Elizabeth Banks says female action directors are discriminated against, but Ray Liotta gave her the confidence to make 'Cocaine Bear'

I mean this idea that I could in-any-way hurt their delicate sensibilities is preposterous! At least with regards to the A listing wolf-packers, they're all Pod-casters! I'm no-fat, zero calorie sweet and low compared to the shit they hash out weekly! 

And our friend Carly? Yeah, it seems things with Burt are on the rocks... you know the rock-star lifestyle waits for nobody... at least that's the vibes she's sending out... shame too, we just sorta took a like'n to 'em... Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all, right Carly? 

I dunno... I just feel like there is something very big on the horizon... and I think that's a good thing for all of us!

Regret editing my post above because unlike a thread I delete, one that is editied cannot be brought back to it's former glory... 

Only regret editing it because right after I recently joined the Webcrawlers (talked about in the thread above before I edited it), EdEn went on the Bananas Podcast...  (could not find a link, sorry - but you can find it on Apple Podcast)

I'm telling you... this Eden is playing hardball! Having "edited" the thread above I have no way to return it back to the way it was... so none of this will even make sense to many who didn't see it before it was edited.

EdEn...EdEn...EdEn... there is a "read between the lines" possessiveness that goes along with this Libra EdEn. It's hard to explain, but she seems intolerant of any advances made, even in jest or good humor, to ANY of the 12 women in this thread.

I fear until this tryst has run it's course, that this thread may have to come to an end.

In other words, I'm in check... two moves away from check mate... if that makes any sense. 

FUCK!

Stellar007 wrote:

---

 

EdEn...EdEn...EdEn... there is a "read between the lines" possessiveness that goes along with this Libra EdEn. It's hard to explain, but she seems intolerant of any advances made, even in jest or good humor, to ANY of the 12 women in this thread.

I fear until this tryst has run it's course, that this thread may have to come to an end.

In other words, I'm in check... two moves away from check mate... if that makes any sense. 

FUCK! 

---

As an avid Chess player... being two moves from checkmate did not bother me, nor did I have any concerns... Being an avid Chess player, usually I will have an inexperienced player in "Checkmate" within six moves. If you play chess you know what I'm talking about, I just enjoyed her company... 

Stellar007 wrote:

---

Stellar007 wrote:

---

 

EdEn...EdEn...EdEn... there is a "read between the lines" possessiveness that goes along with this Libra EdEn. It's hard to explain, but she seems intolerant of any advances made, even in jest or good humor, to ANY of the 12 women in this thread.

I fear until this tryst has run it's course, that this thread may have to come to an end.

In other words, I'm in check... two moves away from check mate... if that makes any sense. 

FUCK! 

---

 

As an avid Chess player... being two moves from checkmate did not bother me, nor did I have any concerns... Being an avid Chess player, usually I will have an inexperienced player in "Checkmate" within six moves. If you play chess you know what I'm talking about, I just enjoyed her company... 

---

Okay...Okay...Okay... so I have had a few days to mull this all over! Let me start off by saying that I was never capitan of the chess team or nothing, rather just someone who enjoyed the game when I was growing up... but anyone who has played ANY game and found themselves to be behind the eight ball of sorts, I had to get my head back in the game! This online "tryst" that was going on in my mind with Eden was starting to get serious, and I was starting to feel like an idiot as I edited many of my replies in this thread due to the fact I felt some form of "connection" that was causing me to act in a way that I don't normally... it was time to call EdEn's bluff!

Now I have spoken about these LA women having their own little secret ways of communicating on Twitter many times in this thread... if you are following someone on Twitter there are ways to drop hints, both in the post that you "Like" and of course in the things you "Post" or "Reply" to... If you follow someone on more than one social media platform, as I was with Eden -- there are ways to communicate with people directly on Instagram in private message... this allows you to send messages that the other person can read, however you are given no notification if they have read them or not. Basically it's the text equivalent to screening calls, however there is always the option to "block" someone on both Twitter and Instagram. When you're blocked it more or less cuts you off because you can no longer see their profile, and your messages aren't even presented in the "screening" area... I think the problem I ran into with Eden is that she is single, so she never had to block me, and thus allowed me to keep drowning myself for her own amusement. Currently at the time of this writing she hasn't blocked me on either social media platform, however this post might just be the thing that pushes her over the edge.

