I've been a bad blogger recently. There I was last week at the Fox Reality Channel awards show -- known as the "Reallys" -- and I didn't blog about it.
Well, I suppose I partly avoided it because a producer hopped on stage to warn everyone in the house not to blog about it. But he meant the actual awards, and what transpired on stage. But beyond that, I can tell you that it was quite the surreal scene.
I showed up solo at the event, held last Wednesday at the Avalon in Hollywood, but quickly ran into some familiar faces from both the channel and "Gimme My Reality Show" (premieres Oct. 11, FYI). As a matter of fact, the production company behind "Gimme," Natural 9, were also producing the Reallys.
(Pic by Ben Mandelker.)
You couldn't shake a stick without hitting some D-list reality royalty at the Avalon's Spider Club pre-show. Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth the Bounty Hunter Wife were there. Our faves, "Flipping Out's" Jeff Lewis, Jenni and Ryan. "Celebrity Rehab" trainwreck Jeff Conaway (with cane), Hugh Hefner and his Girls Next Door, and of course, my new pal Kato Kaelin. And hundreds more.
(Pic by Ben Mandelker.)
Inside, I sat next to some of the "Gimme" stars -- Kato, Susan Olsen, Traci Bingham. And Susan sat next to the one and only Greg Brady, Barry Williams. Yes, Brady royalty up in the house.
I also ran into the B-Side Blog's Ben Mandelker. I haven't done justice to the event -- but Ben does in his recap:
I felt like I were in my own unique version of Survivor, except instead of being stranded on an island, I was adrift in a sea of reality stars. Yes, there were oodles of reality stars lined up for the red carpet. I have to admit I didn't recognize a good chunk of them because they mostly seemed to hail from those VH1 Flavor of Love spin-offs and whatnot. Basically, everyone looked like a porn star. And yes, there were actual porn stars present too.
Check out more of his post here. The Fox Reality Channel "Really Awards" air Saturday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
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