Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we was voodoo
The kids was just crass. He was the nazz
With God given ass
He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar
– bowie

So I got into this conversation the other day.  The topic was “Names”.  Do paddlers you read about in Sea Kayaker magazine inspire you to sign up for events or symposiums?  Would you go any way?  Maybe when you read that a certain paddler is going to coach it’s a great idea to attend to get instruction from the ‘masters’ so to speak.  But what if the ‘Name’ is only there to present and preside?   Should symposiums sort out the green M&Ms for  the latest person to paddle across Boyizitbig Bay, or should they save the bowl for a couple great coaches instead?   Continue reading →