- Long flight...but had the pleasure of seeing Phil Whitten trapped in a middle seat with the lovely (yet incredibly talkative) Evie Lynch next to him...I offered him my bose headphones but it appeared he just tried to pretend he was sleeping for 3 hours.
- Kurt (cracker) Dickson may be a brilliant doctor but can't seem to figure out how to open his folding chair which he finally got figured out as we sat and waited 40 minutes for luggage.
- Portland is as beautiful as I recall from my last visit 12 years ago...by the way what other state can have have half the population being hardcore tree hugging liberals and the other half 4x4 driving, shotgun in the rear window, dead animal in the back and conferderate flag bumper sticker red necks...and not break into civil war....must be the microbreweries and drive thru coffee stads on every corner....kinda like having Fort and Geek to dinner.
- Claudia Poll swimming masters nationals...great....another chick that can kick all the guys asses.
- The college is stunning with incredible views of Mt. Hood...the competition pool is incredible...the warm up pool is going to require "vertical" warm ups as its the size of a jacuzzi.
- Mark Gill is weeny...so is Baker for scratching...but he gets a pass at least for having such an incredible layout of the facilities and swimming so incredible the last few months...Mark is just a weeny with a girlfriend thats way to good for him.
- Rob Copeland throws elbows in war-ups...nice Mr. Prez!
- Is there anyone nicer than Laura Val? So nice I had to sneak up on her in warm ups and pull a water polo full leg wrap sinker move...thought she was going to lose some of that niceness and kick my ass but thankfully my taper appears to be working as I got away.
- By the way...ever been to a meet where you got two bottles of red wine as part of the gold medal sponsorship? Laura stomped on my foot grabbed them both and ran into the women's locker room...any good Lawyers out there? I think I have a domestic violence case.
- Did I mention Gill is a weenie?
- I'm going to take a WAG and say that there will be at least one swimmer in every heat wearing a B70...rumor has it Nike is going to by the company by the way.
- Can't believe that Scotty resigned as coach of the Olympic Club!
so paul, does claudia poll still wear those massive hoop earrings while she's swimming???
i remember watching her swim in atlanta with them thinking how much faster she'd be if the hoops were just a bit smaller...
:)
An incredibly hot day at the pool (103 I think) except for those of us from AZ who wore parkas this morning...
- Dennis Baker is the energizer bunny...everywhere and up all the time..met hi fiance today and told her she was to good for him...kinda like my marriage.
- Ok...lets get the debate up and running. I wore a B70...tons of them here...but a LOT of folks that don't have them and can't afford them. I feel real mixed about "haves" vs. "have nots"....but since it earned me a beer from Mr. Stevenson I don't feel all that bad. By the way, Laura Val bought one so watch for times tomorrow (Saturday).
- The annual sandbagger of the meet award that Sandie Easton has never lost may be going to Laureen Welton!!!!
- Speaking of Chris....ever see the real tacky movie "Road House" where people keep saying to the Patrick Swayze "I thought you'd be bigger"? Again a case of a guy thats to nice not to like in spite of his postings here.
- Gill is weenie
- Flyqueen shows up with the best tan at the meet...I say tanning booth as I have yet to meet anyone from Chicago with a tan.
- A well known poster on this site blew the ass seam on their B70 on the start of a race...scared the hell out of the timers...I won't say who it was and let others figure it out.
- Our new Executive director seems like a nice guy...and I hear very good things about what he's doing...but PLEASE stop borrowing Jeff Commings speedo briefs.
- Fresh local Salmon in the Hospitality/Gold medal sponsor set up...another well known poster here was seen sticking her fingers into platter when people weren't looking...she also said she thought I was going to be shorter.
- Some scary stuff going on in the locker rooms...suffice it to say when you have small spaces and bodies of every shape and size writhing around anywhere they can find a spot, attempting to get into suits, swearing like sailors...and someone said they saw Mark Gill loitering around the women's area with a cell phone camera.
- Ok tech haters/chasers....got a new one for you. Check out www.compex.com and yes I tried it and yes I want one and so do a lot of other folks...this thing is wild!
- Only one gang shooting last night in Gresham
- Did I say Gill was a weenie....and I think he gets hair implants on his chest
- He does have one cool thing going on...he's submitting a bid to have Puerto Rico host the 2010 LCM championships...apparently its an incredible pool, hotels on the beach, etc. Also apparently some folks are not all that happy about it and are attempting to introduce legislation at the convention that would prohibit hosting nationals on the "mainland"....nice.
