Our good friends over at ScienceCheerleader.com have a great interview Erica of the SF 49ers Gold Rush. Please check it out.
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For the latest edition of On The Flipside, host Aubrey Aquino is hanging out in Southern California at the Santa Monica Pier. The first stop on this show is the red carpet for The Summer Goove hosted by Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade. Catch all the highlights for the annual Comedy Jam at the Seminole Hard Rock‘s, Hard Rock Live! Hear from Zo and Wade, as well as the show’s comedians like Rodney Perry, Rickey Smiley, Gary Owen, Melanie Comarcho, George Willborn and Red Grant. Also spotted at the event… Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo and Gabrielle Union. Next up, boxing champ Andre Berto Rolls through with his white hot Maserati! He talks about the car’s specs and reveals his red velvet cake inspiration. Then, it’s Irie in Miami. Miami HEAT DJ Irie hits the green for his annual Irie Weekend Charity event at the Miami Beach Golf Club. He hits the links joined by Joey Fatone, Luther Campbell and the New York Jets Jason Taylor. Finally, this episode’s Sideline Distraction is a member of the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush! Meet veteran cheerleader Chris in the City by the Bay. All this and more On The Flipside! Taylor Price There’s a soccer game going on right now that has much of the world’s attention. But in the world of the San Francisco 49ers, a big photo shoot is taking place today, the 2010 Gold Rush Cheerleaders are taking their team shot.
A lot goes into a team photo shoot, which we’ll document in the coming days on 49ers.com. But first, enjoy this photo blog from today’s event. We’ll update it throughout the afternoon with updates from the shoot, and we’ll catch up with some of the veterans and rookies on the 2010 squad. You can also get to know the Gold Rush squad by visiting our Gold Rush page, which features bios, videos and photos. Stay tuned.
The Gold Rush began the shoot in separate lines. All 32 girls took turns taking row shots, but that was the start of their day.Placing all 32 girls perfectly in line requires a lot of attention to detail. If you thought alignment was important in football, it’s even more so in photography.
(sidebar: I loves me some Esther. Work it girl! ~ sasha)
Rookie Erica K. has received advice prior to the shoot from older sister Alexis. And although the shoot takes time, it’s all worth it. “It’s a lot of fun, and it’s so much different than the individual photo shoot,” Erika said. “As a team it takes a lot more time and every girl has to be situated the right way. But it’ fun. We keep each other company and every one is entertained.”
The view from the back of the room.
And after all the hard work, seeing the final product is the best part according to Amber. “They certainly are long days, getting prepared for them and then doing the actual shoot, but when they finally get the shot it’s all worth it.”
The Los Angeles Lakers just won their 16th world championship and the NBA draft is Thursday night. That means for the Lakers’ Bonnie-Jill Laflin, her work is never done. Laflin, a former cheerleader and television host, is the first female scout in the NBA and she is also the assistant general manager for the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Lakers’ developmental team. Page 2 chased her down to ask 10 questions: 1. How in the world did you become a scout for the NBA and specifically the Lakers? “I was covering the Lakers for KCAL/KCBS as a sports broadcaster and Jerry Buss wanted to add a female scout at the time. Buss was a friend of my father’s and I’ve always looked at him as a father figure, and he allowed me to be a scout for a year. The team liked my scouting reports and decided to keep me on. I’ve been with the team for about 10 years now.” 2. And you’re the assistant general manager for the Lakers’ developmental team, really? “Yes I am. I really love working with the D-Fenders and watching these players develop and trying to make their dreams come true. I’ve been with the team since their inception in 2006 and I really enjoy being a part of seeing these players work their way up and hopefully play in the NBA one day.” 3. You started out as an NBA cheerleader? How can that parlay into working in the front office? “I’ve been a sports fanatic all my life and I was going to basketball games since the age of 2 and always knew I wanted my career to be in sports. So I started off in the NBA as a cheerleader and then went into sports broadcasting where I was really able to study the game more thoroughly and understand the game through conversations with players and coaches.” 4. Be honest: If you weren’t working for the Lakers, would you be a fan of theirs and why? “Yes, of course. It’s the best organization in the NBA. They have so much history. I love the old school Lakers with Jerry West, Magic Johnson and even my dog is named Wilt Chamberlain.” 5. Is it hard to get people to take you seriously and more than just a pretty face? “Yes, people always think I’m just a dumb model-cheerleader, but then they talk to me and realize I know the game; I’m credible and knowledgeable. I understand it’s hard to believe a girl who has been a cheerleader and a model can know her stuff, but I do.” 6. Someone told me you have a Super Bowl ring. What? “Yes, I was a cheerleader in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. I have one Super Bowl ring from the 49ers in 1994 and four NBA championship rings from the Lakers.”
7. You’ve dabbled in television and films. Is that something you want to eventually do? “My love is sports, so whatever I might do in television and film there would have to be a sports tie-in.” 8. What else do you want to do? I hear you did a campaign for PETA. “Yes, I’ve done three PETA campaigns to promote anti-fur and vegetarianism. My passion right now is for my charity, ‘Hounds and Heroes,’ which is dedicated to lift the morale of our active, wounded and veteran military troops worldwide and to increase community awareness about the cruelty to animals. I’ve also been on six military USO goodwill tours to Iraq and Afghanistan supporting our troops.” 9. So tell me the truth, do you wear a new outfit for each home Lakers game because someone might be taking your photo? “Ha-ha! I wear a different outfit everyday regardless if I’m being photographed or not, but I’m most comfortable in a baseball [San Francisco Giants] hat and jeans and T-shirt.” 10. How in the world do you have a hyphenated first name? “My daddy wanted Bonnie and my mama wanted Jill, and my family is from the South so two names is pretty common.” Still more from the NFL Draft Parties. This time it’s the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush who performed, signed autographs and posed for photos.
View photos and videos from auditions here Click here to check out Scott Kegley’s photo blog from San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush final auditions. It looks like they changed a few things up this year. Check out this video. Auditions for the 2010 San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush cheerleaders started over the weekend. Click here to check out this photo blog from photographer Scott Kegley on the 49ers website.
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