'Big Brother 7: All-Stars' - Live Feeds - Evening Report 7/12

I thought I'd give you a taste of what live feed watchers are all too familiar with even this early in the season. This is what I call the flame/clouds. They're constantly billowing accompanied by a hyped-up Big Brother theme music loop. I heard Erika say that the feeds focus on the fireplace loop in the living room when the show wants to block them. How she knows what it focuses on, I haven't a clue. She shouldn't know, I wouldn't think.

As for the music, I caught myself bopping my head to it earlier today. Eep. I think I have a problem. Is there a 12 Step Program for this? I'm also losing my mind (hush, those who say I lost it long ago!). In an earlier entry, I posted I didn't think the votes had actually taken place. D'oh. Thanks to a commenter, it all came back to me as if it were yesterday -- until the numbers come down, the votes are filmed the day before. I can't believe I forgot that. A mind is a terrible thing to lose, isn't it?

Here's the skinny on what I felt were important or interesting happenings in the house this evening:

• Jase said very nice things about Cowboy. [Editor's note: He may be a nice person, but I'm still glad he's not in the house this season.]
• Will claims that if he wins HOH, he'll disagree with the other HOH over the nominations so he'll go up on the block and go home. Jase thinks he's just playing a strategy and wants to play the game.
• People (Janelle, Jase and others) keep talking about nominating Chicken George, mainly because he doesn't fit in. But, most agree that he can be fun. [Editor's note: See, we don't need Cowboy - George took his place.]
• Will made Howie promise that if wins HOH, he'll put him (Will) up on the block. If they win (Will and Howie), both end up on the block.
• They talked about movies. Yawn.
• They talked bars, foreign Big Brother shows, foreign cities. Yawn, yawn, yawn.
• Danielle told Mike and Will about the Mr. and Mrs. Smith alliance (Diane, Jase, and Alison). See my previous entry for more details on that rumored alliance.
• Mike doesn't understand Janelle's popularity with the show fans. He likens her to Tonya.
• Will wants to go home before sequester -- says he has to get back to work. Or, at least that's what he's telling folks. Act or not? I say ACT.
• Diane and Nakomis talked about the vote being 8-2 and wondering if people will know it was them voting to keep Alison. [Editor's note: I think Diane voted for Alison to stay, but I'm not so sure about Nakomis.]

That's the goods for now. Usually, when the votes have already been cast (d'oh...still can't believe I forgot they're taped this early in the season), it's peaceful in the house. I'll post an entry in the morning about the late night and overnight hours, but the day itself should be on the quiet side. The live show day is usually full of housecleaning and primping like they're going to be on national TV or something. Well, this crew is a bunch of slobs, so the house really needs a lot of work. They don't seem to care how many of us are looking at the mess every day. Sheesh!

'BB7: All-Stars' - Live Feeds Digest - Afternoon 7/12

As the hours to eviction dwindle down, have there been fisticuffs? Spats? Houseguests in thorny snits?

Well, no. This group isn't anywhere near the anomosity we've seen other seasons, particularly last season. No throwing down of chairs (except for whatever act Will's playing), no clenched fists accompanied by glares that could kill on their own.

Here's the lowdown of the happenings from the live feeds this afternoon:

• Some of the houseguests are talking as if the voting is already done. True, they've all been being called one by one to the DR (Diary Room), but they also tape good-bye messages. The votes should be live tomorrow night unless BB changed things around.
• Mike Boogie claims that Marcellas told him that both he and George voted to evict Alison. He thinks that Danielle is working with the S6 alliance to send him and Will home.
• Danielle imitated Jase walking around saying, "Alliance! I need an alliance! Any twins available for an alliance?"
• James thinks Erika is backstabbing the S6 crew.
• Janelle said that it should be a unanimous vote for Alison to go.
• George's snoring kept Kaysar awake last night. Staying up so late with his buddies sure didn't help any.
• Jase went around memorizing things in the house -- the number of ants on the wall (now minus two - one Howie broke and one Jase took), the sayings on the walls, etc.
• The houseguests got the HOH camera and had tons o' fun with it, like a barrel o' monkeys.
• Ali posed for a shot hiding in the pot where she actually hid eavesdropping last night.
• They're referring to her escapade as PotGate.
• Diane said the Internet fans must be bored. (I thank her for her concern. It's actually getting more interesting day by day, much as I thought it would.)
• They had an outdoors lockdown.
• Lots of websites talk, again not mentioning me. (Sniffle.)
• They still don't know what will replace PB&J and speculation is running amok.
• Diane doesn't know the meaning of "lethargic." Jase and Howie told her. (@@ -- rollin' them eyes at Diane!)
• James and Janelle had a long, long talk about last season. She said that she and Michael were so wrong for each other, but she didn't realize that when she was in the house. He likes to go out; she likes to stay home and watch movies. Just two totally different types of people.
• Janelle told Jase that people want to put George up for eviction. He likes the idea.

That's the height of today's excitement. A thrill a minute, I tell ya! But, honestly, they are getting more interesting to watch.

'BB7: All-Stars' - Live Feed Report and Screen Caps Today (7/12) So Far

What up, Kaysar and Company?
<--- George and Marcellas exercised together this morning. Now, where else but in the Big Brother house can you watch a middle-aged white guy who dresses funny exercise with a black gay guy who likes fluffy white bathrobes?

