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♥TAR13 Kelly Crabb & Christy Cook *Best friends, Divorcees*

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marigold:
An interview with Kelly and Christy:

The Amazing Race: Christy and Kelly Compare Kissing DAndrew To Incestuous Cannibalism

Kelly and Christy are two young Texas divorcees who saw The Amazing Race as a chance to jumpstart a new phase of their lives. To Race aficionados, the duo became known for misreading clue, accusing other competitors of tossing their sports bra over a ledge, and trash talking other teams behind their backs. Their final leg was a comedy of errors. They gave fancast the scoop on their amazing adventure.

What went wrong at the Roadblock? How did you not realize that the clues were clearly marked?
Kelly: We decided that I was going to do it. We quickly read the clue. I just knew that I needed to grab a marked envelope. So what happened was I ran through all the paint and stuff and I got on the ladder. There were some blank clues, there were some clues that said The Amazing Race, but I didn’t notice right away. In my mind I was thinking I needed to grab an envelope that said The Amazing Race, run back to Christy, open it up and look at it as a team. But I kept bringing blank envelopes. So I had to go back. I did that five or six times. Then Christy reread the clue and said, ‘No don’t bring it to me. Just stay up there and sift through all of them until you find the right one.” So that’s what I did. It just took longer than it should have. And I looked like a monster.

How much time did you lose on that Roadblock?
Kelly: I think it took me 20 to 30 minutes. Most people came in and did it in just a few minutes and got of scot free with no paint. But I had to run through the crowd so many times and they got me worse than anybody else. I think we probably lost a good 20 minutes.

Christy: I could not have been prouder of Kelly because she took it worse than anyone else. We saw Starr go in and out. She did not have paint on her at all. They weren’t even throwing paint at her or anyone else. Well, Ken got a little on him.

Your cab driver on the way to the detour kept pointing out landmarks to you. What was going on there?
Christy: We had a very precious cab driver. He was a sweet guy and he was really proud of his occupation as a tour guide in India. However, we did not care about the landmarks in India at that point. We wanted to get to the street and look at the numbers. But he was insistent on telling us every landmark in India. We didn’t want to be rude so we kept saying, “Oh that’s great. Thank you. “

Were you surprised that “American McDonalds” is considered a landmark in India?
Kelly: I could have used some McDonalds when we were over there. My stomach got messed up.

You were the only team that stayed in your cab for the Bleary Eyes detour. Do you think that contributed to your difficulties?
Kelly: The first couple times we went up and down the market street we used the pedi cab because we were thinking, “We’ll go faster.” In reality, we needed to be on foot so we could slowly catch all the numbers.

What were you mistakenly counting? Were those signs from stores?
Christy: The clue said, “Count the numbered tags hanging from the power lines.” As you saw, we were counting numbered tags hanging from the power lines. The race gets harder and harder as it goes on and the clues get more difficult to interpret. So although we followed directions and we read the clue right we just weren’t doing what the race was supposed to be at that time. It hurt us that we didn’t see those little baby tags until Kelly happened to spot one after walking down the street four or five times.
Kelly: There were so many tags in the market. There were hanging pricing tags for meat, beans and all kinds of spices. It was such a mess. We didn’t know what we were looking for.

Do you regret choosing not to work with Dan and Andrew on the task?
Kelly: We don’t regret our decision. Tina ended up helping Dan and Andrew but had we been teamed up she wouldn’t have helped and it would have just come down to us compiling our research together, submitting at the same time, and that cab ride to the pit stop. It could have turned out the same way, but we stuck to our decision about not sharing any information, not making any alliances. If we were to do it again, there was so much luck involved. It would come out differently.

How did you feel about Tina telling Dan and Andrew how to do the task but not the two of you?
Christy: That didn’t surprise me at all. I was actually impressed. I thought it was a good strategic move by Tina. She obviously knew that Kelly and I were a stronger team than Dan and Andrew. Getting us eliminated propelled them forward in the race. They didn’t have to worry as much about DAndrew as they did about us. Although I was pissed off to see that she sold us out.

