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mikawendy

09-15-2005, 03:21 PM

flo

09-15-2005, 03:39 PM

Skatergirlva is joining us - so there's three now and an offical team. So far I'm doing the team event and interp pairs.

Skate@Delaware

09-19-2005, 10:45 AM

I'm coming up to watch-not to compete. Next year may be a different story! (Not sure whether it will be pre-bronze or bronze, but I'm thinking it will be as pre-bronze).

My coach wants me to wet my feet at some different competitions first and since my routine is no where near ready, that's ok. I can't wait to see some of you again!

Terri C

09-19-2005, 06:03 PM

I'm sitting out this year- gotta play technical catch up and get my Bronze Moves to passing!

renatele

09-19-2005, 06:09 PM

I've never competed at the adult competition and don't think I'm up to it just yet, but I might come to watch (and I've never even watched an adult competition before, either!).

sk8pics

09-19-2005, 06:37 PM

I'm in for pre-bronze free and pre-bronze compulsory moves. Well, I will be as soon as I send in my application! My coach choreographed the moves program today. I'm looking forward to it and renewing acquaintances and making new friends!

Pat

Figureskates

09-19-2005, 06:45 PM

I am afraid to friggin way since this hurricane season from hell just knows no end.

TimDavidSkate

09-19-2005, 06:46 PM

This will be my first Halloween competition. Can't wait!

Beccapoo2003

09-19-2005, 09:28 PM

mikawendy

09-19-2005, 11:13 PM

Hmmmm...............I'm thinkin' about coming up for the competition. Does a team need an extra member? I've been landing the Axel lately, but I can't make any promises that it will choose to hang around. :roll:
BTW, Peach ROCKED and I SO enjoyed seeing everyone! GREAT memories!
Hugs,
Becca

I think flo was looking for someone for a team who had an axel. I think she found someone, but you might check w/her to see if she needs a backup in case anyone on her team can't do it at the last minute.

MusicSkateFan

09-20-2005, 08:37 AM

Debbie S

09-20-2005, 11:43 AM

Hey, MSF, I'm signing up for Bronze Moves (you mean MIF, right?) too, along with Pre-Bronze Spins. Actually, I haven't completely decided yet - probably will on Thurs night.

I did Bronze MIF at New Year's and there was 1 man in the event, but he may not come to this comp b/c I think he was from NC or SC. Don't worry, we ladies don't bite! :halo: :)

MusicSkateFan

09-20-2005, 12:55 PM

Thats fine for the Bronze MIF, but if no other Bronze man enters the Freeskate the event will either refund my $ or ask me to skate up to silver?

We shall see.

NoVa Sk8r

09-20-2005, 01:18 PM

That's fine for the Bronze MIF, but if no other Bronze man enters the Freeskate the event will either refund my $ or ask me to skate up to silver?

We shall see.IIRC, last year there were 2 or 3 bronze men and 7 silver men; so they'll fit you in somewhere.
In any event (literally and figuratively!), it should be a nice competition to debut your bronze program. 8-)

Debbie S

09-20-2005, 01:22 PM

Thats fine for the Bronze MIF, but if no other Bronze man enters the Freeskate the event will either refund my $ or ask me to skate up to silver?

I think you can only skate up to Silver if you've passed Bronze FS. If you haven't yet, then you could skate Pre-Bronze, if there are skaters in that comp but not Bronze. I don't think you'll have a problem, though. There were several Bronze Men at New Year's, and there was a fairly sizable group of men at HC last year - I don't remember what levels they were, though. But I think you'll be fine. The comp seems to draw from all across the mid-Atlantic states up to New England.

jazzpants

09-20-2005, 01:23 PM

I am sending off my entry very soon(I know before the 23rd!)! I am entering Bronze FreeSkate and Bronze Moves. I hope there is at least one other Bronze Man!

I am working on those spins....sit is getting there ;) ....back spin sometimes :cry:

Should be fun to plow around for 1:40!

8-)But you have those wonderful jumps to save you on the Bronze FS event!!! ;) (Which some of us would just LOVE to have...*sigh* :( )

In any case, you'll do just fine!!! And you will get enough people in the event for Bronze FS Men...just a hunch... :D

MusicSkateFan

09-22-2005, 08:24 AM

:roll: Well I mailed in my entry form for Halloween. I hope to see many of you there!

8-)

TimDavidSkate

09-22-2005, 03:27 PM

5 more weeks :)

Im already feeling the first competition/season jitters.
- Night sweats
- feeling numb on my legs
- rush to find music suited for the competition

sk8pics

09-23-2005, 06:44 AM

5 more weeks :)

6 weeks, actually, since it's not on Halloween weekend. ;)

I have my application all filled out to send in today: pre-bronze free, pre-bronze compulsory moves, pre-bronze/bronze maneuver team. Now I just have to get my act together!

LoopLoop

09-23-2005, 12:48 PM

I sent my form in last night: silver pairs, silver FS, and interpretive. Maybe I'll even get to do all three events this time!

rlichtefeld

09-23-2005, 01:09 PM

Sent in mine today: Silver Pairs, Silver CM, Silver Spins.

Jenny is going to do her Silver FS along with Pairs.

Rob

NoVa Sk8r

09-23-2005, 01:15 PM

Sent in mine today: Silver Pairs, Silver CM, Silver Spins.

Jenny is going to do her Silver FS along with Pairs.

RobOh, cool. It will great to see you two again. I loved your program--I've got visions of "Walk on the Wild Side" running in my mind!

-Stephen

rlichtefeld

09-23-2005, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the kind words. It's a fun program.

The doctor should give her the all clear next week, so that we can start doing lifts, throws and spins again. She says her ribs are feeling a lot better.

It's been a little weird only doing side by side footwork since Peach. Especially since learning and remembering footwork is my worst skill!

Rob

LoopLoop

09-23-2005, 01:38 PM

Hee hee, we skated together once this week for the first time since Peach. The next few weeks should be interesting...

NoVa Sk8r

09-23-2005, 01:45 PM

And we don't even have any footwork in our program--so kudos to you Rob!

alliegator66

09-23-2005, 02:40 PM

Thanks for being so nice, but I'm not sure kudos are deserved--we've had some interesting versions of our element-less program lately :frus:
Can't wait to see you guys again when we have more time to be social.
And by the way, I LIKE the flap. What's everybody's deal with it?
Jenny

Back to lurking...

mdvask8r

09-23-2005, 05:13 PM

Does a team need an extra member? I've been landing the Axel lately, but I can't make any promises that it will choose to hang around. :roll:
Becca
Hey Becca. are you with a team yet? We need an axel of any description.
~~terri

jazzpants

09-23-2005, 09:08 PM

5 more weeks :)

Im already feeling the first competition/season jitters.
- Night sweats
- feeling numb on my legs
- rush to find music suited for the competitionSo, Tim, what events are you entering for this one?

Skate@Delaware

09-24-2005, 07:30 AM

Beccapoo2003

09-24-2005, 09:35 AM

Hi mdvask8r, It looks like I'm gonna be on Rob and Jenny's team. Thanx so much for the offer! This should be a fun event!
Becca

mdvask8r

09-24-2005, 10:02 AM

Thanks anyway, Becca. Looking forward to seeing you in PA
Any other Axels wandering around w/o a team for Halloween Classic?
~~terri

TimDavidSkate

09-24-2005, 10:06 AM

So, Tim, what events are you entering for this one?

I will be entering the Silver men's freeskate

Debbie S

09-24-2005, 01:39 PM

Do they sell videos for the HC? Is it for the whole thing or individual events or individuals? I need to know if I should bring my own video camera for the Pre-Bronze events.

And, even though I'm not competing, looks as though my van will be full of people wanting to come up anyway!
Yes, there is usually a company at every comp that offers videos of each event. You can buy 1 event (Pre-Bronze FS) or multiple events, whatever you want to pay for (I think I paid about $60-something last year). You can also bring your own camera if you want, but just a warning - the setup with the bleachers at HC is not very picture/video-friendly - they are set pretty far back from the ice and there is a net up.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

sk8pics

10-11-2005, 07:52 AM

Has anyone heard when the schedule might be posted? I know it's almost a month away still, but my coach is already asking me. :roll: The application deadline seemed relatively early, so I wonder if the schedule might actually be posted soon.

Skate@Delaware

10-11-2005, 08:09 AM

Yes, there is usually a company at every comp that offers videos of each event. You can buy 1 event (Pre-Bronze FS) or multiple events, whatever you want to pay for (I think I paid about $60-something last year). You can also bring your own camera if you want, but just a warning - the setup with the bleachers at HC is not very picture/video-friendly - they are set pretty far back from the ice and there is a net up.

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thanks for the info! Sounds a lot like the comp at the Pond-the only good set up was for the paid videographer! I don't think I can afford $60/ea....I don't mind shooting through the net but might be able to shoot through the glass instead (as I do for hockey games). I did learn that it is best not to stand on the bleachers-all the people moving makes everything shake! I will bring my tripod (I can't hold my camera still enough).

I just want to tape a few routines-Pat is one and MikaWendy (who is Bronze I believe), Flo. I'm the only one adult track at my rink testing this year (there is a young lady but she is testing standard track).

jazzpants

10-11-2005, 11:25 AM

Skate@Delaware

10-11-2005, 11:29 AM

What I have done in the past to save money with the videographers is to bring my own VHS tape and have them tape the event onto that tape. Just make sure it's queued and you're all set. It will save you at least a good $6.00 at least. (A minor tip I got from my primary coach...) :mrgreen:

Otherwise... I typically use my Sony Cybershot anyway. (Need to upgrade mine, speaking of which...)
I'll probably tape - it's just hard to do, because you have to be soo intent on paying attention. As long as my son isn't with me-if he is, then I have to watch him, as I hear HC is CROWDED! and I don't want to lose him in the crowd (he would freak)... 8O

sk8pics

10-11-2005, 11:34 AM

I just want to tape a few routines-Pat is one and MikaWendy (who is Bronze I believe), Flo. I'm the only one adult track at my rink testing this year (there is a young lady but she is testing standard track).

