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| BROBST | Jul 16 2017, 08:23 PM Post #136 |
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| BROBST | Jul 16 2017, 09:42 PM Post #137 |
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*CONFESSIONALS - Round 5 - DUBLIN RESHUFFLE: ![]() "It's been fun having a big tribe & being able to start looking at things in a strategic perspective. I've already formed a strategy..... I'm not going to come right out of the gate with it, though." ~ BUT THEN . . . . "Aaaand the old Dublin board delivers. Planned to stay *Dublin Strong* after a shuffle??? Welcome to the target zone, Brooke and Ozzy......" ![]() "As we were reshuffling tribes, Tony is posting in the Dublin forum WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE IF DUBLIN IS ONE OF THE TWO TRIBES IN THE SHUFFLE that we need to communicate with each other in *The Pub* as to who we need to eliminate???????? ????????????????????????????????????? Remember how that worked for Varner??? ![]() He may have just tanked his own game if anybody sees that. WOOF." L A T E R . . . . "Ohhhh - BLOODY HELL - why couldn't I have been on Limerick?? Now I have to try to back pedal from Tony's post!!!!! ~ HERE WE GO......." ![]() ![]() ![]() "THIS GAME IS FREAKING AMAZING!!! We got our deck shuffled & our feathers ruffled...... .......DUBLIN TRIBE SURVIVES!!! ![]() Only now it's waaaaaay better cause Tony Spimone Macaroni Bologna Telephoney is GONE to the other side, muhaha. With Ozzy being my original tribemate to stay with me and poor Julie sent away with Bilbo T-baggins, it was time to put in some serious work. The second PMs were turned back on I messaged ERRRRRRbody. No new tribe member left behind. I knew Zeke was a sure thing, and Joel and I connected over bacon. What more solid a bond could you ask for? Amanda & Leann have been putting forth MINIMAL effort since the 1st night we were put together. (3 messages this whole time from Leann, and maybe 6 or 7 from Amanda. No substance from either AT ALL.) Makes my job so easy! (thanks ladies :P) Ohhhhhhh, and I figured out how to work around the computer issues I was having....... so I get to LIVE my LIFE again......." ![]() ![]() "Let's talk about the new Dublin tribe, shall we? Right away, I knew I was gonna love this tribe. For the most part in this series, I've had pretty good luck with tribal swaps. Well, if you ignore All-Stars 2 and Heroes vs. Villains. Arguably, Movie Mayhem, too..... alright..... so 3 out of my six past games...... the swaps weren't the greatest. And one of them I didn't even make it to the swap. So I guess just Scotland.... actually shit.... JUST Scotland. Because even in Japan, I had to throw myself into *The Ring* for anyone to give me a chance. Maybe my memory is just bad and my swap history hasn't been as great as I thought it was. ![]() ~ MOVING ON . . . . With this tribe - I see Zeke and I see Bubba. And that excites me. Zeke and I set off from the start to talk as much as we could to everyone before checking back in with each other and comparing our notes - and for the most part - our notes are aligned. Bubba wants to work with both Zeke & I and believes he can pull in Joel along with us. Bubba described Joel as a follower. Joel is definitely a quieter individual and talks in a more casual nature. To start..... a core is forming of Bubba, Joel, Zeke, and myself. Now, you'd think seven seasons in, I would stop thinking that the alliance I'm in is going to be good and solid and everything will be fine. Well, I do feel rather good about it. Bubba has no reason to strike out against Zeke or I, and if Joel is really his follower - (IF) - then he has no reason to do so. For lack of a better name, I'll just call us WexCork. NO: WexCork Industries. That just feels like a company name for some reason......." ![]() "We've been together less than one day - but the next challenge is only a little more than a day away. So I got to work right away as soon as we were reshuffled, and here's what I've found: Todd and Zeke appear to still be on a good wavelength with me. Assuming they're not just playing me - (as I wondered if Rudy/Dave/Joel might be @Cork) - I think there's a good shot we could make it to the merge together. Of course, I realize there may be another reshuffle before the merge, but we'll just have to deal with that if it happens. I've been fudging the truth...... but still being candid with Todd and Zeke. First, I've kept my alliance with Rudy COMPLETELY secret from them. I have done that by portraying Rudy as someone who is hard to read and seemed to be into the character role-playing rather than the game. Now, it's