Top 15 Sexiest Survivor Ladies

The 25th season of Survivor on CBS is underway so I figured it was time to update my list. The popular television reality series maroons a group of strangers in a desolate location to compete in a game to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast each other until the lone Survivor remains to collect 1 million dollars.

Each season is different in some ways as the producers try to reinvent the game to keep it fresh but even then, if the castaways aren't entertaining or they don't keep our interest, it's easy to turn the channel and watch something else.

The one formula to the show that never disappoints is the sex factor. Lets face it, I'm not the only red-blooded heterosexual male who will tune in to watch beautiful young women in bikinis frolicking in the sand and surf.



I'll suffer through having to listen to annoying castaways like "Shambo", Sue Hawk, Ace and that idiot Jonny Fairplay if it means I can also enjoy watching the smart and sexy women I have listed below. By updating this list from my original posting I am still clearly targeting my male readers more so then my valued female readers but I'm a guy so it's only natural. And of course I could be missing obvious selections that you feel are worthy of top 15 status but this is my list so don't get too upset if I missed one of your favourites.



To be honest, this list really hasn't changed much at all with only one addition to the previous posting and one lady removed. But there was one young lady this season who I feel is worthy of being added. So without any further ado, lets get to the list.



There are a few who were very close to making my new list including Elisabeth Filarski (Hasselbeck), Candice Woodcock, Alexis Jones, Kelly Shinn, Danni Boatwright, Ami Cusack, Monica Padilla, Stephanie LaGrossa and Eliza Orlins. They are all beautiful women from the show but I figured I'd better keep the list to the top 15. Here we go:

Top 15 Sexiest Survivor Ladies

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Number 15 - Kelly Sharbaugh

Survivor Samoa

Number 14 - Chelsea Meissner

Survivor One World

Number 13 - Amanda Kimmel

Survivor China, Micronesia & Heroes vs. Villains

Number 12 - Sydney Wheeler

Survivor Tocantins

Number 11 - Heidi Strobel

Survivor Amazon

Number 10 - Sarah Jones

Survivor Marquesas

Number 9 - Angie Layton

Survivor Philippines

Number 8 - Ashley Underwood

Survivor Redemption Island

Number 7 - Kelly Czarnecki

Survivor Gabon

Number 6 - Jenna Morasca

Survivor Amazon & All-Stars

Number 5 - Mikayla Wingle

Survivor South Pacific

Mikayla has also posed in Playboy. NSFW

Number 4 - Jennifer Lyon

Survivor Palau

Sadly Jennifer lost her battle with breast cancer on January 20, 2010 at the age of 37.

Number 3 - Parvati Shallow

Survivor Cook Islands, Micronesia & Heroes vs. Villains

Number 2 - Amber Brkich

Survivor Australian Outback & All-Stars

Number 1 - Natalie White

Survivor Samoa

Do you agree or disagree with my choices? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Live Aid 25th Anniversary

Twenty-Five years ago on this very day I witnessed one of, if not the greatest concert of all-time. I am of course speaking of Live Aid which took place on July 13, 1985. The concert was held in two different countries in both London and Philadelphia and was seen by a record worldwide audience.

I’ve written about Live Aid once before on my blog so I won’t go too deeply into the details and my memories but this was the concert for my generation. You can read my Live Aid blog from 2007 here.

Sir Bob Geldof of the band The Boomtown Rats was the driving force behind the show. He saw the shocking images of people starving in Africa and felt compelled to act in some way. Money needed to be raised to help those who were starving to death. The “Global Jukebox” was his idea. Not knowing if it could be done or if people would be interested in getting involved, Bob went about contacting fellow performers both young and old and one by one they answered the call. Any artists who didn’t take part likely wished they had after it was over.

I don’t think I fully understood how truly amazing the concert was as a then 16-year-old music fan. To me it was something that had never been done before with separate concerts on two different continents and performances from other locations. Live satellite feeds were still relatively new and untested for something of this magnitude and there were a few minor glitches but nobody seemed to care.

Sitting in front of my television from the early morning hours until late in the night I was tuned to the concert on Much Music; the relatively new Canadian music video channel. Every so often J.D. Roberts (now known as John Roberts on CNN) would come on between sets and talk with other VJ’s about what we were seeing and who was yet to come.

