Thanks!

Actually I'm leaving WA. Never made any money. Should I be able to turn that around, I'll be back!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Very funny! Of course, sometimes you get the bear; sometimes the bear gets you.

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Randy!

I've been out of the blog world for a bit. Haven't had any luck with sales. But plan to retool and relaunch soon!

Good luck to you!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Antonio!

Laughing is a part of my DNA!

Tight lines and remember to have fun out there!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And great success to you, too!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks! And best of luck to you, too!

Hard to keep track of all the thank yous! But always appreciated!

Great to "meet" you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks! Glad you appreciate my sense of humor. And continued success to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

I'm watching BassMasters right now!

I do affiliate with Amazon. Haven't made any bucks yet, but one day?

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You might like being affiliated with Dr. Sears he pays a 30% commission on his food supplements. Check him out through my site trulygoodlife.com. I am 84 and do not take any kind of medicine except his supplement.

Thanks Gus! Great success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You are most welcome Roger!

Thanks Paul!

I wish you nothing but success here at WA!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Glad to meet you, WalkAWayJoe!

Another fisherman is always a pleasure!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Raul!

And I wish you all the best success!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And all the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And all the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And all the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And continued success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Venacia! You're welcome! And all the best to you too!

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Thanks Newstar! You're welcome! And all the best to you too!

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You're welcome, Rach! You have a great week also!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Špela,

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the site and had a laugh!

All the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Hello from New Hampshire! And much success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks, Rich! Glad you enjoy the humor!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And you keep laughing and smiling as well!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words. And continued success to you as well!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Dale, and thanks for the kind wishes!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Shawna!

One of my earliest bass was caught while I was seeking crappie at Lake Soulajule (Soo-la-hoo-lee) in California. Read about it in a book by Tom Stienstra.

I probably did catch MORE crappie out of Soulajule than I did bass. But that was on a single day! I finally fished into a spawn. One after another! Mostly little, but tough fighters.

Glad you liked the site! I keep plugging away on it!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Oh how I love tight lines and bobbing bobbers--yep I use a bobber! Too bad I didn't get to the lake this weekend it was beautiful. On the bright side, we now have an acre fenced in pipe fencing--Yippee.

Have a great one,
Shawna

Sounds like you need to get your priorities straight.

But hopefully the pipe fencing does SOMETHING to improve your fishing!

Watch that bobber!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Roger that, Roger!

Fame & Spear. Not sure how that fits, but it's our name!

Tight lines,

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Nice meeting you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Nice to meet you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you, too!

Salmon River! You catch nice salmon there? Alright!

Tight lines and bright fish!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Looking forward to seeing your good things too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you, too!

Striped bass are awesome! I only caught one, which was about 20 inches (not even legal!), but I thought I'd hooked a Mack truck!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And happy to get a chuckle!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And good luck to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Jeff! And good luck to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, John! And good luck to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, and all the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, and all the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And great success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And great success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! And the best to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Camadche!

Hope we can both realize all out potential through WA!

Tight ines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Vince!

Same to you!

Tight ines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Love your book. The cover is amazing!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! If I can be of any help, let me know and I'll be happy to do what i can!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Jefferey! That would be awesome.

You can go here:

http://catch-big-bass.com/fishing-sites

Then click on the "Roger's YouTube!" link. That will take you to the YouTube site (or it should!).

Thanks!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome!

Continued success to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome!

I'm doing fine as long as you don't count not making any money!

Continued success to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Vera!

And all the best to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Lisa!

While I was still young, I performed as a clown for various functions. While a VISTA (Volunteer In Service To America) in Chicago, I organized a parade and appeared as a clown. That clown made the news, and organizations contacted the group I was working with to ask for me to perform in THEIR parade.

So I decided to pursue clowning as a career, and applied to both The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Baily Clown College https://www.ringling.com/clownauditions/ and The Dell'Arte School of Mime and Comedy https://dellarte.com. It is now called the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Comedy, which would have made more sense to my friends who ALL asked, "YOU, a MIME?" (I'm a bit of a talker.) I explained it was "mime" in the sense that a magician (as I was also) uses movement to make you believe certain actions are taking place when they are not. And any pose on stage is considered "mime."

Ringling Brothers had 2,000 applicants, out of which 60 were accepted. I was a finalist just based on my written application and photos, but never attended an audition. The same day I got the letter saying I had NOT been selected (but encouraging me to reapply and audition the next year), I received the acceptance letter from Dell'Arte.

Ah, those were the days. I was very fit after growing up on a dairy farm, but NEVER as fit as I was after a year of training in physical comedy. I joined a bunch of other nuts to tour renaissance festivals as "The Victims of Circus Dance" (Dell'Arte's founder, Carlo Mazzone Clemente, was always saying that to create comedy, you needed to become "a victim of circus dance." Eventually I realized he meant "circumstance," but his English was not so clear.

