Now I for one would be particularly excited about this because this may mean a) more Debbie Phelps on TV, b) his dog on tv, and c) potentially some Ryan Lochte screen time (aren’t they supposed to be training together in Baltimore?)???? Ashton Kutcher has been linked to the project, too.
But there are some problems here.
For one, if a show was in the works, it probably would not come out for a while, and the Olympic excitement would be pretty much completely gone (unless they released it around the time of those swimming championships NBC will be airing?) so the ratings may not be so good. And he would also have to compete with the hundreds of other craptastic reality shows. But if Denise Richards could do it, why not Michael?
Also, this may be just a rumor or PR stunt. That’s an opinion swirling around his iMDB page. With a quick google search, ideas of a reality show involving Michael Phelps were being mentioned since Aug. 17th, and talks of a show with Ashton and Demi go back as far as Sep 27, so you think by now some major source would have gotten their hands on this story, even if it is just a sidenote. The biggest site I could find was Just Jared. However, I do feel like if he was approached by Demi and Ashton he would take the offer because he has pretty much done every commercial offered.
Oh and speaking of commercials look at this adorable one!
It is for the new Guitar Hero (I’m soo excited!) and besides Michael it also features the homewrecker A-Rod, cheater Kobe Bryant, and the very wholesome non-man-whore Tony Hawk in a homage to Risky Business.
Well, let’s keep our fingers crossed for a Phelps show.
Edit: Just read this Phelps story and its really cute! In US today I read Phelps was really weird and slept with a bunch of girls back at Michigan University… and then told them they could play with his medals. Ew. But read this!
ANN ARBOR (2008-10-10) This story does not involve any football players. Just two guys.
One of them is Michael Phelps. You’ve probably heard of him. He has 14 gold medals.
The other is Scotty Passink. You probably haven’t heard of him. He has cerebral palsy.
But these two have been close friends since Phelps moved to Ann Arbor four years ago.
When Scotty Passink was born, the doctors said he would never walk or talk. They told his parents to look for a place to put him.
But Scotty’s father, Pete, had captained the Michigan golf team. His mother worked as Bo Schembechler’s secretary. They are not soft. They were not going to give up.
Scotty’s surgeries started when he was two, and didn’t stop until his senior year in high school – 15 operations in all. The doctors broke his legs and reset them – twice — just so he could walk. He doesn’t walk very fast — – he goes through a pair of shoes every two or three months — and he has a hell of a time climbing stairs. But he gets there.
When Scotty was six they put him in a special classroom. One day he came home and asked his mom, Why doesn’t anybody talk? His mom said, This isn’t right, and put him in a class with the other kids. He got teased and he got shoved, but he says, It only made me tougher.
When his grades faltered a few years later, Bo Schembechler hauled him into his office. Sit down! he said, then scared him straight. It worked. Despite all the sick days, Scotty earned his diploma on time – plus a signed photo from Schembechler that said: To Scotty, The toughest guy I know.
Scotty went to Washtenaw Community College, then transferred to Michigan, where he worked as a student manager for the football team. Now he works at the UM ticket office, where I recently heard Lloyd Carr offer him a cigar. No thanks, Scotty said. Those things make me walk funny.
His closest friends include Pat Owen, who was born with a club foot but became the captain of the Michigan wrestling team – and some guy named Michael Phelps.
I don’t think Michael knows what I have, really, Scotty says. And I don’t think he cares about it. But, when I fall down, he’s right there to pick me up. Every time.
When Phelps returned to Ann Arbor to be honored at the Michigan-Wisconsin football game, he called Scotty from the airport. Meet me at the Brown Jug in thirty minutes. That night, the all-time Olympic champion told Passink how much Scotty inspired him.
The next day Owen, Passink and Phelps watched the game on the Michigan sidelines. When the fans started counting down the seconds, a police officer warned the trio that Phelps would get mobbed, and Scotty could get trampled. Phelps turned to Scotty and said, Don’t worry. I’ve got you.
When the gun sounded, Owen and Phelps picked up their buddy, and carried him off the field. If you were lucky enough to witness that moment, you would have seen three guys running across the field and up the tunnel: a wrestler with a club foot, Scotty Passink, and the best athlete in the world.
I can’t cheer for the Phillies beacuse what self-respecting Mets fan would do that? My mother from Philly is a little pissed about that, but honestly. I just can’t And then the RAYS! True, I’m from Florida, but they’re like… ew. And they have one shitty looking field.
oh and Swim Aids is this exciting blog about these girls who go to like every swim meet and talk to all the swimmers and I’m so jealous of them. They’re not groupies… they’re aids. Like in Almost Famous.