possible Todd & Zeke may not believe me..... or they may test my loyalty in the future by proposing we vote out Rudy if we all make it to the merge. But one thing at a time. At this point, I'm just been maintaining the same general level of candor with both of them in case they compare notes about me......." ![]() "HELLO SWAP!!! Man, I am really lucking out in this game! My top two players that I could talk to most easily pre-tribes are now with me on a tribe of eight! Todd & Bubba: A match made in heaven, LOL. Pre-tribes, Todd and I launched into it right away, and I saw a player who could speak well, hold conversations, strategize, etc. And then second on the Big Board was Bubba. We talked a ton of Survivor, strategies, etc. He was really easy to talk with. So I'm sure there's others that were holding back or that I just missed paths with, but from the start, I thought those two were the top two on the board. And now they are over here with me on Dublin! ![]() Now it's becoming a familiar theme in my Confessional, but I need to continue to pace myself in this game and not blindly follow anyone like I have before. I always need to stay vigilant of becoming too dependent and trusting on one player......." ![]() "Sooooooooooo...... I'm sitting here in my cave farting up a storm....... I don't know what Brooke put in the rice, but it's given me the constant farts all night." ![]() "I'm STOKED to be on a new tribe and Bubba is here so f--- yeah, I get to talk game with SOMEONE!!! Leann messaged me and pointed out that there seem to be a bunch of pairs, and then we are the odd women out & asked me to be her other half, so I said yes and we'll see if that actually happens, LOL. Hopefully it does because one of my big fears going into a swap was winding up alone. I really hope we can win this challenge so I don't have to find out if my fear will become reality. I also hope Sierra is in a good position on her new tribe......." |
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| BROBST | Jul 17 2017, 12:25 AM Post #138 |
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*CONFESSIONALS - Round 5 - LIMERICK RESHUFFLE: ![]() "Do you know how difficult it is for Me NOT to Mention I Am Pink?! And have pink hair like my buff?! ![]() I'm having fun in PMs with Rudy about his pink sunburn. :lol: Oh! And yeah, I NEED to also play. Sooooooo, I will be there for the challenge tomorrow!" ![]() ![]() ![]() "Sierra & I are at the beginning stages of a beautiful friendship. But Adam likes to play hard to get. That just irritates the heck outta me. When someone shows interest and wants to start a meaningful conversation by saying ~ 'Hey, I'd love to talk to you' ~ maybe you could respond with more than just 'hey, what's up?' It seems to me like what do YOU have to tell me? I'll listen.... but..... I'm NOT talking. Time will tell. I'll throw some basic bait just to see if he responds with ANYTHING that seems as if he's remotely interested in a REAL TALK. Or if he seems comfy & wants people begging at his feet because he KNOWS he is in a good position that people need him for numbers since he's all alone. That being said ~ if anyone is THAT cocky....... it will catch up to them......." ![]() "I'd like to thank the Survivor gods who gave me the SHEEP we call Limerick tribe so I can lead them to their SLAUGHTER. In real life -- I manage people. I always LAUGH when people have a manager title and no people. PEOPLE ARE THE TOOL both in business and in this game. In order to shape the trajectory of the game -- I need people to work on (with) to help them (make them) do what they (*I*) want to them to do. I should be able to SHOVE this group of people into whatever direction best suits ME. * * * N O W . . . . . We just need to LOSE a challenge to get everyone in the panic state that makes them MOLDABLE......" ![]() "So yesterday, before we reshuffled, I was talking with Brooke and Ozzy about Tony and what a wildcard he is. He seemed to take me sitting him out of the challenge personally ~ sending me a message about who is my #1 and then sending Brooke a message telling her he was testing my loyalty. He was SO UNSTABLE, we were getting to the point of thinking of throwing the challenge to VOTE HIM OUT because we figured there was a swap coming and didn't trust him to remain loyal if we did indeed swap. So, we get all ready to ACTUALLY DO IT and THROW THE CHALLENGE TO VOTE OUT TONY....... and then we find out Nick's been pulled. And after that, we knew there was a swap, so then it's just a matter of where do I end up and with who. Not only am I STILL with Tony....... but Brooke and Ozzy (not to mention a couple