Since about Thanksgiving I started to pay more attention to Eden and her post on social media, and after awhile I started to engage in one sided communication with her... I even started to develop this twisted Los Angeles style of communicating thru likes and round the way post and replies... I was getting pretty good at it, but the problem was Eden was even better at it. When I realized this, that is more or less when I said she had me two moves from "checkmate"... I had to do something to turn the tables as I just could not take it anymore! She was and currently is driving me fucking nuts! lol

To be fair, Eden is not the first person to employ this stort of mind fuckery... in the early days of Twitter and Instagram this shit ran rampant... it was a regular shangrala of sorts, and perhaps it still is to some degree. All I know is I had to break the spell! There was no way that Eden was going to allow me out of the game online, because she really is sinister in the way that she will just completly and totally abandon her own post by deleting it if you tried to put her on the spot in any social media platform. Standard internet protocol is that usually in these instances you will just get blocked, or "let of easy"... but not with Eden... no, with Eden it would seem the more you made a fool of yourself -- they happier she was! She absorbs attention like a dry sponge soaks up water! SHE WANT'S PEOPLE TO KNOW SHE'S GOT YOU! To be quite honest, I been on this planet for 47 years and I have never seen anything quite like it.

Having said all this, there was only a few ways to shift the game... One of the first ways of doing this is by sending them money! No it's none of anyone's business the amount of money, however "most" women will send it back if they are not interested out of respect... but then you have your "other ones" that might either need the money at the moment, or just DGAF... When it comes to giving money online, either by Venmo, PayPal or CashApp it has to be done unconditionally... you cannot just send someone money and expect that they are going to bow to your whims... you can only trust they will do the right thing. For people reading the "right thing" is to either say "Thank You" or give a thumbs up as a way of saying "Thanks sucker, I got the money and you ain't fucking getting it back you horny old codger"... Then there is the third and most sinister way, and that's to just not say anything - or even bother to give a thumbs up! LOL, our Eden was in the latter group...

Since this was not shifting the game and she STILL wasn't giving me the time of day, I decided to go "all-in" by taking a vacation to her little Los Angeles California -- Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Burbank perimiter... not exactly a cheap trio of zip codes to visit, but with a little planning it could at least be a cool vacation none the less! Keep in mind, I'm not a stalker -- so "cheating" would not be an option... Cheating, or being "creepy" is when you take it a little too far and look up someones address and just show up at their door, or ambush them... This is NOT my style, therefore my visit/vacation would only focus on Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Burbank -- but only because these areas were the most covited of the city she lived in, the city of Angels... To this very moment I have no idea where Eden, or anyone else in this thread lives... that's just creepy, and again it's not my style! My vacation would only serve to put me in close proximity should she want to meet me... as this would be the very first time I visited Los Angeles California with the intention of letting anyone know where to find or meet me... If you all remember back to page five of this thread, when I visited the Santa Monica Pier for my birthday in 2022, I did not let anyone know about my trip until after I had left... that's because I was only visiting California by myself to get under Brandee's skin for reasons you'll have to read about in thread #5...

tried-to-lurk-the-zoom-web-crawlers-live-broadcast-last-nigh

But this time it would be different... instead of staying for only 12 hours, I'd be saying for over 48 hours... I would also make it clear, both in private messages to Eden, and post on social media -- that I was in the LA area well in advance of my arrival... Obviously, knowing what kind of person I was dealing with in Eden, I knew that just going there hoping she would meet up with me was a fools errand... and that basing my trip solely on that would guarantee an upsetting vacation... so I thought LONG AND HARD about it... it wasn't until I started checking out airfare and car rentals that I would find a certian 2022 Hertz Shelby Mustang GT-H convertible (that isn't available in my area) that would make a 48 hour trip worth it should she let me down... you can read my review and specs of this car at this link,

https://autotrend.activeboard.com/t69357427/hertz-2022-ford-shelby-mustang-gt-h-rental-test-drive-and-re/

