Heh, I wasn't going there, promise :)
Like you said, the race is for TV...doesn't seem like an event that would
translate well to the radio.
> The race itself is for TV - unless you're really hard up, like out
> shopping
> for furniture or wallpaper with your wife. :) I like to keep up with the
> news, etc during the week. Now I suppose there will be jokes about that,
> too. But, like I have told the 100 people who have ribbed me about my
> NASCAR fetish my whole life - "If you're not a part of it, you won't
> understand".
>
> So, before someone else says the below:
>
> 1.) Yes, I LOVE watching cars going around in circles for 3 hours.
>
> 2.) Yes, they CAN turn right too.
>
> 3.) No, despite what you think, I watch the racing for the racing, NOT the
> crashes. (crashes are cool, too, though)
>
> 4.) No, you don't have to be an alcoholic to watch NASCAR. Or have
> missing
> teeth. Or chew tobacco, have inter-family sexual relationships ("bang yer
> seester"), or be a blue-collar worker, or any of the other asinine
> stereotypes associated with being a fan.
>
> There, I think that is all of them. Feel free to add to it.
>
> I like to get these out of the way when I see a "why is NASCAR so popular"
> topics coming out of the woodwork. :)
>
> Ray
>
> At 10:37 AM 2/28/2005, you wrote:
>>I still find it absolutely hilarious that people listen to auto races on
>>the
>>radio...
>>
>>
>> > That is pretty awesome...I have been thinking of getting Sirius for a
>> > while
>> > b/c of the NFL and Stern. BUT - I was torn b/c NASCAR was with the
>> > "other
>> > guy".
>> >
>> > Now, why do we have to wait till '07 to get this? I want to listen
>> > NOW!
>> > :)
>> >
>> > If anyone has Sirius and wants to recommend a good receiver, I am all
>> > ears! My only criteria is that it has to be somewhat portable - I want
>> > to
>> > be able to have a docking station in my truck, my home and one at
>> > work. Or, one that can be transferred like that somehow. It has
>> > finally
>> > become time to get Sirius about this! (Sorry, bad pun that was long
>> > overdue).
>> >
>> > Now, who's got MLB programming? XM? Sirius? Neither?
>> >
>> > Ray
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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