Absurd to Sublime Index

Jeana Homes in Default

Danielle and Jacqueline

1986 Indictment

Excerpt from "Cop Without A Badge"

NJ Lost Footage July 9

Vicki:Nothing Says "KLASSY" Like Getting Your Ass Tattooed in a Bar

Albert "Tiny" Manzo's Legacy

The Story Behind the Danielle/Dina Fight

NeNe Leakes on the Today Show

NEW JERSEY HOUSEWIVES FINALE RECAP

Juicy Joe and Teresa: Faking It?

Danielle Staub on the Today Show

Bethenny Frankel on the Today Show

Real Housewives, Real Makeovers Rewind

Kevin Maher and Danielle Staub Still Married?

Real Housewives on the Today Show 

New Jersey Reunion

The Real Nuts of Orange County

Juicy Joe and Teresa: Faking It?

Vicki and Tamra on the Reunion Show

Kevin Maher on TV Tonight

Tamra Banrey's Blog

Gretchen, "Vegas Baby" and Jay Photoglou

Jeana Keough Homes in Default

Liars

Vicki, Jeana, Gretchen and Slade Smiley

Nicholas Laurita

Lip Gloss, Bubies and Jewelry Whores

Bethenny Frankel: I Oughta Be in Pictures

 

Bethenny Frankel

 

Jay Photoglou, Again

Hottest Housewife

Real Housewives Chicago

Tamra and the Teaser

New Jersey Housewives: Gossipy

 

New York Housewives Talk About Danielle

Jeana Keough's Spin

I'm Not A Celebrity, Don't Make Me Watch!

Danielle Staub: Public Relations

 

Danielle Staub/Beverly Merrill

Bethenny Frankel is Crazy

Real Housewives Chicago:  Fresh Famewhores

Kelly Bensimon Returning

Is Jill Zarin a Scientologist?

 

Jill Zarin

Nene, Gregg and Fox News

RHONYs at Fashion Week

Bethenny Frankel Desperate

Lisa Hartwell Sues Keith Sweat

 

Lisa Wu Hartwell

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.

Really Absurd is Relocating

Over the next few weeks, all posts will be moved to ABSURD TO SUBLIME.NET

Visit my new site....it is a work in progress.

I have my own domain!

Kelly Bensimon Returning to “Real Housewives

Kelly Bensimon

May 31, 2009 --

KELLY Bensimon (above) is going back for more. The ditzy model, who caused a stir on the second season of "The Real Housewives of New York City," recently told Obsessed TV's Samantha Ettus that she will "absolutely" return for another season of catfights. As for her much-talked-about scuffles with Bethenny Frankel, Bensimon said, "I didn't take on Bethenny. I told a bully I wasn't going to put up with her. Bethenny is not a girl. She's a bully."

from Page Six

Jill Zarin: A Scientologist?

 

Jill Zarin might be a Scientologist. The organization she was fundraising for, "Help For Orphans" is a suspected  Scientology front organization (much of the money is siphoned to the Church of Scientology headquarters, allegedly) There was a controversy in the press about Beck doing a benefit concert for another such "school" in India which his fans and the press later found out was a Scientology front organization.)

Sarah Ehrlich,who Jill met with  in the Lost Footage episode, is a prominent scientologist. The guy they went to meet, Peter Mageti, director of the school, is also a Scientologist.

Instead of asking "Are there TV's in Kenya?" Jill could do well by asking "Does this school really exist on the ground in Kenya" .  As of 2008, there is a possibility that no actual school existed, but they may have built something in the last year or so.  Just sayin’

Board of Directors
Sarah Ehrlich Founder / President
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/s/sarah-ehrlich.html
Lissa Hilsee Executive Director
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/l/lissa-hilsee.html
David Ehrlich Treasurer
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/d/david-ehrlich.html
Jill Zarin
Helen Gifford
Larry Roseman
Peaches Pook
http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/p/peaches-pook.html
MarySue Connolly
Timothy Murphy

Real Housewives Chicago: Prepare for Embarrassment

As if Chicago’s politicians aren’t embarrassing enough

excerpt from BILL ZWECKER Sun-Times Columnist

“We don’t know if Chicago can match the delightful bitchiness of ‘‘Real Housewives of New York’’ — or the similar ‘‘reality’’ intrigues of the other Bravo shows set in Atlanta, New Jersey and Orange County — but there’s a team of producers out there willing to give a try!

The talented folks at Towers Productions are currently casting for a Chicago housewives show.

Do we have our own version of LuAnn ‘‘The Countess’’ de Lesseps? Or (my personal favorite) Jill Zarin? Or Bethenny Frankel? Or Kelly Killoren Bensimon? Or Ramona Singer? Or that all-too-scary Alex McCord?