The only problem was I could only get the GT-H at the LAX airport... and not the Burbank airport that I kept getting online "vibes" that Eden wanted me to fly into... that being the case, and Eden still failing to engage with me I didn't take any chances and just bought my ticket to LAX in Los Angeles so I could spend the next 48 hours taking in the California landscape in my Shelby GT-H... it was at this time that I planned my trip to start at LAX and travel up to the Santa Monica Pier... the SMP is very close to LAX and is almost a tradition now whenever I visit LA... from there I would jog over to Beverly Hills, Hollywood and then Burbank... I sent all this information over to Eden via messenger and in round about ways on Twitter... I got the impression she felt like I was bullshitting, but you can never be too sure when it comes to these LA women... for all I know Eden could be totally clueless to everything, except for all them direct money wire transfers... LOL, but that was just it, I wasn't going to send her anything anymore if I didn't know she was real... I don't care if she was on a podcast, shit in todays AI world who the hell knows what is real and what is fake anymore!

So I had booked and paid for my rental car and airfare... the only thing next was to get on the damn plane! I had to get a flight that left very early in the morning or I risked Brandee intercepting me... thankfully I just made it out of the house and was parking the car when Brandee called asking "what the fuck are you doing at the airport, Rex"... I had no choice at that point. I had to level with her and say "I'm going on vacation to California, I've already paid for everything and I can't turn back now"... I was shocked at how well she took it, but then again I had been talking about going on vacation for some time and she absolutly hated everything about California so she was more than happy to just hang up on me... So there I sat, at the top floor of the Big Blue Deck long term parking structure with 20 minutes until departure... the feeling at that moment was almost indescribable... the hair stood up on my arm as I got out of the truck and headed toward the terminal... THIS WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK!

A close observer might notice that the first three letters of my trucks plate number are in-fact Eden's intials... but moving on, I was about to get on an airplane and anything that was bothering me would surly fade away at 35,000 feet.

My flight to LA would come with a layover in Las Vegas, but nothing more than the time it would take me to switch planes... not a big deal...

So I landed in LAX and all the details about the rental car and such can be viewed at the link above to the Hertz rental review for the Mustang... My first order of business was to make my way to Santa Monica Pier to get this photo of me and my rental

About this time I could feel all the stress of my life in Detroit just melt off me... This photo above would represent the moment in my mind where I was just like "Fuck it, let it be what it's going to be"...

I should also mention that all of the above photos were sent to Eden via DM --- REAL TIME... They were also being posted on my Twitter too...

At this point I wasn't sure where I would end up, but I had my plans and my map set out to cruise the Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Burbank route with the top down. I must admit that as the sun was starting to come out I was really starting to enjoy myself! The scenery in these areas is verdant as fuck! I was starting to feel alive again! I was just another jag-off in an expensive car driving around in an expensive zip code... and I was totally fine with that. So I decided to ratchet it up a notch and visit the Hollywood sign on foot

Now I'm not gonna lie... it was a bit chilly when I flew into LAX and first rented the Mustang... but by the time this photo was taken it had started to get HOT to my fat little Nothern ass... To save money I didn't take any carry on items outside of a bottle of obsession cologne... my intentions were to buy all new clothes when I got there, for both of us... and yet still without any word from Eden about a possible meet, I still needed to score some new clothing! I conveyed these request thru DM and got this "like" from Eden on possible places I could buy some new clothing...

So I decided on the Burbank Empire Center, as it appeared to be the "Best" but with bad parking according to the grid above... But it was at this point I really needed a hotel room too! Without any input from Eden I had absolutly no idea where she would be closest to get a room just in case she did want to meet me... but I couldn't wait any longer and called up my Hilton Honors and they booked me a room using my Hilton Honors points at one of their Hampton Inn properties on vine street and Hollywood Blvd... It was of no cost to me (except the valet parking) so I drove there and checked in... it was getting late so I cruised around to get familar with the area and then ended up passing out for a good night sleep as I had been walking the trails of the Hollywood sign all day and had already been up 24 hours.

