S13.E02: Burning Up

[Baltimore Betty]

Well this is interesting, I just found out that a cousin of mine had attended Burning Man twice about 7 years ago...he assured me he did not wear chaps without pants or a fur vest, just jeans and t shirts, said it was amazing and expensive.  He did not have time to give me much detail but he did mention it was sensory overload.

Leah should have chosen a different theme until they could party with more people, 5 HW's does not a Burning Man party make.

[Hiyo]

“No more healers. No more psychics. Ever. Anywhere. (And no more bikini waxes or vaginal rejuvenations.)”

Is anal bleaching still ok?

“he assured me he did not wear chaps without pants or a fur vest, just jeans and t shirts”

You find all types at BM, everything you listed and more.

[Baltimore Betty]

8 minutes ago, Hiyo said:

“No more healers. No more psychics. Ever. Anywhere. (And no more bikini waxes or vaginal rejuvenations.)”

Is anal bleaching still ok?

“he assured me he did not wear chaps without pants or a fur vest, just jeans and t shirts”

You find all types at BM, everything you listed and more.

I would love to believe this. 

[Persnickety1]

4 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

Who or what is Quogue?

Quogue would be the location of Cindy Barshop's dreadful event where she did not serve Ramona her pinot grigio quickly enough.  Apparently none of the housewives wanted to trek to Quogue. 

This event is also what precipitated Sonja's meeting with Cindy to discuss the "pecking order" and how Cindy had failed Ramona by not having a glass of pinot grigio in her hand waiting for Ramona's arrival.  

I remember way too much about this show.  

Edited May 14, 2021 by Persnickety1

[RedDelicious]

5 hours ago, Lizzing said:

Given that I'm a child of the 80s and love all manner of BritPop, Ramona's Hamptons house reminds me of the house in Arcadia's "The Flame" video, my favorite video of all time.  If anyone remembers that, I'll be astonished, as it's older than Leah.

NICK RHODES 4EVER  

[PrincessPurrsALot]

On 5/14/2021 at 4:00 AM, Lizzing said:

The one clear absolute failing of this season is that there are only 5 main cast members. IMO the best season ever was S9, with 7 HWs.  We need at least one more.  I'm hoping Heather brings something to the show, especially if she challenges Leah.  Leah's whole "ooh, I can't trust her because she talked about Luann doing coke on her podcast 7+ years after the fact" is total bullshit.  As said above, anyone who watched that season knew there were substances floating around.  Shit, Ramona openly--and often quoted by all--advised Aviva to take some Xanax.  Zero substance-related secrets were revealed.  And if Leah is, in fact, sober, she should not have a problem. LOL.

Leah clutching her pearls about Heather mentioning "hard drugs" was so silly.  How many times did she mention drugs just this episode?  MDMA anyone? And of course we all knew the Pirate was quite the popular ride among the housewives.  

[Hiyo]

“And of course we all new the Pirate was quite the popular ride among the housewives.”

Almost as popular as the one at Disney World.

 

[Cosmocrush]

On 5/14/2021 at 4:32 AM, OFDgal said:

It was a stupid theme.  I think Leah just wanted someplace to wear that ridiculous ass-baring outfit. 

I'm guessing Leah McSweeney has never actually been to Burning Man. 

[Hangin Out]

On 5/12/2021 at 7:45 AM, ChitChat said:

Way back in the day when I was working, I HATED when my boss or clients would refer to me or their asistants (we were called executive secretaries back then) as "my girl" or "your girl".  It was condescending and rude. 

My boss always called me his girl.  In those days you said nothing.  They especially loved when us girls turned red after a sexual remark, which was like everyday, especially after they went to lunch with clients and came back plastered.  Their poor wives should know what dirtbags they were.

[Chit Chat]

31 minutes ago, Hangin Out said:

 Their poor wives should know what dirtbags they were.

If some of them knew how their husband/boyfriends acted at work, they'd be appalled!  FWIW, (and I'm not mad!), but the quote you have isn't by me!  Some how my name is mistakenly on that one.   :)

[TheCouchPotato]

I have to say Ramona looks amazing for 60!  So does LuAnne. 

What was Leah thinking with that pink bow? I can’t even remember what they were talking about bc I was so fixated on that hideous thing. 

Why does the Eboni have to make it into a race thing. Just hang out with everyone and have fun.  I actually really like her. 

I can tell that Ramona is just nasty to anyone that she thinks is below her and barely gives the minimum 15% tip. 
 

 

[Hangin Out]

1 hour ago, TheCouchPotato said:

I have to say Ramona looks amazing for 60!  So does LuAnne. 

What was Leah thinking with that pink bow? I can’t even remember what they were talking about bc I was so fixated on that hideous thing. 

Why does the Eboni have to make it into a race thing. Just hang out with everyone and have fun.  I actually really like her. 

I can tell that Ramona is just nasty to anyone that she thinks is below her and barely gives the minimum 15% tip. 
 

 

Ramona came from nothing and should not act that way.  Being a N.Y. Housewife and especially living in Southampton went to her head.  There are people who are more accomplished than her.  I love her, but sometimes she talks out of her ass.   I agree with you about Ebony.  I always liked Ebony on the news.  On this show with Leah, not so much.  I think Ebony is too classy to hang out with Leah.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2021 by Hangin Out

[Hangin Out]

On 5/15/2021 at 12:28 PM, Cosmocrush said:

I'm guessing Leah McSweeney has never actually been to Burning Man. 

I’ve never even heard of Burning Man until now.  What is it ?  Maybe I’ve been in the house too much.

[Emmeline]

1 hour ago, TheCouchPotato said:

I have to say Ramona looks amazing for 60!  So does LuAnne. 

