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Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 04:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I did not think Vecepia was nice - actually her winning was the biggest disappointment ever for me. I am not saying Butch should win just that he appears to be a nice guy and I would like him to win. Also I am totallly with you on Holy Rollers I can't stand people who push religion down your throat. Thanks for listening.

Alaginger

Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 05:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved it when his mask got smashed and he said, "I have a lot of students who would probably love to do that!!!" I thought, he is so low-key, and UTR, but what a neat sense of humor!

Fruitbat

Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 04:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes Butch is a very nice guy, I agree.

Webkitty

Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 07:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The only problem I would have with Butch, is IF he made it to the final 2, and we weren't given any more face time on him than what we have seen. And, I would blame this in on MB, not Butch. I think Burnette owes his audience more than that.

Some players are nice but boring, and I can understand MB not wanting to waste footage on them during the editing process, when other, more interesting story lines are going on, EXCEPT, when a player like that makes it to the final 2.

He could make an effort to go back and comb the tapes to give us SOMETHING on them throughout the show. Even if he didn't want to give away a surprise ending, he could let us know these people on a personal level.
Also, he should know by now that it is possible for one of these type of people to make it far. So does Jeff. They must see daily footage. They could make an effort to get more on these people, just in case. Know what I mean?

I could let it slide for the F3 postition, since it makes sense that someone with a mild personality and a nice dispostiton would get overlooked in the power struggle.

I was extremly disappointed with MB for the editing of Vee. She WON, and we weren't show ANYTHING of her.
Even if he didn't want to give away her strategy (and she did have one) he could have let us know her better, and I don't buy that there was nothing to show, even if it was her talking about her dog, her cat, her niece, SOMTHING, lol.

Snee

Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 08:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
excellent point, webkitty.

Kappy

Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 01:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just wanted to add that I would love to work for this guy as an educator. I really admire the guy for his patience and sense of humor as well as his intelligence and I think alot of people who (elsewhere) think he isn't really playing the game are misreading his quiet ways completely. Hereiam said it great with "He seems quite adept with dealing with maturity challenged individuals". And as Alaginger said "He got suckered in. He was outnumbered and had a previous alliance to stick with". And that has to have been most hard on him emotionally. When you're use to being not only polite, but honest with people, it is truly hard being around manipulative liars 24/7.

And yes, unfortunately, his "nice" ways might limit him to only making it as far as the F3 position. As I said on another thread, it's tough to make it to the F2 when you have it in the back of your mind that your own children, as well as other people's children, are watching your actions in this game.

Catfat

Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 10:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am so glad Butch has made it this far. It is as if the others are so busy manipulating each other, Butch has just quietly slipped on by.

Hermione69

Monday, April 28, 2003 - 11:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Catfat!

I still like Butch. I admit I was hoping for a Rodger/Elisabeth type relationship between him and Christy, which never materialized, but I still like him. I have a lot of respect for him for not forgetting that he has an entire community watching him and has kept his standards of behavior high.

I have always loved the UTR players. I know I am in the minority here, but I always have.

Kaili

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 06:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Poor Butch- he's still on the show and doesn't even have any posts archived in his folder.

I'll just add that his little dance last night was pretty damn funny. I enjoyed it.

Kaili

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 06:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It just hit me who he looks like in that picture... he kind of resembles Gomez from the Addams Family! I think that is who I am thinking of anyway.

Snee

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOVED the butch dance! ...and, i think he got a raw deal about being responsible for the fire. it looked like those dang palm fronds just finally caught!

Rissa

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hermi, you must REALLY love Butch then because he has to go down in history as the MOST UTR, UTR player ever to grace a reality set. He is practically invisible. RFLOL

I like him too and I was a little disapointed that (I know, editting) he wasn't defended more vigorously last night. His log collection might have given the fire fuel and allowed it burn LONGER but it the fire had been probably contained in the FIRST PLACE, it would never have escaped it's pit to ignite the extra wood!!!! All the survivors have to take responsibility for not having the fire in a safer place and better walled in/contained.

Besides which Butch was right. The other's can make fun of his 'obsession' but had it rained for 2-3 days in a row? That's a heck of a lot of DRY FIREWOOD you would need stashed to get through until the rain stopped.

Marameko

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I like Butch as I did Vescepia.

Hermione69

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved Vecepia. After Sean left, I was rooting for her in S4 all the way and totally do not understand all the comments that she didn't deserve it. She played! She was quiet, but did what she needed to do to get there.

