[Ducati] Grumpy old man rant

[Veloce916 at aol.com]

Somebody needs to send you a copy of the Discovery Channel's Planet Earth  
series. It may not be motorcycle related but it's about as good as TV can  get.  
I don't suppose anybody is taping it?  Or anything interesting  we can send 
Stephen so he doesn't wither away from boredom? :-)
Vicki
 
In a message dated 4/28/2007 3:47:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
seven at reach.net writes:

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.

the Dreamer


 



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