You want to tape me??!! 8O I think you are expecting way too much of me!! 8O 8O Or maybe you want a bad example! ;) Or maybe it's another Pat!

Pat

flo

10-11-2005, 11:41 AM

Hi
Delaware - Thanks! should be interesting! I'm doing an interpretive pairs program with a friend. I painted the fabric for part of our costume last night, and hopefully we'll have the program finished tonight!

mikawendy

10-11-2005, 06:58 PM

I just want to tape a few routines-Pat is one and MikaWendy (who is Bronze I believe), Flo. I'm the only one adult track at my rink testing this year (there is a young lady but she is testing standard track).

Aww, thanks! I'm skating up to Bronze for this competition--I've only passed my Pre-Bronze tests, but I wanted my program to be a Bronze program so that I can use it (eventually) for my Bronze FS test. (But that's waaay down the road as I have much work to do on my Bronze MIF!! Power 3s on the left side are my nemesis!) I'm also doing the Bronze spin event.

I have to get in gear about my dress for the competition, or I'll be wearing very plain gear!

Skate@Delaware--you'll get to see the evil evil choctaw that's in my program. Then again, when I do it, it's barely recognizable, lol. :) It doesn't have that nice quick twisty look to it that it should. It really shows that I don't do ice dancing when I do that step.

I'm actually most excited about getting to skate my program with no traffic!!

Skate@Delaware

10-11-2005, 07:06 PM

Pat-I want to tape you-you are better than you think! Remember, I have seen you skate!
Flo-can't wait to see your costume! And, yes, I did peek at your jumps during the edge workshop :oops: while I was hugging the wall....
Mikawendy-You are braver than I am; sometimes I wish I had entered as no-test, but on second thought, there is no way I would have been ready in time!
But next year, someone will have to tape me (but not my husband-he zooms in and out soooo much, you get dizzier than if you were spinning! I'll spring the bucks for the pro CD)

icecatepairs

10-11-2005, 11:43 PM

sk8pics

10-12-2005, 06:08 AM

I'm actually most excited about getting to skate my program with no traffic!!

LOL, I feel the same way! I always feel like I am going to fall over somebody trying to run my program. And my poor coach has to block for me like he is a football player or something! Sometimes, not always...

Thanks for the compliment, Terry. I appreciate it. Actually, it is amazing to me when I watch tapes of programs I did last year or earlier, to see how far I have come, but still how far I need to go! BTW, when you do start competing, you can start a tape and bring that with you and have each program added onto the same tape. It's nice to have them all together. And that way, too, you can make a DVD eventually with all the programs together on 1 disk.

Pat

Skate@Delaware

10-12-2005, 07:53 AM

LOL, I feel the same way! I always feel like I am going to fall over somebody trying to run my program. And my poor coach has to block for me like he is a football player or something! Sometimes, not always...

Thanks for the compliment, Terry. I appreciate it. Actually, it is amazing to me when I watch tapes of programs I did last year or earlier, to see how far I have come, but still how far I need to go! BTW, when you do start competing, you can start a tape and bring that with you and have each program added onto the same tape. It's nice to have them all together. And that way, too, you can make a DVD eventually with all the programs together on 1 disk.

Pat
I have been lucky in being able to burn DVD's from my videos (comes in handy, I've made DVD's of the last 2 ice shows for people and of my group class), as well as the competition at The Pond last year. I taped my group class "jumps and spins" OMG! You should see it! It's hilarious! No, never mind, i don't think I'll show it to anyone! I skated like Frankensteins bride-all stiff and my waltz was barely a hop! Oh well, it's good for a laugh!

I'm hoping to get a new computer and do video editing so I can add transitions. Wicked fun!

For now I've got some video clips of me I'd like to get Casey to load on his site (for people to critique). Just waiting to hear from him.

sk8pics

10-12-2005, 09:23 AM

Terry,
Oh, yes, I make DVD's from videos, too (Macs rule!) but I meant that it's more flexible for later use if you have the photographer/videographer put the program on a vhs tape (and cheaper to bring your own) than if you have them burn it to a DVD. Pulling files off a DVD is not trivial (well, except if you have the right software and a Mac, LOL) but it's easy to go from VHS to DVD.

Pat

flo

10-12-2005, 10:50 AM

Mika,
Lets paint! I'm actually giving a class tomorrow night at the hospital (I volunteer to teach cancer patinets and their family silk painting so they can make their own scarves). You're welcome to come, or we can get together sometime. I want to do my dress as well.

mikawendy

10-12-2005, 03:02 PM

Thanks, flo! Maybe sometime this weekend or next? Tomorrow I'll be trying to skate somewhere, to get in my usual amount of practice time.

flo

10-12-2005, 03:04 PM

Sure,
Just let me know.
Others in the area: We have the ice club open house this Saturday - if you can get past the marathon and out of the hood!

phillyskater

10-13-2005, 02:53 PM

Hi all!! I haven't been around to post much - taking care of Baby Phillyskater while still running the competition has been taking up all my time, needless to say. :giveup:

Anyway, a tentative schedule for the competition should be posted on our website by early next week. We are still receiving some late applications, and working out the details with the Referee. Practice ice sign-ups will be posted then too. So far, we have lots of ice time available each morning before the events start, and we may even have some practice ice available mid-day around lunchtime (depending on whether that time is needed for a test session or not). I noticed there was some discussion about photography/videography services. Both will be available, and I think the videos are going for something like $35 this year, much less than the $60 that was mentioned.

We had a HUGE response this year in terms of the number of skaters -- so far we have more that 125 competitors with more applications still coming in. I think that may even surpass the Peach:?: There's good representation at all levels, from No Test all the way through Senior. In any event, it should be a really great time again this year. I'll try to post updates here as soon as I have any new information. Or you can contact me at the official competition e-mail account with specific questions: iceworkshalloweenclassic@iceworkssc.org.

I hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to seeing everyone in November! :)

philly

P.S. To those of you who entered but haven't received your e-mail confirmation yet, I appreciate your patience. I'm cranking them out as fast as I can (between feedings and diaper changes). :oops:

flo

10-13-2005, 03:10 PM

I'll have a vendor booth at the event. I'll have hand painted silks and skirts and skating accessories.
Stop by and see me.

Debbie S

10-13-2005, 03:52 PM

taking care of Baby Phillyskater while still running the competition has been taking up all my time, needless to say

Congrats, phillyskater!

Is the company doing the videos the same one as last year? (I remember the one last year didn't allow us to use our own tapes - just wondering if it was going to be the same thing this time.) The price sounds great! I may get both of my events.

I haven't received a confirmation yet - but totally understandable - and I did send it at the last minute. :) I had actually forgotten about the confirmation thing before now -lol - I just hope my form was received. Is there a date after which I should contact someone (and start to worry)?

flo, I'll have to stop by your booth!

Skate@Delaware

10-13-2005, 05:18 PM

Will that be $35 per event (ladies pre-bronze, or all pre-bronze skaters, etc.) or per skater?

phillyskater

10-13-2005, 06:44 PM

Will that be $35 per event (ladies pre-bronze, or all pre-bronze skaters, etc.) or per skater?
I'm not sure about the details - I just heard that price mentioned in some preliminary discussions about vendors. To the best of my knowledge, we are using a different videographer from last year. But that's not my area of responsibility, so don't quote me.

phillyskater

10-13-2005, 06:46 PM

I haven't received a confirmation yet - but totally understandable - and I did send it at the last minute. :) I just hope my form was received. Is there a date after which I should contact someone (and start to worry)?

Hi Debbie. We did get your application so no need to worry. You should receive a confirmation shortly.

philly

Skate@Delaware

10-13-2005, 07:35 PM

I'm not sure about the details - I just heard that price mentioned in some preliminary discussions about vendors. To the best of my knowledge, we are using a different videographer from last year. But that's not my area of responsibility, so don't quote me.
I was just hoping to avoid draggin my video gear around-although it's small it get quite heavy.... Maybe as the event nears, details will come out (with the schedule!)

Debbie S

10-13-2005, 08:13 PM

Hi Debbie. We did get your application so no need to worry.

Thanks, philly! :D

starskate6.0

10-17-2005, 03:52 PM

I sent my application off today--I'm doing Bronze FS and Bronze spins at Halloween (because this year there's no backspin--the spin, not the forum member--in the Bronze spins event).

A friend of mine will also be competing in Bronze FS. I'm preparing to be soundly trounced by her, as her jump content is much higher than mine. (I know it's not all about jumps, but I don't have a lutz, let alone the lutz-loop combo and other combos that she has.) But it will be great fun and I don't really care how I place. I met some of the adult skaters at the hosting club during their adult seminar, and they were all really supportive and friendly.

