Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Monday Morning - July 6

Giving up?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Sheeple:

• The Kathy Griffin "last laugh" phone calls haven't started yet -- they can't begin until after the PoV ceremony.
• And, no. The PoV ceremony hasn't happened yet. 
• John will surely save himself.
• Shelli has decided to put Meg up in his place to ensure Da'Vonne will go home.
• Shelli had a long talk with Meg, James, Jeff and Clay in which she all but said she'll be putting Meg up for sure.
• She claims that it's not because she wants Audrey to stay in the house -- Audrey can be next week. She says that Da'Vonne and herself have had issues from the beginning and, if she puts up someone who might get ousted over Da'Vonne at this point (like Audrey), Da'Vonne and her people will come after her with a vengeance no matter what promises they might make right now.
• It does all sound logical.
• Becky still thinks Audrey should be the Number One Target.
• Steve had a long talk with Shelli feeling out whether he's in danger, if there's any social things he's doing wrong and generally kind of working his way into the bunch.
• They expect Jason to throw a vote for Da'Vonne to stay and they're alright with that.
• But it's Vanessa who really wants to push for votes for Da'Vonne to stay.
• It ain't gonna happen.
• They're once again a bunch of sheeple who will "vote with the house."
• In talks with the never-ending parade to the HoH room, Clay said more than once, "We."
• Um. When did he win something?
• Shelli told Jason that they understand he will vote for Da'Vonne to stay and don't want him to do anything else.
• Lots of tears going on overnight.
• Johnny Mac shed no tears.
• Meanwhile, Audrey continues to play them all. She's now in her concerned citizen mode, acting like she's interested in the others.
• Then she feigns sleep to avoid them.
• Shelli told Becky that she deliberately didn't tell her of her plan to get Da'Vonne out because she didn't want to put her in the position of lying.
• Becky is worried that, if Audrey wins HoH next week, she'll be the target as everyone knew of the backdoor plan ... including Audrey.
• Shelli and Boy Toy want to work with Jason after Da'Vonne leaves.
• Shelli now remembers they're not supposed to tell the nominees they'll be up on the block. 
• Oops.
• That's all I write ... for now.

Meg is not perky and upbeat

James is somber

Back to fun - a fake podcast

Lizia calls in to the podcast

Steve has a long talk with Shelli

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Sunday into the evening - July 5

Isn't that just too sweet? (Gag)

Aw, Clay and Shelli are sharing the headphones to listen to her HoH music. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Perplexing Planning:

• Just a note to start -- While Clay is very nice eye candy, I pretty much resent him in the game. He was never a fan. He never even watched the show until four months before going in the house. Yet he has managed to get Shelli to do his dirty work as HE has an issue with Da'Vonne. I guess more power to him, but that doesn't make me happy with him.
• After the rush to get all the comps out of the way before the 4th of July holiday, they've had down time.
• They're bored.
• I'm bored.
• Now Jason thinks that Vanessa is America's Player.
• I believe just yesterday it was that Austin was thinking Audrey was America's Player.
• America ain't got no hamster in this race, silly rodents!
• If I did, I'd pick Steve or even Johnny Mac due to his goofiness.
• The AU-duo (AUdrey and AUstin) want Da'Vonne out this week and target James next.
• Audrey thinks that Johnny Mac is now in with Shelli and Clay. She thinks Shelli owes him.
• She's right on that.
• But Johnny Mac isn't totally in with them, I don't think. He's not much of a schemer.
• Audrey thinks that Steve is just floating looking for a place to land. But she doesn't think he realizes how deep the cliques are.
• She's right on that, too.
• That doesn't mean I like her. I have to give her credit, though. She totally blew it the first two weeks and landed kind of on her feet. Well, it depends on who has the power next week, I guess.
• Audrey also thinks Jackie is the mole.
• Um. When there was a mole, it was Audrey herself!
• Jelli (Jeff/Shelli) are thinking of putting Meg up to replace John.
• They're still sure that Da'Vonne will go home.
• They also think that Jason is now okay with it.
• I don't think he is. Perhaps resigned to it, but not okay with it.
• They're still speculating on the Kathy Griffin last laugh. The phone didn't ring over the weekend.
• Da'Vonne tried to convince Shelli she needs to stay in the game.
• It didn't work.
• After all, she miffed CLAY and CLAY is the one who is pushing for her to go.
• Lizia, knowing she might be a pawn, tried to convince Shelli that Meg would be a better pawn.
• And, on it goes.
• Jeff spreads the rumor that Vanessa is America's Player.
• @@
• Lots of small talk.
• Apparently the PoV Ceremony will be tomorrow.

The Photo Booth is back

Jason doesn't like being a Have Not

Not a new alliance, photo booth

Can she find a skimpier top?

Uh-oh, Da'Vonne has a knife!

Big Brother 17: Battle of the Block, Nominations Blog Party - July 5

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there! I'll be posting another live feeds report late this evening (late East Coast, not necessarily late West Coast).

But, first ... an update on the blog pool (yay, ORKMommy)!

Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian

Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed

James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju, ML

Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl

Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

EVICTED
Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS, CaelaXO

The people who had Jace in the pool can rally for someone on their own or volunteer to cheer on Jackie or Jeff since they weren't revealed until after the pool was put together.

On with the show ... 

Okay, the recap over with, we get the reactions of Becky and Shelli to their HOHdom. Audrey's lies and instigating are catching up to her. Will she be the main target for eviction? Vanessa was framed by her. The lies will catch up! Day calls a house meeting to expose Audrey. Audrey accuses all of them of being pathological.

Audrey's new strategy is to lie down and play dead. 

Who wants to see our HOH room? I'd love it if everybody refrained some day.

