“Making the Band” Season 3: Episode #3

Yea!! You came back and decided to read my recap again this week. Or if you’re new…Welcome to my recaps!! Once again, I’ve added a little humor to this recap so if you’re going to be offended DO NOT READ THIS RECAP! There are plenty of sites that give just straight recaps. You have been warned. (In case you’re confused….Ash:Ashley, Jacko: Jacob (this is a reference to Michael Jackson, I’m NOT making fun of him! Well…nevermind) T-Rev: Trevor, E-Squared: Erik, and I call Dan, Dan.)

Some people were asking me if had some issues with Jacob. Here’s the deal…I don’t hate him or anything he just bugs me sometimes. I’m sure everyone has their favorite member and if Jacob is your favorite member more power to you, he’s just not mine. (Bet you can’t guess my favorite member! Heehee) Now onto the recap!!

We start with clips of the guys performing ‘Sensitive’ on stage. Then Ash and T-Rev start talking about how hard it is to have a relationship in this business. We see a clip of T-Rev’s old girlfriend Kelly breaking up with him.

Back to the present. The guys are on the bus and Ash is reading a letter in a British accent for absolutely no reason. (Shake my head…scary kid) Mike Morin tells the guys their recording trip got cancelled and they have two days off. He and Boston Mike have booked a cabin in Salt Lake City. Dan asks if they can bring friends and Mike Morin says “Yes you can invite girlfriends.” (Dan’s shirt says ‘Readers are Leaders.’ How cute!) T-Rev moans that he doesn’t have a girlfriend and says he’ll have to play solitaire the whole trip. Ash calls Shelli to invite her. (While he’s on the phone a graphic come up on the screen. It’s a picture of Shelli and it says ‘Shelli, Ashley’s girlfriend.’) Then Ash is like “Yes I am back with Shelli. Don’t say it. I know what you’re thinking. Don’t say it.” (Dude, I was like but, but…ewww) Then we see Jacko on the phone talking to Janie. He suggests that she bring Amy with her for T-Rev. Cut back to Ash asking Shelli to bring someone for T-Rev. (Ooohh…conspiracy) Then Ash and Shelli talk about how fun the trip will be and how Shelli should bring warm clothes. (This reminds me of the time they went to Mexico and Shelli wore the go-go boots. Heehee. Now would probably be a good time to share my views on girlfriends. I don’t care if the guys have girlfriends because it’s not like I’m going to get with them and I want them to be happy, but I can’t stand Shelli…she just bothers me, but whatever.)

Now we’re at the cabin and everyone is running around like spazzes Jacko keeps screaming “Oh my God!!” (There goes Jacko talking about himself again!) Apparently there’s a lot of bunk beds in the house and T-Rev is looking for a room with a single bed. Then they all join up in the kitchen and T-Rev is whining about not having a girlfriend…again. E-Squared says he likes this place better than theirs. Ash is like “This house is so big I got lost.” (Heehee…he probably did) The girls arrive and T-Rev whines about girlfriends once again. Everyone runs and hugs each other and T-Rev is like “We have women!!” Now we receive the status on each girl. Shelli- invited by Ashley. Status: Couple Again. Janie-invited by Jacob. Status: Couple. Krista-invited by Dan. Status: Just Friends. Kat: invited by Erik. Status: Just Friends. Amy: Friend #1 Janie’s younger sister. Status: Single. And Jamie: Friend #2 Shelli’s friend. Status: Single. T-Rev is excited that he can hang out with girls.

Time for the plan. Jacko’s all like “I knew you’d be lonely and I didn’t want you to be sad. I have someone for you to meet.” According to God…I mean Jacko T-Rev always said he wanted to be with someone like Janie so he figures that Amy would be perfect for him. T-Rev thinks Amy is cute. Then we go outside and Ash introduces T-Rev to Jamie. (I’m confused. If this was all a conspiracy how come Ash was like “We knew you had trouble finding someone to bring so I told Shelli to bring someone.”) T-Rev thinks Jamie is a hottie and when he finds out she was a cheerleader he nearly splurges his pants. T-Rev is excited to be with ladies but also embarrassed that his friends had to set him up. Then we see Amy dancing on the balcony and T-Rev talks about how he likes girls who can dance. Amy fits the bill because she can groove and tap dance. Now we’re in the kitchen and Jamie and T-Rev are talking about how they would like it to snow. (T-Rev’s shirt says ‘Drunk Girls Like Me.’ I think he has some self-esteem issues.) Then Ash walks in and is like “Jamie do you like pizza?” She says yes and Ash is like “Wow! So does Trevor. You two have so much in common.” (Words cannot describe how lame that was) Back outside Ash asks T-Rev if he thinks Jamie is cool or what. T-Rev tells Ash that Jacko brought someone for him too. Ash is all like “Dude! No way.” or something. Then T-Rev said that Ash and Jacko should have talked about this so this could have been prevented. While saying this he makes his hands talk to each other. Then Ash is like “Well, now you have two girls.”