Starskate6.0, if you're reading this--are you competing at Halloween? " Yes" Ill be there. Im doing 4 events and working the practice ice for you guys as well.
Im doing Gold Free ( with no practice since Oberstdorf , no time. ), The group events Im doing the axel, Masters interp My favorite :mrgreen: " A sucker born every minute " :mrgreen: and TA ..DA.. My first Interp pair and its a blast with my new partner from lake Placid and she is a gem..and a great skater..Its awsom and so much fun.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

See you there..
Ross.

starskate6.0

10-17-2005, 03:55 PM

I've never competed at the adult competition and don't think I'm up to it just yet, but I might come to watch (and I've never even watched an adult competition before, either!).
Hey Rena
come say hello my club loves to meet new adult skaters , don't be a stranger, come say hello.

Ross :mrgreen:

renatele

10-17-2005, 04:08 PM

Hey Rena
come say hello my club loves to meet new adult skaters , don't be a stranger, some say hello.

Ross :mrgreen:

Actually... well... you've met me already at the workshop! A wacky skater from New Jersey, in black boot-cut leggings and red/black top. The one who skipped all the plyometrics stuff during the "warm-up" class ;)

I am very introvert, and was soooo nervous that day, that barely remember anything... (and I'm terrible with names!).

starskate6.0

10-17-2005, 04:10 PM

hi everyone,
the east coast stunt doubles are coming . we are tara , frank and tim. our team logo is a chalk outline man in a splat position. we are entered in gold, and we are planning on having fun i think frank R is only skating some compulsory events. he is still working on his program. not sure where tim stands...i don't know what other events he is skating in. i sent in my app for fresstyle , interp (program still in progress ahhh!) improv, and spin challenge. i am one month post athro. knee surgery on my landing leg so i am undecided if i will skate freestyle or not. If i scratch i'll still be there for the less jumping oroented events and of course to see Ross's new interp program. hope to see you all there...missed everyone in brewster.... :D

Well Hi... I have a new interp with my pairs partner and its very entertaining but the solo is the same one I did at nationals. Iv had no time to work on new stuff and i only get to skate once a week now because of lack of time on my part. We always have plenty of ice but I just don't get the time to get on it. But My interp is alway's my favorite event and I would love to make it great, both in pairs and solo just to see you all smile and maybe even laugh. ( wait till you see my new partner " ;) Yowww. Great skater... :mrgreen: See you there.
Ross.

starskate6.0

10-17-2005, 04:15 PM

Actually... well... you've met me already at the workshop! A wacky skater from New Jersey, in black boot-cut leggings and red/black top. The one who skipped all the plyometrics stuff during the "warm-up" class ;)

I am very introvert, and was soooo nervous that day, that barely remember anything... (and I'm terrible with names!).

Looking forward to seeing you again... It will be a blast :mrgreen:
Im also not good with names..but we wil talk..see ya.
Ross

Beccapoo2003

10-17-2005, 09:28 PM

starskate6.0

10-18-2005, 04:02 AM

OK, duh, I was not aware that there was an Interp Pair event. Is that the same as the Similar Pairs Interp at Peach? If so, can I enter it and would anyone like to be my partner? You know how that event goes....(Ummm pretty much anything goes)! Fun, Fun, Fun!!!
Becca

It was on the posting for the halloween classic . I think we got at least 5 pairs.. :mrgreen:

mdvask8r

10-18-2005, 08:59 PM

Schedule has been posted . . .
http://www.iceworkssc.org/HalloweenClassic/HalloweenClassicPage.html

mikawendy

10-18-2005, 10:20 PM

Debbie S

10-18-2005, 10:30 PM

Oh, yuck! My events are both on Sat (OK, I guess I can't complain about that) but all the FS events are on Sun, and I really want to see those. And I don't want to drive up both days, or stay overnight in a hotel - but obviously I have to do either 1 or the other. OK, I guess driving's not so bad - hey, it's closer than the drive to Atlantic City for Skate America this weekend.

I think that I may end up scratching from Bronze MIF. There's no way I'm going to get there by 7:15 (in time to check in for 8:15 event) on Sat morning. I'll make sure to be there in time to watch Loops/NoVa's program debut (well, debut for me since I didn't go to Peach). :)

NoVa Sk8r

10-18-2005, 10:39 PM

I'll make sure to be there in time to watch Loops/NoVa's program debut (well, debut for me since I didn't go to Peach). :)We'll be sure to skate especially nice for you! http://degiorgi.math.hr/forum/images/smiles/wink.gif

I've got events on Sat. @ 10:45am and then gotta wait till Sunday @ 3:25pm. I'd rather do singles before pairs, but I'm happy the events are not back to back like they have been at some comps.

And yay, Loops will actually be able to skate in all her events this time! http://degiorgi.math.hr/forum/images/smiles/weee.gif

Can't wait for this comp ... now it's time to get back in shape. http://degiorgi.math.hr/forum/images/smiles/utezi.gif

flo

10-19-2005, 08:33 AM

Schedule is up!

Skate@Delaware

10-19-2005, 09:08 AM

AAHHH!! 0800 pre-bronze MIF? Egads! That means I'll have to get up EARLY! It will take me about 2 1/2 hours to drive up, luckily it's Saturday so I won't hit that city commuter crap.

Ok, someone explain what is Pre-Bronze Comp. Moves and what is the diff between that and the Pre-Bronze MIF?

phillyskater

10-19-2005, 09:58 AM

mdvask8r, thanks for the link.

Phillyskater (or any others who might know from having gone last year)--will the spin event have a brief warmup beforehand the way that FS events usually do, but (I'm guessing) shorter than 6min?

Also, will the number of competitors in each event be announced ahead of time? (Sorry, this is all new to me, so I'm probably asking competition newbie questions.)
Yes, there is a warm-up before every event, but compulsory events (like spins) are usually shorter than FS warm-ups. And keep in mind that your event is on half ice so your warm up will be half ice too.

And there will be lists of competitors in each event posted on the results wall before the competition starts so you can see how many people are in your group (or can PM me and I might be able to tell you ;) )

philly

phillyskater

10-19-2005, 10:01 AM

OK, duh, I was not aware that there was an Interp Pair event. Is that the same as the Similar Pairs Interp at Peach? If so, can I enter it and would anyone like to be my partner? You know how that event goes....(Ummm pretty much anything goes)! Fun, Fun, Fun!!!
Becca
Yes, it's the same event. If you can muster up a program and a partner rather quickly, we might still be able to add you (due to scratches in other events). :)

PM me for more info.

philly

phillyskater

10-19-2005, 10:05 AM

Schedule has been posted . . .
http://www.iceworkssc.org/HalloweenClassic/HalloweenClassicPage.html
You stole my thunder. ;)

Yep, the schedule is up. So are the practice ice sign-up forms. I encourage everyone to send in their practice ice selections as soon as possible since the spaces will be reserved on a first-come first-serve basis, and will probably fill up quickly due to the number of competitors this year. We will have practice ice running on multiple surfaces at the same time, so we should have enough ice time for everyone who wants it, but if you want to get your first choice time spot, I suggest you act now.

Info about the competitors party should be posted there soon too.

We're getting closer!!!! :P

philly

flo

10-19-2005, 11:01 AM

Hi,
As I mentioned somewhere, I'll be having a booth together with Judy from Figureskatewear. I will be bringing up painted silk scarves and skating skirts. I also have silk cosmetic bags, eyeglass pouches and (the essential to every skating bag) - tissue pac holders. This year I'll have tracing designs on the silks - edges, turns, moves and the like.

On the non-silk side I make cigar box purses and medal boxes. These are custom made with your picture.

If anyone wants something special, let me know.

Debbie,
We're driving up Friday night if you'd like to ride up!

MusicSkateFan

10-19-2005, 12:59 PM

So do I get to perform twice? There are two Bronze Men Freestyle competitions listed! lol I would like to know the real time!

I am excited and terrified at the same time....first competition!

sk8pics

10-19-2005, 01:16 PM

Ok, someone explain what is Pre-Bronze Comp. Moves and what is the diff between that and the Pre-Bronze MIF?

If you take a look at the application, you can see examples of elements in each type of event. The moves in the field events are specifically from the moves in the field tests. A compulsory moves event is a program skated without music with some number of required elements, with a maximum time limit. So for example in the pre-bronze compulsory moves event at this competition, you have to do a waltz jump, a half flip, a toe loop, a spiral, and a one foot spin. So you do them with some choreography in whatever order you like. It's good practice for people new to programs, and just kind of fun. I decided to do this event because it would force me to practice certain things even more than usual.

Pat

Skate@Delaware

10-19-2005, 01:32 PM

Ok, I get it now. I didn't get an application because we (coach & I) decided not to do HC this year....

Debbie S

10-19-2005, 02:11 PM

We'll be sure to skate especially nice for you! http://degiorgi.math.hr/forum/images/smiles/wink.gif

Aww, shucks! :oops: :) Looking forward to seeing the program.

Flo, thanks for the ride offer, but I think I'm just going to drive up on each of the days - saves me money on a hotel. Looking forward to seeing your pairs interp - assuming I'm still awake by then - lol.

starskate6.0

10-23-2005, 11:06 AM

Hi Everyone

As a skater at the Ice Works rink I want to thank so many of you for signing up for this years event . There are even more skaters this year..
keep an eye on the schedule updates for any last minute changes.

Good luck to you all, see you there. :mrgreen:

sk8pics

10-25-2005, 05:55 AM

So how was the competitors' party last year? Is the food just munchies-type of food or something more substantial?

I'm looking forward to this event and seeing lots of familiar faces and meeting some new folks!

mikawendy

10-25-2005, 03:15 PM

BTW, a revised tentative event schedule was posted on 10/24. (You have to click the link for the schedule itself to get the revised schedule--the web site doesn't seem to mention that the schedule has been revised, unless I'm not looking at the site right.)

Most of the events are at similar times as in the first posted schedule, but some of the dance events have been moved around.

