Its reference in the book is 2 ROTH 1:1-69
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A spot-on description of the dark essence of the sporting life, Indigo. I am the dog. A red mist falls over me. Brilliant. Again.
ReplyDeleteHey Mike! Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed this, it's a bittersweet memory. And damn, the photo is heroic! It's a shame that the friend who took it was into B&W photography, as it looks like I escaped from the 1940s, but hey... Indigo
DeleteYou sporting rogue, you! Who knew? You are definitely the dog! And I actually like the B&W photo... it's somehow more fitting.
ReplyDeleteHey Boom Boom! Rogue? Me? Nah. Well, maybe a little... Indigo x
DeleteI think many of us have come across the kind of arrogance and disrespect from oppononents in some way at some point. It's aggravating - all the more so here because it seems so calculated a dismissal - but somehow coming up against these things are the times what make a team. I remember coming up against 'big players' at a competition {A music contest in my case} for the first time and the look of disgust and utter disdain at us, from a poor school, badly equipped and carrying all the baggage such things bring. Although we were beaten into second place, it was barely - and served notice not to underestimate us again. There was so much satisfaction in winning that competition for the next 5 years I was at school and in knowing that we never treated people like that. I think these are some of the most important lessons I ever learned at school.
ReplyDeleteHey Alistair, I hear you. But when I recalled this tale, while I could remember the facts easily, it was this surprising change in myself, the edge I discovered, that really struck me. Proud of you for your win! We should celebrate our victories, and never be embarrassed by them unless we trampled over folk to get there. Indigo
DeleteAwesome story Indigo! I would have loved to have been there to watch that game. You would have had an admirer from the bleachers!
ReplyDeleteHey Kato! Well, that was one more than I had at the time! Bless you x Indigo
DeleteWhat a wonderfully told memory. I can feel the grist of the fight in this piece. And I love that photo. Yes. You are a hero.
ReplyDeleteHey Jayne! Thanks, I'm chuffed to bits that you enjoyed it, that you felt you were there. I could see it all in my head as I wrote it down because I was there! But for a reader, it might not fly; it's always a relief to find out it worked. Indigo x
DeleteThis is an amazing piece of writing! That moment when we say "ENOUGH!" and we mean it is so clear! Love it!
ReplyDeleteHey Linda! Lovely to see you here again! Thanks, you're very kind. I rarely feel the darkside, but this was one such day. We lost the game, but won so much more. Indigo x
DeleteI don't think I read this the first time around for some reason, although you'll probably find comments there from someone using one of my many names. It is a great piece of writing. Simple, plain story telling, but done right.
ReplyDeleteHey Max, thanks matey. I rarely write this kind of thing, but it always goes down well. Goddammit! Roth
DeleteThis is the very essence of sport and combat! To boldly go forth and not suck as badly as everyone expects! Rah. Rah. Rah. Nice daguerrotype, by the way.
ReplyDeleteHey Murr! Thanks, I spent hours grinding the copper plate and coating it with silver; it's nice to know it was worth while. Indigo x
DeleteI feel black and white photography stands the test of time better than colour, which can look dated. So I'm all for the photo in b&w :) Very absorbing story. Heroes, yes, and with your dignity in one piece.
ReplyDeleteHey Jen! Someone once asked me, upon seeing that photo, "Black and White?! Good grief, hold old ARE you?!". And thank you, I still rather like it! Indigo x
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