I made a post here that was pro-Dancer. Or, at least, it was not
anti-Dancer. I actually thought that my post was primarily pragmatic. I am friends
with many, many well-known people and some, those who are authors, well-read
people on the player's side of the table/machines in this business. Rob
Singer is not one of them. I don't know Rob. Nobody that I associate with, on
a business or on a personal level, associates with Rob. I have never met
Rob. From what I used to read in the past, in old Gaming Today articles, and
from what I have read here online, I never want to meet Rob. Certainly, he
is entitled to his opinion, just as I am to my opinion and my preferences.
After making the above-referenced post, this man that I have never had
contact with, Rob Singer, decided that he should write to me personally to
criticize Bob Dancer. What he wrote to me and what my cordial, yet sarcastic,
response was is below. Interestingly enough, after my response, Rob Singer
has not written to me again. However, I believe that after making this post
there is a 99.5% chance that Mr. Singer will respond to me, either publicly
on this forum, privately via my personal E-mail, or both. But having a
response from him is not the point, or the desired purpose, of my post. Such a
response would simply only be an unwanted, uncontrollable byproduct. My
point is to concur with Mr. Dancer.
My post, followed by Mr. Singer's words to me followed by my response to
him
What is wrong with some of you people?
1) For those that ask, "What happened to those vows "in sickness and in
health?", this seems like a mutual decision. The article stated "even
showering immediately after I came home wasn't good enough." This is a persons,
Shirley, whom I know personally, health and life we are talking about here.
As a conclusion after reading the Dancer article, this seems like the
logical best move for both parties involved.
2) For those of you that want to counter with "I don't know why Dancer
chose to share this slice of his private life, but I wish he hadn't",
wonderful, but what is written is written and your wish has, is and will not be
granted. It is likely not easy to write a weekly column. Especially not when
one is going through such stress and anguish in a life and death situation.
Dancer can write what he wants to. That is a right that Bob has earned
based on the works that he has accomplished in his career. I doubt any of you
will not dare to read his columns in the future for fear that you wished
that you had never "opened the envelope"..
Everything Dancer writes is only to build up his own brand. Why Curtis
promoted and highlighted letting him make a fool of himself is the real
question.
It's obvious COPD was just his excuse for their constant arguments over
money--and his gambling addiction--as an explanation for divorce. No human
being, esp. one so public, would ever say he's divorcing because he has a
sickly wife and he chooses playing video poker over helping her. But, in the
overall scheme of things, to him it's better to be ridiculed for that than
to let everyone know what's really going on. Arrogance--and ignorance--at
its finest.
Dear Mr. Singer,
Thank you for the personal reply. Actually, I am honored. I understand
that you are equally recognized in the literary gambling world as I have seen
your name associated with articles in the past in Gaming Today.
I have no idea if your hypothesis is factual. It is, at least, opinion. I
think that all people in "the field", including yourself, strive for their
own build up. At least that is the impression that I got about you from
back when I used to read your articles. I equated them to what I may read from
an author such as Doug Grant or Jerry Patterson in the blackjack world.
However, regardless, I harbor no ill will to you nor anyone who tries to make
a living. Some people sell vegetables at the market and have to make their
vegetables more marketable, for example.
From what you state, you seem to know more about Bob and Shirley's
personal lives, both independently and well as together, than I do and I have no
reason to attempt to confirm or deny your claims.
Again, thank you for the personal reply.
In a message dated 5/13/2013 9:55:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bobdancervp@hotmail.com writes:
I assume the person you are describing in these posts
is Rob Singer. If not, please correct me.
Rob has made a career out of writing anti-Dancer's-methods
posts and articles. I sometimes think that he really believes the ignorant
X%$#^%$@
he dishes out. I sometimes think that he loves to stir up controversy. I
often
think that he has some sort of chemical imbalance and sometimes he thinks
one
way and sometimes the other.
He's sent me some private posts as well. One time he berated
me very negatively and personally for changing co-hosts away from Frank
Kneeland. (For the record, about 10% of the people who have talked about
this
to me prefer Frank over Richard Munchkin and about 90% prefer Munchkin. It'
s
okay to be on either side of those percentages. People prefer different
things.
But writing an email repeatedly insulting me on the subject is not
something to
completely ignore.) On a later occasion Rob wrote and suggested we
publicly be
friends. I declined. As I said, a chemical imbalance could explain the
about
face. I can't think of anything else.
I appreciate your public support, Mickey. Several others on
this site have posted publicly or sent private messages offering best
wishes
and told me not to let the idiots on this site get me down. I thank these
people as well.
I'm actually used to ignoring the posts from some of the
people here. However badly I've been chastised in the past week over my
recent
divorce, it would have been 10 times worse if I didn't post something to
that
effect and people starting seeing me with a girlfriend. Some suggested a
paragraph about the subject would have been better than an article.
Perhaps. I
disagree and anyway it's too late to go back and re-do it. I suspect even a
paragraph would have been enough to get the anti-Dancer folks here just as
rabid as the article did.
Those who suggested that I threw Shirley away without
fighting as hard as I could to keep her are very much mistaken. Those who
suggested that Bonnie was a girlfriend WHILE I was married are also
mistaken. I
took my marriage vows seriously and kept them and last November would have
bet
anyone any amount that Shirley and I would be together as long as we were
both
alive. In December my world fell apart completely out of the blue.
Whether you're the type of person who prefers to kick me
while I'm down or wish me well in getting my life together again says a lot
more about you than it does about me. The fact that Rob is choosing to be
one
of the leaders of the kickers should surprise nobody here.
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