Now I begin to understand why murkins are addicted to the most
tedious football code on the planet - it has room for even those who
indulge in the excesses of the local diet.
Shot a game at the weekend - it's not exactly popular here so this
was unusual.
Yeah, it was an accident - I was only told it was a 'football' game,
not which type.
There were a lot more people on the field than off it - the officials
outnumbered the spectators.
Couple of frustrated ex-pat murkins who knew what to do and a lot of
big islanders who didn't.
In between almost falling over with boredom (Oh hell - now the tribe
of referees are having a bloody conference too!) I noted that the
team selection was very 'democratic' - in fact, I got the impression
that I could get time on the field if they could find kit to fit.
<http://www.pbase.com/afildes/oly_whoppers>
Frankly, I prefer to see big hits between blokes with little or no
padding.
Oh - the E-3 has serious difficulty focussing on black and white
striped objects.
More to come when I've got time.
Including shots of the extremely infrequent 'action'.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.................
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 29/07/2008, at 8:35 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Mmmmmm, yum!! KC style barbecue is my favorite. But, fortunately, I
> like almost all styles of barbecue because I think I'm gonna see all
> kinds of barbecue. Can't wait. Yes, Bill, Texas style too. But
> there
> I have a tough time choosing between barbecue and Tex-Mex.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Ken Norton wrote:
>>> Thanks. That doesn't sound particularly inviting. I guess thing
>>> change
>>> in 50+ years.
>>
>> ya think?
>>
>> Actually, the Illinois segment is still pretty well identified and
>> maintained. There are places where Route 66 is still celebrated.
>> Not to be
>> left out, here in Iowa, we celebrate the "Lincoln Highway". I
>> believe Tama
>> has the sole surviving "Lincoln Highway Bridge" still in use.
>> Pretty cool,
>> really. The railings spell out "Lincoln Highway". It is just to
>> the west of
>> "King Tower", which was a full-service travel stop in Tama built
>> in the late
>> thirties and has been relatively unchanged since then. (decent pork
>> tenderloin too). A definite photo-op in its rundown, but still
>> used state.
>>
>> Between Kansas City and St. Louis, my choice is simple: Kansas
>> City. Two
>> reasons: BBQ and Architecture. Kansas City is the NYC of the
>> midwest. St.
>> Louis has way too many "river town" characteristics to it. Kansas
>> City and
>> St. Louis are about the same as the USA and the UK. The only
>> problem with
>> KC is that my recommended BBQ joint in town is not the best place
>> to send a
>> white out-of-towner. Ok, ok, LC's on 5800 Blue Parkway, Raytown.
>> Lock your
>> door and keep the cameras hidden in the trunk. For the
>> vegitarians, they do
>> have awesome fries.
>>
>> http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=2640
>>
>>
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