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marigold:
Steve Wozniak Blogs:
Woz' Dance Day Updates, Monday March 16
On Mar 16, 2009, at 12:22 PM, Steve Wozniak wrote:
I'm in my trailer again. I watched Ty Murray dance and then Lil' Kim. I really liked her dance too. After my own, I watched Lawrence Taylor. He's big and doesn't move a lot but there was a spectacular part where he swings her body in a circle along the floor for 2 or 3 revolutions and I just stared in awe with an open mouth.
I had my new All Star sneakers on. They put suede on the bottom so that they can slide. The first time through they slipped twice so I stepped in some goo that helps. The next time through they only slipped once and just barely.
My left foot and right knee are my bad spots and both are acting up a bit but we only have one dance in a dress rehearsal and one live to go. Wish me luck. I will wish you smiles and appreciation. stay tuned to this channel! --Woz
On Mar 16, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Steve Wozniak wrote:
Got up smiling...went for a short Segway jaunt at 10:45 AM...awating an 11:00 AM limo pickup at my apartment...on that jaunt I came to feel happy that I get to share a dance I learned with a lot of people...a much happier thought than how am I going to do...I am confident
I'm in my trailer now. My live orchestra rehearsal is at 11:40 AM and it's almost 11:30 which is when they'll call me out of my trailer. A live orchestra always sounds a bit different than the music you've been practicing to so you have to work on the tempo and getting used to the new sound. Then I should have some down time but they will rehearse thing like walking down the stairs again and then we have a 2-hour live rehearsal for all of us, red room, fake judges with scores, essentially the entire show from 1 to 3 or something. Then we have time off until the real show at 5:00 PM PDT (8 PM EDT live).
I need your votes but even more just for you to be watching me on the show.
Thanks, and smiles to you all, --Woz -- tv is wake zone
http://www.woz.org/
RealityFreakWill:
WEEK TWO SCORES:
TEAM DANCE CARRIE ANN LEN BRUNO TOTAL LAST WEEK COMBINED
Holly/Dmitry Quickstep 6 6 6 18 18 36
David/Kym Salsa 6 5 6 17 19 36
Denise/Maksim Quickstep 7 7 7 21 18 39
Belinda/Jonathan Salsa 6 6 6 18 17 35
Ty/Chelsie Quickstep 7 6 7 20 14 34
Shawn/Mark Salsa 8 8 8 24 23 47
Steve/Karina Quickstep 6 5 6 17 13 30
Chuck/Julianne Salsa 6 7 7 20 20 40
Lawrence/Edyta Quickstep 7 6 7 20 16 36
Steve-O/Lacey Salsa 5 4 5 14 17 31
Lil' Kim/Derek Quickstep 8 7 8 23 21 44
Melissa/Tony Salsa 9 8 9 26 23 49
Gilles/Cheryl Quickstep 9 9 9 27 24 51
marigold:
Curse? or can we blame this on stupidity
Steve-O Sits Out of Dancing With the Stars Due to Back Injury
Steve-O was forced to sit out of Monday's Dancing With the Stars due to a back injury.
During dress rehearsal two hours before the show aired, he landed on his mic pack, host Tom Bergeron announced on the show.
He went to the hospital as a precaution and "hopes to be back next week," Bergeron added.
The judges ended up basing their scores on his dress rehearsal performance of the salsa -- and they weren't sympathetic.
"I feel terribly sorry for Steve," Len Goodman said as Steve-O's partner Lacey Schwimmer stood on stage alone. "What I saw, I didn't get it as a performance at all."
Added Bruno Tonioli, "He has an appealing streak of madness."
They earned a 14 out of 30.
Schwimmer said their number would have been higher if Steve-O were able to perform live.
"He was so bummed out going into the ambulance today," she said, adding that his injury looked "pretty bad."
"Nothing's broken," she said, "but there are plenty of other things that could be wrong."
Last Thursday, the MTV reality star, 34, announced he was suffering from pinched nerves and spasms in his back.
He said he was seeing both a chiropractor and a physical therapist and vowed not to drop out of the competition.
But Schwimmer told Us, "They all say he has pulled a lot of sciatic nerves and that's pretty bad. Everyone who has looked at him has said that it's not good."
Steve-O and Schwimmer scored a 17 for their waltz, their first performance last Monday.
Tonioli called their routine a "big pile of slapstick."