I know we do, and I hope that some of Our Town’s extraordinary ladies decide to take the bait and audition for the show Towers Productions is putting together.

According to Towers’ casting director Becky Cattie, the hope is to find women who could give this formula ‘‘a new twist,’’ showcasing a ‘‘really unique group of ladies to represent the Midwest.’’”

related link:

Meet the Candidates

Excerpt from "Cop Without A Badge"

New York Housewives: The “Lost Footage”

The Real Greedy Housewives of New York and New Jersey

 

  

"THE Real Housewives of New York City" taught their New Jersey counterparts some lessons in "fame" recently -- including how to grab as much graft as you can. Jill Zarin and Ramona Singer came to the Lia Sofia gifting suite for TV Upfronts at the London NYC hotel and got to grabbing. Zarin took a bunch of Michael Stars tops, explaining, "I just got my breasts redone and need these to fit my new figure." Zarin then swapped plastic-surgery advice with the Jersey women -- Dina Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Teresa Giudice and Carolina Manzo -- while Singer told them that the gifting suites are "the fringe benefits of being a star." The ladies also got Lancaster bronzing lotions and "a lot" of Habitual jeans. The only Jersey housewife not there was Danielle Staub , who was told by the others not to come because "if she came, there would be drama."

The Faux Famewhores of Beverly Hills

from TMZ

"Bravo is looking for outgoing, exciting, strong, focused women who reside in and around the Beverly Hills area that want to share their lives.
We are looking for women who are lively and energetic, with defined opinions and views. Our featured women should have busy lives, be involved with the community, have a strong work ethic, and an active social calendar."

Translation -- They want some unbeweavable, crazy, catty, standoffish quasi-rich chicks who are willing to drum up enough faux-drama to keep people glued to their TVs. It's Bev. Hills, people... they shouldn't have too much trouble.

Hey, I’m in...bring ‘em on, Bravo

Bethenny Frankel, ad nauseum...

NY Real Housewife Really Hates New Jersey

Posted May 21st 2009 12:20PM by TMZ Staff

She loves the ladies of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" but New York's Bethenny Frankel sure didn't have kind words for the Garden State itself -- basically calling it a useless place where people get trapped and can never leave. There’s a glimpse of her new man, too.

Hey Bethenny, you mean like, uh, Manhattan?

Related Links:

Bethenny Frankel's Movie

Jacqueline Laurita: In a Nest of Vipers

Bravo filmed The Real Housewives of New Jersey over a year ago. There was some legal glitch in the production, so the show debuted last week.

That being said, Jacqueline Laurita is in a trick bag. Being truly sweet and caring has its price when the family you married into behave like a cross between The Sopranos and “Goodfellas”.

Run Jackie run. She literally ran from Dina Manzo during the party at the Brownstone. She was so afraid of displeasing both Caroline and Dina.

Then, there’s the friendship with Danielle Staub, the hot tranny mess trying to insinuate herself into the family through Jackie.  Maybe she thinks Caroline Manzo will arrange a marriage for her with another stray Manzo brother, like she did for Dina. Talk about a triangle!

The four miscarriage story definitely pulled at the heart strings. It may have been the most genuine moment in all the Housewives franchise. It certainly wasn’t Lauri Waring shedding crocodile tears over Josh's latest run-in with the law, or Kelly KILLOREN Bensimon pretending to cry over her “good name”.

The good news: Jacqueline Larita is expecting a son the second week of June! A link to her Bravo blog is on my Twitter.

Congratulations, Jacqueline!

Bethenny Frankel: Oh No She Didn’t

from the gawker

PETA, anti-fur jihadists, have finally acquiesced to Bethenny Frankel's constant pleas and are allowing the Housewife of New York to expose her dilapidated inventory to the public in an effort to stop fur-wearing. Bad move!

The premise for these PETA ads are, I guess, that by showing naked people who would rather go nude than wear fur, we will somehow be moved by a tincture of lust and guilt to refrain from buying coyote faces, mink stoles and tiger-upholstered toilet seats. But this whole premise is seriously undermined when the featured nudies in the ads look like Ms. Frankel.

Not to get up close and extremely personal but by appearing naked for the world to see, Ms. Frankel courts this sort of discourse. No one wants to see the sad aging skeletal flint of fury and neuroses naked. She has all the sexual charisma of Madeleine Albright. She might prefer nudity to fur-wearing but we'd prefer her to wear anything—baby seal wetsuit, anaconda sports bra, puppy sweater—than to have her larger-than-life breastplate and ribs billboarded figure towering over us.

PETA, have you learned nothing from the recent torture hullaballoo? Harsh tactics like these only drive their subjects into the enemy camp!

