Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Summer Interview #4: Jaydeep Bhatia

For our next summer interview, WXCD caught up with team manager JaaDeePoo Bhatia.

WXCD: Hows your summer going?

J: It was going really well, but some stuff happened with our family that kind of blew it off track, but it's getting better.

WXCD: What are you looking forward to this upcoming XC season?

J: Basically seeing the team placing at Regionals. A lot of fresh faces and a lot of laughs. Also an obscure trip somewhere cool.

WXCD: So, you are going to be the manager this season, what are your duties?

J: I'm probably going to be timing, just for the sake of timing things. I'll be writing a lot of numbers, I won't even write times, I'll just write down some numbers so coach thinks I'm writing stuff. I'll be passing out a lot of cold towels, runners need cold towels. I've got a sweet idea to make a t-shirt. It's a really cool design, it has a hawk on it. Even though we are the warriors, I wanted to incorporate a hawk. A warrior killing a hawk. And later in the year I'll be attending the Annual Managers Meeting in the Mountains (AMMM), doing managerial things, like tabulating how many cold towels I passed out.

WXCD: Sounds like you've got your hands full?

J: Yep, that's the name of the game.

WXCD: Your friend and former teammate Kanwar Dhaliwal will be trying out for the Stan State men's team this year.  Tell us about Kanwar?

J: He's definitely a good kid.  He has really clean teeth and he's pretty fast.  He and I have ran a lot together.  He runs kind of like an antelope or an ostrich sometime.  But seriously he's a good runner and he'll fit in well with the team.  I love that kid.  And I'm going to try to keep him away from Palmer and Tyler, because they will literally eat him alive.

WXCD: What was the highlight of this past track season?

J: The day I almost caught Eric in a 300, when he ran a 46 and I ran a 48.  Even though that's not even close to catching him, I had no idea my legs could run that fast.  It felt like I was on a spaceship.

WXCD:  You are a self proclaimed movie buff.  Favorite movie, actor, and genre?

J: Favorite movie is "Almost Famous" which is about a young journalist.  My favorite genre is comedy, I love a good laugh.  And I love comedies, I love a good laugh.  And I like George Clooney.  Fun fact, he is also a spokesman for the U.S. to the United Nations, and he has a masters degree.

WXCD: What do you want to be when you grow up?

J: 1. I want to write the theme songs to short lived sitcoms.
    2. I want to be a war journalist.
    3. I want to have some type of job in the White House.
    4. If all else fails, I'll sell crack.  But I won't be a mean crack dealer, I'll be a nice one and say, "Hey, you, want some crack?"

WXCD: Final question: Who is your hero?

J: My hero is my father, who went from working at a gas station for $3.15 an hour to owning a multi-million dollar gas station.  And George Clooney.

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