Upon waking up the next morning and having breakfast, I headed to the Burbank Empire Center to score some new clothes since the ones I had been wearing were the only clothes that I had.

Got to the Burbank Empire Center and found it rather odd that every store in this center was a big-name outfit, much like the stores that I had at home... I quipped that I had flown 2,200 miles to shop at a Target! LOL

So I took myself back to Hollywood and then over to Beverly Hills to see what the offerings were on Rodeo Drive... this turned out to be a big mistake! We're talking $600 pairs of blue-jeans and $5,000 suits! But still no word from Eden! Since I hadn't heard anything from her I took myself back to Hollywood and decided to shop on Hollywood Boulevard on the advice of my Hotel Front Desk guy... Clearly whoever made that grid above about Burbank Empire Center having bad parking had never shopped on Hollywood Blvd! To best discribe the parking and traffic on Hollywood Blvd in the shopping district would be to say it was a lot like NYC when I visited some 15 years ago! It was INSANE! But I found parking at a meter one block behind the Blvd.

I must admit it was at this time that I was feeling my oats... I knew that all I had to do was score one nice outfit and then ask Eden out somewhere and meet her... regardless if she responded or not, I had her in check... I had done EVERYTHING I could do, there was nothing more that I could do! Once I got a proper outfit and asked her to meet me for a date, then I would be the one that had her in checkmate! I could go home knowing I called her bluff! Knowing that I came to her town and she chickened -- out on her turf! Excitement and almost a sense of bravery came over me as I navigated Hollywood Boulevard for that special outfit... I figured what better place (other than Rodeo Drive) to get an outfit than in Hollywood!

By sheer luck I happend upon a place called Hollywood Suits... I thought to myself, what the fuck... Eden is worth it! She's always talking about how a guy in a suit makes her creamy... so fuck it! I went into Hollywood suits!

So I went inside and WOW! I got a SUPER deal on an entire suit ensemble complete with shirt, shoes, belt and fidora for only $230!

The only problem was that buying suits from places like this meant they had to be tailored! The pants were almost six inches too long but the guy swore he knew someone "around the corner" who could get me hemmed right up last minute!

For people in Detroit, whenever someone tells you "around the corner" it means you're about to get jacked... but like I said I was feeling my oats and the people in Detroit talking about "around the corner" didn't take AMEX... so I said "what the fuck" and just went with it!

When I arrived at Burbank airport I was hung-over AF and didn't sleep for over 24 hours... I looked like a real rock-star... or penguin from the batman and robin movie...

BUT WAIT! There's more! LOL

When I first arrived at Burbank and turned in my car I walked to the gates... it was there that I seen a woman that looked a lot like Eden, however she looked a little older, plumper and her hair wasn't as long... I didn't have the courage to ask her as I walked by, however upon passing her I could not help it so I turned around and walked back... I stood in front of her (total stranger) and just said it, "Is your name Eden?"... The woman gave off this incredibly big smile, laughed a little and said "No"... 

Was it her? I guess unless I ever meet her IRL, I'll never know... but I can't help but wonder how differently this thread would have turned out if she said "yes"!

Remember! I still have an eight hour layover in Las Vegas to catch my connecting flight to Detroit!

Clearly at this time I was wishing I didn't buy the cheapest shoes that I could buy... everything else seemed to be okay, but them shoes were just KILLING my dogs! I should have gotten a size 12! I think all of the sizes in California run about one or two sizes smaller... this seemed to be the case with the rest of my sizes from pants to shits to even shoes! LOL

Once I landed in Las Vegas it almost took on a sort of "purgatory" feeling... Instead of being in a paradise, I was trapped for eight hours! Too afraid of leaving the airport and not returning in time for a flight home that I had already paid for.