other people I bonded with pre-tribes) are now on Dublin & I'm here on Limerick. The only person over here that I felt any sense of affinity with is Diane, so I'm basically starting from scratch. Grrrrrrrrr....... It's all good, LOL. Diane is cool and I started talking to her, Dave was really nice and recommended I talk to Rudy, stating that he's really honest and good to have around, so I did that. I felt a good early connection with Dave, Rudy, and Diane. Tony of course, sends me a stupid message ~ asking IF HE'S MY #1 NOW. What am I going to do, say no??? And I know he's an original Dublin and all that, but he's a wildcard and I DON'T have any loyalty to him. I'd rather build new loyalty with some of these new players than stay loyal to HIM, and I don't think Brooke or Ozzy would mind ONE BIT if I ended up cutting Tony loose at some point. Winning the challenge is best case scenario...... but I have to do some social gaming tonight and make sure I'm safe......." ![]() "Swap went pretty well. I lost all of my old tribe mates, but Dave was pretty quick to start up a semi-strategic conversation. Cirie and Rudy seem pretty cool, too. They seem like the strongest social players, though. We'll see what happens...... but I hope Dave starts something more solid......." ![]() "Seems to be a brewing majority conversation between several members of the tribe. I said in a previous Confessional that when the Cork Four got split, we would have to integrate with a minimum of three other tribe members to be in the majority to last until the merge. Seems as if Rudy and I are in a pretty good position to make that happen with Julie, Adam, and Sierra. I'm on the fence with Tony. I seem to think he'd be the ONE person who would flip. If there's a five-person majority, he would be on what I would call 'THE BUBBLE.' Keeping conversations with truth...... but not TOO much information are best for the game as we move forward. Other thing to note: We have to get ready for the challenge tomorrow!!! Hopefully the strategy session we do have will help calm some nerves." ![]() "I was greatly relieved that Diane was a member so I had someone whom I had developed some trust with on my new tribe. But I felt rushed in getting to know people. I decided that if people weren't asking me about alliances by late Monday ~ I had better start sending some feelers out. Sure enough, no one was asking me for an alliance. I checked with Diane to see what she had to report. She let me know about some drama going on with Dave. Apparently, he asked several people for alliances and those people compared notes and discovered he was overextending himself. Also, there was concern he was trying to split up the original tribes. But my concern was that Dave hadn't approached ME about an alliance. This told me there was indeed alliance discussions going on. It also appeared that there were some people trying to target Dave. Diane seemed to just want to lay low and let him take the heat, but from my perspective, if Dave got voted out, there would be a dominant alliance left that I was NOT a part of. At that point, I felt like I had connected with Dave and Rudy the most on the new tribe. Paranoia was definitely starting to seep in......." ![]() ~ VIDEO CONFESSIONAL LINK ~
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| BROBST | Jul 17 2017, 07:00 PM Post #139 |
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~ LIMERICK THIS ROUND . . . . ![]() Order up a pint of green beer Then gather 'round so your whole tribe will hear Tales of hard-fought immunity And great opportunity Keeping watch for new twists, far and near |
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| BROBST | Jul 17 2017, 11:25 PM Post #140 |
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IN THE LIMERICK TRIBE SECTION: ![]() Ohhhhhhhhhh, LUCKY! I looked around for some green beer, but don't see a pic of it anywhere. ![]() New twists far & near...... ![]() ![]() That's the part that got me, Diane. What kind of twist are they talking about? ![]() I have totally chased my own tail all over Ireland trying to figure this out and find something useful from Lucky's Limerick's. So far, they seem to just be general info and not a specific task. But this one in particular just seems to be a clever way to say: "Hey, you guys are in new tribes now. If you want to succeed (Win Immunity) going forward, you might want to discuss what, in the past challenges, worked (and what didn't?!)" ![]() That rings pretty solid with me too, Sierra. I've read them all over and besides the hidden shamrock verse ~ they seem to be pretty generic little limericks. Now watch there be "morse code" or something encoded into it, LOL ![]() BROBST EDITORIAL: *ding ding ding* Next round's limerick will tell them about a crucial phrase this is starting to spell out round by round. ![]() Hahahaha, probably! :lol: Alright Limericks, I have an early morning & will be back in the afternoon. Hope everyone has a great night. I'll have the coffee and lattes tomorrow! ![]() Night DIANE! Night EVERYONE! ![]() I'll be in & out with my usual sporadic predicable unpredictability! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| BROBST | Jul 17 2017, 11:28 PM Post #141 |