RHONY REUNION FALLOUT

They won’t shut up

Part Two of  The Real Housewives of New York City." was a bummer. Five screeching women and a silent one (Alex, trying in vain to be the voice of reason) trying to crucify each other on the altar of righteousness.  Andy Cohen reminded me of a substitute teacher thrown in with a bunch of eighth grade hoodlums, he could only duck and cover.

Kelly Bensimon continues to confuse: she looked so scary, with that spaced out expression on her face throughout the reunion. Bethenny Frankel tried so hard to attack her, that pit-bull bundle of neuroses never realizes no one is home.   Here’s a video Bethenny made, she continues to attack:

In the meantime, Kelly continues to confuse. Here’s an article posted today......which is it, Kelly?

Kelly Bensimon’s Planet

 

THE second season of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City." ended not a moment too soon for Kelly Bensimon.

We hear the model, 41, who was excoriated by her fellow housewives for being shallow and self-important during the show's wrap-up chat session on Thursday, has been telling friends she regrets she signed aboard in the first place. "She realizes it was a mistake," a friend of Bensimon tells Page Six. "It has ruined her socially. She knows how bad she came off."

Bensimon isn't the only cast member who ended the season at odd ends with the other women. Earlier in the week, Ramona Singer angered Bethenny Frankel by saying Frankel was still single at 37 because "she doesn't know how to date men who are proper marriage material." Bethenny was a no-show at the American Image Awards at the Grand Hyatt, where both Alex McCord and Luann De Lesseps showed up. (Still, McCord, who brought husband Simon van Kempen, left before de Lesseps even arrived.)

"They're definitely going to need some new blood for the next season because these women are all starting to hate another," laughs a spy.

Singer also told People magazine of her experience with working with Bensimon, "I didn't enjoy filming with Kelly. There's just nothing there. There's something missing."

Via a spokeswoman, Bensimon says of the claim that she regrets signing on, "I think that's laughable. I had a fabulous experience on the show. My friends love me and had a ball watching me."

A Bravo flack tells Page Six, "No decisions for season three have been made yet. The show was up double digits versus last season. We're thrilled with season two and love each and every one of our New York City ladies." And maybe the less they love each other, the better for the ratings.

from page six

The Silex Book of Parenting

 No, it wasn’t a joke.  Yes, they are serious.  Just in time for  Season 3

LITTLE KIDS, BIG CITY: Tales From a Real House in New York City (With Lessons on Life and Love for Your Own Concrete Jungle)

by Alex McCord & Simon van Kempen

Parenting/Humor
$14.95
5.5 x 8.5 ", 240 pages, trade paper
Publication date: February, 2010

As breakout stars of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City, Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen have inspired, infuriated and entertained parents across the country. Their new book, LITTLE KIDS, BIG CITY, is sure to continue that trend, with the added bonus of educating those with the daunting task of raising kids in an urban environment.

Written with a unique insight into the difficulties and challenges facing urban parents today, Alex and Simon’s informative, educational and at times shocking stories of raising kids in New York City, coupled with outside expert parenting and pediatric advice, is a sure hit not only for urban parents but also fans of the hit television show.

About the Authors

The married couple of Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen are first and foremost the proud parents of two wonderful and endlessly energetic and creative children, Johan and François. They also happen to star in the hit Bravo television show The Real Housewives of New York City, where they all enjoy (or suffer at the hands of) a modicum of celebrity. Simon runs the upscale boutique Hotel Chandler in Manhattan while Alex writes freelance for parenting outlets and select blogs, including The Huffington Post.

Little Kids, Big City

The Real Housewives of New York: Let’s Get It On!

These  women lost their ever-loving minds last night. The jealousies, one-up manship, pettiness and the downright silliness was put on display like an old time soap opera.

Here’s what went down:

Kelly Vs. Everyone

 
Absurdity:The media has attacked Kelly’s very important name with allegations that she beat up her ex-boyfriend.
Kelly said: "Every single day my name was in the paper." She pouts and tries to cry, as Jill demands that the producers get her a tissue.

Her  name? Kelly KILLOREN Bensimon
 
Kelly said: "Does anyone ever asked me what happened? No."
Luann said: "Well, he's definitely  not a gentleman."
She also said something about fertilizer?  Huh?
The Countess Vs. The Count
 
They couple are getting divorced after 16 years of marriage.
The Absurdity: Count Alex ended their relationship via email.

The Countess vs. The Ethiopian Princess
 
The Countess' husband left her for a woman who is  a princess.
Luann said: "I think that was slipped by [Alex and the princess] in order to make her look like just not an Ethiopian woman. I just thought it was interesting that he releases the fact that she's a princess to make it look 'OK.'" II don’t think so. The count is an asshole, truly. The Princess didn’t get much of a catch. And the Countess has the ace in the hole:  The male heir.

