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Our show opened with the tribe returning from the racially wild tribal council we witnessed last week.  Steve, being ever the gentleman, reached out to Phillip and told him that there was no apologies needed and that all their problems were in the past.  They shook hands, made nice and went to bed.  (Not together)  But Phillip was not buying any of it.  Not even for a dollar.  Nope, Phillip felt that Steve was not being “genuous”, which can only mean one of two things: 1. Phillip has been taking English lessons from Ralph or 2. Phillip is an avid user of the Sarah Palin dictionary. Either way it was perfectly fine with Boston Rob who proclaimed that “as long as he (Phillip) keeps up his stupid antics he’ll be coming with me all the way to the finals”.  If Rob does get to the finals it would be difficult to vote against him seeing that he has played a masterful game and has five people following him like puppies.  And besides that ...

What is the deal with Phillip and rice?  Whenever rice is around Phillip turns from mild mannered former federal agent (?) to a crazy lunatic.  Excuse me, but I must clarify that I mean nothing bad or racist by calling Phillip a crazy lunatic.  Crazy knows no color.  Just look at Charlie Sheen.  But before we delve into Phillip’s issues we must start at the top where we find Matt talking to the sky. Poor Matt; so gullible, so dumb and still such a threat despite his wanting to get out of the game.  And who could blame him?  Matt has spent the majority of his time isolated on Redemption Island and despite his victories he is still public enemy number one to Rob.  Matt opened the show by praying to God and telling him/her that he wanted to get out of the game, but for some reason Matt was under the assumption that God wanted him to stay.  Let me explain something to Matt.  You have free will.  You have the right to choose...

For whatever reason, when I was in high school I learned how to play the theme from The Godfather on my saxophone.  In what was likely a desperate move for attention I would play it and then do an incredibly awful Marlon Brando imitation.  As I watched Survivor this week I could not help but recall that as I watched Boston Rob take complete control of his minions.  He had apparently made them an offer they could not refuse and their mission was to destroy the old Zapatera. Whether you like him or not, you have to admit that Boston Rob is playing a great game right now.  On his fourth attempt at Survivor he is playing one of the greatest seasons we have ever seen.  Rob appears to have almost achieved complete mind control of the former Ometepe.  At this point he looks invincible as no one has stepped up yet to challenge him.  This week’s episode left no questions on the table.  Boston Rob is The Don.  Our show began with the se...

A while back I learned of a new British pub in Tampa simply called The Pub.  Since Sir Griffin is a big fan of pub fare I knew I just had to give it a try.  So I called one of the few people I know that also is a connoisseur of genuine pub food, Professor Basil Q Bacon, and we decided to give it a try for lunch. The Pub The Pub is located out on the Bay Street section of the International Plaza near the Earl of Sandwich and Champps.  (I still have no idea why they spell Champps with two p’s)  With all the Union Jacks that adorn the outside it is decidedly difficult to miss. We were immediately overwhelmed by the beautiful décor of this new establishment.  Suits of armor, more Union Jacks and lots of British stuff adorned the inside, which was a tad dark due to the wood they used.  But it was beautiful nonetheless. The waiting area, which we did not have to use, was lovely as well.  We decided to sit near the bar as the windows and d...

There is a lot to be said about this week’s episode of Survivor so let’s dispense with the pleasantries and get right to it.  Zapatera returned from Tribal Council with David telling Ralph he completely understood why he wrote his name down that evening.  Nothing else needed to be said, but they all talked about how they had no option and had to win the next challenge.  Little did they know they would never get the chance. Sarita had arrived at Redemption Island and was welcomed by Matt.  Matt gave her a place to sleep and Sarita spilled the beans all about her tribe, essentially contradicting the stories he was told by Krista & Stephanie.  The stage was set for Matt to flip if he was luck enough to get back into the game.  However, Matt had a painful cit on his foot and he said if the challenge involved anything physical he could be in trouble.  In the business we call this foreshadowing.  Both tribes were commanded to appear ...

As a general rule I do not like medical dramas.  I never cared for ER, I despise Grey’s Anatomy and I can’t stand House.  Most of my dislike for medical dramas comes from the fact that I hate hospitals and I ironically get sick just walking into one.  Note to friends and family: please do not get sick to the point where you have to be hospitalized as I will be in no hurry to come and visit you.  And while Body of Proof is listed technically as a medical drama/police procedural it does not feel like a medical show per se because it does not take place in a hospital and, much like Bones, deals specifically with the dead, not the sick and dying.  I’m better with that in a drama. The forever young looking Dana Delaney stars at Dr Megan Hunt, a one time brilliant neurosurgeon now working as a medical examiner.  She had to give up the neurosurgery after an auto accident left her unable to perform surgery.  As the story goes she now has some sor...