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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: The Amazing Race IV (ARCHIVE): The Racers: Steve & Dave: Archive through June 13, 2003

Ryn

Monday, May 05, 2003 - 09:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
stevedave

"Air Traffic Controllers"

BIO

Forty-six-year-old Steve is an air traffic controller at the busy Chicago Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is a big fan of THE AMAZING RACE and has always wanted to be on the show. He has traveled quite a bit, especially recently, when he went to Russia with his wife and adopted his daughter, Olivia, which he describes as the most exciting moment in his life. He is fascinated by different countries and cultures. He loves watching Andy Griffith marathons on TV and eating pepperoni pizza for breakfast. He loves golf, bowling, movies and Chicago sports. He describes himself as "large, funny and friendly," and compares himself to actor John Candy.

Dave is 43 and works with Steve as an air traffic controller. He has been married four times and his children are grown; in fact, he is a grandfather. He loves woodworking and bowling and is a big fan of reality TV. He describes himself as "funny, outgoing and persevering." He compares himself to Woody Allen and Cosmo Kramer. He doesn't know any foreign languages, but can swear in Spanish. He is a perfectionist, and that makes it tough to be overweight. His biggest upset was when he and Steve made an operational error together at work, causing two planes to get too close (four miles). They were both decertified and had to go through retraining together. He wants to go on THE AMAZING RACE primarily for the competition and believes he and Steve will do very well.

Jasper

Monday, May 05, 2003 - 09:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
These guys seem to have a good sense of humour.

Tabbyking

Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 09:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
wow, married 4 times. not so persevering IMO! i like that they were honest about their 'operational error', but they probably had to get it out there before The Smoking Gun brought it up! lol
i think they will do okay, but i don't see them as winners.

Csnog

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 11:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They should know their way around airports, getting seats and who to talk to, better than the rest of the cast.

Tabbyking

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
they may show their airport employee id's and try and get some special favors at airports...i feel they should be fun to watch.
i am also looking forward to watching 'team bozo'!

Not1worry

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 03:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I usually like the older, out-of-shape, funny teams. They haven't done too well in some races, but I always miss them when they go. If nothing else, the stress of the game should not bother them at all. Air traffic control is so high stress, this may be a real vacation for them.

Jedisan

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 03:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am rooting for this "home team"

Our paper had an article about them in todays issue.

With respect to people intimating they are "out of shape", they responded by stating:
"Round is a shape, Pear is a shape"

I love these guys. Go team.

Clp

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 03:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
According to a thread at SS (Amazing Race Forum), one of their Mods is Dave of Team Air Traffic Control.

Their is some back up comfirmation in that he posted on the 9/11 thread on 9/11 about his crazy day as an air traffic controller.

Zulu Doggy On AR??

Llkoolaid

Friday, May 30, 2003 - 05:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well then if that is true, they are my new favorite team.

Lycanthrope

Friday, June 06, 2003 - 08:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They won't be around much longer, I predict. They've spent the FF, and are admittedly slow and in pain. I hope they stay for a while, 'cause they seem like decent & funny guys, but I'm not too optimistic.

Crazydog

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 10:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Deliberately deceiving the team that slid down the ski jump on their butts.... not so cool. In pain already after two legs? Not long for this race.

Tiva

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How did they deceive Kelly and Jon? I thought they were upset (not really) because they wanted to use K&J's cab, but then couldn't when they had the cab take them to the wrong spot. Did I miss something here?

Seamonkey

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think so, Tiva.. I don't see how it could be their fault that Kelly and Jon went to the wrong place.

Crazydog

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 12:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh sorry, is that what happened? Too many people were talking around me when I was watching the show and I think I missed a little. I didn't know that Kelly and Jon went to the wrong place. So did they not know they were supposed to go in a raft, and were just sliding on their butts to get to the other place faster? I remember them on their butts but then they went in a raft again later, I don't recall them saying something like "oh, we have to do it again on a raft".

Wargod

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 02:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They got out of the cab and the people told them they were supposed to bring a raft. They slid down and got the raft and were taken back up with it. When I saw the rafting, I told hubby I wanted to do that...when I saw them going down on their butts, I told hubby I lied, I wanted to do that! LOL, looked like fun to me, other than being cold.

Julieboo

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 03:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I found out that these guys are from my town. We are a rather small far west suburb of Chicago. But people around here say they disappeared for over 6 weeks starting in January and are very close mouthed about anything about the show...

Tabbyking

Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 09:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i wanted to slap them silly when the one guy wanted to 'just give up' and quit because he was sure they were last. do they go home when a plane is late?!
at least he redeemed himself by bungee jumping, but they could have hustled a little bit there at the end. they were lucky they weren't last. if they don't perk up, they will be gone and deservedly so. IMO, of course, which only counts when no one else is home!

Seamonkey

Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 10:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hard to hustle if your knee is on the verge of going out.. your body is very aware of the instability and potential pain, so it resists moving freely. At least mine is that way.

But, I do hope they perk up..

I imagine it was just so hard to be in first and then take the wrong train, even tho they bunched later.. the anxiety takes its toll.

Besides, the one guy is a fellow reality tv junkie :)

Bobbie_552001

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 04:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
These two can't hold on much longer....can they??

Crazydog

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They are the Peggy and Claire (the not-so-gutsy Grannies) of TAR4. The white haired guy (the one who bungeed) is Claire, with a "we're not quitting" attitude. The other guy (the one with the bad knee) is Peggy, who constantly complains about being last and wanting to give up.

Even down to the way they are so hopelessly behind but then luck out because another team made an error. Just like Peggy and Claire, they won't make it another leg.

Tabbyking

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 10:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i thought it was the white-haired guy who whined to the camera that he wanted to just quit because they were certain to be last, anyway. these guys are my age--how come they look old?!
unless they get the fast-forward next time--and a team ahead of them might go for it--i look for them to be gone. things change on a dime here, though, so we could all be amazed!

Mware

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 10:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tabby - they used the FF already to finish first in the 2nd episode. Remember them skipping the masquerade party and "resting the knee?"

Guinevere

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 10:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't/don't like them - they have a kind of mean vibe - especially the white-haired one, who appears to be getting into it with the models next week. I also think he looks really unhealthy for some reason - maybe it's the dark circles under his eyes, but I swear he looks about to keel over at any moment.

Despite that, I found myself briefly happy for them last night - I'm sure it was a nice surprise to find out they weren't last. I didn't really care who went between them and Russell and Cindy - R&C are more interesting, but Russell is such a arrogant bleep, I'm happy enough to have him gone.

Tabbyking

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 10:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
oh, that's right! i knew it was a 'steve and somebody'! then they are sure to be gone if they aren't able to hustle! i agree that the one guy looks ill. my first thought was 'ashen with dark circles'. was he the one who smoked up until just before the race?

Bobbie_552001

Friday, June 13, 2003 - 04:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When Tabbyking mentioned that they were her age of course I had to check it out and was amazed that Steve was 47...man he is my age. I'll have to ask my dear children tonight if I look that old...and if they say...."yes Mom" I think that I'll go to bed and remain there totally depressed the entire weekend....