Debbie S

10-25-2005, 04:45 PM

Well, it's official. I just e-mailed the organizers and withdrew from Bronze MIF. I'll still do Pre-Bronze Spins, and emphasized that in my e-mail. I'll probably get there around 10:30 or so on Sat morning, in time to watch Loops and NoVa, and then I'll be in much better shape to do my spins event than if I got up at the crack of dawn, or before dawn.

Looking forward to seeing everyone. I'm just doing my spins event for fun. I haven't competed since Feb. It'll feel strange (in a good way) to be competing in the middle of the day and not first thing in the morning!

flo

10-25-2005, 09:46 PM

Oh, but Debbie - everyone should know the thrill of competing when you're half asleep! I competed in bronze one year at Wilmington at 8am. It's a good thing that I could do that program in my sleep, because that's what it was! Then you get surprised again when there is actually someone watching (I think it was the person who got me up and drove me there). And yet again later with gold. I must eased the judges into morning with a very lyrical soft program, no scraping to wake anyone (me).
You'll be great. See you there!

Debbie S

10-25-2005, 10:08 PM

LOL, flo! Thanks for the encouragement. Looking forward to seeing the Pair Interp program! :)

I noticed on the Ice Works website that there is a test session going on at the rink during the comp (I assume it's on one of the other rinks?). I wonder if the schedule will be posted on the website in advance - if there are any Bronze MIF or FS tests, I'd be interested in watching them.

Skate@Delaware

10-26-2005, 08:39 AM

Well, my chauffer (hubby) actually offerred to drive us up early so we could get there in time for the 8:00 events! Wow! I have to coordinate with someone else that's riding with us but if it's ok, then we will be up EARLY!! Yeah, coffee to-go!

phillyskater

10-26-2005, 03:57 PM

So do I get to perform twice? There are two Bronze Men Freestyle competitions listed! lol I would like to know the real time!

Thanks for bringing that to our attention. That mistake was corrected on the revised schedule. The event will be held at 10:05 am on Sunday.

Hope that helps!
philly

MusicSkateFan

10-27-2005, 06:14 AM

Thanks Philly,
I got the updated schedule online! Darn I thought I was going to get a second chance to make my Debut! LOL

flo

10-27-2005, 08:56 AM

Hi,
Unfortunately skatergirl has to withdraw her axel. So, anyone out there who would like to share an axel for the team???? There are only two of us left. Any other teams have drop-outs they need a replacement for? We'd rather not have to withdraw, but......grrrrr.

starskate6.0

10-27-2005, 06:52 PM

starskate6.0

10-27-2005, 07:05 PM

G-day

Im doing 4 events and working the events as well. :mrgreen:
Not sure what Ill be doing but Im sure Ill be busy. If any of you need anything or have any problems during the events Ill try and help you out.
after all its my club :D so Ill be around to help out anyway.

Not much practice done. Have not skated the Freestyle since Oberstdorf.
Been working on the pair. My partner and I have only skated twice on the new pair interp event but she is a wonderful skater and it should be a lot of fun. Im looking forward to it.

See you there..
Ross :D

sk8pics

10-31-2005, 08:42 AM

Info about the competitors party should be posted there soon too.

Philly, I sent in my form for a ticket for the competitors' party today. I'm still wondering, though, what kind of food there will be available. Is it munchies-type or maybe a buffet? Just wondering about some plans with some friends.

Thanks,
Pat

phillyskater

10-31-2005, 11:11 AM

Philly, I sent in my form for a ticket for the competitors' party today. I'm still wondering, though, what kind of food there will be available. Is it munchies-type or maybe a buffet? Just wondering about some plans with some friends.

Thanks,
Pat
I'm not in charge of the party planning, but I'm told that there will be more than just munchies. It won't be as formal as a sit-down dinner though since it is a party, but there will be plenty to eat (both hot and cold dishes and plenty of beverages...)

TimDavidSkate

10-31-2005, 11:25 AM

Hi Philly,
I was just wondering how many Silver Men competitors are there :halo:

Thanks

Tim David
-------------------------
Tim David's Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)

LoopLoop

10-31-2005, 12:09 PM

Which FS session on Friday afternoon is usually less crowded... the 3:30 or the 4:30?

Thanks!

sk8pics

10-31-2005, 12:58 PM

Philly,
Thanks for the information. Now, one more question. Do you know which rink Saturday's events are in? Just so I know which side of the building to park on...

Thanks for all your help and hard work!
Pat

MusicSkateFan

10-31-2005, 01:10 PM

:roll: I am getting nervous! I have a lesson here in DC Friday night and wont get on the road to Philly till after 7pm. I will only have the early session on Sat. to be ready for my first competition!

Loop Loop, Let me know if you want to practice that press lift again...that was fun!(Don't get any ideas NoVa, I am not doing pairs!)

See y'all up there!

NoVa Sk8r

10-31-2005, 01:38 PM

Loop Loop, Let me know if you want to practice that press lift again...that was fun!(Don't get any ideas NoVa, I am not doing pairs!)I don't know ... y'all looked pretty good and steady and confident and sure ... i.e., the qualities that I am lacking! http://degiorgi.math.hr/forum/images/smiles/anifaint.gif

flo

10-31-2005, 02:03 PM

Hi,
I believe our team is back on again and has grown. We've added my former pairs partner (he was going up to watch), as well as my future booth mate.
Also, let me know if anyone would like me to put them on the ice. I'll be around for both days.

starskate6.0

10-31-2005, 08:41 PM

Which FS session on Friday afternoon is usually less crowded... the 3:30 or the 4:30?

Thanks!

Both sessions see the kids after school but if you want to try it I think 3:30
Less chance of too many kids. But Hey its olympic size ice.... ;)
star

coskater64

11-01-2005, 02:52 PM

Just a note to all those going to Halloween Classic, good luck and skate well. I have had to withdraw due to injury.
LA

mikawendy

11-01-2005, 03:17 PM

Just a note to all those going to Halloween Classic, good luck and skate well. I have had to withdraw due to injury.
LA

So sorry to hear that. ((((HUGS)))) I hope your recovery goes well.

FrankR

11-01-2005, 06:25 PM

Just a note to all those going to Halloween Classic, good luck and skate well. I have had to withdraw due to injury.
LA

Hi Leslie,

I'm so sorry to hear that you're injured. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Frank

jazzpants

11-01-2005, 06:51 PM

Just a note to all those going to Halloween Classic, good luck and skate well. I have had to withdraw due to injury.
LAOH NO!!! One more on the DL list!!! (It's definitely contagious... YIKES!!! 8O )

Get well soon, Leslie!!! :(

Terri C

11-01-2005, 07:07 PM

Just a note to all those going to Halloween Classic, good luck and skate well. I have had to withdraw due to injury.
LA

Bummer! Take care, so we can see you back on the ice soon!
I'm not going to HC this year- there's this thing called a Bronze moves test that is gotten all of my on ice attention lately.

Raye

11-01-2005, 07:17 PM

(((((((prayers, hugs and well-wishes to you coskater64. May your recovery be speedy.)))))))

To everyone going to HC: Have a great skate:!:

techskater

11-01-2005, 08:30 PM

Leslie - What happened????????????????????????????????

Mrs Redboots

11-02-2005, 09:21 AM

Leslie - What happened????????????????????????????????Just what I was going to ask - so very sorry to hear it, as I know everybody loves watching you skate, probably even more than you love doing it!

phillyskater

11-02-2005, 09:17 PM

Hi Philly,
I was just wondering how many Silver Men competitors are there :halo:

Thanks

Tim David
-------------------------
Tim David's Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)
As of now, there are 8.

Good luck!

phillyskater

11-02-2005, 09:21 PM

Philly,
Thanks for the information. Now, one more question. Do you know which rink Saturday's events are in? Just so I know which side of the building to park on...

Rink 2 (the Olympic rink). So when you enter the driveway, turn into the parking lot on the left, in front of the main entrance (although if you signed up for practice ice, it may not be on Rink 2 - we are using all 4 surfaces for practice ice). Registration will be in the main lobby outside of Rink 2.

There are signs in front of the building pointing out where each rink is located.

See you soon!
philly

TimDavidSkate

11-02-2005, 09:21 PM

As of now, there are 8.

Good luck!

Yey, exciting!!! :twisted:

Tim David
---------------------------
Tim David's Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)

NoVa Sk8r

11-02-2005, 10:20 PM

As of now, there are 8 [silver men].

Good luck!And nearly half of them are named Tim! :P

jazzpants

11-03-2005, 12:45 AM

And nearly half of them are named Tim! :PScrew the battle of the Brians... we got the battle of the Tims again!!! :P :lol:

Want to wish everyone good luck at HC!!! Skate pretty!!! :mrgreen:

TimDavidSkate

11-03-2005, 05:32 AM

And nearly half of them are named Tim! :P

I spoke with Tim Convington at Skate America and said he was doing Gold Men. So does this mean, Tim Fisher & Tim Mizerak will be there? :P

Tim David
-------------------------------------
Tim David's Webpage (http://www.TimDavid.org)

NoVa Sk8r

11-03-2005, 07:35 AM

I spoke with Tim Convington at Skate America and said he was doing Gold Men. So does this mean, Tim Fisher & Tim Mizerak will be there? :P Yes, indeed ...

FrankR

11-03-2005, 07:56 AM

As of now, there are 8.

Good luck!

Wow! 8O

I didn't sign up for freestyle this time around. My program is still being choreographed. So I'm doing moves, the team event and spins. However, if a couple more silver guys would have signed up then this event would have hit double digits in terms of participants! That's awesome.

