04-20-2005, 08:24 PM
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#1 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno
Posts: 6
| Hello from a new member
A couple of years ago I read Richard Cohen's book, By the Sword, which renewed my intererest in fencing after a period of 40 years. (At 57 perhaps I'm the oldest on this board). Then, recently, I saw a film clip of Peter Westbrook in the 1984 Olympic sabre finals which has sparked some kind of an obsession. I'm not sure how long it will last, but if it continues I will join my local club, the Silver Blades in Sparks Nevada.
Nice to meet you all, you seem very interesting and enjoyable to become acquainted with.
TJV
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04-20-2005, 08:41 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mass/ct
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| Nice to meet you! And Welcome to the board and hopefully the obsession continues! Beacuse fencing is great! | |
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04-20-2005, 11:05 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 1,369
| Jim, welcome to the board. I hope you are satisfied with your renewed obsession with fencing and enjoy getting to know the weird and nice people who post here. As for your age: you are at best tied for eldest with me.
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04-21-2005, 12:19 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MA
Posts: 7,468
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Originally Posted by Brian you are at best tied for eldest with me. | Unlikely...Mike Morgan recently mentioned his personal experience of the changeover from dry to electric foil...in the early 1950s. So he's probably oldest, or near oldest. | 
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04-21-2005, 06:36 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GREECE/Piraeus
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| Nice to meet you TJV!
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04-21-2005, 09:23 AM
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#6 | | Din Älskling
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere inside your head. Or am I?
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| Inquartata is 189. He feeds his longevity by sucking the life out of political discussions. 
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04-21-2005, 12:08 PM
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#7 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
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Originally Posted by esskreemr Inquartata is 189. | Aye, but he's been fencing for 900 years. That's a veeeeery long time! 
Jim, welcome to the forum! 
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04-21-2005, 12:24 PM
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#8 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno
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| Chivalry
Thank you all for the warm welcomes. Courtesy is one of the aspects I like best and appreciate most about fencing. I understand, from reading Nick Evangelista, that this is not universal in today's fencing culture. But it seems so, for the most part, in the skimming I've done of the various discussions on Fencing Net.
Very nice to be here.
Jim Vieth | |
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04-21-2005, 02:45 PM
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#9 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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| Heh, the irascible, intolerant Evangelista calling kettles black. That's amusing. 
Welcome aboard, tjv. But you forgot to say that you fence epee. That seems to be all but universal latterly.  | |
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04-21-2005, 03:56 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Jyväskylä
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| TSV,
Welcome!
Inq, Quote: |
Originally Posted by Inquartata Welcome aboard, tjv. But you forgot to say that you fence epee. That seems to be all but universal latterly. |
You're welcome! 
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04-22-2005, 01:31 AM
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#11 | | Boom!
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada
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| Hello and welcome to the forum!
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04-22-2005, 04:34 PM
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#12 | | Just Joined
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| A universe comprised of epeeists?
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Heh, the irascible, intolerant Evangelista calling kettles black. That's amusing.
Welcome aboard, tjv. But you forgot to say that you fence epee. That seems to be all but universal latterly. | Actually I don't fence at all currently, Inquartata, I'm sure if I decide to start at this stage of the game I will using a foil for quite a long time.
Actually, considering my speed and agility I would probably be better off learning spear.
Jim | |
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04-22-2005, 06:05 PM
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#13 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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Originally Posted by tjv Actually I don't fence at all currently, Inquartata, I'm sure if I decide to start at this stage of the game I will using a foil for quite a long time.
| Oh---you have one of THOSE coaches where you are....  Quote: |
Actually, considering my speed and agility I would probably be better off learning spear.
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