Ramona Has No Filter
 
Ramona said that the Countess' husband was an old man. The Countess overreacted.
Jill says to the Countess: "If it's none of my business, then why knock my rules that you would never take a guy's number when you [asked for my

husband's best friend's number]."
The Countess' defense: "Oh you are really searching, darling."
The Countess' jab: "Then why did you buy me a magnum of champagne?"
Jill said: "That I paid for by the way and you never paid me back."

Jill is such  a bitch
 
Ramona said she was working on a skin care line for a year and a half. Jill insisted that it was less time than that. Jill was like a bee buzzing in your ear…she wouldn’t stop.
Ramona said: "I have so many things, sometimes I get my age wrong."
Jill said: "Ok, then say that maybe you got the date wrong."
Ramona said: "Maybe I got the date wrong."
Jill said: "Alright, we're good. You said maybe you got the date wrong. That's all."
What was the point, Jill?

Ramona's Foot in Mouth Disease
 

Ramona blames her bad upbringing for her behavior and she does "the best I can."
Jill said: "That's a good answer."

Ramona Gets Humped? 
 
Ramona thinks Alex's kids are ill-behaved. They tried to hump her at a dinner party. Huh?
Alex's defense: They were one and three years old at the time.

Alex Calls Out Bethenny
 
Alex didn't appreciate Bethenny's interviews in which she made one-liners about people.
Alex said: "I don't go behind your back and say things that are really snarky. I say everything to your face."
Bethenny said: "Fair enough

More Kelly Absurdities
 
Kelly doesn't like it that Bethenny Frankel cries all the time about men. Bethenny was subdued and teary eyed, as Andy Cohen pointed out.
Absurdity: Kelly was the "ambassador for wool" and this makes her "authentic."
Kelly said: "I'm not gonna cry over crying.  What?  Kelly speaks her own language...the language of one.

Ramona’s Nasty Little Blog
 
Ramona wrote on her blog that the last laugh is on Bethenny because she is single."
Ramona said: "She said my advice went back before there were phones."
Ramona said: "I'm not writing blogs anymore. I'm not doing blogs."So annoying.

Can’t wait for part two.

related links:

Jill Zarin's Used Clothing

Alex

Kelly Bensimon: One Hot Mess

Bethenny

Countess De Lesseps

Ramona Singer

RHONY Reunion Sneak Peek: Kelly’s Story

 

Kelly Bensimon was arrested in early March for beating up boytoy Nick Stefanov. Watch Kelly’s disclaimer story from tonight’s reunion show and see if you buy it.

Note how Bethenny Frankel rudely jumps into Kelly’s narrative.

click here for the video

Bethenny Frankel: Desperate is Not Pretty

 

Some things never change. The type of man Bethenny’s looking for is looking for the polar opposite of her.

Bethenny and her “have we met”, which a stand she takes, a mantra to who she is, can’t bend or suspend long enough to get a man.

Look at the advice she’s received this season:

LuAnn told her to lean in and act interested. 
Ramona Singer told her to date around. 
Alex told her she used a service.
Jill wants her to get the ri ng or other jewelry.
Jill's mom also weighed in.
Bethenny's hairdresser set her up.
Rosie tells her story, and says to her she has to fit her life into the man’s life.

Bethenny doesn’t really want a man she won’t have time for, she wants a child she won’t have time for.  Time is running out, and desperation is not attractive. Just sayin’

watch what happens

Jill Zarin’s Used Clothing

Take home Jill Zarin's fabulous Zang Toi Gown

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Includes: Custom made Zang Toi gown, worn by Jill Zarin of The Real Housewives of New York .
Zang Toi is a New York based Malaysian fashion designer.

Jill Zarin is a reality star on the hit Bravo series, The Real Housewives of New York City . Jill is still one of the busiest Housewives around, juggling a jam-packed social calendar full of charity events and galas, preparing Allyson for college, and helping her husband Bobby run their fast-growing business Zarin Fabrics.

Donated by: Jill Zarin

Terms: Includes: Custom made Zang Toi gown, worn by Jill Zarin of The Real Housewives of New York City. In condition as donated, can not be returned or exchanged.

Hope she didn’t have a hot flash, or spill Diet Coke on it!

Lunch Without Kelly Bensimon: Priceless

Lunch with Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Current Bid:$800.00

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Lot Begins:Apr 28, 2009 12:00:00 PM EDT

Lot Closes:May 13, 2009 1:06:00 PM EDT

The Real Housewives of New York City." are auctioning everything off for charity.  The thrill of hearing Kelly exclaim about foils and her fabulous life, not to mention seeing her “brar “– less boobs trailing into the salad, is worth $800.00 to someone.  Bon appétit .