This was posted today by my bunny Jeff about my previous post.

LOOK, I DONT HATE ANYONE, AND AS YOU WILL READ IN JEFF'S POST I HAD SOME TENTION AND ANGER INSIDE ME THAT NEEDED TO COME OUT. THOSE OF YOU, WHO MAY NOT KNOW ME, MAY THINK I'M A ILLRATIONAL TYPE OF GUY AFTER CALLING SOMEONE OUT, OR EVEN NAME CALLING. HOWEVER THOSE OF YOU WHO DO KNOW ME, WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE I WAS COMING FROM, BECAUSE IM ALWAYS WEARING THE GOOD BOY PANTS AND HAVE LOVE FOR EVERYONE. BUT AT THE POINT I WAS SITTING IN MY HOUSE HOUSING IN TULSA, OK THINKING ABOUT MY CURRENT SITUATION AND THINKING HOW SOMEONE HAS BEEN BACK STABBING ME, I TURNED AROUND AND DID THE SAME THING. SHAME ON ME.  JEFF SAID IT ALL...HE SHOULD WANT TO BEAT ME. TO BE THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE BEST...I WAS WRONG.

HERE COMES THE BIG HOWEVER. I WILL STILL CALL PEOPLE OUT IF THEY WANT TO SMILE IN MY FACE AND TALK SMACK BEHIND MY BACK. LET’S BE UPFRONT WITH EACH OTHER AND LETS GET THIS PILLOW FIGHT UNDERWAY.

june 2. 2009 13:37

 

Please allow me the chance to try and clear some air here. First off, I am the third gunman on the grassy knoll and yes, I am the friend in Vegas...

What I am not is the cause of the problems associated with this issue. On two separate occasions two separate things were mentioned to RB by me through normal conversation.

The first issue. It was brought to my attention by about 10 different people in Vegas that Jeremy Thatcher was running his mouth about how he was going to file a complaint with USA Cycling due to what he said was Bahati literally putting his hand on him and causing the pile up at Barry Wolf. I was also told of some numerous name callings that I prefer not to get into. Whether or not any of it is or was true I can’t say, I wasn’t there…I felt that Bahati being a friend, he should have a heads up about some trash talk, future repercussions that could happen on the bike from this specific issue and possible notification from USA Cycling. I’ve studied both of these riders extensively and if I had to put my money on someone’s legitimacy it would be Bahati all day any day! I also said how tired I was of riders in town asking me what the hells going on about this case. I also told these people to man up and use their real name and go on his blog or face book and ask him personally. Bahati, the gracious person he is, even offered his cell number to Jeremy to call him personally to work out these name callings. I haven’t seen Jeremy or spoke to him at all, these are all things I’ve heard and the people who are saying it are pretty damn legit so before it got out of hand I think its fair to say that it should be worked out before a race and like gentlemen. Right?

The second issue, totally separate, nothing to do with the first. After the race I spoke with Danny and being the extremely competitive funny guy that he is in the “moment” of just getting off the course, he expressed extreme disappointment about being beat by Bahati considering Danny was 2nd wheel or so going into the last few turns. He thought he had him beat and thought he could’ve taken him by the position he was in thus feeling he could beat him. For anyone that doesn’t know Danny, he doesn’t talk trash maliciously. The guy is one of the biggest goof balls in the world (no offense bro but you can be silly)! He does have an extremely competitive side and in his mind wants to beat everybody and win every race! That’s pretty normal. I have also heard Danny say on numerous occasions that he can beat the likes of Cavendish, Petacchi, Zabel, Chipollini, Bettini and even Chris Hoy in a sprint, just to put his comics in perspective.

On that note, with all that in mind…I think its also fair to say that anyone in the world would want to beat the National Crit Champion and in no way was that title taken by accident! It would be a huge feather in anyone’s cap to beat Bahati when he’s running on all 12 cylinders and when he was trying to win. After all he does own the most prestigious title in Crit Racing right now! I also know that by being a competitor myself that its human nature to be in the moment and let some words fly. Hell, just this morning I sprinted the Cat 5’s so bad I felt like I could beat Bahati…LOL! I can’t imagine how many people are saying they want to beat Bahati which is I’m sure the reason he was upset. I’m in no way trying to justify anyone getting mad at anyone, I’m just stating what I know and what I feel. God knows I’ve irritated some folks in my life time without meaning to so I’ll man up and say sorry to anyone on here if I offended anyone for stating the facts as they were.

And lastly, I like the idea of the gummy bear pillow fight and in this sense Chet Bearclaw is a true citizen for raising the idea of such an extraordinary occasion! However, if there is going to be a gummy bear pillow fight duel I think it would be justified that I am the chief referee and that the event is internationally published on youtube.com so that all of the Bahati fans and Kam fans can cheer on their appropriate celebrity compadre!

Until then, God Bless everyone and pedal hard, be safe, we are a very small group of sharks in a huge ocean…we could all use each other some day…after all, we are brothers from another mother!

Peace my bro‘s,

Jeff Edwards