5/9/2003

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David, I'm sure this is one of the weirdest questions you ever got, but I was at the 2nd anniversary party for Six in Scottsdale, and I met this girl that claimed to be your sister. She was really funny and cool but I had an emergency come up and had to leave with out letting her know or exchanging info, etc. Anyway, I don't want you to think I want to just hook up with your sister, because that would be stupid for me to contact you. I was just curious if "Stacy" was your sister. Thanks man.

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5/7/2003

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Hey Dave, I dont care if you think you "suck like an airplane toilet"(hilarious), you dont. You are awesome! I got into this habit many years ago that every single time I went to a race, I would stop by and get a picture w/ you, and it stuck year after year. Now Ive got great memories and you are part of them! Dont let anyone tell you that you suck at riding, cause all that matters is that you are out there and youre trying, which is more than I can say for most people.. I hope I can get many more years of pictures with you, no matter what place youre in! Take care..

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4/21/2003

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David, I am working with Up Front Promotions on the annual Lake County, Illinois SX. This is an annual event with national coverage in Racer X magazine. At the after party, I am holding a free raffle for riders, fans, and friends. A few riders have agreed to donate some autographed posters for the raffle. The fans would be very thankful, and you would get some favorable PR! I was hoping you would donate a couple of signed posters as well. I would really appreciate it, as would your fans. Thanks for your time and consideration! Hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Shyla W

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2/23/2003

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This week's episode: Well, another frustrating morning of laughable Supercross coverage from ESPN, "the leader in sports television". I'm confused, I thought the saying was "lead by example". You need to hire a writer for Todd Harris. "A Phd in Dirtology"? "He must know Fred Astaire 'cause he's dancing out there"? Geez, Todd, are they holding a gun to your head? I heard a 6-year old comment on how lame those jokes are. Once again, action on the track, but we get to see a fan looking through binoculars. Mr. Director, hold your head high on a job well done. In the 250 main, you skipped more laps than you showed, but fortunately we got see five minutes of the KTM Junior challenge. Wait a minute, didn't we see that last week? And the week before? No matter, touchy-feely vignettes are FAR more important than trivial things like the main. Chad Reed's seat flew off, I saw it, my kids saw it, what were Bailey and Harris watching, girls in the stands? Absolutely no mention of it. I'm starting to understand. The average IQ of the audience must be under 100, so that's what the coverage is designed to appeal to - morons. It's embarrasing when NASCAR gets much better coverage than Supercross. I mean, have you seen the hats and t-shirts they wear?! The dumbing down of America continues. Thank you, ESPN, for your concerted efforts for the cause. John Cox

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6/13/2002

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Hi Last month, I picked up a copy of Racer X magazine for my husband as a little birthday gift--the Florida edition. (a small gift, I know, but I am a SAHM and we aren't exactly rolling in dough, plus he's a huge fan of motocross. I won't talk about the fact that we've had the same washer and dryer since 1987 but he gets a new dirtbike almost every year. Ahem. Did I mention that we have a dirtbike track in our back yard? That he left my side at the hospital on the day after our son's birth to attend the Orlando SX?) Anyway, this month I see another issue of that same magazine, different month, laying on the couch. Out of sheer boredom (I had seen that episode of Dexter 3 times already and my 5 year old was busy playing Mechwarrior 4 on the computer) I started leafing through the magazine. As a rule of thumb, and an English Lit major, I am somewhat disdainful toward the articles in these sorts of magazines. I tend to oggle the cute young boys and just be on my way. But for some reason I started reading your article. I was laughing out loud. Seriously. I had to reach over for the other magazine to see if you had written in that one as well. More laughter. I even called my husband at work to ask him if he knew who you were and to say how funny your articles were. You have a new fan. I look forward to reading more of your witty repartee in the future. (am somewhat disappointed that I haven't seen any on this website, though) Suffice to say if you ever give up on Mx you ought to have no problem working for a magazine or maybe even writing for a TV show. Keep up the entertaining work. Oh, and good luck with your riding, too.

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