(Fwd) RE: [at-l] songs, life, death, trail

[gwa@ec.rr.com (George Andrews)]

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From:           	George Andrews <gwa@ec.rr.com>
To:             	"Shane Steinkamp" 
<shane@theplacewithnoname.com>
Subject:        	RE: [at-l] songs, life, death, trail
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Date sent:      	Thu, 25 Apr 2002 23:05:35 -0400

On 25 Apr 2002 at 10:57, Shane Steinkamp wrote:

> > Shane,
> > Thank you for the very kind words.  Happy birthday!
> > Tin Man
> 
> 
> You're welcome.  Thanks.
> 
> I'd be interested if you would share how you got your trail name.  I'm a
> fantastic Wizard of OZ fan, and actually played "Somewhere over the rainbow"
> at my grandfather's funeral because that was one of his requests.
> 
> 

Shane,
I had my first exposure to the AT in March and was hooked!  A 
friend and I hiked 25 miles from Sam's Gap to Erwin.  We really 
pushed it hard and the next day I could hardly move just like the Tin 
Man.  I had struggled with wanting to have a trail name but nothing 
seemed to fit.  I was kind of partial to 'Dances With Gold Bond'.  
That one was close but no cigar.  The day we came off the trail was 
St Pattys' day and we celebrated with a couple of new trail friends - 
Rambling John, Kat& Piggy - at Applebees where they 'annexed' a 
beer glass for me because I drove them into town for lunch.  Kat 
asked what I did for a living and I told her I am an air traffic 
controller.  She and Piggy asked if the job was anything like the 
movie Pushing Tin to which I said yes... exactly... except for the part 
about Angilina Jolie and Kate Blanchett.  (sigh)
Anyway, these things all came together along with the overall 
searching for something important during hiking and Tin Man just 
sort of chose me.  I really could not move for two days after coming 
home.  Oil!
Tin Man

Did you play Over the Rainbow at the funeral?  What do you play?  I 
remember watching Oz on a black & white Philco every year.  I still 
love it!

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