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SUBJECT: Re: The Channel Tunnel to the Henley
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SUBJECT: Re: The Channel Tunnel to the Henley |
| Henley Royal Regatta is "Mecca" of Rowing. Every rower should make the pilgramage there at least once in their life, if they are capable. Preferably as a competitor. It is the "stuff" of memories. For most american rowers, the only opportunities to go to Henley as a competitor are when you are in College or High School.... Coach Saer |
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Thanks for the quick info!
Not sure when I will be in England but I will have to try my luck with the
PIMMS.(although there seems to be a bit too much fruit in it for my liking
. . . I can handle a lime in a corona or a lemon in a Hefeweizen if it's
hot enough!)
have a good one,
chris
At 09:30 AM 7/12/2001 -0700, you wrote:
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>PIMM's is a classic alcohol drink made to beat the heat of London summers.
>Many abound during the Henley and they are rather good although lacking in
>real punch. Many a person takes the train instead of driving the 35 miles
>outside London to Henley-on-the-Thames so that they may partake in many of
>these drinks.
>It presents an interesting commentary that Europe has no drinking age but
>does
>not permit people to drive until they are a responsible 18. Meanwhile we
>allow people to drive at 16 but refuse them to have alcohol until they are 21.
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>Below is the description from webtender.com which is identical to the drinks
>served at the Henley.
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>I have never seen this drink outside England, despite the fact that the
>English incorporate it into many a gathering in their "Summer Season"
>festivals which includes Wimbledon and Henley and other concert events. Its
>popularity is immense among the older gents and louder youth participants.
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>WEBTENDER:
>Pimm's No. 1 is a gin-based liquor made in England from dry gin, liqueur,
>fruit juices and spices. It was created in 1859 by the English oyster bar
>owner James Pimm. The recipe is still a secret, and only six persons know
>exactly how it is made.Pimm's No. 1 have a dark, golden-brown color, a medium
>body and a taste of citrus fruits and spice. It is either served on the rocks
>or used in cocktails.
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>Pimms no 1
>recipe from: Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, SW6
> 50ml Pimms No. 1
> Lemonade
> Slice of orange
> Slice of lemon
> 3 cherries
> Mint
> Cucumber
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>Fill tall glass with ice cubes and add Pimms, fruit, mint and cucumber.
>Top up
>with lemonade. Alternatively, half fill the glass with lemonade and fill to
>top with ginger ale.
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hi Chris,
PIMM's is a classic alcohol drink made to beat the heat of London summers.
Many abound during the Henley and they are rather good although lacking in
real punch. Many a person takes the train instead of driving the 35 miles
outside London to Henley-on-the-Thames so that they may partake in many of
these drinks.
It presents an interesting commentary that Europe has no drinking age but does
not permit people to drive until they are a responsible 18. Meanwhile we
allow people to drive at 16 but refuse them to have alcohol until they are 21.
Below is the description from webtender.com which is identical to the drinks
served at the Henley.
I have never seen this drink outside England, despite the fact that the
English incorporate it into many a gathering in their "Summer Season"
festivals which includes Wimbledon and Henley and other concert events. Its
popularity is immense among the older gents and louder youth participants.
WEBTENDER:
Pimm's No. 1 is a gin-based liquor made in England from dry gin, liqueur,
fruit juices and spices. It was created in 1859 by the English oyster bar
owner James Pimm. The recipe is still a secret, and only six persons know
exactly how it is made.Pimm's No. 1 have a dark, golden-brown color, a medium
body and a taste of citrus fruits and spice. It is either served on the rocks
or used in cocktails.
Pimms no 1
recipe from: Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, SW6
50ml Pimms No. 1
Lemonade
Slice of orange
Slice of lemon
3 cherries
Mint
Cucumber
Fill tall glass with ice cubes and add Pimms, fruit, mint and cucumber. Top up
with lemonade. Alternatively, half fill the glass with lemonade and fill to
top with ginger ale.
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SUBJECT: Re: The Channel Tunnel to the Henley |
| what the @#$@#$ is PIMMS? At 12:23 PM 7/12/2001 +0200, you wrote: >Saint Ignatius Crew - http://www.ignatiuscrew.com > >--------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >My comments on the Henley... > >The Henley has not progressed as the sport has progressed to capture the >pure racing essence. Many an old man standing on the river likely long for >the days when they could watch a wooden shell roll up the course to victory, >failing to understand the complexity of modern riggers, but too much of a >gentlemen to put forth the effort to understand the intricacies of current >rowing equipment. The pure essence of racing is dirty traded shirts and >rough cut hands, bleeding on a firm handhake. The format cuts the >possibility of 6 boats breathlessly beating bowballs abreast for position on >the field front, down to a simple and less exciting two lane traditional >battle. Straw hats and blazers worn that would have prompted anyone to >laugh if not permission to shoot on site had you not been wearing it at the >Royal Henley Regatta. The essence of rowing is racing, paying dividends for >the months, years, decades of long hard work. A well run race and good >officiating is a tradition not to bee upset, but aside with that notion I >regard tradition as made to be analysized and broken for the right reasons. >It seems too many of the old water dogs alongside the Thames on this >Saturday afternoon had forgotten the importanfece of the rowers unsettled >heart. It was the Stewards who accosted 5 time Olympic Champion medist, >17st 3plbs, Steven Redgrave when after accepting to be guest of honor at >the regatta, also decided he would row with his club Leander. The officials >thought it better he should keep his feet dry and unthinkable that a >gentlemen, offered a great honor, could row or want to row. It's plain and >simple that the honor of being a gentlemen does nto outweigh the passion of >racing. Plainly, Steven Redgrave is the type of raw man I prefer, a gentle >rower or rower's gentlemen and not a Gentleman's rower. The best boat race >was the Thames boat Club against the London Boat club which overlapped the >length of the course, Thames narrowly defeating the rival of years. We >borrowed stewards badges from Yale rowers and got into the Stewards >Enclosure. GU had pulled Oxford Brooks in the first round, the team that >made it to the finals...I saw the Princess Elizabeth Cup, the public school >champion receives. I drank PIMMS on the riverside and enjoyed the >atmosphere. Love England, Love London. Well worth the trip as a spectator. >As a rower?... i have not rowed or coached at the Royal Henley... > >Take Care, >Brad > >Brad DeGrandis >602.942.7193 Arizona (H) >(33) 01.49.90.42.70 Paris (W) >720.834.1585 US FAX >bdegrandis@global.t-bird.edu > > |
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Brad, speaking from the experience of actually having
rowed at Henley, all of those stuffy traditionalist
lining the shore, drunk on Pimms is part of what makes
the experience so magnificent. Without those
misundertanding aristocrats the event would be just
another in a blur of regattas for rower and spectator
alike. Crews spend thousands of dollars, in part,
just to be able to row in front of those haughty
blazer toting crowds and it is definitely worth it.
