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♥TAR13 Mark Yturralde & Bill Kahler *friends*

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Kogs:

Names: Mark Yturralde and Bill Kahler
Ages: 41, 42
Occupations: Comic-Con CFO, college aid administrator
Hometown: San Diego
Relationship: Friends

These comic book aficionados are determined to be the most strategic team ever to compete in the Race. Mark and Bill, friends for over 23 years, first met at a science fiction club and have been bonding over their love for comics and games ever since. Mark says that he “wears geek like a badge of honor.”

Mark describes himself as outgoing, funny and smart. He is willing to go anywhere and isn’t afraid of adventure. His last vacation was to Vanuatu in the South Pacific where he climbed a volcano.

Bill is the opposite of Mark -- he describes himself as cautious, easygoing, goofy, yet competitive. When asked how the Race could change their friendship, Bill says that the Race might present them with some bad situations, but in the end, they’ll finish with a deeper respect for one another.

These masterminds are ready to see what they are made of and are convinced that they can be one step ahead of the competition if they play their cards right.

Kiwi Jay:
Love them

tcost:
Hello, everyone.  I've known both Bill and Mark for over 20 years, since they were teenagers.  They are both fantastic people -- Mark is just a force of nature, and Bill is the closest thing I have ever met to a paragon of what a human being should be -- I know that this must seem like amazing praise, but wait until you see them -- and to the extent that I can, I'll be willing to answer questions about them.

It's the least I can do.  I found this place when I'd begun to suspect that they might have been on TAR, the day after they left.  This was far and away the best resource I had, and I combed it daily for a long time.  Despite that, and despite the fact that I was almost certain that they were on TAR, I could never find clear proof of that until CBS released the cast info.  They seem to have been the most mysterious of the eleven teams this season.

One thing that the CBS promo material doesn't mention is that both of these guys can be very funny people.  Mark can make some of the most outlandish faces I have ever seen, and Bill will sneak up on you.  Mark has run with the bulls in Pamplona -- very fitting since his heritage is Basque -- and Bill is a narrator for the KPBS radio reading service;  he could be an announcer.  Both of them are also very bright.

Both of them are very, very careful about not revealling any information, so I'm sure that neither of them will give me any spoilers.  As their friend, it's probably just natural that I think that the rest of you will find them fascinating;  we'll see to what extent this is borne out by the show. 

tcost

puddin:
welcome to the forum tcost :hithere:, very cool!

the remind me of Ryan and Chuck  :tup:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/teams/ryan/

georgiapeach:
Hi tcost! and :welcome: to RFF!

We don't have a lot of info on them either...but I think there may be a spoiler with their name on it? ;)

We'll love to hear anything you can share--what fun to know someone!

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