LOL, so have I. Hubby introduced me to that series.

How about Anthony Hopkins? He's narrated a few things and has a great voice. I can just hear him saying "now you missed your destination, you need to turn around"

and Anthony Edwards cant really come across as a hot shot RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) any more since he lost his hair. I loved him in the movie Gotcha!, he had lots of nice blonde hair then. That was a few years before Top Gun, and he was already starting to lose his hair when Top Gun came out. Poor guy.

I think Meg Ryan took all the fat off her body and put it in her lips. She's been looking anorexic for a long time now.

Iditarod is tracked on GPS, first year. Not all agreed to carry it, but in coming years it will be mandatory. Note Ailey Zirkle is a blind girl in her 20s and it's her thrid attempt. Go Ailey!

http://race.ionearth.com/iditarod/

I think I'd like to have Trace Adkins voice on my GPS unit...


but then again... I'd just get lost because I'd be listening to his voice and not the directions.....



Abbie

How many years have they had the Iditarod? I'll have to ask my dad if he saw one when he was stationed in Alaska when he was in the Air Force.

I only pay attention to the race because I like the dogs. Hope none of the dogs get hurt during it.

The first short Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was ran in 1967

The first long Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was ran in 1973


Sorry for getting off topic...

Abbie

Erin, glad you mentioned Barry White!

How about Clark Gable? But...he might not give you a second chance if you blow your directions.

I could see myself getting lost and breaking down in a puddle of tears. He'd say: "Here, take my handkerchief. Never at any crisis of your life have I known you to have a handkerchief."

Me: "Rhett, where shall I go? What shall I do?"

Rhett: "Frankly my dear..."

I mentioned Barry White?? When? (ok, I've been a bit broggy <brain froggy>)

Ooooo! Actors from years ago...a voice that I would to have on my GPS would be Gregory Peck. (Ever see the movie, The Big Country? I love that movie. Gregory Peck AND Charleton Heston!)

The first Iditarod was in 1972. However, this is in memory of the TB serum run back in 1925 to Nome. They saved many families lives. Balto the famous lead dog has had a movie made about him, a cartoon and a statue (I think its in) Central Park in NYC. The conditions don't change much, but the spirit is still there.

Unfortunately, sometimes a dog dies, even though vets are strewn throughout the race, but if you could see the dogs; They worship their masters, they love what they do, and those dogs wouldn't have it any other way (Think how your dog might like to "GO" for a ride or a walk). The mushers usually pull dogs from the team on the way if they are lethargic, sick or ANYTHING that concerns them, and they fly back to anchorage and get top dog treatment, (They start with 20, end with about 8-12) and they have mandtory lay overs, one is 24 hours.

On the trail, the mushers COOK for them, hot meals with all the nutrients (Caribou, deer, etc). They have caches of food dropped weeks before they leave, so the food is there. The mushers are heart broken if a dog dies, and I've seen more than once when a mushed dropped out of the race because they couldn't stop the tears for the loss of these great ATHLETES!

The race used to take 3 weeks or more, but like all athletes, many of the top teams finish in about 10-14 days now. Some still are out there for up to a month...and the last one in gets the 'blue latern' award. We never stop watching until they all come home!

Can I choose Balto as my GPS voice? Good DOG! (PS: He led the final leg of the serum run in blinding snow, even the musher could not see...the dog did it all with his sniff)

I know the dogs die sometimes. But, they are doing their dog job, what they were bred for, and I know when a dog is allowed to do what it's been raised to instinctually do, they just LOVE it.

My dog, TinyMonsters (died 2yrs ago March 14th) just loved to go walking. He loved to be a companion to his humans. He liked doing the "sheep herding" of his people. Get more than 2 or 3 people with him, and he'd get upset if we didnt all walk together. He wanted his "herd" to stay where he told them to stay.

I wanted to get Tiny a milk cart, something else his breed (Bouvier des Flandres) were bred for (they were bred to do all sorts of neat stuff), never did get him one...he would have loved pulling that. Maybe if I get another Bouvier some day, I'll get that dog a milk cart to pull.

I think tho, that Tiny's favorite hobby, other than walking was sleeping next to my bed. I had a few times before I knew about the MS where I had unexplained vertigo. Tiny was the best thing to have around then. Listening to him sleep kind of helped calm down the spinnies. And when I was walking him around the block while dizzy, I felt better with him in the heel position right next to me. It was like he was helping me walk a straight line. If I ever need to get an assistance dog, I'm getting one the same breed that Tiny was. Smart puppies, and the best dogs I've ever seen.

Too bad I didnt have him around last summer when I had the worst vertigo I've ever had. He would have been great at keeping me from walking into walls or tripping over ants on the pavement.