But I guess this is not the thread for that! I love Butch. I would actually be happy with any of the men winning this year. Rob has been delightful, Matt has been intriguing, and Butch , well, like I've said, I like those UTR players!

LOVED HIS DANCE!

Geez, I've really got to go, I have a fundraiser to get ready for.... Somebody pry my fingers off the keys!!! Help! I'm trapped at TVCH!!!

Denecee

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved his dance too! The way they edited him gathering all that firewood at the same time as everybody is joking about it and then it shows him adding a couple logs right before they left for the RC, made him look like the one to blame. Didn't anybody teach them to never leave a fire unattended?

Sia

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 03:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I felt like the questions Jeff Probst asked at TC were designed to make the other Survivors blame Butch for the fire, too. I think he (Jeff) wanted them to say as much!

Csnog

Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 01:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
By Kevin Ryden

His name comes from the word "butcher" and literally means "the meat cutter," but Olney resident Butch Lockley could have been called the wood cutter during "Survivor: The Amazon" on Thursday night.

Despite a destructive fire at camp that made some of his Jacar/ tribemates question his obsession with firewood, Butch made it to the final four, avoiding being voted off and ensuring that there will be a lot of anxious local fans watching what happens on Sunday night during the season finale.

Instead, Heidi Strobel, 24, of Buffalo, Mo., became the 12th person to be kicked off the show and the fifth member of the jury who will decide the $1 million Sole Survivor in two days.

Her alliance with Jenna Morasca, 21, of Pittsburgh, came to an end after she tried and failed to campaign to vote off her best friend in the game.

In the end, Heidi and Jenna both gave Rob Cesternino, 24, of Wantagh, N.Y., his first votes during Tribal Council, but the alliance of the men proved to be too much.

Rob even told Heidi that he would be voting for her and then Jenna.

"Two girls. One brain. Divide by two. Only one half wit left," Rob said as he cast his vote against Heidi.

Jenna, sick and mentally exhausted, broke down in tears as Heidi left, knowing she would be targeted next.

Before she was voted off, Heidi tried to show that she was confident, much as Christy Smith, of Basalt, Colo., had tried during last week's episode before she was sent packing.

"I definitely deserve to be in the final two," she told host Jeff Probst. "I'm like the mastermind behind half of the plans that go on day to day and, I mean, I've got three guys here that are scared to death of me right now that I could beat them."

As she inflated her own ego, Rob, Butch and Matthew Von Ertfelda, 33, of Washington, D.C., looked like they were ready to burst into laughter. Jury member Dave Johnson, 24, of Pasadena, Calif., buried his face in his hands, not believing what Heidi was saying.

As the show began, Butch was called a moron behind his back by Jenna and was mocked by Rob, who did an impression of him while they both collected firewood.

"I got firewood to keep the fire burning for three days," Rob said to Jenna and Heidi in his best Butch voice.

The three wondered why Butch had to bring so much wood to the camp on a continous basis.

"Butch done lost his mind," Jenna said.

Various scenes were shown with Butch hacking at branches, collecting wood for fire and admiring how dry some of it was.

"I don't know what Butch's obsession with firewood is," Rob said. "When Butch wakes up in the morning, the first thing he says is, 'We need to go get some firewood.' When he gets back from gathering firewood, he says, 'I think we need to get some more wood.' And he's adamant about the wood."

Rob was then shown meeting Butch and helping him gather wood.

"If you're going to be successful in life Rob, you can't sit back on your (unintelligible) and let someone else do it for you, you know what I mean? You got to get out there," Butch said as he told Rob to grab some wood.

Jenna said she was not sure if Butch talks to the wood.

Butch had his reasons for gathering an abundance of firewood.

"A fire is very important," he said during a confessional. "That's the reason why it's important to get some more wood and keep it dry as we possibly can to have it for emergency. ... I'm just a wood-crazy nut, I guess."

As he explained to Rob that the wood they gathered would take about three hours to dry with the sun beating down on it, Butch had an intense look on his face and then broke into dance.

Maybe the dance was an ancient, ritualistic Amazonian wood-drying dance.

"My wife says I embarrass her when I dance. I don't know why," Butch said to Rob, as he twirled his arms and at one point looked like he was attempting to walk like an Egyptian, similar to what the famous mid-'80s pop song demanded of America.

Rob laughed uncontrollably.

Prior to leaving for the Reward Challenge, Butch and the rest of the tribe checked the wood and the small fire they left burning, something they would later come to regret.

