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Sunday, September 7, 2003:  Blimp Ride & Erika and Robert are Alone
Robert and Erika watch as Jun and Ali leave through the back yard doors.

9:00AM  BBT  Ali and Jun have to get ready for their blimp ride.  10:41AM  Robert:: "I Haven't been able to sleep.  I dreamt me and you were running to get a taxi to go somewhere."   10:58AM Jun and Ali are called into the BY to leave for their trip. They put on blindfolds and exit through the backdoors of the backyard.  Robert and Erika are the only two in the house.

First Hour Alone   Robert and Erika discuss the game.  Robert's excited and when he gets this way he just rambles on, talking really fast.  It's just like when he was with the stooges and they'd get so pumped up. The difference this time is he's delivering this pep rally to Erika.  She's listening emotionless, like she's hearing about that blimp prize again.  Erika seems pretty truthful in what she tells him.  She blames his Dream Team for Ali still being in the house.  She said that Jack didn't see the threat either, and Erika considered going to Rob's team for help in getting her out.  Erika says how vile Alison can be at times, but also sees a good side to her.  Robert says that Ali's the type of girl that ruins his day with her first words in the morning, he hates her shrill voice. 

Robert applies suntan lotion to his ex.

Robert: "Who would have ever thought we'd have this house to ourselves.  I mean when you came in here did you ever think we'd be alone in here together?  Man, I wish is was overnight."   Erika: "Wha... Oh, you mean you wish their trip was overnight.  Yeah. It does feel so nice and stress-free in here today."

Robert and Erika wave to the passing blimp. [Click to Enlarge]

Robert: "If you win and I don't get anything, I want you to take me to dinner at Crestations."
Erika: "Sure I'd do that.  And if you win and I don't get anything, I want you to give me twenty grand so I can pay my bills."
Robert: "Yeah, sure, I can do that."

1:20PM The Goodyear Blimp passes over the Big Brother house, followed by the Channel 9 News helicopter to tape Jun and Ali in the blimp from the outside.  The message on the blimp read: " Congratulations Big Brother 4 House Guests. Now that you've made it to the final four. You're Flying High"  Rob and Erika go out to the BY and wave, jump up and down and swing their towels over their heads.  Both Robert and Erika are really glad they're not in the blimp, the idea terrifies them.  They're sure Jun and Ali are airsick.  Blimp [5 minutes] image

Robert: "Do you think they're up there thinking we're down here being miserable together."
Erika:  "I think they think we're here plotting and scheming."
Robert: "There's nothing left to plan."

Yes, Robert is flirting, and Erika's just being neutral.  Rob says, "You know they better get me out of the house soon before I start liking you again." and "You know we'll always be friends after this."  Her reaction is about the same as my third grade teacher when I told her I was in love with her.

Odds for Big Brother 4
(Odd calculated by John Avello of Bally's Paris)
 (For entertainment purposes only )

Houseguest: Opening
Odds
Last
Week
Current
Odds
Erika 4/1 3/1 2/1
Robert 10/1 8/1 5/2
Jun 25/1 4/1 3/1
Alison 8/1 7/2 4/1
Jee   9/3 40/1 8/1 --
Jack  8/27 4/1 -- --
Justin  8/20 12/1 -- --
Nathan  8/13 6/1 -- --
Dana  8/6 15/1 -- --
David  7/30 15/1 -- --
Michelle 7/23 20/1 -- --
Amanda  7/16 22/1 -- --
Scott  7/12 18/1 -- --

3:00PM Erika Landin Stars in "Home Alone IV" Robert's in the DR  And Erika thinks she's in an episode of "The Twilight Zone." she's all alone in the house, cameras are following her every move, "Robert, is that you?" No answer.  "Robert?  What are you doing in there, professing your undying love for me?"   When Robert finally returns she says "You scared me.  You were gone for like an hour."  Now we get to see the reverse, Erika's been called to the DR.  Her session was much shorter.  While in the DR they asked Robert if he missed Jun's cooking today.  He told them that it's worth not having her cooking, to not have to have her in the house.

This Week's Odds:  The odds were calculated before Alison won the PoV.  I forgot to post them. Even when posted on time, I just like the reminder of the opening odds.  Ali and Erika were early favorites, I wish I could have bet on Robert at 10/1.

4:20PM Jun & Ali Return   Jun got sick, Ali didn't, and she was actually a little impressed with her prize.  On their way to the blimp, they passed Jay Leno in his convertible Ali rolled down her window and yelled to him, he waved back.  The blimp is tethered to the ground, and to release it, they bounce the blimp up and down, they didn't like that part.  They described what the BB house area looks like from above.  They could see where the "Passions" set is, and the construction area for their competitions.  Jun really didn't like it when the channel 9 helicopter got to close.  The blimp pilot, John, radioed to the helicopter that their flyby was making a passenger nervous.  The helicopter cameraman asked if she would face the camera if she was going to get sick again.  They flew over Dodger's Stadium, the reservoir near where Robert lives and the Hollywood sign near where Erika lives, as well as Merv Griffin's mansion, City Hall, Universal Studios, and the Playboy mansion.   Jun is adding some detail, but mostly just discussing how sick she was.  It was a three hour tour.

Somewhere along the way, they met the person that recorded all the house announcements, like "Alison, please move your microphone higher."  

The blimp pilot asked Ali and Jun for their autographs...
Robert: "It's funny that someone asked Ali for her autograph.  We are just on a TV show."
Erika: "So?"
Robert:  "It's not like we are going to be on TV next year."
Erika: "You don't know that."
Robert:  "Everyone in LA has been on a reality TV show, it's not a big deal anymore.  Do you know anyone who's been on a reality TV show?"
Erika: "Yeah."
Robert: "So do I."