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BUBBA to ZEKE: ![]() Earlier this afternoon, Leann approached both me and Joel separately about forming an alliance of her, me, Joel, and presumably at least two others. Joel thinks that Leann is worried about her being the only ex-Waterford on our new tribe here, and that apparently before the swap, Leann/Cirie/Diane were talking about forming a voting bloc between ex-Waterford/ex-Cork if everyone can make it to the merge. This is apparently according to Leann. But here's what I'm struggling with: A.) I want to work with you and Todd and for Joel to be on board. I think the three of us need to make him feel solid with us as a unit. B.) I have no clue if Rudy and/or Dave would even WANT to re-align in a post-merge scenario or if they'd just SAY they want to at first...... and then cut our throats later. C.) I don't know how trustworthy Leann is...... although I do appreciate the gesture from her. D.) If Leann's intent is to eventually pull all the ex-Waterford gals into this big voting bloc w/the ex-Cork Four, even if Leann's motives are genuine...... I don't know if I can trust Cirie or Diane. I've had basically zero contact with them aside from some superficial small talk before we were all divided. What I'm saying is that I want you, me, Todd, & hopefully Joel as a unit who will have a TON of leeway going into the merge. We really just need to figure out who would be a fifth/sixth so we have numbers if we go to Tribal Council. But we also have to account for the possibility there might be one more swap in-between now and the merge, plus we don't know who exactly could/will get voted out of the new Limerick tribe over the next few rounds if we can pull out a decent amount of immunity wins. I realize I'm throwing a lot at you, but I want you to know that I'm in with you & Todd, and I'm pretty sure Joel will go with us as well. We just have to figure out what's the correct approach to completing a voting bloc if we do have to go to Tribal Council sometime during the next handful of rounds. |
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| BROBST | Jul 17 2017, 11:54 PM Post #142 |
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CONFESSIONAL UPDATE: ![]() "Bubba, dropping an info bomb on me! Man, that was kind of a shocker. Leann? Wait, LEANN? The one and the same who reads a message and then responds with two sentences a few hours later or not at all to some players?? THAT Leann??? As you can see, the first surprising part is it is coming from her. *I know you say to NOT to rule out anyone in this game.* I try with her! I do! But Leann's responses always come in with the LEAST substance of ANYONE else on this new tribe. What can I do with that? There's a few worrisome things about it. One is that Bubba may be more connected in this game than anyone. Why did Leann reach out to him? Why did Waterford choose Cork? It's gotta be because of Bubba. So, that is a BIG RED FLAG I'm seeing. Second is I hear SQUAT from Leann....... yet she's on the side making deals I'm NOT in. It is worrisome, but a positive flip side is Bubba *seems* to be being very transparent. But he's obviously a good player and has a lot going on. So I need to stay vigilant. He likes me now and wants to work with me....... otherwise, no way he's telling me all this. But still - gotta be wary. He is also very big on Joel........ and I'm not seeing it yet. Maybe Joel will emerge from his shell? But so far, I can't get much out of him. Ozzy was encouraging, though, and opened up a bit more. Mentioned liking basically everyone but Amanda and Leann. And that was Brooke's conclusion, too. So, they will want to vote Leann. Bubba I'm sure will push for Amanda. He's already mentioned her and asked what our backup vote should be.....? Joel wants Amanda, too. This is a little tricky. I don't want to get caught in trouble with one pair over an easy vote. It's probably a bit easier to nudge Ozzy and Brooke to vote Leann without saying it's because our closer ally would rather that. BUT - I'd rather Leann go. Seems more dangerous to my interests in the game than Amanda. But I don't need Bubba mad at ME right now. A potential 6-2 vote Leann/Amanda also has potential to be a trap for me and/or Todd. HOPEFULLY WE CAN AVOID IT......." |