Best of luck!

Frank

NoVa Sk8r

11-03-2005, 08:00 AM

I didn't sign up for freestyle this time around. My program is still being choreographed. So I'm doing moves, the team event and spins. However, if a couple more silver guys would have signed up then this event would have hit double digits in terms of participants! That's awesome.Mine is still being choreographed as well! :lol: And Tim D. is still trying to decide his music (I think). So you should have signed up. ;)
Last year, there were 7 silver men.

MusicSkateFan

11-03-2005, 08:01 AM

How many Bronze Men? I have enough to do in 1:40 right now!

FrankR

11-03-2005, 08:10 AM

Mine is still being choreographed as well! :lol: And Tim D. is still trying to decide his music (I think). So you should have signed up. ;)
Last year, there were 7 silver men.

:lol: :lol:

I did think about it but let's think this through fully. I showed up in Kansas City for AN this year with a program that was completely choreographed since mid-August and I was running through every single session at least once since January. Despite all of that, I still got a huge case of the nerves. If I showed up at Aston with a program that was only choreographed from the beginning to the one minute mark and had to make up the rest as I went along I'd probably have a coronary as I was standing at mid-ice waiting for my music to start. :P

I give you a lot of credit. If my memory serves me correctly, you told me you were re-chorographing your program at 1am the morning of our event at KC. 8O I would never have the nerve to do that. Knowing me, I'd get all confused and spaz out.

Kudos also to Tim David for taking the Gary Beacom approach to skating. ;)

Frank

NoVa Sk8r

11-03-2005, 09:25 AM

I give you a lot of credit. If my memory serves me correctly, you told me you were re-chorographing your program at 1am the morning of our event at KC. 8O I would never have the nerve to do that. Knowing me, I'd get all confused and spaz out.Well, not completely rechoreographing the program. I don't trust myself enough: If something does not go right in a practice session, I will take the "safe" route and change a few moves or spins to minimize the risk. At AN, I was paranoid that my program just wasn't hitting the mark, so I listened to my program (via iPod) at said hour and changed the layout. As my stupid brain often works, in the warmup of our event, I reverted back to the original progam because the new layout was not working! :??

So here's to getting a program, practicing it many time and long before competing, and then just sticking to it! I've gotta stop second-guessing myself. And yeah, the impromptu thing really does not work in pairs! :P

TimDavidSkate

11-03-2005, 11:34 AM

:lol: :lol:

Kudos also to Tim David for taking the Gary Beacom approach to skating. ;)

Frank

Hahaha, thanks, Gary Beacom? Refresh me, I never paid attention to him when he was a pro, or even when he was an amatuer :halo:

Yes, I am still trying to figure out what to skate to this Sunday.
I will be going to Sky Rink this evening to figure things out.
I'm leaning on:
The Feeling Begins or Dark Eyes or Nutcracker
I'll decide on Saturday :roll:

Tim David
---------------------------------------
Tim David Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)

FrankR

11-03-2005, 02:57 PM

Hahaha, thanks, Gary Beacom? Refresh me, I never paid attention to him when he was a pro, or even when he was an amatuer :halo:

Yes, I am still trying to figure out what to skate to this Sunday.
I will be going to Sky Rink this evening to figure things out.
I'm leaning on:
The Feeling Begins or Dark Eyes or Nutcracker
I'll decide on Saturday :roll:

Tim David
---------------------------------------
Tim David Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)

Hey there,

Gary Beacom was famous for showing up at pro events and improvising entire programs. Usually the sportscasters would ask him to provide them with a list of elements so that they had an idea of what was coming up in the program during the broadcast and he would often hand in a sheet of paper with the following:

?

That's it. :lol:

However, he used to improvise every aspect of his programs from his jumps and spins to the choreography as well. Along the way he did some pretty amazing stuff but certainly I am not wired to follow in his footsteps.

Frank

skate1965

11-03-2005, 03:07 PM

Hi Everyone,

Just want to say that my name is Covington, not Convington. Although I like Convington better... my parents would disown me.

I'm so sad I can't be in the battle of the Tim's! Good luck to all of you and I can't wait to see everyone. It's like a reunion.

The other Tim

FrankR

11-03-2005, 03:10 PM

Hi Everyone,

...Although I like Convington better... my parents would disown me.

Not to mention Tara would kill you if she had to change our team poster just a day before we head down to Aston. ;)

:lol:

Frank

skate1965

11-03-2005, 03:23 PM

[QUOTE=FrankR]Not to mention Tara would kill you if she had to change our team poster just a day before we head down to Aston. ;)

Frank, that is so funny and true!

Does anyone know if Mark Adams is competing in Silver as well? It sounds like Silver Men is going to be event to see in Mens.

LoopLoop

11-03-2005, 03:29 PM

Hi Tim C! Glad you're here! See you Saturday morning...

And yes, Mark Adams will be in silver men.

TimDavidSkate

11-03-2005, 05:50 PM

1. Sorry Tim C. for mispelling your last name :halo:

2. Frank - I have to look up my old skating tapes and see some of the men's event that Gary competed. See how he handled it :lol:

3. Damn this Sky Rink!!! :evil: They cancelled the Freestyle session that I was going to this afternoon. Now that is 2 days in a row without practice :frus: I will skate tomorrow morning and go from there 8O This will be very interesting :roll: :roll: :roll:

Tim David
------------------------------------
Tim David's Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)

NaomiBeth1

11-03-2005, 05:55 PM

I'm heading down tomorrow evening, and competing on both Saturday and Sunday. Hotel's already booked, but I was wondering where everyone else is planning on staying?

-Naomi

skate1965

11-03-2005, 06:10 PM

I'm at the Holiday Inn. Frank and Tara are there as well.

Does anyone know how we can find out if our practice sessions are confirmed? I sent off a late request on Monday for Saturday morning?

LoopLoop

11-03-2005, 09:41 PM

I'm at the Holiday Inn too, and so is the southern contingent (Rob, Jenny, and Becca).

flo

11-03-2005, 10:31 PM

I'm wherever I was last year - obviously didn't make the reservations!
My team costume is now painted and now hanging from the rafters. I hope it will be dry by morning so I can pack.

SK8RX

11-03-2005, 10:42 PM

Just wanted to wish everyone competing the best of luck and that you all skate your personal best and have fun doing it. I was planning on being there myself, but you know.....the best laid plans of mice and men..... :??

Have fun!

Mrs Redboots

11-04-2005, 05:27 AM

I'm at the Holiday Inn too, and so is the southern contingent (Rob, Jenny, and Becca).And the place is still standing?????

NaomiBeth1

11-04-2005, 06:00 AM

I'm at the Holiday Inn too, and so is the southern contingent (Rob, Jenny, and Becca).

Thx. Me too. Sounds like a lot will be there then. See you all tomorrow!

sk8pics

11-04-2005, 06:05 AM

Good luck to everyone! I'll be there both days, doing pre-bronze/bronze maneuver team, pre-bronze compulsory moves, and pre-bronze free skating. Saturday's dress is black with a double skirt, light blue and black, Sunday's dress is a dark green. Come say hello if you are there!

Skate@Delaware

11-04-2005, 08:27 AM

I want to wish everyone well for this weekend :bow: !!! I plan on arriving just before the 8:00 event....and staying most of the day! Should be fun and I can't wait!!! (maybe next year I will be prepared to enter pre-bronze!)

LoopLoop

11-04-2005, 09:37 AM

And the place is still standing?????
Well, we're not ACTUALLY there yet . That's later this afternoon....

NoVa Sk8r

11-04-2005, 10:08 AM

Safe travels and happy skating to everyone! 8-)

I'm heading up to Philly presently ...

(And Loops, I just came back for the store ... couldn't find any "beach" items ... ;) :twisted: )

Debbie S

11-04-2005, 10:57 AM

(And Loops, I just came back for the store ... couldn't find any "beach" items ... ;) :twisted: )

I won't ask.... :?? ;)

Safe travels to Philly, everyone! I'll see you tomorrow, around 10:30-ish. My dress is burgundy, with some sequins around the neck area - and it's missing one sequin in the back, b/c every time I re-glue a sequin to that spot, it falls off, so I've given up - Jazzpants suggested cement, but I don't think it would stretch well. :lol:

Hopefully, my "good" spins will show up, and not the "bad" ones. :)

MusicSkateFan

11-04-2005, 11:14 AM

:evil: I get in late friday to the Holiday Inn as well. I have a lesson here in DC at 6pm! Have to pick up a rental car because my beloved Jetta has said NO! to Philly! Maybe this is an OMEN!

YIKES

:evil:

mikawendy

11-04-2005, 11:44 AM

I'll be staying with friends in Newark DE, but I'll be at the rink pretty much all day each day, because I have practice ice both days, then Saturday I want to stay to watch flo and her friend compete in similar pairs interpretive, then Sunday, my FS event is one of the later events of the day.

I can't wait to see and meet everyone!

A big thanks to phillyskater, Starskate6.0, and everyone else in that club who is volunteering their time to help put this event on! Everyone's been so helpful!

jazzpants

11-04-2005, 06:57 PM

I won't ask.... :?? ;) But I will... :twisted: (Hey! PM me with the details... I have a funny feeling there's some evil planz in the works...) ;) :twisted:

Sending some good spin vibes ~~~ from San Francisco to Debbie S for her events tomorrow...

YIKES, MSF!!! Hope it's not an omen...

