I found myself wishing I could have the opportunity to be on the show, even if just for a few weeks. I particularly watched those in my age group thinking I could do better!! I would have more personality than they did (most of the ones in my age group were so dull!!). Why can't I be on the show.
The casting call for last season came and went. I thought of going, but I had my dumb excuses not to go.
When I found out about 2 weeks ago that they were having a casting session on June 16 in Venice Beach, I wanted to go REALLY BAD. Because I want to go to "The Ranch" and work my ass off with the support and guidance they provide REALLY BAD.
I asked a friend to go with me. She had expressed an enthusiastic interest when I asked her a few months ago if she would go to the next casting call with me. She had her excuses...and she said no.
I made a flyer to put up at Planet Fitness asking for up to 3 passengers to go with me to the casting call and we could share gas and hotel. No one called.
So I asked my daughter to go with me to keep me company. As always, she was right there to experience my adventure. I can always count on her.
I took Friday off from work, so Thursday night I headed down to Visalia where Jasmine lives. It cuts about 2 hours off the trip to the LA area. Friday morning, we headed down to Venice.
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| Heading towards the beach! |
After checking into the hotel, we went to the beach to enjoy the crazy, fun, lively beach. I love Venice Beach. Jasmine made me smile when she said that the atmosphere of Venice Beach makes her think of her "amazing childhood"! (Her words). She thought of all the art shows we did and just all the unique experiences she had living a very artsy life. How wonderful for me to know that she looks back on her childhood with joy.
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| Getting advice |
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| Jasmine |
The casting call began at 10am. We were on line around 6:30 am. Some had been there since 2 am. I was number 69 in the cue.
By 9am, the line up was several blocks long.
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| The line goes on forever! |
The casting crew was punctual. They started herding us in right at 10. Then 3 groups of 10 at a time went in to meet with their casting teams.
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| This was the casting director I met with |
The first question asked was basic. Name, where are you from, how much do you want to lose. We answered that one by one. The second question was a free for all (an attempt at a discussion? A test to see how aggressive you are at jumping in on a conversation??) And the last question was again to be answered one by one.
I made sure I got into the "conversation". I did get them to laugh, and even applaud at one point. But with the whole meeting lasting about 5- 10 minutes, it really did not leave a lot of time to make an impression. Oh how I wish they would give me a "call back".
They strongly suggested making a video of our "typical day" and cover the topics listed on the casting page. So I will be working on that and sending it in.
And, if you can, if I have been in ANY WAY helpful and/or inspirational to you, could you help??
This is on the casting website:
Can I nominate someone who I think would be great for the show?
Yes! Please send nominations to BL14nominations@gmail.com.
Please include your name, age and place you reside and the
nominee’s name (Sig Wynne-Evans), age (56), current city/state (Modesto CA)
and why they deserve the chance to be on The Biggest Loser.
I COULD USE ALL THE HELP I CAN GET!!! :)
Best of luck. Email has been sent.
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Hope you get on the show. Email sent:) Good luck.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck, email sent!
ReplyDeleteNomination has been sent in! Good Luck!!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!! I really appreciate the support!!
ReplyDeleteHope more will help out!
Sig
Sent in my nomination for you, good luck!
ReplyDeleteHuge THANKS!! Pat!
ReplyDeleteSIG ~
ReplyDeleteYesterday (Sunday) at about 5:00 PM, just before I left for work, I Emailed 'The Biggest Loser', nominating you. (I got a computer-generated reply from them, so I know it went through.)
In my Email, I utilized my own personality to sell YOUR personality, which means, of course, that... you haven't a prayer of getting picked for the show.
I jest.
Actually, I think you WILL get selected, and I think you were going to get selected regardless of whether or not we, your fans, nominated you.
But for the record, following are a couple of excerpts from the Email I sent 'BL'. I decided to be as "unconventional" in my Email as YOU are "unconventional" - which was actually pretty easy because I don't know how else to be. "Conventional" I have never been:
I wish to call your attention to Sig Wynne-Evans who is 56 and currently living in Modesto, California.
Modesto, what is more American than Modesto? I mean, after all, it’s the setting for the classic movie ‘American Graffiti’.
(...) Why should you select Sig? Well, she not only has calories to burn, she has personality to burn, too!
(...) ‘The Biggest Loser’ will “Wynne” big with Sig!
I said some other (hopefully) witty stuffs too, but those were some of my best lines. (Hope they help.)
Also, I want to say that I enjoyed this blog bit in its own right. "SHITTY ADVICE: $1.OO". Ha!-Ha! Classic! And ONLY on Venice Beach would you find someone selling THAT! (And probably making a pretty good living at it, too.)
You were truly in my old stomping grounds there. So much so that I can state without fear of being contradicted that your photo caption "On PCH heading towards the beach!" wasn't entirely correct.
In truth, you were standing on the Southeast corner of Pacific Avenue and Windward Avenue (Pacific Ave. and Pacific Coast Highway, or "PCH", aren't exactly the same thing, but no matter) and you were just one block from ‘The Townhouse Bar’ – one of the principal “characters” in my one and only screenplay as described HERE.
Had I known you were going to be there, I could have driven in from Phoenix (a.k.a. Hell) and we could have had a gin & tonic together at 'The Townhouse', "where everybody (except for the bartender, the waitresses, and the other patrons) knows my name".
Oh well, maybe after you've become a TV star...
Good luck. But with your personality, you really don't need "luck".
~ D-FensDogg
'Loyal American Underground'
Stephen,
ReplyDeleteTHANK you so much for your vote of confidence, and your witty nomination. The competition is fierce. I realize too that I barely make the weight criteria to be on the show since I had lost a bunch on my own. (hmmm maybe I should have waited??? Nah...). Sure wish you were within a couple hundred miles, you would be the perfect sort of person to help me with the video I need to make. I bet you could inspire me to make a great one.
Maybe I should have gone to the Phoenix casting call and I could have had more than one gin and tonic with you and be booted out of the bar for laughing too much/loud! You would be a blast to meet!
Sig
>>..."You would be a blast to meet!"
ReplyDeleteHa! Ya think so? Then how come I'm always trying to get away from me? Sometimes I don't even take me with me when I hit the bars because I'm just so sick and tired of my own company.
:o)
Be sure to let us know how things progress with The Biggest Loser.
~ D-FensDogg
'Loyal American Underground'
Yeah...and if you'd come to Phoenix (though why anyone would want to do that since it was 112 yesterday), WE could have seen you, too....and met Stephen!
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