From there I eventually went to San Francisco, where I performed as a standup comic for 8 years. I was approaching the time where I would "quit my day job," but decided to get a Master of Arts in Writing from the University of San Francisco instead. But there is no actual cure for standup comedy, so it leaks out frequently.

And that's the short version.

I NEVER liked farming, and informed my father when I was 5 years old that "some people quit farming and go into other forms of business." He did not heed my sage advice.

Have fun with WA! And stay in touch!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Roger,

The reason I asked about which clown college you attended is because while I lived in Florida I was only an hour from Ringling.

Maybe some day they will find a cure for standup comedy. Then again, why would they want to?

Your abridged story is fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing.

I truly am having fun here and will most definitely stay in touch.

Lisa

Well, once I started I couldn't shut myself up! Have pity on my poor wife. I'll say, "Long story short ..." and her constant retort is: "Too late."

So you're saying there were a lot of clowns near you in Florida. I know they can infest cars.

Yes, suffering from standup comedy is it's own reward.

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

LOL I know that feeling. My husband used to be in public relations and had to do a lot of public speaking. I think he got a little too used to it.

No, thankfully, the clowns didn't infest my area. They stayed up north.

I've done some public speaking myself.

When I was young, a 3 page paper seemed like so much. Now, it's hard to get started in that short a time!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

I used to be a vocational teacher and had no problem speaking in front of students. While I was getting my certification for teaching though, I had to stand up in front of the room and speak about something to do with cosmetology (my profession). I was shaking so badly and was so nervous, I don't think anything I said made any sense.

You're welcome Cheng!

Me, I love to fish and catch fish, but never eat fish! I catch them and let them go!

Success to you, too!

Tight lines,

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Jeff! And you'r welcome!

Same to you if I can be of help!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Jim! And you're welcome!

Great joke! Thanks for the smile!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Great! You mean an actress performing for children? What a great activity!

I was a Magic Clown many years ago, and performed for children. I liked to do children's magic because that was the type of magic I enjoyed watching!

Break a leg!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Yes, I meant actress lol. I have worked in nursery and love to be around with children. Especially when I am an actress. That's just fun. I've been acting as a Clown at some occasions. That was fun too.
Tove

Actor works too! But I wanted to check that you didn't mean you were "active" with children. Which is also good!

I got my start at a day care center where my sister and mother worked. Eventually I attended Dell'Arte http://dellarte.com/school-of-physical-theatre/

We had some people from Denmark at the school! (Sweden too).

That was many years and many pounds ago. Wish I could have THAT physical shape back now!

Keep them smiling!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome!

And thanks for the kind words. Yes, I try to bring a smile to people's face!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Ursulla! And you're welcome!

Best to you as well!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Jenene! You're welcome! And every success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Rene!

Let me know if I can be of any help to you! And good luck with WA!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Marion!

I've certainly had a lot of EXPERIENCE! And adventure.

Best of luck to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks Vonnie! I'll leave a comment when I get home from work tonight.

Thanks for commenting!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Vonnie,

I left you a comment. Great review! Very thorough and engaging. And thanks for your comment!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks for your engaging comments too!

Vonnie

Right back at you! Thank YOU!

I just replied to your questions and comments on my post. Phew! That took me awhile. I need to work faster. Lol!

Have a great weekend and catch me some of those big bass! :-)

I'm sure you could make them delicious!

Thanks Staci! Best success to you too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Valerie! And the same to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Gabriel!

I'm still pretty new here, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask and I'll do what I can!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks SuzQ!

All the best to you too!

Yes, bass fishing is a perfect niche for me

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Roger The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome, Marcel! And wishing you the best as well.

Let me know if I can be of any help.

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks, Larry! Great success to you, too!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Roger, you have a very good website and the name is hilarious!
Keep up the great work.
Have a blessed night!
Larry

Thanks Larry! And may you have a blessed night as well!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome and thanks! Best to you, too!

Let me know if I can be any help.

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Best wishes to you, too, Tina!

Let me know if I can help you at all!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You're welcome! Continued success! Let me know if I can help in any way!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

Glad I could give you a smile!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

I do try to be funny!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks and You're Welcome! And I wish the same to you!

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Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Thanks, Just Bob!

Great suggestion about guest posts. I was put into a zine, and that really boosted visits! So I'll figure out how to do that.

No commissions, but I keep on keeping on!

Great and continued success to you.

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

You are welcome.
And, of course, there are videos which a reclusive fellow such as yourself should have fun doing.
Best

You mean videos I do myself? I've just started playing around with those! Mostly in front of my computer, I don't have a video camera yet.

Looking forward to future "investments" to build my website!

Thanks again!

Tight lines!

Roger, The Smiling BassHole

Yes, videos by you.
Not my thing as you can tell by my profile picture, but YouTube, etc. is a great free marketing avenue and you can post videos on your site or as a guess blog.
Best