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/steve-o-sits-out-of-dancing-with-the-stars-due-to-back-injury-2009163
marigold:
Ty Murray Blogs: yay he did great
March 17, 2009
Tonight went quite a bit better for us. Chelsie and I improved our score from last week by six points. It felt a lot better, but it's still nerve-racking as heck when you go out there and you know 31 million people are watching and you're trying to nail something you've been working on all week.
But now I have a better understanding of the challenges in front of me and I love to compete.
I think, just having an understanding of that is a big help and hopefully every week I'm going to get more comfortable going out there and doing it.
I have a great coach and tonight, through her smile, she was telling me, "Come on Ty get your arm up. One, two, three." She was giving me counts that were critical and giving me little tips here and there that are critical, so it went a lot better for us.
We still have a lot more work in the weeks ahead.
Obviously quite a few people got a lot better scores than we did, but if we can keep improving at the rate we're going then we'll be doing a lot better in no time. There's a lot more that I'm starting to understand about all this and the challenge of it is fun for me.
The key was trying to figure out what the challenge really was. When we started practicing we were in Stephenville, Texas and I didn't have any idea of what to expect. Now that I have two shows under my belt I feel like I know what the challenge is that's in front of me. I understand the amount of work that has to go into it.
I also understand why it's important when Chelsie shows me what the judges are going to be critical of with my form and technique and posture and all the different things we put into our routine. She really tries to work on that with me.
I have a great coach and I get along with her, which is a good thing because we spend the majority of our day together. I'm around her, right now, more than my wife.
All those challenges are really tough and I know I keep saying that, but I hope it's sinking in with a lot of people.
I mean, look at the injuries: they said Steve-O's back looked like it had a fist coming out of it, Jewel has a broken leg and Nancy O'Dell has a torn meniscus. It's tough--not just physically, but everything about dancing is tough.
I think it really helped for us to come out have a good run because it helped Chelsie with her confidence in me too, so she's not thinking in the back of her mind, "We're busting our tails and he goes out there and just freaks out."
It's hard and I am dealing with that.
It really is a fun competition and being in the red room with everybody is a great time because every one of us is nervous and we're all cheering for each other and cracking jokes. You only dance for a minute-and-a-half and then the rest of the two hours you spend sitting in that red room.
Everybody here has been really nice to me and, I think, what can really help me is the amount of support I'm getting from the cowboys, the western lifestyle and the bull riding and rodeo fans.
I hope that really carries me along far enough that I can start to get this thing figured out. If I can lose a big part of the nerves that's going to help, but, like I said before, it is nerve-racking.
Last week, they had their biggest premiere in the history of "Dancing with the Stars." When they got the final numbers, they said 31 million people watched it! That was huge.
I know there are more cowboys watching this show then ever before and I'm just trying my hardest to fight the fight for them. I want to say thank you to everybody for the support. It really means a lot to me.
http://www.pbrnow.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/17/I-love-to-compete#more
RealityFreakWill:
Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, March 16, 2009
It's that time of the week again. The 13 couples take on the quickstep and salsa to tack on more points before the first elimination. It sounds simple, but it's not Dancing with the Stars without some type of complication. One star was injured, but is definitely not out yet.
Hey, y'all. Welcome back. I hope Maks didn't rile you up too much. I guess they've done away with the title intros this season, or maybe it's just because of the special circumstances these past two weeks. They're doing the stair intros again and Steve-O is conspicuously missing. But Lacey's all costumed up, so what does it all mean? Tom says Steve-O, who's already nursing pinched nerves and spasms in his back, was injured today and they'll tell us what's up with his dance later. But first, the healthy folks! Tom reminds us the new scores will be added to last week's scores for a total out of 60.
Holly Madison & Dmitry Chaplin: Quickstep
Holly's going for "Most Improved" this week, not to mention "Most Inquisitive." She plays 20 Questions with Dmitry so they can get to know each other better. He likes to stay up late, but Holly likes to goes to bed early. Guess Hef has an early bedtime? Looking dashing in purple, Holly flubs from the start, getting her feet caught in some rapid-fire movement. Her chest is very... protruded and this is not very... quick. She clearly needs more practice time. Dmitry looks like he's dragging her around. Len criticizes her upper body posture. "Your bust is forward." Bruno says she's running for the bus. Carrie Ann appreciates her eagerness and says Dmitry's dragging her around like Marie — er — a doll.
