Roland Martin, Fisherman, Has Lost His Freakin' Mind

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"winnard" wrote in message


Ever since he didn't grant that dying boy his
fishing wish,

More info please.

My wife is a pediatrician, and has had some experience with celebrities
not
showing up in these circumstances. Even sometime when they have said they
would.


I can't find anything on Google about it, but in the early 80s, as legend
has it, a dying kid made a request thru the Make-A-Wish foundation, to go
fishing with his idol, Roland Martin. Roland said he didn't have time to
mess with the kid. Anyway, Bill Dance and some other anglers took the kid
fishing, when Roland heard what an ass he was portrayed by the public, he
told the kid he'd take him fishing, and the kid told him, 'No thanks'.



winnard

"winnard" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"winnard" wrote in message


Ever since he didn't grant that dying boy his
fishing wish,

More info please.

My wife is a pediatrician, and has had some experience with celebrities
not
showing up in these circumstances. Even sometime when they have said
they
would.


I can't find anything on Google about it, but in the early 80s, as legend
has it, a dying kid made a request thru the Make-A-Wish foundation, to go
fishing with his idol, Roland Martin. Roland said he didn't have time to
mess with the kid. Anyway, Bill Dance and some other anglers took the kid
fishing, when Roland heard what an ass he was portrayed by the public, he
told the kid he'd take him fishing, and the kid told him, 'No thanks'.

Interesting. I won't be repeating that though unless I were to see a
confirmation somewhere.


--
Bob La Londe
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Fishing Forums & Contests
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"winnard" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"winnard" wrote in message


Ever since he didn't grant that dying boy his
fishing wish,

More info please.

My wife is a pediatrician, and has had some experience with celebrities
not
showing up in these circumstances. Even sometime when they have said
they
would.


I can't find anything on Google about it, but in the early 80s, as
legend
has it, a dying kid made a request thru the Make-A-Wish foundation, to
go
fishing with his idol, Roland Martin. Roland said he didn't have time
to
mess with the kid. Anyway, Bill Dance and some other anglers took the
kid
fishing, when Roland heard what an ass he was portrayed by the public,
he
told the kid he'd take him fishing, and the kid told him, 'No thanks'.

Interesting. I won't be repeating that though unless I were to see a
confirmation somewhere.


I've heard it from a dozen people, but it might be one of those legends.


winnard

On Apr 6, 11:41 am, "winnard" wrote:
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"winnard" wrote in message

Ever since he didn't grant that dying boy his
fishing wish,

More info please.

My wife is a pediatrician, and has had some experience with celebrities
not
showing up in these circumstances. Even sometime when they have said
they
would.

I can't find anything on Google about it, but in the early 80s, as
legend
has it, a dying kid made a request thru the Make-A-Wish foundation, to
go
fishing with his idol, Roland Martin. Roland said he didn't have time
to
mess with the kid. Anyway, Bill Dance and some other anglers took the
kid
fishing, when Roland heard what an ass he was portrayed by the public,
he
told the kid he'd take him fishing, and the kid told him, 'No thanks'.

Interesting. I won't be repeating that though unless I were to see a
confirmation somewhere.

I've heard it from a dozen people, but it might be one of those legends.

winnard


Nothing wrong with making a buck... but those rocket fishing rods look
like REAL crap.
Bill Dance seems to be doing well with his endorsement of lures and
bass pro shops.
Its funny though how the top guys in the bass circuit (meaning with
the most wins) don't seem to be on TV much.

Maybe it takes longer to get the recognition.

"Sprattoo" wrote in message SNIP

Nothing wrong with making a buck... but those rocket fishing rods look
like REAL crap.
Bill Dance seems to be doing well with his endorsement of lures and
bass pro shops.
Its funny though how the top guys in the bass circuit (meaning with
the most wins) don't seem to be on TV much.

Maybe it takes longer to get the recognition.


Actually, I don't know it that's true or not. I see Kevin Van Dam, Larry
Nixon, Rick Clunn and Aaron Martins on television all the time. Scott
Martin (Roland's son), Mark Menendez, Paul Elias, and Woo Daves have been
spotted too.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Bob La Londe wrote:

Interesting. I won't be repeating that though unless I were to see a
confirmation somewhere.



I actually interviewed Roland about the incident at one of the Classics.
Funny, I can recall a lot of the details of the interview, but not which
Classic it was. I know my wife was there, and she didn't come to that
many Classics with me, so it had to be Baltimore, Richmond, Birmingham
or Carolina.

Anyway, according to Roland's telling, which does jibe with the timeline
claimed by the other parties involved, Roland was off on a filming trip
when the request came in, and they basically asked if he was available
on a specific date. His office looked at his schedule and said no, he
was booked up for that period. They (Roland's people) asked if there
were alternative dates and were told no, it had to be those specific
days. They did not make any effort to see of Roland's schedule could be
tinkered with, or contact him and see if he would be willing to try to
reschedule another commitment to make room for that one.

When Roland called the foundation (if memory serves, it wasn't
'Make-a-Wish', but one of its clones) after learning of the request more
than a week later, they were the ones who told him no-thanks, they had
already arranged with someone else to take the kid fishing. I don't
think it was Dance. Might have been Parker. I'd have to listen to a few
hours of taped interviews to find it and check the details, and I can't
even remember what year it was anymore. (Heck, I'm thankful I can still
remember how to catch a fish every now and then.)

Martin's position was that 'his people' screwed up to a certain extent,
but that the people at the foundation were at least partially to blame
for being inflexible as to the date. Supposedly, the date was set in
stone not because of the kid's needs or health concerns, but to coincide
with the schedule of a reporter who was doing a story about the
organization.