[Ducati] Grumpy old man rant

[Ducman]

Good luck with your recovery, when I was laid up with a multiple  
displaced metatarsal fracture from a race crash I gave up on TV and  
resorted to books, that turned out to be a good thing. Some friends  
and family dropped different books off, things I wouldn't normally  
read, ended up accidentally broadening my horizon's :)

Paul

On Apr 28, 2007, at 3:47 PM, S & L Warburton wrote:

> As some of you know I celebrated one year of being cancer free in  
> February only to discover I had heart problems in March. I went in
> for a routine angeogram (sp?) and ended up with an emergency triple  
> by-pass. My cancer surgery was a walk in the park by comparison.
> Unlike last year, this year I have had a very slow recovery. So  
> what's a guy to do when ya can't lift, push or pull anything over 5
> pounds? I still can't get high speed out here so I can't even enjoy  
> surfing the net. Well I sit and veg out in front of the tube. I
> tell ya there is nothing and I mean NOTHING decent on daytime TV!  
> And that includes Speed channel!
> So, I dug out about 80 VHS tapes I had recorded over the years. My  
> O my what great programs we use to get.
> Now comes my rant.
> Not that long ago we use to get unsurpassed WSB coverage.  
> Including, a half hour show mid-week that gave a recap of the last  
> race
> weekend and previews of the next. It also included great rider bios  
> and in-depth interviews. Plus, behind the scenes tech stuff.
> Same goes for WRC. Rally Magazine was great at doing the same types  
> of things as the WSB show did. Plus, the weekend rally action
> was more in-depth. The photo coverage of the Special Stages was  
> superb too! I'm part way through my collection of the 16 round 2004
> WRC season videos and I'm really pissed that I can't follow the '07  
> season like this.
> No, instead we get hours and hours of NASCAR Crap! Tradin' Paint,  
> Back in the Day, NASCAR Today etc. and reruns add noisome. And
> don't get me started on those "American Biker Lifestyle" or so  
> called reality shows like Chop, Cut Regurgitate! YUK!!!!
> OK, so yes I'm happy with Speed's keeping some of it's programming  
> like MotoGP and Le Mans coverage. But really people, when I look
> back at these videos and realize what we've lost, I just want to  
> cry.... :-(
>
> A very unhappy grumpy old man am I.
>
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> (a.k.a. Ducati Dreamin' Stephen)
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