Rich
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SUBJECT: NEW photo archive for Ignatiuscrew.com |
| We recently upgraded the SI Photo Achive on the website. You can now sort images by year, regatta, and season. Check out the photo archive map for a complete breakdown of the 84 photos representing 1997 to 2001. I will be adding the many photos for 2001 courtesy of John Paulette soon, bringing the total to well over 130. Thanks for your contributions. All suggestions and additions are welcome ! Best Regards ! Brad DeGrandis '91 602.942.7193 Arizona +33 01 49 90 42 70 Paris bdegrandis@ignatiuscrew.com |
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SUBJECT: The Channel Tunnel to the Henley |
| My comments on the Henley... The Henley has not progressed as the sport has progressed to capture the pure racing essence. Many an old man standing on the river likely long for the days when they could watch a wooden shell roll up the course to victory, failing to understand the complexity of modern riggers, but too much of a gentlemen to put forth the effort to understand the intricacies of current rowing equipment. The pure essence of racing is dirty traded shirts and rough cut hands, bleeding on a firm handhake. The format cuts the possibility of 6 boats breathlessly beating bowballs abreast for position on the field front, down to a simple and less exciting two lane traditional battle. Straw hats and blazers worn that would have prompted anyone to laugh if not permission to shoot on site had you not been wearing it at the Royal Henley Regatta. The essence of rowing is racing, paying dividends for the months, years, decades of long hard work. A well run race and good officiating is a tradition not to bee upset, but aside with that notion I regard tradition as made to be analysized and broken for the right reasons. It seems too many of the old water dogs alongside the Thames on this Saturday afternoon had forgotten the importanfece of the rowers unsettled heart. It was the Stewards who accosted 5 time Olympic Champion medist, 17st 3plbs, Steven Redgrave when after accepting to be guest of honor at the regatta, also decided he would row with his club Leander. The officials thought it better he should keep his feet dry and unthinkable that a gentlemen, offered a great honor, could row or want to row. It's plain and simple that the honor of being a gentlemen does nto outweigh the passion of racing. Plainly, Steven Redgrave is the type of raw man I prefer, a gentle rower or rower's gentlemen and not a Gentleman's rower. The best boat race was the Thames boat Club against the London Boat club which overlapped the length of the course, Thames narrowly defeating the rival of years. We borrowed stewards badges from Yale rowers and got into the Stewards Enclosure. GU had pulled Oxford Brooks in the first round, the team that made it to the finals...I saw the Princess Elizabeth Cup, the public school champion receives. I drank PIMMS on the riverside and enjoyed the atmosphere. Love England, Love London. Well worth the trip as a spectator. As a rower?... i have not rowed or coached at the Royal Henley... Take Care, Brad Brad DeGrandis 602.942.7193 Arizona (H) (33) 01.49.90.42.70 Paris (W) 720.834.1585 US FAX bdegrandis@global.t-bird.edu |
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SUBJECT: PARIS UPDATE JULY 2001 |
| Take this long email is stride for both its length and its subjectivity. It is intended to answer the questions that I have been hosting, such as what I have been up to lately? and what do i think of Europe? Paris is a candidate city for the 2008 Olympics. Join the campaign for Paris.. .the other candidate city is Beijing China. The mudslinging started early this year when a Chinese official stammered that the Olympics should be held in China because Parisiens allow their dogs the curtesy to shit in the streets and it would truely be disconcerting to the millions of tourists the Olympics will bring if they found french culture on the bottoms of their shoes. Paris' response was a simple and correct "AT LEAST WE HAVE DOGS!" Moreover it's good luck to the athlete who steps in fresh dog shit, as the french would say, its worth good luck to find your shoe in a fresh pile. Include that with the idea that liberal and accepting Paris and conservative socialist China could not be further apart on the issue of medium porn in public. I confirm that the French have a legitimate right to call us "UGLY" Americans. We are obnoxious by default and few cultures shout louder when in simple conversation. I have actually gotten to the point where I won't acknowledge other americans in a restaurant. There is some advantage to this arrogance in that Americans will ask anything of anyone without much hestation, they will start an intriging conversation on the metro with a complete stranger who they happened to notice speaks english also. We have nerve and the French find it decidedly "unfrench" to talk to other people without proper introductions. Somedays I dress in a basball cap backwacks and a college t-shirt to get my amusement and stares. Long live Howard Rourk, but he would never live in France. The buildings in paris are antiques and classics and yes, and you can call it culture that my ceiling leaks and my apartment fills with dust faster with the window shut than open but i prefer new things and Paris has indeed done little to satify my taste in this sense. Except cars, everyone knows old cars are keepers especially the fast ones. I regret a difference here also as the french prefer their vehicles small and without character defining little reason for a "classic" model to exist. A classic car in france might be determined by something more practical like a super-sized ashtray. The second hand smoke has been priceless. French Rap is an interesting animal. I am pleased at least there are no joke groups like "Usher" or many another choir boy groups who do nothing but sing about the girls they sex. The sex of course would only bore the french as its already omniprescent and implied. "Smart Cars" aren't well equipped to handle the hydralics necessary to pump a car to the bass but there exists the same, "gotta be tough thug look" which has absolutely no basis in cultural-protective Paris. The toughest group of people on the street I saw we located in a high traffic area in front of a huge old church, posing more for the effect than the purpose. Not to say that I did not find the undercurrent. It's always daunting to have a knife pulled on you and often stupid not to give up the 120 (USD$17) french francs you have on you but after a brief evasive scuffle on the stairs of the metro I got away without the knife touching my skin, which was more than I expected. I might have been playing Life's Odds since we all break even in the end but I did not want to remember Paris as taking me for money and I knew he didn't have strength to match, I also hoped I was reading the skinny mugger properly that he did not have the "balls" to cut me. But the proof that I was stupid was that USD$17 was exactly the amount I won in Vegas when I flew fromm Paris to PHX and drove over the hoover dam to play participant in a friend's bachelor party where I went to sleep at at 2PM Paris time and woke up at 6PM Paris time. I flew back to arrive in Paris at 8:25AM and have never been so screwed up in a day at work. My favorite monument was strangely "La Defense", which the Arc de Triomphe reportedly fits inside, except for the ten minutes at the top of every twilight hour when the tour eiffel is dowsed in the millenium bulbs and blasting beautiful and bright lights against the dark sky. As my guide books so eloquently suggests, with one hand the French will slam down the fist and indeed say that cultural invasion is terrible and infringing on negative rights. But in the same instance their other hand will be chomping a hamber from McDonald's. Although they do make some good burgers. One of the best burgers I've ever had was outside the EuroDisney I visited. So much for claiming american's are despisable since we have no culture. We were greated my neon lights akin to a Vegas strip in "Disney Village" and a huge 50's dinner called Annette's, complete with three cars outfront, one a pink caddy, servers with rollerblades on and a stereo pumping the Big Bopper while the hostess danced on the table. yes they were french employees smiling and catering the ugly foreigners. Yes I saw the castle. They had to build it specifically to prove that Disney could make castles respectable by Europe standards. They made it pink with blue shingles. I found the difference between EU and US standard english keyboards. A quick of adjustment to pushing the @ when i wanted " and I was working well. The visit to Britain was much more entertaining. As quoted from