I know, I don't get it either, but that's what the said.  Later they mocked Ali for being excited over seeing Jay Leno, "I must see him driving around once a week.."

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6:00PM Nap Time Again  -  Ali and Jun took Dramamine for airsickness, and are sleeping soundly.   7:00PM Food Arrives.   Robert and Erika go to the storage room to get the food.  Erika immediately notices they didn't include an item she wanted. Tonight we're dining on Cuban food (they changed their mind from  Filipino food).  There was  halibut, chicken, tamales, and much more I missed.  It was a very quiet meal.    Tomorrow, they're ordering lobster, crab claws, New England clam chowder and baked potatoes.

It's getting deep in the HoH and I've heard it all before.  So lets take a laugh break and read a couple lines from Alison's Q&A form from CBS:

· What three adjectives best describe you?
Fun, loyal, outgoing
· How do you plan to win BIG BROTHER?

Not lying, not cheating and not talking behind backs

8:00PM  Ali & Robert  are in the HoH having the "Who would you vote for if you were on the jury?" conversation.  Robert says he'd vote for Jun, she played a good game, that's why we should get rid of her (Ali's way too smart to buy that.).  Ali say's she'd vote for him because he played a good game and picked a good alliance. 

8:50PM Robert runs back to Erika to tell her what a great conversation she had with Alison and how Ali hasn't decided yet.  Robert's certain that he swayed Ali to vote out Jun.  There were no feeds on Ali, but I think it's a good bet she was talking to Jun, telling her everything.   [Update 9:15PM, Ali's telling Jun everything.]

Robert and Erika are starting to act like a couple.  Robert asks her if they won if she'd go to Vegas with him.  She reminds him about the last time they went, they had a big fight and didn't even sit together on the plane ride back.  Robert asks, "So Miami, will you go to Miami with me?"  Erika [Laughing]: "No!"  Robert:  "I can't believe you won't even promise that."

9:30PM The Girls Get Their Pictures Back   Jun and Ali got disposable cameras to take pictures with on their trip, and they're back.  Jun brings the pictures from the storage room.  One cool story was when the blimp called the tower at the Burbank airport for permission to fly over their airspace, and the tower radio operator said it OK, "...and tell Jun and Ali we said hi..."  Kodak moments (reactions to photos) [6 minutes] image

11:00PM Robert re-tells his story of alcohol and the road back.  Ali's jumping rope.  Jun's working in the kitchen.  11:30PM Ali abs class is in session.  11:50PM They're starting to tire out...  Erika and Robert play Old Maid before bed.

Saturday, September 6, 2003:  Luxury Challenge Today
12:30AM  BBT  Ali and Jun talk in the BY.  Ali: "Robert wants to talk to me tomorrow. I guess he wants make a deal with me.  I just have to be careful I don't laugh in his face."  Of course Jun has nothing nice to say about Erika either.  Ali: "Erika says to me 'You would tell me if you were voting me out, wouldn't you?' an' like I said 'Oh of course I would.'  Like I would want to be left in this house with two ex's..."  

Ali goes inside leaving Robert, Erika and Jun.  Jun says, "I don't think it matters any more, we all know who she hates... more."  It's a cute remark, but the answer isn't clear.

1:15AM After a long FotH we find the HGs getting in bed.  This looks like a good idea, and coverage will continue today sometime after 10:00AM. 

10:10AM Wake-up Call.  By the second call everyone was out of bed and BB didn't get a chance to play the nasty voice wake-up call or the mariachi music.

10:25AM ADLs in progress, Robert asks Ali if she'd give him a haircut today.  Ali says she's scared of the luxury challenge because there's a big fence outside. Later Ali hears a chainsaw outside.

11:05AM: Ali to Jun: "I can't wait until Wednesday, they're going to shit themselves."   By 11:15AM everyone was taking a nap before the luxury challenge.

The luxury challenge today will be for something they've never given away before.

12:30PM Robert gives the girls prison uniforms to wear for the luxury competition, they aren't thrilled by the unflattering clothes.  12:45PM Robert and the girls are in their striped costumes and go out to the BY for the contest.

For those of you without live feeds let me explain that what you see on TV isn't the way it looks live.  The HoHs don't do very good jobs reading the intro/instructions, the producer usually has them read it several times until they get enough tape that they can edit together one good reading.  The producers ask the HGs to react as if they're hearing it for the first time, and always, "Bring up the energy level."   For example; when you saw the luxury competition where they won a weeks worth of laundry service, it was through the magic of editing that it looked fun, and that they were happy with the prize.  But the HGs pretended, and there was enough "happy" to edit into the show.   But today's...

"A fuckin' blimp ride."

Robert reads the instructions, the theme is "Escape from the Big Brother House." Each guest has to break out a cell, go through a swamp (pool), under barbed wire, through mud, out a sewer pipe to the finish line, and the prize: "A ride on the world famous Goodyear blimp."  Well there was no happy from the group to edit in to the show.  "A fucking blimp ride?"  "I'll pass."  No one wanted the prize, no one wanted to go through the mud, a total disaster.  Reaction to the prize [3 minutes] image

We're going to win what?

FotH, Take Two:  They try again.  Jun's happy reaction is so fake and sarcastic.  Erika just sits there like she's waiting for a bus.  Alison generates some real laughter, but it's directed at how lame the prize is.  FotH.  They bitch and moan, they try to talk one and other into winning so they won't have to go.  Robert tells them it's a trip for two (top two time scores).  FotH.  Today's producer is "Jim" and they gave him one tough day.