I dunno. If George's outfit wasn't shorts, I'd say he mimicked a Catholic school girl's uniform. Scary, ain't it?

Today, in Da House:

• Big Brother actually woke up the houseguests fairly early -- before 8:30 AM their time (PT) by blasting Sheryl Crowe music. Not that we live feeders get to hear it, of course. We get flame/clouds and bad music and then depend on the houseguests to spill the beans later.
• Diane told Erika she'd be glad with the outcome no matter which of the nominations gets evicted.
• Nakomis talked to Diane about working with Will and Mike Boogie, but told her to tell no one.
• The houseguests are all talking about Alison hiding in the pot with the pillow on her head eavesdropping for two hours last night. Antics like that aren't going to help her in the vote tomorrow.
• Danielle, however, cooked everyone pancakes for breakfast. A much better strategy indeed.
• Erika told Mike he needs to chill. He's playing the game too hard and will appear on the radar if he doesn't back off a bit.
• From Erika and Mike's conversation, now it looks like the vote is swinging almost unanimous that Alison will be evicted. Of course, that could change in the next moment.
• Erika thinks the two HOH will continue throughout the game.
• James wonders if the HOH rules are made up as the show goes along...next week three HOH, the week after...
• James warned Howie that "Erika's not totally with us" as he saw her discussing the vote with Mike.
• Marcellas thought he was going to be a big TV actor after his season. He learned the harsh reality of being on reality television.

The cameramen were apparently bored as the houseguests were being rather... um, boring... in the backyard. They took turns focusing on sunglasses. Here are Diane's Coco Chanel peepers.


James always looks like he's scheming, doesn't he? He's listening to a plane fly overhead.

Right now the talk has evolved somehow into Boston Rob.

No! No! Stop it!

It's bad enough Alison is haunting me.

More later!

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'Big Brother 7: All-Stars' - Live Feeds Digest - Evening/Overnight 7/11 into 7/12

I don't think BB was quite prepared for all the reminiscing betwixt seasons that we're seeing. In a way, it's kind of interesting and gives us a bit of an "insider" point of view on the show. But, the extent of the "insider" talk tends to drone on and on. And on and on. Heck, I like the scheming! So, let's go for it -- the most interesting bits on the feeds from last night and through to this morning.

• Mike keeps acting as the mouthpiece for Will -- the other HG think of Mike/Will as one and the same. He tried to get Kaysar to ally with him, but Kaysar saw through the doubletalk and pointed out that he wasn't even telling him anything -- not even the eviction vote choice.
• Danielle told James she wouldn't target the S6 next week.
• James wants to target Chicken George. [Editor's note: I'm wondering why some think of George as such a threat. He could easily be removed at any time in the game. He's not good at comps and isn't a part of any huge alliance. If I were in the house, I'd consider him as fluff I could blow away at any time. I'd go to break up the power players.]
• Marcellas and Janelle had a really long talk. He SO wants Danielle out, but it's like Janelle has magical powers over him -- he will vote Alison out for her. I think he's in love. Or something. She's got him infatuated and wrapped around her pinkie. Speaking of which, I have seen Nakomis make no pinkie swears yet this season. Cool beans.
• Howie, for a change, talked about sex. Heh.
• Jase seems to be instigating Howie's picking on Nakomis bit. As I said, Howie should be careful. Nakomis isn't April.
• Erika told Janelle that Jase is running around campaigning to save Alison. (He is.)
• Janelle and Erika claim they trust each other. I would trust no one.
• Alison once again worked on George. Whether he believes all her lies or not, I don't know. He's the show wildcard -- it's hard to tell how much he actually understands all the devious plays, that wasn't around in his season.
• George shook hands with Danielle to keep her. Maybe he's devious himself. I guess we'll see.
• Before the show started, someone who lived with Diane informed Janelle (possibly the whole cast) that there would be a Mr. and Mrs. Smith alliance -- Diane studied all the past seasons, was hanging out with Alison and Jase, their alliance was the "Smiths." They supposedly contacted Will and Mike, told them to throw the first HOH so "Smiths" could win, Kaysar and Janelle would go up, Janelle evicted. This is all according to Janelle.
• Alison hid and eavesdropped on the other houseguests.
• Howie seems to have a regularly scheduled Rant Against Nakomis bit this season. I feel he's making a huge mistake.
• Nakomis and Diane seem to have formed an alliance. And, at this time, they're both upset that Alison is talking about different things they said in confidence.
• Alison tried to work on Erika, telling her she wouldn't be the target if she stays.
• Janelle told Marcellas she'd choose him over Howie, Kaysar and James if it came to that. Could it be love? Or is it just strategy?
• Marcellas, perhaps successfully, worked on Nakomis to vote out Alison.
• James is upset that Janelle talks to Jase too much and tells too much.
• James talked to Diane about George's probable vote flip-flop. No one is sure where George stands.
• Howie admitted that Nakomis is a good and smart player. (Of course, that won't stop him from picking on her!)
• Kaysar told Janelle not to let Marcellas think he has too much power in the house.
• Once again, some of the HG stayed up for most of the night. They're all asleep as I post this.

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