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>> Barbara L Sherrill wrote:

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>>>>>>>> Ken McElhaney wrote:
>>>>>>>>   The x-factor in this is just how

>>>>>>>>> long Phil 'n company want to keep doing TAR.

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>>>>>>>>> Ken

>>>>>>>> Now THAT is a valid question.  Both from the physical effort
>>>>>>>> required

>>>>> to

>>>>>>>> run a race.  Plus all of Phil's other projects that he seemed to be
>>>>>>>> developing over the 12/24 months.  Plus just the sheer tedium of
>>>>>>>> it -
>>>>>>>> they seem to be returning to the same locations quite a bit.
>>>>>>>> Bangkok,
>>>>>>>> Manila, a few of the cities in India, etc.

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>>>>>>> I think they have just been to Bangkok three times (Season 1, 2, 9)
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> Manila once (Season 5). India is the most popular destination though,
>>>>>>> because people there are so poor and camera hungry.

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>>>>>> I didn't try to do a destination count but, in general, do you
>>>>>> understand my point?

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>>>>>> Take care,
>>>>>> Rich

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>>>>>> God bless the USA

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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Pat Paulsen (1927-1997) for President - 2008

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>>>>>> Even though he's dead it makes about much sense
>>>>>> to vote for him as it does for the choices
>>>>>> that we have who are living.  At least he's not
>>>>>> going change his position on anything.

>>>>> There are only few exotic places on earth. Don't know why you are
>>>>> complaining with. I think the producers did a great job to include
>>>>> different
>>>>> locations on each race besides India and China. They have to do India
>>>>> each
>>>>> time because it is Emmy winning place.

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>>>> I'm not complaining at all.  You've missed my point completely.

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>>>> My point was that Phil and other key members of the production may tire
>>>> of returning to the same locales frequently (India being one of them)
>>>> and decide they don't want to be a part of the race anymore.

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>>>> As far as your comment "There are only few exotic places on earth" I
>>>> would strongly disagree.  TAR a does an excellent job of going to exotic
>>>> places. Mozambique, Senegal, Madagascar, Coober Pedy, the 38th parallel
>>>> in Korea, Cape Horn and on and on.

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>>> Did you watch TAR10 on Realilty Network?  Van Munster said that country's
>>> are begging him to bring TAR to them.  Hopefully there are new countries
>>> to visit on this running of TAR..... (personaly; I am tired of South
>>> America)

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>>> From what I have read in interviews wtih Phil. India is their favorite
>>> country visit and they could go there all the time.  There is a reason
>>> they like to go there......

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>>> Barbara

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>> No, I didn't see the interview with Van Munster.  So, in spite of the one
>> place suing them (we never did hear any more about that other than the
>> suit was filed) other places still want them badly.

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>> Did they elaborate on what the reason was for India?

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>> Take care,
>> Rich

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> For one everyone in the crew loves India. He said it's also one of the
> places they all like to go on vacation in as well.  He said what makes India
> so interesting for the racers is... the shock factor and how they react.  He
> is completely into the shock factor of life... so it would be fun for him...
> lol
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> I was reading something a few months back and forgot about it until now....
> (life has been busy; what can I say)... Phil is getting ready to start
> filming a program for Spike this summer.... So he is going to be tied up
> with that and whatever he is told to do for CBS.....