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About that editor job…


The following are actual opening lines from letters inquiring about our advertised assis- tant editor position. We’ve withheld the candi- dates’ names (and, needless to say, have not returned their emails).


Where’s Palmer Rapids? Next.


I’ve attached my cover letter. I wrote it quickly so forgive me if there are grammatical errors. Grrr.


I’m not really interested in being the editor, what does it pay? Next.


Do I hafta no how to spell? Know.


My friend might be interested in the job, but wants to know what editors do? How’s “your friend’s” rash?


The position is still open, details at www.rapidmedia.com.—Eds.


Postal paranoia


When I arrived home from work it was a great surprise to see my first Rapid magazine had been delivered. The magazine is amazing and I am happy to be buying this magazine. There is one thing that scares me, and it


is that the magazine does not come with an envelope, plastic bag or at least a sticker that does not allow anybody to look through the magazine. The photos and content are so amazing, that it is a huge temptation to mail workers. I am scared that the magazine will be stolen, because the content can be seen.


Miguel Lerdo MEXICO CITY


Your mailman can subscribe online.—Eds.


You can never be too careful We all know that Tyler Curtis is a good pad- dler. We see him hucking big air on videos and in ads throughout Rapid. But why is he wearing Nike elbow pads for the article on the bow stall (V8 I2)? It didn’t bug me at first, but after flip-


ping through the magazine I started to lose sleep over it. It’s like opening up a climbing magazine and seeing Will Gadd cranking off a 5.13b wearing athletic socks in his climb- ing shoes. Or like watching a skiing video of Shane McKonkey back flipping off of a 50-foot cliff wearing a Sun Ice ski jacket from the ‘88 Calgary Olympics. It’s just not right. Hey Tyler, check out the photo of Bill Mason


on page 18 of the same issue. Now there’s a real paddler! Tyler, either lose the elbow pads for your freestyle photos, or get the Nike hockey helmet with the full face cage to go with them.


Eric Albert GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA


Pride in the name of


whitewater parks Thanks for your article on the economic ben- efits of urban whitewater parks [“Fake Rivers Ringing Up Real Profits,” V8 I3]. The Reno whitewater park was built de-


spite much doubt and hesitancy on the part of the city, and most local businesses. Within two years however, the economic impact has been widely accepted as one of the most pos- itive projects the city has undertaken in recent years. Local agencies state the direct impact is four to five times higher than estimated, and public use of the entire area—previously high- ly degraded and full of trash and undesirable elements—is increasing steadily. The whitewater park created something that


was previously unavailable on the Truckee River in Reno. The re-channeling of the river bed in the park has provided reliable water flows through a great teaching and paddling venue. There are now three Reno-based kay- ak schools, two inflatable rental outfitters, a new retail river walk incorporating a city park and an island amphitheater that’s home to spring and summer festivals. According to re- tail storeowners, the renovated river walk area is beginning to provide steady business. City police also say changes are dramatic.


Bicycle patrol officers were once called to the river four to five times a day, but now that the public is swarming the area, the negative ele- ments have left. I know this is small potatoes to the eco-


nomic development statisticians of the world, but hey, this is my town, my backyard and I’m proud to be a direct participant in the eco- nomic success our whitewater park is proving to be.


Kent McCracken RENO, NEVADA


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