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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: David Stamm on August 16, 2007, 11:25:42 AM
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I know that this is OT and what a hot button topic that has been lately, but since I may never get the privilege of meeting alot of you here, I just thought it would be nice to know the members a little better.
Outside golf architecture, what are some of your other passions (hobbies)? I know we have some well rounded people here, I just thought it would be interesting to hear. What else makes you tick?
I'll start. Outside of golf, I'm a huge road racing fan. Formula One, Le Mans series, etc. Even though tevo was invented, I still find myself getting up at 4am and watching the races live from Europe. I know, dumb. So I guess you can call me a motorhead.
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Hockey and model railroading.......
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Photography and Technology
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Wiine, Women, and Song, not necessarily in that order.
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oh yes...forgot about golf course historical research.
You wouldn't believe how the chicks go crazy for guys who are into that.
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I love to read.
Lately it's been thriller fiction, but it ranges from non-fiction (golf, politics, economics, math, physics) to almost any type of fiction. I even recently tried to read some Shakespeare, in deference to his many fans and defenders on this site.
I guess I'd also have to list this site as a passion, though it might be closer to an obsession.
Outside of those, lately it's pretty much just been being a dad.
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soft puppies
hard women
fast golf courses
i think that's the right combo yeah!
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Writing, especially fiction & poetry, opera and art, both of which I know far too little about...
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Food and wine or maybe it is Wine and Food :-\
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Outside of golf, my wife ;D, reading and rugby (both codes).
I'm not sure my wife would think I've got those in the correct order ;)
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motorcycles
UFC
chicks
music
beer
(I bet I am the only golf architecture junkie who loves sportbikes and Ultimate Fighting!)
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I just set up a Saturday tee time at a course in a given town so I can attend a WWE Raw event the night before.
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Outside of the required passions (family, etc.):
Arsenal Football club, and all things related to the greatest sport there is.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, but not really baseball in general all that passionately.
The athletic teams and other aspects of Santa Clara University.
USC Trojan football
The San Jose Sharks passionately, hockey as a sport not so much (that is, I love the sport but can't see myself watching games that don't involve the Sharks).
The Olympics and other international sporting events.
Irish history
Beer, wine and spirits
Hang gliding, alligator wrestling, big-game hunting, falconry, aeronautics, gourmet cooking and macrame.
TH
ps - OK that last entry is BS, but it was the listing under "interests" in my bio for a work directory once... the idiots didn't know I was kidding....
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Reallly, this is all I think about................
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/aussie-surfer/Grant_BlueHarbor.jpg)
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Grant:
AWESOME, TOTALLY AWESOME!
Surfing's a way of life, it's no hobby. It's a way of looking at that wave and saying "hey bud, let's party!."
Sorry, couldn't resist. I live by the teachings of Jeff Spicoli.
Sad part is I am a 45 handicap surfer... I have done it, just never very well. I do very much admire those who can party with waves.
TH
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Reallly, this is all I think about................
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/aussie-surfer/Grant_BlueHarbor.jpg)
Calling Jon Spaulding. There's another one of you guys on here! ;)
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Tom,
It doesn't matter how well you do it, only that your having fun. That shot is of Lake Michigan, slighty different experience to the ocean.
Grant
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Tom,
It doesn't matter how well you do it, only that your having fun. That shot is of Lake Michigan, slighty different experience to the ocean.
Grant
Grant - very sage advice, words to live by. Thanks.
And being a CA boy, I never would have guessed that's
Lake Michigan... very cool.
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Snow skiing (two skis, none of this snowboard knuckle dragging stuff)
4WD jeeping in the mountains of Colorado and the canyons of Utah (always tread lightly)
Playing the saxophone
Hockey especially the Colorado Avalanche
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Very avid, yet rational Boston Red Sox fan. (I know alot about the game, thus I realize even the good teams lose 65 games a year). We have a share in a pair of season tickets in the 4th row in box 80 down the left field line at Fenway.
Reader and collector of Michael Crichton books. I have a copy of every one of his books, including several he wrote during med school and after under the names John Lange and Michael Douglas. I actually paid about $200 for a paperback of his first novel, published in the late 60s. I have a few first editions, but nothing real valuable.
Lover of Labrador Retreivers. While growing up, my family has had two blacks and two yellows (two at a time), my aunt has a chocolate, and now my sister has a yellow puppy. I haven't been able to convince my fiance that I will not love a yorkshire terrier, as it will be about 50 pounds too small.
Someday, when Jeremy Jacobs sells the team, I will be a Bruins fan again. I love watching the D1 college hockey teams though, and D3 when it involves Middlebury.
My other golf-related interest is that I collect vintage scorecards, preferably pre-stymie. I have about 1000 so far, and have given a few to various clubs for their archives. I have a few from many of the most famous clubs, my favorites are the only existing card featuring the NLE third nine at my home course, and a card from Macrihanish from 1896.
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Music, especially, as most on here know. Though I can only aspire to the depth of knowledge in music that others on the site has shown. I believe it's Mark Rowlinson who has shown a rather vast knowledge of classical theory.
My girl, as those close to me know there's a lot going on with that and she really is a motivation. You know you've found "the one" when she stops by your place at lunch and writes "I love you so much" in big bubble letters in your sketch book of golf holes. Her support is really incredible, especially considering her situation.
History. I used to reenact the Civil War and worked at Gettysburg for two summers.
Railroading, especially the histories of the coal region in PA with the Reading, Lehigh Valley and some of the Pennsy. My father and I are slowly working on modeling the entirety of Schuylkill County based on 1910 timetables.
The Pennsylvania State University. Especially football.
Brad,
I'm a Crichton fan as well, though his later stuff, to me is lacking. Prey especially fell far short of my expectations.
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This:
(http://www.belmont-station.com/uploaded_images/bottles-760803.jpg)
And this:
(http://web.mit.edu/~tcarlile/www/images/blog/453stoneIPA.jpg)
Especially this:
(http://www.beerme.com/graphics/beermats/46.jpg)
And as much of this as possible, pours and looks like motor oil:
(http://www.belmont-station.com/uploaded_images/ss-798685.gif)
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1. My kids
2. pool (billiards)
3. Miami Hurricanes
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I "collect" whiskies. I collect them to drink, really.
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My wife and 3 kids
Fighting Illini basketball
College Basketball Ratings (Colton Index)
NBA Fantasy Basketball (40+ teams per year)
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My other passions also center upon sports...
For years I have watched the Cubs lose from behind the plate at Wrigley...
(http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/9834/2662148550065237234S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2662148550065237234NdCeqF)
Unfortunately their performance as of late has equaled that of my golf game.
Also like Jim I live for Fighting Illini basketball.
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My family followed in no particular order by Jazz (seeing what I hope is a great concert tonight at Millenium Park in Chicago), baseball (Cubs vs. the surging Cardinals next Monday) and the Badgers (daughter is a junior following in her parents footsteps--sometimes a little to closely for parental comfort).
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I just set up a Saturday tee time at a course in a given town so I can attend a WWE Raw event the night before.
WWE is fake, John.
Really, it is.
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motorcycles
classical music and Eric Dolphy
little bit o'comedy
lets go Mets
and once upon a time, wrestling
(http://www.ray-field.com/WRESTLA.HTM)
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My wife and daughters (obviously).
The St. Louis Cardinals.
My house, and other homes. I always have home improvements projects I am working on or considering, and I enjoy trying to make my home better and more enjoyable. In addition, I enjoy studying the history of architecture of houses and taking house tours. (Some call this adult pornography.)
Movies.
Classical music. But only listening to and attending concerts. I am not into studying the literature of classical music.
Politics. Although I do have my own political leanings, I also enjoying reading about all political leanings and types.
Reading newspapers and listening to radio news (i.e. NPR, BBC, & CSPAN radio).
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Kalen, I never would have guessed you are so passionate about bottles.
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great to see there are other hockey fans out there. i love playing a friendly game on the pond or in the rink and watching both the nhl and college ranks play, especially the Detroit Red Wings, the cornell big red, and the michigan wolverines
also love rock and roll, college football (GO BLUE), photography, architecture, the great lakes, and the spontaneous creation of games--especially those by the sea
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Reallly, this is all I think about................
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/aussie-surfer/Grant_BlueHarbor.jpg)
Did somebody mention surfing?
(http://photos.surfline.com/albums/userpics/10632/Surfergirl2.jpg)
My hobbies are reading, occasionally chess, and travelling to Italy whenever possible for the food, wine and ambience. My obsession is golf, golf history and golf architecture. There is a major difference. ;)
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I play the guitar. Golf and music = the rhythm of the soul.
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Sabres NHL hockey,
Bills NFL football,
home theater
music appreciation
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Watching most any sports in HD, but especially the Minnesota Vikings and LA Lakers in my newly finished (or nearly so) Vikings shrine room.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/Turboe/Vikings/2007-08-03_3181.jpg)
Playing with our kids.
And last but not least my two favorite hobbies Eating and Sleeping. Of course eating includes good beer or wine in my book.
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Sabres NHL hockey,
Bills NFL football,
home theater
music appreciation
By the way Dan had I not moved and still been up in Erie as I once was the shrine room above might very likely have been a Bills or Sabres shrine. I was a Bills season ticket holder from about '90 - '93. And what a great time to be a Bills fan, I didnt have to put up with the early years, I came in right on the ground floor of the runner-up dynasty.
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LA Dodgers baseball
Notre Dame Football
However at this very moment of my life, just when I thought I was out, they dragged me back in--that being my friends from the sport of Drag Racing.
Started racing when I was 11 years old with a neighborhood friend, kept it going all the way until I was 22, then stopped for about 5 years. Got the bug bad again then lost it agan, only to get it back again and that's where I am now.
Where is now?
Well, I'm typing this from Seattle, as we are racing this weekend. at Pacific Raceways. We're trying to make it two in a row as we won our last race in Spokane two weeks ago.
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Here are a few of the
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Politics, chess, caving, and climbing.
I am a lifelong reader in most genres.
Doug
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Tommy, we've discussed this many times before, but it remains a mystery to me how someone can be so wise about baseball and so sadly misguided about college football.
Ahhh, variety is the spice of life. But I swear man, no one will ever know you had these misguided allegiances.. come on over to the home town team.. you know, the one that actually competes for and wins national championships rather than talks about such from decades gone by?
;D ;D
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1. My Family.
2. Everything that is the University of Illinois.
3. Da Bears.
4. Illinois Politics
5. Oh, and My Job.
6. Finally...I am passionate about how much I hate Notre Dame.
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Trojan Football, Fight On!
Cycling
my bride of 30 years.
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Trojan Football, Fight On!
Now there's a wise man.
Kinda nice being pre-season #1, isn't it Stan? Tommy likely has no clue what that's like.. it sure would require a LONG memory.
;D
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6. Finally...I am passionate about how much I hate Notre Dame.
Another extremely wise man. Add that to my list. And I also kinda like the Illini... dated a girl who went there way back when. Memories....
In your honor that is my Big Ten team for this season. Notre Dame haters need to stick together anyway.
;D
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Trojan Football, Fight On!
Now there's a wise man.
Kinda nice being pre-season #1, isn't it Stan? Tommy likely has no clue what that's like.. it sure would require a LONG memory.
;D
Oh sure Huckaby, jump on the bandwagon.... ::)
As far the number 1 preseason rating, don't mean much if you can't get past the carnival/circus/madhouse called the BCS boys to actually get in the big game... ;D
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Jumping on the bandwagon equates to rooting for a team since birth? I guess you could have said that 43 years ago, I mean USC was winning national championships then... so guilty as charged.
