rawtree
Participating member
- Location
- Mid Atlantic
As a matter of ITCC history and for the record books I proclaim the following:
** I have forfeited the ’89 ITCC Buckle (but I’m keepen all the prizes and I’ve spent all the money) to Bill Moore due to a possible automatic disqualification not reported by a competition judge (told to me, nonchalantly, one day by that very judge whose name or face I do not remember; for years I tried to convince myself it was all something I made up in a dream). There that day, in 1989, at the Morton Arboretum I was awarded 1st place beating Bill by .003 points!!! (it was that sip of water that did it!; at the time we were crew mates at Bartlett in Charlottesville, VA). The following month he came to Pittsburgh and waxed my ass at our local ISA for fun competition. Harry Dice (love you Harry, rip!) had this really cool clock trophy made up special, just for me, figuring I’d win. My very, very first comp was one that Harry had organized, I think in 1985, and I couldn’t even get my rope in the work climb tree cause I’d never seen a throw ball (I practiced with a bow and arrow with a fishing spool attachment and it was disallowed at the rules meeting; also, I practiced the speed climb spiking up and down a black cherry tree behind my mom’s house and it died). I have contacted Rip about helping to have the records changed but it appears Skiera doesn’t like me anymore. So, if someone out there can help me convince the ISA ITCC into correcting this I would surely appreciate it (Bill couldn't care less).
ps don’t anyone go getten all mushy on me! If I hadn’t have won the second buckle (the one where I beat Palmer cause he didn't know the roll cast trick and only because of that; it was the only comp where I was totally surprised that I had even placed and I even got the girl that night!!!! sorry ken, you're prettier but I'm smarter; well, maybe not in business), and that guy had told me he cheated for me, no one would have ever heard a thing about it. Bill can thank his gods that I can only wear one buckle at a time, seriously…
** I have forfeited the ’89 ITCC Buckle (but I’m keepen all the prizes and I’ve spent all the money) to Bill Moore due to a possible automatic disqualification not reported by a competition judge (told to me, nonchalantly, one day by that very judge whose name or face I do not remember; for years I tried to convince myself it was all something I made up in a dream). There that day, in 1989, at the Morton Arboretum I was awarded 1st place beating Bill by .003 points!!! (it was that sip of water that did it!; at the time we were crew mates at Bartlett in Charlottesville, VA). The following month he came to Pittsburgh and waxed my ass at our local ISA for fun competition. Harry Dice (love you Harry, rip!) had this really cool clock trophy made up special, just for me, figuring I’d win. My very, very first comp was one that Harry had organized, I think in 1985, and I couldn’t even get my rope in the work climb tree cause I’d never seen a throw ball (I practiced with a bow and arrow with a fishing spool attachment and it was disallowed at the rules meeting; also, I practiced the speed climb spiking up and down a black cherry tree behind my mom’s house and it died). I have contacted Rip about helping to have the records changed but it appears Skiera doesn’t like me anymore. So, if someone out there can help me convince the ISA ITCC into correcting this I would surely appreciate it (Bill couldn't care less).
ps don’t anyone go getten all mushy on me! If I hadn’t have won the second buckle (the one where I beat Palmer cause he didn't know the roll cast trick and only because of that; it was the only comp where I was totally surprised that I had even placed and I even got the girl that night!!!! sorry ken, you're prettier but I'm smarter; well, maybe not in business), and that guy had told me he cheated for me, no one would have ever heard a thing about it. Bill can thank his gods that I can only wear one buckle at a time, seriously…
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