A Fish Called Wanda "The London Underground is not a political movement." It was a pleasure to see familiar cars, BMWs, Jags, Rolls, Rovers, Jeeps, Mercedes, Hondas and hear a british accent boom over the loudspeaker just clear anough for me to understand it was screaming "Mind the GAP!" referring to the space between the subway car and the platform. I was spoiled upon my arrival at Waterloo Station, taking the Jubilee Line, the best in the city, falsely I would assume all the lines were as such. Waterloo, as the much as the french have hated the name of the British train station, is one of the main stations accepting passengers from the Eurostar, or channel tunnel train. "Waterloo", the board reads brightly in Parisian train stations much to the chargin of the French and the humor of the British. That's humour of the British. On the surface far above the London Underground, the "Black Cabs" scamper for pedestrian attention crossing over streets marked with blantant painted letters "LOOK LEFT" ... the foolish foreigners who are unfamiliar with watching cars driving with the steering wheel on the right and offered this warning before they are left in the hospital. My college friend who lives in London, gratiously showed me around his stomping grounds. We cruised King's Road and got lost in the host of english pubs. Without regret I reserve Big Ben for another trip. Alas, don't make fun of the british for their taste in food. Their openness and decidedly "unfrench" attitude toward new ideas has blended their culinary dishes to represent the best of the many. In addition to the Nachos, a delicacy I had long missed in Paris, the British-Lebanese cuisine, supplimented with several summer PIMs is an combination to mark in memory. We walked the family dogs from my London friend's house around and through the local heath. He offered his dissention toward the current trend for a Heath's use in England...a heath is essentially a park where the vegitation is permitted to grown much wilder or naturally, this and similar ones he warned are not to be visited at night. Why I asked? ...Lots of muggings and murders ? ...Nope worse he confirmed...pointing to the ground in front of us with its scattering of used condoms and K-Y jelly wrappers. I laughed and replied with a modified line from Something About Mary.... "Heaths! The Bathouses of the 90's!". I paraded through Picadilly Circus where the Pet Shop Boys were busy signing autographs and selling CDs from the Virgin Megastore. London was a joy if not a break from the be threat of listening to a mediocre french rapper called "MC Solar" ...yes, he has a few good beats but his imagined tough-guy LA-style attitude is absurd in a country were even the teenagers run like fools to get a fresh bread for dinner. It's like putting a Cleveland Indians hat on the Statute of Liberty. But so what if London and New York are laughing at him. I preferred the French group Daft Punk, I won't be embarrassed to admit they since in English and US rap suits me just fine. I prefer European radio without the constant bantering by US DJs trying to get us listeners to remember them when we tune in next and certainly without the endless line of advertisements. I repeat language can be a dangerous thing. Never forget that the British can laugh at US cousins for calling the dots at the end of our sentences "periods". They prefer something more gender neutral like "full stop". I can concurr, but it doesn't get much more british formal than a "full stop". My advice is don't forget to forget to laugh at them for calling erasers "rubbers". I could write a book How to get lost in Paris without trying for Dummies. The streets seem strategically designed to screw up instinctive "hunting & gathering" skills. On this particular night we were hunting for fuel. We drove around for an hour looking for a gas station that was open late night..past 10 pm. We found an automated pump that took credit cards... Or most credit cards ... except not our standard North American issue non-smart card visas. We visited Mont St Michel in the North of France. A beautiful city surrounded by ocean or quicksand, depending on the season, and topped with yet another old church that even God charges for admission. If you ever thought of a mythical town of childhood imagination, its Mont Ste Michel, but alas here even the dogs don't see it that way and frequent their leg-lifting exercises against the constant stream of visitors. I made a "War weekend", watched Pearl Harbor and frequented the American Cemetery and the beaches of Normandy. 9300+ in the US cemetery, perfectly arranged latin crosses and jewish stars. There is not a more beautiful or better maintained cemetery in the world I offer. On the road I noticed that looking over the beautiful rolling roads of countryside france you can see the towns as they approach in the distance, the spires of their local church reaching upward even further seeing that the building were almost always gifted the highest ground in the towns. If you ever watched Tour de France on Television and were amazed at the small towns in backwater France the cyclists passed through, I confirm they exist in abundance, unchanged as history has left them, and its exhilerating to drive a punchy 4 banger through them on a windows-down, warm sunny day. I made it to Amsterdam on the TGV. seeking enlightenment? Not really but I did find great architecture and personalities. In one crazy weekend I found it difficult to not think of Vincent of Pulp Fiction Fame... menus cards for hash offered upon entry and the Dutch are some of the warmest and most helpful people I have found in travels. Yes their business is tourism but they will go the extra distance to make sure you have not doubt about your question or concern. I watched a friend get stoned beside me and who almost lost himself on our walk back to the trainstation. I spoke through several beers to the english bartender who yelled wildly at the dutch to speak english to him when ordering. The girls in the window, the flash of neon and the live sex shows... the fine street corner food and the peddlers on the street offering coke and heroine... the police entertaining each other with conversation ... all seem to underscore the city known as the "Venice of the North". It is this same city that I would like to see again... perhaps without freezing rain. I flew to Frankfort for one day on business. I was upgraded to first class flying back to Paris from the US. I was lucky enought to hang out with a former member of the french national rowing team. It took two months to open a bank account. I will now NEVER, under any circumstances close this bank account. I nearly cut my hand on a stale bagette I got alcohol poisoning from some cheap local regional wine. Friends shipped me canberry juice so i could make a favorite 2oz cocktail. No one owns a lawnmower as no one has grass, but their sports complex has grass on the sides of it. .. quite a site. Moreover, the people with strollers act like they are pushing lawnmowers when moving through crowds. If you want some humor, go to a karoke bar to watch the french sing english songs... my suggestion is to request meatloaf, paradise by the dashboard lights. I am not sure how much of the baseball inuendo they even understand but they did their best to match the lyrics. Paris is on the edge of the time zone and far north enough that it does not get dark on the longest days of summer until 11:00pm. I recall the early morning sky softening to dark blue and the bird beckoning me to return to bed at 4:00am when I was out too late on the weekends. The summer solice is better known as the "fete de musique" (Holiday of Music) I got my first taste of tear gas last night as I was watching the police fend off some belligent drunks. I have never seen the french act so much out-of-line and american-ish. What sucked was that I spend over an hour walking home because they were stupid enough to shut down the night buses, the metro and the RER. The taxis were all that were left and they were taken by the first person. I had also never seen so many people in on the city streets! Unbelieveable! Everywhere we walked or went the crowds were dense. Music was everywhere at every local bar and the service for drinks in the good places made us leave because they are dolts. When you try to get a waiter's attention he ignores you more. Everyone around was underserved and when you went to the bar to order and bring a drink out to the terrace, they refused to give it to you unless you drink inside! What a joke. Needless to say that the people who clean up the streets, for once, had their work cut out for them. I found the epitaph of a stale bagette: here lies croutons. I finally learned how to say "plouc" - white trash - properly in french. I found