Update: THE BACKSTREET BOYS sang the national anthem! But Kevin isn’t with them anymore. Sad. I want an N*Sync reunion, but Justin’s super fame ruins those chances.
So SNL last night had horrendous skits, but Adele was amazing (she did Cold Shoulder!), and there was Marky Mark there with Andy Samberg, SARAH PALIN, and the very pregnant Amy Poehler rapping with Sexy Sarah waving her hands around.
To watch the Sarah Palin opener and weekend update click HERE!
You MUST watch the weekend update Amy Poehler rap. Oh my god, best thing of my LIFE! The first video also has Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin. Can anyone find the Andy/Mark confrontation clip? That was the other good part.
And is it weird that I think Andy Samberg’s cute?
I think I have a thing for big noses, being a not-so-proud owner of one myself. Lochte has one too.
But I pretty much fall in love with anyone funny… so that helps too.
I’m BORED. Someone comment me. Please. Getting a blog comment is almost as joyful as getting one on myspace. You know what I hate? when people post bulletins that are like “I’m bored/I’m leaving/Getting off. Leave me stuff. {icture comments… comments… messages. DO MY TRUTH BOX!” Even though I basically just did the same thing. And I’m scared to do people’s truth boxes still because I really think there is a way you can find out who sent it.
You know what is really weird? Right when I typed the title of this post (about a picture of Michael Phelps) a commercial with Michael Phelps came on! Crazy
He has really been whoring himself out.
Anyway! I found this picture (why haven’t I seen it before?) and Phelps looks suprisingly good so I will share.
This works well for him.
Doesn’t he look good? Really good.
Oh and to add to your collection of our favorite Olympic bromance–
And here are some things I stole from people on xanga and livejournal for you, kids. They said no hotlinking… I think I hotlinked.
yes he did.
and while I am randoming searching through pages of things
ew, Sandeno
very similar tattoo! Its Adam Sioui and I have no clue who that is, but he went to UF too. I guess its a UF thing.
Oh yes, here we go! I couldn’t just give you one picture and one video for Paul now could I?
All of my favorite men from way back when.
First, Paul Newman
Ha! Ok that killed it, but the left picture he still looks gorgeous.
And they are my favorite couple in the world!
See how adorable?
I just realized most of those were profile pictures. Hm.
Ok, Marlon Brando. Pre-Godfather days. I choose to ignore that part of his life.
HEY STELLAAA.
James Dean
Um, yeah. I could just die.
Oh! and on the topic of old men…
Do you not just love him? So classy. I wish everyone dressed the way they did on the Sartorialist. The men on there are to die for with all their trendiness.
Only for a little while though. My computer is broken :[
and I had so many unimportant things to discuss! Like how I bought my Michael Phelps corn flakes when I really eat Frosted Flakes. And oh yeah I plan on keeping that box.
I am watching TCM today because its their memorial day to Paul Newman, and though I am still extremely sad, I can not help but marvel at the beauty that is Paul Newman. Seriously, I always thought that man was extremely hot and I always will. He was amazing. AMAZING! He stayed with his wife, did all that charity work, and was a really good actor.
You may not think so, but I sure do.
Just watch it. You see? Gorgeousssss.
New Skins tonight! Woooo!
and hmm. New Seventeen. I want that Harajuku Lovers perfume and Miss Dior Cherie or whatever its called. I hate Ashley Tisdale, but highly enjoyed the lesbian story (ice pops? it was too cute!), but a little generic to me. The best kiss ever thing didn’t really offer anything new either. Atoosa needs to come back! This new editor is terrible. I loved Atoosa.
Oh and we had our parade on Friday and one of the swim team kids wrote “Lochte” on his back (I guess because he had curly hair?) So I really wanted to take a picture of his back and post it because Lochte things make me excited.
Alsooo, I watch about 5 minutes of this Sydney Olympics thing today because all I cared about was the swimming portion, but all they talked about was Ian Thorpe (THORPEDO!!!) at the tender age of 17. I didn’t know he was that young actually. And in the background was JASON LEZAK! He has one hot bod.
So I’m going to call it a day and actually finish what I came over here for, which was research Vietnam.
Even our parade at least provides a convertible for the grand marshall, not the back of a golf cart.
Well anyway, here’s Ryan Lochte at a parade in Port Orange, while I was being forced to watch Shia LaBeouf’s interview on Ellen thanks to youtube. Sad.
Even with his golf cart I still wouldn’t have minded meeting him in the moon bounce.
Now I have to drag my body off of this chair to do work. A lot of work. Dancing makes you sore. Who would have known.
will. He was amazing. AMAZING! He stayed with his wife, did all that charity work, and was a really good actor.
