Let Jesse Squire know that his ‘oldest T&F blog’ claim offends
This isn't Jesse Squire. It's just the photo he uses.
About Ken Stone
Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]
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Ironically, I note my February 1995 blog entry about Jesse — when he was contributing to the late, lamented Trackshark.com:
http://masterstrack.com/2005/02/627/
Ken. Who cares?
Jesse Squire has no cred at all! My throwing blog started in May of 2005 (although it’s been kind of dormant for the last year). Even my feeble blog pre-dates his.
I like the photo! It’s Benny Andersson of ABBA.
IS this what you call news? with all that is going on you seem to have run out of things to talk about. Maybe you are bored with doing the research, or are you just wanting to start problems? We come here to see what is going on, not to discuss who should be allowed to enter meets, who should be shunned or welcomed, and we certainly dont have time to try and run off other people who have a blog? MAybe the reason he hasnt responded to you is because he has better things to do, as do I, and many other people. How about put up some news and stats and stop making this your public forum to rattle cages and express your opinions and hurt feelings.
I have to kind of agree with Anthony on this. As Jesse writes in his blog…nobody shows track highlights on TV or talks about it much. I think the important thing is that he does and you do and the time when you began is somewhat irrelevant 🙂 Altough yours is much better.
I guess censorship rules on this website, cant post anything to attack your ego huh? I guess the ego is more important than your credibility. Why is it that you can put up stories most of which are just your opinions, or attacking people who step on your toes, but when somoene brings up a fact that you have overlooked or disagree with, or more importantly whos opinion differs from yours and puts your credibility as a writer on the line you chose not to post it? Furthermore at least what I have written is intellegent and has merit, altho you dont post it, you post “who gives a rats ass” So although I do agree, who gives a rats ass, you continue to not only devalue your own website but masters track and field as well with your rants and articles like who would welcome Marion Jones to a meet, or should she be shunned because she is a cheat? Really, do you think thats what most readers come to this site for? OR articles saying that so and so athlete is a fraud, times are fake? Who cares! when we compete and beat that athlete we know thier times are fake! You do more to turn people off to track and field than to promote it.
Dear “Really”,
How ironic…your rant about about someone elses rant went on and on beyond reason, spanning two seperate posts. I’m just saying…
really?? has been banned from this site.
Not because he/she rapped my knuckles, but because he/she represents a threat to the civility of this blog.
I don’t mind being criticized — even publicly — but don’t post anonymous comments that veer into personal attacks.
Ken, this is a hilarious snippet from “really?”‘s first post:
“MAybe the reason he hasnt responded to you is because he has better things to do, as do I…”
OK, correct me if I’m wrong, but if “really?’ had better things to do, why did he/she post not once, but two times? Rock on, Ken. I’m all for accuracy when claiming accomplishments.
Good call Ken. Thank you! Bubba
…yes, we all want meaningless “stats” and “pleasantry”!!
No.. in all honesty,..let’s hear the truth, as long as it is researched well!! Sometimes the truth hurts…but there is nothing more lame than somebody that will never rattle anybody’s cage, never wants to offend anybody!
Thank you Ken for not getting complacent about facts and keep on rattling!!
Thank you!!
Thomas. Your “Sometimes the truth hurts…but there is nothing more lame than somebody that will never rattle anybody’s cage, never wants to offend anybody!” was excellent. Doubt whether it applies to Ken though.
Mama mia, Ken. The sad thing is this ABBA guy’s right or at least you’re wrong. You’re railing against Jesse as if size matters or length counts. You misssed the point. He ignores you and what you write about because to him and to so many others it doesn’t matter. You don’t matter. Nothing personal, well accept to “Really?” but we don’t matter; we’re masters.
So Jesse’s may be the longest track and field blog. (And thanks, it’s a great resource for all things track; well, almost, except for masters, which he doesn’t value and where you come in and which you do well, most of the time.) See yours is the longest Masters T&F blog. But it’s got an asterisk, or in this case a Masterisk; it’s not the Real Thing. It’s only masters. I mean, you almost never mention Usain Bolt or even any super college star or future Olympian. Now that’s Real Track. Only in your mind does a Lagat get linked as a master.
It’s even more pathetic if ya gotta get a bunch of old geezers to write your battles for you against some young whippersnapper, and then claim he lacks credibility. So you’re right, let it bounce offa ya.
Recently Jesse posted something about track needing to be more inclusive, become the big tent. To be more successful track outta get the three main groups together and showcase them at the meets; to include the up and coming preps, the successful college, and the professional elite. That was it. A tent with three poles. Masters didn’t even rate an also ran. That’s a mis-stake. And without us all being in this together, holding each other up, stopping our petty turf wars, the things gonna fall.
Would it get me banned if I suggested that Jesse’s site is about 50 times more interesting than this one?
Ken,
No need to waste your time and energy on this individual. We all recognize the good work you do by keeping up this blog and website, while helping to keep Masters Track alive.
Let this one slide and keep on “keeping on”…
Is this really a bid deal? You guys both have successful blogs.
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