The line-up of performers was as star-studded as it could possibly be. Anyone who was worth listening to at that time in history made their way on stage. Among my personal favourites were Queen, U2, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Phil Collins, Duran Duran and Howard Jones. Of course they were all fantastic. Freddie Mercury was at his best with Queen and sadly we lost his amazing talent only six years later.

It was a concert that defined a generation; much like Woodstock had in the 60’s. Many others have tried to duplicate the impact of Live Aid but none have succeeded. It was one of those events that happened at the exact moment in time it needed to with the right cause to unite the world.

LOST Answers Few Questions

There are those who haven’t watched an episode, others who’ve viewed the odd show from time to time but weren’t hooked and then there are folks like me who have been devoted fans of the television show LOST which wrapped up its 6th and final season Sunday night with a two and a half hour finale.

Since the very first episode I’ve never missed one installment of this amazing television experience. The story, although confusing and misleading at times has been compelling and I don’t regret watching it for a minute.

The characters and their story lines are what powered the show plus always being left with questions at the end of each episode. We all wondered “what was in the hatch”, “what was the smoke monster”, “how come Richard never aged” and “where the hell did the island disappear to?”

Of course the biggest question was how did these people survive a plane crash after the aircraft broke up in midair and then find themselves on this mysterious island? Well, as we found out on Sunday night, they didn’t survive after all and have been dead the whole time.

Here’s my take on what happened. The plane crashed and killed everyone on board. But for the passengers we’ve followed all along, they weren’t ready to pass on into heaven and they needed a common experience to prepare themselves for the journey into the white light of Heaven. Does that make any sense? Ya, I’m still confused as well.

There’s no denying that LOST was an amazing television drama with amazing characters, plot lines, action, adventure and it kept me captivated and craving more for six full seasons. But my feelings are mixed on how the whole thing came to an end. In fact, I said about four years ago that if in the end we find out everyone died and they’re in purgatory or limbo waiting to pass on to heaven, I would be pissed off. Well, that’s pretty much what happened and while I’m disappointed, I’m not exactly pissed off because the finale was still well done.

Despite the fact the finale was fun to watch, I think the producers and writers for LOST took an unimaginative and predictable way out to end the show. The only way they could have made it worse was to have Jack wake up in his bed at home and say, “Hmm, it was all just a dream.”

Having said all of that, I know millions of LOST fans are now left with unanswered questions. Here are a few of mine.

1. If the smoke monster was created by going into the cave where the light source was located, how come Desmond and Jack never turned into a smoke monster when they went in?

2. Why did Ben not go in the church at the end and move on like the rest of the survivors did?

3. Why weren’t Michael, Walt and some of the other survivors who were on the island at the church? Were they not real to begin with?

4. Desmond and Penny weren’t on the plane so why were they there? Were they in limbo from some other accident?

5. What exactly was Richard’s role in all of this? Were he and Lepidus there only to help the survivors come to terms with their deaths and assist them into heaven?

6. When the plane took off, what happened to it?

7. Did Hurley actually take on the role of Jacob and Jack for any length of time but we just didn’t see it? Sounded like it when he talked to Ben.

8. How did Desmond figure it all out?

9. When Jin and Sun were in the hospital and had the flashback to their time on the island, how did they know to attend the concert?

I have a lot more questions and like a lot of other fans, I’ll be searching the web for possible answers.

LOST was a great show and those who didn’t watch it missed out on some excellent television viewing. But I understand that some people need their entertainment spoon fed to them and must have everything wrapped up and making sense at the end of each episode. Some people don’t enjoy having to think when they watch television. Lord knows there are plenty of crap shows on TV.

I’m going to miss LOST and the entertainment it provided. There are other shows on television which try and live up to LOST’s high standards but so far none of them have grabbed hold of my attention enough to keep me hooked like Jack, Sawyer, Kate, Hugo, Locke, Ben and the rest of the Survivors / Deceased of Oceanic Flight 815 did.

Rest in Peace

Kimmel Crushes Leno

Lately I've been working early in the morning so I don't have a chance to stay up late to watch the talk shows and lately, everyone is talking about the controversy surrounding Jay Leno moving back to the 11:35pm slot and bumping The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien to 12:05am. This of course has upset Conan to the point where he most likely will leave the show if it's contractually possible.