As I sat in the designated smoking area countless courtesy shuttles stopped in front of me for just about every Casino on the strip! There were even courtesy shuttles to weed dispensaries! I had to pretty much ignore them all except this one

The driver rolled down his window and said "Hey Rex, where's Eden?"

Unfortunately I just had to look at him and say,

"I dunno, she stood me up in Los Angeles!"

And for the most part, it was true... She had stood me up! But I still had one hell of a good time! 

So as the hours dragged by at the Harry Reid airport in pergatory, I started feeling better and better... I'd soon be home and be able to say "I did it"... and that I finally would be able to move on to the next chapter knowing that all that rope she gave me just ended up tangling her up to the point that she missed out... there was really no expectation that she should meet me, rather the reality that I wasn't just some chump "pay-pig" and that I was spending any and every dollar she would ever get from me in the future on having myself a good time! For me, that was important! For me, it broke the tryst! Because now I know she's just all talk... and for me, I can live with that... because I needed a vacation anyway! And who knows what the future holds, but what I can tell folks reading this is that while California itself is a MASSIVE state, the distance between Santa Barbra, Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Burbank is not! It's a great place to visit and drive! Literally within an hour (depending on the time of day) you could drive thru all three if you didn't stop along the way!

So there we are... another trip to California on the books... I'm starting to become very familar with this area, and who knows... I could always go back for another visit! 

Welp... I guess it wasn't a good idea to tease Carly about her little "Burt" tryst... Look at me, I flew 2,200 miles to shop at Target and buy a new suit... sure it was exciting, but I can tell Carly for sure that it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all! LOL

That being said, whatever happened to Grabby? She went 100% dark on Twitter and blocked me on Instargram shortly after starting her new job at that "cracked" company... I hope she is doing well, if the job is paying good by all means... we won't drop your full name again! 

Anyway, it's been just a crazy past few weeks... trying to keep up has been challenging, and that's not including the long-term goals and projects I have going on at the moment! I guess in many ways we all need out little distractions, and I might add this thread has been quite a fantasy -- with often times very real elements to it... I can't help it, I'm just drawn to it I suppose... like a moth to a flame.

I guess perhaps it's time for me to take a little step back from all of this... perhaps just stick to watching my Web Crawlers episodes and pandering to Eden on her "Not so starving artist" substack... but there have been new developments on Twitter which I shall address in Elon's $44 Billion Dollar thread... what I can tell you is everyone in this thread have ALL been stripped of their "verified" blue-check emojis... meanwhile there is real talk on the Hollywood scene that the WGA (Writers Guild of America Union) have moved to strike, which means there is a possibility there could be a great big specticle of sorts... although personally I can't even keep up with all the films and shows coming out of Hollywood, Apple TV, Paramount+, Netflix or any of the other cable networks... So Hollywood could probably be on strike for a few years before most people could even scratch the surface of catching up! Just something to think about!

Really the only thing that keeps me grounded is fixing cars... I fear once this F250 rolls I may become dangerous since I really will have no long-term commitments... I am using it as a hedge to ensure a swift completion upon my scoring the last remaining parts needed to complete that monster... it's like a movie in my head that just will not end until I see that bad-boy in it's former glory! That's my thing... That's what I do! But it's real nice to at least get a glimpse of how the other side does things... 

What I can say right now is that I'm very proud of everyone in this thread! And to quote my new-found pal Scotty, the reason I keep posting to this thread is as followed (but modified)

Why am I still on This thread? The same reasons everyone is!

- Having fun!

- Laughing a lot!

- Cheering for the success of others!

- Finding common ground!

- Did I say laughing A LOT?!

- Making friends!

- Sharing silly ideas!

- Building each other up!

- Spreading joy!

- Good vibes!

--> Scotty 4-23-2023 (Twitter)

Welp... as probably nobody has heard (at least on the MSM) the WGA went on strike! 

My little cookie cutter is now un-employed and walking the streets of Los Angeles signing autographs for all her fans!

