On Jan 30, 2005, at 11:22 PM, Donald Gillies wrote:
> Ok now I have to weigh in with my 4th and final post of the day.
>
> If you are ever in Northern Illinois its worth a trip to go visit
> Starved Rock state park :
>
> http://www.starvedrocklodge.com/
>
> If you go, make sure to have breakfast or lunch in the dining room.
> There you will see a dozen beautiful Indian rugs hung on the walls.
> One of my favorite pastimes is to "find the flaw" in every Indian rug
> on the walls of this beautiful lodge. You see, most Indian tribes
> considered it an offense to god to make something that was perfect.
> So now you know, it may just be, that the frame builder that puts file
> marks on the frameset might be doing it out of respect for his maker
>
Hey! Starved Rock is right here in my lovely little town of Utica! Should I go over to the lodge and count file marks?
Todd Kuzma
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
Heron Bicycles
LaSalle IL 815-223-1776
http://www.tullios.com/
http://www.heronbicycles.com/