FORKNI-L
Digest - 11 Jun 2006 to 12 Jun 2006 (#2006-160)
Mon, 12 Jun 2006
There are 17 messages totalling 441 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Sport for Vampires (9)
2. FORKNI-L Digest - 10 Jun 2006 to 11 Jun 2006 (#2006-159)
3. Proposal - Dark Knight 1 & 2: Discussion
4. ADMIN: FORKNI-L Rules
5. Sports For Vampires
6. Today's Birthday: June 12
7. Vampire Sports
8. Leon Pownall
9. Hex
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:56:34 -0500
From: Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
> Linda Hepden wrote:
> Nick is rooting for Belgium, but as they never win any
> sporting event, he's angsting over his team (of course!).
Hey! They may not win at football, but the Belgians and the Dutch
excel at horse sports. Belgium's warmblood horses are famed for their
ability at dressage and show jumping, and some of the biggest shows
are held in S'Hertogenbosch, which is the capital of North Brabant.
Show jumping and dressage draw huge crowds in Europe. They just don't
riot like those football fans. <g>
Nancy Kaminski
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:24:55 EDT
From: Lori Isabella <LDukie913@a.......>
Subject: Re: FORKNI-L Digest - 10 Jun 2006 to 11 Jun 2006 (#2006-159)
Didn't Nick mention in one episode that he left Chicago when they put lights
in at Wrigley Field. That would suggest that he followed baseball at one
point.
Yes. That line was followed by one from Janette that I have always loved.
She says something like "I hate those slow games, they make eternal life
even longer."
Lori
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:43:18 -0600
From: Angela Gottfred <agottfre@t.......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
In show jumping & dressage, the athletes are the Belgian horses.
> Show jumping and dressage draw huge crowds in Europe.
And in North America, too! The Continental will start at Spruce Meadows later
this week.
http://www.sprucemeadows.com/continental.htm . Spruce Meadows' premier
international event, the Masters, is in September. As far as I know, though,
none of the events take place after dark. :(
Your humble & obedient servant,
Angela Gottfred
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:21:29 -0700
From: Libby Singleton <libratsie@s.......>
Subject: Re: Proposal - Dark Knight 1 & 2: Discussion
I can easily see Screed hanging around sports buildings and fields - as long as
they have concession stands. I live across from the city's softball fields and
judging from the size of the rats I sometimes see, Screed would be having a
FEAST. LOL!
--Libs
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:42:43 -0500
From: Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
> Angela Gottfred wrote:
> In show jumping & dressage, the athletes are the Belgian horses.
Ever jump a course? It takes strength, balance, timing, and courage
(I've only jumped to 4' 6", but there's nothing like hanging up there
over the fence and looking straight down your horse's neck at the
ground so far, far away <g>). Believe me, the riders have to be
athletes, too. Dressage is just as intensive for the riders.
> And in North America, too! The Continental will start at
> Spruce Meadows later
> this week.
Now if US television would just bring us Spruce Meadows, but alas, not
one cable channel in my area thinks there's a big enough audience in
the States for it. I haven't seen any show jumping for ages except
what's taped by friends (waves at Mary).
Obligatory FK tie-in: I think Nick would prefer dressage to jumping
because of its elegance and aristocratic background. Heck, I can
imagine he studied with the Old Masters like Pluvinel and De la
Guiniere in the 1700s.
Besides, he would look great in formal riding attire. <g>
Nancy Kaminski
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:45:17 -0400
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Subject: ADMIN: FORKNI-L Rules
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:09:35 -0500
From: wirickml@v.......
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
Wasn't there an episode where Schanke thought there was a female officer
interested in him and she had hockey tickets. Didn't she want to go with him
(Schanke) and when he begged off, suggested Nick go and he agreed, only to have her
turn him down? (Silly Girl)
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:12:11 -0500
From: wirickml@v.......
Subject: Re: Sports For Vampires
<<Wasn't there an episode where Schanke thought there was a female officer
interested in him and she had hockey tickets.>>
Sorry I forgot to sign my last post.
Mary Lynn
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:38:16 -0700
From: Laurie of the Isles <laudon1228@y......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
--- Linda Hepden <kezia.hepden@n.......> wrote:
and a
> specially concocted blood lager, courtesy of some
> 'experimenting' by
> Screed -
With blood in the mix, wouldn't it look more like a
"blood-stout"?
