Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:02 -0400, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Don White wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
Before that was *yacht racing*..... which is even more boring than
NASCAR.... all of it, like watching paint dry.

Gimme my fishing shows back......

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Say what? I was very disappointed thet no one carried the Americas Cup up
this way.
From what I've heard it was a fairly close series.





Sailboat racing can be fun if you are a participant, but really,
watching it as a spectator...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Indeed. I, too, derive no pleasure from vicarious experiences. If I am
not *experiencing* it, my ADD kicks in. I still love a game of pick-up
football, but I have no interest in *watching* somebody else play.
Ditto any other experiences or sports that interest me.......

Harry, I know you only too well..... I see your hand waving about like
a hand towel in a hurricane and I hear your agitated voice a la Arnold
Horshack. No, I will *not* comment on XXX movies.



Heheh. I only comment on the ones in which I starred. :}

There are very few spectator sports that hold my attention. I'll
watching fishing shows, but I don't watch the "competitive" ones.
I do go to baseball games up at Baltimore from time to time, because I
like baseball, I really like that stadium, and because Baltimore is one
of my favorite small cities because of the waterfront and all the great
restaurants around the city.

Some years ago, never mind how many, I went with my wife and her dad and
his wife to a Florida State football game in Tallahassee. Her dad is an
FSU grad and a rabid fan. We had great seats. FSU was the #1 team in the
country that year. The entire experience - the stadium, the noise, the
pageantry, the spectators- was a great experience. I didn't really watch
the game.