I feel I know many of you frequent forum contributors even though I've never actually laid eyes upon you; along these lines, I'm wondering if maybe we could arrange a Long Course Nationals get-together, perhaps raise a cup of grog so that when we correspond via this forum in the future, we'll actually be able to put a face to the words we are reading (and which I personally have found so helpful about all things swimming).
I signed up for the meet via the online registration process, incredibly easy, by the way; unless something unforeseen occurs between now and August 15th, I plan to be in Cleveland along with some of my teammates from Sewickley, PA (we'll be swimming for Allegheny Mountain Associations Masters). Anyhow, if anyone out there is up for it, perhaps we could decide upon a rendezvous spot poolside, then go out for a beer when the day's events are over.
Hope to meet some of you guys.
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Originally posted by cinc310
. . . And the old MGM movie factory system. That's where I'm at in the book now.
I haven't read the book, Cynthia, but here's an interesting fact, about which I heard on either the America Movie Classics or Turner Classic Movies television channels. The gigantic pool, where those Esther Williams aquatics spectacles/movies were filmed, is still in its place, albeit floored over, but preserved. It was never dismantled. Now there's a place for a USMS promotional video! Guess I'll have to read the book, being the old movies freak I am.
Which reminds me. Speaking of Esther Williams, does anyone remember comedienne Carol Burnett's spoof on the Carol Burnett Show of an Esther Williams movie? It was hilarious. :D But then, I could go on about Carol Burnett, too.
Cheers!
Carol Burnett gets a kick out of making fun of many things. The set and old pool are still around. Esther Willimas grew up in Southwest LA in Ingelwood. In her day, most of the folks were causianian and then it became an afro-american neighborhood and now its become an hispanic neighborhood. DIfferent groups use it as a starting point.
