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Yeah, I just turned 54. I grew up a huge fan of Bob, met him at Washougal 1984 in a hotel parking lot. He was gruff but cordial and signed my hat. Also met RJ who was way more friendly and chatted with my buddy and I for about 15 minutes. One guy left a much more positive impression than the other, that's for sure.
Honestly, go back and listen to Bob on Matthes' podcasts, he runs a lot of the same stories but I think in the time that has passed he's even a bit more in love with himself. After the commercial break of the WTS I was pretty much done, I'll finish up the final part eventually. I respect his ability and determination on a motorcycle, his competitiveness and I am sure he is a great pilot as well but I can't quite handle that much ego.
For a complete contrast, go listen to any detailed podcast with Broc Glover, the guy is the epitome of humble and classy.
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I'm more of a reader over a posting member on here but it does baffle the hell out of me how a thread as cool as this about one of the sport's most popular hero's gets turned into a woke racist debate? I guess the little tuner car running around this area with the sticker on the back that reads "Jap Crap" is racist? Oh, did I mention the driver of this tuner is Asian. Just saying!
he seems to be honest and he even said he was a narcissist.
alot of you guys are huge pussys and its not like you have to work or live with the guy 24/7
Once mountain biking, another time around planes, and he was normal and pleasant in both situations.
The first time was at the Nampa airport. My father-in-law had a Cessna 182 that he would fly down from Spokane in.
So my wife and I are in the terminal in Nampa, waiting for them to show up, I turn around, and right there is BOB fucking HANNAH!
As cool as I could, I said “Hey Bob”.
He asks what I am doing in the airport, and I tell him. As I finish up, Gerry lands, I say “See ya”, and off we go.
As we walk out to the plane, my wife asks: “Who was that, and how do you know him?”. I told her “I don’t know him, that was BOB flicking HANNAH”!
(Looking back, I was rude, because I knew who he was, and he had no idea who I was. The right thing to do would have been to introduce myself to him.)
Mtn biking, I was just “one in a crowd” that happened to be invited along in a group that he rides with. I just shut up and rode, and did not ask him anything about moto, as the word is that he does not really want to be bothered by it. It was just a ride with normal banter and trail talk.
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Jap
noun or adjective
disparaging + offensive
: JAPANESE
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jap
Does he have redeeming qualities? Of course. That doesn't make everything he says okay.
I wish he would think about what he says, though. As the father-in-law of a wonderful young woman of Asian descent, I think that his words were unfortunate. It may not sound as harsh as some racial epithets, but it isn't exactly a sign of respect, either.
I’ve spent a little time around him on a few occasions with a mutual friend. I’m surprised it hadn’t come up yet at what a germaphobe he is. Way before COVID, he’s been really careful about shaking hands with people. When he does autograph signings, he has single use hand wipes in his pocket. He uses them regularly… when the wipes are gone, the hand shaking stops !! Lol
I haven’t seen him since COVID hit us, he had to have been a wreck, I’m sure he had a small circle of friends that he was around, I’d bet he avoided getting out and about.
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Also, to be fair, there are situations where THAT guy needs to come out haha.
In my opinion he's insensitive, not malicious, with his vocabulary.
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