MTV Island – Episode 2
As the days past, I found myself working less. Trying not to use up to much energy. This was with the hope that something exciting would happen. And nothing came. Yea once in a while we’d get to swim out and get a crate… Awesome! And then with the faceoff they came every four to five days. So like I said before I spent most of the time off by myself, not really getting involved with the drinking, partying, or hooking up. As you can tell I was pretty much non-existent on the first episode.
As far as alliances went I started to build one with the rookies while keeping my eyes on the vets. Now I can never know what they we’re really thinking behind my back, but I knew the vets knew I was either a threat or someone they would want rowing on there boat. Fast, strong, and lighter then say a Dunbar or Tyree. Great guys taking nothing away from them, both strong/fast/agil, just saying. Although I wanted to stay faithful to the rookies I felt that some of them couldn’t cut loose from old ties. Whether that be cast mates from Real World seasons or recent friendships. The only two people I could never turn my back on would be Nick Brown (Real World: Hollywood) and Will Gill (Real World: Hollywood). I couldn’t turn the back on the “Tres Amigos”. Other than that I would eat anyone else from my cast on Hollywood.
So I tried my best to limit being seen off talking with anyone, I didn’t want to give anyone on the island the impression I had fallen any which way. You can never out smart the eagle eye of Johnny Bananas… Johnny and I we’re making a crab trap when he confronted me about where I stood. I tried to keep my answer neutral, but he knew I was full of crap. So I put it out there, “I know you guys could use me”. I was just seeing where the vets stood with rookies. So in a way I started dipping into the dark side and my alliance with the rookies was starting to run thin, as I was thinking about the possibilities to run with Johnny, Kenny, Derek, Dunbar and Abe.
Now onto the topic of Danimal. Dan was a cool guy, just seemed like he had some underlying issues with booze and or his military experience. He was just getting smashed every single night, and I looked at it as a chance to capitalize on an opportunity. Two things: one, he’d be weaker from the boozing and lack of food, and two, if he hurt himself they would bring in a replacement just as strong or stronger…and we did not want that. His replacement was Evan. I’m cool with Evan he’s a great dude, but I’d rather not want to have to try and out survive him on a challenge. Well I expressed these thoughts in a group discussion one time, and someone sold me down the river and told Dan what I was thinking. Now for awhile some of the cast mates thought I was up to something or something was wrong with me because I was constantly off doing my own thing and not participating in the wildness. And if you saw Hollywood, you would probably think something was up with me. So when Dan flipped on me, I knew someone had stabbed me. And Dan was living in this dream world that nobody would cut anyone’s throat. I have never been on a challenge before but im not that dumb. I was sober and he was trashed so I let him to his militant rant and blah blah, I was not scared of him in the slightest, just not going to waste my time fighting him.
This challenge to me was turning into The Real World: Panama. I had already done that show, I wanted to battle everyday and compete, this was starting to get ridiculous. So a week in, that night out of boredom I drank a bottle of wine and then made my way to the Bacardi. This is now where I only remember bits, I remember throwing up and running around, most likely because I didn’t want the camera crew to catch me barfing. That is when I believe I was fed up with being there, packed my stuff and demanded to be let out of the challenge.
I woke up in my bed that next morning, to find myself with my shoes still on and covered in sand. I felt good, a little groggy but good. Kelly Anne told me I was running around saying I wanted to go home, so thinking to myself if I was drunk saying that then that probably means I should roll. I sat around that morning thinking about it, and truth was I was bored and over it. Then I started to get sick from the booze the night before which really expedited me to leaving. LOL.
Yeah the conditions sucked, but I was content with them. I never sat around bitching all the time crying about wanting to be home. I was fine I was chillin’. I told production, same conditions but competing everyday I would have stayed for sure. Even with the money at the end I didn’t feel like my time there was worth it. It wasn’t hard, I have been through harder. I shattered my right hand, tore my right knee, and had two different sets of staples in my head after a motorcycle accident back in 2004. The doctor said I would only be moderately active the rest of my life, and I refused. I went on to win Triathlons and play D-1 College Lacrosse. If you look at my right hand it’s slightly deformed. I know what getting through adversity is all about, and The Island was a joke. I was honestly disappointed it was not like the other challenges, I was to battle everyday, have to really fight to be there and survive.
Maybe it was too soon for me to be on another show so much like The Real World. I don’t think that was it but some could argue. Being a rookie and the only one from Hollywood? Didn’t matter at all I had met mostly everyone prior to the challenge. I just started thinking about all the other things I could be doing with my time back home. Working on my clothing company, and other businesses, shooting more for the show I was and still am lead hosting. I had met a very nice girl in Bailey Hanks from MTV’s The Search For Elle Woods (she went to my college) so we were chatting. I mean I was just like this is boring and not what I had expected as far as savage competition. I see myself as more successful and ambitious then banking everything on winning $75,000. It would have helped for sure, but if you don’t believe your own hype outside of that and believe you can achieve that anyway, then what you going to do when that 75 runs out?
So I apologize to my fans or anyone pulling for the Hollywood rookie. I wish I could have given you a better show. I just felt I could be doing more with myself, and frankly I didn’t need to be on TV as bad as some of those other kids, who only survive by counting on the challenges. So I’m sure I’ll hear “he was weak, or couldn’t cut it”. LOL. I know adversity, I know what I could handle. Bottom line there lucky I left, bwcause I would have been on that boat way before most of them. So we’ll see, I’d love to get a positive experience from at least one challenge. Maybe in the future. Thanks guys.
– Dave Sky