Were there any great moments of the two of you that didn’t make it on to the television show?
Kelly: My favorite time in the race was the starting line when Phil said, “Go.” We’d been training, we’d been preparing, we’d been waiting for that moment. We had so much excitement and anxiety built up. When we finally got to go that was great. We just had so much fun on the show, cutting up and entertaining each other. I wish they’d showed us singing and playing games and laughing and showing more of our personalities.

Who were your closest friends on the race?
Christy: Ty and Aja and Terrance and Sarah.
So were you rooting for Terrance and Sarah after you were eliminated?
Christy: We were. We certainly weren’t rooting for Nick and Starr.

You both recently went through divorces. Did going on the Race help you get a fresh start?
Christy: I came back with a renewed sense of independence and excitement about life. It made everything better. It was exactly what I needed.

Kelly, did you husband really make you iron sheets like you joked about in last night’s episode?
Kelly: When I was married I considered myself to be pretty boring. I did do a lot of ironing. I dusted the baseboards every day like a boring married person. Now that I’ve traveled around the world, I want to try new things. I want to accomplish a lot in my life. The race taught me that.

Kynt and Vyxsin are fancast's celebrity Amazing Race bloggers. They have this question for you: Girls! You will unquestionably go down in Amazing Race lore as the inspiration behind one of the funniest Episode titles of the Season: Episode #3 ---- "Did you push my sports bra off the edge?" Two-part question here: Did you guys ever recover the sports-bra that Nick & Starr knocked off the ledge in Brazil? And, with your sarcastically flirtatious remarks toward Andrew & Dan, we have to know: did the Frat Team also make any moves toward your undergarments?

Christy: I was 100% convinced that Starr did, in fact, push my sports bra of the ledge. They are conniving and they did lie. They made that clear in the race themselves. They said it. The fact that she kept saying she didn’t do it didn’t convince me one bit. However, I’ve talked to her since the race ended, and I am now convinced that she did not push my sports bra over the ledge. But it was funny. Having rivalries in a competition like The Amazing Race is a good thing. If we came off as catty, so be it because we’re strong women and tough competitors.
Kelly: As far as Dan and Andrew go, the dorky frat boys, no they did not make any advances towards our undergarments. Dan has this undying crush on Marissa. Like we said in the episode last night, if it came down to it and we were absolutely forced to make out with Dan or Andrew… talking about it as far as it went.
Christy: It was like, if you were forced to eat your Mom or Dad because there was no food left in the whole world, who would you eat? They’re funny guys. Kelly, do you want to make out with Andrew? Because I still don’t want to make out with Dan.
Kelly: They called us semi-attractive and that hacked us off because clearly we’re cuter than they are.

Link: http://thebiz.fancast.com/2008/11/the_amazing_race_christy_and_k.html

puddin:
Thanks for all the interviews marigold :<3

FYI the girls are on Bonnie Hunt tomorrow!!

marigold:

--- Quote from: puddin on November 12, 2008, 01:01:46 AM ---Thanks for all the interviews marigold :<3

FYI the girls are on Bonnie Hunt tomorrow!!

--- End quote ---

That's great I can't wait

Awww puddin is one classy babe thank you for all the updates hell yeah we read and watch all the updates you post,  :res: pffft!!

Oh and great job on getting rid of the trash that pops up, honestly how do you put up with some of these turkeys  :funny: 

puddin:
Back at ya marigold <3

The spammers are coming out of the woodwork, must be their season, "turkeys!"

I'll try to remember to record Bonnie, I think I have to be somewhere at 3 when it comes on here.

georgiapeach:
Oh I am so sad!! Who is going to keep us laughing? Y'all brought energy and fun times and laughter to the race, and we can only thank you for making it so much fun to watch!!

Kelly, that looked SO nasty, and loved the way you kept on trying....

Christy, you were the most supportive team mate ever during that task! :hugs:

Love to you both!! :kuss:

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