AMA with Joseph Stapes Stapleton

[Norman Chad]

Sir:

It kind of sickens me that I am often called "a poor man's Joe Stapleton."
I have to have more money in the bank than you, don't I?

Norman Chad

[dlbarlowe]

Sir:

It kind of sickens me that I am often called "a poor man's Joe Stapleton."
I have to have more money in the bank than you, don't I?

Norman Chad

Too funny!!!

[Stapes]

Sir:

It kind of sickens me that I am often called "a poor man's Joe Stapleton."
I have to have more money in the bank than you, don't I?

Norman Chad

Wow. I will try not to make this a gushing fan letter.

First of all, everyone, despite what he might make it seem like publicly, Norman Chad has been ridiculously supportive of my career. The few times above when I mentioned that the right people were fans of mine, Norm is included in that list. I probably would not be here today if it weren't for the kind things he's said about me. Granted all of those kind words completely disappeared once I actually GOT on television.

Funny story: after not speaking for about a year, Norm sent me an email blaming me for Black Friday. Hilarious, and accurate.

Now to address Norm's post:

Now I don't know how much money you've got in the bank, and I know that pie's being split many ways, but God I hope you've got more than I do. My bank called me on suspicion of fraud at the end of last month because I hadn't overdrafted yet.

To be honest - people saying that stuff sickens me too. I generally don't engage people on Twitter, and I'm happy for the compliments, but I honestly don't see why people need to--wait a second. I think it was me who was called "the poor man's Norman Chad" on more than one occasion. Is this a level? Do you know what level means?

In all seriousness, I gave an interview last month, and this question was cut from the article, but I'm going to recreate it here, because it needs to be said:

"If you could play poker and have anyone do commentary on you, who would it be?"

Hands down, I would pick Norman Chad.

When James Gandolfini died, Bryan Cranston tweeted:

"I'm saddened by James Gandolfini's passing. He was a great talent & I owe him. Quite simply, without Tony Soprano there is no Walter White."

Norm's still alive (and has the 75-year ESPN contract to prove it), but I feel the same way about him. Without Norman Chad, there is no Joe Stapleton.

[dlbarlowe]

In all seriousness, I gave an interview last month, and this question was cut from the article, but I'm going to recreate it here, because it needs to be said:

"If you could play poker and have anyone do commentary on you, who would it be?"

Hands down, I would pick Norman Chad.

When James Gandolfini died, Bryan Cranston tweeted:

"I'm saddened by James Gandolfini's passing. He was a great talent & I owe him. Quite simply, without Tony Soprano there is no Walter White."

Norm's still alive (and has the 75-year ESPN contract to prove it), but I feel the same way about him. Without Norman Chad, there is no Joe Stapleton.

Nice!!!