In case anyone didn't connect the dots....yes, it was the behemouth Paul Smith who blew the *&&$)#)#@_@*$&^^ out of the back of his very expensive Blue 70 when he bent over to "take his mark". It wasn't pretty. Several of the timers will need extensive therapy.
In case anyone didn't connect the dots....yes, it was the behemouth Paul Smith who blew the *&&$)#)#@_@*$&^^ out of the back of his very expensive Blue 70 when he bent over to "take his mark". It wasn't pretty. Several of the timers will need extensive therapy.
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
- Long flight...but had the pleasure of seeing Phil Whitten trapped in a middle seat with the lovely (yet incredibly talkative) Evie Lynch next to him...I offered him my bose headphones but it appeared he just tried to pretend he was sleeping for 3 hours.
- Kurt (cracker) Dickson may be a brilliant doctor but can't seem to figure out how to open his folding chair which he finally got figured out as we sat and waited 40 minutes for luggage.
- Portland is as beautiful as I recall from my last visit 12 years ago...by the way what other state can have have half the population being hardcore tree hugging liberals and the other half 4x4 driving, shotgun in the rear window, dead animal in the back and conferderate flag bumper sticker red necks...and not break into civil war....must be the microbreweries and drive thru coffee stads on every corner....kinda like having Fort and Geek to dinner.
- Claudia Poll swimming masters nationals...great....another chick that can kick all the guys asses.
- The college is stunning with incredible views of Mt. Hood...the competition pool is incredible...the warm up pool is going to require "vertical" warm ups as its the size of a jacuzzi.
- Mark Gill is weeny...so is Baker for scratching...but he gets a pass at least for having such an incredible layout of the facilities and swimming so incredible the last few months...Mark is just a weeny with a girlfriend thats way to good for him.
- Rob Copeland throws elbows in war-ups...nice Mr. Prez!
- Is there anyone nicer than Laura Val? So nice I had to sneak up on her in warm ups and pull a water polo full leg wrap sinker move...thought she was going to lose some of that niceness and kick my ass but thankfully my taper appears to be working as I got away.
- By the way...ever been to a meet where you got two bottles of red wine as part of the gold medal sponsorship? Laura stomped on my foot grabbed them both and ran into the women's locker room...any good Lawyers out there? I think I have a domestic violence case.
- Did I mention Gill is a weenie?
- I'm going to take a WAG and say that there will be at least one swimmer in every heat wearing a B70...rumor has it Nike is going to by the company by the way.
- Can't believe that Scotty resigned as coach of the Olympic Club!
Keep us posted Paul.......and Good Luck to all!!!!
- Ok...lets get the debate up and running. I wore a B70...tons of them here...but a LOT of folks that don't have them and can't afford them. I feel real mixed about "haves" vs. "have nots"....but since it earned me a beer from Mr. Stevenson I don't feel all that bad. By the way, Laura Val bought one so watch for times tomorrow (Saturday).
- The annual sandbagger of the meet award that Sandie Easton has never lost may be going to Laureen Welton!!!!
- Speaking of Chris....ever see the real tacky movie "Road House" where people keep saying to the Patrick Swayze "I thought you'd be bigger"? Again a case of a guy thats to nice not to like in spite of his postings here.
Thanks, I think? (And Laureen's last name is "Welting")
Despite my own time drops compared to last year (2.5 sec in the 2-back, 0.9 sec in the 1-fly), I am not absolutely 100% convinced of how much the B70 helps (me, at least). I do think it is a small amount for me; I expected decent time drops based on my times in practice compared to last year.
You definitely earned your beer, what with you letting it all hang out like that (sorry, couldn't resist).
Paul did try to show me the tear in his suit but I honestly couldn't make myself look very closely...
In case anyone didn't connect the dots....yes, it was the behemouth Paul Smith who blew the *&&$)#)#@_@*$&^^ out of the back of his very expensive Blue 70 when he bent over to "take his mark". It wasn't pretty. Several of the timers will need extensive therapy.
If this is what I'm missing in Portland, I have no regrets about staying home.
- Ok tech haters/chasers....got a new one for you. Check out www.compex.com and yes I tried it and yes I want one and so do a lot of other folks...this thing is wild!
Just so others aren't confused, I'm going to guess that the suit destroyer (glad I wasn't there to see that!) meant to refer folks to http://www.compextrainer.com/.
- Flyqueen shows up with the best tan at the meet...I say tanning booth as I have yet to meet anyone from Chicago with a tan.
Au contraire! The sun is farther north in the summer, which would account for our lovely tans. And, of course, we swim outdoors in Lake Michigan year round. :laugh2:
