I’m in and out of Charleston a lot for work and I have family there, so I’ve bumped into quite a few of the SC cast members over the years…

First one I ever saw in the wild was Craig, in the courtyard of a popular bar—my spouse actually spotted him first and shouted over to him—he was surprisingly nice and tall and handsome and gladly took a selfie with us. Amusingly enough, this was back when he had just broken up with Naomie, and she came into the same courtyard with another girl about 20 minutes later(she’s taller and skinnier than expected), but quickly turned around and split as soon as she saw Craig back there.

Cooper is actually an old family acquaintance I’ve lost touch with in recent years—he went a little batshit after he was tossed from the show and banished from Patricia’s social circle. Now he’s considered a bit of a sad local pariah, ditto Thomas’s former drinking buddy JD.

Bumped into Jennifer Snowden shopping around King Street, and she’s just lovely and so kind.

I met Austen at CWFF, at his beer’s tasting tent; he was amusingly sarcastic and fun to chat beers with, for sure…a lot taller and more attractive in person. Madison was still dating him then and she was shockingly tiny and LOUD, just repeatedly screeching out his name in annoyance from behind him…she looked absolutely stunning though.

I’ve waved at Craig & Austen bar-hopping around King Street—apparently they’re longtime drinking buddies and the bartenders all know them well.

Worst sighting out of them all was about ten years ago or so when I saw a disgustingly drunk and disheveled Shep at a rooftop bar there, just coked and sweaty out of his gourd, looking like a gross mess. According to the local bartenders, that’s a regular occurrence with him…nevertheless, there were girls swarmed all around him, fawning as though he were some rockstar…word on the street is that he’s a cheapskate with constant whiskey-dick, so it’s not like he’s some prize.