Book Review - Bob Roll

On Thu, 27 May 2004 17:57:23 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email hidden]>

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I'm not associated with this book in any way. I was sent a copy to review
and this is the review:

The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll

Shouldn't it be called "The Tour Day France Companion"? ;-)

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On Thu, 27 May 2004 17:57:23 GMT, "Tom Kunich" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'm not associated with this book in any way. I was sent a copy to review
and this is the review:

The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll

Shouldn't it be called "The Tour Day France Companion"? ;-)

I do believe that is the canon.

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The Bob Roll phenomena shows no signs of letting up ...

(AP) Today thousands of the followers of Bob "Bobke" Roll took to the
streets of cities across the nation, storming into book stores and
demanding their copies of the much sought after Tour de France
Companion. To chants of "Tour Day France" they subsequently sacked
and pillaged book stores where surly staff and said they never heard
of a [censored]-key and suggested customers might rather buy books
concerning real sports such as baseball or football. As supplies at
those stores, which had ordered the book, ran thin others were put to
flame and effigies of store managers were hung in public squares.
Tonight Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Seattle are in flames as
National Guard forces depleated by war in the Persian Gulf attempt to
restore order.

Quoted message said:

(AP) Today thousands of the followers of Bob "Bobke" Roll took to the
streets of cities across the nation, storming into book stores and
demanding their copies of the much sought after Tour de France
Companion. To chants of "Tour Day France" they subsequently sacked
and pillaged book stores where surly staff and said they never heard
of a [censored]-key and suggested customers might rather buy books
concerning real sports such as baseball or football. As supplies at
those stores, which had ordered the book, ran thin others were put to
flame and effigies of store managers were hung in public squares.
Tonight Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Seattle are in flames as
National Guard forces depleated by war in the Persian Gulf attempt to
restore order.

Damn. I was afraid that was going to happen...

-jb

--
John Bigboote
Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
"The Future Begins Tomorrow"

On 05/27/2004 11:57 AM, in article
[email hidden], "Tom Kunich"

Quoted message said:

I'm not associated with this book in any way. I was sent a copy to review
and this is the review:

The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll
Available from Workman Publishing Company
http://www.workman.com
$11

Available for $8.76 from Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/3yppt

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This is a paperback which is a preview of the 2004 Tour by Bob Roll.

If you are an ardent Tour fan you probably already know most of the stuff
that Bob goes into about the Tour except the reviews of the important
individual stages.

If you are a Bob Roll fan like I am then you could buy the book just to get
some of Bob's over the top descriptions of Tour stuff such as "It would be
only a slight overstatement to say that the maillot jaune is a symbol of
triumph in the hardest physical challenge humans have ever invented (at
least in the realm of sports)."

Or speaking of Tullio Campagnolo's problems on the Croce d'Aune, he said
that Tullio shouted, "Bisogno cambia qualcosa de drio!" (Something back
there must change!) - I'm sure that Tullio was shouting something quite
different as his frozen fingers refused to loosen the wingnuts then used to
remove wheels. But Campagnolo was hardly likely to repeat such in polite
company so the story changed.

I liked the book though it reads like a good magazine article from the
golden age of magazines - say the late 40's - when journalism was more
important than advertisements.

The Bob Roll phenomena shows no signs of letting up and perhaps I'll be able
to get a ride in with Bob one of these days when my saddle sores heal and he
happens to come back to his home town.

Here's to Bob and long may he report bicycle racing on TV! And keep the
books coming Bob. How about the story behind that picture on 118 of you
topping the Col de la Columbiere?

--
Steven L. Sheffield
stevens at veloworks dot com
veloworks at worldnet dot ay tea tee dot net
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Steven L. Sheffield said:

Quoted message said:

The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll
Available from Workman Publishing Company
http://www.workman.com
$11

Available for $8.76 from Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/3yppt

So you're saying that rather than saving $11 I'm actually only saving
$8.76?

