Confirmed Contestants- Discussion

Benjamin Flajnik is and always has been an entrepreneur at heart. Benjamin studied music production in college and crafted his own wine and beer on the side. He then set out in the field of Internet advertising and soon realized his true passion was outside: creating, crafting, and getting his hands dirty. Benjamin was born and raised in Sonoma, California, which provided him the appropriate foundation for his passion for wine and the art of winemaking. Benjamin is currently studying winemaking at UC Davis and has worked in the alcoholic beverage industry on/off for the past eight years.

Has the above been posted yet? He sounds like a great, hard-working guy. Let's just hope he's not another Jesse K.

And an open Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/evolvewines

Alanna wrote:
He sounds like a great, hard-working guy. Let's just hope he's not another Jesse K.

Please dear God, don't let him be like Jesse.

Alanna wrote:

Benjamin Flajnik is and always has been an entrepreneur at heart. Benjamin studied music production in college and crafted his own wine and beer on the side. He then set out in the field of Internet advertising and soon realized his true passion was outside: creating, crafting, and getting his hands dirty. Benjamin was born and raised in Sonoma, California, which provided him the appropriate foundation for his passion for wine and the art of winemaking. Benjamin is currently studying winemaking at UC Davis and has worked in the alcoholic beverage industry on/off for the past eight years.

Has the above been posted yet? He sounds like a great, hard-working guy. Let's just hope he's not another Jesse K.

And an open Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/evolvewines

It most certainly is not good to form an impression by just reading about somebody - most definitely not - please forgive me.... I hope this guy is NOT an artsy type that is going to appeal to the "flaky" side of Ashley that we saw during Brad's season.
If so, not so sure about that....

Bloomers wrote:

Alanna wrote:

Benjamin Flajnik is and always has been an entrepreneur at heart. Benjamin studied music production in college and crafted his own wine and beer on the side. He then set out in the field of Internet advertising and soon realized his true passion was outside: creating, crafting, and getting his hands dirty. Benjamin was born and raised in Sonoma, California, which provided him the appropriate foundation for his passion for wine and the art of winemaking. Benjamin is currently studying winemaking at UC Davis and has worked in the alcoholic beverage industry on/off for the past eight years.

Has the above been posted yet? He sounds like a great, hard-working guy. Let's just hope he's not another Jesse K.

And an open Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/evolvewines

It most certainly is not good to form an impression by just reading about somebody - most definitely not - please forgive me.... I hope this guy is NOT an artsy type that is going to appeal to the "flaky" side of Ashley that we saw during Brad's season.
If so, not so sure about that....

Hope Ben F. has gotten a hair cut or pulls it back in a ponytail. Not into the girl hair styles on guys, but he's cute. Is Blake still in it or has he gone home? Maybe two dentists in the family doesn't appeal to Ashely. I can't wait to see the personalities, and if they match up to the looks. Reid got better looking each week as more of his adorable personality emerged. To me, he was kind of ordinary at the M & G, but he ended up major hottie to me by the HTD :winkie:

Re Benjamin: Sigh...I'm in Sonoma County several times a week. If only I had known about the HTD, I could have pulled an i2d! His winery apparently doesn't have a tasting room or I would have been familiar with them given that DH and I are big wine afficianados.

I think he's super hot!!!!

IrishGal wrote:Re Benjamin: Sigh...I'm in Sonoma County several times a week. If only I had known about the HTD, I could have pulled an i2d! His winery apparently doesn't have a tasting room or I would have been familiar with them given that DH and I are big wine afficianados.

I think he's super hot!!!!

Maybe once he gets back home, you can take a test drive up in that area and visit the winery? :db:

:whoop: I sure will!

ETA: I just adore all these great Emoticons. Thanks, Love_Me!

I think that Ryan "mickey" will get a HTD based on edit alone.

jurystillout wrote:I think that Ryan "mickey" will get a HTD based on edit alone.

Jury, are you suspicious that maybe he is the set-up for the next bachelor? Me too! I mean how perfect for TPTB to have Cosmo's most eligible bachelor in America be their bachelor?

IrishGal wrote:

jurystillout wrote:I think that Ryan "mickey" will get a HTD based on edit alone.

Jury, are you suspicious that maybe he is the set-up for the next bachelor? Me too! I mean how perfect for TPTB to have Cosmo's most eligible bachelor in America be their bachelor?

Isn't he the one who got one of the 2nd episode 1-1 date? If so, speculating, that would line him up similarly perhaps to Ashley and Frank in the F3 position.

Is this the guy that the twitter indicated is wealthy and has had pretty much had everything in life fall into his lap? If so, then in the strange world that is the Bachelor, he won't win, but he may indeed have the chance at the next Bachelor. The question is: Will he take it? The answer used to obviously be, "Yes!!" However, we know that lately that isn't so...

RS....even reported pre-Jillian's season that one contestant that had gotten fairly far in the process had indicated that the producers had offered two guys a package deal (F2): one would win (plus X amount) and the other runner-up would be the next Bachelor ( probably plus X amount too, but I don't remember that specifically). I do remember that the two guys turned down the offer according to the contestant and RS.
Do I put this past the producers? Not so much anymore....
We have heard too much about how they have a show to put on, and if someone manages to fall in love in the process, so much the better , but it is the show that counts. Money first.

I can totally believe that happens, Bloomers. This is a show, first and foremost, that is created to sell advertising $$ and draw in viewers. They have to have people to fit the stories they are creating for each season, so I can certainly believe they would "pre-choose" certain individuals and then sweeten the pot with offers of cash or "fame" in the form of the next lead.

IrishGal wrote:

jurystillout wrote:I think that Ryan "mickey" will get a HTD based on edit alone.

Jury, are you suspicious that maybe he is the set-up for the next bachelor? Me too! I mean how perfect for TPTB to have Cosmo's most eligible bachelor in America be their bachelor?

The first time I saw his picture, I said "well duh". He's being groomed to be the next B'chler.

And going on what Bloomers said about the F3 and RS's confirmation of two HTDs, we've got:

Constantine
Ben
"Mickey" aka Ryan
and a player to be named later

I thought I read here that Will was spotted at home last week.

That could leave Blake or Lucas as the final HTD.

Do we know what happened to Jon from Seattle? Could he still be in the running?