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Re: [RC] re: movies and preparation of the uninitiated - rides2farAside from the generally cynical and naturally irreverent > nature of some of us, I resemble that remark! Geez, I really don't mean to hurt any feelings. I've been putting in the obligatory >g< and :-). I've written a couple of humorous stories here and there about where we get our new members and though I'm making light of it, it's true that endurance riders have always been obsessive about not advertising their events to the general public, they tend to sort of hand pick new participants. The advertising for this event seems to be an "All call" and that's just something new. The movie reference was a slam at the movies, not the participants. Has nobody else noticed that EVERY movie that has a long distance ride requires the rider to knock somebody else off their horse? I bought the movie "Virginia's Run" at the bargain bin and was actually slightly impressed that they seemed to even have the concept of vet checks vaguely covered and everybody STILL spent all their time shoving each other off their horses at a dead run. Their accents were DEFINATELY not from Alabama so I don't think they got their conceptions of long distance racing etiquette from Jody. >g< Angie (who has no intention of trying to pass Jody anywhere near the last loop of a ride!) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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