And anyone else... Good luck! Kick butt!!! :D

Terri C

11-04-2005, 07:01 PM

Good luck this weekend everyone..... and dying to hear any gossip!
I wish I could be with you folks this weekend, but a Bronze moves test is current priority, as well as what I call "technical catch- up."

2salch0w

11-04-2005, 10:15 PM

Mine is still being choreographed as well! :lol: And Tim D. is still trying to decide his music (I think). So you should have signed up. ;)
Last year, there were 7 silver men.

I didn't even do a run through of my new program til Wednesday, as in 2 days ago. LOL So this will just be a glorified practice for me. :) Frank, you should have entered. But look forward to seeing you there.

Tim David - I hope they don't play my music for you again. But seeing as you haven't decided on music yet, should I bring an extra copy for you just in case. :)

Tim (Mizerak)

TimDavidSkate

11-04-2005, 11:09 PM

I didn't even do a run through of my new program til Wednesday, as in 2 days ago. LOL So this will just be a glorified practice for me. :) Frank, you should have entered. But look forward to seeing you there.

Tim David - I hope they don't play my music for you again. But seeing as you haven't decided on music yet, should I bring an extra copy for you just in case. :)

Tim (Mizerak)

:halo: :D :bow: :lol: 8-)

Hi Tim M., how are you? I will do a dry runthrough on my final two music choices tomorrow morning :halo:

Are you in PA now? how is the ice? hard or soft? What's your music program?
Have a safe trip

Tim David
-------------------------
Tim David's Website (http://www.TimDavid.org)

feelthesunshine

11-04-2005, 11:59 PM

Hello everybody, my favorite skater is Jessica Ranko Houston , I love her very much and i want to meet her , but i don't know what her email address is, so if anybody could help me i'll be grateful.Thanks. :bow:

Stormy

11-05-2005, 09:04 AM

Ummm, you're definitely not in the right spot if you're looking for Jessica Houston! Try the Unseen Skaters message board. :)

Debbie S

11-05-2005, 09:18 PM

OK, let me get this thread back on track...

It was great to see and meet everyone today. There were so many good performances....let's see...I hope I don't leave anyone out!

Loops and NoVa did an awesome job in their event, as did Rob and Jenny. Flo and Schoolfigures were terrific in Pairs Interp- and their costumes were beautiful as well. I am now the proud owner of a Flo-made silk tissue-pack holder - in gorgeous blue color tones. It was great to meet FrankR, icecatepairs, NaomiBeth1, rlichtefeld, and anyone else I may have forgotten.

Sk8pics did a great job in her CM event and Loops's Interp was fabulous as always. So sad to think this is the last time "To Where You Are" will be performed. Starskate and partner had a great program (Congrats, guys!) as did starskate in his singles Interp (Congrats again!). And starskate also excelled as the ice monitor for my event (and others). :)

As for my spins event, well....I was a bit perturbed that the video guy only taped the lobby end for the half-ice events (and I was, of course, at the Zam end) but considering that I did my better spins during the warm-up, it's probably better that there's no video evidence - lol. Oh well, spins are not my forte (to put it mildly) so I was pleased to just complete the required number of revs and not fall over on my toepicks. And I got one of the nifty scarecrow-shaped medals. I haven't competed since Feb so it was good to get back in comp mode with a less-pressured event (as opposed to FS). I really need to work on my comp nerves - I hate how I can do stuff in the warm-up but then mess up in the comp - grrr. And I really need to get cracking on FS elements - I've been focusing more on MIF lately.

And it was great to see phillyskater (who looks great!) -she and her team worked very hard on the event. My one complaint was that the rink was so cold (I could hardly feel my legs in my event)! But I know philly and crew don't control that. :)

Well, I'll be back tomorrow for the FS events. Looking forward to seeing more great programs!

NoVa Sk8r

11-06-2005, 11:58 PM

It was great to see and meet everyone today. There were so many good performances....let's see...I hope I don't leave anyone out!

Loops and NoVa did an awesome job in their event, as did Rob and Jenny. Flo and Schoolfigures were terrific in Pairs Interp- and their costumes were beautiful as well. I am now the proud owner of a Flo-made silk tissue-pack holder - in gorgeous blue color tones. It was great to meet FrankR, icecatepairs, NaomiBeth1, rlichtefeld, and anyone else I may have forgotten.
Thanks for the kind words, Debbie. I'm glad you were able to make it to the comp in time to see us. We appreciated everyone's plaudits and kind words. We're definitely happy that the program was much better than at Peach. (Had a few synchornicity problems, but they were minor.)

Anyway results are up:
http://www.iceworkssc.org/HalloweenClassic/hc2005a.html

Debbie S

11-07-2005, 12:11 AM

Chiming in again...

It's late and I'm tired, so I'll be brief. Everyone was really impressive in their FS events today. I started out the day watching a clubmate win No-Test FS - it was her first FS comp and she did a great job. Then I saw sk8pics in her FS event - great spiral and ending spin! (plus sk8pics remembered to smile - I always seem to forget to do that -lol) Loops, NoVa, MusicSkateFan, icecatepairs, NaomiBeth1, and starskate all did a great job in their FS events (and anyone else here I may have forgotten to mention). :) It was great to meet MusicSkateFan and Beccapoo today (in addition to those I met yesterday).

Overall the comp was very enjoyable. I thought some things could have been improved - such as the noisy kids getting their rental skates while FS events were going on - and then there were those kids that decided to come up to sit on the metal bleachers to put their skates on, which meant they had to walk on the bleachers in their skates to get down to the floor. (I guess this is why rental skates are always dull.) I know the rink can't move their skate rental window, but you'd think at least the rink staff could point out that there was a competition going on right in front of them. :roll: I also think it might be a good idea to move the medal ceremony back to the snack bar area instead of in the lobby, b/c in addition to the general noise level which made it hard to hear names and events when they were called, we also had to contend with hockey players and public session skaters and parents pushing their way through and bumping into people with their bags and such.

But all in all, it was a great event, well-run (no hour-long schedule backups this year) with a lot of great people and great skating. Thanks to phillyskater, starskate, and the rest of the Ice Works FSC crew for their hard work in putting the competition together. :bow:

NaomiBeth1

11-07-2005, 09:11 AM

Overall the comp was very enjoyable. I thought some things could have been improved

I agree 100%. The main thing I'd add would be to break up the warm ups. 7 people in a warm-up was a free for all (esp. as a lefty), and even worse was the 8 guys in the Silver Men. They all were so fast and are so agressive that I have to believe it was a difficult warm-up. It was a great event, and one of my favorites to watch.

I had a great time at the event, especially in the Maneuver Teams Event! That event was a blast - maybe next year they can split Pre-Bronze, Bronze, Silver and Gold all into separate events.

Overall it was a blast - and I was as consistent as could be - LAST in every event I entered! :)

flo

11-07-2005, 09:28 AM

Hi,
What a fun time! The club did a great job and were wonderful hosts. Congrats to all! I tried to see as many as I could while running back and forth from my booth. The ladies and men's bronze groups were strong - as were what I saw of silver.
A special congrats to Mika on her first competition. I was a clean beautiful program. It was great to see everyone there, and I too would have liked the medals presented in the snack bar area - so I could have seen them - and I think there was more room and no conflict with the dancing machine.
I had a great time with the interp pairs - and of course the team event. My magic wand is available for future events!

I also had fun having a vendor booth at the event. I've not done this before, so any suggestions are welcome. I know the other vendors did not do very well, so I'd like to know what the skaters would like to see. I'll also put this on another thread. The best part about it was that I got to meet folks comming by. I did close up early to put Mika on and see some events, so if any one wants anything special, just let me know.

Congrats all around!

There were some

Beccapoo2003

11-07-2005, 09:41 AM

I must agree about the frigidity of the rink and the public session issue.
BUT.....
The competition was very well run, and the organizers were WONDERFUL!! I felt very welcome as an Adult Skater. I will definitely be back! (Muahahhaahaha)! The rink is pretty close to the airport, the hotel rates are reasonable, there are lots of good resteraunts around, and liquer stores (oops, did I say that) 8O ... I told myself I was gonna behave this weekend, but Rob L put a bug in my ear and we had some fun with NOVA's freeskate, :twisted: :twisted: :lol: which by the way was very nice! Also, Saturday night we spent a lot of time pulling pranks (geez, I just can't help it)!
I must mention that Rob's spin program was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! I hope he puts some pics up.
It was great to meet some of you guys and now put faces with names.
Thanks to all for a great weekend, and may the saga continue......
Adult Skaters rock!!
Becca

FrankR

11-07-2005, 09:57 AM

Hello all,

I thought I should add my kudos to the organizers of the Halloween Classic as well. I had a lot of fun at this event and it was great meeting new people and seeing familiar faces again. The only frustrating thing was not knowing who's who on skatingforums! :lol:

I forget who told me that it might be a good idea to walk around with name tags having our screen names on them. The more I think about it the more I'm warming up to the idea. :D

I really enjoyed the team event. I'd never participated in one before but I was so glad I participated in this one. Within our own team, we really rallied around each other for support not only for the team event but for our individual events as well. Then, during the team event, I think the support we gave each other between the different teams was also great. I couldn't help but feel that the whole experience was so positive and warm. (Warmth in the emotional sense, not the environmental sense. My toes are still ice-cold and blue. ;) )

The freeskate events were awesome! The pairs and singles events were extremely enjoyable. Everyone was great but I have to throw a huge "YOU ROCK" to the silver class five lady who threw an axel in her program. 8O :bow: :bow: :bow:

It was great to meet DebbieS and renatele. I'm not sure if I met any more of us from skatingforums. I think I met flo (Were you wearing the wings flo?). If I met anyone else, please by all means, PM me and remind me. I don't want to lose track of who I met this weekend.