;-)
Laurie of the Isles
<Laudon1228@y......>
http://www.livejournal.com/users/1_mad_squirrel/
"It is not enough to win a war. It is more important to organize the peace" -
Aristotle
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:45:43 -0700
From: Laurie of the Isles <laudon1228@y......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
Oops! The first time I sent this it went just to
Nancy.
Nancy Kaminski wrote:
I think Nick would prefer dressage to jumping
> because of its elegance and aristocratic background.
<snip>>
> Besides, he would look great in formal riding
> attire. <g>
Oh man, I'm usually more of LaCroix fan, and even so,
first season Nick in formal riding togs? * Drool *
Laurie of the Isles
<Laudon1228@y......>
http://www.livejournal.com/users/1_mad_squirrel/
"It is not enough to win a war. It is more important to organize the peace" -
Aristotle
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:12:54 -0500
From: eowyn23@j.......
Subject: Today's Birthday: June 12
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:43:01 -0400
From: Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Re: Vampire Sports
One of the filler scenes from the first season Canadian versions had Nick
practicing golf putting with one of those machines that returns the ball. I
always thought that implied vampire golfers. Presumably they'd play at night on
courses way out in the country. H'mm, I wonder if there are vampire country
clubs in the FK world? Arrgh! Stop me before I commit fanfic!! :)
McLisa
mclisa@m.......
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:24:43 +0000
From: Elena Gwynne <elena_gwynne@h.......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
While we're on the topic of horses and horse-sport, I just read in one of my
horse books that the Belgian Heavy Draft horse is also known as the Brabrant
or Flanders horse. Unfortunately the book didn't have much information. Does
anyone have any more info/history, and do you think that Nick and his mortal
family might have had something to do with it? Might be an interesting idea
for a story if there is enough information.
Finduilas
http://fin.yserve.net
Updated on May 4
http://www.livejournal.com/users/endaewen/
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/761957/
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:54:31 -0400
From: Cheryl <fknight420@c.......>
Subject: Leon Pownall
Today at 11 am is the Memorial Service for Leon Pownall; a great man and
gifted actor. When he stood on the stage, it lit up with love and
passion for the Theatre. Takes a quiet moment to reflect and remember
him today while his friends bid farewell.
Cheryl / fknight420@c.......
Don't trade a treasure
for an empty box.
ForeverKnight.5u.com
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BradleyFarley.50megs.com
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:18:07 +0000
From: Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
From: Elena Gwynne <elena_gwynne@h.......>
> Unfortunately the book didn't have much information. Does
> anyone have any more info/history, and do you think that Nick and his mortal
> family might have had something to do with it? Might be an interesting idea
> for a story if there is enough information.
The Brabant is a true heavy draft horse (see
http://www.ruralheritage.com/brabant/index.htm for photos and some
information). This is not a horse that would be used for riding (not even by
knights in plate armor, the heaviest of the armored knights).
The breed was developed in the Brabant region, and it is certainly possible
that Nick's family bred heavy draft horses of that type. I think it more likely
that a noble family would be more interested in the development of war horses and
riding horses in general, for their own use and for the prestige. You don't get
props for breeding plow horses for the serfs. <g>
Nick would have ridden a sturdy but agile type of horse, similar to the
current-day riding type of Friesian (think the black horse in "Ladyhawke") or the
recently-established Spanish-Norman horse (see http://www.spanish-norman.com/).
The horse would not have been all that tall (if you look at the art of the
period, you'll see how small the horses were in relation to the riders), probably
between 15 and 16 hands tall, which makes sense if you are wearing chain mail, are
armed, and need to get on and off your horse a lot.
Nancy Kaminski
owner of a nice old-fashioned warhorse :-)
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:29:55 +0000
From: Elena Gwynne <elena_gwynne@h.......>
Subject: Re: Sport for Vampires
I can still do something with this. Does anyone know of any agricultural
fairs in Toronto, what time of year they'd be etc, whether there'd be any
draft horse competitions? I keep thinking of the Royal Winter Fair, but I
don't think its in Toronto.
Finduilas
http://fin.yserve.net
Updated on April 30
http://www.livejournal.com/users/endaewen/
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/761957/
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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:32:30 -0400
From: Mildred Cady <mildred.cady@g.......>
Subject: Re: Hex
Then again, if they kept moving the time/day around, no wonder the viewing
figures dropped!
On 6/9/06, tracy gooding <tracy.gooding@n.......> wrote:
[snip] The TV channel then kept moving it around in the schedules and I
never saw the end - it was cancelled because the viewing figures dropped and
it was quite expensive to produce.
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