[pct-l] illegal copies of ANYthing, oh, and YOGI

[Charles Doersch]

Amen and amen. Me & my guys think the world of Yogi -- just based on her
writing and the care and respect she communicates through it (we haven't
yet had the pleasure to meet her). Research and publishing never make
enough money (by a long shot) to make it worthwhile, unless you're doing
what you love. And Yogi clearly loves making sure we have what we need to
be successful on the trail. -- we aren't even talking about (as I learn
from other hikers) the driving out or flying out to help feed & cheer
hikers on. That kind of generosity of spirit is in a class of its own.
Waaaaaaay up there where eagles soar.

Beware, o ye of mean spirit. The gods of the PCT take care of their own --
and so do we humble trudgers of the mud.

~Charles & the guys

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>wrote:

> And thus endeth the reading of the scriptures!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Georgi Heitman
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 2:49 PM
> To: littleleum at yahoo.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] illegal copies of ANYthing, oh, and YOGI
>
> O.K....I've been letting this sit for the last 24 hours to be sure I really
> wanted to sent it, just did a re-read and I'm still mad, so here it goes.
> An Open Letter to Lenny the Little:
>
> Lenny,
>
> Anyone who has read this list or hiked the trail at all, also knows exactly
> who Yogi is, and I for one would suspect it might best that you don't be
> forgettin' all that's been written here since you posted, 'Don't forget who
> you are, Yogi'.  Since you obviously don't know who Yogi is, I'll tell you.
> This is the woman who has taken some notes that she really only intended to
> make for one friend one time and, because she was asked to, refined those
> notes, re re-searched her research and for several years, operated at a
> loss
> in order to provide the most comprehensive and
> up-to-date guide available on the PCT.   Anything else out there was at
> that time openly called 'The Book of Lies'.  Be aware that her friends on
> this trail are legion, she and her right to copyright will be defended
> again
> and again from Mexico to Canada, whether she makes a profit or not, if for
> no other reason than that we can remember when she didn't and she still
> kept
> on researching, revising and reprinting because she knew it made a
> difference in the hiker community.  An apology to her would be a smart move
> about now if you want to hike this trail in peace .
> I've tried for years not to blast any one specific person or topic here, my
> biggest failure being alcohol stoves, but in this case I think I'm willing
> to state that not only are you just plain WRONG, but that I've come to
> notice your email address and I will agree with you on one thing, in my
> mind
> you are indeed 'little'...a very little individual indeed, both small and
> small-minded.  Here is where I would normally close with something like
> 'happy trails', but in this case I'll make an exception, it would be more
> apropos to say ' while I like to think I'm the forgiving type I can't be
> sure, so you might want to stay out of my way'.
>
>
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