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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 10, 2009 - 08:47pm PT
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Yes Long and Bachar are and were disciples of Gill, not
among the original cadre during the 1960's, and thus they
didn't get to see him when he was at his best, but one of
the subtle themes of the film is that we are all disciples
of Gill, in a sense, in that we have been affected by him
in one way or another. Even my nine year old daughter is a
disciple of Gill, though she has never met him or climbed
with him...
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Nov 10, 2009 - 10:18pm PT
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That would be great to see! I don't know of any climber that wasn't inspired by him...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 10, 2009 - 11:03pm PT
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Count me among them. Hail to the power and the glory of the subtle master of rock! Congrats on finishing the project, Pat and allowing the world to see John as you have seen him, always in motion.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Nov 11, 2009 - 01:19am PT
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You got that right, Watusi.
Curt
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 11, 2009 - 05:52am PT
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He was/is of course the master in many ways other than
just of the rock... That's something that has really
set him apart through the years, his mind, his humiity...
So many have become very good on rock, but to have all those
other important virtues... well, that's another matter -- more
difficult to achieve than any grade of difficulty... and
apparently in John's case it was a gift. I think somewhat of
Peter Croft... also, in this respect...
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Pasadena, CA
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Nov 11, 2009 - 06:05am PT
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I would love the opportunity to see this should it come to these parts. Sounds poignant.
Eric
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 11, 2009 - 06:25am PT
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All of us early So. Ill. climbers were indirect disciples of Gill and maybe wouldn't have been climbers at all if John hadn't decided to stretch his legs in the Dixon Springs hollows while traveling through.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Nov 11, 2009 - 09:50am PT
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Pat...looking forward to seeing your new project. Hope the leg and you are doing good? Take care of yourself.
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 11, 2009 - 10:39am PT
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Thanks, Bob. We should try to all get together either
before or after the show...! The great Curt Shannon will
be coming, all the way from the Phoenix area...
Pat
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wildone
climber
GHOST TOWN
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Nov 11, 2009 - 12:15pm PT
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Will it have an interview with Holloway? The Verm? Bob Williams? Skip Guerin? Steve Mammen?
This film is going to be AWESOME.
When are you gonna bring it to the west coast, Pat?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Nov 11, 2009 - 03:08pm PT
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hey pat-- glad to see you've got a good venue for a premiere.
i can't make it. i'm doing 70 hrs this week and all the rest until xmas. i can't get out to the front range until spring.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Nov 11, 2009 - 03:33pm PT
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Holy hyperbole. Who the hell is the great Curt Shannon? Unless, of course, you're referring to my current waist size.
Curt
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 11, 2009 - 07:09pm PT
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Can't interview everyone, as the film would be
twenty hours long, but yes Holloway, Bates, Greg Lowe,
and others who really were at the heart of it all... I'm
sure there will always be someone who will tell me
who I neglected to include, but that's life I guess...
Curt, you are one of the great boulderers.
Pat
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Nov 11, 2009 - 10:16pm PT
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Cool - Neptune's is walking distance from the house. Too bad Tuesdays are the only night of the week that I am in Denver teaching until 8:15pm. Hopefully you guys can post up some photos of the good time.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Nov 11, 2009 - 10:20pm PT
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hey curt, are you driving or flying?
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midarockjock
climber
USA
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Nov 11, 2009 - 10:24pm PT
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Any youtube of this?
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Nov 11, 2009 - 11:46pm PT
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I'm flying, Bob. The airfares from PHX to DEN are ridiculously cheap--starting at about $140 round trip. You should drive down here and fly--I have a rental car already.
Curt
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Nov 11, 2009 - 11:53pm PT
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Pat,
Any hope for Albuquerque?
I don't really have contacts here yet, but would be willing to try some leg work.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Nov 12, 2009 - 12:13am PT
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"...Cool - Neptune's is walking distance from the house. Too bad Tuesdays are the only night of the week that I am in Denver teaching until 8:15pm. Hopefully you guys can post up some photos of the good time..."
Perfect. That should put you back in Boulder right about when we head out for the post-film beer.
Curt
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Nov 12, 2009 - 12:17am PT
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Bachar and I used to plan part of our summers around trying to Be Like Gill and do all of his problems. But Pat is right- we were late on the scene (early 70s) and so we never saw John G. in his prime.
JL
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