Foo - Kirsten Gum, I miss you.

I can accept Al Trautwig being gone....

It's nice to have Armstrong back, but I was ok when he was gone.

It's not ok that Kirsten is gone.

Kirsten was the Tour de France

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mzFlwPPtjy0/SYQZarpD1GI/AAAAAAAAADE/g36avzTq5-k/s400/Capture.JPG

Yes, she's excellent.

Forget this Kirsten chick.......



I miss Stacey. :(

forget this kirsten chick.......



I miss stacey. :(
+∞

Yes, she's excellent.


Yes she was,.....

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_38JJHee3ER0/SaMVGlbgEsI/AAAAAAAAAOM/546AL2sgK1I/kirsten.jpg

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Treasure_Hunter_Kirsten_Gum

She's on the travel channel now.

5 out of 6 dentists reccomend Dentyne if you like gum.

5 out of 6 dentists reccomend Dentyne if you like gum.

But did 5 out of 6 statisticians review this data to ensure that 5 out of 6 dentists recommend Dentyne if you like gum? That's what *I* want to know!!!!

I only know Kristen from the Travel Channel. Who is this Stacey of which you speak?

Forget this Kirsten chick.......



I miss Stacey. :(

+1 on that

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Treasure_Hunter_Kirsten_Gum

She's on the travel channel now.

yes indeed, and she's wonderful but the point is the VS coverage (old OLN) just isn't the same without Kirsten.

The woman used to flirt with Bob Roll for goodness sake,... gave hope to all of us.

I only know Kristen from the Travel Channel. Who is this Stacey of which you speak?

http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=4482

BTW, her avatar disappeared. Is there any way to restore that? Mods, Tom, anyone?

I only know Kristen from the Travel Channel. Who is this Stacey of which you speak?

Stacey was an amazing woman who served as a moderator here for quite a while. She was a character who spoke her mind and you always knew where you stood with Stacey. She was not afraid to ruffle feathers but was not cruel or mean spirited.

She lost her battle with leukemia, but she never lost her spirit or her amazing wit, intelligence and sense of humor.

And she had some cool pet rats.

yes indeed, and she's wonderful but the point is the VS coverage (old OLN) just isn't the same without Kirsten.

The woman used to flirt with Bob Roll for goodness sake,... gave hope to all of us.

I flirt with Chipcom all the time. Does that help?

I flirt with Chipcom all the time. Does that help?

It helps to hasten the demise of western civilization, yes. :twitchy:

It helps to hasten the demise of western civilization, yes. :twitchy:

You have seen my photochops of Chip, right?
Western civilization left the building a long time ago.

I only know Kristen from the Travel Channel.

http://www.travelchannel.com/static_files/tc/imgs/show/cash/thkg_ss_sneakpeek_005.jpg

from Treasure Hunter...

(but it's just sad that all that great cycling commentary she did for OLN is apparently lost in time) :(

Stacey was an amazing woman who served as a moderator here for quite a while. She was a character who spoke her mind and you always knew where you stood with Stacey. She was not afraid to ruffle feathers but was not cruel or mean spirited.

She lost her battle with leukemia, but she never lost her spirit or her amazing wit, intelligence and sense of humor.

And she had some cool pet rats.
Couldn't have said it better! :thumb:

this tiny photo is just about all I can find of how I remember Kirsten from her Tour de France days,....

http://emsblog.typepad.com/ems_blog/images/kirsten_gum.jpg

You have seen my photochops of Chip, right?
Western civilization left the building a long time ago.

I haz new sig!

You have seen my photochops of Chip, right?
Western civilization left the building a long time ago.


I have seen your greatness, and I am humbled by your God-given talent.

http://www.travelchannel.com/static_files/tc/imgs/show/cash/thkg_ss_sneakpeek_008.jpg

I haz new sig!


MV, surely you of all people remember the good old days of Kirsten and her Tour de France days?

MV, surely you of all people remember the good old days of Kirsten and her Tour de France days?

no get that channel. But I am a fan of her photographic work.....she has amazing eyes.

here is an old bikeforums thread (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=56564) discussing my Kirsten,.....

thankfully most of those criticizing her are now lost to time.

http://www.travelchannel.com/static_files/tc/imgs/show/cash/thkg_ss_volcano_005.jpg

5 out of 6 dentists reccomend Dentyne if you like gum.

Choosy mothers choose Jif

Kirsten Gum, I miss you.

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You have seen my photochops of Chip, right?
Western civilization left the building a long time ago.

