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Errol the Athlete!

27 Jan

In this sentiment, I thought I give you
real treat today and share this very rare picture with you, which I have for a
long time! 


Please observe – he has only three fingers
of his left hand on the rail – the thumb and the little finger are not touching
the rail – he is at least 6” to 8” above the rail – the rail is 4’6” – he hold
a cigarette in his right hand, which is up in the air and his grin beats all
odds!

Can anyone beat a hurdle like this?

— Tina

 
 
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Anonymous
15 years ago

Amazing picture!

Anonymous
15 years ago

Hi Patti,
It sure is amazing – he makes it look so easy!
Full of vigor and elan!

Anonymous
15 years ago

This is a great photo! I wonder if this is aboard the Queen Mary? I don't have my QM pics handy but his age looks right. The lifeboats in the backround look right for the QM. I will have to post an account of my trip to the QM and the pics I took that matched where Errol stood from the Fergerl boo. One of my future posting ideas!

Anonymous
15 years ago

Please do, would like to see it!

Anonymous
15 years ago

Hi David;
I am glad you like it too. I am looking forward to your story!
Take care!

Anonymous
15 years ago

Hi Kathleen;
You are right! It is an outstanding picture, it shows his temperament. What ever he did, he did with an unsurpassable style!
I am glad you like the picture too.

David DeWitt
10 years ago
Reply to  Tina

Thanks so much, Tina! Yes we lost a fair amount of information in the transfer to WordPress. We are lucky to have not lost avgood deal more. Many links and attacjhments were destroyed in the process …

10 years ago
Reply to  Tina

My thoughts too. I was looking for a spot to ask Gemma to return so I will use this one. Gemma, your input is exactly what we need on the blog. You mentioned that you had European documentation – I would love to see that! Sometimes a topic may not seem to be relevant (i.e the Champions) at the time, but I think we often do find interesting topics can be derived from same. Maybe I would have looked into why these champions were named for Errol, how far back is the lineage, would he have been involved in the breed. I posted the link to the Ridgeback newsletter and thought I would delve into the article mentioned – but I was not successful. All these little bits and pieces come together to add another facet to Errol’s interests. There is only so much information out there – sometimes I think we have exhausted ourselves -so maybe we post something a bit “off” -but occasionally it starts our conversations over again -and who knows what it uncovers. I am uncomfortable when we have disagreements among ourselves because it wastes energy and time. But I also understand why this happens (I have 6 older siblings!). It does not mean you take abuse from anyone either – nobody knows it all! David is correct when he says just don’t comment on something that does not interest you. We have had members leave the blog and I miss their input. The photo of Ida, Rory and Deidre was very touching -I had never seen it before. Obviously Ida was a great family friend – how nice that Rory and Deidre had that. Ida probably had lots of stories to tell!

David DeWitt
10 years ago
Reply to  Maria

Well said, Maria!

10 years ago
Reply to  David DeWitt

Thank you David.

10 years ago
Reply to  Tina

Love it Tina!

David DeWitt
10 years ago
Reply to  Tina

Nicely said, Tina! I’ve never seen this photo! What is it from?

10 years ago
Reply to  David DeWitt

Fours a Crowd?

10 years ago
Reply to  Maria

Yes, Gemma. I wholeheartedly agree. We’d all love to see your documentation.

David DeWitt
10 years ago
Reply to  Tina

Yes, comments were closed on that thread, Tina.