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 12:08 AM Post #143 |
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JULIE'S UPDATED THOUGHTS: ![]() "Well, it's been an interesting couple of hours on tribe Limerick. I'm supposedly now in a majority of myself, Adam, Dave, Rudy, and Diane. Which is fine with me..... except for Adam..... but hey, I'm not going to rock the boat right now. And I agree with what Diane told me that if Dave wants to take charge....... let him and HE can be the one to go down in flames. Not that I don't like Adam, I just hadn't spoken to him much. But he seems cool tonight. Only small problem I foresee is Tony wants to work with him as well ~ so I hope Adam doesn't rat me out to TONY about being in a group without him ~ but that would be dumb for Adam to do as well since he does not want to look like he's in multiple groups either. N O W . . . . Dave tells me his ideal boot is CIRIE, Sierra, and then Tony. Like WTF???? You want DIANE to work with YOU and then get RID of her original tribe member???????? I don't know if Diane particularly cares or not, but I'm not going to be the one to tell her Cirie's on the chopping block. And I know I can't be toooooo eager to get rid of Tony. Have to pretend he's cool & not throw him under the bus, so I'm really trying not to show my impatience with him......" |
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 12:20 AM Post #144 |
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WHAT IS DAVE UP TO??? ![]() "Well, this is a position I didn't want to be in...... HAHAHAHA!!! It's exactly the position I want to be in. Another new alliance...... Rudy, Me, Cirie, Sierra, and Diane. There's going to come a point where I need to pick a side!!! Flip-flopping does not seem to work in this game...... Flip-flopping ends up in them writing your name." DAVE |
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 11:19 AM Post #145 |
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NEW REPORT FROM THE OZ-STER: ![]() "First night of the swap, I sent everybody a message and almost everybody responded. Amanda didn't get back to me until the next morning -- but at least she got back to me. *Leann flat out ignored my message.* To top it, when she DID send me a message, she didn't even bother to acknowledge the fact that I tried to communicate with her the night before, and I got this void two-sentence message that gave me NOTHING to work with, so that's when I started floating her name around as a potential target should we lose. And it seems to have picked up momentum with Brooke, Zeke, and Bubba all resonating the same sentiments about her. I'm just hoping I'm not being played and that if we lose tonight....... .........Leann goes home. One of the biggest reasons I'm paranoid about being played is because of Tony's comments in the Dublin thread he started on our 1st day as a tribe. Before the tribe swap, he was very vocal about trying to stick together as the Dublin tribe, and I wasn't about to post 'No Tony, I don't want to work with you EVER, so that's not my plan.' Obviously, I was going to agree to placate him -- and THEN he puts everything in jeopardy by stating that we should start communicating with each other via secret messages in *The Pub* to view threats. ?????? WHAT????? My theory about Tony from one of my 1st Confessionals still stands -- he is either a rookie who has NO IDEA what he's doing....... or he's a very experienced veteran player who's trying to cause some #CHAOS. Regardless, I want Tony out because I just don't think that I could ever trust him. But I was THRILLED to be on a tribe with Brooke. I've felt most comfortable with her since we were initially split into tribes, and although I would have been equally thrilled to be with Julie, I feel that Brooke is easier to converse with and bounce ideas off....... so YAY for that!!! I was also pretty stoked to get with Todd & Zeke because I really enjoyed both of them before we were split into tribes initially. My gut when I first saw the new tribes was that Brooke and I could potentially get with that duo and form a 4-some. Hopefully that pans out to be true. Equally, Bubba was a great person to have because he appears to be a very smart player, which is good since it would be easy to try to paint him as a bigger target should I ever feel like I'm in danger. ![]() I'll hit him with a bus, Regina George style, if I need to......."