;D
Of course rankings at the end of the season are the coin of the college football realm, and those at the beginning are mere curiousities... and no big fan of the BCS am I... but still, it's something so far out of Notre Dame's universe, it is worth pointing out for Domer Naccarato.
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Huckaby, I am betrayed.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
And for you Domer haters out there, get your own exclusive network tv contract then pop-off. At least the Irish have a history and it doesn't include OJ.
LA LAKER BASKETBALL
At least until Kobe leaves. Maybe Magic will buy the team before Jerry and Mitch turn them into the Clippers.
Pizza/ In & Out Burgers
Any style, anywhere, anytime
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Oh sure Huck,
You probably forged your own birth certificate just so you could root for them.. ;)
It is nice to root against Notre Dame every Saturday. Thats the only reason I can figure they keep putting them on National TV every year is for all the ND haters... :D
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Huckaby, I am betrayed.
Darn - sorry man. Well I still have a lot of love for Penn State. And hell, no offense to the Illini boys in here, but they're no threat.
;D
Tim: add that to the lengthy list of reasons to hate ND: their own TV contract. But at least Kalen did identify a great reason why they have it - so us haters can root for our adopted team each week, and see them thump the Irish. It sure as hell can't be based on success of ND! And nice use of the OJ trump card - that sure took a long time. ND is just 100% full of saints. ;)
In any case, you reminded me I need to amend my list. I have two favorite college football teams: USC and whoever's playing Notre Dame.
Although I must admit, the latter is getting kind of boring... it surely was more fun when ND was actually decent.
TH
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This:
(http://www.belmont-station.com/uploaded_images/bottles-760803.jpg)
And this:
(http://web.mit.edu/~tcarlile/www/images/blog/453stoneIPA.jpg)
Especially this:
(http://www.beerme.com/graphics/beermats/46.jpg)
And as much of this as possible, pours and looks like motor oil:
(http://www.belmont-station.com/uploaded_images/ss-798685.gif)
I bow to thee....
I like to brew beer, full mash, and emulate the great beers of Belgium and Germany, as well as Stone's, Dogfish Head, Russian River, etc.
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Sorry Huck, no matter how hard you root for them, the Trojans only buy houses for the player's parents.
Florida and Texas were real impressed with your ranking the last two seasons, not to mention Oregon State, oops, I guess I did.
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My grandchildren and the rest of my family.
All sports, especially rugby union, rugby league and premier league soccer
Movies
Travel, especially when combined with golf
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- Cooking
- Camping/Hiking
- Music Making (guitar)
Tom
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My passions include:
Family
Friends
Community
Golf Club
Baseball (especially the Phillies and the Hall of Fame)
Ivy League football and basketball (especially Penn/Princeton)
Wine
History (especially of Scotland and England)
Kyle,
Your upstart Nittany Lions have half the number of national championships (1982 and 1986) as my Penn Quakers (1895, 1897, 1904 and 1908) even though we gave up big time college football with the advent of the Ivy League in 1954. Since the founding of the Ancient Eight, Penn won championships in 1959, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2003.
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USC Trojan football
Irish history
TH
Huck,
Do you see a problem with having both of these on the same list? The Irish might kick you out of their country ;) ;D
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Besides the obvious golf obsession:
Red Sox Baseball
Sabres Hockey ( glad to see Dan & Daryl w/ the love!!)
Fine Red Wine (is their any other?)
Texas Hold'em Poker (can't believe no one else has mentioned this)
But first & foremost is watching 2 little girls grow up.
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Grant -
That's a pretty clean break ... you didn't star in "Step into Liquid" did you?
What kind of board is that ?
Mike
Santa Cruz, CA (where the water temp is much warmer the WI)
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My passions include:
Family
Friends
Community
Golf Club
Baseball (especially the Phillies and the Hall of Fame)
Ivy League football and basketball (especially Penn/Princeton)
Wine
History (especially of Scotland and England)
Kyle,
Your upstart Nittany Lions have half the number of national championships (1982 and 1986) as my Penn Quakers (1895, 1897, 1904 and 1908) even though we gave up big time college football with the advent of the Ivy League in 1954. Since the founding of the Ancient Eight, Penn won championships in 1959, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2003.
Morrison,
Check history for how many undefeated seasons my upstart Nittany Lions have, and then cross-reference that with our National Championships. Not saying we should have been MNC necessarily, but we should have had a chance - especially after going undefeated in 1968 AND 1969. Furthermore, going back to the 20s, Penn State has a 12-4-2 record or so against UPenn.
Huckaby,
Illinois scares me this year... that has "trap game" written all over it for Penn State.
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Right,
I am the MOST Oh-Tee guy around here, but I am now officially majorly pee'd. Right now, there's about five threads around that I'm loving but, simply put, SHOULDN'T BE HERE!
This post is Oh-Tee. Fandabbydozzee, let's pop it onto the Oh-Tee area and we can have a ball.
Bi- or even tri-furcation of this website is VITAL.
FBD.
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Enough about this discussion of second tier Big 10 teams.........
GO BADGERS!!!
Cheers,
Brad
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Kyle,
"...or so?" What is the lifetime record between the two schools? If you don't know, please don't guess a certain record between certain years.
How the heck did Penn State manage to get Coastal Carolina and Arkansas State on their schedule? What a coup!
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Kyle,
"...or so?" What is the lifetime record between the two schools? If you don't know, please don't guess a certain record between certain years.
How the heck did Penn State manage to get Coastal Carolina and Arkansas State on their schedule? What a coup!
That's just how far back I decided to dig... after I posted I dug a bit further back and....
18-21-4 all time, from 1896 to 1958. I'd imagine the balance of UPenn's wins came in the first two decades of the century since I only bothered to look back to the 20s before I got lazy and by that point, PSU had the advantage.
Coastal Carolina is actually a PGM school. And we scheduled Syracuse when they were going 10-2 and playing in BCS Bowls.
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Huckaby,
Illinois scares me this year... that has "trap game" written all over it for Penn State.
I will be there in all my glory as we take down the Lions this year. Unfortunately, I also thought the same thing in 94' when WE had the #1 Nittney Loins down 17 in the first quarter only to squnder that lead at the end of the 4th.
Huckaby will be cheering us on on Sept. 29th! Tom...Illini-nation is happy to have you.
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Enough about this discussion of second tier Big 10 teams.........
GO BADGERS!!!
Cheers,
Brad
Second tier......these words were written by a Cubs fan?
(http://www.nndb.com/people/979/000026901/steve-bartman.jpg)
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Huckaby,
Illinois scares me this year... that has "trap game" written all over it for Penn State.
I will be there in all my glory as we take down the Lions this year. Unfortunately, I also thought the same thing in 94' when WE had the #1 Nittney Loins down 17 in the first quarter only to squnder that lead at the end of the 4th.
Huckaby will be cheering us on on Sept. 29th! Tom...Illini-nation is happy to have you.
Of course, remember what happened to you last two times we played you after the Michigan game.
I remember that 1994 game like it was yesterday. Somehow, the Lion juggernaut forgot they had the best offense/team in 1994 for the first half. Then stormed back.
Too bad we had already DROPPED from #1 to #2 two weeks prior after beating Ohio State 63-14... ::)
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Right,
I am the MOST Oh-Tee guy around here, but I am now officially majorly pee'd. Right now, there's about five threads around that I'm loving but, simply put, SHOULDN'T BE HERE!
This post is Oh-Tee. Fandabbydozzee, let's pop it onto the Oh-Tee area and we can have a ball.
Bi- or even tri-furcation of this website is VITAL.
FBD.
Martin, while I agree with what you propose, I thought "your OTHER interests" gave the O/T away. I just thought it would be nice to know something about the people I converse with on almost a daily basis besides what they think of the 18th at CPC.
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Trying to raise my kids to make the world a better place, and being the best husband I can to my wife of almost 25 years.
Trying to make a difference in my patient's lives as a Neonatal ICU nurse.
Being out in nature, especially up in the Sierra Nevada.
Reading and learning about a multitude of things. I just love learning, and that is one of the greatest things about this site are the amazing people you meet here. I have never met a more fascinating collection of people anywhere else.
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Shivas
is Ed having to learn to breathe out through his mouth whilst at the same time breathe in through his nose to play this instrument? If so, he might be able to progress to the bagpipes next.
PS Ed would appreciate that this instrument (if I guessed right) is made out of wood, has no new technology involved, and is dependent solely on Ed's ability to make the appropriate sound. However, similar (albeit briefer) sounds were heard in the baked beans scene in Blazing Saddles without such an instrument
James B
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Enough about this discussion of second tier Big 10 teams.........
GO BADGERS!!!
When did Illinois rise to the second tier?
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Enough about this discussion of second tier Big 10 teams.........
GO BADGERS!!!
When did Illinois rise to the second tier?
Ouch...but really it was only five years ago that we were playing in a BCS game. And if you are talking about athletics as a whole that statement is way off.
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Grant,
Might be time for you to make a consulting trip to our new course on the TX gulf coast. Looks like we might have a bit of surf over the next few weeks...oh, and leave that full body, hood, gloves, and booties wardrobe at home. Water temp is mid 80s 8)
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Family first and foremost (including our yellow lab Charlotte who was a minor celeb on GCA a few years ago ;) )
Listening to (and butchering when playing) bluegrass/newgrass music
Photography
Badger hoops (though I will be giving up my scorer's table seat this season :'()
Fly fishing and hiking
The loveable losers (living up to their name the last few weeks :'( >:()
Oh yea, and hating the @#*&*&#!*#&$@ St. Louis Cardinals
Cheers,
Brad
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I don't think you guys realize, Brauer is out of control with that model train of his. Amazing.
For me,
* spending time with my son
* seeing what my son is into
* playing hockey again after 15 years away from it
* listening to music
* watching programs I save on my DVR
* college basketball watching/following
* now that me and my son are playing, I'll follow Minnesota HS hockey on the internet and probably watch some NHL games this winter as well as a few college games
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horse racing
college football & basketball (especially University of Louisville)
St. Louis Cardinals
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Enough about this discussion of second tier Big 10 teams.........
GO BADGERS!!!
Cheers,
Brad
You mispelled "Hawkeyes" ;D
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Miami Hurricane Football
New York Islander Hockey
St. Pauli Girl
Sleep
College Basketball- Watching Duke lose
Old Movies
Properly made Italian Food
Playoff Baseball
Baked Clams and Calamari
Seeing Bonds, McGwire and Sosa not get into Hall of Fame.
Seeing an 8 or 16 team playoff in college football
Anything to do with Secretariat
The Fed EX Cup as well
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Interesting to see how many of you are into hockey! Especially the Wings. The original six are still special.
As as kid, I loved the Dodgers and the Orioles, especially when the Vancouver Mounties were the AAA farm team for the latter and sent Chuck Estrada, Ron Hansen, Jim Gentile, Joe Durham, Frank Torre and many more up to the bigs. Lived nearby while growing up and shagged balls with them. I cannot get into it so much now as the money in organized sports has become too all consuming. Golf is the only game where performance seems to matter year to year.
Brad, I have a black Labrador Retriever under my desk right now so I know what you mean.
Obviously kids, wife etc.
Otherwise, as a boring lawyer practicing in the field of construction litigation,I look to GCAtlas and the game generally to give me some space. I really need golf and I really love GCA! Met some fine people and look forward to logging on whenever I can. Otherwise, I really am not into anything a lot. As I said, boring.
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Reallly, this is all I think about................
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/aussie-surfer/Grant_BlueHarbor.jpg)
Calling Jon Spaulding. There's another one of you guys on here! ;)
Surfaced after a serving of Art Hills tripe this afternoon. I don't know why I do this to myself :'(, even infrequently.
