tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post184907930068200609..comments2024-03-19T15:01:34.152+00:00Comments on what a wonderful life...: School sports...akhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-77557969878657774242012-08-25T07:33:30.387+01:002012-08-25T07:33:30.387+01:00Richard Shore The great artists never consider the...Richard Shore The great artists never consider their audience, they just create great art. I'm not saying I'm great, that's for other people to say, but if I were great, I'd say satirical things like that.<br /><br /><br />Richard Shore Radio 5 spent the whole of the olympics talking about the womens football (hockey/volleyball) when the women were playing, but football (hockey volleyball) when the men were playing.<br /><br /><br />Richard Shore See what I've done there? I've alienated my audience and then bang! turns out I'm right on after all. Just like a great artist.<br /><br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-59440174701319911892012-08-24T19:49:42.909+01:002012-08-24T19:49:42.909+01:00Dangerous that first one Number two.. hold hard my...Dangerous that first one Number two.. hold hard my lad..akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-29801903487619237862012-08-24T19:49:25.669+01:002012-08-24T19:49:25.669+01:00More Richard Shore on FB:
If people are going to ...More Richard Shore on FB: <br />If people are going to punch each other, I'd rather they did it in a boxing ring than the pub.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-30396347162592947112012-08-24T19:48:52.027+01:002012-08-24T19:48:52.027+01:00Richard Shore on FB:
Women should not be boxing, ...Richard Shore on FB: <br />Women should not be boxing, and to do so in the olympics sets a bad example. They should have sports more becoming of their talents, like ironing.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-10557086010659142852012-08-24T18:49:05.054+01:002012-08-24T18:49:05.054+01:00As with all things I wouldn't want to stop peo...As with all things I wouldn't want to stop people doing anything that they felt they could succeed at - as long as they were aware of the consequences and it wasn't illegal. Sport is tough, people hurt themselves and others playing it - rugby is terribly physical, ballet dancing cripples the dancers, more people are killed or seriously injured riding horses than in formula 1 racing, mountain climbing, and the Isle of Man TT put together. Personally I don't like watching people box. Having been forced to box at school I know what pain and injury can be inflicted. But it isn't right to insist that other people don't do something just because we don't agree or like it. That is where governments are failing - they think that they can balance their books by taxing us on things that are harmful - salt, booze, cigarettes, fatty foods. If we follow that path then we end up allowing The Man to control our every moment. In the words of Ernest Hemmingway: "if you tolerate this then your children will be next". Let boxers box, smokers smoke and governments fall! Phew, that's better. Right I'm off to start a revolution - Viva El Andi!akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-81941394862451543852012-08-24T18:48:27.551+01:002012-08-24T18:48:27.551+01:00Joan Dixon on FB.
Like women's boxing? (not s...Joan Dixon on FB. <br />Like women's boxing? (not sure how I feel about that, maybe no-one should be allowed to box?)<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-51832666429268079882012-08-24T09:33:56.537+01:002012-08-24T09:33:56.537+01:00B. Kapral
School days were the best and worst of ...B. Kapral<br /><br />School days were the best and worst of times. I hated rounders, netball and swimming. I loved hockey, tennis and lacrosse. I was on the hockey team where we wore our 'tails' with pride - I did have a go at fencing but was probably too vicious, my nephew later became a national fencing champion. The school was split into 4 'houses' which you were allocated on the first day of your school life and therefore had an allegience throughout school. Mine was called Langridge, green team and we also had a points system for achievement. It created a sense of belonging and you wanted to do your best - to make your house the winners of everything. So what if you ended up on the losing house - you were all in it together. There were 300 pupils in the school and the headmistress knew every one of our names. Indeed even after leaving school if I met Miss Cooke on the street I would curtsey - out of respect, fear or habit. We regurlarly had things thrown at us in the classroom - blackboard dusters, books, chalk etc and we just thought it was the norm. Hey ho - happy days! akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-77538286041310787122012-08-23T19:27:42.369+01:002012-08-23T19:27:42.369+01:00Richard Shore commented on Facebook: "For me,...Richard Shore commented on Facebook: "For me, it should only be in the olympics if it involves running or throwing something. Although after watching the taekwondo I did extend my definition to include violence. Proper violence, though, the kind you can get your nose broken in."akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-76199674041285061902012-08-23T19:27:26.368+01:002012-08-23T19:27:26.368+01:00I'm with you Sparks. Sports was actually a lot...I'm with you Sparks. Sports was actually a lot worse than I paint it and included various rituals that I really can't write about here.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-60571213990304853272012-08-23T18:57:47.992+01:002012-08-23T18:57:47.992+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.SparkleFarkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354679950013636478noreply@blogger.com