"This being the last reward, all of us are anticipating it being a big, juicy reward," he said, his eyes bulging out of their sockets.

The challenge involved a five-stage race in which the tribe members had to untie knots to solve a puzzle, then swing on a rope across a riverbed to another puzzle.

Butch was the first one to untie the knots, but Rob and then Matthew swung across the rope.

"How about this one?" Butch asked after finishing his puzzle. He then swung across the rope and headed to the final puzzle.

Matthew finished first and propelled himself down a flying-fox pulley line to retrieve a set of keys to a brand new Saturn ION. He was also able to have a tailgate party with Rob as they both enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken.

Butch walked toward camp with Jenna and Heidi wrapped in his arms.

Rob again made fun of Butch as he and Matthew prepared their barbecue.

"Too bad Butch isn't here," he said before diving into yet another impression.

Meanwhile, the small fire turned into a raging localized inferno, burning the tribe's camp and their belongings to the ground.

Different scenes went back and forth between the fire and the barbecue, switching from happy to ominous music.

"I'm a pyromaniac," Matthew said as he prepared the grill. He later contemplated how he may have to stab either Rob or Butch in the back to advance himself in the game.

When Butch, Jenna and Heidi returned to camp, they couldn't believe what had happened.

"The wood we had in here must've caught on fire and down she came," Butch said. "Everything we have is gone."

Jenna lost some of her sorority items that could not be replaced, Rob's magic eight ball was melted and Matthew had no more warm clothes. Heidi was the only one to lose nothing.

Butch lost his inspirational banner.

"I lost my sign, 'Believe In Yourself.' So now we're really going to have to believe in ourselves to make it through the next five days," he said."

He initially wondered if the fire was his fault.

"The first thought came to my mind was, 'God, could it be my fault?' We'll never know. But was it disappointing? Yeah," he said.

He also wondered aloud in front of Jenna and Heidi who was responsible.

"Who's fault? It's all of ours, I guess. Shouldn't of had the wood in there, I don't know. Maybe a too big of a fire."

When Rob and Matthew returned, they were in shock.

"Dude. Unbelievable. Catastrophe," Matthew said.

No one outwardly cast blame on anyone else, but Rob indicted Butch during a confessional and explained that the large amount of firewood could possibly have helped to burn the camp to the ground.

"I'm not one to point fingers ... Butch," he said, acting like he was coughing when he said Butch's name.

The camera zoomed in on Butch as if he were the ultimate suspect.

While the men rebuilt camp, Jenna and Heidi refused to work since they felt they were next to go.

"We've worked our butts off," Heidi said after conveying her wish that Butch would go next. "We have not been careless. We didn't burn down the camp."

At the beginning of the Immunity Challenge, Butch told Jeff what had happened at camp after the fire.

"We rebuilt a new fire hut, a new place to sleep," he said.

The challenge involved competition on a rope course in which the contestants had to retrieve five different feathers.

Butch had trouble swinging on a rope, but was behind Matthew, and at one point could be seen mumbling with a feather in his mouth as he worked his way through a rope web.

Matthew's physical dominance made him the winner as he easily defeated everyone else.

Following the challenge, Jenna was deteriorating physically and mentally, which prompted Heidi to try to get the others to vote her off. It was an unsuccessful bid that led to her demise.

During Tribal Council, Butch again explained the fire.

"I call it a total-destruction fire," he said. "What you see with us now basically is what we have."

Jeff asked him if he thought it was his fault.

"Yes, at first I did. But then there's so many variables that could've happened. I feel comfortable that it wasn't my fault."

Heidi received votes against her from Butch, Matthew and Rob.

Rob received votes against him from Heidi and Jenna.

The two-hour season finale begins on CBS at 7 p.m. Sunday, which will be followed by a one-hour reunion show.

There will be live footage at around 7:45 p.m. Sunday at Papa Mike's, which will be open from 4-11 p.m. to celebrate the season finale.

The live footage will last under one minute and will give fans a chance to cheer for Butch.

Papa Mike's co-owner Jennifer Dillard said supporters have been encouraged to bring signs.

