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  1. I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news coverage of
    the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet. CBS's weekend
    coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This may be the most
    pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses John Tesh, there is an
    even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    -Bryan

  2. In news:Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> typed:

    Quoted message said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to
    the story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    That reporter forgets the Red Zinger and all the coverage it got. And still it failed due to
    lack of sponsorship. :-(
    --
    Mike

  3. On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to
    the story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    -Bryan

    What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?

  4. Bryan K. Walton said:

    I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news coverage of
    the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet. CBS's weekend
    coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This may be the most
    pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses John Tesh, there is an
    even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the story:

    Actually, there has been talk of this.

    Lindsay
    ----------------------------
    "One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the
    difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's
    remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license."

    P.J. O'Rourke

  5. "Bryan K. Walton" <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to
    the story:

    Didn't you catch the beginning of the next paragraph? The one that starts "The Tour may be an
    international event but it should stay in France. If Americans can't get into it, phonying it up to
    make it more appealing."

    --
    Wayne Menzie

  6. Mason Verger said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to
    the story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    -Bryan

    What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?

    A lot more than from morons who think Ashkenazy is the god of piano playing

  7. "Bryan K. Walton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news coverage of
    the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet. CBS's weekend
    coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This may be the most
    pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses John Tesh, there is an
    even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments.

    Actually, it is an old plan, launched already in the early 1980's by Tour-director Jacques Goddet.
    He wanted to bring the Tour for a few days in the USA, Russia, Japan or South-America once in every
    four years.

    Benjo Maso

  8. Gerrit Stolte said:

    On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:18:40 GMT, "Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the
    story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    -Bryan

    What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?

    Quoted message said:

    A lot more than from morons who think Ashkenazy is the god of piano playing

    At least when he's playing, he's not pretending to conduct...

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    From what I remeber, official talk by the tour organization, not just some reporters... In NYC or
    something?

    Lindsay said:
    Bryan K. Walton said:

    I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news coverage of
    the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet. CBS's weekend
    coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This may be the most
    pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses John Tesh, there is an
    even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to
    the story:

    Actually, there has been talk of this.

    Lindsay
    ----------------------------
    "One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the
    difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's
    remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license."

    P.J. O'Rourke

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    From what I remeber, official talk by the tour organization, not just some reporters... In NYC
    or something?<br> <br> Lindsay wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite"
    cite="[email hidden]"> <pre wrap="">On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:09:47 GMT,
    "Bryan K. Walton" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
    href=""][email hidden]"><[email hidden]></a> wrote:

    </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I share the opinions of many in the United States who
    complain about much of the news coverage of the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so
    thank God for the Internet. CBS's weekend coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I
    would pass this on. This may be the most pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that
    the writer misses John Tesh, there is an even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the story:
    </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> Actually, there has been talk of this.

    Lindsay
    ----------------------------
    "One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the
    difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's
    remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license."

    P.J. O'Rourke </pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>

    --------------020300040909050303090703--

  10. benjo maso said:


    "Bryan K. Walton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news coverage
    of the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet. CBS's weekend
    coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This may be the most
    pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses John Tesh, there is an
    even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments.

    Actually, it is an old plan, launched already in the early 1980's by Tour-director Jacques Goddet.
    He wanted to bring the Tour for a few days in the USA, Russia, Japan or South-America once in
    every four years.

    Benjo Maso

    North America: St. Pierre & Miquelon, Quebec, Louisiana South America: French Guiana

    --
    English is the would's lingua franca

  11. "David Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    benjo maso said:


    "Bryan K. Walton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news coverage
    of the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet. CBS's
    weekend coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This may be
    the most pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses John Tesh,
    there is an even crazier comment:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments.

    Actually, it is an old plan, launched already in the early 1980's by Tour-director Jacques
    Goddet. He wanted to bring the Tour for a few days


    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    the USA, Russia, Japan or South-America once in every four years.

    Benjo Maso

    North America: St. Pierre & Miquelon, Quebec, Louisiana South America: French Guiana

    Absolutely not. The French have always wanted to bring their language and culture everywhere. No use
    bringing the Tour to nations where French culture is already well established. Goddet (whose English
    by the way was excellent) was talking about New York, Moscow and Tokyo.

    Benjo Maso

  12. On [GMT+0100=CET], Gerrit Stolte <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:
    Mason Verger said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the
    story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    -Bryan

    What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?

    A lot more than from morons who think Ashkenazy is the god of piano playing

    Ashkenazy was the god of piano playing, now it's Perrehia. Give the old man a break, he's 66!