Photochops?:twitchy: I thought they were portrait commissions you did for him.:p

I have seen your greatness, and I am humbled by your God-given talent.

http://www.travelchannel.com/static_files/tc/imgs/show/cash/thkg_ss_sneakpeek_008.jpg

i never realized that god created breast implants. :thumb:

I think he made those on the 44dd day

I think he made those on the 44dd day

yes, it appears things have changed a bit since her Tour de France days,...

Still gorgeous, but I do prefer her early Tour days when she was simply cute.

Uncle jsharr, you remember the early days, yes?

yes, it appears things have changed a bit since her Tour de France days,...

Still gorgeous, but I do prefer her early Tour days when she was simply cute.

Uncle jsharr, you remember the early days, yes?

pay attention. she got them during her "tour days."

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_38JJHee3ER0/SaMVGTLp-6I/AAAAAAAAAOE/ycL0a3DmcD4/Kirsten%20Gum%20bikini.jpg

yes, it appears things have changed a bit since her Tour de France days,...

Still gorgeous, but I do prefer her early Tour days when she was simply cute.

Uncle jsharr, you remember the early days, yes?

I was watching the iron men of the tour turn the pedals in anger as the road wound up the mountain like so much string discarded by the Devil himself.

this chap (http://teamtwowheel.blogspot.com/2009/04/versus-cycling-commentary-part-two.html) said it well,..

"Oh Kirsten Gum, we hardly knew you. Oh sure, we knew about your days doing NASCAR commentary which were ended by an inadvisable DUI in the early morning hours before you were due trackside, but did we really get a chance to know the real you? Maybe we did, but when the internets were going crazy calling for your head and drumming you off of OLN, we had NO IDEA what a load of buffoons were going to come along to replace you. Would anyone in their right mind really trade Kirsten Gum in for Al Trautwig?

There is a saying that you can't really appreciate what you had until it's gone, and with Kirsten, it's true. Yeah, she needed to keep learning and she needed to keep quiet and let the Phil and Paul show go, but in hindsight, she was SO MUCH BETTER than most of those that came afterward that I have been missing her more and more. And just to be clear, it's not all about the boob job. I would be glad to have her back regardless of the size of her chest. But that's just the kind of guy I am.

So I guess Kirsten is off doing some other shows, at least one featuring deep sea treasure hunting, but if I have to pick between Craig Hummer in his speedo or Kirsten Gum on the beach, it's no contest."

I was watching the iron men of the tour turn the pedals in anger as the road wound up the mountain like so much string discarded by the Devil himself.


See? You proved my point. Phil and Paul are great, but just like it is nice to have some variety with Bob at night, Kirsten was needed,.........

I enjoyed watching her flirt with Tyler Hamilton.

i never realized that god created breast implants. :thumb:

since I know you are being sarcastic, hand over your man card.

since I know you are being sarcastic, hand over your man card.

you've never been with someone who's had some work, have you?

you've never been with someone who's had some work, have you?

I have not....but I'm open to the experience. :lol:

Kirsten (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqsFuEyz5QI) :innocent:

http://www.freelenstv.com/site/medias/on_the_road/2004tdf/kirsten.jpg

http://www.freelenstv.com/site/medias/on_the_road/2004tdf/kirsten.jpg


Suzie! :)

This was Kirsten during her last Tour days,... good stuff, but the early days were great.

Here she is bicycling around Santa Monica.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/3540760308_7b363b94f6.jpg?v=0

me strucka da gold........

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3445251812_e7b12cda29.jpg?v=0

http://www.travelchannel.com/static_files/tc/imgs/show/cash/thkg_ss_volcano_005.jpg

Wow! Amazing pahoehoe. :thumb: :love:

me strucka da gold........

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3445251812_e7b12cda29.jpg?v=0

The dog's cute.

Implants = doping...just sayin'.

[COLOR ="Red"]Kirsten[/COL OR] (h ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqsFuEyz5QI) :innoce nt:


Suzie! : )

This was Kirsten during her last Tour days,... good stuff, but the early days were great.

Here she is bicycling around Santa Monica.

htt p://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/3540760308_7b363b94f6.jpg?v=0


me strucka da gold........

htt p://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3445251812_e7b12cda29.jpg?v=0

stalkerlicious.

Wow! Amazing pahoehoe. :thumb: :love:


Precisely why I posted, of course. :)

Zorro, do you remember the early days on OLN?

Did they have another name before OLN or no?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3445260046_8227392bd2.jpg?v=0

Precisely why I posted, of course. :)

Zorro, do you remember the early days on OLN?

Did they have another name before OLN or no?

She had a nice segment for the non-tifosi. Bubbly personality, game to put herself in new situations. Certainly not someone to engender malice. Only discovered OLN in 2004, so I can't help farther back than that.

p.s. You might want to check the definition of pahoehoe.