Yup. Pretty much a case of Beach Blanket American Gladiators; except that it's two "teams", each team consisting of HomeTown Folks and 2 each of the HardBodies (1 each male & female). Swimsuits on contestants are "sports" types (can't afford to have anything popping free on national TV, eh?). Bystanders/Audience, however, suffer no such limitations :-) Ditto on "personal interviews" with contestants (guys, too, for those so inclined). Alison wears normal street clothes (sorry Sandy!) Team names are Suitably Impressive and Beach-y: Tigersharks and Sea Otters Tonights program included: > two-pass swim/climb: guys come in from out at sea, girls climb rope. One guy rides paddleboard in, tags girl who climbs rope to release flag, which signals other guy to swim in from raft - said guy then tags same girl who releases additional flag. > hill climb: guys & girls climb wet plastic fake hills, run back to beginning, tag another team member who climbs, until all have gone over the hills. > raft drag: guy team member on jet ski pulls girl team member hanging onto inflatable raft. > VolleySmash: 4-person/team volleyball on a giant airmattress > BungeeBall: contestants try to run against restraint of bungee cord, getting close enough to make freethrows. > BeachBout: contestants try to knock each other off horizontal pole using foam bats. > King of the Raft: male/female contestants paddle out to raft to join other members to try to climb pyramid and displace ball. > Walk the Plank: team members walk across the horizontal pole from BeachBout while opposing team throws "dodge balls" at them. > Surf War: tug-o-war in the surf. > Crash and Burn: obstacle course through/in the surf and beach. I'm sure there are crypto/privacy issues here, but I'm too thick to see them :-) Mildly amusing, but not something I'm going to stay up 'till midnight for next week. Dave Merriman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Finger merriman@metronet.com for PGP/RIPEM public keys and fingerprints. Unencrypted Email may be ignored without notice to sender. PGP preferred. Remember: It is not enough to _obey_ Big Brother; you must also learn to *love* Big Brother.