new season of DOG

Several people that used to work for and/or with them, have come out with accusations of scripting. They state that, many times, the "TV crew" would slip a SIQ money to get him to run. If you watch the show, you may notice that they have more runners than most (more than I ever did, anyways) and even when caught they hardly ever fight and definitely do not fight hard. If I were willing to run for my freedom, I would also be willing to fight for my freedom (???). One office member (Wesley Yoon) has admitted that directors and producers would stage scenarios to make for better television. For someone that didn't like the cases being televised in the first place (and made that real obvious by hardly ever being in front of the camera and showed great distain when made to be on camera) to make these accusations, I believe that lends some creditability to his claim. This is not to say that the cases or a majority of the action is scripted; only that there are situations that were stretched, skewed, and exaggerated. If you think about it logically, there is no need for a Director if people are not being "directed" to take certain action or use props a specific way or some other "scripted" movement/action (Series Directed by Jayson Haedrich; Andrew Dunn; David Houts; Depending on the episode; http://tv.yahoo.com/show/36544/castcrew). A&E has answered, many times, that their "unscripted shows are dramatic and scripted dramas are authentic" when asked about the pay offs and scripting of DOG. It has become a catch phrase for them. This sounds like one of those answers used to avoid giving an answer.... but if you read between the lines....

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Thomas SnoWolf
FRN# 1999
GAPB 20120726
NSIS ST0707
http://www.rocksolidrg.com
"The hero is not the man that acts without fear,
He is the man that acts inspite of fear"

Good TV???? Professional wrestling has a tremendous following... and I am sure I will get a comeback on this.... but good TV?... I somehow think that is questionable.... but then again.... take a close look at the crowds at the wrestling matches and even in your local WalMart... and you get an idea why the Jerry Springer shows and all the other crap that is on TV and draws huge followings are some of the main reasons our National character is on the downswing... The Cable Guy is funny but looking at him from a different perspective.... he absolutely represents an extremely large segment of our society... which drives the "good TV"... Maybe Dog is your idea of good TV, but it ain't mine and my cows are home.... in fact, they are presently in my backyard.... scuz me whilst I run them off.

I hope Scott doesn't take offense to this.... , I know how he feels about auto racing, NASCAR specifically, I know that the general description of the fans falls to the side of the Cable Guy but I actually believe, auto racing is at a higher level than Jerry Springer and Pro Wrestling... it damn sure costs more money to attend a race and you certainly need it to compete... unless of course you are really good and have some deep pocket sponsors....

But as for Dog... I still say it ain't in my opinion.... good TV....

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Bill Marx, Sr.
"FREE STATE BAIL BONDS"
"FREE STATE INVESTIGATIONS"
DCJS: 99-176979
Cell: 434-294-0222

"Endeavor to Persevere" "Lone Watie"

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that , comes from bad judgment" "Will Rogers"

No offense Bill,

It has often been said that you can become a millionaire in Nascar, but you have to start out as a Billionaire!

Incidentally, our driver, Frank Deiny Jr., came in second in the Myrtle Beach 400. He lead the entire second half and was rooted out of 1st in a green, white, checker by Lucas Ransone and finished second best. When you read the entire line up of better funded and pedigreed contenders, we did okay. As far as the money...Costs were in excess of 6K for the 2 weekends it took to complete the race (rain red flagged the first weekend) and finishing second paid 6K. Note no sponsors Car is all Black, #94, but had to run #84 for the race due to another #94 that qualified better then we did.

I know the level of competitors in our sport, and believe it or not, most are college educated. You can no longer afford this sport on a blue collar salary, you either have an education and are well employed or you own a business that funds your hobby. Our current deal is a synergy between our 3rd generation team and the chassis manufacturer, running a house car. We are currently setting up our schedule and business plans for 2010, and it looks like we will be racing 2 times in a row at each track we go to and then start the whole cycle over again. Intended tracks are South Boston, VA, Langley Field, VA, Radford, VA, Hickory, NC and Ashville, NC with other money races sprinkled in to test the budget!

Scott

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R.E. "Scott" MacLean III

"Leaders are like Eagles, you never see them in a flock, but one at a time"

Chesapeake Group Investigations, Inc.
Chesapeake Bail Bonds
877-574-0500
301-392-1100 (fax)
301-392-1900 (Office)

Hey Scott,

How much for a very small bumper sticker? Thats about all I can afford in this lousy economy.

