Now yes there might be another Ericka planning on moving on Friday who lives in a 40 foot radius from the Real World house but my money is on this being the first cast member to move out.  If it’s true, I’m wondering what happened to warrant such a quick departure from the show.  Catfight or racist remark?  We’ll find out when MTV edits it.  The sign is posted below.

Last Friday, ARWDC contributor and District resident Berg was interviewed by Washingtonian Magazine alongside another blogger who hails from über-hip Woodbridge, VA.

Despite being “anti-Real World”, I think that the contributors of this blog have more than proven that they know the real DC better than our competition. I think Berg gave a compelling answer as to why the RWDC house should have been on C St. SE. After all, our city is a congessional fiefdom and what better place to experience the real DC than to live amongst the fiefs themselves? Snark aside, we have been consistently pointing out issues of real importance, such as non-profits doing good things for the community, community outreach, and how to stand up for your constitutional rights.

Bottom line, we report on real issues. We were against the Real World being in DC, and have no desire to stalk the cast members and get on camera. I was at Halo last Sunday after filming had ended, and some of the cast members were still there. I did not, nor had any desire to talk to them. I just went about my business. That’s what living in the real world is all about.

This past Sunday, me and a homegirl decided to head down to the Skyline Hotel down in SW. There was a synchronized swimming event being held and an art installation in one of the lounges.We figured it would be a good way to come down after a rather hectic and intense weekend.

We arrived around 6pm to find the pool area packed swimming enthusiasts, hipsters, tourists and their surprisingly well behaved children. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed the Real World cast hanging out in a corner area by the bar. Throughout the competition*, the tall smooth brutha kept yelling out to his castmate (bro-dude w/tattoos and long hair) who was a judge. Sure, these guys had been drinking all day, but for some reason this rubbed me the wrong way. I didn’t expect anyone to be standing in silence, but it seemed so corny, so contrived and a tad unnecessary. The rest of the cast were actually pretty chill. You couldn’t help but notice them, thanks to the film crew. But after a while, it got a little strange. Me and my friend decided to go watch our friend’s short film and enjoy our drinks in privacy.
 
*The actual swimming? I thought it was shit, really. Only one team delivered that real-deal holyfield synchronized swimming. The other three routines weren’t very interesting and rather poorly organized.

A quick flickr search led to maxedaperture who documented the whole of the synchronized event, including these two (one, two) pictures which include Real World DC cast members. (If I can figure out how to post them on the blog, I’ll be sure to update this post.)

Saw the Real worlders at the DC United game yesterday- they were in the barra brava section, kind of on the outskirts, but with full camera coverage. Tons of people kept talking to them (myself included, I’m a sucker for ‘famous’ people)…they couldn’t say they were on the real world, they kept saying it was a documentary on soccer, but it was definitely the real world. Anyway, they were really young (and surprisingly short). The one guy (bandana-man) was approached by a fellow bandana-wearer from the crowd and was like “Hey man, what’s your background?”, to which Bandana Man responded, “Puerto Rican and Italian” and pulls out some symbolic tattoo. Bandana-man 2.0 was like, “I’m Puerto Rican and Sicilian actually” and Bandana Man FREAKED and was like ME TOOOOO and they both started comparing tattoos and talking excitedly. When I saw them at the end of the game, nearly an hour later, the Bandana Men were still hanging out and man-bonding… but anyway in total they seemed like really friendly but reeeeally lame.

I love it. Two BFFs in the making, brought together by their bandanas and bad-ass tats. Excellent.

@RealWorldDCNEWZ and others reported they were at the game as well, and below are some of the pictures that people tweeted, in case you’d like a look:

Photo courtesy of @jim_malone

Photo courtesy of @jenfraiz

Which cast member of the Real World DC was just hired at Tony & Joe’s along the Georgetown waterfront? Can’t reveal our sources…

The rest of the post is useless, but it makes me think two things: 1) Thank The God of Screeching-College Co-Eds that Tony & Joe’s is on the Georgetown waterfront and not in Dupont (or any other place I frequent), and 2) Does this mean that public-service jobs are a no-go for RW cast members?

I dunno – Perhaps it’s just for some supplemental income. I mean, remember when Real World: Brooklyn’s Katelynn almost had to leave the show (the horror!) due to a shortage of funds, so she became a go-go dancer? You don’t? Well… she did. And the moral of that tale? Things could be worse for us DCites.

So I wonder if it’s true and if so – which castmember do you think it is? I’m really hoping it’s the Panda.

The lights remain on in the Real World house. All of them.

You kids! You wide eyed innocents! HA! You think you know how to harass Real Worlders? Well pull up a seat on the porch and let Great Granny Banshee tell you about how we did it back in the day.

Great Granny was a junior in college when the Boston season was in production, way back in 1997, and the house was one block from the performing arts building, where I spent most of my time. Now. We, like you youngsters, wanted to get these tools OUT OUT OUT of our neighborhood, out of our WAY, out of our SIGHT. And since we couldn’t shut down production, we decided we’d make life as difficult as possible for those dipwads.

This is before cell/camera phones, so there isn’t any documentation that I can locate, but the best way to REALLY REALLY piss off all and sundry involved is, when you see a “scene” being filmed, to start BELLOWING the opening of the show. Bonus points if you get a harmony going of “This is the true story (TRUE STORY!!!) Of seven strangers…etc” Do the whole thing. Do it loudly. Do it often. Yell it at the building. Create an interpretive dance. Shriek it if you’re lucky enough to catch a drunken fight, or a sobby breakup on the sidewalk. The sound guys and the editors will want to DESTROY you, but there’s nothing they can do.

This way, they can’t use the footage, or if they do, the mocking will be heard in the background. Be childish. You’ll still be eons more mature than the chumps they get for this show. And their pain will be like unicorns and rainbows for your soul.

Tell ‘em Miss Banshee sent ya.

miss banshee isn’t really an angry person, she just plays one on the internet. You can find her blog o’ tricks at http://missbanshee.typepad.com. She also delights in mocking pop culture at www.mamapop.com