Robert goes first.  Jun's doing her fake cheering him on, Erika's still waiting for her bus. Ali's watching, but utterly unimpressed.  I would have forked over another $24.95 to see what was going on in the control room.  This was the saddest/funniest thing I've seen all season.  And the worst thing about it is that when it airs on TV, they'll have cleaned it up and made it look fun (I can't imagine how).   Oh yeah, Jun and Ali are going on a blimp ride. 

Robert checks out the features on the T-Mobile cell phone.

1:45PM  When the HGs come back inside, there's a stand with a cell phone on it on the coffee table.  Erika really wants to win the AC phone call.  The winner will be announced tonight.  Ali and Jun will go on their blimp ride Sunday night.  Regardless of the prize, the girls enjoy getting dressed up for a photo op.

2:15PM Erika's a little stressed out and sniffling.  I think part of it is the anticipation of winning the phone call. 

4:15PM America's Choice   Robert won the call to his daughter, Elena.  Her first words were "Hi Pop," she lost a tooth, and likes her new teacher.  She cried and Robert remained strong and told her he was doing good.  Robert said it was a long two minutes.   The call was not shown on the live feeds, so details are sketchy.  When Robert got off the phone he cried like he never cried before.  He cried so much that he made the BB people in the DR cry too.  He's so happy the America did that for him, and voted for him twice.  He spoke in humble terms and was very touched and grateful to America.

5:15PM Erika once again checks with Ali to see if is going to vote her out.  Ali once again assures her that if she wins HoH she's taking Erika with her, and that Jun's a liar.  Erika assures Ali that she would never take Robert to the finals, the only one she want to go to the finals with is her.  Lies, lies, lies... 

5:25PM Robert asks Erika if everything's OK with Ali, Erika say it is.  Robert says that tomorrow when Jun and Ali are on the blimp, they rehearse and role play so  they'll have everything down.

6:30PM Jun talks about Jee, back when they were dating.  Jee scared Jun away when he said he'd be a stay at home dad and Jun would support the family.  Jee's mother was going to move in with them and she was planning where to put the garden.   Jee didn't like the way they broke up because his friends stopped calling after the split.   She said it was time to break up, she grew, he didn't.  He would never go out of Queens for anything, shopped there, ate there, etc..  He hated it when Jun lost weight and started wearing low-cut blouses, he'd say, "I can see cleavage, who are you wearing that for?"  Jun says he wanted someone his own age or younger so he could control her, like Carmen.

7:20PM The Greek Fest Arrives.  They got roast rack of lamb, calamari,  goat cheese, melitzanosalata, tzatziki, souvlakia, taramosalata and baklava for dessert.  They didn't give the restaurant very high marks, but they did laugh at their own audacity  for being critical of the lavish meal that didn't include any PB&J.  Tomorrow they're ordering Filipino food.  

8:45PM Robert and Ali have a long talk about who played the game well.  It was long and like any other talk this week meaningless.  Everyone is lying. 

What's the worst pick-up line you've ever heard?  Jun: "What's the matter, baby?  Don't you like white guys?  The best part of 'caucasian' is the 'asian.'" 

The conversation turns to sex: Jun's not up for romance.  She says she wants hot dirty sex.   Erika: "Sex is dirty to me, so the dirtier the better."   Alison tells of her "only one night stand."  She woke up with Donny and said, "Oh my God, did we have sex last night?"  She says Donny replied, "No.  We made love."  "And I threw him out of my bed.  Don't give me that bullshit."

11:00PM Ali tells Erika she still trying to decide which one to evict, Erika said she doesn't want to  talk against Jun, "That isn't my style, so do what's best for you because I don't want to deprive you of the money." Ali leaves and Erika is alone outside and says to the camera "Is that sincere and smart enough for you guys?"

11:30PM The girls got sake tonight.  Erika and Robert are sitting on the patio.  Erika says,  "This would have been so much easier for me if you hadn't lied."   Robert  says  "I can't, I've never lied.  It's part of his program."  Lying would bring him closer to drinking. He was in alliance with the boys and did not lie.  Erika says, "Not in the house,  in our relationship."  The re-hashed how he lied and hurt her, but Robert insists he hasn't lied to anyone in the house.    While this conversation was going on outside Jun and Ali were doing their exercises inside, and trashing Erika and Robert, same stuff, over and over.

Robert admits to Erika that he wants to have a friendship with her outside of the house.  By the end of the conversation, Erika's in tears and runs to Ali for someone to talk with. Erika tells her that Robert is really sorry for all the things that he did to her in the past.  "It sucks that this had to happen on national TV."   Ali: "Do you think he is sincere or is it for the game?"   Erika: "I  really couldn't care less about this game at this point." 

The group eventually moves back outside.  Robert: "So are you like OK?"  Erika: "Yeah, just on my period, drinking all that sake..."   Around 11:45PM Robert is talking to Jun about Bob, now Jun is crying. 

All in all it was a soggy night that broke up close to 2:00AM

Ali and Jun will be leaving at 10:00AM for their blimp ride and are not expected back until after dark.

Friday, September 5, 2003:  Ali Won the Diamond PoV

I was bored.  I was trying to figure out who Robert looks like.  The best I could do was Stan Laurel of Laurel & Hardy.

9:50AM  BBT  Wake up call, two minutes later the nasty version followed by the mariachi music.

Robert orders Japanese food for dinner.  Ali's not a sushi fan, but the others are, so they order chicken and beef teriyaki for her. 

10:45AM Ali is back in bed taking a nap.  On the patio Jun explains to Rob why Ali needs the rest, Jun says Ali stays up all night to see who Erika talks to. 