And when will you guys get out to the west coast?

Tony,
I wouldn't take your money because it couldn't possibly help your business, and why my company name is not on the car. We don't race where I write business! Our driver was out west, driving for Star Nursery, I believe out of Las Vegas, in the Winston West Series, but that deal had nothing to do with us.

He is very successful and replaced our last driver upon his untimely death in a car accident. After Wayne died, I though that I was done with racing. Problem was we had such a large investment in cars and equipment that could not be sold without sticking both hands up in the air in this economy, that we had to either use it up or watch it fade into oblivion. Besides, it gives me an excuse to exercise the coach!

Now if PBUS had significantly more money, or I could entice an Insurance Company, that would be a different deal altogether!

Hope all is well for you out west,

Scott

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R.E. "Scott" MacLean III

"Leaders are like Eagles, you never see them in a flock, but one at a time"

Chesapeake Group Investigations, Inc.
Chesapeake Bail Bonds
877-574-0500
301-392-1100 (fax)
301-392-1900 (Office)

Scott you never know what could happen.

Like Bill said, race fans are the more common folk. And they are my largest client base.

But yea, on the east coast, I wouldn't get me much exposure. But I sure would love to see my bumper sticker on a car on tv.

With my luck, I would jinx you all and cause a crash!

For now, I am a "kept" man living off my wife. I barely write enough bail to pay for the gas coming in to the office everyday.

You know Tony, I do understand... my daughter is full time and me... well, I am retired and as long as Obama keeps up the check and UPS stays in the black... or brown as such... I should be fine.... I do however, get the run off from my daughter, which is not to bad and keeps gas in my boat.... and other hobbies I might have.

I know many other bondsmen and recovery agents that are having a really tight time... many are getting out of the business... there are a lot of reasons for the downturn... the economy is only one and frankly is not the main deal... this industry is under pressure on many fronts, the economy being only one minor point.

I tell everyone, stick it out, the winners are the ones that can hold on... and if the business survives, we will profit at that time.................. maybe.

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Bill Marx, Sr.
"FREE STATE BAIL BONDS"
"FREE STATE INVESTIGATIONS"
DCJS: 99-176979
Cell: 434-294-0222

"Endeavor to Persevere" "Lone Watie"

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that , comes from bad judgment" "Will Rogers"

That's why I married a woman that is smarter, better looking and has more money than me!

She's paying the bills right now.

Hopefully sometime early next year bail with pick up enough where I can start buying beer again.

Mr. Marx....I like wrestling (or wrasslin, in these parts). I tell people "Its not fake. You can not fake gravity and all the exciting moves revolve around gravity. It is scripted, however." I watch it for entertainment. I find the story lines more entertaining than Melrose Place and the other night time soaps that my wife watches. But I have to agree with the Jerry Springer, Wrestling, NASCAR ties....its all about the stereotype. And DOG can be the king of Mullets. LOL or FAF (whichever you prefer).

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Thomas SnoWolf
FRN# 1999
GAPB 20120726
NSIS ST0707
http://www.rocksolidrg.com
"The hero is not the man that acts without fear,
He is the man that acts inspite of fear"

Alice E. Barmore, aka Beth Chapman, was denied a renewal of her Colorado Bail Surety License in 2006 because she was a non-resident. If she chose to renew after becoming a citizen again, she was to pay fines for non-filing of required annual reports. Here is the link to the action. http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/e ... 06-195.pdf. I have not been able to determine if a new license has been applied for or approved.

Duane never had a Bail Surety License, was only a BEA. CO requires a person to pass a BE class and background check (no felonies in the past 15 years) one time to qualify. There are no further requirements, however any bail agent that hires a BEA is required to confirm the course completion and background check. The background check in only required one time, so there seems to be no real control if a subsequent felony has neen comitted unless CBI is notified and includes it in the person's file. Bail Surety Agents have to renew their licenses every two years, and will be rejected if they do not qualify. The DOI does confirm our backgrounds with every renewal, and interim monitoring.

We definitely need more quality control for bail enforcement!!

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Kathy Blackshear
Blackshear Investigations
Blackshear Bail Bonds
Sales Associate, Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.
Walsenburg, CO

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