Nice photo; great trim! There was a documentary made a couple years back called "Unsalted", about surfing the Great Lakes which featured Joe Curren (Tom Curren's brother....TC is to surfers what Hogan is to golfers). Might be of interest to the cheesehead crowd. My interests, in no order:
- Surfing (Trestles or Salt Creek when waves are acceptable)
- Mining & civil engineering....spending enough time at work to "figure it out"
- SCU basketball....if and when they ever get good again ::)....we will require increased donations from certain GCA folk to make this happen
- Spoiling my wife
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Football (the real thing, with a spherical ball), particularly Tottenham Hotspur FC and my eldest son's beloved Watford FC. Newcastle Falcons RFC. Cricket. Wine and Food.
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I'm passionate about my kids, but all the rest (including golf) fade into mere spheres of interest by comparison. I'd crack my last bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947 over the head of anybody who tried to harm one of my children, but would not give my last 10 cases of that plonk to anybody who offered me a pre-Masters game at Augusta with Tiger, Nicklaus and the King in return.
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None.
I used to have passionate interests in Elle MacPhearson and Heidi Klum but both of them have gotten too old for me now.
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Great wine, my 56' Grange Hermitage will come with me to the grave!
Football! the real footy (Rugby League, makes NFL guys look like sooks ;D!) No pading over here!!!
My shed! a mans shed is his castle! keeps me away from the wife ;)
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Richard the Magnificent:
What's up with that remark at the bottom of your posts about Moe Norman. I realize everthing he said he said twice but other than that why is he your hero? ;)
Did you realize that in Moe's mind if he didn't hit at least two flags during a round he considered it a bad day? (maybe that's why he's your hero).
And did you realize that more than once during pro-ams if his amateur partners were making too many birdies, even net birdies, Moe would say:
"You don't need me, you don't need me", and he would walk right off the golf course and go hit balls or whatever.
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Mike & Jon,
Both films where shot in town. Met up with the guys but am not in SIL. Vince (Unsalted) and some guy's from California came into town to surf this break in front of my house, great conditions but foggy so not to much footage in the final product.
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/aussie-surfer/Offshore.jpg)
The board is a 9'2" Yater Performer signed Renny. You guy's have some nice breaks in your backyard.
Don,
Any chance I get I'm in. ;) Best work trip I have done included a round on TOC in November with Sun/60's and 7ft offshore West Sands the next day by myself. ;D
Grant
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I don't have time for other passionate pursuits.
As TEPaul's ward, guardian and trustee, my time is totally consumed in carrying out my duties.
I've been searching for co-wards, guardians, trustees and for successor wards, guardians and trustees, but, noone will take the job.
I promised his Mother that I'd look after him, but, little did I know what I was getting in for.
If anyone is unemployed and has any skills as a counselor, warden, referee and bail bondsman, please email me at
Ineedout@help.com
Thanks
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Fishing (fresh and salt ), Boating (240 Outrage with twin 150's, 20' shamrock Center console, and 17' Boston whaler)Bowling (I travel to a lot of regional tournaments in the winter), Investing or rather losing money..( I tend to swing for the fences), Huge Yankee's Fan, Music I play guitar and drums ( have played both for over 20 years not very good at either, but good enough to amuse myself), Poker (It is amazing how many hours you can log playing online poker), Tennis, Fantasy sports ( 3 baseball leagues, 4 football, 2 basketball), Office pools (and have been know to place a wager or two on sporting activities ;D ), In the winter a movie buff ( Blockbuster online )... hey I live on a 7 1/2 mile island with 250 year round residents.. You have to have some hobbies....
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Good to see hockey well represented! I wonder if there is a connection between the two interests....
Also glad to see the Illini represented, although I am not as passionate about Illini sports since moving to Texas. I am planning on being at the Penn State game 9.29 though, in connection with another trip to Chicago.
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None.
I used to have passionate interests in .... Heidi Klum but both of them have gotten too old for me now.
BLASPHAMER!
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Good to see hockey well represented! I wonder if there is a connection between the two interests....
I picked up golf 2 years ago at 46 after quitting hockey due to back pain. (Golf hasn't helped my back any). I found it very easy to learn golf and to hit down on the ball. I recommend all golfers learn how to shoot a slap shot and snap shot to improve their game ;)
Also love snowboarding and hiking.
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Shivas,
I started taking lessons, but I just don't have the time to practice daily while homeschooling my son, so I have put it on the back burner for now.
James,
It is not the instrument you are thinking, but it is made of wood and snakeskin, it also has strings. I'll leave it to Shivas to tell you what it is since I want to see if he can spell it right for once. ;) :)
Matthew Mollica was kind enough to help me find a didgeridoo for my son, but we haven't quite figured out how to get that baked bean sound you are referring to. :) I did hear someone playing the didge up on a mountain out here in Calif. once so I know what the sound is supposed to be like.
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Jon,
No wonder you spoil your wife. You participate in two of THE most time-consuming sports known to mankind. It is the least you can do. :)
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USC Trojan football
Irish history
TH
Huck,
Do you see a problem with having both of these on the same list? The Irish might kick you out of their country ;) ;D
That is rather odd, admittedly. But hell, real Irishmen hate Notre Dame as much as I do, as the school truly does put the p in poseur.
TH
ps to FBD - my God I never ever thought I'd say this to you, but lighten up. Hell even Tommy himself has participated in this thread. If that's not an indication that fun OT threads like this are no harm, and that bifurcation is really not needed and would not be beneficial, then nothing is. Yours in good spirit, hoping it was just a foul mood last night, Tom H.
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I'm glad to see that I have a fellow STL Cardinal fans on board. For those of you who may not realize this, Cardinal fans truly are the best in baseball. And of course, we get to root for the World Series champs of 2006.
But as much as I love the Cardinals, I'm shocked to see the lack of knowledge when it come to college athletics. I LOVE University of KY basketball, who just happen to be the winningest team in college basketball history.
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Dale:
I have nothing but respect for StL Cardinal fans, and I'd agree they're the best in baseball.
BUT I have nothing but LOVE for Kentucky hoops. You all treated my beloved Santa Clara Broncos very well last season in a game at Rupp. We almost had you, btw. ;D
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Jon,
No wonder you spoil your wife. You participate in two of THE most time-consuming sports known to mankind. It is the least you can do. :)
EG; You got it....but she's also "cool about it" in the process, which garners extra bonus points. In my defense, I typically do one or the other in stretches, but not both.
GD/MB; SIL's Dana Brown was a student in my mom's class at RH Dana in Dana Point, CA (a long time ago). Quite the class roster, as a number of surf legends lived in the area at the time.
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"My shed! a mans shed is his castle! keeps me away from the wife" ;)
Dustin,
Saw a coffee table book of shed's when I was home in April. If the backyard has no shed or Hills/Hoist then your not in Oz. ;D
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I am really passionate about observing people and making mental notes about why I am above them. Sometimes I even enjoy sharing my notes with other fancy people.
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I'm glad to see that I have a fellow STL Cardinal fans on board. For those of you who may not realize this, Cardinal fans truly are the best in baseball. And of course, we get to root for the World Series champs of 2006.
But as much as I love the Cardinals, I'm shocked to see the lack of knowledge when it come to college athletics. I LOVE University of KY basketball, who just happen to be the winningest team in college basketball history.
I mentioned being a University of Louisville fan in both football & basketball. Kentucky does have a much richer tradition in basketball, but I think we have an edge in the other sport.
Seriously, I'm to the point where I actually root for both teams, but when they play each other that's a different story.
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Has anyone mentioned his work -- or, in my case, my "work"?
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Has anyone mentioned his work -- or, in my case, my "work"?
I have read your work and while very good for a writer, it does not draw out my "passion".
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Has anyone mentioned his work -- or, in my case, my "work"?
I have read your work and while very good for a writer, it does not draw out my "passion".
Or your compehension, either -- apparently.
Or maybe you were just being a smart-aleck.
Yes, that must be it!
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My Family
Wife and four children
Music
Playing, Recording, Listening, from Genesis to Tool to
Richard Thompson to Talking Heads to Charles Mingus...
Reading
Just about anything, from T.E. Lawrence to Lawrence Block
Writing
The Wide World of Sports
Doncos
Buffs
Avs
Les Nuggets
The Toon
Computing
I occasionally get to play golf, but I think about it a lot more.....
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My Family
Wife and four children
Music
Playing, Recording, Listening, from Genesis to Tool to
Richard Thompson to Talking Heads to Charles Mingus...
Sweet another Tool fan! I thought if I juxtaposed my love for bluegrass/newgrass with my affection for Tool in my previous post that GCA might implode into a cataclysmic black hole.
Cheers,
Brad
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My two young Daughters
My Wife
Wind & Kite Surfing
Snowboarding
Reading (mostly Non-Fiction)
Cycling
Friends
Community (Local Politics)
Food & Wine
Movies
Music (from Live Dead & T. Heads to W.Marsalis & Mozart)
HBO's Entourage
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Kirk/Brad,
Listen to Genesis: "Fly on a Windshield/Broadway Melody of 1974" and then "Sober" by Tool.
Love 'em both.
Cory Lewis is also a Tool fan.
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Live to Ride, Ride to Life - the Harley motto that I used to adhere to but golf has taken over.
Same, sadly, goes for snowboarding, which I haven't done in three years. But I still daydream of fresh powder....
Wine, and especially port, during the winter.
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Ok I'll Bite-
Performing -
Acting - Local Civic theatre groups
Singing - Local Musical Productions
Dry erase boards
Music of the 30's and 40's
Military History
Culinary Arts
&
UND football
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Major passions:
My family
Spectating sports of all kinds (even enjoyed attending an MLS soccer game--my first--last night...)
Lesser but important passions:
Fantasy football
Euchre
Wine and spirits, esp single malt
History
Music (used to be a major passion but seems to be waning)
Cooking
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Lesser but important passions:
Euchre
Wine and spirits, esp single malt
Euchre, and wine. 8)
Well done Doug, I assume you do not play with a Joker. Euchre is our club's after golf game, and has been for all of my 27 years there, often with a bottle of red wine.
My grandfather taught me how to play when I was about 4 or 5.
James B
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For me its my wife and two young children, playing hockey and being a lifetime Toronto Maple Leafs fan, playing classical guitar, reading, fishing, and single malt scotch.
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Just for the sake of being included here:
Somehow I did not discover Italian Opera until a few years ago - a Puccini Opera is just about as good as it gets for an evening - Butterfly, La Boheme, Turandot, Tosca - you can't go wrong.
My other love is photography - especially golf course photography. Can't think of a better time than 8:00PM walking a course and taking pictures.
Dallas Cowboys and Univ So Cal - Fight On!
DB
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I'm not that interesting, so I don't have many interests...but outside of golf:
Movies
Collecting matchbooks (have over 1,500 but they are getting harder and harder to come by)
Snowboarding
Travel
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I wonder which group of guys has more tats?
(http://www.nostalgiafunnycarnews.com/forums/content/newsimages/nne/winnercircle.jpg)
(http://imgsrv.homes.com/imgsrv/d2/77/118274772.jpg)
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USC Trojan football
Irish history
TH
Huck,
Do you see a problem with having both of these on the same list? The Irish might kick you out of their country ;) ;D
That is rather odd, admittedly. But hell, real Irishmen hate Notre Dame as much as I do, as the school truly does put the p in poseur.
TH
While I am sure that there are Irish men and women that hate Notre Dame, I think as a group they have much more love for the Irish than many other groups have (specifically Native Americans) do for the nicknames they are associated with. I'll give you that ND is the most hated university in the country, but its also the most loved. Heck, I see more ND gear in Albuquerque than ANY other school outside the state. Only one that comes close is Texas. USC? Notta.