This has become a very common scene, three girls asleep, Robert sitting alone, doing nothing.

Robert seems trusting of Jun, but it's to the point where I can't tell sincerity from game play.  I look forward to the broadcast to see the DR footage to see where everyone stands.  In Robert's case I think my judgment is closer to the truth than his words, I think he's falling in love with Erika.  OTOH, Erika seems truthful in the DR when she says she's not interested in him.

11:45AM After a nap, Jun's up preparing lunch for the group.  On today's menu we have  sandwiches, might be a bacon-tuna-lettuce-tomato, sandwich (I missed the recipe portion of the program).
12:45PM Lunch is followed by the HGs sitting outside and talk of another nap.   It was too hot so by 2:00PM they were all inside talking about the other seasons of Big Brother. 

3:00PM Rob does dishes while the girls sleep.  Erika got and took a shower,  Ali got up to see where Erika was,  and later took a shower.  This gave Robert, Jun and Erika a change to talk about her more.  Alison told Robert that if he wins PoV there'll be a big target on his back, "Remember what happened to Jee..."   Robert said her remarks only makes him want it more.  Robert notices that one of the outside cameras were moved, they expect that tonight's PoV contest will be outside.

3:50PM The HGs are given something new to talk about when they are shown what this week's America's Choice questions is, "Which house guest do you want to receive a T-Mobile phone call from a loved one?"  All the girls got emotional, Rob says he hopes he doesn't get it, it will be easier to compete without it.  They will find out later who won.

5:00PM While the HGs are in Outdoor LD, 5:04 LD Over.
Tonight Broadcast Begins
     A recap of Jee's eviction and the HGs reaction to Robert winning HoH kicked off the first quarter.  We find the Jun really was mad that Erika is close to Rob.  Erika still has some distrust for Rob, and she wishes that he'd try to evict Jun instead of Alison.  The next segment covered the making of the piñatas where Robert walked out and didn't want to decorate one.  In his DR scene, he said it was the sort of thing that he'd do with his daughter and he was missing her too much (remember, this was before he won HoH).    The second half started with the food competition, the breaking of the piñatas, the meal that followed and the discovery the table had shrank.  We saw the girls maneuvering to position themselves in favor with Robert.  The last quarter showed the nomination preparation.  It looked so strange to have just one key in the box.  The meeting, was of course, short.  Robert said that he nominated Ali because he fears her as a competitor.  In a DR scene Ali said, "If Robert saved Erika because he likes her and thinks he can have relationship with her he's a complete retard."  (I don't think there will be clips of this show.)

Meanwhile, back in the house....  The HGs are biting their nails as BB sets up for the PoV contest in the BY.  Jun thinks she saw a Ferris wheel outside.  There's just casual talk about movies, tattoos  and stuff until the food arrives. 

6:36PM Dinner Arrives.  There's so much food again tonight.  They got sushi, and tempura and teriyaki for Alison.  Ali squeals as they  explain to her what they ordered, "Just show me where the normal people food is."  They got yellowtail, tuna, eel, salmon, rainbow rolls, California roll, etc..  Ali's grossed out when Rob finds some Tako (octopus).  Ali is somewhat brave and tries some of the more common rolls.  Robert says Justin wouldn't have tried it (he didn't eat his challenge in "The Clambake from Hell").  For dessert they got strawberry, chocolate, green tea, and mango Mochi ice cream (ice cream in rice paper).    Erika wants to go Greek tomorrow night.  The HGs think they're eating much better than the people in the jury house.  I hope they show us dinner in the jury house next week.

7:35PM The PoV Challenge will start in 60 minutes (so says the BB voice). at 7:55PM the voice said that the PoV will start in 90 minutes. When asked for clarification, BB "John" said "Art takes time." and the contest will start in between 60 and 90 minutes. BB told Robert that this will be like nothing you've seen before.

Ali spends about a half hour looking at the pictures of Donny and her brother.  She whispers something to them, and appears to get choked up.  She ends up sitting on the floor by the bathtub. 

9:35PM: After a few false starts the competition began.  The feeds switched to FotH and stayed that way until:
11:07PM. Ali won PoV!  There were some mental and physical skills required. There were eight numbered stairs involved.  Jun got a bruised leg and Ali got a minor injury to her finger.  Ali won PoV!  And it just wouldn't be Big Brother if there weren't some technical problems that allow people to question the outcome.  We heard Erika say that something wasn't lit, and Robert saying "yeah, that's bullshit."  Then FotH.  Later Jun said the props weren't even nailed together and everything was "coming apart at the seams."

This last PoV is called "The Diamond PoV" it carries no special powers (that we've been told of), but it is the last PoV of the game.   When Alison uses the PoV (I don't think it's Monday, I think it's live again Wednesday), Robert will put up Erika in her place.  The only voter will be Alison, who will decide who the final three will be.  These are the rules as I understand them. We've been promised some final twists, but with so few players they better start twisting. 

11:53PM Ali tells Robert, "We can collaborate"  Robert replies, "Oh sure, well we can talk any time."  Ali has said that she wants to go to the finals with Robert.  I'm not sure why, in one breath she says because she stands a better chance of being voted the cash, and in the next breath she says there's no one that she go up with and win.  Right now she's talking to Erika like Jun's leaving, but  she said the opposite in the DR scenes of the previous show.  I think Ali's keeping Jun and dumping Erika. 

Midnight:  Jun is in the DR.  Ali says "I'm so happy I'm safe."  Erika tells Alison, "I told you I wouldn't vote you out, I wouldn't lie, I gave you my word."  Robert expresses my thoughts, "It would be difficult to introduce a surprise now."   Ali: "Oh yeah, at this point I wouldn't want any surprises."  12:15AM The girls all down some Tylenol PM® to insure some sleep tonight.  Jun doesn't seem too nervous, Erika looks like she could cry. While Robert's outside Alison makes a quick apology, "I'm so sorry things didn't work out, he's the one that's supposed to be leaving."

