| Date |
Story |
Source |
| September
5, 2003 |
"Romance would
be great, but you know, the thing about it is, if someone’s down
with the brown, then I'm their man, if they’re not, then I’m
[bleep] out of luck. I equate it to like having a Twinkie and a Twix.
Some people like Twinkies, some people like Twix. I’m that Twix.
If you don’t like Twix, and you like that Twinkie, then that’s
fine with me. I think my personality is really good. I think I, I can
talk to anybody. I mean, I can talk a dog down off a meat wagon, it
really doesn’t matter. And I, I’ve got decent style. I
wouldn’t necessarily go as far as to say I’m a hunk. I
like to work out, it's part of my daily regimen. It’s just like
when you get up in the morning and you go brush your teeth, I get up
and go brush the teeth, and go work out. It's something I've always
done. I take pride in keeping my temple clean. I’ve had some
family members in the past that have chosen to poison their temple,
and as a result, they’ve died young. I love life and I want to
live long, so I'm going to try to keep my temple clean." |
- CBS.com pre-game
video profile |
| August
28, 2003 |
Survivor
Sucks EZ poster uncenah provides a weight-loss report on Osten (or lack
thereof):
| "My friend goes to the same gym
as Osten. He reports that he recently heard Osten talking to someone
about how he really had to get
back into shape. However, my friend says Osten is always pretty
skinny - and that he definitely did not seem to be dramatically
skinnier than he was earlier in the summer." |
|
- Survivor
Sucks EZ board |
| August
28, 2003 |
"Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, Osten Taylor now lives
in the South End of Boston. He is currently employed as an equity trade
manager with an investment management company. He previously worked as
a salesman, construction worker and waiter. Taylor attended the Thompson
School of Applied Science where he received an Associates Degree in Business
Management and went on to study resource economics at the University
of New Hampshire. His favorite hobbies are boozing with the fellas from
UNH & The Braintree Boyz in Bean-Town, fitness training and golfing.
He describes himself as outspoken, personable and focused. He is most
proud of having worked on Wall Street, which was a childhood goal. His
favorite sport is basketball. His father is his hero because he was able
to put himself through college and graduate school, graduating Magna
Cum Laude, while supporting two kids. He feels he's ready for SURVIVOR:
PEARL ISLANDS because of his mental stability, patience, wisdom, resourcefulness
and God's blessing. His birth date is December 10, 1975." |
- Official CBS bio |
| August
26-27, 2003 |
SurvivorBlows poster diamond reveals
the following in a series of posts, all made shortly before the official
cast unveiling:
-
For future reference...
"A friend of mine (who doesn't watch Survivor, but
knows that I do) told me today that a co-worker of her husband's
was
on
Survivor and recently returned having lost a
substantial amount of weight. She said he is a black
male, but (of course) had forgotten his name."
- RE: For future reference...
"It was something along the lines of him (the contestant) saying
that it was an extremely rough, difficult experience. This would
seem to imply that he lasted quite a while in the game."
- Name confirmed!
"Just got an email from my friend. It is him, although she spelled
his first name 'Ostin'." |
|
-
Survivor Blows |
| August
11, 2003 |
New EZ poster Carmine
Hose pops in with a series of interesting posts:
Re: S7 contestants
- I can confirm that one of the contestants is an African American
male named Austin Taylor, since I happened to speak with his
parents (both Afircan American ministers) this past weekend.
I understand people can doubt the validity of this, but that's
my two cents on this topic....
- I didn't get the specifics (it was just a passing conversation),
but I know his parents live in New England. He may live somewhere
else in the US.
- It could be Osten and not Austin. I just heard his name said and
assumed the traditional spelling. NH sounds right for home state
and if he lived in Durham, that means he was at UNH |
|
- Survivor Sucks EZ
board |