(Eden Dranger - WGA Strike 2023)

Guess I should have waited to visit California! I could have gotten her autograph and a selfie with her! I do admire her for hoofing the streets on stike though... my Mom and Grandmother were Union and they had to strike a few times that I can remember. As someone who is self employed I don't really understand this whole labor union thing, and if it makes her or anyone else on strike out there feel better -- how you feel right now is how someone who is self employed working in the private sector feels 24/7/365! Not even kidding! The strike has been going on now for two whole weeks, rolling into it's third week yesterday! Some are saying the stuidos are crying broke while they hand in earning calls BILLION IN THE RED, so this could roll on for quite awhile! And should anything happen with the government shutting down you can more or less put a fork in anything happening... NBC has claimed to "strike-proof" their fall schedules, so for all we know this could roll into Christmas or even next year! Sadly, to many people not in the know this is being passed off as rich Hollywood Elite striking for more money rather than just the writers, but you can only assume that as time goes by more and more unions from the SAG to the DGA joining in as many of them are Union and can't cross the lines anyway. Who knows how it will all end, but dispite my begging Eden to block me, she just keeps putting up with me... there is something wrong with that girl!

In other news, I'm glad to report that the WebCrawlers is a private outfit and has thus been cranking out the content! Only five more months until October! Which reminds me, Melissa's hubby could no doubt find himself caught up in this WGA strike, being a director and all... I guess I'll just have to sell a few more air filters a month to keep up our monthly carton of cigarette donation to keep us in the good graces of the crawler-crew! I've sort of got this entire 360 view of these actors playing out live before my eyes, like having a nest cam of sorts... It's pretty cool, even if I have to watch Ali scarf down $75 dollars worth strange junk foods and drinks from around the world in one setting... 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/tasting-exotic-81433696 You might have to be a member to view that video... not sure.

The WebCrawlers MIGHT play my voicemail that I sent a few years back when I was drunk as fuck on Halloween... can't make any promises but it was pretty creepy now that I think of it... anyway, I'm not one to give a plug to any PodCast and there is no way I'd ask anyone to subscribe to the WebCrawlers just to try impress the girls... but for as little as $5 a month you could watch crazy mailbag VIDEOS like this! Trust me when I say the videos are much better than just the cheaper audio 

That is more than I can say for Hollywood Crime Scene, or even BitchSlap (which in fairness I haven't even tried to join yet)... I'm not sure what I said back on Thanksgiving to piss off Desi so much, but she's still pissed... Rachel on the other hand, she's a lot like Eden... she ain't letting me get out until she decides the ride has come to a complete stop! LOL, which is to say her and her whole crew is giving off very strong "the lost boys" vibes!

I'm not sure what to make of her yet, but I get the impression getting mixed up with her would be like getting bit by a vampire! Not even kidding! I'm trying to tread lightly with this one.

And lets not leave out Grabby! I wish she would come out of her Twitter shell a little more. I don't know what it is about them New York women, but they they can hold a grudge! Because Grabby has us blocked out of her life, I'm not quite sure if she is being effected by the WGA strike... being a New Yorker, I could totally see her being a card carrying WGA "East" member, but this is just speculation. A DM has been sent to "grabby" inquiring about her union status, there has been no reply at the time of writing... but she might just have us blocked. LOL

Oh, how could I forget Carly Rogers! Well, she has gotten on the wagon and hasn't been drinking -- but amazingly enough she's still fun to follow! She's still real young, I think under 25 IIRC -- so they bounce back quicker! LOL, at least that is what I tell myself... she's been working on her fitness at just about every Planet Fitness around the nation (well, mostly the South but she was just in Flint Michigan with her friend Allie Colleen.) But she's still on the road and giving 'em hell!

Who am I leaving out? Oh, that's right! 'Ole Reliable, Brandee Lee! The glue that prevents anything serious from happening... aka, the "enforcer"... lol j/k -- she has her favorites on this list! LOL, but she is a devoted network rat who will no doubt be bitching about any of her "Shows" (and trust me there are MANY) not having new eposodes next season. 