And oh yeah...my other interests (since I never bothered to list them)...
Coaching/teaching (admittedly involves golf, but who would want to be coached on being a compliance auditor or loan review officer?)
Other sports, college basketball especially, photography, movies, music, hiking occasionally, recently rediscovered racquetball
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Lesser but important passions:
Euchre
Wine and spirits, esp single malt
Euchre, and wine. 8)
Well done Doug, I assume you do not play with a Joker. Euchre is our club's after golf game, and has been for all of my 27 years there, often with a bottle of red wine.
My grandfather taught me how to play when I was about 4 or 5.
James B
No Joker James. Euchre's a great game and easy enough that even I can play it. Not many people play it here in the Rockies so I mainly play online.
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Other than golf....
1. My wife, kids and their interests
2. Great BBQ
3. Great BBQ Sauce
What else is there?!?!?!
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Other than golf....
1. My wife, kids and their interests
2. Great BBQ
3. Great BBQ Sauce
What else is there?!?!?!
What else is there???? I'd have to say beer....nothing goes with your entire list (except your kids) quite like beer..... ;D
Joe
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In addition to golf ...
Spending as much time as I can with my wife the 3 children
Curling
Cycling
Wine
Music and reading
Finally, watching the NY Yankees!
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I enjoy self-righteous moralizing, condescention and judgmentalism, particularly where hypocrisy is also involved.
So there. ;D
Which makes me wonder:
Do you enjoy that stuff so much because you're so good at it -- or are you so good at it because you enjoy it so much?
(BTW: I'm very happy to see that you've moved on from hypocricy to hypocrisy. Can't wait for the move to condenscension! So there. )
Your fellow traveler,
Dan
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Pretty much all sport (especially Chelsea FC who I have had a season ticket for since I was 4), travel, cars and technology / gadgets.
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I enjoy self-righteous moralizing, condescention and judgmentalism, particularly where hypocrisy is also involved.
So there. ;D
Good post Shivas!....do you just enjoy these traits in others, or do you just hold them internally?
I enjoy witty, sarcastic honesty, tinged with a touch of the absurd.....have a good day :)
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1. 10 year old daughter who plays:
a. softball
b. lacrosse
c. soccer
2. Wife who I can not afford to make unhappy
3. NY Yankees ( shared interest with #2 above)
4. NY Football Giants
5. Biking
6. Fishing
7. Manchester United (shared interest with #1 above).
8. Home repair projects (I am a do-it yourselfer).
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1. 10 year old daughter who plays:
a. softball
b. lacrosse
c. soccer
2. Wife who I can not afford to make unhappy
3. NY Yankees ( shared interest with #2 above)
4. NY Football Giants
5. Biking
6. Fishing
7. Manchester United (shared interest with #1 above).
8. Home repair projects (I am a do-it yourselfer).
Bruce: thank you for the admission. It will make my case against you with Child Protective Services that much easier. Obviously anyone who proclaims #7 above is foolish, but foisting such upon one's child is obvious abuse.
TH
ps - go find my post in this where I list my interests - I think it's on the first page - and this will make sense.
;)
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1. 10 year old daughter who plays:
a. softball
b. lacrosse
c. soccer
2. Wife who I can not afford to make unhappy
3. NY Yankees ( shared interest with #2 above)
4. NY Football Giants
5. Biking
6. Fishing
7. Manchester United (shared interest with #1 above).
8. Home repair projects (I am a do-it yourselfer).
Bruce: thank you for the admission. It will make my case against you with Child Protective Services that much easier. Obviously anyone who proclaims #7 above is foolish, but foisting such upon one's child is obvious abuse.
TH
ps - go find my post in this where I list my interests - I think it's on the first page - and this will make sense.
;)
Yes, I made a note to take with a pinch of salt anyone with sufficiently poor taste to follow the Woolwich Arsenal.
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My wife and daughter and daughter on the way.
beer and bbq
Michigan State athletics
Detroit Tigers
Thats about it as golf takes up pretty much all time not devoted to the above 4 interests.
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Careful Shivas you are starting to sound like a grumpy old man.
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Mark - Woolwich Arsenal - touche! Love it.
We need more football battles in this forum. It does come up from time to time. We have Chelsea supporters, ManU, and dare I say a few other Gunners. I seem to recall someone here professing the odd preference for Spurs... can't recall who the poor fellow is.
;D
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...this board is my necessary respite from grammarticianism.
Dave, this explains why we seem to be so simpatico...
I guess I have to chime in on this self help, exercise in introspection...
Besides small puppies, warm goosedown comforters with silky covers, and stately oak trees with leaves wafting in the breeze, I am passionate about...
Narrow interests within a category...
Cooking, but only a narrow range of things. Particularly things that some might claim I cover up mistakes with garlic.... lots of garlic, basil and tomatoes. Never make a recipe the same way twice... improvise on things I see on food channel.
Vino, redder the bedder, and not the expensive stuff, necessarily.
Italian folk music (not opera) but more narrowly confined to the classic Neopolitan songs that most identify with as Italian, and all the obscure ones you never heard. I have this variety of music, home area radio station on often...
http://www.sorrentoradio.com/prova/it.htm (http://www.sorrentoradio.com/prova/it.htm)
Trying to learn the home area Neopolitan dialect. I took many Italian language courses, but continue to stumble and am baffled yet drawn to the dialect of Naples.
Naples area culture and people... some might say it is the N'Awlins of Europe.
Watching Badger Hockey and Football, and NHL Hockey...
Can take or leave Packers football and Green Bay in general, believe it or not...
passionate about health care reform, and seeing the people in this country, USA, reclaim authority and power from corporations and greedy special interests....
You asked for it... ::) :-\ ;D 8)
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Tom: Morgan (the 10 year old) got interested in United as Beckham had played for them, Wayne Rooney will again (after he recovers) and the YES (NY Yankees sports network) network used to have replays of the ManU games before we got Fox Soccer Channel last year. She knows who Thierry Henry is, most of the players are for The US and England National teams, etc.
Being a United fan is like rooting for the Yankees, and we are Yankee fans.
Her school Principal played for Wigan and he is a long-time Liverpool fan....one of our best friends is from Liverpool and is a great Everton fan (go Tim Howard, a former ManU goalie and NJ guy).....we have a great running debate during the season on how each team is playing.
You're allowed to pick any team you like.....I even have friends who are die hard Red Sox and Mets fans and hate the Yankees. It makes the season much more interesting to tease and razz your friends when their team does a crash and burn when they play your favorite.
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Dick,
After trying to keep up with you on those winding Wisconsin roads, I was expecting you to say "bootlegging."
Mike
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Pretty much all sport (especially Chelsea FC who I have had a season ticket for since I was 4), travel, cars and technology / gadgets.
Amazing how many Chelsea fans these days feel duty-bound to say how long they have supported the club to distinguish themselves from the johnny-come-latelys. ;D
My family
Crystal Palace FC
Hatred of Man Utd
Cricket
Real Ale
The novels of John le Carre
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Bruce: you needed say no more after you stated you were Yankee fans. Do you also root for the Lions against the Christians? Hurricanes against land masses? Trump against a homeless person in a poker game?
All in good fun. It's all understandable, we all come to our rooting interests in our own ways. My son and I are Arsenal fans primarily because years ago I thought the name was cool, and he picked up on them as being great in a video game we have.
;D
Jon - well said re Chelsea fans. And I must say I have nothing but love and respect for Palace.
TH
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Jon - well said re Chelsea fans. And I must say I have nothing but love and respect for Palace.
TH
Tom
I can tell you are a true connoisseur of the beautiful game.
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Much obliged, Jon. I do try my best.
;D
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As a life long Yankee fan, you have are required to be a supporter of:
1. Lions
2.Hurricanes
3. I draw the line at Trump.
4. To this day, I can not understand cricket (but I'm an American).
5. I do root for the Cubs as I hope in my lifetime they will again win the pennant....I would be greatly conficted if they played the Yankees in the World Series.....I was hoping in '04 the Cubs and Red Sox would play after the Yankees crashed and burned.
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MIke, that was the 'old family' business. My generation joined the otherside... for the time being, anyway. ;D 8)
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As a life long Yankee fan, you have are required to be a supporter of:
1. Lions
2.Hurricanes
3. I draw the line at Trump.
4. To this day, I can not understand cricket (but I'm an American).
5. I do root for the Cubs as I hope in my lifetime they will again win the pennant....I would be greatly conficted if they played the Yankees in the World Series.....I was hoping in '04 the Cubs and Red Sox would play after the Yankees crashed and burned.
Good stuff, Bruce. I am definitely chuckling. And you redeem yourself with secondary rooting for the Cubs... so you do have a soul after all.
;D ;D
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I have my fingers crossed the Cubbies come thru this year...they are playing well.
When you root for the NY Rangers in hockey, you have some qualities....after all, 1 Stanley Cup in 60 years ranks right up there with the Red Sox World Series wins (we don't know this years outcome yet).
Beckahm certainly put a buzz into our area this weekend..66,000 came to see him play in Giants Stadium....if a few more international name brands came and played here in the US, soccer would be on track to compete with the other televised sports here.....our kids generation all playe soccer, so it only makes sense.....games done in 2 hours....defined amount of TV time for a match....sounds like a no-brainer to me.
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Jon - well said re Chelsea fans. And I must say I have nothing but love and respect for Palace.
TH
Tom
I can tell you are a true connoisseur of the beautiful game.
Behave!!! I've lived in Chelsea all my life and the reason I feel I should quantify my support is precisely because there are so many nouveau "supporters" around - and it's not just Chelsea that suffer from that.
On a golfing level, many of the Chelsea players play regularly, although their choice of course won't surprise many - Wentworth and Wisley being very popular due to the facilities on offer.
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Tom:
Touche, I can live with that.
This also reminds me a conversation I had with another Chelsea fan, regular in this forum, who can identify himself if and when he reads this, and if and when he cares to. I was giving him the standard ribbing out hopping on the Chelsea bandwagon, only starting to root for them now that they're great, etc. etc. etc.
In his inimitable way, he stated:
"Thomas, I'll have you know I played for the Chelsea Juniors in the late 40s."
I believe I shut the hell up.
;D ;D ;D
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Tom:
Touche, I can live with that.
This also reminds me a conversation I had with another Chelsea fan, regular in this forum, who can identify himself if and when he reads this, and if and when he cares to. I was giving him the standard ribbing out hopping on the Chelsea bandwagon, only starting to root for them now that they're great, etc. etc. etc.
In his inimitable way, he stated:
"Thomas, I'll have you know I played for the Chelsea Juniors in the late 40s."
I believe I shut the hell up.
;D ;D ;D
While sadly I don't have as much life experience, I certainly have been attending long enough to go through the bad times and to now appreciate the good times.
My father doesn't play golf - I wish he did - so football is our bond, something which I believe each son needs with his father. I plan on golf and football being that if / when I have children, which is why the cadet scheme at my club is such a great idea.
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Tom:
You remain good by me, as is the other chap, and really all fans of ManU. Heck, I can live with you all, as misguided as you may be. It's Spurs fans I have a tough time with.
;D
And that is so well said re father-son bonding... my son and I have a lot of fun with Arsenal, as my own father and I have my entire life re other teams (soccer as we Americans call it isn't his thing). We all share golf too, or at least are more so now that my son has started more actively playing... It really is a great part of life.
TH
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Tom:
It's Spurs fans I have a tough time with.
TH
I'd respond, if only my beloved club weren't making a laughing stock of its self today. Best manager and team for 15 years and we shoot ourselves in the foot. You don't get that with Boring Boring Arsenal or Roman's Chelski.
