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From: "Elson Trinidad" <elson@...>


> Peter Korsten wrote:
> >
> > World champion of what? Seeing that it is American, it's probably
baseball,
> > basketball or that spin-off from rugby that for some bizarre reason gets
> > called 'football'.
>
> Part of me wants to laugh with you, the other part wants to laugh at you.
> You're correct in pointing out that the American-centric view of sports in
the
> context of the world in general is very narrow, though I also find a
> considerable amount of arrogance in your own Euro-centric view of sports.

Er, football is indeed the biggest sport in Europe (with 500 million
possible spectators), but also in South-America, Africa, and most parts of
Asia. So it's not really "Euro-centric", I would think.

> So, by your own definition, the only defining criteria in world sports
> competition is the Olympics, which is generally accurate for individual
> acheivements, but as far as team sports is debatable.

As a matter of fact, the USA organised the World Cup football a few years
ago. Very professional coverage, which has influenced influenced the
coverage over here. And the USA made quite a remarkable performance, making
it to the quarter finals (I think). They could be great, if it weren't for
the fact that the sport is considered something for girls and wussies.

One of the fun things I remember was that the ball ended up in the audience,
and one American caught it and was very happy with it. But contrary to
baseball, he had to give it back: a Questra is *slightly* more expensive. :)

> Whatever. Back to analog synths. Why can't we all just get along and bash
the
> Roland JP8000 together? Fight the real enemy...

This reminds me of the Amiga advocates and Atari zealots fighting each
other. Now both the Amiga and Atari are dead and buried... (OK, so the Amiga
doesn't know it yet.)

I think the real enemy is pre-programmed loops and grooves... not using the
AN1x as the beautiful and individual instrument that it is.

- Peter