Busy news day here at W&C!
The Amazing Race 9 teams have been unveiled... here they are!
From left to right:
BJ & Tyler (age 26, 25) - Best Friends
Quick bio: BJ is a Harvard grad, Tyler fell in love with a Japanese woman and tried to impress her by walking the entire length of Japan.
Who they remind me of: Ryan & Chuck (TAR6)
John & Scott (41/38) - Life-long Friends
Quick bio: John has a (eek!) fear of flying... take road trips to... hmmm... Provincetown?
Who they remind me of: Do we have an older version of TAR2's Danny & Oswald?
Ray & Yolanda (31/27) - Dating
Quick bio: Yolanda ran track for Univ. of Florida, Ray is an attorney, self-described as stubborn and opinionated
Who they remind me of: Frank & Magarita (TAR1)
Joseph & Monica (23/23) - Dating
Quick bio: Ummm, not a lot.. they're Southerners
Who they remind me of: A more likeable version of Ron & Kelly (TAR7)?
From left to right:
Wanda & Desiree (44/24) - Mother/Daughter
Quick bio: Wanda is fluent in Spanish, Desiree says mom tends to be overprotective
Who they remind me of: Nancy & Emily (TAR1)
Lake & Michelle (37/36) - Married Parents
Quick bio: Laid-back Michelle notes Lake is a classic "Type A" personality and hopes he won't cause friction during the Race
Who they remind me of: Do we have another Colin (TAR5) or Wil (TAR2) or Ray/Deana (TAR7) on our hands?
Fran & Barry (61/63) - Retirees/Married 40 Years
Quick bio: Enjoy "adventure travel" though Fran once refused to bungee jump in New Zealand... tho she has sky-dived.
Who they remind me of: Any of the older couples, but they sound like the edgiest/fittest senior set yet!
Eric & Jeremy (27/26) - Friends
Quick bio: Met while running college track, self-described as cocky, competitive, and strong athletes
Who they remind me of: Any of the pretty boy, young & ft teams that won the Race early on... Rob & Brennan (TAR1), Chris & Alex (TAR2).
Left, Up, & Down (sorry the individual team page wasn't working for these last 2 teams... so squint):
David & Lori (30/25) - Dating
Quick bio: Lori would like to get married, David would like to get his career off the ground
Who they remind me of: Ok, a bit mean-spirited... but a generic dating couple that doesn't get very far in the Race
Danielle & Dani (22/22) - Childhood Friends
Quick bio: Outgoing/Talkative, not much travel experience, big boobs
Who they remind me of: Fellow NY-ers, Meredith & Maria (TAR6)
Lisa & Joni (48/44) - Sisters
Quick bio: Loud & rambunctious, they are both over 6 feet tall... would use their winnings for some plastic surgery
Who they remind me of: Godlewskis (TAR8) crossed with the Bowling Moms (TAR5)?
Not an would-be actor or model or personal trainer in the bunch!
TAR9 kicks off with its traditional 2-hour premiere on Tuesday, February 28th... and yes, the show is back to being a "race around the world"... contestants will hit all 5 continents this season!
Remind me to watch it this time closer to the actual date.
Posted by: Scott-O-Rama | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 12:18 AM
Can't wait! I already have high hopes for BJ and Tyler. You've got to give them better odds than Ryan and Chuck!
They look like they could make me laugh.
Posted by: Gail | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 10:56 PM
I like the way you set up the team photos - very nice! I think the team pages for the two female teams are up so you can grab the bigger images.
I'm tempted to call them Team Before and Team After
(Plastic Surgery).
Posted by: ginny | Saturday, February 04, 2006 at 12:48 PM
I THINK THE WINNERS ARE GONNA BE JOE AND MONICA AND THE FIRST TEAM ELIMINATED WILL BE WANDA AND DESIREE THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TEAM THEY DONT LOOK LIKE THEY COULD WIN THEY LOOK 2 PRISSY 2 WIN!!! WHATS YOUR THOUGHTS ON BEING FIRST OUT AND WINNING THE MONEY???
Posted by: DONNIE | Sunday, February 19, 2006 at 09:20 PM