Re: Here there be Giants
Mike,
You are absolutely right, but hell, one can dream, can't he?
Idealistically,
Ernest
Mike Nepereny wrote:
> Sometimes it's better if an idea or activity isn't embraced and
> excercised by the masses. Once you start getting too many people
> involved, the sport inevitably starts to lose it's purity. It becomes
> money-motivated, companies with unlimited resources competing against
> each other, with the unsponsored common man eventually rendered
> ineffective and unnoticed. Sabotage is commonplace. The media tramples
> it to death, analyzing and exploiting every nuance. In time, most lose
> interest and move on to the next fad but the scars remain. In short,
> it's just plain no fun anymore.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PatFishman [SMTP:PatFishman@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 1998 10:54 AM
> > To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> > Subject: Re: Here there be Giants
> >
> > Ernest,
> > Read the artcle in Outside magazine. It was within the last 3 years.
> > I know
> > the movie would be a great idea. All the heavy hitters could be in
> > it. It
> > would bring great publicity to a wholesome, enjoyable and competitive
> > endeavor. The movie "Breaking Away" brought tremendous interest in
> > the United
> > States to bicycle racing.
> > Patrick Veltman
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