Howard, have you ever met the great Lonnie Teper?
Is that an "inside joke" ? LOL
I suspect you already know, from a previous thread I made, that I met LT and the guy doesn't like me.
The cliff notes version is :
Shawn Ray offered to introduce me to Lonnie at the 2008 NPC Nationals.
I'd read his articles in Ironman and respected his work within the contest industry.
However, I posted on GetBig.com that I felt Bob Chic had a better MC "style" then Lonnie.
I thought LT was a good MC but in my OPINION, I simply liked Bob better as contest MC.
Shawn introduced me to LT right before he had to MC the finals.
After some social banter, he asked me if my name was " Howard" and did I post as that on getbig.
I said I did and he frowned and told me I shouldn't post bad things about him as MC.
I was puzzled and quickly replied that I respected his work and posted as much.
But , yes, it was my OPINION that Bob had a better MC style.
This set him off and he went on a brief rant that I shouldn't post that kind of opinion.
People read those forums and any negative posts might cost him MC jobs at future contests.
For some reason, he asked me , what I did for a living.
When I told him, I taught physics, he quickly got very defensive.
He said that he taught a course at Jr college and was a well known writer, etc
LT looked annoyed by me for some reason and now said he needed to go MC .
I quickly said, I still respected his work and he rolled his eyes and walked off.
Shawn Ray and Ron ( getbig founder) were standing by. I saw them laughing as I looked to them when LT left.
Ron gave me a gentle slap on the back and Shawn said with a big smile ; " THAT didn't go as planned"
Oh well, LT didn't like what I posted and took it a lot more serious then I ever imagined.
Considering , I'm nothing in the sport of BB, I don't know why anyone would care about me or my posts, etc.
I'm not getting a Christmas card from LT