Any way, Jay sees no problem with it of course and even enjoys poking fun at it. I don't think however that he realized how much of a severe thrashing he was going to take at the hands of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel when Jay had him on his show. I almost felt sorry for Jay...almost.

Personally I think Jay should just pack it in or switch networks if he really wants that time slot. He'd fit in well with the other slimeballs at FOX.

Any way, if you missed Jimmy crushing Jay on his own show, here it is.

I Stink At Golf & Tiger Doesn't

I love playing golf but I'll be the first to admit I suck at it. I'm not going to sugarcoat anything...I truly stink. But, I can't stop playing it as I enjoy it too much. Golfing with friends and taking part in fun tournaments make it most enjoyable to me. My score is most often the last thing on my mind.

To put it in perspective, I'm as bad at golf as Tiger Woods is good at golf. He really is something to watch and the worst part of watching him play on TV is having to listen to the commentators and how they love him so much and how wonderful he is.

I'm not saying he isn't the best golfer in the world because it's impossible to argue that. He has an amazing ability to play and he thrives on pressure situations. He is a true professional. But having to listen to the nauseating drivel spewing forth from the mouth's of guys like Jim Nantz and most annoyingly Johnny Miller makes it tough to watch. I swear if Miller thought he had a chance to sleep with Tiger he'd have his pants off quicker than I can hook a ball out of play.

I enjoy watching Woods play but the television coverage goes a little overboard. As an example, I was watching the final round on Sunday afternoon and evening and there were several groups still finishing out their rounds with Tiger in the final group. I'm sure there were other players hitting shots on the last few holes but rather than showing us those guys live, we were forced to watch Tiger walking with his caddy down the fairway to his next shot. After watching this riveting display I came to the conclusion that I can walk almost as well as Tiger can so that's something. Do we really need to see him that much? Wait until he's walking up to the 18th green before you show that crap.

My point is the Tiger Woods Love-In goes a little overboard at times. I think he's great to watch and is extremely gifted but he should keep his distance from Johnny Miller or he might have to clean the drool off his shoes.

Having said all of that, Tiger did it again on Sunday by winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in dramatic style on the 72nd hole with a long birdie putt for the win. It was quite exciting to watch and if you missed it, here it is for you to check out.

Clip of the Week - May 19/08

Since 1975 one show has given people a reason to stay up late on Saturday night and of course I'm speaking of Saturday Night Live (SNL).

SNL has had its ups and downs over the last 30+ years but it has survived and has spawned the careers of some of the best funny people past and present.

The list reads like a who's who with the likes of Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Will Ferrell, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Martin Short to name only a few. Many of those are Canadians as well and the show was created by and is still run by Canadian Lorne Michaels.

Over the years there have been hundreds of musical guests, my all-time favourite was on December 9, 2000 when U2 performed and it was one of the greatest performances in the history of the show. I used to have a copy on my computer but it is long gone so I can't let you share the experience.

However, I can share with you one of my favourite sketches ever on the show. The date was April 8, 2000 and it was about the recording of the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. The sketch featured guest host Christopher Walken as music producer Bruce Dickinson and Will Ferrell as fictional cowbell player Gene Frenkle. In the television special Saturday Night Live: 101 Most Unforgettable Moments, this sketch is moment number five.

Clip of the Week - April 28/08

I wouldn't say that I "hate" television today but it just doesn't seem to be as good as when I was a kid.

Sure the special effects and quality are better but the shows seem to lack something that the shows in the 70's had.

Maybe it's just that there's too many "reality based" shows now. I don't mind Survivor or Amazing Race but every time I turn the TV on, somebody I've never heard of is either trying to lose weight, win a singing competition or some has been celebrity has a television crew in their home.

As for scripted shows today, among the few I watch are LOST, Law & Order and The Office. I'll also watch a few cartoons like The Simpsons and Family Guy but I don't really count those.

Growing up I can recall lots of quality programs that may have lacked the polish by today's standards but were very entertaining and you actually planned to be home to watch.

Among the programs I grew up with and loved were M*A*S*H, Happy Days, All In The Family and Fantasy Island.

But the three shows I enjoyed the most can be found in these clips.

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Clip of the Week - November 19/07

I love watching old TV shows that I enjoyed as a kid. Of course for me, being a kid was in the 70's and 80's so there were plenty of great shows to choose from back then.