Recently she has been putting on episodes of "Murder She Wrote", "Columbo" and "Little House on the Prairie" at night... It's just crazy that these shows seem as new as when I was a kid and they were new! I watched the first three episodes of Little House on the Prairie the other night (if only because I didn't feel like dealing with Paramount+'s fucked up home page) and let me tell you! Them fucking shows are fucking heart wrenching! I can't believe kids used to watch that! But it's all true to the period! I think seeing the first three episodes really put in perspective how good mankind has it in the 21st century! And I mean that! If you want a challenge from me, watch the first three episodes of Little House on the Prairie, and I mean really watch them, FOLLOW THEM, just the first three episodes --- and you'll be like "Holy shit" too!

Anyway, I guess I'm just getting old... Gonna be 48 this July! And as for the kids? They have all moved out... we're empty nesters now! I can't help but to feel like once we get ourselves together and a structure in place, one of them will come back... already I'm used to strolling around in my underwear... having sex at any time of the day. Not having to keep lots of food on hand, eating out regularly and otherwise just having to take care of myself and the house... I can't complain! But I do long for a little excitment from time to time! And while I'm not a network rat, I do enjoy my forms of Entertainment and they are all on display in this thread! 

This is me! This is who I am! And that is what I am learning about this whole "Hollywood" culture... just a fucking ride like no other!

I guess I had a little temper tantrum last night... we all go thru these periods of emotional ups and downs, and I am no different!

I want to be clear, anything I ever gave anyone in this thread in terms of money, gift or anything else was given freely with no strings attached... I don't regret anything! It really makes no difference what you give people, if they don't like you - they don't like you... You can try to win people over, but that doesn't always work.

I'm saying all this because I can't handle this tryst I have going in my mind with Eden... this chick is seriously sinister! There is absolutly NOTHING that I can do to get her attention. I know she sees me, but she is just not interested, and honestly I can't take anymore... It's time to move on from the Eden chapter! And while I have said this a few times in the past, this time it's hitting different for me. I'm no angry! I'm just disappointed... I should really be disappointed in myself, but that is not this case this go around. I'm no longer going to edit this thread as I did in the past. What I said above, while slightly intoxicated, is how I felt at the moment. I'm going to focus less on the people who are not interested, and focus more to the people who seem to enjoy my company... There is no sense in throwing out the baby with the bathwater here... but there is no point in investing any more time and money into Eden. 

And before anyone starts to think I'm falling apart, might I remind them -- I'm old-school and I have friends in low places.

I re-lapsed... but I didn't start following her again!

39 Baby steps!

Brandee has already said she is not going to leave me... she is just going to kill me!

So I got that going for me!

Well... I started following Eden again.

She knew it was just a matter of time... 

Yeah, I also gave her money agian! So sue me! Someone has to keep her looking good on the picket line!

(Eden Dranger c/o the last $100 I sent her on Venmo)

Look at them new shoes, fancy finger nails with a super paint job, movie star glasses, hair extensions and zip-up sweater that makes her look softer than a new-born baby's ass! You think that shit is cheap? Fuck no!

She's going all out on this strike, I think she's convinced she will meet her true love on the picket line! Look at it from my perspective, she meets the love of her life and gets married! GREAT! I can close that file as a "Happy Ending"... isn't that worth a few bucks?

I mean, look at Melissa out there in Utah 

(Melissa Stetten 2023 - c/o Instagram and Martin Gero while on a short nap)

No make-up... no fancy nails or hair extensions! 100% Natural!

She's not hiding behind NOTHING! What you see is what you get! 

And I have been wanting to broach this Hollywood lifestyle thing for awhile now... but that's the thing about Hollywood that is most fucked up... If you are in Entertainment it's going to be impossible to fade off into the sunset so to speak... You have to put yourself out there, because that is just how fame and Hollywood works! Twinkle-Twinkle little star!

But trust me... Melissa is the least of my problems. Her and Martin are what I consider the "Happy Ending", regardless how it ends up. Which I hope is GOOD! Lord knows Melissa is developing that 1000 mile stare that all mothers develop in short order! 