whole fresh french milk. I read the carton after trying some and will swear it read "please eat cookies after drinking... It will help wash down the milk that is stuck in yout throat." I learned I prefer chicken served without eyes and fish served without fins. The French love horse racing but tradition ends differently for the winning horse in France. The English and Americans will stud a horse when he gets to old to run... he's out to pasture living the good life from the money he won throughout this running years. In France, the same horse gets axed, his head put on a plate in the center of a feast while his owners and their select guests dine on the rest of him. If your not invited you can still buy horse meat in the local butcher shop. If you watch TV, all the shows are dubbed in french without subtitles. This is annoying especially when sarah jessica parker on Sex in the City sounds more like a guy than a girl. The my cooworker's name is Bradley, or so he was dubbed by default seeing that I, Brad, was here and heard before him. This did not stop his frustration in that I often refer to myself in the 3rd person. The french are amazed at the Americans for eating in their cars.. two things that they would consider pleasurable in and of themselves...I read an article recently ...Newsweek probably... the french always viewed America as a young nation that had much potential and much maturing to do. They figured that when we grew up, we would grow up... well more "french"... in fact that the opposite has happened... the McDonalds, the hot dogs in fancy french pastery, the hollywood movie and madonna infatuation. The adolation of winged convertible cadillacs and a bursting powerful economy... the american to the world of the internet and the english speaking youth of france which has adopted it... america has grown up less french than france is becoming american... especially can they not understand why most americans forget that it was the French who gave us the Statue of Liberty in the first place. So Why do we eat in our cars ? Probably so we don't have to wait for Dominos or Pizza Hut to deliver when we get home... just like so many french patiently do these days. The answer to the question, why do americans hurry so much? has more to do with a "celebrate later and get the work done now" attitude. A view hardly influential to my french friends. I don't tell them that its the "must get work done now so i can party this weekend" mentality that may also lead us to party like crazed people and treat alcohol and perhaps some drugs accordingly. Take life and your work slow and you may well sip your beers also. Of course taking work in stride is much less simplfied when your computer's operating system is written in French. If you think that "Demarrer" looks rather odd in place of the familiar "Start" Button, try programming a database with a french version of MS Software. I visited a American Grocery store and realized how exactly what the French and the world could consider "american" items. They had every American creation from BBQ sauce, A&W root beer, Philly Cream Cheese, Clam Chowder in a can and most importantly the long sought after Cranberry juice, but not to mention the entire shelf of Mexican food items and few jars of that great american staple "marshmallow fluff". Recently I came out of the metro around Bastille and unintentionally, walked directly with the crowd into a "million man march" for gay regonition. Happy I had not worn my bright orange shirt that would have matched part of the many rainbow flags the crowd was waving, I realized that I really had no problem being the minority in the midst of such activity... that was until a float of scantily clad and peacock costumed women with bare breasts exposed appeared in the distance. Yes lesbians were not exclude from the festivities. Of course, interested in seeing such a staple of french culture I patiently waited for my view to improve... Disappointed does not accurately describe ones feelings as I reviewed the float upon its arrival... Men who had primed and primped their bodies in the likes of women and then followed up their efforts with breast implants were exactly what had caught my attention in the distance. I was appauled and amazed at how perfect fake breasts could look on a man?? I have nothing against "normal" gays as many in attendance were, but I do hold a genuine and firey concern against transvestites... especially transvesitites that go so far as to have cosmetic surgery to make them look the part...breast implants. It's a matter of dressing in accordance with your team. Neither am I found of the small guy, make-up dowsed face, dressed with his spiked-dyed hair in the form of horns... staring at me and flickering his tongue in my direction. Unable to speedslap him from my positioning I quoted a line from Indiana Jones to Bradley, "We are pilgrims in an unholy land." he laughed as the flickering continued. In general I was much impressed by the sheer number and overwelming participation involved in the "million man" march. European MiniDisks rule the metro but still do little to wake up the zombies that ride it. Passing musicians on the metro are also prevalent and probably find the minidisks rude and offensive that most don't remove them to here the culture they offer with their instruments. I find the accordian players offensive, with their loud out of tune box, and I don't tip accordingly. I can only hope that my small tips to the guitarists and sax players and my abstinance from tipping accordian players will push the accordian artists yet closer to despair and starvation. May they leave the metro in peace. So what if I spent half my time at work and the other half looking for good tomato and mozzarela salads. The trip went quickly but the memories will last much longer. Returning from Asia, I will begin looking for a job this fall, city undetermined. Europe is possible and so is the Valley of the Sun an included option. Best Regards to all, and special thanks if you made it this far in reading, Next update from South East Asia in the late summer. Brad DeGrandis 602.942.7193 Arizona (H) (33) 01.49.90.42.70 Paris (W) 720.834.1585 US FAX bdegrandis@global.t-bird.edu |
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I will have to come to a determination about the they made to close the
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SUBJECT: Re: Digital Pictures |
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SUBJECT: Digital Pictures |
| If you want to see pictures of the team, go to http://www.geocities.com/wildcatcrew . There are three zip files (5MB per zip) there, each containing about twenty digital pictures. Coach Brad is trying to put these on the Ignatius Crew site. Once he does that I have two more zips I can put on the site. |
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SUBJECT: 2001 SICREW Awards Banquet - Alumni Invited |
| Alumni rowers and SICrew Supporters! Our annual awards night will be on May 31st, Thursday. The festivities will begin around 6:00 pm in the Murphy Field House. You are invited to join us for the cook-out at 6:30 and stay for the fun. Cost is $10.00 for dinner. Please RSVP to Char Bolek by May 29th at bolekc@strongnet.org or call (440)582-2737. Please pay at the banquet. Best Regards, The Steering Committee & Coaching Staff |
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"Joseph H. Gorse" |
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SUBJECT: Well-wishing |
| The St. Ignatius Crew- I find myself at first wanting to say "good luck" but then I think (which happens every now and again) that being a champion has relatively little to do with having good luck. I wish you well and that you do your best! May your swing match perfectly and that last breath at that last stroke of your last race be all too near your final exhale. -Gorse |
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fedoriw@mail.med.upenn.edu (Andrew M Fedoriw) |
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SUBJECT: Re: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| Fellas, As I was rowing up to the starting line of one of my last races this past summer, the 'Alma Mater' popped into my head... it made me feel strong knowing where i'd come from. I think that most of what's needed to be said, has been said. The intensity that has been shown by all of you, your coaches, your parents, and alumni stands as proof of how good you have become. Thus, I leave you with this: You're professionals now-- finish the job. Row hard... Andy Fedoriw '93. |
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Book Knight |
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SUBJECT: Re: Lightweight Pride |
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stop that psuedo backsplash....
