The future's bright (ish)

Following yesterday's racing extravanganza, I have been made aware of a small
technical difficulty involving the start marshalls in the second division.
Having waited patiently at the start for 30 minutes in the sub-tropical
temperatures, the crews were getting slightly agitated. The officials were
politely asked about getting things underway by one or two coxes.
The start marshalls jumped into life - one blonde consulted the other, only to
receive a vacant look - better ask Brian!
Romeo Stephens was heard shouting from the nearest bridge "I want to start the
race, but cant get hold of you on your phones!"
One blonde to the other.... "Phones?"
Oh dear!

Safety announcement

Check your bowball BEFORE the outing....

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A bridge too far?

There wouldn't be any truth at all in the (unconfirmed) rumour that certain young ladies of our erstwhile club are resorting to nefarious means in order to be 'stationed' as bridge marshall with the men's squad hunk of their choice, would there?

Hmmmm.....

Three in a boat!

In an effort to not to be left out in the cold the L2R women have been letting their creative juices flow. I overheard this at the boathouse last night...

"How can we grab a few headlines with Lush?"
"We could tell him about the three in a bed romp with Rona, Martina and Brian!"
That should do it, I thought.
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!

Start with a quick prawn puree, and then really push off the rogan josh...

With my new Government approved email tapping equipment I have intercepted the
throwing down of a Mens Squad shaped gauntlet this morning...

...."As was the case last year, the "2nd" eight is looking to be a pretty
strong line-up.... I'd like to see us give the other eight a run for their
money.... and to help out with our "bonding", what do people think of
having a crew meal (curry/italian, etc.)"....

Guess the 1st VIII will see them in Lal Jomi for the race proper?!
Whilst the writer has attempted to disguise his identity, a bit of "wristy"
work on my part has pointed towards the bow of the Mens 2nd VIII. Got room
for a starter Nick?

Could you manange a little One-on-One Coaching?

My informants tell me that the Men's Squad Coach was also to be seen ripping
up the dancefloor in La Rocca on Saturday night...
Never being one to shy away from telling young men exactly what to do with
their hands, it would appear that one particular fella came in for a little
extra tuition on his hand speed. Miss T was seen leaving early (in a
pair, or maybe even a double?) in order to take a closer look at his stroke.
No need for a megaphone this time!

Would you like chilli sauce with that?

As unusual as it may sound, a few of the mens squad braved the snow and arctic
temperatures in search of refreshment (and kebabs) on Saturday night.
Now, the 2 man has never been shy about his food, and has even been known to
inhale the contents of his plate in the blink of an eye. However, no-one on
the dancefloor in La Rocca realised his appetite had become so voracious... But it wasn't all a one-way street - the so-called "poor unsuspecting young
fillie" clearly hadn't eaten for a while either.....!
Long live "Lock Jaw".

Don't do as I do....do as I say!

It appears that the men's skipper, after securing his place (by some unknown miracle - it certainly wasn't his rowing ability) in the first boat, has jetted off for a weekend on the p**s.Part of the conditions of being in the top boat were, and I quote"there will be no excuse to miss any of the training sessions in February and March in the run up to the 8's head. This is a lack of commitment and will not be tolerated. This will result in the missing person being 'Callowed'..."
Personally, I think he should be ashamed of himself.

Some of our favorite things...

No more discarded banana skins, half-eaten tins of rice pud, logs in the toilets, overflowing bins, bikes in the boatshed, sweaty erg handles, cast aside water bottles after Wednesdays! How nice would that be?
Whatever is old Gurt rambling about? Shhhh....! Top Secret.

Many happy returns

A little birdie tells me it's the lovely Martina's bday on Thursday - but she's still younger than "Ian Gold" (just).We're going for drinks after rowing, come join in the bumps... piccies posted here after please!

Tea for two

The lurid details of the guy's dirty weeeknd, sorry training camp continue to leak out. Sweaty ergs, choccy biscuits, tea & shared baths... come on, name & shame!

Titbits

Any scraps of info/gossip you want to share? Gurt's listening....

gurt_lush_blog at hotmail dot co dot uk

Gurt Lush

Be my Valentine!

Seems the ladies second 8 didn't have dates last night (or had convinced their better halves that rowing was more important), the only boat out on the water.....

Knock Knock!

I hear that the men's skipper required the expert skills of a carpenter after recent upsets South of the River. Worried that his bank account was going to get a hammering, he bailed out of his most recent romantic clinch shortly before Valentine's Day. He was quoted as saying "I thought it was all going rather well, until she slammed the front door with the kind of power that could shift the heaviest of mens eights".
With structural improvements to the front of his flat, he is now firmly back on the market.

Fast Women

Wonder what excuses the Novice CBRC guys have ready for their humiliating defeat by ... CBRC Novice Girls! Our Valiant Ladies were triumphant at Avon County HORR over the weekend - as well as beating our guys they won WN4+

Gurt Lush