Thursday, September 4, 2003:  Jun & Alison Nominated

Fan Does the Math

I do not answer math questions (it's in the contract), but for those of you that asked, Brett Harvey writes this solution:

"The HGs entered July 5. The Ex's entered at midnight July 6th. 26 days in July. 31 days in August. 2 days in Sept. That's 58 days. (1416)  Add 18 hours they had been in the house yesterday (Sept 3). 1434 hours."

Thank You Brett!

Now, please everyone, let me get back to the show!

10:00AM  BBT  BB Wakes the HGs with the usual announcement, but today it was followed by some Mexican fiesta music from last night's piñata party. Jun and Ali are barely out of bed before they start whispering strategies.  They both had nightmares last night and they think it was the food.  Jun says she's never going to eat again.

10:30AM The house is in LD.  Jun explains that she didn't mean it literally when she said she'd never going to eat again.

Somewhere along the line Ali missed the scoop that Erika did commercials. Ali also asked about Erika appearing in   Stuff Magazine,  and Erika says she hasn't seen the picture yet because it came out after she got in the house.  In case you missed it, here it is

I forgot to mention that last night that when the HGs came in from the food competition they found the dining room table shrank again.

Erika's still perplexed over one of the questions from the HoH contest.  Jack was asked who he thought was the most attractive person in the house.  Jack answered "Nathan." Erika has been trying to figure out why he would say that.  She thinks that all of America will think Jack was attracted to Nathan.  She seems to be adjusting to it today.  Robert and Ali didn't understand why Jack would say that either.  The question was referring to the BB house, but I'm wondering if Jack thought it referred  to the sequester house,  where Nate is the prettiest person there.

The foursome are still talking about what they saw on the HoH contest answer tape with the jury in paradise.  Alison is sure that Justin is sick of Dana by now.   They wonder if Nathan is more fun out of the game than in.  They think Justin and Nate both look well fed, and Dana looks more muscular and scary.

Robert clarifies that they won food from any style restaurant, it doesn't have to be Mexican.  Tonight they picked Indian food.  Other nights can be Surf 'n' Turf, Japanese, whatever they decide on as a group.  

12:25PM While Ali's in the DR, they all talk about dumping Ali, and they all seem to be in agreement.  Jun says the house will be more pleasant without her.  I think Jun's sincere, but she and Ali made a deal to pretend to be against the each other.   Erika says, "She's going to hate me."  Jun can't understand how Ali's father could send her in here and tell her to flirt and manipulate men.  Jun wants her out to teach her that she can't go through life like that.   Ali's told all of them she's going to win PoV.  The frightening thing is, Ali's really good at predicting these things. 

Robert in his nominatin' clothes

Jun leaves Erika and Robert alone.  Robert says it's the two of them to the end.  They apologize to each other for the eviction attempts and general nastiness.  Robert is sincere, Erika might be too, or might just be covering another base.  Erika: "I got to take Ali out." Robert: "Yeah Erika, and don't worry that you have to do this one bad thing, no one will hold it against you.  Everyone knows you played this game cleaner than any one else." 

The supply room has been stocked with food.

12:40PM Outside LD.  This is not nomination time.  Nominations will be today, later.  The HGs will get an hour advance notice.   1:10PM LD over.  The HGs go inside to find the supply room has been re-stocked with food.

3:50PM Still waiting for the nomination meeting.
4:10PM
Meeting starts. 
4:17PM
Meeting over
4:30PM Outside LD  LD, over in a few minutes. I'm assuming they did the meeting.  No one is talking about it.  If Robert did anything other than nominate Ali and Jun I'd be very surprised.  5:05PM , Jun prepares a big salad buffet for the HGs.  After they eat they nap.  Robert knocks around the house for a while before going to his room at 5:40PM to listen to the CD that Ali and Jun hate.  And that about it, still no mention of anyone being nominated.  It's all very dull.  7:00PM Nap Time Over   Robert tells Erika that he thinks the jury will respect them even more for getting to the end after them being enemies.   Robert also tells Erika that from here on in it's OK to lie to Ali.  Robert is excited,  upbeat, and happy.   On Sunday Robert celebrates one year and nine months without a drink.  7:45PM Erika's deep in thought, Alison asks what she's thinking about, "Home" she replies.  Alison wants to go home too, she says she even misses the smell of home.  Erika's afraid her place will look small after her summer in the BB house.  Erika and Ali try to remember how BB3 ended.  You can read Week 11 of BB3, and every week of both BB2 & BB3 by selecting from the drop-down menu on the archive pages. 

8:10PM The Food is in the Supply Room.  The HGs are amazed at the amount of food BB provided them with. 

8:50PM Sex Talk  Erika, Ali and Jun are talking about walking in on their parents.  Jun tells of being seven and walking in on her mother giving her father oral. Jun thought it was the grossest thing she ever saw.  She told all her friends, who told their parents, who went back and told Jun's parents.  The stories go on and Jun says the rats in NY have mated with the squirrels and the result is really gross, she said she saw one.  This is an old urban legend, the rat/squirrel doesn't exist.  Speaking of things that don't exist, Ali doubts Erika's show business credits (she really was in at least a movie and a Burger King commercial).  Ali sneered as she tells Jun that Erika said she belongs to "some union,"  SAG (Screen Actor's Guild), which Ali never heard of. 