Shelli and Beck discuss putting up four pawns with Audrey as a backdoor plan. They start talking to everybody ... but Audrey. Remember, she's playing dead. Clay and Jeff are more worried about Da'Vonne than they are about Audrey. Audrey comes back from the dead and pleads her case with Jeff, Meg and Clay. Shelli wants Becky to put up pawns who will throw the BotB so she can keep her nominations and HOHdom. They talk to John. She wants to put him up with Da'Vonne and throw the comp.

Filler: Becky tells the tale of being hit in the face by a train.

Nominations Today
Shelli nominates John and Da'Vonne. Day, because she doesn't trust her and needs to protect herself. She doesn't explain John.
Becky nominates Jason and Steve. Jason put her on the block, Steve a great guy but hasn't talked game.

Becky thinks the Audrey backdoor plan is still in action. It isn't. Shelli and Boy Toy Clay want Da'Vonne out.

Da'Vonne and Jason are sure that one of them is the target because they spoke up in the house.

Audrey asks Clay and Shelli if there is a Plan B if Steve or Jason throw the comp. Now Shelli's worried because she doesn't want Becky to know what the real plan is. John is worried a bit about throwing the comp, but he has no real allies in the game. That would gain him some.

Battle of the Block comp time! The yard is done up like a TV house set. It's a filming for Ginger Fever. Finding props on the set with cameras. It's called Give Me Props! Becky is still oblivious and that Audrey is going to be backdoored.

As John says, Da'Vonne's strategy which has them running all over the place, will throw it for herself.

Jason and Steve win the Battle of the Block!

Da'Vonne says she has to win the Power of Veto or she will go home.
Yup.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 5, 2015

Good late Sunday afternoon to everyone! My apologies for not getting to this weekly off television topic reflection of the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way earlier. But it's here now! If you're looking for Big Brother 17 content, you can find it right at this here link. I will be posting a blog party for the show at 8pm ET and another live feeds report late tonight. Trust me, not much is happening in the house today!

Most of the photos I have for you this week are from Plainfield's 92nd Annual 4th of July Parade. I'm lucky that I was off this year and it passes right in front of my apartment building. I just brought a folding chair, bottle of water and my camera down the elevator and had a front row uncrowded seat. I took a gazillion photos of the happenings -- more are on my Photobucket album for the parade at this link. I have more I want to upload there!

I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July weekend!

Hillside Steppers

These girls were adorable and quite talented! The Hillside Steppers with these young'uns and a group a bit older, were new additions this year. We also had a senior steppers group -- The Silver Steppers -- come from East Orange.

I messed with the clown

Well, I messed with my photo of the clown. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

Not a part of the parade

Maybe not in the parade, but I've been wanting to get a shot of this guy. I keep seeing him whizzing by on that thing all around town. It's motorized, not sure what they call it. It would probably kill my knees, but years ago I would have loved to own one!

**CLICK THE 'READ MORE' LINK TO SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS**

Bug Brother 17: Live Feeds Into Sunday - July 4 - July 5

Austin and Audrey talk game

The 4th of July weekend in the BB house has a lot of down time. They rushed through comps so that they can run with a skeleton staff and the hamsters are bored. So am I. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Fireworks:

• Audrey told Jeff she wouldn't go after him next week.
• Of course, that's after she instigated a whole lotta fake rumors about him this past week.
• I really don't think anyone should trust Audrey.
• John told Steve he didn't throw the BotB, but he did have a bad feeling they were going to lose when going into it.
• (Remember, though ... John won the Veto, so he should be safe. I don't think he's a Marcellas.)
• Both Meg and Jason would be thrilled if Shelli put Audrey up in John's place. But Jason is sure that would never happen.
• A sidenote -- This is the first season with two hamsters starting with AU. I keep automatically typing the wrong name.
• Right now, Austin isn't even being really mentioned as a target. With Jace gone and Shelli in charge, he's not a target. But the others aren't even mentioning him.
• Da'Vonne told us (the live feeders) that we might think Clay is cute, but he's scuzzy -- he never showers and has taken only four showers since they got there.
• Meg is more scared of Audrey than anyone ever in her life.
• She must live a sheltered life.
• Shelli thinks she will put up Meg as the pawn against Da'Vonne.
• They tried to put together patriotic red, white and blue clothes for the holiday.
• They fussed about how boring it is.
• They wish they had board games.
• They had a private 4th of July party and we weren't invited. We got Jeff highlights -- some of which are pretty interesting ... the first time you see them.
• Shelli thinks, outside of her little posse, no one is coming to her to find out her plans.
• That's because they all talk.
• And, many are disappointed because she doesn't have any plan to put Audrey on the block.
• John is becoming peripheral with the HoH 7-person alliance.
• Hmm.
• Jeff said he doesn't trust Austin and Audrey ... two of Shelli's buddies.
• But the AU-2 do seem to be getting closer and closer.
• Oy.
• John said he had to change his Facebook page due to crazy female patients. 
• But he's kind of a crazy dentist, methinks!
• However, I'm liking him more than I thought I would in the house. He's nowhere near as loud as they're portraying him.
• Lizia talked of her older sister.
• Yeah, probably a few minutes older!
• Austin thinks that the HoH went to James's head and that James hates him due to his height.
• Austin and Jeff did a podcast thing about sexual experiences. It embarrassed poor Steve and he stopped playing.
• Austin knows and repeats that Da'Vonne is a poker card dealer, not a teacher.
• Clay, Jeff and Shelli said that John threw the BotB comp.
• At least he didn't throw the Veto! He's not that stupid!
• They're bored.
• I'm out.

Whozzat comin' in the door?

At least his foot is clean

Shady lady?

Shelli has all the power

Lizia is skimpy patriotic

Da'Vonne knows she's a target

Meg loves NYC. Did you know that?