What was Leah thinking with that pink bow? I can’t even remember what they were talking about bc I was so fixated on that hideous thing. 

I can tell that Ramona is just nasty to anyone that she thinks is below her and barely gives the minimum 15% tip. 
 

 

I can’t imagine what she was thinking with the bow.  Does she think she’s a trendsetter?

During the Mexico trip when Ramona couldn’t unpack her own bag, needed Earl Grey tea brought to the room every afternoon and an ice bucket filled with Pino, she said she tipped the man well.  I always wondered how much that was?

[Stats Queen]

On 5/13/2021 at 10:38 AM, larapu2000 said:

I wish Leah's bow had functionality.  Like "look, this insane bow doubles as a mask!  Instead, she looked like Goofy's sad girlfriend.

For me, the only acceptable explanation for the bow is:

 

[Lizzing]

17 hours ago, Hangin Out said:

I’ve never even heard of Burning Man until now.  What is it ?  Maybe I’ve been in the house too much.

LMGTFY https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man

[RedDelicious]

8 minutes ago, Lizzing said:

LMGTFY https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man

I've always thought of it as an ultimate getaway for people who want to depart their daily life and exist as an unencumbered alter ego for a week. Leah seems to be into the cosplay thing.

I don't know much about it except for the costumes and the mutant vehicles, but there definitely appears to be a pecking order. There are a lot of celebrities and VIP tents. "Burning Man Celebrities" is a worthwhile google. 

I'm not really sure what the point of Burning Man actually is. I mean I think that its supposed to be about art in an all encompassing way. But it sounds to me like it's no different than any other week-long event where those with financial resources reign supreme.

Leah strikes me as the type who would be pretty elitist about her participation.

[EtheltoTillie]

On 5/13/2021 at 1:32 AM, Bluesky said:

She said “the help” not my help and her tone was grossly condescending .  It’s not that hard to keep up in terms of language usage for the 21st century.  A woman who comes in to clean your house is not called your “maid”, The landscaping crew are not servants and you don’t call a person “the help”.   
 

 

I agree totally with this, but I still can't fault her for not remembering names of temporary catering help/workers who are also wearing masks.  I'm horrible with names of people I meet in passing at gatherings. That's what name tags are for!

Edited May 17, 2021 by GussieK

[Hangin Out]

2 hours ago, Lizzing said:

LMGTFY https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man

Thank you for the info.  Not surprised Leah would be interested in that.  Russian Baths, BurningMan, etc. etc.

[Hiyo]

“I don't know much about it except for the costumes and the mutant vehicles, but there definitely appears to be a pecking order. There are a lot of celebrities and VIP tents. "Burning Man Celebrities" is a worthwhile google.”

It used to be a fun, free spirited event until capitalism came along and commercialized it. 

[RedDelicious]

Taking Burning Man talk to Small Talk 🔥

[HelloOutThere]

To me Leah is the definition of the word “cheugy.” The delusional kind. I am her age and she is totally an aging, edgy “cool girl” being supplanted by a younger generation of young “cool girls,” so she’s getting increasingly more ridiculous (that bow). Gen Z is laughing hysterically at her try-hard-ness, led by her poor daughter. 

[ladle]

I'm here for Eboni making Ramona squirm.

I'm not here for another season of Sonja crying about her divorce from a zillion years ago.

[AnnMarie17]

45 minutes ago, ladle said:

I'm here for Eboni making Ramona squirm.

I'm not here for another season of Sonja crying about her divorce from a zillion years ago.

SAME.  Come sit next to me...let's be friends.  🥂

[Carolina Girl]

 

On 5/12/2021 at 6:20 AM, RedDelicious said:

ETA: the irony is she wasn’t talking to Leah and Eboni when she said that. She was talking to herself as she often does

Also, it's not like we haven't seen the way she treats "the help" and "the servants" when she is traveling.  

[ladle]

On 5/12/2021 at 10:52 PM, Stats Queen said:

I went from not cooking to not cooking. Although I did do a bunch of baking during the pandemic.

[Stats Queen]

Was watching the never before scenes. This may have actually been on last week’s episode, but the title of Lexi, the party coordinator was “Burning Man Specialist”

 

[HelloOutThere]

52 minutes ago, Stats Queen said:

Was watching the never before scenes. This may have actually been on last week’s episode, but the title of Lexi, the party coordinator was “Burning Man Specialist”

 

Also thought it was funny in the regular episode they titled the poor innocent “help comment woman” as “Michelle (not Diana)”

or whatever Ramona called her. And not sure her real name was actually Michelle but you get the gist 😆

[amarante]

The party was funded and "produced" by BRAVO. Since the women couldn't go on any trips - couldn't eat at restaurants - couldn't visit shops - what else are they going to do in terms of attempting to present some kind of aspirational life style.

That seemed like an incredible amount of food at lunch for five women so I suspect that it might have also fed cast and crew.

I thought it was less cringe worthy than Atlanta and New Jersey which had gatherings with outsiders with no or ineffectual protective gear. I thought WTF is going on when everyone I knew was avoiding social contact on that scale during the period when the shows were being filmed. 

 

[lightninggirl]

On 5/13/2021 at 7:28 PM, ChitChat said:

Seriously though, I'm glad to see the ladies cutting back on the booze. 

Unfortunately, Ramona, Leah, and Sonja are boring without the booze. I'd rather have falling-down-drunk Leah and Sonja than sober Leah and Sonja's one-trick-pony wailing about "THE MORGANS ARE MY FAAAAAAMILY!!!" For fuck's sake, Sonja. You've been out of the Morgan's line of vision longer than you were in it - let it GO.