9:15PM Robert's still asking Erika if she's cool with going to the end with him.  She says she is.  Jun joins the conversation which switches to Jee's drinking and Justin's pot smoking.  They wonder is Justin's bought any if he's in Mexico. 

10:00PM Erika and Ali shooting hoops, and Ali talking trash about Jun.  Robert told Ali last night that he's going to throw the PoV challenge so he's not targeted.  Ali believes it.   They're talking strategy and votes,  but as they know, it all depends the PoV winner.  Ali does admit that there's no one she could to to the finals that would get less votes than her, but it's important that she goes, "Second place would pay for my tuition." 

10:15PM Jun comes out of the DR, where she twisted BB Daniel's words to mean that she's become fat.  Jun was a smoker until a week prior to entering the BB house.  She attributes her weight gain to not smoking.  They talk about which BB interviewers they think will be cute when they meet them.  Jun likes Daniel and Ralph, so does Erika.  Alison's never talked to Matt, but Jun's "had Matt twice."   They seem very certain that the PoV contest is tomorrow.  While all this talk goes on outside, Robert is sitting alone in his room. He looks sad.  His door is open, maybe he's lonely.

The night ended with a lot more game talk between the alliances.  I think the three girls play a game without trust for anyone,  Robert has put all his trust in Erika. 

Wednesday, September 3, 2003:  Robert Wins HoH  -  Jee Evicted
Is there a twist in tonight's live PoV meeting?  Will a HG be offered cash in exchange for an eviction free week?  Who will win HoH?  Get the answer to these and other exciting questions on tonight's live broadcast of Big Brother 4.  Then, stick around for the Latin Grammys, live on CBS.  Now because of the Grammys, Big Brother may be seen at different times in different areas.  I use Yahoo's TV Listings.  Just type "Big Brother" in the search box, enter your zip code, set your listings and you'll always be able to find your favorite shows.

9:30AM It's the first wake-up call.  As usual, Jun's up before the nasty voice wake-up call.  It takes DR calls to get Ali and Erika up.  Jun's moving her things out of the HoH room.  They are in an indoor LD.  The piñatas they made last night are no longer in the storage room. 

In July, when CBS released the press photos of this year's house guests, people said that they picked models and stacked the house with pretty faces.  People wrote me asked why they never pick average looking people.   Has anyone changed their mind yet?

Jun thinks she heard Robert and Erika making a deal this morning and she tells Ali.  Ali and Jun might be re-thinking who gets the nomination and votes tonight.  As Jun was overheard saying to Jee, "This could be an interesting show after all." 

12:15PM The HGs have in an outdoor LD for about an hour now.  They're all complaining they have to pee, they want to come in.  My dog's the same way, put her out, she wants in, bring her in and she wants out.  Finally BB lets them back in.  They find they have a new TV monitor.  1:30PM is the start of another indoor LD.  Ali naps during this LD, while Robert does the windows, Jun shaves her legs, and Jee showers.

2:45PM BB "John" gave the HGs some stage instructions for tonight's live show.  He also told them that the winner of this week's HoH will be allowed to compete for HoH next week, and there will be a golden PoV competition this week.  BB's Instructions [4 minutes] image 

4:15PM They've showered, they've shaved, they've plucked, primped and polished for tonight's big show.  Just 45 minutes to go.

Tonight's Broadcast:  We had a review of where everyone stands, and a tease that Ali might not use the PoV, and Jun confirming (again) that her alliance with Jee is over.  The second quarter profiled Robert's bragging about knowing everyone in Hollywood.  Erika says that not only is he not well connected, he isn't even employed any more.  Erika hopes his lying is strategic, and not a sign that he has a problem.   Rob stretches truth [3 minutes] image

We got another update from the jury house.  At the jury house [2 minutes] image  When we returned the HGs did the live PoV meeting where Ali teased everyone, leading them to believe she wasn't going to use the PoV, and then removing herself from the block.  Jun put Robert up in her place. PoV Meeting [2 minutes] image

The second half began with Robert and Jee giving their reasons why they should stay.  Ali was the first to vote, and voted to evict Jee, Erika went in and also voted to evict Jee. Jee told Julie he didn't mind getting voted out because he felt like he was in a cage.  Julie asked Jee what he thought of his teammate when he referred to the women of the house as "bitches, sluts and whores."  Jee was diplomatic in his reply when he said "Robert may have some issues with women, but he was always loyal to me and the alliance."  

The HoH contest was a trivia game about the evicted guests.  The HGs were asked how they thought the evicted HG would respond to various questions.  After the HGs chose their answer, either "A" or "B,"  they were shown the evictee's answer.  After 8 questions, the score was tied, 5 to 5 between Robert and Erika.  The tie-breaker question was, "Since the moment the x's entered the house, how many total hours have they been in the house?"  Robert answers 800.  Erika answers1440.   The correct answer is 1434,  Erika only off by 6, but she went over, so Robert Won!  I can't freakin' believe that things have gotten so bad that I'm happy that Robert won!  The HoH competition [8 minutes] image

Starting at 10PM ET, tonight, the polls open for 24 hours on this week's America's Choice question, "Which House Guest would you like to see receive a T-Mobile phone call?  Click Here to vote. 

In the show's closing, Julie says, "The women have taken a fall, who will Robert target for revenge?”   The HGs are in the kitchen talking about how the evicted HGs looked on the videos.   They think Nathan gained weight, but they're all trying to figure out where they are.  The know it's not LA.  Robert says “They are in a beautiful place!”  Alison thinks it’s Hawaii.

Alison is already kissing up to Robert and put his name in the HoH position on the supply room door.  Of course she's also working on Erika, who makes a very important point, "It doesn't matter who he puts up, the veto changes everything."   Ali says her plan for the moment is to get drunk.

