Hoyer, Brooke
It bears mentioning that the grail has migrated down to the Bay Area.
The real danger is that the grail might head out east. I hear that the
NE 'cross guys are itching to parade it around.
-----Original Message-----
From: B Witty [mailto:bri-@halffastvelo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:46 PM
To: duncan-@msn.com; dgrab-@yahoo.com; ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Call to Arms for all Crusaders: The Grail
Yep Duncan....you missed it alright. First of all, you obviously missed
the extreme scarcasm and humorous tenor of said message.
The Grail Della Grunge is a cyclocross trophy that is suppose to stay in
the city that wins it (ie- Portland or Seattle). The trophy has
legitimately changed hands several times in the past few years as each
city has picked up wins in the Grail challenge races. This past season,
Portland won the Grail back from Seattle in a convincing fashion. Then,
it was stolen by Geoff Kabush (a very good 'cross/MTB racer, who happens
to be Canadian). No big deal, right? Well, we want it back. It's a
symbol of pride and cyclocross superiority. Kabush and friends have
taken the Grail and laid down challenges in many on-line forums. It's
all in good fun of course, but we still want the Grail back stateside-
in PDX where it rightfully belongs.
So Duncan, don't take these things (or yourself) so seriously. Maybe
you need to pick up a 'cross bike next year and join in on the fun.
Roadies are allowed to race cyclocross too :-)
Cheers,
Brian Witty
-----Original Message-----
From: Duncan Calver [mailto:duncan-@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:55 PM
To: dgrab-@yahoo.com; ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Call to Arms for all Crusaders: The Grail
What exactly are you talking about? Flap-heads? Squinty-eyed power? A
blessed civilization? Dogs of war loosened? Gentle plains and pastures
of
British Columbia?
As a Canadian citizen from BC/legal USA resident I find your
manifesto
confusing and rife with excessive hyperbole, not to mention that it
contains
a hint of nationalist paranoia! Has this anything to do with bicycle
racing?
Maybe I missed something having to do with cyclo-cross (I'm a roadie)?
Please inform me, because although I was thoroughly perplexed by this, D
Grab, I have an inquiring mind and would like to know what you're
getting
at...
Duncan Calver, Team Oregon
From: D Grab <dgrab-@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dgrab-@yahoo.com
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Call to Arms for all Crusaders: The Grail
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:22:34 -0800 (PST)
It is the Knights of the Cross Crusades and quite possibly America's
determination to actively oppose the threats of our time as formed and
fixed on December 21 2004. On that day we saw the base ignorance and
foolish cruelty of these flap-headed terrorists, and we glimpsed the
future
they intend for us. They intend to strike fear and chaos into our
peaceful
and noble lives to the limits of their squinty-eyed power.
As honorable citizens of a blessed civilization we feel it is right and
proper to extend to these heathens an opportunity to turn away from
this
barbaric madness. Every potential adversary now knows that terrorism
carries serious consequences, and that the wise course is to abandon
those
pursuits before the dogs of war are loosened upon the gentle plains and
pastures of British Columbia.
With our intrinsic strength and sacred resolve we shall face and
overcome
this threat to all that we cherish. We declare an unrelenting war
against
these crass, ignoble and square-wheeled infidels. We refuse to live in
fear. Failing their heeding of this final call for civilized conduct an
active campaign of vengeance shall be unleashed. Skies will turn
crimson
with the glow of their burning villages and the night air filled with
the
lamentations of grief and sorrow. Honor must be regained and
retribution
delivered unto these fools. We march forth proudly with shields held
high
and spears bright and all bathed in the golden light of righteousness.
your humble herald-of-tidings,
D.F. Grabowski, Esq.
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