Take care,

Frank

sk8pics

11-07-2005, 10:02 AM

Chiming in to say that I had a fantastic time and it was so great to meet everyone! I liked the whole competition very much, although I of course agree about the freezing cold being tough! I also thought a few more ice cuts would have been nice; the ice was pretty pathetic by the time my compulsory moves event took place. I think it had been 3 1/2 hours since a cut by then!

Thanks for the kind words, Debbie. The photographer had been telling me all weekend not to forget to smile and I remembered somewhat in my free program! But the smile I had at the end was because I was so excited about my final spin! 8-) I think it was the best one I have ever done, and certainly the best I ever did in competition. My coach was pretty happy about it, too!

The coolest part (well, besides the spin) was the small avalanche of animals thrown onto the ice when I finished my free skating program. Just so nice of people and really cool. I don't even know who all threw me something, so a big thank you to all! :bow: :bow: :bow:

It was especially fun at the party on Saturday night! Just nice to meet new people and get to know others better.

Pat

flo

11-07-2005, 10:05 AM

Hi Frank,
Yes, flutter, flutter - I was in the wings. Thought I was going to put an eye out going into the layback! The team event was a hoot. It's fun to have all of us on the ice at the same time.
I actually do have a "flo" t-shirt when many of us were on the "other" board. I think we had them made for a nationals so we could find eachother.
My toes have thawed. We need blankies for next year!

mdvask8r

11-07-2005, 10:24 AM

A big CHEER for the IceWorks SC, Phillyskater, and all the rest !!! You all ROCK. Your facility is great & your hospitality was wonderful. Thank you for a very enjoyable weekend.

Thanks for the extra locker room space this year!! Yes, the few issues mentioned above could have been better, but everything worked out. My bigger concern with the large warm-up group (Silver Men) was the LLLooooonnnnggg wait AFTER the warmup for the last skaters in the group. The 7th & 8th skaters are really left at a disadvantage with the long wait in the cold to skate their programs. WOW, with 8 Silver men, could they have not split into some age groups? or maybe the particular mix of ages just didn't work out for that?
Anyway, the issues were minor bumps in a very well-run show.

CONGRATS to all of us for some GREAT skating and more fun than anyone could ask for.

Skate@Delaware

11-07-2005, 10:37 AM

It was really nice to meet some of you-wish I could have stuck around but sickness prevailed and packed it up and went home. I'm bummed about missing sooooo much :cry:

Does anyone have the video vendor info? I would like to get up with him about getting a copy of an event.

My husband was really thrilled to watch the maneuver event-he is even thinking about entering that part next year! Gotta get him up to pre-bronze......

Terry

flo

11-07-2005, 10:43 AM

Hope you feel better!

rlichtefeld

11-07-2005, 11:34 AM

The photographer was Nice Images.
(302) 355-0506
www.niceimages.biz

I thought they did a good job with the photos. I could never see our Pairs program, so didn't buy a video.

Rob

Skate@Delaware

11-07-2005, 11:54 AM

Hope you feel better!
Thanks! It's just one of those things-I sound pretty bad right now (actually I don't sound anything with no voice) the cough is really bad and I'm wiped out-but I've never had a fever with this thing! I'm on the mend and can't wait to get back to the ice (tomorrow p.m. I think).

LoopLoop

11-07-2005, 01:50 PM

Wow, it was great to see everybody again! FrankR, icecatepairs, skate1965, Debbie S, flo, MusicSkateFan, skatergirlva (but I see her all the time :lol: ), Rob, Becca, Jenny, NaomiBeth, careygram, mdvask8er, 2salchow, starskate and philly... meeting mikawendy and sk8pics (and having quite an interesting conversation yesterday with sk8pics' coach)...

The dressing room situation was much better than last year, and the only real issues were the FREEZING cold rink and the warmups, but that was better than last year too. At least my freestyle event (9 of us) was split into two warmup groups.

Oh, I skated, didn't I? Nova and I were pretty happy with our pairs program, my interp could have been better but could have been a lot worse, and my FS was pretty good too. Not perfect, but when is it ever?

Congrats to everyone who goes out on the ice alone wearing lycra and stretch velvet, knowing you're going to be videotaped! And thanks to everyone at IceWorks.

sk8pics

11-07-2005, 02:46 PM

meeting mikawendy and sk8pics (and having quite an interesting conversation yesterday with sk8pics' coach)...

The dressing room situation was much better than last year, and the only real issues were the FREEZING cold rink and the warmups, but that was better than last year too. At least my freestyle event (9 of us) was split into two warmup groups.

:lol: :lol: Yes, I remember hearing part of your conversation with my coach, and thinking how cool it was. I'm glad he was able to come and help me and his other students and also see more adult skating and talk to more adult skaters, especially pairs skaters! And it was really nice to get to know you a little bit.

I forgot to mention that, I think it was on Saturday, it became clear that the guys in their locker room could hear everything we were saying in the locker room next to them, and it was pretty funny and entertaining! It was nice that there was enough space for everyone, but really, the way the locker rooms open up into the rink is NOT a good thing! 8O 8O

I think I forgot to say this before, but really the folks in Aston did a super job and I'm looking forward to next year!

mikawendy

11-07-2005, 03:11 PM

I had a great time, especially during the times when I wasn't being nervous before my FS event on Sunday!

Many many thanks to flo who put me on the ice and kept me cool and collected before my FS event!! She also took care of me right after when I was still a bundle of nerves!

I really enjoyed meeting so many new people and seeing some people from the forum--sk8pics, LoopLoop, Skate@Delaware (feel better soon!), starskate6.0, and others. I couldn't find you all--I agree that nametags or something would be a good idea!

Sk8pics, I really liked your FS program--the choreography and your presentation were really nice--and the spiral was great! Your coach is super nice, too!

The team maneuvers events on Saturday were a hoot! The Southern Comfort was too funny! Interp was great, too, especially pairs interp--flo and her partner had really nice side-by-side brackets and their side-by-side camel spins were perfectly coordinated.

I watched the no test, prebronze ladies, prebronze men, and bronze men FS events on Sunday morning, and everyone did a stellar job. One prebronze man had a program filled with spreadeagles and interesting transitions (not a single crossover in his program!). The Bronze Men event was really outstanding, too--*fast* spins, high jumps, and overall really good presentation and attack. Some of the bronze men stuck around to watch a friend of theirs skate in Bronze I/II FS that afternoon--thanks to them and everyone else who stayed so late in the day--it was nice to have so many spectators during the event (it made it less test-like with more than just judges watching). I also enjoyed watching the Bronze III ladies FS event. And the Gold men FS event was GREAT, too!

I also liked the exhibitions that the club planned. I hope the club realizes that there really were a lot of spectators in the snack bar (for warmth).

Thanks to the hosting club for putting on such a great event! I'll definitely be back next year!

rlichtefeld

11-07-2005, 03:59 PM

Becca, Jenny and I made it through the 2005 Halloween Classic. It was a big competition. There were 8 guys in Silver Men!! (I'm glad I didn't enter it.)

The rink was extremely cold. EXTREMELY COLD. It was also
Olympic size. The locker rooms also were not heated. It was
hard to get warmed up and then stay warm after the warm up.

The three of us did the Silver/Gold Maneuver Team event. Becca
did the layback and Axel, I did the Camel/Sit and Spiral
Sequence and Jenny did the Single/Single combo. We skated
under the name "Southern Comfort". We dressed in tie-dye and
took swigs from a large Southern Comfort bottle on the ice with us.
(Unfortunately we had filled it with tea.) We yelled things
like "FreeBird", and other southern-isms. Jenny also blackened
her eye with makeup and she and Becca had a "fight" on the ice
right after the warm up, where Becca popped her a good one.
Becca had a slight problem with the Axel and I totally screwed
up the Camel sit, and we still came in 6 of 7.

Jenny and I placed 2nd of 2 in the Silver Pairs event. We knew
that there was no way we could beat Loop-Loop and NovaSkr
unless they didn't finish their program. They won the
Silver Pairs event at AN last year and are a very good very strong team.
They skated up to Gold Pairs at Peach and won. But, we wanted to
put our program on the ice. (You've gotta do it a few times
before the judges if you hope to even stand up at AN).

Becca did her "Bad to the Bone" routine for the Adult Interp and
came in 2nd of 7. She also did Masters MIF and came in 3rd
of 3. And she came in 3rd of 7 in Silver Compulsory Moves III&IV.

In the Silver CM III&IV, I came in 5th of 7. And, I WON the
Silver Spins III&IV event! There were 6 others in the event
and when I skated it I didn't think I would even medal. I
guess the spins looked better than they felt. It had the only
good camels I hit all day.

I have the video of Jenny's and my skate at:
http://www.gerfsc.com/videos.htm
(My camcorder was messing up, so that is all I was able to tape
the whole event.)

I'll post some photos the next day or so on the Geriatric site:
http://www.gerfsc.com

I need sleep. There were late night pranks! (I think a garbage can, ironing board and potted plant travelled more in one night that some competitors getting to the competition.)

It was great meeting a lot of new people from this forum and renewing old friendships. Adult comps are very special events. They recharge my batteries.

Rob L.

mikawendy

11-07-2005, 06:54 PM

The three of us did the Silver/Gold Maneuver Team event. Becca
did the layback and Axel, I did the Camel/Sit and Spiral
Sequence and Jenny did the Single/Single combo. We skated
under the name "Southern Comfort". We dressed in tie-dye and
took swigs from a large Southern Comfort bottle on the ice with us.
(Unfortunately we had filled it with tea.)

