Comments on: Duly Noted http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/23/duly-noted/ Tilting At Waves Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/23/duly-noted/comment-page-1/#comment-106 derrick Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:33:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=94#comment-106 oh, now don't hold back! Tell us what you really think! ha-ha!<br/><br/>I really enjoy learning the rolls but as a way to become more connected to my boat, gain flexibility, and just to see what I can do. And of course, it's just fun. But my passion is exploring new places and just "seeing stuff". I wouldn't want to get so caught up in rolling that I forget how to paddle. :)<br/><br/>It's been interesting to see the Greenland stuff take off so fast in the last couple years. There's a lot of cool things to learn. I hate to see them turn into star-bellied sneaches. Us old white guys already have a bum wrap without any more help!!<br/><br/>Nice to hear from you Keith!! oh, now don’t hold back! Tell us what you really think! ha-ha!

I really enjoy learning the rolls but as a way to become more connected to my boat, gain flexibility, and just to see what I can do. And of course, it’s just fun. But my passion is exploring new places and just “seeing stuff”. I wouldn’t want to get so caught up in rolling that I forget how to paddle. :)

It’s been interesting to see the Greenland stuff take off so fast in the last couple years. There’s a lot of cool things to learn. I hate to see them turn into star-bellied sneaches. Us old white guys already have a bum wrap without any more help!!

Nice to hear from you Keith!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/23/duly-noted/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Anonymous Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:40:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=94#comment-105 Keith Wikle<br/><br/>The <i>Kayak SS</i> were present the day that I was on Devils Lake. These people are every where, and to my dismay it is mainly the greenlandic gestapo, hereafter referred to as the GG folks. It has gotten so widespread that I feel myself gravitating to surf kayaking and ww kayaking to avoid these brownshirts of paddling. Sheese and people say the BCU is inflexible. <br/><br/>Those guys that were all about the Mark Rodgers boats/paddles were the worst case of GG trash I had seen outside of Michigan. <br/><br/>I know I shouldn't get riled, but these folks are such a buzz kill, and most often they are the worst paddlers. They are the park and roll over 40 crowd with subaru outbacks and 5000 mark rodgers kayaks. My instinct is to stick em in a playboat with a big spoon blade and shove em down a class three river to show them how little they really know.<br/><br/>OK rant over.<br/>Keith Keith Wikle

The Kayak SS were present the day that I was on Devils Lake. These people are every where, and to my dismay it is mainly the greenlandic gestapo, hereafter referred to as the GG folks. It has gotten so widespread that I feel myself gravitating to surf kayaking and ww kayaking to avoid these brownshirts of paddling. Sheese and people say the BCU is inflexible.

Those guys that were all about the Mark Rodgers boats/paddles were the worst case of GG trash I had seen outside of Michigan.

I know I shouldn’t get riled, but these folks are such a buzz kill, and most often they are the worst paddlers. They are the park and roll over 40 crowd with subaru outbacks and 5000 mark rodgers kayaks. My instinct is to stick em in a playboat with a big spoon blade and shove em down a class three river to show them how little they really know.

OK rant over.
Keith

]]> By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/23/duly-noted/comment-page-1/#comment-104 derrick Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:02:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=94#comment-104 Even Maggie Simpson had the kid with one eyebrow! Even Maggie Simpson had the kid with one eyebrow!

]]> By: alex http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/23/duly-noted/comment-page-1/#comment-103 alex Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:40:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=94#comment-103 lol, greenland nemesis. :) actually i can understand that feeling. when i was rolling and working with mary on her roll, Mark said some things that made me bristle a little. although i have a friendly relationship with him, i also think that i have a strong understanding of the roll and his advice was poor advice from my perspective. it's my stupid pride and i should be able to openly accept criticism/advice but like you said, it's all in how it's said. lol, greenland nemesis. :) actually i can understand that feeling. when i was rolling and working with mary on her roll, Mark said some things that made me bristle a little. although i have a friendly relationship with him, i also think that i have a strong understanding of the roll and his advice was poor advice from my perspective. it’s my stupid pride and i should be able to openly accept criticism/advice but like you said, it’s all in how it’s said.

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