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7:35PM Erika looks for Robert and can't find him, she thinks BB took him out of the house like they did Jun.  7:48PM Robert got his room and a letter from his mom, a white butterfly from Elena. He got Gatorade, new sneakers,  snacks, chocolate cookie dough ice cream, a Sigma Chi shirt, a bunch of Paul Mitchell hair products,  Doritos (which Jun asked if she could open right away), Chips-A-Hoy Cookies.  He was called back to the DR to talk about the letter so we don't know the name of the CD or if he got Kleenex. 

8:15PM The HGs don't know it yet, but there's going to be a piñata competion for food tonight.  The cameramen are showing the live feed viewers the backyard all decorated for the challenge.  At 8:20PM Robert gives the girls the wardrobe for the Latin themed contest. 

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Food Competition:  The piñatas have Mexican Pesos in them.  The amount they collect will determine what kind of a meal they receive. They need more than 500 or they get PB&J,  over $500 and they get their regular groceries. 1400 and above and they get a Mexican food from a popular chain restaurant. 2400 and up they'll select their meals from the menu of a four star Mexican restaurant every night.  Tonight they will get Mexican food from the four star restaurant and margaritas.

After they smash the piñata and the contents hit the ground they have 10 seconds to collect and put pesos into collection baskets.  Jun went first, smashing her highly decorated New York star piñata to smithereens. Jun collected 650 Pesos.  Erika was up next, breaking open "Joey" the dog piñata and bringing in just 170 Pesos.  Alison swung and beat the stuffings out of "Donny" the Native American and brought in more Mexican mullah.  Robert competed last and brought in the most bringing the total to 2880 (I swear, I don't want any more math questions tonight) and the HGs won the deluxe meal package for the week.  They're also excited that they now have some Pesos to use when they bet playing cards.   If I were Robert I'd be very afraid after seeing Ali and Jun swinging those sticks.  Piñata Party [16 minutes] image  (Note:  If you watch all the way to the end, during the FotH, you'll see the guy that cleans the moat.)

9:50PM Ali and Erika do the math again on the HoH tie-breaker question.  They think there's been a mistake.  By their calculations Erika was right.  They're thinking of going to the DR, but the food arrives. 

The HGs really did get a beautiful Mexican dinner with ambiance and all.
 11:48PM    As you can imagine Alison is telling Jun what a lying bitch Erika is and how much she hates her.  Ali knows that her and Jun will be nominated, but Alison  is positive that she or Jun will win PoV, forcing Robert to nominate Erika, thus leaving either Jun or Ali free to cast the single vote needed to evict Erika. Ali thinks Erika's flirting with Robert and says she should just sleep with him and get it over with,  "I fuckin' despise her."  Despite what Ali says, Erika is not doing any different than she did before Robert was HoH,  although with Jee gone, Robert is talking to Erika more.  

Ali's telling her best friend Jun, "I don't want that fucking bitch to win, I don't want either of them to win."   And while Ali's working on that, Erika  told Robert that she trusts Ali, and it's Jun that should leave this week.  Luckily Jee's last word to Rob was get rid of Ali, and Rob is still mad at Ali's suggestion that he [Robert] just quit and leave.  Erika agrees to go along with the plan to take out Ali.

Earlier BB told Alison she could keep the Mexican money she found during the food competition.  Later the bills were gone.  She carried on like she had been robbed by CBS.  At midnight she was called into the DR, and they gave her the Pesos.  When she told Jun she got them back, Jun said the wad was worth about $70, and Ali was quite pleased. 

Before the night's over Jun and Erika do some whispering.  Erika tells Jun that Robert wants her out.   Jun tells Erika that Ali's mad at her for being friends with Robert, and that Ali's mad that Robert won.  Jun seems somewhat honest with Erika, but it's only to Jun advantage to do so. 
 

Tuesday, September 2, 2003:  Practice and Packing
9:45AM BBT Wake up call, followed by second wake up, and then the nasty version of the wake-up call, all within a few minutes.  The HGs wake up to an indoor LD.  They think BB is getting ready for something cool, like maybe a concert, but I think they're just building the props for tomorrow's HoH contest.   I suspect that when the LD is over they'll be allowed to practice the challenge.  They'll tape their goodbye messages to everyone, and everyone must pack this week.  The PoV meeting will be live on tomorrow's show, then the live eviction vote, I wouldn't put it past Big Brother to throw in a twist too.

Jun's horniness has reached epic proportions.  The subject of most conversations is: sex, sex and sex.

11:20AM False Alarm.  The HGs go outside, find nothing set-up, and start raising the shade.  The sexy voice female BB tells them, "The LD isn't over, please lower the shades and go back inside."

NOON: The HGs trade the indoor LD for an outdoor LD.  1:30PM  HGs got break from the LD to use the bathroom, then back outside.  Nothing going on just cards and laying in the sun.  2:30PM After a few FotH, the LD is over and it's time for lunch.  3:00PM the HGs are inside doing ADLs, and I heard Jun say they're still in LD.  Jee is packing and sounds certain that he's leaving.  Rob's counting the days AGAIN, and assures Jee the game will be over of the 17th. 

Robert asked Erika if she'd go out with him after the show.  They had this talk before and it was said as friends, to dinner, this time it was like a date.  Erika said she'd have to think about it. 

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3:20PM  There's something going on in LA outside the BB house.  You can hear multiple helicopters and police sirens.   There's really nothing going on inside the house.