Back inside everyone is sitting in the living room listening to Ash and Jacko play guitar while they sing a new song called “All She Wrote.” I think Ash wrote the song, well at least he came up with the guitar riff. Jacko is really scaring me in this scene. He’s got a crazed look in his eyes. Shelli looks like she’s going to cry and Janie is sitting there listening. E-squared is telling the guys who should sing what part and everyone else looks completely bored. T-Rev talks about how he hasn’t written a love song in a long time because he’s had no inspiration. (T-Rev’s shirt says “It’s my duty to please that booty.” And he wonders why he doesn’t have a girlfriend.) T-Rev continues talking and says he looks at Shelli and Ash and Jacko and Janie and sees the vibe they have. He wants that vibe with someone. (Hey. If Ash and Shelli are sooo in love why is he facing away from her in this entire scene. Hmmmm..)

Now we see a sequence of T-Rev pimpin’ the ladies. He walks around with them outside and then all of a sudden he’s in the kitchen cracking eggs. Then he and the girls are sitting around while he plays the guitar. Jamie is listening and Amy looks soooo bored. (He has on that blue shirt he wears in ‘Live From New York’ which he was wearing earlier. Guess he ran out of stupid…I mean funny sayings shirts.) Now E-Squared and T-Rev are outside chopping wood. T-Rev is good at splitting the wood, but E-Squared sucks. E-Squared says you have to approach it like Rocky. Sure E-Squared…whatever you say. They talk about how if they come back here they want to bring girls. (While I was watching this my phone rang and it was my friend Ica. She was like “Read T-Rev’s shirt!” I looked closely and realized that it said Trevor Train. I almost died laughing.) E-Squared asks T-Rev how it’s going with two women. T-Rev says he pretends he’s smooth with the ladies, but it’s hard for him to talk to girls. E-Squared says that T-Rev is not lacking in the department of girls that would like to date them. But T-Rev says he feels no connection. E-Squared asks if he’s looking for comfort. T-Rev says he wants someone who he can say “That’s my girl or whatever.” (Sigh…how romantic) E-Squared feels that someone will just come to T-Rev if he stops looking so hard. T-Rev thanks E-Squared for his advice and calls him Dr. Love.

Now we see Janie and Amy talking. Janie asks Amy if Jamie being there bothers her. Amy says no and she’s stoked that Jamie is there. (I’m confused. Does this mean she doesn’t like T-Rev and is glad that someone else is there so she doesn’t have to get with him? But then she says she’s kidding so I’m lost.) Amy thinks T-Rev is nice, but she’s more excited that she can just chill with a bunch of people. Cut to outside where Shelli and Jamie are talking. Shelli is like “How do you feel about Trevor?” Jamie likes him, but doesn’t think anything will happen, but says something may happen. (And I thought Boston Mike was hard to understand!) Back in the kitchen the guys are cooking lobster for dinner. They introduce Shelli to Sebastian, the lobster. Shelli holds it and starts like cooing at it. Ash is like “Don’t let her hold it. She’ll get too attached.” Shelli decides she doesn’t want to eat the lobster and wants to set it free in the house. (I think I’ll just keep my mouth shut.) Janie grabs it away from her and cackles like a manic. Shelli starts to cry and Ash hugs her.

