More Iaconelli

I just jumped back into the Iaconelli thread & since it's kinda buried from
before Christmas I thought I'd add my 2 cents here...

I'm really surprised at some of you guys for disliking the guy just because
he expresses himself differently than you would. This guy was a mere
Federation boy not half a decade ago fellas, he's lived the dream. I admire
what he's done, and without actually knowing him personally I feel I'm in no
position to judge him characterwise. I think you guys should reconsider
your opinions...

Warren

Mike's cool in my book. I love his high energy attitude and personality.

--
Craig Baugher

I didn't see the footage, so I should probably keep my mouth shut. But
(lol) much like going out on the town on New Years Eve, you can do it
(celebrate) in such a manner that doesn't make you look like a jackass.
Unless, of course, you don't care what people think of you

Let me ask you, do you really care what others think of you?

I think Mike, like all of us, has an ego that helps him strive to be the
best. But I also believe that the past few years on the tour has toughen
and tested him. I believe Mike emotions were a combination of his shear
joy, and a bit of "in your face" for those who doubted him or played with
him over the past few years (mental games of psyche).

Mike has made it over one of the biggest hurtles in his life. Watch for him
to mellow a little. Oh, he will still get pumped up when he wins, but you
will notice more joy and less anger (like when he won his first B.A.S.S.
tournament). Do you remember his smiles and his joy? I believe that is the
Mike you will see next year.

--
Craig Baugher

go-bassn wrote in message
...
I'm really surprised at some of you guys for disliking the guy just
because
he expresses himself differently than you would. This guy was a mere
Federation boy not half a decade ago fellas, he's lived the dream. I
admire
what he's done, and without actually knowing him personally I feel I'm in
no
position to judge him characterwise. I think you guys should reconsider
your opinions...

Why reconsider? My opinion is that his outburst was unprofessional and over
the top. It has nothing to do with personal dislike or diminishing his
accomplishments or failing to recognize that he was in the federation a few
years ago. I don't have to know him to have an opinion on how he acts on TV.

I totally agree, I would have wet myself right there in front of everyone,
people have different ways of reacting, a dream coming true can make anyone
seem over reactive.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
I just jumped back into the Iaconelli thread & since it's kinda buried
from
before Christmas I thought I'd add my 2 cents here...

I'm really surprised at some of you guys for disliking the guy just
because
he expresses himself differently than you would. This guy was a mere
Federation boy not half a decade ago fellas, he's lived the dream. I
admire
what he's done, and without actually knowing him personally I feel I'm in
no
position to judge him characterwise. I think you guys should reconsider
your opinions...

Warren

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 08:34:34 -0500 (EST), (AJH)
wrote:

ESPN. they consider spelling bee's and dominos a sport..and now Deion is
a fisherman..I look for Al to have his own show soong

I caught Deion's show yesterday for the first time. It was
interesting to me that he confessed to putting on a show as a football
player, a deliberate act to gain attention to himself. And he said he
was tired of acting and he was unfulfilled in his life despite fame
and fortune. I thought that was pretty gutsy for him to say on TV.
He had a lot to say about how much he loved fishing. I almost like
the guy now. (not that what I think matters to him)
Richard g
www.bassstalkers.com

I wouldn't judge him personally, but break dancing as poorly as he did
on national TV is embarrassing. And I don't even have a problem with the
screaming reactions after landing a fish, just the awful dancing. I never
thought break dancing was cool, but now it's officially un-cool. Stick to
fishing white boy.


Rich P

I haven't seen the footage so I'm just going on what I've read here, but
I'm wondering. If I was told I had to look more excited for the cameras,
and after complaining I had someone leaning on me about it, I'm the kind
of guy that might do something like that on purpose. Looking back at it
they couldn't say I didn't do what they told me to, but they would think
twice about telling such a 'bad actor' to do that again.

Henry

"I installed a skylight in my apartment... The people who live above me
are furious!" - Stephen Wright



Rich Pierro wrote:

I wouldn't judge him personally, but break dancing as poorly as he did
on national TV is embarrassing. And I don't even have a problem with the
screaming reactions after landing a fish, just the awful dancing. I never
thought break dancing was cool, but now it's officially un-cool. Stick to
fishing white boy.


Rich P

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 22:48:27 -0500, "Rich Pierro"
wrote:

I wouldn't judge him personally, but break dancing as poorly as he did
on national TV is embarrassing. And I don't even have a problem with the
screaming reactions after landing a fish, just the awful dancing. I never
thought break dancing was cool, but now it's officially un-cool. Stick to
fishing white boy.


Rich P

He actually nailed the windmill quite nicely. The limited footwork
left a bit to be desired, but I was otherwise (for lack of a better
word) impressed. It has been a number of year since I took the floor
myself...18-19 years maybe, and almost that long since last I taught
break dancing at a local dance studio. Not to bad for an NJ
30-something IMO.

Thundercat