Yes, I Know He’s On Dancing With The Stars
Over the last month or so, I’ve gotten comments, emails, text messages and phone calls, all pretty much starting out the same way - “Hey, did you know that Apolo’s going to be on Dancing With the Stars?”
This “Apolo” being Apolo Anton Ohno, who I’ve filed under “those years that short track was a hobby”. You all may know that I was (and still am to a point) a huge fan of the sport, going to competitions when I could and making some amazing friends along the way. So in a way, I owe it all to that long-haired soul patched foxtrotter.
It makes me laugh that when friends and family see his name they think of me, even though that’s been a part of my life that I really haven’t had time for lately. My short track life is something that is a distant memory, replaced by dirty diapers, pureed banana on my floor and waking up to a giggling, smiling face (when he isn’t falling off the bed, that is).
But yes, I’m aware that Apolo’s going to be dancing in this season of DWTS, I’ve known for some time yet. I have mixed feelings about it. Part of me is interested to see how he does, to see if his moves on the ballroom floor are as good as his moves on the ice. Part of me is wary of this move - I’ve felt that DWTS is a place where publicity hungry people go to extend their 15 minutes of fame. Nonetheless, I’ll be watching it (like I do every year - Mario was cheated, man!) and I’ll be cheering for A-Lo.
Thanks to all of you who thought of me and let me know, just so I didn’t miss it.
For those of you interested, here’s a link to some video, courtesy of the OZ:
Click image to watch their interview:
I have been through the same thing. My daughter-in-law told me Fri. that people in town ask her if I know he is going to be on there and it’s to the point now when she knows what they are going to say she just looks at them and says, “She knows”. lol
i normally associate these shows with stars that want a second chance in the lime light… stars that we haven’t seen in years or have fallen off the face of the earth… like Ian Ziering. hehe
Same here - one of my coworkers asked me several weeks ago if I’d heard who was going to be on the next season of Dancing With The Stars. He said that he had to be sure to tell me since I’m a speedskating fan.
This weekend, my brother asked me if I knew (get this) my buddy Apolo Ohno was going to be on DWTS. My buddy BWAAAAA! Bet Apolo didn’t know we were so close!
true true…the first thing i thought of was you……lets see how he does tonight
I thought they did very well. They are so cute together.
i thought Apolo and Julianne did a great job last night! how lucky is she that she gets to travel all over just to be there when he has time to practice the cha cha cha.
That’s so funny because I totally thought of you when I saw him on DWTS. He did really well!
I hope your short track friends aren’t a distanct memory.
Everybody was calling me too.
I like how he looks at her breasts during the first part of the interview clip…
How could you not, Nino, heh heh.
Yep, I’ve gotten the same thing. It always makes me laugh when people think they’re telling me Apolo news. But it’s cool to see how much awareness people have of him and ST that otherwise wouldn’t, just because they know of my little ‘hobby.’f