I'm impressed! But Melissa has always been a go-getter! That's why she is the star of this thread! Don't even get me started on Ali, who has some dude cleaning her stove, but no 1,000 mile stare as of yet.

The bottom line here is that we're all having a good time... and to answer Rastus' question, NOBODY is going to leave ANYONE! This thread is like the Olive Garden! When you're in here, you're family!

But alas, we do have Rachel and her twisted pal Desi... They don't scare me, but the thought of getting Rachel in this dress drives me crazy!

(c/o Rachel Fisher - Twitter)

So this thread is very dynamic! Or I'm just a slut?

I guess the better question would be, how the hell would anyone be able to move around in such a dress as shown above? Clearly if you're wearing that dress you're stuck at whatever establishment has ball-room doors! No getting into a car or even a limo wearing that!

That's old school! You can only wear something like that at a select few places... And to be honest, in my entire life there has only been one woman who has shown a desire to wear such an outfit! Rachel Fisher!

What the fuck am I getting myself into here? I mean, we're talking Cinderella - glass slipper kind of stuff here!

Welcome to Hollywood! Play or be played!

What do you mean? Melissa is up there in the thread above! Nothing happened to her, she got married and had a little girl! 

A happy ending in my book! 

I think Melissa is looking great! Even with the 1,000 yard stare (yes, I was a little drunk last night and called it the 1,000 mile stare)... but there is just something about breeders that is just so damn sexy to me! I mean heck, I've been with Brandee for 22 years and I still think she is sexy! Sure, she's got the 1,000 yard stare too... and over the decades she has gotten a little meaner. But if you go back in this thread and look at how even Brandee and I looked before and after kids -- you would realize that things change for the better! You start to care less about what people think and more about living in the moment, besides they probably just arrived from a long drive on the road. Go back in the thread and look for the Disney photos of Brandee and I! It's a well known phenomena, and goes hand in hand with good parenting! Besides, this was her 1st vacation since having her baby! It's a personal vacation so I highly doubt she cares what some old codger from Australia thinks! lol, she's just happy to be feeling the spice of life again and you can clearly see that! I think she looks better and healthier in that photo above than she did decades ago! She's in the magic years of parenting, and besides, do you expect her to cake on the make-up with a short mini-skirt and high heels to navagate mountain terrain? Hell, they were posting photos of climbing them mountians and crossing them over rope bridges today! I don't know what to say Rastus, I think you're missing out by not following along... like you missed a big chunk of the story line, and you still think she's working as a model rather than a home engineer. 

I don't suspect that you had any kids yourself Rastus, nor do I think your Bud Light pal will be squirting out any kids anytime soon either. 

But now that we got thru Rastus' heckling... it gets worse! It would seem our good friend Eden always finds some pod-cast to go on while we're on a break... This time it's a more of a serious look and attitude than what we seen on the Bananas pod where she seemed really relaxed... Plus this pod she wen't on seems to have a real technical guru that not only broadcast live videos of the pod-cast, but also has their very own website, along with a full typed transcript of the entire podcast! I was pretty impressed with the level of tech and details these guys on theclipout.com wielded. And of course it was great to see Eden on camera, so they're alright in my book for having her on!

You can check it out here - https://www.theclipout.com/311-unpacking-pelotons-rebrand-plus-our-interview-with-eden-dranger 

Apparently it's a Peloton exercise bike theme... it would be great pod for anyone reading who might own a Peloton bike.

There is not really much else going on, except to say that the WGA is STILL on stike! I guess come June 30th we will find out if the SAG union will strike -- so there is a good chance this thing could drag out for a while longer as everyone still seems far apart and the serious pressure won't even be applied until July... and that is only IF the SAG agrees to authorize a strike. It's explained in better detail by Eden in her video above if you're interested in unions and strikes. 

All that said, I look forward to seeing how this adventure all turns out! It's real-live entertainment! This thread is my version reality TV, with a little fandom fantasy sprinkled on top!

Maybe one day we can all get together for a big ball-room party? Rachel says she has her ballroom dress picked out! LOL