Looking For Love In All the MySpaces

My job at Blind Date was and will always be the best casting gig I have ever had. I loved the people I work with – five of them came to wedding years later -, I love the hours (10a a., – 3 p.m. daily!), and I have a major soft spot in my heart for Roger Lodge.

Overcome by nostalgia, I looked at some old emails while working at Blind Date. I have to say this, when you’ve been removed from something for long enough, you tend to view things through rose colored glasses. Yes, it was a super fun job, but some days I just couldn’t believe the kinds of people I had to cast for the show

Here are some of my most memorable casting notices I posted on MySpace. Which one would YOU answer?!

— Classified Posting —

CLASSIFIED: Reality Show Looking for Wiccans and Voodoo Lovers!
Do you flirt with the Dark Side?
Are you into the occult?
Are you into non traditional EVERYTHING?
Are you SINGLE?
Want to star on a reality TV show?
Write back and tell me about yourself and your beliefs.

The Result?
—————– Original Message —————–

im a wiccan, so was my grandmother. I’m a little hidden about the craft becuz of the closed minded people in this world but i loves what i do

P.S. Oh, and ignore the “married” part of my profile. it keeps some of the freaks away

I dug a little deeper in search for people that actually came in for an interview.
—————– Original Message —————–

i sat there in a room with pathetic wannabe actors that wouldn’t shut up.after 4 hours with obnoxious actors in a small room i can say that was a horrible experience… at least i got to see Aaron Carter in the lobby. Haha

I dealt with the tearjerkers –

—————– Original Message —————–

Put me on Blind Date, I’m lonely. I’m incredibly awkward when it comes to women, because I can’t for the life of me figure them out.  – J

The honest –

—————– Original Message —————–

I would put a knife to my throat before I subjected myself to the agony the show brings.  p.s I’ll date you though off camera.

The forward thinking –

—————– Original Message —————–

Hey, WEll im not single, but im looking to get out of my relationship now. I have always wanted to be on tv. What do i have to do?

And occasionally, the underage –
—————– Original Message —————–

wtf im only 12!!!!!!!!!

At the end of the day, even with the vast amount of meat and potatoes MySpace served up, I still had to venture out to other sites.

Here’s a taste of what I reeled in:
—————– Original Message —————–

hey.. how’s it goin? I saw you on the bondage/domination group.. what are you into? ttyl..