Just finished watching Dancing With the Stars from my cozy cube at work. I wonder if Def Leppard ever thought they'd be background music for ballroom dancing.
So I thought, for sure, Cristian would gracefully bow out. How 'bout that? He stays with a ruptured tendon and Shannon and Derek are out. Mario lives....yeah! He said his brother (from Baltimore) is coming to visit him in L.A. next week and he was hoping he'd still be in the game. Look for bro in the audience next week.
I was there last week and got a fun perspective on the energy that goes into putting on this live (most of the time) show. Some of the music acts are pre-taped earlier in the afternoon.
Most people have asked me..."Is Jason Taylor not adorable?", "Is Marissa as nice as she seems?", "Did you get to see Priscilla in person?" yes, yes, and no. After the show, the stars were still pretty enthusiastic even though most of them seemed exhausted! I got most of my "inside" info. from their publicists during the commercial breaks while we were watching them perform. They gossip a little about their clients. I heard one star cried six times that day (Shannon) and another was refusing to answer questions about the judge's low scores (Marlee).
The entire show is produced on a huge CBS lot in a warehouse type building, on a stage right next to American Idol. Same exec. producer for both: Nigel Lythgoe. He parks his Bentley smack between both sets. It's good to be Nigel.
And tonight it's good to be home.
more on DWTS to come. -MB