Beardown wrote:
Look, I get exactly why Jen is doing this. She never thought it would come to this about 2 months ago. She needs money. She knows Pappy feels responsible for her. She's gonna use that "Pappy guilt" and gladly take money from this site. Pappy gave her the impression that big things were coming after the Score. She turned down an offer to stay at the Score. She's regretting that. Big things aren't coming for her and Pappy.
Jen also realizes that any nickel of profit that comes from this site has absolutley nothing to do with that tiny little cutsie blond girl picture and that "Hard core handicapping bio" beneath that picture. The picture just screams "I can pick games too. Girl power!!"
I still can't get over little Jen's picture with those 50-year old men. It is sad and funny at the same time. You have Pappy, Hub, Fred, and "Jen Jen The Greek". My God. Look at the history of these professional handicappers. It's bad looking fat men. Usually in their 50s or older. Usually with criminal records. They have bad complexions. Then you see Jen, over night, become a handicapper on a site charging $100 a month. With that "little girl" picture right next to Hub, Fred, and Pappy - they are jokes too but nothing compared to Jen.
Like I said, things are becoming a little desperate for her. She'll gladly take a monthly check from Pappy. This way she can at least convince herself that she's working for it. Eventually she has to break away from this "Pappy dependence". She's probably realizing that. She is probably feeling a little weird about it.
She's a confused little girl. Things came fast and easy for her at a young age. Now life is slapping her in the face.
It's got to hit her when she's alone thinking about this....
"Jesus Christ, I was a news anchor/producer on a morning show in a major market. I was treated like a princess. I got to go to games for free and take pictures with celebrities. I was even doing commercials. Now, I'm a sleezy handicapper on a two-bit web site. Shit, I don't even pick the games. Pappy said 'I'ze got that hun.' Doesn't matter, I don't know the first damn thing about picking games. Christ, I'm taking money from degenerate gamblers. What is wrong with me? What the fuck happened? I'm a sexy and smart girl. Look at my pictures. I'm gorgeous in all 10,000 of them. I should be a model, on the radio, or on TV. I should be famous!!!!!"
This is so pathetic that it's funny.
You're right on. I bet she's also scared as hell though with this whole thing. Correct me if I'm wrong, but during the North show's day he'd have her make "picks" on the show and Score website. I'll assume those picks had some successes. To her it was probably a fun little thing though, kind of like when Annie used to ask for Over/Under answers on yes/no questions. She didn't understand it but it was cool playing cards at the big boy table and speaking their lingo. Kind of like a lot of women end up doing with their boyfriends and husbands to fit in and be a part of what they're interested in. Now she is somewhat responsible for picks with people paying a lot of money for them. She's going to freeze up and freak out because these picks actually matter. It's not a fun game any more and she's in too deep with North to get out. Sad.