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HAAK72 said:
...good ole Jay "The Slacker" Frank?! You still keep in touch?! Sounds like he was robbing the craddle back then huh?! :dunno:
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Haven't seen him in a few years. Ran into him at a friends wedding. Last I heard he was a Sports guy on local news in Bend. Had some real bad health issues, but heard he's doing better.
Ya he didn't do anything on the show. Probably the only guy not to get into fights and yell at people. Said it was lame though, there would be a fight and if the producers and camera people missed it, they;d ask them to do it again! What the hell. Not so real he said.
Funny thing about Jay, he was COLD in basketball. Played like JWILL aka White Chocolate. Can't help but be good in ball growing up in our neighborhood back then.
 
Just make up a fake history, with "problems" you wouldn't mind getting out there, like "I've always been self-conscious about my gigantic penis. I was always insecure--my girlfriends assured me that they liked me for me, but I kept wondering if it was because of the mindblowing orgasms...oh god, I'm tearing up again. Hold me."
 
theprunetang said:
Secondly, I'm not sure I should do it. I'm a bit freaked out by the idea of baring my soul for everyone to see. They want my "character" to talk about his troubled past, which is a bit true, but not sure I want to just announce all of my old problems to the world.
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Your character could talk about a troubled past he didn't actually have? Like the time you spent a year in the mountains living among a herd of mountain goats. Or the time you spent a year in Paris living among a herd of mountain goats. Or the time you sailed from LA to Pago Pago on a raft with only mountain goats to keep you company.

barfo
 
barfo said:
Your character could talk about a troubled past he didn't actually have? Like the time you spent a year in the mountains living among a herd of mountain goats. Or the time you spent a year in Paris living among a herd of mountain goats. Or the time you sailed from LA to Pago Pago on a raft with only mountain goats to keep you company.

barfo
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Gold.
 
I could see prune on survivor
 
theprunetang said:
So, I just found out today that I have a good chance to be featured on a Reality TV show. I obviously can't mention the name or what it's about. It has something to do with finding a lost treasure.

First of all, I hate reality TV.
Secondly, I'm not sure I should do it. I'm a bit freaked out by the idea of baring my soul for everyone to see. They want my "character" to talk about his troubled past, which is a bit true, but not sure I want to just announce all of my old problems to the world.

I'm on the fence. I have another Skype interview tomorrow, so I guess I'll know more then.

What would you do?
Life is strange..........
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theprunetang said:
Half of me is right with you. The other half is cowering in terror....haha

I'll do the next interview. It'll give me more info and time to make a decision. They still might not even select me though. I guess I'll find out.
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You have to get over it. I know easier said than done, but Plty is right. What is the worst that can happen?
Being someone who has seen a few things myself (lived in NY for 911, fishing the Prince William Sound, Hiking the Continental Divide, played in shows in bands across the NW, but come from a 'broken' home, etc.), I can only provide this as help to get over it.
We are all human and we all have demons and pasts, some less colorful, some more, but more often than not, its ourselves that make these things much bigger than they are and more often than not, most people will relate better and have a better understanding of you by just letting it all hang out on your sleeve.
This, however, does leave you out there for people to judge you more, and there will always be those negative judges and people LOVE to judge. I say let them. They cant judge me any worse than I judge myself on any wrong doing I did or had part in.

So my point is, you have a good heart and are good natured, so I know whatever your past is, you will be your own worst judge, so in that, does it really matter what anyone else thinks? You've already condemned yourself and more than likely paid the price by holding your sins with you as to not repeat them.
What can they do or say that you haven't already done or said to yourself? ;)

And so I say do it man! Real opportunities in life are not easy to come by.

Also, maybe a good person to talk to about this would be @KingSpeed
 
I would watch a reality tv show about Speed going to sing the national anthem at all the NBA arenas wearing Travis Outlaw's jersey. (The Blazers one) .

(*) to be honest, many of the episodes will end up like naked and afraid.
(**) and where the crowd is really upset - maybe like the amazing race with Speed fleeing the arena.
 
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I'm with barfo on this pt....totally script it...get into character...do the full Bukowski!
 
HCP said:
One of our best friends back in the day was on REAL WORLD London. They came and shot footage of him at home here in Portland with his girl and with us playing hoop. We were all excited thinking we were going to make the show, nope, left us on the editing room floor.

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You were friends with that Jay guy who was dating some high school kid when he was in college?
 
if you do it, come up with a plan to become infamous and turn your 15 minutes into 30 minutes somehow.
 
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