August 30, 2001
By Jae-Ha Kim
Chicago Sun-Times
The next time you're at North
Avenue Beach, look for a cute blond training to be a lifeguard. She's one
of the cast members of "The Real World," according to Jim Kleckner, who
has been detailing the Chicago cast's day-to-day lives on the Liquid Generation
Web site (www.liquidgeneration.com).
"I'm positive the [blond]
girl is on the show," says Kleckner, who has posted photos of the lifeguard-in-training
on the site. "She had cameras all around her and the crew was carrying
backpacks that had 'Road Rules' [another reality-based series on MTV] patches
on them. I had spotted her a while ago sitting on her apartment stoop as
well, and she had cameras pointed at her then, too. So I know she's on
the show.
"The funniest part is that
she smokes and wants to be a lifeguard. She was trying to get away from
my camera and went to smoke behind the lifeguard office."
Kleckner, who also has been
posting videos, says he does sometimes regrets chasing after the cast.
"I feel like a paparazzi
when there aren't cameras around them, 'cause that's probably their 'off'
time," he admits. "But when the crew is there, they're fair game. Everything
that I shoot or report will be what MTV airs in a few months anyhow. I'm
just getting it out to the public quicker.
"A lot of people want to
know about the cast. They want to know who they are, who they're dating
and what their sexuality is. Ultimately all this publicity only helps MTV
since the show's getting so much free exposure before they even promote
this cast."
Hey, Jim. You don't have
to rationalize this to us--we're just as curious as you are!
Kleckner hopes to have interviews
with the cast's friends soon.
Unfortunately, he wasn't
around when three members of the "Real World" gang chose to enjoy some
fine dining at Gibson's.
The three obviously weren't
dieting and enjoyed a meal fit for stars: three filet mignons collectively
weighing 32 ounces, 2.5 pounds of lobster, garlic mashed potatoes, spinach
and a slab of carrot cake weighing in just under the size of a small baby.
Luckily, the fourth member
of their party never showed up, so the two women and their male companion
got to pick at everything themselves.
"They were very gracious
and sweet people," comments one observer. "They weren't disruptive to the
other diners in any way."
They also weren't cheap.
After paying for the meal, they left their server a generous tip.
Got a scoop about "The Real
World" in Wicker Park? E-mail me at realworld@suntimes.com
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