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Talking to Carrie Grosvenor today on our weekly radio show for Radio Shack , I learned all about the new cast of Big Bother 10. Knowing that these people are being put in the house because they are opposites to each other, it certainly looks like it could be a good season.

Brian, 27, San Francisco, CA, is a telecommunications account manager and seems to be a jack-of-all-trades, having also been in the Air Force for six years as an F-16 crew chief, as well as having worked as an investment banker, international military recruiter, and a snowboarder. One of these is not like the other. He claims to have been raised around tough and feisty women and his mother is the most important person to him. Sounds a little like Matty.

Angie, 29, Orlando, FL, is a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative. Perhaps she knows April from a few seasons ago. She’s a Korean-American tomboy and a recent divorcee. Imagine turning on the TV and seeing your ex-wife on a reality show. She is very protective of her brother who is mentally disabled and is proud to be the Guinness-chugging champion for women at a bar in Key West. Left behind while she’s on Big Brother will be a dachshund named Dixie.

Memphis, 29, Los Angeles, CA, is a mixologist that insists it’s not the same thing as a bartender. So what does he do, sit around creating new drinks? He has a degree in event management, so maybe that plays a part. Perhaps he needs a taste tester … As a teenager, he sold fake Nikes on a street corner. Memphis has a live-in girlfriend, and his father died when he was a teenager. He has a doberman pinscher named Diesel. Let’s hope we don’t see Dixie and Diesel getting together.

April 30, Higley, AZ, is a financial manager for a car dealership and has a degree in sports and fitness management. Aren’t the things you can get degrees in interesting? This girl could be a real hoot in the Big Brother house, as she has OCD and can’t sleep at night if the bottles in the fridge aren’t lined up properly. April has an identical twin who is pregnant, and has a siamese cat named George. Interestingly, she names sex as a favorite activity. I just never would have thought of naming that as an “activity.” She does not like people forcing their political opinion on her.

Ollie, 27, Minneapolis, MN, is a marketing sales rep and the “son of a preacher man.” In his father’s church they utiltize faith healing and often speak in tonuges. And we thought it was interesting to watch Kaysar get out his prayer rug at ritualed times. Ollie is very proud of the full athletic scholarship he had for Iowa State where he played football. He doesn’t drink, smoke, or curse, and isn’t into politics, but does vote every four years. He probably won’t clash with April, buit will with many others.

Michelle, 28, Cumberland, RI, is a realtor and was raised in a large Portugese family. She looks like Amber from last year, interestingly enough. For some reason she is proud of being the only one to stand up to object at her brother’s wedding. Why you’d be proud of that is beyond me. Yet, she’s most proud of the awards she won while in running competitions. She has a dog named Ralph Lauren, two cats, Tiger and Cookie, a rabbit named Bugsie, a bird, and three fish.

Jerry, 75, Magnolia, TX, is a retired marketing executive and a great-grandfather. He quit school as a 10th grader, then enterted college at 38. His wife has recently been diagnoed with Parkinson’s, which is one reason why he stays so physically fit, as he wants to be able to take care of her. He hasn’t missed an episode yet of Big Brother, but if it goes right for him, he’ll be missing quite a few this season. Julie Chen mentioned on The Early Show that maybe we should just hand the guy the money now. He’ll probably get our sympathy, but he’ll need an alliance fast before everyone else figures out that he’d run away with the money and boots him early.

Libra, 31, Spring, TX, is a human resources rep and mother of a 4-year-old and 4-month-old rare twins. What makes them rare is that one is black, and one is white. Her wonderful husband is glad to stay home and take care of these three kids 4 and under while she’s away on the show. This guy deserves something for this effort, and I’m sure after this he’ll never make the offer again. Her hero is Oprah and she is a big Obama supporter. It’s interesting that in every bio they mention politics in some way. I certainly hope a large portion of the show won’t be focused on the upcoming election.

Steven, 35, Dallas, TX, is a gay rodeo cowboy by night, and by day he’s a geographic consultant, whatever that is. He’s the stereotypical gay male that they put on this show every year. It would be nice one time if they put a gay guy on that just happens to be gay. He enjoys flirting, and he hopes the straight guys in the Big Brother house won’t be bothered by that. I’m guessing there wil be a few that are hugely bothered. Steven has a minuatre dachshund named Payton.

Renny, 53, New Orleans, LA is a beauty salon owner, and doesn’t look a day over 33. Sign me up at that shop! She is a New Orleans socialite, and was an NFL Saints dancer in 1977, just in case we were unbelieving of her age. Renny enjoys showing off her Elvis, Judy Garland, and Marilyn Monroe impersonations at parties. Somehow that doesn’t seem to work with her gig as a socialite. She’s been happily married for 27 years with two grown children, and she thinks the separation while she’s in the house will be okay, as its some type of payback for her husband who is often away on business. Happily?

Dan, 24, Dearborn, MI, is a a teacher at an all-boys Catholic school. He seems to not be a fan of anyone or anything, so I’m thinking alliances for him will be hard to come by. As we hand Jerry the money right now, we can just kick Dan out on his keister. He’s conservative and would have moved from the country had Hilary won the presidency. Other beliefs are that vegans are weird tree-huggers and women aren’t equal to men. His odd food tastes include sushi, turkey cutlets, Mediterranean and Cheez-its. That’s my favorite meal! I can’t see people fighting to include him in their alliances.

Keesha, 22, Burbank, CA, is a Hooters waitress and the baby of the house. And this is after I was hoping we wouldn’t have a Hooters girl or stripper for a full season. The big talk is how she looks just like Daniele Donato, and I have to admit to seeing a likness in their smiles. As if one leads to the other, Keesha has been featured in Hooters calendars and hopes to land in their management team someday. She loves all animals and has a Shi Tzu named Gizzmo, while being a PETA member and not eating red meat. Her and Dan don’t seem like they’ll be a match made in Heaven.

Jessie, also 22, Huntington Beach, IA, is a professional bodybuilder. Physically, he reminds me a little of Nick from two seasons ago. He would like to be inspirational to people who would like to get fit, be drug-free, and otherwise live a healthy lifestyle, and enjoys talking to people whose lives he’s already changed. It was noted by Allison Grodner that he is very wide-eyed about this experience and doesn’t seem to know what he’s getting into. If he gets into a good alliance, he could last.

It’s always hard with a new cast of any show to predict who the first boot will be. Yet, it always seems that it’s someone that doesn’t get along very well socially on a show like this or Survivor where they boot their own. For that reason, I’m guessing it won’t be one of the women, and will be Dan or Jessie. I think for the first week or two, they’ll be afraid to put any emphasis on getting rid of Jerry.

Big Brother starts Sunday night on CBS.

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