...ok...um...am I in the right place? Maybe I should've picked another username - might not be conjuring up the image that I was going for. Might give the wrong impression.
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...ok...um...am I in the right place? Maybe I should've picked another username - might not be conjuring up the image that I was going for. Might give the wrong impression.
I don't know about the user name but the avatar is cool.
Kind of Hong-ish huh.:rolleyes:
He's just prepared for a TSA check point!Quote:
Originally Posted by Desert Rat!
Definitely hong-ish.
Well I sent a reply back to Mark. He had actually replied very quickly to my initial query. Took me a week almost to figure out what I wanted to say in my response. I doubt that I will make it past the reading of my response but we will see. I will keep y'all all updated whichever way it goes.
Good luck DS - hope you are picked.
Good Luck DS. I am rooting for ya!
You are proof that there are those interested in these reality show posts. You are not the first to respond and hopefully won't be the last. I wish you the best of luck and hope you remember the rest of us when you are famous. Would you care to autograph one of my hongs?
TV Mark responded to me, I may not qualify but will try to get a lifelong friend from my early childhood to apply with me see if we can do it together and show a good positive attitude while taking on whatever challenge they throw our way. In our case Tropical Rain Forest would be home advantage, but one friend I have in mind grew up in N-Brazil but then spent decades in S-Africa and Somalia and that region, and I have some experience in western USA and Canadian mountains so we would struggle for sure, but might just do OK. NEVER, NEVER underestimate a challenge!!! Good motivation to push daily workout routine into overdrive! ;-)
Just my personal opinion but prayer, spirituality, and good psychology can only get you so far, beyond that good health, skills and being as prepared as possible are very important. The whole package! Mostly I hope to see a TV show that demonstrates THAT!
I add my Good Luck DS in as well....
I would apply, but still waiting for a call back, from the original Survivor Show as token old guy...that get's voted off the island first.
Well, I had a SKYPE interview with the TV rep this morning. It was scheduled for an hour and ran an hour and fifteen. He said I was not too old and that all in all he thought it went quite well. I have no idea.
We talked about my camping history and experience. We talked about my faith in and relationship with God. I should hear back from somebody, one way or the other, in 9 to 12 weeks. He did say that the format would be something along the lines of them letting me pick a trail/challenge/quest from scripture and them creating a scenario from that. He mentions the "western United States" twice as a possible location.
He did not mention money and I did not ask. He did not mention a time frame for the actual filming, being on location deal and I did not ask.
He asked me to "list" my survival/camping skills. I think I went kinda long there because I did not really know what he was looking for. You know the whole "what do I consider to be a camping skill and what is just normal living skills" debate.
Anyway there is the update.
Hey, Congrats.....You gonna be Famous, right?.....Very cool.
Hope you get the gig.
Most excellent! My fingers are crossed for you. Break a leg! (theatrically speaking of course)
That is great! Congrats!
Still waiting to hear back from him. Can't let Oklahoma have a chance in this thing.
Go Oklahoma!
Ooooohh-klahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...
That's only after a dinner of beans and hard boiled eggs. The Oooooohh part is the first whif.
Good luck and praying things go in your favor...
Look at it this way DS, You are an old coot like me.
If you have made it through everything that real life has thrown at you, and you still believe in the Lord and maintain your faith, why on earth do these bozos think climbing a mountain, walking a valley or sleeping under a tarp will be a "test" for you?
There are two glaring errors in that statement. First, hardly anyone, except me, is as old as you. Second, no one, and I do mean no one, is like you. Broken mold and all that.
No cell phone, no email, only one other person to deal with. Still get paid. Sounds like a nice vacation to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyratshooter
Ky that is almost exactly what I told them in my written response. Here is part of it:Quote:
Originally Posted by kyratshooter
[I]"How would I describe the strength of my faith"? Interesting way to phrase the question. I learned a long time ago that God is in control. Period. As an EMT and firefighter, I often have had to deal with death and life changing injury. I have held teenagers in my arms as they died. I have helped take bodies out of buildings and vehicles. I have got to help a young mother have her first child and I have done CPR on people whom I have known all my life. In all that I have come to believe and trust that God's ways are better than any plan or idea I have or can think of.
I am an Elder in my small church, which I have attended and been a member of since 1980. I facilitate the Wednesday Adult bible study and teach the Adult Sunday School class. I believe that Jesus Christ is my risen Savior and that I shall spend eternity with him. I believe He is alive and sitting at the right hand of God. I have gotten to "conduct" weddings, and "do" funerals. I have helped with communion and baptism. I am a member of Christian Life IPHC in Pauls Valley, Ok. My Pastor's name is @#$%^ $%^&*(. His phone number is ### ### #$%^. Ask him. Oh, yes, I almost forgot, I was born into a very devout Roman Catholic family and attended catechism from the age of 3. I had my first confession, first communion, and confirmation. I was an altar boy for 7 years.
Somewhere about the age of 17 I discovered girls, guns and cars and no longer felt the need for God in my life. Also as I am sure you know it is kind'a cool and liberating to just decide that God does not really exist.
I can send you my resume if you want. I doubt that I am what you are looking for. My faith is rock solid and I love camping but I cannot imagine a scenario you can create that is going to intentionally be able to challenge my faith. I may not be able to cross a mountain range or find drinking water or build a fire in the time that "wins" but that has nothing to do with my faith in my Savior."
I am thinking that God will either open this door or shut it. either way it has been kind of interesting so far.
I would not be overly concerned about age as long as you are healthy and have a good attitude and are spiritually grounded. Moses was about 40 years old when he climbed up Mount Sinai (7,497 feet at peak today) to get instructions. Then he led a large group of complainers for another 40 years in that Sinai wilderness. So being somewhere between 40 and 80 and hiking through rugged terrain in the western USA without a few thousand people gripping at you should be somewhat easier than what Moses went through (less than 40 years, perhaps 1-2 months?). Also Moses was not one satellite phone call away from a medical helicopter, he just had a shepherd's staff and his faith in God.
I'm good with that challenge, just not for 40 years or with thousands or people gripping about me about bitter water and how bland the food that falls from heaven is, and how they miss the herbs they had when living under slavery in Egypt (horrible boss).
Or live like John the B and eat bugs or Jonah and live under a vine, Elijah in a cave. Many folks lived in the wilderness under difficult circumstances in the Judeo-Christian Bible.
Might be best to not use Biblical references as to age and living conditions......
Although I might agree that.......
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What was Moses' secret ? Well, he got plenty of exercise and he ate a lot of leafy greens which, as we all know, are high in something or other. Yup. The Moses Guide to Living a Long Damn Time, available at a book store near you.
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