[CR]Piling on: Praise for the Cirque

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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 12:34:17 -0700
From: "Lee Berg" <lberg@ventoux.com>
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Piling on: Praise for the Cirque

As a member of the Left Coast contingent that attended the Cirque, I must add my thanks to Dale for organizing the event and extra-event activities, and for making us all (including my 10-year old son) feel so welcome. As others have said, a major pleasure of the event for me was meeting, talking in person with, and matching faces to the names of people known for years only through email or by phone... "Will the real Ken Lenore please stand up?!" =:^P

Thanks, Brian, for a very informative presentation and memorable performance. Among other things, I was amazed at how skillfully you removed metal with a hacksaw -- curved cuts with a borrowed saw, wobbly vise and standing-room-only audience, no less! I asked my son what of the whole trip he remembered most -- guessing he would say Brian's high performance, double barreled, flesh colored, dustmask -- but he said the brazing demo. (Actually, he said: "That 'B'-thing, done with the torch!" -- but he now knows it's "brazing" and I don't think he will ever forget what it is.)

And, as other have done, thanks to Alan for his extremely well done film and Mike for his thoughtful presentation and slides.

Thanks to everyone who took the time and made the effort to display their bikes. I marvel at the variety and quality (and at how much I don't know about the subject).

A very good time was had by all!!!

Lee Berg
Palo Alto, California