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"Tony Krncevic" |
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SUBJECT: Defend your Midwest title |
| Gentlemen, Make all of us proud. Give all of your heart and thoughts and strength to the team, give them unselfishly. Enjoy it. Savor the pain, feel the lightning in your veins with each stoke. You're doing what you love. We're all with you this weekend. Thank God for everything He has given you, and win this race for Him and your coaches, team, parents, and friends. Accept victory with thankfulness and humility, and know deep in your hearts that you can crush anyone. You've worked for it, now its time to take with grace and force what belongs to you. "No Regrets." May God bless you all this weekend! "Coach" Tony Krncevic '93 |
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"Sean M. Sullivan" |
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SUBJECT: Alumni.. |
| Alums, Okay, once again I have to wish the team luck this upcoming weekend... However, in a semi related matter. All this discussion of rowing memories, coupled with lookin at my fat @$$ in the mirror, (yes I too have fallen to the blessings of old age and hard livin) has once again ignited a fire within my belly to grab an oar and beat the hell out of myself for fun. Bearing this in mind, I decided to explore the endless opportunites provided by WRRA. Perhaps i'm spolied, but lookin over thier rowing opportunities has left me a little apprehensive. I dont relish the idea of getting into boats with the possibility of having to sit in front of someone using the oar more as a cattle prod than a mechanism for fluid motion. Therfore, I was curious if: A. There is already a local alumni Boat for past Ignatius rowers; B. If there isnt, would anyone be interested in burning a few calories with me and others interested? So please, I would appreciate any information and or ideas that anyone may have on the matter. Furthermore, I would love to hear from some more of you I havent seen nor heard from in too long. Please drop a line, I can be reached at Sully_I@Hotmail.com, or for 216-529-1709. Thanks. Sean M. Sullivan, 96' p.s. I have exams for another week, so if i dont get back to you right away, its because Im still festering in law hell. Thanks. |
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SUBJECT: Re: Good Luck at Midwests! |
| Here! Here! Best of luck!!! Nathan R. Folkman "Muscles" Senior Software Engineer AOL Local Technology America Online, Inc. e: shmooved@aol.com | w: 703.265.0225 | c: 703.568.0061 |
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Beth Zone |
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SUBJECT: Re: Good Luck at Midwests! |
| Gentleman, As I sat today and I read all of your email's I realized how proud I was to be a part of this special Ignatius Family. I was always proud of all of the men who rowed for Ignatius. But today I am even prouder as I see your accomplishments over the years. Your words to each other show your love for your team and your school. The words "The glory is in the team.... not the individual . Sean Sullivan '96 Ring so loud and true today. Good Luck. Beth Zone (mom to Mike Carr '97) |
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SUBJECT: Classmate terminally ill |
| I often take much for status quo. I take for granted that strength, courage and success are omnipresent as long as I appeal to the simple rower's principles of determination and focus. My mind and body will eventually fall victim to the same fate of the saints and martyrs who have gone before us, but I seldom pause to reflect on this. There are some things in life that make you stop and reflect on this. This message comes at a terrible time. I wish to inform the alumni of '91 who knew him as a classmate and friend... Forwarded by Vince Tinnirello '85 in Saint Ignatius Alumni Relations, I just received the unfortunate news from the that BRIAN SIMKO, is terminally ill. His condition was not stated. The school is inviting coorespondance, please see the address below. For those who rowed with me in 91 (Ernie & Rich, youve already responded to this list for midwest), I will not be at the reunion this summer. I knew Brian since before he went to Ignatius and I wish him well. Gentlemen, There are two things that WILL NEVER CHANGE, that is we are Ignatius Men Forever, and that we are seldom gifted the opportunity of knowing when we will meet God. There is one thing THAT YOU CAN CHANGE... sieze the moment of each day. You may not have a second chance in life. Do not fear death, but be prepared, be always prepared to meet it. When God asks us what we have done with the life he has given us, one of the greatest gifts you can offer to him is to say that you achieved something that was beyond your natural and individual abilities. Tell you gave 110% at everything you committed to. Be prepared, be able to tell him that as a part of a team, you were made stronger, and as part of a team, you triomphed. Be humble and able to tell him you triomphed. Solemnly, BRAD |
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Jack Waldeck |
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SUBJECT: Re: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| Midwests are at Stony Creek Metroparks in Shelby Twp Mich outisde Detroit and start on Sat at 0737 hrs. -Jack ===== "There are no strangers in life only friends you haven't met." |
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"Chris Delacruz" |
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
| gentlemen, as you head to midwest's this weekend: show them your strength. show them your speed. show them your hearts. show them reasons why they wish they were part of st. ignatius crew. push the competition to the stern with puddles exploding off your blades at the release..... push into the stretchers and into the bow.... push your pain threshold....better yet, break it. and remember: if you decide everyday every practice every piece every stroke that you're going to be a champion, you can be one. pull hard and best of luck. walk away champions!! Christopher DelaCruz '92 |
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Jack Waldeck |
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SUBJECT: To the 2001 MSRA Champs… |
| 6 years ago I made the decision to join the St. Ignatius Crew. I can't think of any better choices I have made before or since. The overwhelming feeling of pride and team is what makes this crew a winner always. Words cant express the pride I feel to be ranked among those that have gone and those who are approaching their greatest races in the history of the crew. Never before have we had ot go to Midwest to DEFEND our title. In the past it has been to make our name known. Well, the name has been made and the challenge still stands to pound that name into the heads of each and every one of our opponents. They cannot possibly expect what is coming to meet them on Saturday and Sunday. They thought they could prepare harder to race us, as many have probably been cursing our name, trying to pull harder every day, calling our names out for their power 10's as we have theirs in the past. But there is no preparation for what they will meet this weekend. It will be revealed to all in the end. They will feel it in their bloody hands and tired bones, the pain and agony of their defeat and our victory in their thoughts forever. Know that we are all with you, if not in body, than in Spirit with every stroke. Never before have you had so much support for one or two races in your lives. We are pulling for you and will be there to celebrate with you at the finish line, when you cross it first. Remeber the fat guys, 'Coach' Captain Jack ===== "There are no strangers in life only friends you haven't met." |
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SUBJECT: Re: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| Where are the Midwest Championship races going to be and when?? |
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SUBJECT: Re: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| I'll keep it short and simple! I won't tell you to be slow up the slide, to have a soft catch, or even to separate your legs-back-and arm movements...you already know to do that! What I will tell you is this........... KICK SOME ASS AND TAKE SHIRTS LATER!!! |
