HHDX: The comments from guys are that the show makes the guys appear like “less than men”. What do you think about that?

WL: I definitely agree that New York has a way about herself that emasculates a person. It is kind of a weird thing, because she’s actually really cool, but she does what she needs to do for television. She turns it up ten notches. But in reality, she is a really cool chick. But she’s not the one for me. I’d hang out with her, but as far as someone who I want to be in a relationship with, she’s not for me. It takes a certain kind of man to brush that off, because she’ll take your manhood away if you allow her. She’s looking for someone who won’t steal her thunder. If you can’t keep up with her, then she’ll get rid of you.

HHDX: The women were surprised with your appearance on the show, given your humble background and seemingly different appeal than the others on I Love New York. Since your elimination, how have the ladies been treating you?

WL: It’s funny how all these different guys on the show got a different following. I am not getting the porn stars [laughs], but I am not necessarily shocked by the attention I’m getting. If you’re trying to win… in some ways you’ll censor yourself, because if it gets back to her, you’ll get kicked off. So, we tried not to rock the boat with her. Everyone has been really supportive… from MySpace to my friends, people understand. Even more so because I was ratted out. I mean… Boston said that her mom looked like Darth Vader [laughs]. She’s a nice woman though. I wasn’t saying anything about her character… I wasn’t trying to tarnish it. I just thought that her display was over dramatic. I thought the whole thing was for the cameras.

HHDX: Speaking of cameras… T-Weed claimed to have $100 million buckaroonies. Do you think that he was doing that for television, in hopes that he would come out the winner?

WL: I think part of it was for television. I am not sure that he’s worth $100 million. He is a smart guy who is doing a lot of things. 100 million, uhh… I don’t know. If he could prove that he’s worth that much then, that’s what’s up. The show never said that if he could, then he’d get vindicated on the show. But he is doing some things. They went extra on embarrassing him. I think he’s brushed it off. You should have seen our faces when it was going down [laughs]. I think that, so far, he’s gotten it the worst. I don’t know how long it’ll last in people’s mind, though. Continued on page 3 »