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We all live and die each week with this, Mark.
And I'd take Boring Boring Arsenal these days. We do play with flair for sure now, but wow do we have a way of making every game interesting. See Mad Jens' flubs lately?
I shall continue to pray for Palace, which in fact is my daughter's adopted team. She decided on this purely based on the name. Hey, there are worse reasons.
;D
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Not a single gardener so far!
Let me be the first. I grow camellia flowers.
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I cook. I'm a 6 in golf but scatch as a cook in my own, admittedly biased, opinion.
Does anybody play both golf and tennis passionately? Some years ago (before I joined a club) I was really into tennis, looking forward to my Saturday matches with as much anticipation as I look forward to golf now. Without making a conscious decision to do so I drifted away from the game and haven't played at all for over 15 years. It's a great game but I think it's pretty hard to play both golf and tennis seriously and do justice to either.
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NFL football (Colts), racing and cars in general
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Garland,
Add me to the gardener list. Roses are my favorite but in general I just like working around garden. I have some camellias and enjoy them as well. Great color in shaded areas
I have often thought one of the things I like about golf is being out in the general setting. While certainly not a garden in the classic sense if done well a beautiful natural setting.
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Not necessarily in this order:
WVU sports--well football and men's basketball. I've been bleeding blue and gold since I was eight.
A voracious, eclectic, and unsystematic reader.
Winston Churchill
The Civil War
Most history in fact. Of late I've been catching up on the Greeks and Romans. I'm glad they waited on me.
Scrabble--I've played in one tournament and may play in more as I exchange active for more sedentary pursuits as the aging process continues.
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Like Mr. Hendren, all things Tennessee Volunteers.
Like Mr. Schmidt, Northwestern Athletics.
Working on and around the homestead
Reading
Cooking, non-gourmet cooking
But golf takes up a lot of time.
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I shall continue to pray for Palace, which in fact is my daughter's adopted team. She decided on this purely based on the name. Hey, there are worse reasons.
;D
Tom
Palace need all the prayers they can get. Unfortunately our owner, the ridiculous Simon Jordan, is only a multi-millionaire and cannot compete with the likes of Roman.
Of course, the 'glory' days of Palace (3rd in the League, FA Cup finalists) came under the Chairmanship of Ron Noades. He has decided that football is a mugs game and is now into golf club ownership including my home club and The Addington. He has done very well out of me over the years. :'(
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Well Jon, we all have our own little victories.
;D
And we can agree to root against Russian gazillionaires.
;D
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Well Jon, we all have our own little victories.
;D
And we can agree to root against Russian gazillionaires.
;D
The same Russian gazillionaire whose spending directly helped keep Man City and West Ham in business, and indirectly - through related transfers - helped many more smaller clubs to survive?
Is the reason for the disdain the fact that Roman didn't pile in to offer £15M for Clinton Morrison or some equally talented Palace player?! ;)
I'm much happier aiming my hatred at Liverpool.
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Tom - that makes great sense. My heart just holds room for hatred of both clubs.
;D
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Steve Wilson -
Nice to see a fellow Mountaineer on the board. Section 102 row 13 seats 15 & 16.
To quote Gayle Sayers "I am Third"
God
Family (wife and two month old baby girl)
Myself
as for myself:
WVU & Steeler football
Reading - primarily History (Civil War and Colonial Founding Fathers History)
Bird Hunting and Black Powder hunting and shooting
Restoring our Craftsmanstyle cottage home
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Well Jon, we all have our own little victories.
;D
And we can agree to root against Russian gazillionaires.
;D
The same Russian gazillionaire whose spending directly helped keep Man City and West Ham in business, and indirectly - through related transfers - helped many more smaller clubs to survive?
Is the reason for the disdain the fact that Roman didn't pile in to offer £15M for Clinton Morrison or some equally talented Palace player?! ;)
I'm much happier aiming my hatred at Liverpool.
TB
LOL. He can have the lot for £15m.
No disdain on my part. Just pointing out the realities of modern-day football. Of course it's not just Roman these days. You have the Glazers, Shinawatra et al. BUT to say that Roman has helped smalled clubs to survive is stretching it a bit considering most of the signings have been made from abroad. I'm sure AC Milan needed the money you paid for Shevchenko. And what of your English signings? Arsene didn't exactly look to the lower divisions to replace Ashley Cole.
The greatest service that Roman ever did for English football was to get rid of Ken Bates leaving him free to take Leeds to the edge of oblivion a trick he almost pulled off at Chelsea. :D
I actually don't mind Chelsea. As long as Man Utd don't win the Premiership I am quite happy.
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My wife says it's golf and only golf these days, but I say... her 1st and foremost ;D and then
- Soccer (always has and always will be numero uno - my beloved OM is stinking it up this year though)
- Travel
- Food & Wine
- Distilling & Brewing
- History of San Francisco
- Jazz
- Photography
- Classic cars & spirited driving
- Skiing
- Surfing
- Flying
I don't have much time for most of these anymore (e.g. skiing, surfing), but I still get out now and again.
But above all ... outdoors and wide open spaces.
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No way...
You sure this isn't me last year at OB after just getting the 5mm, hood, booties ... the works. Sure looks and ... feels like it.
Still froze my nads out there and with a nasty rip.
My board is still in the closet.
... I miss Blacks now.
Reallly, this is all I think about................
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/aussie-surfer/Grant_BlueHarbor.jpg)
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I'll be short and sweet OT here.
Good to see there are some other soccer fans out there.
I'm an OM fan first and foremost with LOSC a close second in the French Ligue. Of course you guys are rolling your ::) going who cares about the French league. But when I'm in...
England ... it's all about Man. U. for me. Long live Cantona! I'll watch Arsenal though, but less these days without Henry and Vieira.
Spain ... it's all about Barcelona. And to think I had to watch Real to see Zidane. Hate Real. The Camp Nou is something else. I have goose bumps just thinking about it. Talk about an experience.
Italy ... it's all about Juventus. Juve! Juve! Platini and Zidane at their peak. I hate AC Milan. Bianconeri!
You get the idea. I follow my beloved Bleus wherever they go!
... and now back to golf.
Well Jon, we all have our own little victories.
;D
And we can agree to root against Russian gazillionaires.
;D
The same Russian gazillionaire whose spending directly helped keep Man City and West Ham in business, and indirectly - through related transfers - helped many more smaller clubs to survive?
Is the reason for the disdain the fact that Roman didn't pile in to offer £15M for Clinton Morrison or some equally talented Palace player?! ;)
I'm much happier aiming my hatred at Liverpool.
TB
LOL. He can have the lot for £15m.
No disdain on my part. Just pointing out the realities of modern-day football. Of course it's not just Roman these days. You have the Glazers, Shinawatra et al. BUT to say that Roman has helped smalled clubs to survive is stretching it a bit considering most of the signings have been made from abroad. I'm sure AC Milan needed the money you paid for Shevchenko. And what of your English signings? Arsene didn't exactly look to the lower divisions to replace Ashley Cole.
The greatest service that Roman ever did for English football was to get rid of Ken Bates leaving him free to take Leeds to the edge of oblivion a trick he almost pulled off at Chelsea. :D
I actually don't mind Chelsea. As long as Man Utd don't win the Premiership I am quite happy.
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Home theater, Road trips, Music (used to go to a LOT of concerts before they because too expensive), Cool cars that a "normal" guy can afford (I'm intrigued by the new Honda Accord coupe with with the VTEC engine).
Also, nature watching - Sometimes my mind will wander on the golf course just watching a red tail hawk or egret.
Sports teams- Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres. Phillies and Mets (yes, it can happen).
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Hockey and model railroading.......
I have been meaning to add:
"Tweaking gca.com with either delightfully quirky or painfully realistic posts and threads......"
Thanks for the op to do so! ;D
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Well, since being knocked off my perch some years ago, most of my passions have long been pushed by necessity to the back-burner. This board was one, although, I am forcing myself to practice my chops here in the hopes of reviving what is left of my former writing sideline.
With the exception of hyperventilating 12 Saturdays every Fall, cheering for my beloved Trojans, most of my attention has been directed towards trying to cure autism; this is certainly not an endeavor to be taken as a hobby, but out of necessity is the focus of nearly every aspect of life.
Consulting on course design is another passion, but one that has been percolating in the background since before the bomb was detonated. I can still close my eyes and “see” how I want it to look, but will have to admit that, like my guitar playing, it always ends up sounding like Jerry Garcia doing an imitation of Neal Young or looking like John Harbottle trying to do Seth Raynor without common sense or budgetary considerations.
Thank God for Neal . . . . . .
If I tracked my time with a journal, I am guessing that my passion for cooking takes up the most time. The Redhead is working absurd hours, and our three kids have to eat. So, what might be viewed as a chore is actually a form of therapeutic escape from the litigious lunacy that fills what discretionary time is left.
A year from now, I hope my response will be a whole lot different . . . . . .
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Gib...."A year from now, I hope my response will be a whole lot different..."
I hope so too, but in the meantime its good to be able to read your "stuff".
I hadn't had much time to appreciate the use of "words" until the past few years, and your use of them gets my attention.
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Boise State and Notre Dame athletics
Fishing in Rockies
Skiing
Mountain Biking
Family and friends time
hiking with my wife and hound dog
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Snowboarding...I could do it all year
Fly fishing...the Madison River is holy water
Montana Grizzly football
Body Talk...it works for me
Cooking....and eating.....and drinking.
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I could ski every morning, play golf in the PM, and sing and play the piano every night. I used to run until I blew my knee out skiing.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/Vail4.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/Vail2.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/Vail9.jpg)
My daughter, me and wife.
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Woodworking- Greene and Greene, some Stickley repro
Cooking on Green Egg www.biggreenegg.com/eggfests.html
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Jon - well said re Chelsea fans. And I must say I have nothing but love and respect for Palace.
TH
Tom
I can tell you are a true connoisseur of the beautiful game.
Behave!!! I've lived in Chelsea all my life and the reason I feel I should quantify my support is precisely because there are so many nouveau "supporters" around - and it's not just Chelsea that suffer from that.
Tim,
I am delighted to find a long term supporter of Chelsea. I saw my first game at Stamford Bridge in the autumn of 1938 in a loss to Arsenal. Ted Drake scored the goal that beat us but many years later he managed the Blues.
All I know is that the club caused me many more heartaches than joys over the last sixty odd years. The time in the title wilderness was overwhelming. I returned to Rhodesia not long after the war and sort of lost track, there was no TV and the newspaper reorts were skimpy. Thanks to Channel 149 on Dish, it has .have revived my interest in the game.
I said to Huckaby just a couple of days ago that Chelsea will finish out of the top four and Drogba, Lampard, Carvallo(sic) and possibly Essien will be off to pastures new.
Bob
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And with that, Uncle Bob has once again demonstrated the difference between being clever and erudite . . . . . . . Some people are so far out of your league, the only thing to do is sit quietly by and hope some of it rubs off . . . . . .
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Living in the UK for 16 of the last 20 years, I am resigned to being interested in soccer, given that the only other alternatives are lawn bowling, curling, darts, badminton, European Tour "golf", Grab the Balls of your Team Mates and Opponents (rugby), and field hockey. In soccer/football I choose to support Cowdenbeath, figuring that their nickname, the "Blue Brazil" indicates that they are both Protestant and Catholic, even though this is probably not true, but I love the town anyway..... I also support another losing cause, Scotland, although as Patrick Kiser will know, we kicked some butt in France a week or two ago. Just so I can have some regular does of success I also support Man United, and revel when they (usually) put clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea in their rightful places, below the salt.
