...just do this:
I haven't judged for some years, now promote and no time dt business.
There was one show (actually more than a few) in which one class came down to two competitors who were in line for the top spot.
I mean...these guys were so closely matched, we, the judges, had a very hard time deciding who should take top honors.
Of course, the crowd at the prejudging saw this, and became raucous in their support of their favorite.
And this is great.
However...
One guy, who turned out to be the brother of one of the top two, sat right behind me, in back of 'judges row'.
He was screaming for his bro...I mean, blaring and carrying on.
Great.
Not so great when it is directly into my ear...like one of those air/blow horns.
I turned and, as I am always given to do, politely asked him to move away from me a bit. Disturbing my concentration. I even said for him to go closer, to the foot of the stage (Usually a no-no).
Well, he looked at me with a snarl in his lip, and yelled even louder, and some of his vitriol was now , I could tell, directed at me.
So.
I am a fair man.
When it came time to decide who I wanted for first (and, understand, both guys were pretty much identical...either would prove a very worthy winner)...who do you think I chose?
The yelling brother proved to be an extension on his competing brethren's character....deserved or not.
With a flick of my pencil...the non-related bb got my nod.
And he won the whole thing.
Moral: don't disturb the judges.
At least, not intentionally.
And, your screams and pleadings usually don't effect the outcome of a show.
A few other points designed to gain favor with the judges, especially if it is super close:
*Huge tattoos kill you...there is a guy who is a good bb around my way who has a 'papillon' tattoo of a huge butterfly over both pecs...so huge that you can't see his cuts or pecs. He kills his placings bc of this.
*Bad hair styles can lean the decision in the opposite direction, if it is close.
*Chewing gum on stage. I lean away from you when you do this...VERY stupid and distracting
*Staring down judges...I laugh at this
* When doing a front lat spread, PLEASE don't do that thing where you grasp the sides of your trunks and pull them up-looks horrible to the judges, and ...well...I don't know why you do this
So there it is
Moosejay approved
