I would like to echo the sentiments expressed above. I probably wouldn't have watched this show, if I didn't know about *Shakes the Clown*. I even got all 30 of my employees to watch it too It was a nice break from 'reality' as we've known it lately.

I was pulling for you Michael and you did great! Alas - I wish you would have won, but you played a great game and got to the finals. Personally I thought it was quite lame to bring in that 3rd couple - but at least it wasn't Psycho Toni.

Hope you get more than 15 minutes out of this thing!

Mike,
I said on Ebug's other thread how bummed I was that you didn't get any votes. Really, really bummed, because you so clearly deserved votes, and more than that, deserved to win.

Every vote that passed you by confirmed my low opinion of this group. Fortunately, Anthony is still broke, Toni's still a loser psychobitch, Andrea has sandpaper mouth and no mind of her own, and Ralph (sorry if you like this guy) is a traitorous ASS. The rest were sheep....baaah, except Greg and Tony seemed genuine.

I too thank you for getting us to watch. Truly, I don't watch anything on Fox any more and what with all the non-promotion and schedule disasters I'm sure I'd have missed it. I wonder why I don't watch Fox. Hmmm. Probably won't be able to sleep tonight trying to solve that enigma.

Best, best of fortune to you. May opportunity knock!
OFG
And hope you stay around here at SB. We've missed having you around during your whirlwind...

Likewise, I think you did great... I watched this show only because you were on it and you did all of us proud with your up-and-downs and it helps show what a real person you are instead of just a rotating clown figurehead. You deserved a better ending than what was shown but with these lame-brains and editing of the show, what else did you expect? Typically with these reality shows, the people that the majority really wants to win end up going far but doesn't win (i.e. Elisabeth in S2, Rudy in S1, etc.).

Do stick around long after this show ends so we'll have you to trade flames with and throw jabs around on the Survivor boards!

"What's wrong with her?"
"Oh, it's gonna blow up, dude... in 5 minutes, dude. It's gonna hit the (bleep) ceiling."
"It is?"
"Oh yeah." (maniacal laughter)
Anthony (talking to Adrian) on LC, Oct. 9/01

Ditto Ditto Ditto to all of the above!

I really did enjoy this show - probably because of the fact that I had been reading the ramblings of "Shakes the Clown" for quite some time and had to see what he was really like. It added something to the show for me as a viewer to have a slight connection to one of the contestants. I know you were not in your natural environment on the ship, surrounded by all the wackos, but your true personality shone through regardless. Congratulation Mike! You can walk away from this experience with your head held high unlike some of your shipmates. It broke my heart that nobody voted for you and Jeanette but I was happy to see that you had the last call on who won. It just seemed right. You were the show!

Like EBug said, thanks for sharing your experience with us...

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Mike, I was proud of you last night, you did the right thing. When the show started I didn't really think there was one chance in a million that a couple would actually emerge who seemed meant for each other, a perfect match. You made sure the right couple were brought back into it so they might win, you big old softy. Then you acted up in front of the jury. You did the right thing.

SMILES ARE FREE.

"If the race of man should be left naked upon a desert island, we should become extinct in six weeks. A few individuals might linger, but in a year would become worse than monkeys." (Samuel Butler, "Erewhon")