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Monday, February 15, 2010

Amazing Race: Good Start For Ex-Phils Coach

As I previously reported -- apparently exclusively, since as of this writing neither the Inquirer nor Daily News has mentioned this in their papers or at philly.com -- former Phillies third-base coach Steve Smith and his daughter Allison are contestants on the new season of "The Amazing Race" on CBS. The series debuted on Sunday night, and since I'm writing about it I can use this phrase for the first time on this blog...

SPOILER ALERT!!

THAT'S RIGHT -- DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED YET!!

THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING, DAMMIT!!!!

There. Wasn't that fun? At any rate, the racers were off to Chile, where at one point they had to grab some paint, brushes and a ladder and run to the house whose outside matched their color to paint an unfinished wall. Some of the teams had trouble finding their house. Among them was Steve and Allie, who at one point went inside a building and began painting, to the confusion of some local workers. It was edited out of the broadcast, but the Smiths eventually completed their task well enough that they finished in 4th place when they arrived at the first pit stop.

Alas, in the EW.com TV Watch recap for the show, the writer has already declared that Steve and Allie are one of the teams she's "already feeling bored with." Phillies fans had a different feeling when first experiencing the work of Steve Smith (see my previous blog).

I have to decide whether or not to continue watching the series. It's on at 8 pm, the same time as "The Simpsons," which means I'd have to DVR one of them and hope for no delays due to sporting events running late -- especially since I have "Family Guy" and "Desperate Housewives" at 9. But it could be entertaining. Among the participants are a lesbian couple, a gay man with his straight brother, former "Big Brother" contestants Jeff and Jordan (she won on that show, apparently) and the former Miss Teen South Carolina who brought us this magic moment:

2 comments:

Jimmy said...

Hey Joe,

Thanks for the kind comment on my 'literary debut'! At least now I can prove somebody read it!

I do wanna point out, they approached me, not the other way around...jus sayin.

And your comments regarding 'God Bless America' are correct. But I do wonder how many Anthems DON'T refer to God in some way, shape or form? Still tho, gotta love the Kate n Lauren duet...

Saw that arena collapse in Pitts. Is there anything those guys won't do to try n win a game? Our Canadian kids were only 7 & 8! What would Sidney say?

Happy Presidents Day! Is that a thing?!?

Joe in Philly said...

Usually Presidents Day is just a day off work, mostly for government employees. It's commemorated more by tacky advertisements featuring various presidents than anything else. But my brother once actually said to me, "Happy Memorial Day," which is even weirder.

I didn't see anything about the arena collapse so I Googled it. On the first two pages of results, most of the links are from Canadian media. Glad no one was hurt.