From: Richard Lathrop (lathrrs@snip.net)
Date: Mon Jul 26 2004 - 05:19:04 PDT
Nigel,
Accept for the evening news not many Americans follow the tour de France. probably the viewer number about the same for soccer and Formula 1 racing.
Rick
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From: "Nigel Hay -MILWEB" <Nigel@milweb.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:52:20 +0200
>Delighted that Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the 6th time, I
>wonder how many of you noticed on both French and British news ( ergo
>probably syndicated across the rest of the world) the Dodge WC52 and jeep
>racing alongside him across a cornfield in the early miles of yesterdays
>stage into Paris. Flying the US flag and full of jolly excited people
>cheering him along it was an unusual use for collectors military vehicles,
>then of course I am reminded that in the post war Tours, the race caravan
>actually used a fleet of gaily painted wartime jeeps as support vehicles and
>our old chum Peter Gray, founder of the hobby was himself a Tour de France
>motorcycle outrider in the 1950's - riding Harley WLA's. An uncomfortable
>experience as any WLA rider will tell you I am sure.
>
>In the TV coverage of an earlier stage I saw a couple of CCKW's by the side
>of the road.
>
>NIGE (big fan of Mr Armstrong)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Lathrop" <lathrrs@snip.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "Nigel
>Hay -MILWEB" <Nigel@milweb.net>
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:17 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] Kerry on MSNC-milveh content
>
>
>> Ok, lets put it on Topic. Footage of the security for the convention
>showed a BV106 and 2 M113's sitting in the Boston.
>>
>> They seemed to be carrying Customs logos.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Nigel Hay -MILWEB" <Nigel@milweb.net>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:55:22 +0200
>>
>> >Please please no, do we really want TV listings for American
>> >politics???????? - STOP NOW! please no more - back to Military vehicles
>> >please before this latest round of political boredom takes over the list.
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Terry Lane" <tlane@mobynet.com>
>> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> >Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 5:42 AM
>> >Subject: Re: [MV] Kerry on MSNC
>> >
>> >
>> >> Ida Heath wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > You can believe that if its on MSNBC it is to Kerry's advantage so
>> >figure
>> >> > accordingly.
>> >> >
>> >> > Sonny
>> >>
>> >> ---It won't do him any good--- he will never have a lead or an
>advantage
>> >> unless the press lies about it, and get's one for him on paper only.---
>> >>
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