Time for the blanket game!! The gang sends T-Rev into his room to get a blanket and Janie explains the game. You tell the person with the blanket to hide under it and everyone else sits on top of it so the person can’t escape. Then you tell the person that you all agreed on something on their body that you want and they have to hand you things their wearing until they hand you what they were looking for. So when the person is totally naked you say “Hahaha…we wanted the blanket”. (Wow, that sounds fun...roll my eyes) Ash looks way too excited about this game. T-Rev walks back in the room wrapped in the blanket and Janie tells him what’s about to happen. He gets under the blanket and the girls and Ash sit on top of it. (Notice the rest of the guys stay far away…smart boys) T-Rev is all like “Oh My God!” (Sorry T-Rev, even Jacko can’t save you now!) T-Rev starts stripping and when he’s down to his boxers he figures out the game. He is way embarrassed. Then Ash is like “I want to play!”

Outside Jacko is playing with his guitar and Janie is reading him love letters he wrote her in sixth grade. Janie finds them quite humorous and tells him he’s a dork. (I feel dirty about saying this, but I’ll say it anyway. The letters were actually kinda sweet. Eww…I have to go wash now.) Jacko says he wishes T-Rev could have the kind of relationship he and Janie have. He says it’s the greatest feeling to have your favorite person in the world feel the same way about you as you do about them. Now Ash, Shelli, Jamie, and T-Rev are in the hot tub. Ash says “Wow, you and Jamie have so much in common. For instance, Jamie you have two earrings and Trevor used to have two earrings.” Then he starts asking Jamie all these personal questions about her love life. T-Rev is feeling kinda nervous and wants to change the subject. Then he informs us he’s on the prowl for a lady. Then he farts!! Ash flips out and T-Rev looks like he wants to die. Then Ash asks “Did you see the eruption of air from Trevor’s direction?” (Although the first time I watched it I swear he said erection not direction!) Ash and Shelli leave the tub and T-Rev swears he didn’t fart. Something about how when you move in the hot tub airs gets in your trunks or something. Then he goes to bed and says he didn’t realize how big the bed was until he was alone in it.

Next morning T-Rev and Dan are making breakfast. (MMM Dan Miller!) They talk about attraction and Jamie and stuff. Someone knocks on Ash and Shelli’s door and tells them to wake up. Then we see Ash’s head pop up from under the sheet. Everyone is sitting around the table eating the food Dan made except Jacko who is eating a doughnut. (“Because he can’t conform.” Ica tells me) Then we see Shelli spoon feeding Ash. After breakfast Dan, Krista, and T-Rev play pool. Krista keeps asking T-Rev what he’s thinking about. (At this point I am sooo sick of people asking T-Rev about the girls. I would have totally flipped out in this situation. Poor T-Rev. I wish people would quit bugging him! I also wish he’d change his shirt…he’s got the ‘Live From New York’ one on again.) T-Rev thinks that Dan believes he’s not over Kelly. T-Rev says that might be true, he’s scared to get his heart broken again. Krista and Dan tell T-Rev he should try again because he learned lessons from his heart-break. T-Rev says he’s a shy guy. Then he tells Krista he feels like he’s in a Meg Ryan movie. Dan says that Ash (Although Dan says Ash-a-lee. Gotta love Midwest ghetto slang!) and T-Rev shouldn’t live life like a movie and should live out their own dreams.

Ash is packing and T-Rev is talking to him. Ash is all like “How is it going with Jamie?” T-Rev says she’s cool, it’s not like he was expecting a girlfriend or anything. Ash believes that Jamie “digs” T-Rev and if he wants something to happen he’ll have to overcome his shyness and be assertive because Jamie is shy. Then ‘Shy Girl’ starts playing in the background. Everyone is leaving the house. Dan and Ash talk about how they believe in soul mates. T-Rev and Jamie exchange good-byes. E-Squared says that love is found in unexpected places. Jacko and Janie say good-bye and dare I say…KISS! Then Jacko talks about how love is forgiveness, comfort, and inspiration. T-Rev asks Jamie for her number and she gives it to him. T-Rev breathes a sigh of relief.

Next week….Back to Vegas! There’s a contest to win a date with O-Town and girls do crazy stuff to win like eat bananas and do something with whip cream and play Twister. (I’m not actually sure what you have to do to win, but I was wondering where I could sign up to play Twister with Dan Miller. Anyone know?!) Then they show a girl in a wedding dress. Riiight… Hope you enjoyed the recap. Please review!! Until next week….