Lol, you're right. He must come from the participation trophy generation.
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I'm right on the edge of that so called generation, and will never agree with that way. We need competition and knowing how to win and lose.
Personally though, it's not the kids who are at fault. It's the parents, those my age(35), and up to about 55-65, who made these new retarded rules for all the kids to get a trophy. Some want to make it political, it's not, it's horrible babyfication by parents who always want their kids to "win". I have two girls and a wife, and guess what, we play games, you win, you earned it. I let no one just win.
I'm sure this will be turned political now, but I hope not. Because it's a parenting generational problem.
I second the notion that the SAS guy needs to back it down a bit. I've never been a fan of over the top announcers. I much prefer a laid back guy like Rick Eshelman or Shane Andrews. Ozzie Altman is a little more animated than those two, but not over the top, and I can dig that, too.
I feel this way about James Essex.
I can't remember one time, that I said who is announcing, before I decided to go to a race. He reminds me of Wolf Man Jack a radio DJ in CA, back in the early 60s As far as the Lords name in vain or sinful, we all should know what the Lord say about that. Judge not, least you be judged. Only the Lord knows what is in his heart. If a Pentecostal preacher can use those words in a sermon on Sunday, why can't he use them on Fri night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6voAw66Bxko
What I keep thinking is he's going bananas calling what's usually below average racing. If he was calling the PDC, he'd croak by lap 9.
If you look Judge Not verse is not a antiquated old testament verse. You may even find, it is written in red. There where quite a few things that changed when the son of God died for our sins. Judging others was one of them. No more stoneings. I'd tell you where it is, but I think it would serve you well to look for it. Here is a hint. It's in the new testament and Mary of Magdeline is involved and it's written in red if my memory serves. Every spoken or unspoken word goes straight to the ear of God. That is what makes him a great Judge. You? Not so much, and he has the power to forgive.
Nobody is worse than those 2 Tennessee hicks. WALTRIP'S X 2
I agree with you "dirtcrazy4u" when I did watch nascar I did so on mute cuz of DW. Love it when a washed up mid pack driver get behind the mic and becomes an expert.
His announcing makes me cringe. Next time I see him I'm gonna politely tell him so.
So do I! James Essex is as annoying as any announcer I've ever heard!
I'm with you 100% cnbf! His style borderlines on stupidity. Call the race and when things get exciting convey that but this silly over the top stuff is for professional wrestling crowds, not dirt track racing fans.
Scott Daloisio, who is the announcer at Perris Auto Speedway, should start a race announcing school. He's just that good. No BS or hip little colloquialisms, just good informative PA work.
Most race fans we come in contact with, young or old, don't know and don't care about his adolescent pop culture "sayings". Doesn't matter if you're an old fart or not. Keep the urban inbred stuff where it belongs and where it can be bestowed on people shallow enough to appreciate it, and that ain't at a dirt track.
Normally when an announcer is yelling and screaming, he is trying to make sub par racing look to be top notch. As a fan I need an announcer to give me INFORMATION that relates to the race at hand. I don't want him to try to create excitement for me but rather report the facts of the racing action. I can decide if it is worth watching or not. I also don't need a PA announcer to try to yell over the cars on the track. Use the down time for lineups and pertinent information.
In the sports world, our parents did. So all the little leaguers could feel warm and fuzzy.
Yes I know that. But don't confuse me with the Jesus guy on here. I'm not politically correct. Now, if I know someone has family that is mentally challenged, or obviously black or mixed, I do my damdest to respect that. But I'm far from perfect. And I stand behind my statement about retarded rules, I'm not calling a person retarded, calling the new rules retarded. You wanna call it the same thing, have at it. It is not. In school, I stood up for the special needs kids when douchebags tried to be a$$es to them.
Get used to it, it happens all the time around here. They take what you say, twist it, intentionally misinterpret it, read into it, whatever. Just ignore it. If you've tried to explain yourself a second time and they still don't get it, or want to try to pick at you till you sink to their level (or if they just want to just start an argument) let them sit there and twist in the wind. I just leave it alone and after a day or two there's something else over which everyone has their panties in a wad.
And put me in the crowd that could do without all the James Essex histrionics.