Posted by Bob on September 22, 1999, at 22:55:31
In reply to Re: an offering -- spacecake???, posted by dj on September 22, 1999, at 19:53:12
I don't know about that spacecake thing, but I *do* know about that crew thing ... we called it "The Sweet". Eight people in perfect synch, the sound of the oars in the oarlocks, standing on the stretchers, the boat jumping out of the water, then slowly settling back in til the next pop, going for the passout ... taking the stroke count up ... and it didn't have to be on the Schulkyll or the Charles -- it could be any Sunday morning at six am, the water smooth as glass until you pass, the mist curling around everyone, and no sound but that rhythm of the catch, the runners, the oar in the oarlock ....
... rowing eights, those moments I was in the boat, were some of the most enjoyable moments of my life.
poster:Bob
thread:11904
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