Score: 18 (this week) + 18 (last week) = 36
David Alan Grier & Kym Johnson: Salsa
DAG (who does a killer and equally incoherent Bruno) says it's time to show more of what Davey G. is all about. This salsa is gonna step it up three step levels. Except it doesn't. First off, what bird did Kym kill for that lining? Davey G.'s in character this week, but not really in step. Granted, I've never danced a salsa before, but where's the hip action? Do you need a new one, DAG? You're not that old, are ya? Bruno says character is on point, but hip needs work. There ya go! Carrie Ann says he's not driven from the musicality. Is this the first time "musicality" has been mentioned this season? Someone keep track. Len says too much Kym, too little David. "All sizzle and no sausage." No comment.
Score: 17 + 19 = 36
Tom reminds us Steve-O's not here tonight and says that the salsa has sent him to the hospital, but offers no more details. It's torture, I tell ya. Torture.
Denise Richards & Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Quickstep
Denise doesn't like being bent backwards. Again, no comment. There's no crying this time, so Denise has grown some balls, right? Maks told me their quickstep is much better than their cha-cha and that it was. Now this is a quickstep, Hol. It's fast and dynamic, and Denise is not rushing through this like she did with the cha-cha. Apparently there was a stumble in the middle, but my layman's eyes didn't catch it. Or maybe I was just typing. Carrie Ann says it's fantastic and elegant except for the slight misstep. Len says she's "much improved." Bruno likes to see her grab her toes? I think that's what he said. Whatever. They all liked it.
Score: 21 + 18 = 39
Belinda Carlisle & Jonathan Roberts: Salsa
Belinda's hurt by being likened to Cloris. Hrmph. I dunno if I would be. Would you? Maybe the Oscar is blindsiding me. Jonathan wants to inject more personality into their salsa, which Belinda told me she was very excited about. She starts off on the chair and shimmy-shimmies her assets. And then smacks them! Hey now! She ends with a handstand and almost doing No. 17 — the spread eagle (Chicago reference). I give her credit for doing all that, but it looked kind of awkward. Len says she needs more hip, but the performance was there. Bruno likes to see her shake it. Oh, I bet you do. He says she needs to be sharper with her hip action and proceeds to demonstrate. I need some brain bleach. Carrie Ann says it's lacking in grace and her legs were apart too much. CA wants you to keep your legs closed, y'all!
Score: 18 + 17 = 35
Ty Murray & Chelsie Hightower: Quickstep
Ty says his cha-cha was really a "cha" and now it's time for redemption. Chelsie's trying to change his "concentration face" into a quasi-creepy smiley face. Did they just completely miss their high-five?! I don't find this as quick as Denise and Maks', but they're way more in step than Holly and Dmitry were. Being stiff (no pun intended) is paying Ty off since the quickstep is all about the posture and the cowboy ain't budgin'. Ty's creepy concentration face is in full effect, too. Jewel doesn't bother with the standing O. Carrie Ann's "so, so" proud of him and his hold on Chelsie. Bruno says he was ridin' the quickstep. Len calls it an "absolute metamorphosis." And then Samantha basically tells them they may be in the bottom two tomorrow. Know when not to talk, Sam. Thanks.
Score: 20 + 14 = 34
Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas: Salsa
The "rigid and powerful" Shawn is too worried about shaking her booty, forcing Mark to become a woman. With the steps, that is. If Lil Kim is "Black Barbie," Mark is Ken, or more like the Ken doll. Wax enough, Mark? The salsa's fun, flirty with lots o' sharp booty shakin'. Not much hip though. Taking advantage of Shawn's flexibility, they cap it off with two splits. If you've got it, flaunt it. Bruno says it was charming and precise, but she must work on the naughtiness. She's 17, Tom reminds him. Len agrees on the precision and wants her to not follow the book so much in the Latin dances. Carrie Ann echoes the sentiments and points out her ability to focus.
Score: 24 + 23 = 47
Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff: Quickstep
Woz loves the quickstep! But he has a "special pain" in his left foot, which turns out to be a fracture... but his doc wants him to keep dancing. The boa's back! At least we know props aren't going to waste. The quickstep is positively adorable, if admittedly not technically proficient. Did they purposely have him follow Shawn? Watching Woz is like watching a wide-eyed toddler who hasn't quite mastered motor skills yet. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. Kathy Griffin's here! Len appreciates the entertainment value. Carrie Ann says he's a trooper. Bruno says he's Wall-E and he totally is! I'll be your Eve! (Don't judge me!)
