Back after an almost two-week hiatus, we’ve got a few things to discuss. Namely, what happened on the Vegas trip, the Rozlyn sex tape, my thoughts on Jason and Molly’s wedding, the Top 12 of “American Idol”, and what 2-year anniversary is today. Yes, I realize the ABC’s “20/20″ fluff piece on the “Bachelor” airs tonight, but I will cover that in Wednesday’s column, which will have a recap of Tuesday’s “Idol” performances. So you can expect a column every Wednesday from here on out as I give my opinions on each of the previous nights performances, followed by who I think SHOULD go home vs. who I think WILL go home. And the way this season has gone so far, it seems like anyone can go home any week, so it might be a little tougher. Lets get started.

One of the first things I did when I got to Vegas was conduct an interview with RawVegas.TV. Thanks to “Chops” for setting this up at Caesars Palace and getting this done. Funny thing was, we did this interview right outside the Poker room at the Sportsbook while a tournament was going on inside. So there were a few fans standing outside waiting for some of their favorite poker players to come straggling out. All the sudden I’m being interviewed and there were certain people who thought I was actually some famous poker player. Not quite. Boy, were they disappointed. Anyway, as you can see, the interview was edited a bit (down to nine minutes from about thirty minutes), but I have no complaints about what was shown. Hell, I was probably rambling anyway so they needed to shut me up somehow. A few thoughts after the link:

Watch Steve Carbone Talks About The Bachelor on RawVegas.tv

-After doing this, it now brings my total number of interviews I’ve ever done on camera to three: Once in high school after I hit the game winner to beat Katella (a major highlight for a then 6′2″, 165 lb scrawny white kid), the Skype interview I did last July with “Extra” TV, and now this. So needless to say, I need a little work on my interviewing skills.

-Ummmm, I tend to close my eyes a lot when I’m thinking. That needs to stop. Hell, it was even annoying me. It’s like I’m Crystal Bowersox when she sings.

-At the end, “Chops” asked me if I’d do the “Bachelor” for a million dollars. Honestly, I didn’t hear the part about a millon dollars until I watched it back. I just heard “would you be the Bachelor”? Of course if I was offered a million dollars I’d be the next “Bachelor”. Not only that, I’d do whatever the script told me to do. Please. That’s a no-brainer. Everyone’s got a price.

-However, lets remember that I will never appear on this show in any capacity for these reasons:

1) They know who I am, so they’d never offer it to me in the first place (or to even be one of the 25 bachelors competing for the “Bachelorette”)
2) I don’t fit the mold of what they’re looking for. Don’t have an agent, or publicist, 6-pack abs, never modeled, nor am I looking to start a television career
3) The minute I appeared on that show would officially be the end of RealitySteve.com, and frankly, I’m having way more fun writing and making fun of this show than I would if I were on it
4) Bottom line: They have no interest in ever casting me, and I would have no interest in ever being on their show Read more…

T-minus 25 hours and counting. I need a break from all this “Bachelor” nonsense. I really do. I’ve been going at it for two months straight and to finally get to Vegas, have some fun, and not have to think about Jake and Vienna at least for another few weeks til he shows up on DTWS will be a nice break. Of course, Vegas lasts less than two days before I’m on a plane to NY for work, so, even my fun vacation gets cut a little short. Boooooooooooo. Last chance for anyone to get in touch with me today regarding the Vegas trip. If you were/are interested, and you didn’t receive the group email yesterday, I suggest you email me immediately so I can give you the info. Or if you just feel like showing up and looking for me, I can guarantee you I’ll either be at the pool or at a craps/blackjack table. That’s a given. Get together will be at TAO inside in the Venetian around 10:30. See you there.

I don’t really have much to comment on in terms of all the “Jake cheated on Vienna” stories floating around right now. I have not been told that, so I’m not gonna say they’re true or not. What I do think though is that these two won’t last very long. So whether these rumors are true or not is immaterial to me. She is not even close to being ready to be married, and Jake and her will never walk down the aisle. I did find it funny that in an interview before the finale aired, Jake said he hadn’t had any contact with the women since the show ended. Then on “Ellen” today, he and Vienna admit they’ve been sneaking around for the last few months watching the show together on Monday nights and spending weekends together. So the lies continue. I understand Jake probably wasn’t allowed to admit he was seeing the final girl he chose, but to flat out lie about it? Well, lets just say he’s gonna have to throw a few extra Hail Mary’s in at church. Quit lying.

Thanks to everyone who called in to the live chat on Tuesday. Yes, I know it’s a little helter skelter with how it was run, and the fact we started late for a second time in a row, but that is being worked on. Next time we do one of them it will be much more organized, I promise. And if it isn’t, well, then we just won’t do them anymore. They’ve been put on notice and they know they have to straighten things up over there. Even I’m confused half the time to what’s going on. However, one point I forgot to make in Tuesday’s column that a caller brought up was Rozlyn’s comment to Chris about him hitting on Ryan’s wife back in New Zealand. Yes, at the time of the New Zealand filming (Jason’s season), Ryan was still married. That was November of 2008. And it’s obvious that Rozlyn said that because Ryan at some point confided in her enough that he was bothered to the point where he thought Chris hit on his wife. How else would Rozlyn know about something in New Zealand? She wasn’t there.

So it’s easy to put two and two together and see that Ryan told her at some point, “Hey, you know Chris isn’t this great guy he’s made out to be. The guy was hitting on my wife back in New Zealand.” Whatever the case, I still find it interesting that Chris has yet to actually deny those allegations. His only response was at the WTA when he said, “I’m not going to dignify that with an answer.” Fine. Didn’t deny it happened, but chose to go that route. Which is great and all, but when Chris attacks Rozlyn for an inappropriate relationship with a producer, at least Rozlyn says “No, nothing happened.” What if through all this scandal this season, Rozlyn would’ve responded to those allegations with, “You know Chris, I’m not even going to dignify that with an answer?” You know how many people would immediately call her guilty? About 100%. Yet Chris gets thrown an allegation his way one time, and he has still yet to deny it. “I’m a happily married man, been with my wife for 16 years, have two wonderful kids.” Great. Doesn’t mean you’re above hitting on someone’s wife. Answer the question, just like you’ve been asking of Rozlyn for the last two months. I find that hilarious he’s still yet to deny those claims. Because “I’m a happily married man” is not a response to the question. So was Tiger apparently, and he not only hit on other women, he slept with them. Tons of them. Even the fugly ones. Read more…

To call in and ask questions, the number is (347) 215-9538. The live interview will start at 6pm EST. Ask anything you want. Well, except for stuff I’ve already said 1,000 times. Hope you enjoy it.

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