As for the US, I can't help continue to support the team of my youth, the Yankees, and most Octobers I thank the lord of the championship rings that my parents moved the family from Boston to the suburbs of NYC when I was age 3. I also check in every week to see how my alma mater, Stanford is doing. This weekend, when they were leading Oregon 31-24 at halftime and lost 31-55 was not atypical of most of the 40-45 years of my support.
Outside of sports I am an information and crossword puzzle junkie. I competed in the latter when my synapses were sharp and my small muscle control adequate (at the highest levels, how fast you can write is critical, as you and all your opponents can think at about the same speed). Nowadays I just do 2-3 a day to try to delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Similarly, where I was once a world-class wine drinker, I now focus on quality rather than quantity, in deference to my liver. I sing, too, chorally and as a solo, although the latter is only when I break the quality/quantity rule mentioned immediately above.
I'm sure there is more.....
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Jon - well said re Chelsea fans. And I must say I have nothing but love and respect for Palace.
TH
Tom
I can tell you are a true connoisseur of the beautiful game.
Behave!!! I've lived in Chelsea all my life and the reason I feel I should quantify my support is precisely because there are so many nouveau "supporters" around - and it's not just Chelsea that suffer from that.
Tim,
I am delighted to find a long term supporter of Chelsea. I saw my first game at Stamford Bridge in the autumn of 1938 in a loss to Arsenal. Ted Drake scored the goal that beat us but many years later he managed the Blues.
All I know is that the club caused me many more heartaches than joys over the last sixty odd years. The time in the title wilderness was overwhelming. I returned to Rhodesia not long after the war and sort of lost track, there was no TV and the newspaper reorts were skimpy. Thanks to Channel 149 on Dish, it has .have revived my interest in the game.
I said to Huckaby just a couple of days ago that Chelsea will finish out of the top four and Drogba, Lampard, Carvallo(sic) and possibly Essien will be off to pastures new.
Bob
I'm sure they will. Roman Abramovich might well be the Donald Trump of football (minus the self promotion!). Doesn't really know that much yet wants to get involved all the time.
In what other business would you get rid of the best manager in the world and replace him with a no-mark puppet?
It's akin to Donald wanting to design a course and getting an architect in who will do exactly what he wants, even if it's putting a waterfall (Shevchenko) on a links course...
As you might have gathered, I'm not very happy with the senior management at Chelsea right now!
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I've been a ski instructor since I was 15 years old (now 51), started working on the golf course when I was 13. I guess I'm passionate about work, if it's at a playground.
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....in my spare time I like to look for snakes....in the swamp mainly..."no necks" we call them.
I find their non personal venom to be a tonic, especially in contrast with the Hominid variety.
That, and macrame.
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Muscle Cars
50's Convertibles
Saltwater fishing, shallow water, light tacle, Louisiana, Florida
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The Cubs are playing Arizona in the NLDS...I could not be any happier....with the Yankees taking the wild card a NY/Chicago World Series would be a Network TV Winner....if that happens I might need to root, root , root for the Cubbies...
United plays Roma in the Champions league at 2:45 EDT.
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My 2 Children and My Wife of 20 Years
NJ Devils Hockey
Great Food and Wine
My Club
Broadway
Movies
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LSU Tigers
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I enjoy watching college football, golf, poker, and other sporting events in HD on a home theater. I enjoy beer and brats...but also go for an upscale dinner and glass of wine. I enjoy classic rock to country to classical music...all can get the blood pumping!
I also enjoy listening to political commentary and becoming an "armchair quarterback" while watching CNN or Fox News. Stephen Colbert is my hero. Wrist strong, baby.
But most important of all is my family...spending time with loved ones and sharing smiles makes life worth living!
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My one truly passionate interest is playing golf, the course architecture stuff plays second fiddle to actually being out there hitting the ball. I also obviously spend way too much lifespan online discussing golf-related stuff with other monomaniacs.
Outside of that, my other interests are much farther down my hierarchy of needs. I dabble with learning to play viola and, occasionally, guitar. I listen to an awful lot of music of various kinds and spend too much time watching stuff in our home theater.
I also like to spend time walking around our neighborhood and yard keeping an eye on all the people, pets, other critters and whatever plants are in season. I used to spend a lot of time looking at the sky, with or without telescopes, but they've put so many lights up near our house I can't see anything but yellow glare.
Not much of a sports fan. I watch the majors and a couple other golf tournaments plus the occasional Euro Tour event on The Golf Channel on rainy winter mornings. I see one or two NFL football games on TV most weeks and maybe the odd baseball game. Other sports aren't really on my radar.
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My boys win at Anfield today.
Allez l'O.M.!!!
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The capital markets...I find this endlessly fascinating and a game that never sleeps, rests, or ends.
The meaning of life/God's Will
Being a good husband and father
I think I am gathering an interest in travel, this has been facilitated by my love of golf and golf course architecture.
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The capital markets...I find this endlessly fascinating and a game that never sleeps, rests, or ends.
The meaning of life/God's Will
Being a good husband and father
I think I am gathering an interest in travel, this has been facilitated by my love of golf and golf course architecture.
Mac,
Grease is playing on CMT, I thought that was your greatest passion.
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I do love that movie. But I wouldn't call it a passionate interest. 8)
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Since i was forced to retire from golf in June 2008, I've taken up 2 other genuine interests. I began painting then and have kept up that hobby consistently. Feeling that I needed still another challenge, I joined my son in his residental real estate business.
I thought when I sold my business in 1998 and retired that I would never work again, but thank goodness I've had this opportunity to be productive again and share it with my son.
If someone will direct me how to post my painting, I'll do so forthwith.
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my career
my family
wine
travel
reading
sleep
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God
Family
Volunteering/Giving back
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Adopting Bernese Mountain Dogs
and
Listening
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Gentlemen,
I like reading (internalising is another matter!). I am always up for a hand of bridge and have started playing chess again ( a lovely, solid wooden chessboard for Christmas).
Oh Mac....... you are not alone in having a passion for Aussie sheilas! My Tricia is bonzer!
Cheers Colin
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Gents - I referee high school basketball. It keeps me occupied during the non-golf season here in the northeast. And, while it might seem like I'm a glutton for punishment, it's actually a blast.
I'm also a Cleveland Indians fan. OK, so on second thought, maybe I am a glutton for punishment!
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I play blues harmonica - in fact for a while in the late eighties I scraped a living from it.
Here's a photo which turned up on Facebook recently of me in c.1982 with my then band 'Special 20'.
(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg157/dantovey/DJKanec1982.jpg)
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I collect/hoard afro-american folk art and caddy badges. Also I venture to Thailand every year for the Lo Krathong celebration. And I love mariachi bands.
Anthony
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Warching tennis at the moment. Murray battling his demons and a great opponent is terrific theater.
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Guitar and Poker. Duncan, let's jam! We could probably put together a pretty decent all-GCA band...
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I'm starting my 20th year of teaching the same adult Sunday School class.
Bogey
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Mostly whatever activities my kids are currently participating in... dance, sports, choir, etc.
Restoring old pinball machines. Mostly late 70's, early 80's stuff from my childhood years.
Beer. Any and all, but love finding new microbreweries from around the country.
Learning to play guitar.
Following the Jayhawks in pretty much all sports, but especially basketball.
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da Bears,
craft beer,
finding the ultimate Chacago style pan pizza,
girls club volleyball,
the stock market,
gardening,
and home remodeling
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My wife and family
Cleveland sports (although, after a lifetime of seeing nothing but heartbreak and losing, I'm quickly losing faith and patience)
My career (trying to improve as a lawyer every day)
Reading about history and keeping up with current events
Playing squash (I needed something to keep me busy when I can't play golf during the long, grey Ohio winter)
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If someone will direct me how to post my painting, I'll do so forthwith.
Easiest way would be to snap a digital photo and post that: How to post images on GolfClubAtlas.com (http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,50942.0.html)
I'd like to see your work.
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For craft beer lovers and/or Cleveland residents, if you're in Cleveland, head to Fat Head's Brewery and try a few different types and report back. The owner of the original Fat Head's in Pittsburgh (not a brewpub) is a partner in the Cleveland brewery and a good friend, terrific guy, and I'm hoping his new efforts at his own beer ends up being the next big craft beer.
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Can't remember what I posted on here before, but most of my non-work time is consumed by my amazing little guy, he's almost 8 now, best thing that ever happened to me. I do spend what little time I have outside of him trying to stay fit to keep up with him, but lately that seems like I just spend time injuring myself. 44 going on 64...
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Motorcycling - race bikes, dirt bikes, adventure bikes, supermoto bikes
Motorsports - F1, MotoGP, Dakar rally
Food/wine/spirits
Swimming
Classical music, jazz, bluegrass
Empire Boardwalk, Mad Men, Breaking Bad (adios Gus, you will be missed)
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Anyone else in the group like me and find it harder and harder to be interested in professional golf. I honestly would watch a hour long video on Crytsal Downs than watch Tiger Woods play golf in the Middle East.
Other than golf courses, I don't have much time left for anything else with my law practice and wife and 5 young kids. Love spending time with the kids in any activity. Also follow the Browns - get on the train now as good times are coming!
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Anyone else in the group like me and find it harder and harder to be interested in professional golf. I honestly would watch a hour long video on Crytsal Downs than watch Tiger Woods play golf in the Middle East.
Professional golf is incredibly boring to watch. I have no idea how so many guys on this website can tolerate it. My golf viewing has declined to the point where I watch the last nine holes of each major. Occasionally I watch an event just to see the course (I watched Golf Channel's APL coverage from Bandon last year).
Anyway, some of interests...none of which I really have time for:
Tennis
I'm a mediocre guitar and banjo player
I like to read, trying to get caught up on 20th century American literature at the moment
I love working with dogs - both my own, and I also volunteer at my local animal shelter. I really enjoy working with pit bulls.
Spending time with my wife and young daughter.
Trying to find time to explore the Bay Area, where I have lived for the past three years.
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Family and Career first, but beyond that and my addiction to golf ...
Curling
Hiking
Cycling (after a long hiatus, due to burnout)
Home Projects (I find this very therapeutic)
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Motorsports - F1 mainly
Football (soccer) - manchester united fan and try to play a couple of times a week.
Food, cooking and eating out
Beer and wine, I also recently experimented with making my own cider.
Playing golf
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I grow a few things
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Playing what I call my second daughter:
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x67/kelbrett/Michelle.jpg)
And craft beer. Heading to Las Vegas for the GCSAA show in 4 weeks. I'm amazed by the selection in local Ralph's, etc., everytime I travel to the US.
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(All these Cleveland sports fans on the Discussion Board -- who knew? :D)
High school swimming -- probably the best high school sport around for aspiring athletes. I started a blog about it here in Wisconsin, and it's now part of the definitive website for the sport in the state: www.wisca.net
Now actively following collegiate swimming as well, but no plans for a blog....
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In Chicago, the golf season gets a bit pinched. To alleviate the inherent boredom of cabin fever, I started playing Paddle Tennis (or Platform Tennis) a few years ago. Played solely in the cold season, its a combination of tennis and squash. A doubles format, the main differences are you can play shots off of the screens and you only get one serve. The video below from the 2010 National Championships will give you a bit of an idea. If anything, its a great way to get some outside activity during the hibernation months. On match nights, the home teams are responsible for providing the beer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y661vg0nacM&feature=related
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On page 8, Cary Lichtenstein asked for help to post his paintings.....
So, I present the fabulous Mr. Lichtenstein
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Superman_Cary_2_step_from_finished.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Smoking_Final_with_Cary.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Marbles_16.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Indian_Chief_Original.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/IMG_0309.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/IMG_0078.jpg)
I'll let him give you his commentary.
