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Lookin' for Love!
Oct 5, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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Have you ever speed-dated? You know... that practice of going from table to table, having 8 minute dates with people, scoring them and determining if you'd like to go out with them on a real date?

Chloe Wu says its hard to meet a nice guy. Matt Marks agrees. He says its tough meeting people who are genuine. Lina Hayek laughs while a lady named Robin and a guy named Larry smile. When I caught up with them they were all speed dating at the Orange County Auto Show, but instead of going from table to table, they were going from car to car.

This car show in the OC isn't as big as the one at the Los Angeles Convention Center, but its big enough to pack some 500 new cars and trucks into the Anaheim Convention Center. Its on this first night of the OC Car Show that while car lovers drooled over the latest on four wheels (playing out that romance we Americans have with our cars) Chloe, Matt, Lina, Robin and Larry were simply lookin' for love.

After reporting on the search for love at the auto show, my photographer Henry Jerkins and I started talking about this notion of meeting someone in 8 minutes. It made for an interesting drive back to the station. "A guy can tell inside of a minute if a woman is going to be a dud." Can you imagine .. if that were the case, wouldn't the next 7 minutes be awful?

Henry has never speed-dated, but "I think I might do it," he said. "It would be a great story if it worked out. If it was really serious, it would be a great story to tell my kids."


 





 

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steveincanton read my blog view my photos
Oct 5, 2007 | 9:17 AM

I havent been speed dating before in those terms!!!!

My speed dates are after I find out how many psych meds they are on and are still not in control!!!!
samo714 read my blog view my photos
Oct 5, 2007 | 10:04 AM

i never tired it, but i think i kinda could tell how that all goes. the girls will judge the guys by looks and careers. the guys will judge girls mostly by looks. 8 min's isn't enough time to get to know a person, and gain there trust in meeting on a real date. but i could be wrong. so let us know how it goes.
beepbeep read my blog view my photos
Oct 5, 2007 | 10:14 AM

I don't think speed dating is serious. Those people have too much time on their hands. The only way I would do speed dating would be for novilty purposes. Besides most of those people are ugly and have bad breath. Most of the speed daters look like candidates on a job interview... too nervous for pleasure.
Abe_Oltulever read my blog
Oct 6, 2007 | 4:16 PM

I was speed reading last week when the woman i was trying to make says slow down tiger, what's the rush? the telephone rings and my advisor reminds me if i don't hurry up the woman will ring the bell and the round will be over, problem is some women hide their personality quirks until the ninth minute. usually it only takes 30 seconds to know i would not be interested in a woman, so whoever came up with the concept of speed dating is working a different angle on rejecting love than i've been using effectively using to remain single forty years. speed dating means more than enough time to reject immediately but not enough time to decide if she is worth the investment of a second date. i don't even watch more than 30 seconds of the ten o'clock news to decide if i want to change the channel. get blatchford's packeage in my eyes within a half minute and i'll keep watching. otherwise it's a yawner of a newscast. speed dating is not my game. great story idea Hal. do you remember a fellow named rich proctor?!!
martin72 read my blog
Oct 8, 2007 | 9:10 AM

SteveinCanton got that right on the button. How many meds are they on?

I do background work. (I'm an extra) I meet people left and right all day every day. I meet men, women, tranny's, whatever. But what's cool is that you see a cute woman, it's not hard to strike up a conversation. You both have something in common - being an extra.

Anyways, you can chat for a while and if there's a connection, you might exchange a number. If she's twitching and keeps asking you how much money you make and what you drive, it's time to politely step away.

That's my speed dating. I met one who was awesome, unfortunately she lives with her guy. The other one, I messed up by making a comment that was risque and I blew that one.

I've met them all. Beautiful models who are down to earth and then there are the divas who are all about themselves. It's interesting. But the one thing I learned my first day on the set - Never give out too much info to the weird ones. That's a rule to live by
stanhootzz read my blog view my photos
Oct 8, 2007 | 10:01 AM

Not since my early 20's, would go and pick up 3 to five different gals during the course of the night. Seems tho that everything is getting faster an faster, folks are not wanting long courtships or become friends first, just my perception/opinion.
beepbeep read my blog view my photos
Oct 8, 2007 | 11:41 AM

People are lonely...and they will go to such extremes as speed dating for a trick...or to their local massage parlor for a rub & a tug.

I like Martin72 idea the best. Be an extra. Your're on a different set daily with plenty of fresh meat.

Me...I like the girls in the gym. They wear tight clothing and you can tell the difference between a tranny with a large package.
martin72 read my blog
Oct 8, 2007 | 12:01 PM

Gotta agree with the creepy he/she's.

I don't go there for the fresh meat. I actually don't date any of them. But it is a way to determine if you like a certain person or not. I've met beauty's that were hella attractive and turned out to be shallow, lack of life, depressed, drama queens.

In that setting, you can leave and not hurt anyone's feelings. Gyms are nice - something in common. Fitness is good.
bellker read my blog view my photos
Oct 8, 2007 | 4:07 PM

My first thought was, What ever floats your boat... then I laughed.

People over time have really gotten creative. We have come a long way away from the Shot Gun Weddings and the Hatfields and McCoys... lol

But jumping car to car... ok, I'd like to see that and hear how it works out. That's great.
mystere read my blog view my photos
Oct 29, 2007 | 3:23 PM

Best word of advice: DON'T GO THERE!
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Hal Eisner has worked as a television reporter in Los Angeles for a quarter century, most of those years spent right here on FOX 11 and Channel 13.

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