4:20PM  While the girls sleep, Robert and Jee play cards and listen to the sounds of the outside wall.  Robert tells Jee that if he wins HoH, Ali and Jun go up. He really can't stand Ali, it would be Erika's choice if the rules are they same this year.  There's something twisted about that scenario, I might like to see that.

Tonight's Broadcast:  Tonight's show picked up where Friday's left off, with Jun at the VMA Awards in New York on day 55.  We saw Erika so very envious of Jun winning a trip, and Ali so devious, crying fake tears to get on Erika's side.  We saw Robert picking Erika as the girl he'd like to see win.   The second quarter opened with Jee's proposal to Ali to use the PoV to save a guy, forcing Jun to nominate Erika. Then Jun came home and told her story.   Envy and tears [5 minutes] image    Jun Comes Home [3 minutes] image

Then Jun got her HoH room, and her note from Bob.  Jun gets her room [2 minutes] image After the girls left her room Jee told her that the girls were two-faced and hated her for going to the VMAs.  And then the girls came in and trashed the boys.  The last scene was Jee getting his birthday pie.

The broadcast explained why its so difficult to tell what Ali's doing.  Ali told Jun that she wants Erika out, then tells Jun she wants Erika out.  Ali was trying to make sure that either Jun or Erika would take them to the end, but then Ali changed her mind and decided to go to the end with Robert because she'd get more votes.  I feel she'd come in second to anyone, and I thought she felt the same. 

The second half of the show starts with the HGs wondering what's going on at the jury house, which lead to the video project, and the screening that followed.   The HGs make and view a video [2 minutes] image

A quick scene of Ali assuring Erika that Robert won't make to the finals. Then Ali talks to Jun about getting rid of Erika because she might have a deal with Robert (poor Donny).

"Robert, you are safe."

The final quarter of the show Jee asking Jun for mercy.  Jee tells Jun that Robert doesn't like her or Ali.  Jee tells Jun that he'd put up Ali and Erika if he wins HoH again.  The nomination meeting followed and Jee might not feel the same after Jun nominated him along with Ali, who holds the PoV.  The look on Robert's face when he got his key was priceless.  Jun cleared up any thoughts I had about her having an alliance with Jee, when she said she got him out of her life once, and she's going to do it again.  Nominations [4 minutes] image

Meanwhile, Back at the House...  Nothing happened.  Ali tells Erika she was in her dream, they were on "The Price is Right." 

6:50PM Erika asks Robert, who's taking a shower, what's bothering him.  He says, "Nothing." Erika asks, "Was it anything I did?"  Robert answers, "No." Jun notes that everyone is in a bad mood, and Erika corrects her, that she, Erika, is in a very good mood. 

7:00PM Ali tells Jun that Robert asked Erika out on a date.  Jun says if could be a as friends, but "Either way, we gotta stop that shit."  Jun helps Ali rehearse questions for the next HoH competition so Erika won't win. 

Your Questions:  More people than I have time to write to asked if the HGs got to watch the whole MTV VMA Awards.    When Jun was at the VMA, the HGs got to see scenes from the show.  When they came back from a FotH, they were talking about seeing Jun in the front row near Madonna.  This wasn't shown on MTV.  What they were allowed to see was over, shortly after the show started. 

7:25PM Project: Piñata  A brief indoor LD, then outside to see that BB has given the HGs piñatas  to decorate.  Robert sees a giant cardboard star that's to be his piñata and says "I don't want to do it. Keep it white." and goes back inside.  No one knows what's bugging him.  Later he's called into the DR, when he returns he adds another piece of paper to his piñata and draws a  face on it and is done again.  Jun got a giant star, Jee got a dinosaur, Ali got an Indian brave (Donny is a Native American), and Erika got a dog.   Making piñatas [13 minutes] image  

Alison works on Native American Donny

9:00PM Dinner Break   Robert didn't eat with the others, he took his food out on the patio.  Erika is asked if Rob ever acted like this when they were together, "I wouldn't stand for it. If he acted like that, at a restaurant or on a date I would have told him to snap out of it or I'm outta there." 

Jee joined Rob after a while and asked what was bothering him.  Robert said it's not the girls, he just can't stand being in the house anymore. 

10:10PM After dinner Jee stayed with Robert for a while before returning to the craft project outside.  Robert stayed in the house.  Rob was sniffling more than usual, it was hard to tell if it was emotional or allergies.  He ends up listening to Jun's music in the HoH room. The others continued working on the piñatas.  Ali and Erika finish around 11:15PM, Jee and Jun complete theirs around midnight.

Robert talks to Erika about wanting to see her again.  He asks why she said she'd have to think about it.  She says it's because he took her by surprise "It was right out of the blue."  He says he knows he shouldn't be doing these things, he doesn't know why he is screwing things up like this, "I mean like can we go dancing something?"  Erika says, "Sure, why not.  But I think we should become friends again before we think about going further."  Robert says he has something to tell her but they're never alone, someone's always there.  He asks where Ali is, he wants to tell her now, but Erika's not sure, and before the words are spoken there are people around again.  Robert says that even if he was to win HoH he would still be miserable.

Jun and Ali talk about going to the finals with Robert instead of Erika.  They both hate Robert, but feel that he's not a threat and not a good enough player to win HoH.  Ali says that Robert is such a looser, but the people back in the jury house don't know that.  Jun says, "Yeah, but Jee will tell them how he's been."  Ali is so stressed she's talking to herself.  

12:15AM  While Erika and Ali play rummy, Jun gives Robert a massage.  Jee has his stuff packed in huge suitcase.  Later he joins the girls in their card game.  1:30AM Robert and Jee are still up.  Robert's telling Jee how evil Jun is, and to make sure he takes it back to the jury house.  1:45AM Everyone's in bed.

 
 

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