  13. "benjo maso" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "David Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    benjo maso said:


    "Bryan K. Walton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...
    > I share the opinions of many in the United States who complain about much of the news
    > coverage of the TDF here. I don't have OLN (unfortunately), so thank God for the Internet.
    > CBS's weekend coverage is a joke. However, for laughs, I thought I would pass this on. This
    > may be the most pathetic news story ever about the TDF. Never mind that the writer misses
    > John Tesh, there is an even crazier comment:
    >
    > "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    > American soil."
    >
    > UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments.

    Actually, it is an old plan, launched already in the early 1980's by Tour-director Jacques
    Goddet. He wanted to bring the Tour for a few


    days

    Quoted message said:

    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    the USA, Russia, Japan or South-America once in every four years.

    Benjo Maso

    North America: St. Pierre & Miquelon, Quebec, Louisiana South America: French Guiana

    Absolutely not. The French have always wanted to bring their language and culture everywhere. No
    use bringing the Tour to nations where French


    culture

    Quoted message said:

    is already well established. Goddet (whose English by the way was


    excellent)

    Quoted message said:

    was talking about New York, Moscow and Tokyo.

    Benjo Maso

    Ben, where are you based?

  14. Mason Verger said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Gerrit Stolte <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Mason Verger said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    > "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    > American soil."
    >
    > UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the
    > story:
    >
    > seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html
    >
    > -Bryan

    What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?

    A lot more than from morons who think Ashkenazy is the god of piano playing

    Quoted message said:

    Ashkenazy was the god of piano playing, now it's Perrehia. Give the old man a break, he's 66!

    Apparently, you never heard Uchida or Pollini? And 66 ain't so old.

  15. "Nick Burns" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:


    Ben, where are you based?

    The Netherlands (5 miles from Amsterdam)

  16. "Bryan K. Walton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%TWSa.20751

    Quoted message said:

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to
    the story:

    seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html

    You should learn the difference between reporting and an opinion colunm -- they're not the
    same thing.

    JT

    --
    *******************************************
    NB: reply-to address is munged

    Visit jt10000.comjt10000.com
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  17. Clovis Lark said:
    Mason Verger said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Gerrit Stolte <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:18:40 GMT, "Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:
    >
    >
    >>"One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    >>American soil."
    >>
    >>UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the
    >>story:
    >>
    >>seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html
    >>
    >>-Bryan
    >
    >What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?

    A lot more than from morons who think Ashkenazy is the god of piano playing

    Quoted message said:

    Ashkenazy was the god of piano playing, now it's Perrehia. Give the old man a break, he's 66!

    Apparently, you never heard Uchida or Pollini? And 66 ain't so old.

    They should have a Masters category for piano gods.

  18. Tim Lines said:
    Clovis Lark said:
    Mason Verger said:

    On [GMT+0100=CET], Gerrit Stolte <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:

    Quoted message said:

    >On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:18:40 GMT, "Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>On [GMT+0100=CET], Bryan K. Walton <[email hidden]> thought hard and spewed:
    >>
    >>
    >>>"One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    >>>American soil."
    >>>
    >>>UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments. Here is the link to the
    >>>story:
    >>>
    >>>seattlepi.nwsource.com131526 leve19.html
    >>>
    >>>-Bryan
    >>
    >>What do you expect from morons who only follow Ichiro 24/7?
    >
    >A lot more than from morons who think Ashkenazy is the god of piano playing

    Quoted message said:

    Ashkenazy was the god of piano playing, now it's Perrehia. Give the old man a break, he's 66!

    Apparently, you never heard Uchida or Pollini? And 66 ain't so old.

    Quoted message said:

    They should have a Masters category for piano gods.

    No need. these guys/gals define it...

  19. Bryan K. Walton said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments.

    Why not? TIOOYK frequently has stages that pass through other countries, include Ireland a few years
    ago! This has been seriously considered by SdTdF before. It would probably start in the U.S., with
    all the stages starting really early in the morning, then have a 1 day transfer overnight, followed
    by a rest day, before continuing in France. The biggest problem is flying all the equipment and the
    expense of duplicating things like team cars etc...

    --
    Dominic Richens | [email hidden] "If you're not *outraged*, you're not paying attention!"

  20. Dominic Richens said:


    Bryan K. Walton said:

    "One idea to bring in more American viewers is to have some stages of the Tour take place on
    American soil."

    UGGHH!! Reporters shouldn't be allowed to make such stupid comments.

    Why not? TIOOYK frequently has stages that pass through other countries, include Ireland a few
    years ago! This has been seriously considered by SdTdF before. It would probably start in the
    U.S., with all the stages starting really early in the morning, then have a 1 day transfer
    overnight, followed by a rest day, before continuing in France. The biggest problem is flying all
    the equipment and the expense of duplicating things like team cars etc...

    The US is a large enough market to make such a move profitable if it's done right.

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