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"Aaron J. Brookhart" |
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SUBJECT: a few remarks |
| Gentlemen, There is without a doubt, no better team than St. Ignatius. In the Midwest and beyond you have made our name known. I know what sort of aggressive, winning attitude Ignatius breeds. I know that come the start of your race, you'll be ready to defend your title. Pull as hard as you can: When you win, the pain stops instantly and is replaced by immeasurable exhilaration, when you lose, the feeling lingers a long, long time. I have complete confidence that you will again find yourselves on the awards dock, taking it all in, saving it up for future stories to share with your teammates and friends. I would wish you good luck, but luck is only the place where determination and preparation meet. I know you hold both of those things firmly in your hands, and with it, your second straight Midwest Championship. Take it all in, enjoy your accomplishments, and make sure when it's your turn to reminisce and tell stories, everyone knows who is the best! Race hard, Brookhart '97 aaron_brookhart@hotmail.com brookhar@eden.rutgers.edu |
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SUBJECT: (No Subject) |
| as you get ready for midwest this week make every stroke count, untilize every minute of practice that you have left, there is no time to be wasted. just remember that you are going into the regatta as the champions, the task at hand is to come out of the regatta as the champions. i have complete confidence that the 2000-2001 st. igantius crew will have no trouble in defeating the competiton to once again be the midwest champions. to all of the guys who i rowed with last year, remember how great it felt after it was anounced that we won? lets go out there and give all of the novices a chance to experience such sweet victory. good luck this weekend, i wish i could be there. mike tucker '00 |
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Rich Gienopie |
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
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Hey Ignatius rowers - I don't know any of you
currently on the team, but still every single week
this season I've logged onto the Ignatius crew site or
scanned the results on Row2K to see just how sick the
Wildcat crew is. Fly, fly, fly this weekend and let
everyone know what's up. Even the old guard who
learned to row with wooden spoon oars is backing you
this weekend. I can't wait to log on on Monday for
all the awesome results.
Rich Gienopie
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
| gentlemen, thank you for your words of inspiration. they will be with the team on saturday and sunday. disco p.s. brad--- we'll be taking a ten for you. think of us pushing back saint mary's red and black in your name |
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Gene Baxendale |
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SUBJECT: Time to Kick Butt and Take Names!! |
| To Bax's friends on the NEXT IGGY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM!!! Aaron just finished finals and is on his way to the Dad Vail. He asked me to relay his thoughts: "I expect that this team IS even better than last year's, and that it's your duty and responsibility to live up to that potential and to uphold the great St. Ignatius tradition that those before you have carved out. Horvath and Gantner and Terbrack and me and all the others dared to dream about being the best. With your help, we lived that dream. Now, it has to be your dream, too. You have to feel it in your gut. You have to want it. If you do, you're good enough to get it. We all know you won't let us down. And you won't let coach down. You can't let yourself down. Leave it all on the water!! Good luck, and give em hell. Aaron Baxendale |
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"Sean M. Sullivan" |
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SUBJECT: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| To the Men of Ignatius Crew, "Rowing is the only sport to start out as a form of capital punishment." Nevertheless, not too long ago a few young men with an interest and a desire to embark on a novel idea, brought competitive rowing to Ignatius and thus began a legacy. Equipped only with a talented coach, equipment older than themselves and dedication, they sowed the seeds of Ignatius Crew. Freezing and ignorant of the sport, they met religiously on the shores of the Cuyahoga river in the early mornings before dawn. Day in and day out they wandered in, many still asleep on their feet, aching from the open blisters on thier hands and the gunnel burn on their finger tips and knuckles. But this was rowing. Practice after practice, and reggata after regatta they were met with defeat, the continual "DFL" haunting every stroke; nevertheless, they continued on. There was no materialistic glory in trudging to the docks carring a boat and oars still made of heavy wood as dock masters barked out orders like drill sargents with megaphones. Yet these men never lost the dream of one day lining up and being able to hear the soft utterences of the other boats drifting across the water like a warm breeze stating, "oh no Ignatius is in our race" as they had about Marietta and Parkersburg in so many races before. It was the desire to one day live the dream that Coach Valerian had spoke of, putting fear in the other crews to the point of feeling sorry for them; thats what melded them together as a team. No there was no heavy weights, or lightweights, it was all for one; one boat, one dream, one team. Slowly the "DFL" slipped into the past with every crisp stroke, smooth slide and click of the oar lock. Third place finishes, second's and then the drempt of First place finish began to emerge from this once laughed at and taunted crew. The jingle of medals began to be heard around the trailer as Ignatius crews carried thier boats with pride upon triumphant returns. Terms like "horizon job" became almost a part of normal conversation in speaking of past victories. But, beneath all the new glory was the TEAM. It wasnt the hours on the water, the squat thrusts in the gym or those new fangled hatchet oars and Vespoli boats; it was something that Igantius crew had more than any other crew on the water....it was heart. Coach Pete Manias, the source of many a brief inspirational speech always said, "it was not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog", but we werent dogs..we were wildcats. All wildcats born of the same litter, a litter of tradition, determination, dedication and desire. Everyman, and you are men, held himself not for personal gain, but that for the gain of all with every stroke. This is what the other teams lacked, and still do. Ignatius crew is not a team made of the boats it puts in the water on race day, but a team of everyman who has ever sat in a seat, uttered The Prayer for Generosity silently under his breath, and pulled for every member of the team on every stroke with bleeding hands, vomit in his throat and that inextinguishable burn in every muscle. So for this race and every race remember you are not a team of now, but a team of the past, present and future, all catching, driving and finishing together. Good luck, we are all pulling with you. Sean M. Sullivan, Class of 96 "The glory is in the Team, not the individual" |
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"Sean M. Sullivan" |