On 05/28/2004 12:26 AM, in article [email hidden], "Robert

Chung said:

Steven L. Sheffield said:

Quoted message said:

The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll
Available from Workman Publishing Company
http://www.workman.com
$11

Available for $8.76 from Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/3yppt

So you're saying that rather than saving $11 I'm actually only saving
$8.76?

That's exactly what I'm saying.

--
Steven L. Sheffield
stevens at veloworks dot com
veloworks at worldnet dot ay tea tee dot net
bellum pax est libertas servitus est ignoratio vis est
ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee sea aye tee why you ti ay aitch
aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you
double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash

Tom Kunich said:

I'm not associated with this book in any way. I was sent a copy to review
and this is the review:

The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll
Available from Workman Publishing Company
http://www.workman.com
$11

This is a paperback which is a preview of the 2004 Tour by Bob Roll.

If you are an ardent Tour fan you probably already know most of the stuff
that Bob goes into about the Tour except the reviews of the important
individual stages.

If you are a Bob Roll fan like I am then you could buy the book just to get
some of Bob's over the top descriptions of Tour stuff such as "It would be
only a slight overstatement to say that the maillot jaune is a symbol of
triumph in the hardest physical challenge humans have ever invented (at
least in the realm of sports)."

Or speaking of Tullio Campagnolo's problems on the Croce d'Aune, he said
that Tullio shouted, "Bisogno cambia qualcosa de drio!" (Something back
there must change!) - I'm sure that Tullio was shouting something quite
different as his frozen fingers refused to loosen the wingnuts then used to
remove wheels. But Campagnolo was hardly likely to repeat such in polite
company so the story changed.

I liked the book though it reads like a good magazine article from the
golden age of magazines - say the late 40's - when journalism was more
important than advertisements.

The Bob Roll phenomena shows no signs of letting up and perhaps I'll be able
to get a ride in with Bob one of these days when my saddle sores heal and he
happens to come back to his home town.

Here's to Bob and long may he report bicycle racing on TV! And keep the
books coming Bob. How about the story behind that picture on 118 of you
topping the Col de la Columbiere?

Tom,
Nice review. Are you a local? You know Durango, you know everyone in
town, but only by first name.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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Tom,
Nice review. Are you a local? You know Durango, you know everyone in
town, but only by first name.

Hey Craig, Bob and I both hail from Oakland, CA. While he was frightening
people in north Oakland I was in east Oakland but I AM a bit older.

Bob got his legs from the Oakland hills rides and not from Durango where he
went after he was washed up.

On 05/31/2004 01:44 PM, in article
[email hidden], "Tom Kunich"

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"Craig Brossman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Tom,
Nice review. Are you a local? You know Durango, you know everyone in
town, but only by first name.

Hey Craig, Bob and I both hail from Oakland, CA. While he was frightening
people in north Oakland I was in east Oakland but I AM a bit older.

Bob got his legs from the Oakland hills rides and not from Durango where he
went after he was washed up.

And yet at your best, you would never have been able to touch even a
washed-up Roberto Panini/Il Vecchio Bobcchi

--
Steven L. Sheffield
stevens at veloworks dot com
veloworks at worldnet dot ay tea tee dot net
bellum pax est libertas servitus est ignoratio vis est
ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee sea aye tee why you ti ay aitch
aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you
double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash

Tom Kunich said:

"Craig Brossman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Tom,
Nice review. Are you a local? You know Durango, you know everyone in
town, but only by first name.

Hey Craig, Bob and I both hail from Oakland, CA. While he was frightening
people in north Oakland I was in east Oakland but I AM a bit older.

Bob got his legs from the Oakland hills rides and not from Durango where he
went after he was washed up.

I knew he was not born here, but he is certainly local now. I understand
he is no longer pro, but that he is pretty strong still. Does the
occasional Tuesday nite ride, A group(at least last year), and riding
hard in the front with Ned.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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