Score: 17 + 13 = 30
Chuck Wicks & Julianne Hough: Salsa
Chuck feels awkward doing the salsa in front of his girlfriend. How long have you been together? He doesn't like to do girly moves and has no frame of reference. "Have you not seen Derek move his hips?" she asks. And so he's now ready to shake his hips like Derek. Julianne's wearing a Koosh ball. No, seriously, she is. This dance is atrocious. That's all that needs to be said. It's basically a showcase for Koosh ball Julianne. Did Chuck do anything? He's still afraid of being "girly," I take it. How many times can he stand there waiting for her to spin into his arms? I got at least four and I have no inclination to re-watch that, so feel free to let me know the grand total. Bruno says it was a wasted opportunity for him to show off his chops. Len doesn't want him to be embarrassed and wants him to come out and perform it. Carrie Ann says that wasn't a salsa. After all that caviling, the lovebirds walk away with a 20. Whaa?!
Score: 20 + 20 = 40
Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska: Quickstep
Can LT get over his self-consciousness? It seems like he did. He's a lot more fluid and graceful this time around and he doesn't seem inhibited by anything like he did last week. He spins (sorry, I don't know these terms) Edyta — who's wearing some version of Halle Berry's 2002 Oscar dress — on the floor and I'm already thinking about the lift violation calls that may come. But alas, there will be none. Carrie Ann says it was smooth and powerful. Bruno gives him a way to go. Len likes the difficulty of the routine and gives him a well done.
Score: 20 + 16 = 36
Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer: Salsa
During dress rehearsal, Steve-O landed on his mic pack, which exacerbated his back injury from last week, Tom tells us. He's not officially out yet, and so the Dancing rule book (seriously?) dictates that fans and the judges will grade his dress rehearsal. In the rehearsal footage, Steve-O says he wants to Jackass around and do the salsa Steve-O style, which in Lacey's mind means no salsa at all. It was fun and entertaining, but salsa it was not. Looks like "Rebel Lacey" is back! Seriously though, why can't these "pros" just teach the dance as is? Enough with "spicing" things up with flips and stuff, especially if that person A) may land on his mic pack and B) already has a bum back. Len acknowledges it's different performing in rehearsal than it is performance night, but it still sucked (my words, not his). Bruno says the salsa's missing. Carrie Ann agrees and hopes to see more of Steve-O. Backstage, Lacey says nothing's broken in Steve-O's back.
Score: 14 + 17 = 31
Lil Kim & Derek Hough: Quickstep
Kim's gotta be prim and proper, but she's nervous making the adjustment in rehearsal. The lady in red looks like she belongs in Dreamgirls and is prim and proper, alright. It's lovely and complicated — in a good way — nevermind the fact that it's kind of a hoot to see the Queen Bee pull off a genteel quickstep so wonderfully. Bruno says she does bling so well, but was a little bit too apart at times. Carrie Ann loves them together and finds Derek's choreography "fantastic" (I think we can all agree he is the best choreographer). Len begs to differ. There's no quality, he claims, and he wants more contact.
Score: 23 + 21 = 44
Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani: Salsa
Melissa needs to lay off the spray tan and teeth whitener. Beware if you have HD. Tony needs to find some clothes not from the Amazon. But who cares about clothes when you've lucked out with a partner like Melissa? Dance experience or not, this girl can move. It's sultry, spicy and she shook her hips more times than I blinked in 90 seconds. That being said, I don't think it was worthy of two nines. It wasn't without flaws — she seemd a little off at times — and I think it's way too early for nines. Carrie Ann says it's slammin'. Len admits he was gyrating in his seat. Bruno calls it' "juicy." Ick. They're out of breath, so Samantha will let them take a "modiment." Is that like a modicum of a moment?
Score: 26 + 23 = 49
Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke: Quickstep
Last but not least, it's the man of the night — quite literally. Cheryl doesn't want Gilles to be sexy for the quickstep. It's not that easy to turn it off, girl. Gilles uses his separated shoulder as an excuse to take off his shirt. Smart, dude, smart. Green is my favorite color, so these two are automatically in my top 3. The green's kryptonite though, so what does it mean?! Not much. The quickstep starts off a bit slow, but definitely picks up in the middle. It's light, vivacious and ends with a striptease, sort of. Superman Gilles pulls a Cameron Mathison to reveal a Super G logo. Heh. Len says it's great. Bruno says there are sparks out there. Carrie Ann thinks they're becoming the fan favorite since the ladies are already swooning.
Score: 27 + 24 = 51
What did you think? Did the judges play too loose with those 9 paddles at the end, or were Melissa and Gillles totally deserving of the high digits? Was it fair to judge Steve-O's dress rehearsal, or should they have just used his first dance scores and votes? Can he make a full recovery? And who's gonna get the boot?
http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/dancing-stars/Dancing-Stars-Episode-1004110.aspx
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