Reflections
of the Mole
A Mole’s-eye view of Reality TV’s smartest show!
A Mole’s-eye view of Reality TV’s smartest show!
How does a retired military admiral become the undercover agent in the best reality TV show ever? Bill McDaniel's hilarious and moving book tells the mole...er, whole story!
"Perfecting
the fine art
of spreading innocent havoc
and generally confusing the issue - that is a Mole’s job! That
was….my job! I had
somehow managed, after a lifetime of honorable work and 32 years of
service in our magnificent Navy, to become a competitor on
one of the premier reality shows on television. Not only had I become a
competitor, but I had been chosen to play the role of the spoiler,
destined to make the other players’ lives hell for 13 weeks of
television! The Navy, I might add, did not prepare me for this
role......"
Mole in training, 18 months old
The Mole Book Reviews and Interviews
12/20/07 - Whidbey News Times - Doctor plays a mole, but only on TV.Interview with John Anthony from The Fray 102.5
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John Wayne noted
in a movie, "Life is tough, but it's
tougher if you're stupid!" I've never really needed any other
philosophy than that. Just try to keep from being stupid very
often and things seem to fall in place eventually! And, earn
your
way; nothing just "happens." You have to lay the
groundwork...i.e., put in the hours, sweat, and effort...to reap the
rewards! Once earned, however, start
reaping those
rewards when you can; don't keep putting them
off. I have been incredibly lucky during my life to have had
the
privilege of doing many diverse and fun things...32 years in the Navy,
my wrestling all over the world, my involvement in the Olympics as a
physician, hiking the Appalachian Trail, sailing
the
Pacific, working the Banda Aceh,
Indonesia, tsunami, and having an incredible wife and family to share
these experiences with. Perhaps one of the oddest things I
have
ever had the extreme pleasure of doing was being "The Mole" on
ABC. Superficial?
Maybe. But,
more fun and opening more horizons than you can ever imagine.
I found suddenly that I have some common
ground with
lots of 12 year
olds out there, and young adults (and old adults) that I would never
have had without "The Mole." I have a peer group of 20 some
year
olds whom I value extremely. This book tells about the entire
process...plus lots of other stuff that I have had fun doing in my
life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoyed
doing it all! -
Bill McDaniel