....so....if it was filled with tea, that means it had to have been emptied at some point, right? :lol: ;)

sk8pics

11-07-2005, 06:54 PM

Sk8pics, I really liked your FS program--the choreography and your presentation were really nice--and the spiral was great! Your coach is super nice, too!

Thanks, Mika! That program has evolved over the year, and I like it, too. I got such a kick when you came up and introduced yourself and told me you collect autographs from clockwise skaters! 8-) And I wanted to say I watched you skate, too, and you didn't seem nervous at all! Great job and I liked your dress, too!

Time for sleep for me, too!

Pat

mikawendy

11-07-2005, 07:29 PM

Thanks, Mika! That program has evolved over the year, and I like it, too. I got such a kick when you came up and introduced yourself and told me you collect autographs from clockwise skaters! 8-) And I wanted to say I watched you skate, too, and you didn't seem nervous at all! Great job and I liked your dress, too!

Time for sleep for me, too!

Pat

Thanks! I was TREMBLING inside the whole time I skated. About halfway through, I was thinking to myself, screw the placements--I just want to be finished! But at the same time I was enjoying myself. And this I pay money to do!

The whole afternoon of the event, I kept running into people who were going to be skating in that same free skate event, and we were telling each other how nervous we were!

mikawendy

11-07-2005, 07:55 PM

Does anyone have the video vendor info? I would like to get up with him about getting a copy of an event.

My husband was really thrilled to watch the maneuver event-he is even thinking about entering that part next year! Gotta get him up to pre-bronze......

Terry

I had an extra copy of the video order form in my skate bag--it's Action Sports & More Photography / Nice Images, 302-355-0506. There's no address on the order form. The video was $25 for first event, $15 for each additional. I gave them a tape of my own; otherwise it was $10 for the DVD or $5 for a blank tape. I don't recall what shipping was. What I forgot to ask was whether when you pay for an event you get a whole flight of skaters (the entire group of skaters in that event) or just yourself. I'm kind of thinking it's the latter, which is too bad, because it would be nice to have the whole flight.

Edited to add: Skate@Delaware, I think for the team maneuvers event, you just can't have passed above the highest FS test for that team maneuver level (e.g., for Prebronze/Bronze maneuvers, team members can't have passed Silver FS). That would mean that even if your husband hasn't passed Prebronze freestyle by next year, he could still compete on a Prebronze/Bronze maneuvers team.

rlichtefeld

11-07-2005, 07:55 PM

....so....if it was filled with tea, that means it had to have been emptied at some point, right? :lol: ;)

Yeah, Becca emptied it BEFORE she came to the event!

Although, the bottle made it's rounds. It was a prop on the ice for our Team event. It was in the hotel hallway in front of Judy and Paul's room (along with many other things). It was slid on the ice after NovaSk8r freestyle.

It had a good life.

Rob L.

Figureskates

11-08-2005, 03:09 AM

Good showing for skaters from Skating Club of Lake Placid...Elise Nelson and Karen Guenette.

Way to go ladies.

TimDavidSkate

11-08-2005, 09:31 AM

I would like to thank the competition comittee of Aston, PA for doing a smooth job on running the whole event. I had a good time, thank you.

Congratulations to all competitors :bow: in my group, from what I saw, those were great programs :bow:

See you again at the 2006 New Year's Invitational

Be safe and Happy skating

sk8pics

11-08-2005, 11:40 AM

I had an extra copy of the video order form in my skate bag--it's Action Sports & More Photography / Nice Images, 302-355-0506. There's no address on the order form. The video was $25 for first event, $15 for each additional. I gave them a tape of my own; otherwise it was $10 for the DVD or $5 for a blank tape. I don't recall what shipping was. What I forgot to ask was whether when you pay for an event you get a whole flight of skaters (the entire group of skaters in that event) or just yourself. I'm kind of thinking it's the latter, which is too bad, because it would be nice to have the whole flight.

Yes, those prices are for just yourself, except if you ordered one of the maneuver team events, in which case you will get the whole event. But you can always call up and order the whole event. I think a whole event was something like $50 or $60, which is still not that bad.

flo

11-08-2005, 02:08 PM

Hi,
Anyone remember how much the entry was for the team event?
thanks

Debbie S

11-08-2005, 02:41 PM

Hi,
Anyone remember how much the entry was for the team event?
thanks
It was $50.

flo

11-08-2005, 02:46 PM

Thanks! Trying to settle up!

phillyskater

11-08-2005, 03:20 PM

Hi everyone. I just wanted to add a quick post to thank everyone for the postive (and constructive) feedback regarding the competition. Everyone worked very hard to make it all come together, and it's totally worthwhile when we see that everyone had a great time. I wish I could have seen more of the skating rather than running around both days (and well into the night) but I've heard that everyone did well, and most importantly, that everyone had a good time.

We will take note of the comments we've received on how to improve for next year (like the rink temperature--although that's in the control of the operations staff rather than the club despite our begging and pleading to turn up the heat--and the locker room issue). Please spread the word about next year's competition to all the adult skaters you know during the year. We're hoping to keep getting bigger every year and offer more in connection with the competition (like the test session this year, maybe a clinic next year, etc.) And ideas for new events, etc. are also welcome.

Congrats to all who competed and I look forward to seeing many of you again at future events.

philly

sexyskates

11-08-2005, 09:40 PM

Adult skaters do rock! The Halloween Classic was such fun! It was especially fun to hang out with all you terrific people, and then of course there is the skating - the best thing in the world!
The team event was a blast. I thought we had a weak team because we were all silver skaters. But to our utter surprise, we hung on for the pewter medal! Maybe it was all that flapping. Go Bats! That axel is brutal for us silvers. I had to do my weanie "grounded axel" because no one else was brave enough to try. It wasn't good, but it was landed on one foot - yay!
And these medals sure are cute! I was shocked win gold not only in my interp, but also in my freestyle (and another pewter in spins). I went home heavily decorated. Wow! I like those judges.
Thanks to the Iceworks crew! It was a really fun, well run event.

hippo

11-09-2005, 04:13 PM

I did get the story of why the rink was so freaking cold during the competition. The owners have basically forbidden the staff from turning on the heat because their heating costs have gone up 25% over the last year. To make things worse, the building isn't properly insulated so the heat literally leaks through the roof. In any case, we are still going to print out all your messages, highlight the parts that say how uncomfortable the rink was, and pass it along to the owners. One of my coaches is the program director of the rink and has been battling with the owners over the heat issue. This will just add fuel to the fire so to speak.

I had a great time at the competition too. The team maneuvers event totally cracked me up! A couple of us wanted to ask Southern Comfort for a swig from their bottle, but we had a cop on our team. No public drunkeness for us . It's so nice to see so many people having fun at a competition.

Flo, Mika's dress was beautiful! When do you teach your fabric painting class for cancer patients? My sister, who is a very stressed out caregiver of a cancer patient, would really get into something like that. I've been looking for creative outlets for her including letting her design my dress for this competition. Heck, if she wanted the dress to be pee-green, I would have done it, but thankfully she had better taste than that.

rlichtefeld

11-09-2005, 04:26 PM

I had a great time at the competition too. The team maneuvers event totally cracked me up! A couple of us wanted to ask Southern Comfort for a swig from their bottle, but we had a cop on our team. No public drunkeness for us . It's so nice to see so many people having fun at a competition.

Unfortunately, Becca had already emptied the bottle, so we had to fill it with tea for the event! She got the color about right though. I have a photo at:
http://www.gerfsc.com/images/team.jpg
(The bottle is sitting on the boards to the right)

Rob L.

flo

11-09-2005, 04:33 PM

Hi Hippo,
Glad you liked the dress! - I love that color on the ice.
My next one is at Hopkins on the 17th. We try to do one once a month or so. You and your sister are welcome, or we could do it another time.

Mrs Redboots

11-10-2005, 06:11 AM

Unfortunately, Becca had already emptied the bottle, so we had to fill it with tea for the event! She got the color about right though. I have a photo at:
http://www.gerfsc.com/images/team.jpg
(The bottle is sitting on the boards to the right)

Rob L.Wonderful picture, Rob! Pity we don't have a team event like that at the MC.... especially as Becca has turned me on to Bourbon, which I never knew that I liked!

NoVa Sk8r

11-10-2005, 09:12 AM

Although, the bottle made its rounds. It was a prop on the ice for our Team event. It was in the hotel hallway in front of Judy and Paul's room (along with many other things). It was slid on the ice after NovaSk8r's freestyle. It had a good life.Long live the SoCo bottle! 8-)
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~stephen/booze1.jpg

And thanks, Rob and Becca for the spiking of my GatorAde bottle (pic taken after my first sip)!
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~stephen/booze2.jpg

ETA: Loops and I also had a lovely chat with Philip Dulebohn (http://www.chem.duke.edu/~stephen/Halloween-PD.JPG) (skatepics' coach?).

Debbie S

11-15-2005, 04:09 PM

FrankR

11-15-2005, 05:03 PM

Has anyone who ordered a video gotten theirs yet? When I talked to the guy there, he said he'd send them out by the end of the (last) week. It's perfectly understandable that he'd be a little late, but I was just wondering if anyone had received theirs.

Usually, I've gotten comp videos within a week of the comp - guess the other vendors spoiled me! :)

Hi Debbie,

I haven't received my video yet either. I'm flying out on Saturday to visit family and I would have wanted to take it with me. I'm wondering whether I should give the guy a call.

I'll keep you posted.

Take care,

Frank