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 12:52 PM Post #146 |
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RUDY'S DRIVING UPDATE: ![]() ~ VIDEO CONFESSIONAL LINK ~
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 12:53 PM Post #147 |
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~ RISE & SHINE IN "THE PUB" . . . . ![]() Morning all! Who wants one? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One kale-and-gouda frittata for me, please. And make it snappy, Chef! ![]() ![]() ![]() Is it wrong that I'd be happy with a decent cup of coffee? And maybe rye toast....... ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm so hungry right now! And I'm with you, Tony! A good iced coffee would hit the spot right now! ![]() I'm absolutely definitely NOT eating all my snacks. ~ P R O M I S E . . . . ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes. Please. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am THRILLED to know that . . . . ![]() . . . . is just as healthy as . . . . ![]() ![]() I'm here to help. ![]() ![]() THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN BROBST GOOGLES "CHOCOLATE SALAD" . . . . ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucky, everything you say seems dirty with your naughty winking face next to it. Not complaining....... ![]() ![]() I'll have one of everything, please! ![]() ![]() Who is supplying the bacon this morning? ![]() ![]() ![]() BACON!!!!!!!!! You've found my weakness. ![]() ![]() I recently was served iced coffee in a glass with a bendy straw and no coffee has been good enough since. I think about that glass of iced coffee every day. ![]() ![]() ![]()
I must confess, with her current avatar, I read everything Leann writes as if she is shouting it to someone who's off in the distance..... ![]()
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 01:29 PM Post #148 |
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![]() Literally just found out I have a callback tomorrow for a SAG/AFTRA movie. ~ WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!! ~ #CauseImmaNeedIt ![]() |
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 01:34 PM Post #149 |
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![]() Way to go, Brobst! I'm super excited for you! Congratulations and break a leg! ![]() ![]() CONGRATS BROBST!! ![]() ![]() That's so awesome Brobst! Congrats man!!! ![]() Awesome, dude! Be confident, and we're all sending you positive vibes! ![]() ![]() You totally do not need it, but I'll enjoy giving it. GOOD LUCK!!! ![]() That's awesome!! Good luck!! ![]() OMG YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| BROBST | Jul 18 2017, 01:48 PM Post #150 |
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![]() I have supreme confidence in your ability to knock 'em dead, Brobst. You don't need luck. You're just that good. ![]() ![]() ~ THANKS, Y'ALL!!! ~ ![]() It's a fun role as this creepy carnival worker dude that keeps hitting on the lead actress. :lol: Actually sounds a lot like the character I played in this Lifetime TV movie a couple years ago when I got to work with Tara Buck from HBO's "True Blood." ![]() *LINK TO A COUPLE OF MY SCENES* ![]() ![]() That's Amazing!!!!! BREAK A LEG (not literally)!!!!! ![]() ![]()
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