 minutes. I find it strange for Gretchen, whom allegedly feared for her life because of this ‘stalker,’ wouldn't even appear in court for her hearing," said Barney.

"This speaks volumes about her character."

Barney said the women exchanged text messages the evening prior to the court appearance, but she was unsure how much information about her testimony should be given.

The women have long feuded, squabbling on the Bravo TV series' reunion  show, still a sore spot for Rossi according to Barney.

"“A few weeks ago, [Rossi] and [Smiley] drunk-dialed me. Her conversation started out guarded with ‘why don't you like me?’  She wanted to make amends, but she didn't appear too sincere," Barney
said,

Barney insists she participated in the hearing in the spirit of honesty, and that Photoglou was "apologetic" for the waste of her time in court.

"The one thing I pride myself on is that I always tell the truth, the truth will always set you free. That's what I was planning to do [in court[, tell the truth."

Tamra always tells the truth..right.

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Slade Smiley’s “Reality”

 

Humor columnist offers comments on arrest of a Real Housewives star.
from the OCRegister:

Slade, Slade, Slade. You probably heard that Slade Smiley was arrested last week on a "civil contempt charge." Generally speaking it means he has failed to pay something he was ordered by the court.
It turned out it was for allegedly failing to make child-support payments. We also know that someone posted a hysterical entry into a blog about Slade dating "Real Housewife" Gretchen.
For those lucky enough not have caught any of these "reality" shows with Slade and Gretchen, let's get you up to date. Slade, portrayed in Season One of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" as this super rich guy with a young girlfriend, moved out of his foreclosed house in Coto and ended up in a house rented for him up in LA as part of new "reality" show called "Date My Ex."
I put "reality" in quotes because virtually everything you see in the shows are paid for by the show to make you think these are rich people when, in reality, it is often not the case.
For example, they depict one of the Real Housewives as "hiring" a celebrity chef winner from another Bravo show for a lavish dinner party. I would guess that the odds that the "Housewife" actually paid for any of that as about the same as both you and your mom winning different Lottos last week and donating it all to the SPCA.
Meanwhile, Gretchen is a "Real Housewife" who was portrayed as being engaged to another "rich" guy that was sick with leukemia.
I have no idea if he was "really" rich, but I do know Gretchen tried to rent a Coto house from a friend of mine last summer. Gretchen told my friend she "was cast as the newest housewife on The Real Housewives of Orange County and the show was going to pay for her to rent a house in Coto for a few months so they could pretend she was living there."
So, it is against this deceiving backdrop that a person going by the name of Photoglou blogged last week. You understand why we don't "really" know if any of this is true. But just imagining it is true is funny.
Photoglou claimed that he was living with Gretchen Rossi in Costa Mesa. But, Photoglou says he moved out since Gretchen was going out with - you guessed it - Slade Smiley! Ah, love.
Photoglou wrote: "When I went to pick up more clothes on Wed Feb 18th Slade's car was in the driveway. I know Gretchen well so I called the police dept to do a civil asst..."
Wow, he is making it sound like little Gretchen is one tough cookie. Maybe she'll end up in the sequel to "The Wrestler" with Mickey Rourke.
Then, after the police show up: "So I proceeded to enter the house, as I did I saw there was Slade's wallet, shirt, jacket, shoes and car keys were in plain sight. The officer and I then heard footsteps upstairs. But Slade and Gretchen would still not come out of her room."
Now, you have to wonder why Slade Smiley took off everything but his pants until he was upstairs, in the dark. Maybe the girls that have seen him naked call him "Slade Laugh-out-loud?"
And lastly "The officers did not tell me but I over heard them say he has a suspended License and a fake tag on his unregistered car as well as a warrant for $10,000 out of LA county."
Sounds like Slade might be riding his bike for a while.
Poor Gretchen. Her new "rich" guy ends up in the slammer. At least Slade has "reality" TV. Only now the show is called "Date My Ex-Con."

Date My Ex: The Skinny on Myia

 

Myia the Music Publisher (allegedly)

Found on a PR website:
Featured on the show are Jo's roommate, Katy Metz and her best friend, Myia Ingoldsby, both of whom advise De La Rosa as she embarks on a series of dates that they have arranged. For Myia Ingoldsby, a music publisher, the spotlight of a reality series might seem an unexpected career diversion, but it was through music business channels that Ingoldsby, from London, met De La Rosa, an aspiring recording artist. It was a logical progression for Ingoldsby to select suitors as well as songs for her friend.

A reality series, Ingoldsby says, "…takes over your life. We did six weeks of filming -- seven days a week -- and we didn't have a day off. It was 14 hour days, every day." And the storyline was volatile. "The script is constantly changing. It's tough. It's all unexpected." (All of the men De La Rosa dates subsequently live in a house with her ex, Slade Smiley."

Ingoldsby is represented by well known Los Angeles entertainment attorney Helen Yu, of Yu Leseberg who observes that navigating the competition-driven reality television series universe requires a comprehensive knowledge of a new set of entertainment dynamics. "It's MySpace taken to the next level: today's stars are real people living real lives as experienced by real audiences."
Her role in the show , Ingoldsby notes, is to offer "The voice of reason. I'm a mediator between Jo and Slade and I'm a very honest person. I give Jo advice as a girlfriend and I know her very well. I also say what the audience is thinking."

Say what the audience is thinking....if you only knew, Myia.

