Salt Lake's own Kelsey Lee did herself and her hometown proud on VH1's "Rock of Love Bus" Sunday night - getting so drunk she could do little more than giggle when she was eliminated from the show.

After her first date with rocker Bret Michaels (achieved when her team won something called the "Truck Stop Olympics," thanks in part to Kelsey's wet t-shirt skills), Kelsey and big-breasted teammate Farah got plastered (a common occurrence on shows like this). Kelsey and Farah sloppily made out in the VIP area during Michaels' concert in Alabama - to the point where Big John, Michaels' right-hand man, exiled the pair to the bus to sober up.

Instead (as the clip below shows), Kelsey - the 23-year-old Huka Bar server - had a meltdown. She laid on a speed bump, sobbing and complaining she wanted to go home. Big John talked her down in time for the elimination ceremony.



"I can't be the only girl that's gotten drunk and laid on a speed bump," Kelsey said before the elimination.

But Michaels, saying "I am just not sure that the road is the place for you and me to even attempt to try and find love," sent Kelsey packing back to Salt Lake City.

"The next guy I find," Kelsey said in closing, "definitely won't be 44, and probably not a rock star."

Labels: Kelsey Lee, Reality show, Rock of Love Bus

I'm back on the culture prowl, after two-plus weeks' vacation (gotta thank George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for arranging that extra day off). In that time, I missed the following:

• News that all of Utah's TV stations wouldn't be switching to digital TV today.
• Two Utahns - Megan Corkery of Sandy and Taylor Vaifanua of Hurricane - making the round of 36 on "American Idol."
• A bad stretch for the Osmond clan: Young David (son of Alan) missing the cut in the Hollywood round of "American Idol," while his famous uncle Donny was not among those picked for "Dancing With the Stars" - despite hinting loudly that he would be.
• Utah's own singing heartthrob David Archuleta making his acting debut on Nickelodeon's tweener sitcom "iCarly" - portraying, in a stretch worthy of Olivier, a singer (named David Archuleta) competing on a TV talent show.
• Heber resident Tyson Apostol competing on the new season of "Survivor."
• Huka Bar waitress Kelsey Lee still hanging tough with the other skanks on "Rock of Love Bus."
• The Beehive State's newest congressman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Publicity Stunt) having his daily routine videotaped for a CNN series, "Freshman Year." (Chaffetz has charmed D.C. media - an easily charmed bunch, apparently - by sleeping on a cot in his office. This is in marked contrast to his predecessor, Chris Cannon, who during the Clinton impeachment sacked out on a cot in the Fox News Channel's green room.)

I did have my own bit of celebrity spotting last week. My wife and I had a pre-Valentine's lunch at a downtown SLC sushi restaurant, and sitting at the next table was actor Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") and a good-sized entourage.

Even on vacation, I can't get away from this stuff.

Labels: American Idol, David Archuleta, Jason Chaffetz, Kelsey Lee, Osmond, Survivor, television