My favorite is the Marbles...but WOW on all of them, seriously WOW.
Happy to be a conduit,
Bart
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I'm starting my 20th year of teaching the same adult Sunday School class.
Bogey
Did Bruce Pearl ever attend?!
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I'm starting my 20th year of teaching the same adult Sunday School class.
Bogey
Did Bruce Pearl ever attend?!
I bet a Sunday School with Bruce Pearl would be wild.
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Photographing my wife's flowers.
(http://www.pbase.com/jstaylor/image/134736052.jpg)
and birds too.
(http://www.pbase.com/jstaylor/image/132559788.jpg)
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Flying. Yesterday I was line #1 (first takeoff) of the day under a red sky. Nothing smells like jet fuel at 0630. Nothing replicates 6 G's.
Hiking. Can't wait to spend 5 days in Grand Teton NP this summer. I got a permit for five nights in the backcountry. Fifth year I've tried.
Mountain Biking. Current obsession. I'm not very good, but I give it a go and pay the price. It's a hell of a workout too!
College Football. Interest waning after a couple years of scandal. But I bleed Red and Black.
EPL. One Nil to the Arsenal! Newest obsession. Watched a match last Sunday and was hooked. NBA, MLB, and NASCAR are all done for me.
Skiing. If I'm near a ski area, good luck keeping me off it. I miss it so much. Another reason why I'm "over" Texas.
I very much like this thread. It's hard to "know" people off our our common interest of golf and golf courses. I wish I knew more about most of you guys outside of golf.
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On page 8, Cary Lichtenstein asked for help to post his paintings.....
So, I present the fabulous Mr. Lichtenstein
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Superman_Cary_2_step_from_finished.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Smoking_Final_with_Cary.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Marbles_16.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/Indian_Chief_Original.jpg)
Much thanks goes to M B Bradley for posting these for me :)
I injured my back when I was 40 years old and thru anti inflamatories, ice, massage and cortisone, I made it to my 65th birthday before they sliced and diced me. Knowing I couldn't play for 6 months, I found a painting instructor and learnt to paint under his supervision.
The same hand eye coordination found in the short game applies in painting, and a number of my golf friends paint with me.
Most of these take about 50-70 hours except "marbles" which took 300 hours. The medium is oil, the category is hyper photo realistic.
Most of my normal size painting table
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/IMG_0309.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/mbbradley/Careys%20photos/IMG_0078.jpg)
I'll let him give you his commentary.
My favorite is the Marbles...but WOW on all of them, seriously WOW.
Happy to be a conduit,
Bart
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Doing really cool things with Excel at work
Criticizing others
Home improvement projects
Whatever is on my TIVO
Beer
Howard Stern
Geoffshackelford.com
Road Rage
Christopher Buckley's Books
Contemplating where my golf game went...
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Weekends now are consumed with being a squash Dad for my 16 year old. Here he is in white playing in the Tournament of Champions Junior Division at Grand Central Station in NYC:
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/190722_213425492007570_199247783425341_1009825_8249523_n.jpg)
In the last month, he has played kids from Japan, Pakistan, Egypt, Canada, England and Brooklyn (!) in New York, Boston, Scotland and England. I kid him that he is LeBron Sweeney on these road trips. I can't play squash with him anymore but I am in very good shape for an "old guy" trying to keep up with him.
In two and a half years, he will be off to college so golf trips can wait for now as it is really fun for Dad too. Die hard skier too in a past life and that may come back on intermediate style runs down the road.
Also amazed and impressed at Cary's art work.
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Mike,
Isn't it funny / cool how you spend time as a parent introducing your kids to your interests and often as not end they end up being the ones who introduce you to theirs? I get that you introduced squash but did you ever play in GC station as a kid? I know, trick question!
Cary, I was expecting landscapes -- that's really impressive! How have you learned and please do tell us more about your subject choices.
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Here are some of the kids refurbishing a school that had been hit my rockets...
In all seriousness, this kind of stuff blows my mind. A school needs refurbishing because it was HIT BY ROCKETS!!!! That concept is beyond my comprehension.
I'll add another one that left me dumbfounded...
Talking to my buddy, whom I met in the Corps who has been active in the "sanbox" as he puts it since day one of the Afghan/Iraq conflict, said that a friend of his complained about how dangerous being in City X was. And his response to me was, "That is b..s.... It ain't dangerous there. All they get is an occassional rocket that will hit a building or something like that."
Huh? Having an "occasional" rocket randomly hit a building that you may or may not be in, isn't dangerous?!?!?!? Makes me flat out afraid for him and what he is doing day in and day out, if that isn't dangerous.
I get upset if it is raining too much and I can't play golf on a given day. How soft have I become? (Don't answer that!)
Another tid-bit, along those lines...and yeah, I've had too much coffee this morning and I'm rolling...sorry...
I went to the Gulf Coast area after Katrina hit to help rebuild a few homes...I figured it was the least I could do, given how close I lived to the devastated area. I was, again, dumbfounded and blow away. Houses, neighborhoods, schools...GONE!!! Completely blown over and 100% destroyed by wind. Freakin' wind!!
I snapped a few pictures of homes that were totally blow over and just piles of rubble. Now these were NICE homes, well build, brick, sturdy, nice...right on the beach. But they were reduced to piles of rubble in the blink of an eye!
I have these pictures hanging on the wall in my office. I look over at them for grounding purposes when I "think" I am having a bad day.
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Here are some of the kids refurbishing a school that had been hit my rockets...
In all seriousness, this kind of stuff blows my mind. A school needs refurbishing because it was HIT BY ROCKETS!!!! That concept is beyond my comprehension.
I'll add another one that left me dumbfounded...
Talking to my buddy, whom I met in the Corps who has been active in the "sanbox" as he puts it since day one of the Afghan/Iraq conflict, said that a friend of his complained about how dangerous being in City X was. And his response to me was, "That is b..s.... It ain't dangerous there. All they get is an occassional rocket that will hit a building or something like that."
Huh? Having an "occasional" rocket randomly hit a building that you may or may not be in, isn't dangerous?!?!?!? Makes me flat out afraid for him and what he is doing day in and day out, if that isn't dangerous.
I get upset if it is raining too much and I can't play golf on a given day. How soft have I become? (Don't answer that!)
Another tid-bit, along those lines...and yeah, I've had too much coffee this morning and I'm rolling...sorry...
I went to the Gulf Coast area after Katrina hit to help rebuild a few homes...I figured it was the least I could do, given how close I lived to the devastated area. I was, again, dumbfounded and blow away. Houses, neighborhoods, schools...GONE!!! Completely blown over and 100% destroyed by wind. Freakin' wind!!
I snapped a few pictures of homes that were totally blow over and just piles of rubble. Now these were NICE homes, well build, brick, sturdy, nice...right on the beach. But they were reduced to piles of rubble in the blink of an eye!
I have these pictures hanging on the wall in my office. I look over at them for grounding purposes when I "think" I am having a bad day.
well said...it's amazing how many people worry/freak out over unbelievably trivial stuff when others have real problems like rocket attacks to worry about
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Cary, I'm blown away by your art. Did you dabble when you were younger? It's hard to believe you discovered such a talent later in life, I'm damn impressed. Thanks for sharing.
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I like a fine cigar, jack Nicholson movies and scrable turnments.
Anthony
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Drag racing, I have a Super Stock 55 Chev Belair, 255 h.p. 350 c.i. engine, runs 10.40's in the quarter mile.
Gardening
Still love golf course construction after more than 50 years of doing it.
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Reading and occassionally contributing to OT threads on GCA.COM.
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fly-fishing from a drifting boat on a remote scottish loch deep in the highlands, mist rolling in off the high tops, only me and my rod and line whishing in the damp morning air. a sudden ripple on the right. cast into the waves. a moment. then. SEIZE. a tug. and a mighty battle ensues. trout leaping, pulling, line running, screaming reel testifies. fifteen heart-stopping minutes later, the quarry lies there. beautiful bar of silvery-brown, thank you salmo trutta, it was an honour to meet and to tempt and deceive you. i promise to honour your memory. my family will know of your life. your energy becomes theirs. scotland forever.
love,
FBD.
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Since this thread is already OT a funny golf you tube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyDHaKtROZo
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Other than family and friends, supporting the Red Wings is one of my favourite things to do.
I also like reading history, but this obsession has waned in recent years after selling off most of my books.
Following bull fighting has waned as well, but I still hope to attend the odd event here and there.
I really enjoy seeking out good, affordable wines, but I don't do many buying trips to France anymore.
Jeepers, maybe its time to get passionate about something!
Ciao
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Small school Texas High School football. I just love the drama and commitment the small town folks make to their youth. My kids go to a high school with an enrollment of 400. On friday nights between the varsity kids kids on the field, the freshman and JV teams that line the sidelines, the band, cheerleaders, mascots, drill teams, flag team...etc...we have almost 300 kids involved and about 3,000 in the stands. And most of the other teams do the same. Pretty cool atmosphere and pure sports as almost none of those kids will play ball after high school. Want to see raw emotion, go down on the field after the seniors play their last game.
My vegetable garden. I'll be working on it this afternoon.
My chickens...nothing like an omelet with farm fresh eggs and fresh onion and tomato right out of the ground.
Fishing - grew up a bass fisherman, but I think I like redfishing better. And fresh red fish on the grill is out of this world good.
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chess
red wine - mostly Italian
Mozart
-Ted
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I like a fine cigar, jack Nicholson movies and scrable turnments.
Anthony
Now that is funny........ At least I think it is meant to be :-\
Neil
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Small school Texas High School football. I just love the drama and commitment the small town folks make to their youth. My kids go to a high school with an enrollment of 400. On friday nights between the varsity kids kids on the field, the freshman and JV teams that line the sidelines, the band, cheerleaders, mascots, drill teams, flag team...etc...we have almost 300 kids involved and about 3,000 in the stands. And most of the other teams do the same. Pretty cool atmosphere and pure sports as almost none of those kids will play ball after high school. Want to see raw emotion, go down on the field after the seniors play their last game.
My vegetable garden. I'll be working on it this afternoon.
My chickens...nothing like an omelet with farm fresh eggs and fresh onion and tomato right out of the ground.
Fishing - grew up a bass fisherman, but I think I like redfishing better. And fresh red fish on the grill is out of this world good.
Fighting Sandcrabs?
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Cooking
History
Ski and Hockey
Wine
french-canadian obvious choices
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Cary
Great work for sure! Congratulations
I like your experimentation with a different style
It seems you should explore more
Working from a home office is great for spending time with the family (while still working a ton of hours), going to almost all daughter functions and walking them home from school occasionally. 2 years ago in a very slow and depressing market with most of my time at my desk eating Shipley donuts, I joined an MMA (mixed martial arts) gym - I wrestled for many years in my past.
I now train Brazillian Jiu Jitsu 6-7 days a week, 1-2 hours a day - sometimes with world champions and minor league UFC fighters.
It is a fascinating, highly complex martial artform.
I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I have.
I am much fitter and have gotten very good.
It is fun choking out bigger, stronger grown men on a daily basis.
Mahaffey doesn't kick sand on me anymore either.
Cheers
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I'm President of an amateur theatre group. We entered 5 festivals in 2011 for 3 wins and 2 runners up.
Fitting props, costumes and a golf bag in the car is sometimes tough to manage.
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I'm President of an amateur theatre group. We entered 5 festivals in 2011 for 3 wins and 2 runners up.
Fitting props, costumes and a golf bag in the car is sometimes tough to manage.
Too late Bruce, Nuzzo already killed this thread with his engineering speak, martial arts, brain dump.
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I am much fitter and have gotten very good.