Csnog

Thursday, May 15, 2003 - 11:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Name: Butch Lockley
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Middle School Principal
Hometown: Olney, IL
Luxury Item: School Banner
Current Popularity: 82%

SURVIVOR Host: We're now joined by Buth Lockley. Hi Butch, and thanks for being here!
Butch: It's really great to be among SURVIVOR fans. I feel it's one of the best shows on TV because of all the variety of action, suspense, the drama. It offers anything that anybody could want, and it's just a great, great show!

johjoh: Butch, what response have you had from the pupils at your school?
Butch: It has been very positive. The school has totally embraced a SURVIVOR theme into their educational programs/curriculum.

rainbowz: Butch, what was your reasoning for voting for Matt? Were you surprised that all the other people on the jury voted for Jenna?
Butch: Yes, I thought Matt would have two or three votes and an outside chance to win. I voted for Matt for three reasons. First, the way he learned the game from knowing nothing about SURVIVOR to being in charge. Second, the way he worked and contributed to camp life. The third reason is that Jenna asked me to vote her out and I felt I could not vote somebody the Sole Survivor who asked to be voted out.

MissFilangi: Butch, whose boot was the most surprising to you?
Butch: Roger. I knew he was going to get booted soon, but I wasn't aware it was going to be that quick. I was unaware about how some of the girls felt about him. I knew that he was burning a lot of his bridges and rubbing a lot of people the wrong way with his comments and attitude.

Lara: Butch, you took a lot of grief over the fire deal. Are there any hard feelings remaining?
Butch: None. After viewing the tapes and finding out some information, we now know exactly what happened. It was not my fault, even though I'm the one that tossed the log on the fire, which resulted in sparks igniting the dried-out palms that were leaning over the fire. We all now have some fun with it, although it wasn't fun when we arrived back at camp with everything destroyed. I really feel bad for Jenna, who lost something that was irreplaceable.

Mommarabbit: Butch, did you take anything home with you from the jungle?
Butch: The only thing I was allowed to take home was the clothes that I had on my back, and those were the only clothes I had left after the fire.

MollyRose: Butch, which Survivor was the most difficult for you to live with?
Butch: None of the Survivors were the most difficult to live with. I enjoyed my time with each and every Survivor. All of them had exceptional personalities, and it was an enjoyment for me to compete with and against them.

BiliBang: Butch, do you think Alex is a bitter guy?
Butch: I have the utmost respect and admiration for Alex. He is a true friend of mine. Do I think Alex is bitter on being voted out as early as he was? I would say there was some bitterness there.

lookingforward: Did you admire Jenna for not taking Rob up on his offer at the last Immunity Challenge?
Butch: Yes, I did. It's just like the old song "I Did It My Way," and that's how she beat Rob. You could see where she was very comfortable (if comfortable is the right word standing on a 3" piece of wood), whereas Rob was having a lot of trouble maintaining his balance. I believe she noticed that Rob was having trouble maintaining his balance. I would have done the same thing that Jenna did. I would also like to add if I was in Rob's position I probably would have done the same thing that he did trying to make a deal with Jenna.

BigJohn: Would you say a lot of creative editing goes on before an episode airs, or do we see a fair summary of the three day's events?
Butch: That's a very good question. At the start of SURVIVOR we have sixteen people to fit into three days. I believe that on the show you only have 43 minutes of actual SURVIVOR time, so it's very hard to get equal time with all the contestants. On the other hand, when you're down to the Final Four, each contestant may receive a little more air time and a little more accuracy in portraying camp life.

fever: Did it make you mad that the cameraman just stood there and filmed while all of your stuff was burning?
Butch: Not really. We knew they couldn't interfere with any SURVIVOR happenings unless perhaps it was a life-or-death matter. I would hope that if we'd been dragged off or eaten by a cayman or alligator that someone would have come in and saved us!

AMAFAN: Butch, what are your thoughts on how the "evil stepsisters" treated Christy?
Butch: There was not a lot of love lost on both sides of that situation, but since the show's over, things are a lot better. Everyone's on good terms.

I_am_Rob: Butch, when Christy was voted out, you didn't vote for her. Was it risky not to vote with the majority?
Butch: Rob, Matt and I asked Christy to go with us to the Final Four. She wanted to do better and was considering an alliance with the other two girls. She did not make her mind up and would not inform Rob or Matt regarding the alliance with us three. I was involved in an interview before we left for Tribal Council, and that's when Rob and Matt made the deal with Heidi and Jenna regarding voting Christy out. To protect themselves, the girls asked Matt and Rob not to tell me about the agreement. Matt, Rob and I did discuss this option regarding Christy the day before as well as the day of Tribal Council.

Cspunky: Butch, how did the hand heal after the pirahna bite? Any real damage?
Butch: I have a lot of questions regarding the pirahna bite. The hand's fine, and I'll have a small quarter-inch scar for the rest of my life, but that's okay. At least I still have all my fingers. [laughs]