I'll admit it, I watched The A-Team, The Brady Bunch, The Jefferson's, Good Times, Charlie's Angels, Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, Duke's of Hazzard and of course The Six Million Dollar Man. I still remember pretending to be bionic while playing with my friends.

And nothing was more enjoyable than the old Game Shows that don't seem to be around anymore...at least not on cable.

I loved watching:
The Newlywed Game
Match Game (host Gene Rayburn)
Family Fued (host Richard Dawson)
Beat The Clock
Definition (host Jim Perry)
Front Page Challenge (host Fred Davis)
Hollywood Squares (original)
Tattletales
The Dating Game
Let's Make A Deal (host Monty Hall)

Below are a couple of clips I found of some bloopers from Match Game and Family Feud. I hope you get a laugh from them.

Late Night Radio & TV Stinks

I envy those of you who can jump into bed before 1:00 in the morning and go to sleep. However, you are really missing out on some quality entertainment.

I am not blessed with the ability to put head to pillow that early. Of course my current job has a lot to do with that since I work mostly graveyard shifts and my work day usually starts at 11pm and ends at 7am. Yes, while you're dreaming away the night, I'm at work. Of course that isn't a bad thing since I like being awake at night and enjoy having the afternoon's to do what I like and the evening's as well to golf or whatever.

The only real downside to staying awake all night is the quality of television and radio that is provided. I could listen to the radio but I don't care for a lot of the music that they play on most of the local stations except for one. And the fact that I used to work for one company and they screwed me over has left a bitter taste in my mouth. Even that has certainly lost some of its bitterness. I guess time really does heal all wounds. Of course I'd still like to have a chat with a couple of people.

The one thing I really hate about late night local radio in 2006 (and for the last 8 years or more) is that there are no live announcers on in the evening or overnight on most of them. It's all automated and if you do hear a voice, it was recorded earlier in the day by someone working at one of the other stations in the company. In fact, when I started in radio in 1992, we had five full-time announcers and we were live 24-hours a day. When I was "laid off", the station only had two full-time announcers and was automated between 6pm and 6am weekdays and even more so on weekends. The need to make money means more than providing quality programming. All storms, disasters or urgent events had better happen before 6pm or you won't hear about it until the next morning. You might as well just buy the newspaper.

Television isn't much better when it comes to entertainment. After Letterman, Leno, Conan or Stewart, the pickings become pretty slim if you don't have a bunch of specialty channels. Sure I can always watch CNN, TSN or Sportsnet but you can only watch the highlights so many times. Everything else is reruns of Raymond, Seinfeld, Friends or Drew Carey until 2am.

Now after 2am is when the really good stuff comes on. I just can't watch the "Little Giant" ladder infomercial enough times. If you are dieing to get your hands on a new amazing food processor, miracle oven, zit cream remedy or you just want to become your own boss and a millionaire, you should stay up late.

Of course the real people being catered to late at night are the single, lonely, sexually frustrated men sitting on their couches. And yes, maybe I am one of those guys but it hasn't been confirmed yet. No, nothing beats the sexually suggestive videos of scantily clad women playing by the pool, spreading themselves across rocks or lounging on expensive yachts. Just call the 1-900 number on the screen, empty your bank account and you can talk to some of the sexy women just like the one's on the TV. Call now and talk live with these girls...or some 50-year old mom pretending to be a hot 20-something boy toy.

Someone please tell me, where is this place that 12 women are lying around half-naked on a fur covered bed begging for guys to call because they're lonely and need someone to talk to? Tell me please and I'll take the money I would have wasted on a phone call and use it for gas to drive there and join them on the bed.

I really get a kick out of the girls on the boats. Here they have these women in bikinis on the front of the boat talking on phones that look like they're 20 years old. The phones have cords attached to them and even though I don't own a vessel full of hot babes, I'm pretty sure the phone company won't run a phone line to a boat in the middle of the bay. And maybe I'm just being picky, but could someone please give these girls a dental plan.

So as you can see, the entertainment provided to those of us blessed with a work schedule a little out of the norm or those who just can't sleep at night really leaves a lot to be desired. Now if you'll excuse me, there's a cute redhead in a string bikini that needs me to call her for a good time. Come to daddy.