It is fun choking out bigger, stronger grown men on a daily basis.
Note to self . . . Don't piss off Mike Nuzzo.
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I love shooting pool all winter.
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Anything baseball, from little league to the majors.
Jack higgins novels.
Anything that involves the Rules of Golf.
Collecting Golf Magazines, a little under 4000 in my basement in a special sectioned cubicle I built<10 ft. long, 51/2 ft.high and 3 ft. deep.
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Cary- Nice stuff!
Collecting (and listening to) Grateful Dead music
skiing - Mad River Glen
cooking-especially low and slow love my big Green Egg
doing trialthlons -pretty slow there too (must be some kind of trend
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Dave - glad to see other Dead fans on the board. I was a taper and saw Jerry 150 times between 1981 and 1992. I've slowly been archiving all of my old analog masters onto a hard drive for easier access. I had a set of Nakamichi CM-100 with the cp-4 shotguns running into either a Sony D5-M or JVC PCM-D5. A lot of great nights for sure. Used to tour with a guy running an old Sony PCM-F1 digital processor onto a potable betamax machine. That set-up lined into some Schoepp's mics could sing at the right venue.
These days I am still pretty involved with listening to and collecting music with my tastes running the gamut - I truly believe that every genre has both great stuff and a lot of mediocrity. The trick is finding the stuff worth listening to.
Outside of work, golf and my two kids (4 and 8 years old) and being a news junkie and seeing some good shows here and there does not leave much time for too much else. (Saw acoustic Hot Tuna last week and have Psychic TV at the end of the month in Philly!)
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Dave - glad to see other Dead fans on the board. I was a taper and saw Jerry 150 times between 1981 and 1992. I've slowly been archiving all of my old analog masters onto a hard drive for easier access. I had a set of Nakamichi CM-100 with the cp-4 shotguns running into either a Sony D5-M or JVC PCM-D5. A lot of great nights for sure. Used to tour with a guy running an old Sony PCM-F1 digital processor onto a potable betamax machine. That set-up lined into some Schoepp's mics could sing at the right venue.
These days I am still pretty involved with listening to and collecting music with my tastes running the gamut - I truly believe that every genre has both great stuff and a lot of mediocrity. The trick is finding the stuff worth listening to.
Outside of work, golf and my two kids (4 and 8 years old) and being a news junkie and seeing some good shows here and there does not leave much time for too much else. (Saw acoustic Hot Tuna last week and have Psychic TV at the end of the month in Philly!)
Faulkner looks good in his Dead hat on the golf course. I like the allegiance to his boys.
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Jim,
5/9/78- Syracuse War Memorial. 1st show. Werewolves Encore with Masks.
1/21/79 Masonic Temple Detroit. Keith, No Donna (nuff said)
6/28/83- Poplar Creek. Looks like rain with lightning all around us.
12/18/84 UIC Pavillion Jerry Garcia Band/ Frank Zappa
9/10/91- MSG with Branford Marsalis in rare form
amongst many others....
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Live Music - I go to roughly 40-50 concerts per year, mostly at venues holding fewer than 500 people, occasionally with GCAers;
College Basketball and Football - though this was an especially bad year to be a UCLA and Illinois fan;
NHL Hockey - my Kings, as they have been for the last forty years or so, are pitiful, but I still watch every game;
Major League Baseball - Looking forward to Albert Pujols' 10 best years in Anaheim;
And craft beer. I tend to stockpile highly regarded, very ageable beer the way many people do with wine, and probably have about $1,000 worth of good beer (based on its ebay value) in my closet.
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I still play a lot of hockey: 2 afternoons of pick-up + 2 evening league every week
I still play each year in the golf superintendents tournament
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I used to have all sorts of "other" passionate interests. All that remains is three of the most beautiful grandchildren who have ever existed and cannabis.
Cheers,
Dan King
Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.
--Mary H. Waldrip
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Exploring the beautiful pacific northwest, Oregon Ducks, running ultra marathons. Just signed up for my 1st 100k!
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I used to have all sorts of "other" passionate interests. All that remains is three of the most beautiful grandchildren who have ever existed and cannabis.
Cheers,
Dan King
Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.
--Mary H. Waldrip
Dan...make sure not to miss our upcoming GCA.com trip to The Netherlands!!
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This may be one of my favorite threads.
I love fly fishing, Michigan State football and basketball, U.S. History, Detroit Tigers/Lions/ Red Wings, Traveling with fellow supers, All apple products, Old friends, Girls, but I'm mostly obsessed with Ben Hogan and every aspect of golfing history. I literally grew up on a golf course, when other kids were going to day care, I was on the back of tractor pulling gang mowers. I use to cut cups and do course setup before I went to school in the morning. So for years all I knew was golf until football or basketball season started.
The only thing that rivals my golfing knowledge is Michigan State athletics. I never miss a game and I can probably name you every recruit in the last 15 years. I was obsessed with all things sports in high school but now that I'm getting older I'm starting to enjoy more "mature" things. A nice capital grill or ruth's chris filet mignon before going to the movies with my girlfriend.
I still make her watch golf ;)
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Jud - some of the greats that I was lucky to be at:
11/1/85 Richmond - they made a Dick's Picks out of it - my first show taping with my own equipment
12/15/86 Oakland - return show after Jerry's coma
6/29/86 Alpine - really liked the Shakedown-Estimated-Eyes - really the whole 6/28-6/30 Alpine-Alpine-Cincy run was strong
Jerry on Broadway - saw one show at the Lunt-Fontanne theater off of Times Square during the run
New Year's '87 - not the greatest run but catching a New Year's run was special
4/30 and 5/1/88 Frost - Afternoon shows in the California sun - few things could come close
3/24/86 Philly Spectrum - 2nd set was short but one of the greats
4 shows on the Jerry tour in '89 with MSG-Albany-Hartford in three successive nights - always wished there were more east coast JGB
So long ago but still meaningful to me. Still love live music in bars and clubs - The Dirtbombs are as good as it gets these days. I doubt anything will get as good as Jerry on the "right" night could however. These days it's work, family, golf and the New York Rangers.
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Jim and Jud nice to see some folks that appreciate good music on here
Jim that sound like a serious rig
i am a big audiance tape fan so would love to hear some of your stuff
some of my faves were
William and Mary 4/15/78
Springfield 5/11/78
Stanley Theater 11/30-12/1/79
Lake Placid 10/17/83
on and on
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Music! I like almost any music, but the Grateful Dead are at the top of my list by far.
Quail hunting
Bourbon ;D
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Skiing, especially powder variety in Canada, (fitting for a boy from Wyo.)
Flying, as in flying myself and a couple buds to some out of the way gem to get a round in.
Backpacking with my boys
Reading a good book
Being with my wife
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Jim and Jud nice to see some folks that appreciate good music on here
Jim that sound like a serious rig
i am a big audiance tape fan so would love to hear some of your stuff
some of my faves were
William and Mary 4/15/78
Springfield 5/11/78
Stanley Theater 11/30-12/1/79
Lake Placid 10/17/83
on and on
Jim, Jud and Dave,
I have most of the vault on a Hard drive. Pm me if you want to figure out a way to get a copy. Some of the shows are audience, but most are SBD.
Recently, I have been transferring an entire tour (i.e. Spring of '69) onto a dedicated iPod. I leave it in my car and then I systematically listen to the entire tour. I'll then get intrigued by another tour and listen to that one as well.
We all have our favorites, but 5.2.70 takes the cake for me. Great acoustic set, then everything under the sun in that blistering electric set. Once a time machine is invented, I am heading to that show, running into Bear and then dancing my rear-end off. As Jerry said early in the show, "Relax, we've got you all night long". ;D
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Hello Carson and other Dead Heads,
I enjoy the Grateful Dead's live music from around 1968 to 1972 best. However, I am not as well versed on live Dead as a devoted fan of their music. But the early stuff is a more driving style of music. It rocks harder. They became pretty sedate as the years went by.
I like collecting great songs on my iPod, that's a big passion these days.
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Hello Carson and other Dead Heads,
I enjoy the Grateful Dead's live music from around 1968 to 1972 best. However, I am not as well versed on live Dead as a devoted fan of their music. But the early stuff is a more driving style of music. It rocks harder. They became pretty sedate as the years went by.
I like collecting great songs on my iPod, that's a big passion these days.
I agree about the decline of the Dead. They got tired and stopped executing at the right level. Their music was monochromatically mundane with aimless meandering jamming and lame lyrics. The live shows from the mid 70s and forward are almost unlistenable and one suspects the band was half whacked.
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Terry are you sure you are not talking about phish
;D
I will agree they were consistently better pre 82 as late as 1990 they were doing incredible things e.g Madison sq Garden Sept 1990
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I often listen to the Dead channel on Sirius. My kids seem good with the Dead. My oldest son recently asked me why I listen to "hippie" music when I'm not a hippie? A paradoxical question for him.
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Must admit that I'm kind of surprised getting into a Dead discussion on this board but...
There were high and low points all through their history. '69 is clearly a big high point, as is a lot of '73. I really thought a good bit of the '76-79 era is somewhat overrated and can get very bogged down feeling (I have a soft spot for 11/6/79 Philly with the slowest Black Peter ever). IMO the good bits of '85 and early '86 were underrated. '89 and Spring '90 got real good as well. My feeling when touring in the mid to late '80's was to hope to see at least one of the two or three meltdowns on a given tour. There were certain to be some clunkers as well in that era (4/6/85 Philly and Harrisburg '84). I'm not sure that Jerry's playing was ever as inventive and jazzy after the '86 coma as prior to it. I really liked the quick jazzy riffs of the '85 time period (examples Shakedown 3/27/85 - Eyes first solo Alpine 6/29/86). After the coma I thought the shows got more even for a while but the highs were not quite maintained through a full show as they could be prior (example 10/12/84 Augusta, Me). Once they went to the Midi-heavy work and the quiet stage in '92 or so I lost the fever to see them. I was at 5 of the 6 '90 Garden shows and considered them a very strong run, probably the last really strong run I saw live.
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Must admit that I'm kind of surprised getting into a Dead discussion on this board but...
There were high and low points all through their history. '69 is clearly a big high point, as is a lot of '73. I really thought a good bit of the '76-79 era is somewhat overrated and can get very bogged down feeling (I have a soft spot for 11/6/79 Philly with the slowest Black Peter ever). IMO the good bits of '85 and early '86 were underrated. '89 and Spring '90 got real good as well. My feeling when touring in the mid to late '80's was to hope to see at least one of the two or three meltdowns on a given tour. There were certain to be some clunkers as well in that era (4/6/85 Philly and Harrisburg '84). I'm not sure that Jerry's playing was ever as inventive and jazzy after the '86 coma as prior to it. I really liked the quick jazzy riffs of the '85 time period (examples Shakedown 3/27/85 - Eyes first solo Alpine 6/29/86). After the coma I thought the shows got more even for a while but the highs were not quite maintained through a full show as they could be prior (example 10/12/84 Augusta, Me). Once they went to the Midi-heavy work and the quiet stage in '92 or so I lost the fever to see them. I was at 5 of the 6 '90 Garden shows and considered them a very strong run, probably the last really strong run I saw live.
I understand all that you have said. For me however, I have to broadstroke it with...I prefer all work from '77 and before. Much prefer '72 and before. I like the punchiness of '75 Boston and the GAMH show of course. '74 seemed a little spacey, but the China>Rider transitions of that year were fantastic.
All that said, you give me ANY show from 1970 and before....I'll take it.
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Church activities
Enjoying being outside with my kids
Cooking meat with fire
Seafood
Carolina Basketball
BBQ sauces
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Pool.
Watching my children play sports.
Metallica.