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SUBJECT: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| (sorry if this is sent twice) To the Men of Ignatius Crew, "Rowing is the only sport to start out as a form of capital punishment." Nevertheless, not too long ago a few young men with an interest and a desire to embark on a novel idea, brought competitive rowing to Ignatius and thus began a legacy. Equipped only with a talented coach, equipment older than themselves and dedication, they sowed the seeds of Ignatius Crew. Freezing and ignorant of the sport, they met religiously on the shores of the Cuyahoga river in the early mornings before dawn. Day in and day out they wandered in, many still asleep on their feet, aching from the open blisters on thier hands and the gunnel burn on their finger tips and knuckles. But this was rowing. Practice after practice, and reggata after regatta they were met with defeat, the continual "DFL" haunting every stroke; nevertheless, they continued on. There was no materialistic glory in trudging to the docks carring a boat and oars still made of heavy wood as dock masters barked out orders like drill sargents with megaphones. Yet these men never lost the dream of one day lining up and being able to hear the soft utterences of the other boats drifting across the water like a warm breeze stating, "oh no Ignatius is in our race" as they had about Marietta and Parkersburg in so many races before. It was the desire to one day live the dream that Coach Valerian had spoke of, putting fear in the other crews to the point of feeling sorry for them; thats what melded them together as a team. No there was no heavy weights, or lightweights, it was all for one; one boat, one dream, one team. Slowly the "DFL" slipped into the past with every crisp stroke, smooth slide and click of the oar lock. Third place finishes, second's and then the drempt of First place finish began to emerge from this once laughed at and taunted crew. The jingle of medals began to be heard around the trailer as Ignatius crews carried thier boats with pride upon triumphant returns. Terms like "horizon job" became almost a part of normal conversation in speaking of past victories. But, beneath all the new glory was the TEAM. It wasnt the hours on the water, the squat thrusts in the gym or those new fangled hatchet oars and Vespoli boats; it was something that Igantius crew had more than any other crew on the water....it was heart. Coach Pete Manias, the source of many a brief inspirational speech always said, "it was not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog", but we werent dogs..we were wildcats. All wildcats born of the same litter, a litter of tradition, determination, dedication and desire. Everyman, and you are men, held himself not for personal gain, but that for the gain of all with every stroke. This is what the other teams lacked, and still do. Ignatius crew is not a team made of the boats it puts in the water on race day, but a team of everyman who has ever sat in a seat, uttered The Prayer for Generosity silently under his breath, and pulled for every member of the team on every stroke with bleeding hands, vomit in his throat and that inextinguishable burn in every muscle. So for this race and every race remember you are not a team of now, but a team of the past, present and future, all catching, driving and finishing together. Good luck, we are all pulling with you. Sean M. Sullivan, Class of 96 "The glory is in the Team, not the individual" |
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SUBJECT: Continue the tradition |
| A quick message to my St. Ignatius Crew brethren about to compete this weekend: All those who have graced the Cuyahoga in fiberglass adorned in blue and gold know one undeniable adage. When maneuvering into the starting formation, look port then starboard and know amongst all of these worthy athletes that you will win. Being part of St. Ignatius, you are stronger, you are more technically sound, and most importantly you can propel this boat faster than any competitor. Having this knowledge combined with respect for the opponents you are about to leave 500 m behind is the winning combination. This has been learned by dozens of championship boats in St. Ignatius history. The class of 1997 began this tradition, and all us alumni ask you to keep the winning alive by believing in yourself. Lightweight Always, Michael A. Hrach '97 |
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SUBJECT: Re: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| gentlemen, Al Pacino said it best in Devil's Advocate: "they never see me comming." That's the position you have at St. Igntaius, and the position you USED to have in the Midwest. No one at ignatius really gets what you do, so they also don't know that you work harder than anyone. We run harder and farther than the cross country team. We hit the weights just as much as the football team. We practice in the morning AND the evening, then on the weekends. There was an idea floating around my senior year to put a football player and a Heavyweight rower on a couple of ergs at a pep rally. They canceled the rally, so i never did get to see it. I think it would make quite a statement about big power in a little package. If it happens, let me know by how many minutes/meters we win by ;) You have been training hard for this, and if you keep your focus you can and will take all the chips this season. Relax at the start. Catch hard. Pull your 10's like they are your last 10 strokes. Be the first guys off the water; quiet, professionally. You have the leadership, the power and the skills to get it all done... and i know you will in the great tradition of Ignatius rowing. Wave to the AR for me some morning. ===== mikey>;) -Well, let's just say, 'if your VCR is still blinking 12:00, you don't want Linux'- Apple's have been trouble since Eden. |
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"Christopher Boscia" |
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SUBJECT: Good Luck at Midwests! |
| Gentleman, In the Spring of 1991, St. Ignatius Crew rowed in wooden boats at the Midwest Scholastic Championships. We rowed a boat with a broken rudder that did not cross the finish line. Our crew was barely considered competitive among midwest rowing programs. Many other schools, coaches and rowers, laughed at our expense. Three years later, Dan DiAngelo, Jaime Wilhelm, Bill Evans, Jason Bennett, John Smith, Pat Connor, Rob Diaz, Nate Folkman, and I came back to avenge our poor showing in '91. Bearing the wildcat on our shirts, we were St. Ignatius' first midwest champions, destroying the best of St. Mary's, Marietta, and Canisius in the lightweight eight events of the season. Coach Valerian did not train us for gold, he trained us for respect. Our motto then was "Kill the King!" That is no longer applicable. Since 1994, Saint Ignatius Crew has taken down every powerhouse in the midwest and ascended the throne. 10 years after that fateful weekend where a wooden St. Ignatius shell failed to even cross the finish line at Midwests, you have the chance to complete the cycle. You are now the kings. All of your training and preparation come down to one moment. In 2001, defend our pride and defend our title. Row like champions, Chris Boscia '94 New York, NY |
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SUBJECT: Midwest |
| Ignatius Rowers, As I looked up my mail this evening I read all the encouraging words about Midwest this weekend. I must first start by thanking Bob Terbrack for the wonderful compliment...thank you Bob and I feel the exact same way about you. You were there helping us to win and I thank you for your wonderful dedication to the sport and the tireless effort to pull harder and harder with every stroke! You are one of the greatest rowers! I also want to hear that my lightweights kicked some major St. Mary's ass and showed everyone that Ignatius lightweights are the BEST IN THE MIDWEST! I wanted to write to the listbot and wish all the rowers and coaches the greatest of luck in their quest to defend the Midwest Championship. Let's face it though, you don't need luck...you are that damn good! I remember vividly all my races, but especially Midwest. It is the biggest adrenaline rush and with each pry of the oar, I felt stronger and more and more powerful. I am sure that the school is not giving you any vote of luck or best wishes, so let me wish all the rowers the best of luck and hardest drives and the best finishes. You know, I have been out of Ignatius now for 3 years and i still hate St. Mary's! Eveytime I go downtown it is almost inevitable that I see the St. Mary's Cement barge floating down the river. I want to hear that not just my lightweights, but also the entire crew left St. Mary's floating down the river. I want to hear that each and every rower gave it their all in the boats and when you get back on the dock, you are lifeless because you pulled harder than the person in the boat next to you! Kick St. Mary's ass and bring the championship home to where it belongs, St. Ignatius! Each and every one of you rowers deserves a big hand for taking the dedication and the pain to be the best crew in the Midwest and I want to see that it comes to a fever pitch at Midwest! Eat the other crews for breakfast! THE GLORY IS IN THE TEAM!!!! GO CATS! Nick Zych '98 |
