Re: Trevor Denman (443 Views)
Posted by:
MO (IP Logged)
Date: November 08, 2006 10:02PM
NoCarolinaTony Wrote:
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> Ain't that America in 2006.
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> This is supposed to be the best of the best, and
> we all want to be softy feely with this. That's
> fine. This is all wimpy....to me anyway.
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> Horses falling,never being mentioned even after
> the race, Not seeing horses come down the rail,
> mispronunciations are all acceptable for the
> greatest day in racing. OK. LET'S SAY YOU ARE THE ANNOUNCER IN THIS SITUATION.
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? MAKE PEOPLE PUKE WITH A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE INJURY, OR FOCUS ON THE HORSES RUNNING FOR THE TRIFECTA? REMEMBER, YOU HAVE A SPLIT SECOND TO MAKE THAT DECISCION, WHILE 75,000 LIVE PATRONS ARE COUNTING ON YOU.
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> My question to youwould be would this have been an
> interview for the job, and you were the boss
> making the hire, would you hire someone who made
> that many mistakes in an audition?
GREAT QUESTION, NCT. IF I WERE THE CZAR OF RACING I WOULD MAKE EVERYONE FROM THE HOTWALKER TO THE PRESIDENT AUDITION FOR ME. AND GUESS WHAT? I'D HAVE A HARD TIME HIRING MOST OF THEM. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THEY ARE ALL HUMAN, AND THUS PRONE TO ERROR - REGULARLY. THIS IS WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE, BTW, HAVE A HARD TIME DEALING WITH ME. BECAUSE I AM NO BETTER THAN ANYONE, AND NO BODY IS BETTER THAN ME, AND I MAKE THAT CLEAR WHEN I MEET SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I DON'T CALL MY BOSS MISTER, I CALL HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME.>
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> NC Tony
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2006 10:06PM by MO.