Frankly, It’s Shit Like This That Scares The Living Crap Out Of Me
By Tom Chandler on Feb 27, 2008 in Opinion, Underground Entertainment
(UPDATE: Ok, a clarification. I woke up this morning and someone had built the above “shrine” blog aimed at me, and sent a short email. I took it to be a joke, and think everyone else should too.)
Sure, the anonymous attack dog site seems cute now, but next thing you know, I’ve got a stalker messing with my credit rating (as if that could get any lower) and firing off emails trying to get my press credentials revoked (and now that I mention it, yes, that actually happened).
Accordingly, I’d like to suggest that the person who created the “Tom Chandler is a Bait Fishing Chummer” simply mixed me up with Noted Explosives Expert Singlebarbed.
After all, explosives use on the Upper Sacramento would draw some attention from sharp-eyed Warden Joe Powell, but explosives use in Singlebarbed’s brownline environment would barely raise an eyebrow.
Not that I’m accusing or anything. I’m just saying is all.
Naturally, no purist of my stature would be caught dead using C4. That stuff’s for terrorists and nymph fishers. If I used explosives, I’d insist on only the most refined varieties, preferably those sustainably manufactured from organic components.
Of course, what’s really true is that I’m simply too damned lazy to go to all the trouble mentioned in the attack blog. I could summon a long, long list of character witnesses willing to testify to that fact.
See you in hiding, Tom Chandler
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Bud LaMonica | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
I’m Confused. But, I liked the link about Joe Powell.
Tom Chandler | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Frankly, I’m confused too, but that never stops me from posting.
At some point, the anonymous blogging miscreant who created the Chandler/chummer blog will likely be identified, but until then I wanted to point the finger at someone else (Singlebarbed).
Oh yeah. Joe Powell kicks ass. We love him.
NickB | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
I guess it’s the price of “fame”. Once you’re in the spotlight, you’re attacked frequently, even if you didn’t provoke anyone. Jealousy is a powerful thing, and even if your not sure why people might be jealous of the attention your blog gets, or the traffic, or whatever..
Good luck finding that guy.
~Nick
Tom Chandler | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
I think it’s all in good fun. I’ve received plenty of emails that weren’t in good fun, but this got me laughing.
kbarton10 | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Someone beat me to the punch, dammit.
I had my parody site fitted with a lethal one-two punch aimed at the TroutUnderground, alas it’s all for naught.
Not my doing Tom, although I could have really had some fun with this.
Ian | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Well Tom has really made it big when there are web sites spoofing him.
I heard a rumor that the opening sketch on this week’s Saturday Night Live will be a parody of the TroutUnderground. Special guest Chevy Chase will return to the show for the role of Tom.
Michael | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
No wonder you weren’t willing to hit the South Platte during the last convention. It wasn’t the work thing, it was the bait you use (hard to travel with, eh?).
Dave N | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
So the Slaw Dogs are not just for you to eat, eh?
Tom Chandler | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
kbarton: You were the first suspect, and frankly, you’re not in the clear yet.
Ian: Chevy Chase? I heard they were getting Brad Pitt to play me in the James Cameron-produced “Trout Underground, The Movie.”
Michael: Explosives are tough to travel with, but you can big bottles of bleach anywhere.
And slaw dogs? Those are far too toxic to dump in any river; just two dumped in the water below the Scarlet Way bridge would make the Metam Sodium spill of
2001(crap it was 1991, I’m old) seem laughable by comparison.Smellslikefish | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
I must’ve missed that spill.
Tom Chandler | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Yes, I need a beer.
Alex | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
I want an attack site
Tom Chandler | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
You can have my stalker instead.
fly fish chick | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
goodness, I need to jump in this comment thread quickly, lest I become a suspect
I say it was Col Mustard in the Billards Room with the Candlestick (and the fertilizer)
wow, your own spoof. that’s big time!
Jeffrey Prest | Feb 28, 2008 | Reply
If there’s a ‘Blogging for Dummies’ on Donny Beaver’s desk, this case is closed.
Stacie | Feb 28, 2008 | Reply
Hilarious!!! Google even puts up a content warning you have to click on before you get to the site. What a great laugh thanks to your stalker. Hmmmm, another suspect comes to mind: Buster Wants to Fish. There you go. It’s the content warning what did it for me.
They call ‘em worm dunkers up here.
Salty | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
it wasn’t us
Tom Chandler | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
No, the last thing the BWTF guys are into is anonymity.
I received a very short, cryptic email suggesting this was the work of a fan with a sense of humor, which is how I’m interpreting this baby.
Alistair | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
I can sit back knowing the finger will never be pointed at me - they used good grammar and spelling for a start!
Smellslikefish | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Someone made off with that blog while no one was looking. Homeland Security most likely…