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SUBJECT: Re: Lightweight Pride |
| Wow, I'm suprised I made the lightweight great rowers list. I guess that 100 dollar payoff worked. All I gotsta say though is, Kick Some Ass. Make all those jumpies pay off. -Alex McElroy On Wed, 09 May 2001 14:58:31 -0400, Saint Ignatius Crew wrote: > Saint Ignatius Crew - http://www.ignatiuscrew.com > > --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- > Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks. Posted on scheduling board. > > >>> rterbrack@loyola.edu 05/09/01 11:34AM >>> > Saint Ignatius Crew - http://www.ignatiuscrew.com > > --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- > Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > My dearest Lightweight 8, > > Hey guys, there is no doubt in my mind that you will be victorious this weekend, when you are out there remember to keep the swing and row like it is the last race of your lives, you come from a long line of St. Ignatius's fastest boats, (sorry Bax). Greatness is present in the boat (physically and in spirit). Please dont rush the stroke. The spirit of the greatest lightweight highschool rowers is with you more than you think. The great rowers such as Monroe, Big Head, Max, Nick Z, The "Love" Machine, Kracko, Disco, McElroy, Lambert, Goarse, and Pat Brereton, as well as many others will be thinking of nothing but you this weekend. > In closing, make us proud guys, the glory is in the team. > Wishing I was still in the boat, > Bob Terbrack (chicken legs) 7 seat |
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"ROBERT VALERIAN" |
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SUBJECT: Alumni Help for Midwest Morale |
| I've heard from several old--and not so old--oars with inspirational messages and good luck wishes for the team at Midwest Championships. As the fatigue of the long preparations for this weekend weighs us down, we need the support of all past Ignatius rowers to bouy us up and give us the inspiration and energy we need to push those yellow and blue shells across the finish line first. Send a message to the team and let them know they have your support. You know how little moral support they get at school, where barely anyone knows where we're going this weekend, let alone the gargantuan task we face in seeking to repeat as Midwest Champs. Send a note to the listbot. I'll see that it's posted on the scheduling board for the team to read. We need every physical and psychological advantage we can get to accomplish our goal. Help be part of the Glory. Bob |
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"ROBERT VALERIAN" |
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
| Posted on the scheduling board >>> gfuzz8482@hotmail.com 05/09/01 03:58PM >>> Saint Ignatius Crew - http://www.ignatiuscrew.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To the fellas, Good Luck to you all this weekend at Midwest. I know you guys will go out there to win and do nothing less. All I have heard this year have been great things coming from the Wildcat crew team. You guys have made a statement now finish it by destroying your competition this weekend in Detroit. To the Heavys you guys have made all the guys that you rowed with last year very proud, keep it up and remember even though it may be the home of St. Mary's they can't stand the attack of a Heavies. Give them hell and make them wish they never raced you! And Remember NOBODY BEATS US!!! Yo lighties, I expect that boat to fly like it did last year!! Keep up the killer tradition of the Ignatius light eight. To everyone I wish you the best of luck. And I wish I could be there to watch you guys race, but I have to row in the Dad Vail regatta this weekend but with every stroke I take I will be pulling for you. GOOD LUCK and may Acceleration be with you. Rowing on the Schuylkill, Matt Gantner '00 |
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"ROBERT VALERIAN" |
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SUBJECT: Re: Lightweight Pride |
| Thanks. Posted on scheduling board. >>> rterbrack@loyola.edu 05/09/01 11:34AM >>> Saint Ignatius Crew - http://www.ignatiuscrew.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- My dearest Lightweight 8, Hey guys, there is no doubt in my mind that you will be victorious this weekend, when you are out there remember to keep the swing and row like it is the last race of your lives, you come from a long line of St. Ignatius's fastest boats, (sorry Bax). Greatness is present in the boat (physically and in spirit). Please dont rush the stroke. The spirit of the greatest lightweight highschool rowers is with you more than you think. The great rowers such as Monroe, Big Head, Max, Nick Z, The "Love" Machine, Kracko, Disco, McElroy, Lambert, Goarse, and Pat Brereton, as well as many others will be thinking of nothing but you this weekend. In closing, make us proud guys, the glory is in the team. Wishing I was still in the boat, Bob Terbrack (chicken legs) 7 seat |
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
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"Robert Terbrack" |
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SUBJECT: Lightweight Pride |
| My dearest Lightweight 8, Hey guys, there is no doubt in my mind that you will be victorious this weekend, when you are out there remember to keep the swing and row like it is the last race of your lives, you come from a long line of St. Ignatius's fastest boats, (sorry Bax). Greatness is present in the boat (physically and in spirit). Please dont rush the stroke. The spirit of the greatest lightweight highschool rowers is with you more than you think. The great rowers such as Monroe, Big Head, Max, Nick Z, The "Love" Machine, Kracko, Disco, McElroy, Lambert, Goarse, and Pat Brereton, as well as many others will be thinking of nothing but you this weekend. In closing, make us proud guys, the glory is in the team. Wishing I was still in the boat, Bob Terbrack (chicken legs) 7 seat |
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"Matthew Gantner" |
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
| To the fellas, Good Luck to you all this weekend at Midwest. I know you guys will go out there to win and do nothing less. All I have heard this year have been great things coming from the Wildcat crew team. You guys have made a statement now finish it by destroying your competition this weekend in Detroit. To the Heavys you guys have made all the guys that you rowed with last year very proud, keep it up and remember even though it may be the home of St. Mary's they can't stand the attack of a Heavies. Give them hell and make them wish they never raced you! And Remember NOBODY BEATS US!!! Yo lighties, I expect that boat to fly like it did last year!! Keep up the killer tradition of the Ignatius light eight. To everyone I wish you the best of luck. And I wish I could be there to watch you guys race, but I have to row in the Dad Vail regatta this weekend but with every stroke I take I will be pulling for you. GOOD LUCK and may Acceleration be with you. Rowing on the Schuylkill, Matt Gantner '00 |
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"Matthew Gantner" |
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SUBJECT: Re: GENTLEMEN, GOOD LUCK |
| To the fellas, Good Luck to you all this weekend at Midwest. I know you guys will go out there to win and do nothing less. All I have heard this year have been great things coming from the Wildcat crew team. You guys have made a statement now finish it by destroying your competition this weekend in Detroit. To the Heavys you guys have made all the guys that you rowed with last year very proud, keep it up and remember e |