Date My Ex

"Shotgun: Shoot 'Em 'Fore They Run”

Three new johns join the trainwreck in week 2 of this Real Housewives of Orange County spinoff.

David Weintraub, the winning john from last week, is a Hollywood agent. How dumb are we supposed to “be?

Never mind...

Pimping Slade Clampett, (who's starting to look like Jed Clampett) sticking his tongue out and licking his lips like a snake, sends her out on her first date. This guy , Tyler, takes her out shooting lessons. No, I won't be absolutely mean here, let's just say no one as taken out of their misery. After all, Tyler thinks a girl with a gun is "hot". She calls her so-called roommate, Katy, to pick her up, but stays anyway, for a tea party. I can't make this shit up!

Who does Myia's hair? Never mind..

John two takes her golfing. Lucas has a great body, so Jo is happy. When the guys are together, David says something Grandpa Clampett doesn't like.

Ali, john 3, sends her a candle and candleholder. Back at the house, David is about to get his ass kicked for being an arrogant jerk.

Ali takes her to the Gibson showroom and his band is there. They play for Jo, she likes it. She takes him to her apartment to meet Myia and Katy.

Slade invites the three women over for a barbeque. After Lucas sings a perfectly stupid song , Myia announces the elimination for the next day.

Why is Jo wearing a babydoll nightgown? Never mind.....

Tyler is out first. Ali is second. She keeps Lucas, to join Slade and David. Did I mention he has a great body? Never mind...

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Slade and Jo: Date My Ex: Shotgun!

 

Three new johns join the train wreck in week 2 of this Real Housewives of Orange County spinoff.

David Weintraub, the winning john from last week, is a Hollywood agent. How dumb are we supposed to be?

Never mind...

Pimping Slade Clampett, (who's starting to look like Jed Clampett) sticking his tongue out and licking his lips like a snake, sends her out on her first date. This guy , Tyler, takes her out shooting lessons. No, I won't be absolutely mean here, let's just say no one as taken out of their misery. After all, Tyler thinks a girl with a gun is "hot". She calls her so-called roommate, Katy, to pick her up, but stays anyway, for a tea party. I can't make this shit up!

Who does Myia's hair? Never mind..

John two takes her golfing. Lucas has a great body, so Jo is happy. When the guys are together, David says something Grandpa Clampett doesn't like.

Ali, john 3, sends her a candle and candleholder. Back at the house, David is about to get his ass kicked for being an arrogant jerk.

Ali takes her to the Gibson showroom and his band is there. They play for Jo, she likes it. She takes him to her apartment to meet Myia and Katy.

Slade invites the three women over for a barbeque. After Lucas sings a perfectly stupid song , Myia announces the elimination for the next day.

Why is Jo wearing a baby doll nightgown? Never mind.....

Tyler is out first. Ali is second. She keeps Lucas, to join Slade and David. Did I mention he has a great body? Never mind...

Slade Smiley and Jo De La Rosa

Oh no, not Slimy Slade and Ho Jo!

 

The Real Housewives of Orange County certainly created some of the most absurd moments and bizarre characters for our viewing pleasure. Now Jo De La Rosa and Slade Smiley will have their own show, entitled "Date My Ex" on Bravo .

Here's an excerpt of what Jo had to say last week:

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By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Jun 16, 2008

If there's one thing Jo De La Rosa of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Orange County" wants to make known, it's that former fiance Slade Smiley is not her manager, as has been reported. "He's not anything to do with business. I don't know why people thought he was my manager, but he's not," she tells us. "If anything, Slade's been my guide for the last couple of years," she adds. "If I had any question on contracts or decisions I've had to make, I would go to him. He's also been there if I ever needed a little push or whenever I had some self-doubt."

Jo De La Rosa

Oh please...this may be the most contrived piece of bullshit ever to hit the airwaves.

In season one of the RHOOC , Jo was supposedly the kept woman fiance of Slade Smiley, a something-or- other for a title insurance firm. They lived in a typical Orange County McMansion in Coto de Caza, characterized as a "place so far from the beach you need a passport". Jo was supposedly 24 at the time. She told us everyday.

Slade's two sons from previous relationships rounded out this idlyic little scenario. Jo, who was born in Peru and whose parents won the California State Lottery, always claimed to have graduated from UC Irvine. Proving that even a moron can obtain a college degree.

Slade , who always lied about his age, came from Anchorage, Alaska, where he participated in bicycle races.

These are excellent qualifications for famewhoredom.

Anyway, the highlight of their two seasons on RHOOC was alcoholic Jo wanting something to do other than be a "housewife", and Slade wanting her to do nothing but be his kept whore. They broke up at the end of season one, with Slade dating RHOOC "Mother of the Year" Lauri Waring, breaking up with her just in time for season two.

During Season Two, the facade continues, minus the youngest child, Grayson, whose mother had the good sense to keep him off this trainwreck and who was also diagnosed with a brain tumor. This small fact doesn't slow the train, as Jo and Slade continue to annoy and irritate. Jo moves to Los Angeles, leaving Slade, supposedly to pursue a singing career, but apparently just preparing for this "new" trainwreck.

In the meantime, Slade's McMansion is in foreclosure. He owes much more on it than it is worth. Remember the American Express Black episode? They are in litigation with him.

Actually, this show is more real...should be entitled "Pimp and Whore."

Reality TV? Absurd.