Where's The Erg
Posted by Concept2 News on the 23rd of August 2000
People of a certain age, or people who have children of a certain age, may remember a book called Where's Wally?, the challenge of which was to find the eponymous Wally, who resembled a young geography teacher, amongst the thronging masses. Surprisingly this was incredibly popular as children waited for Pokemon to be invented. Anyway, keeping in this admirable spirit we are now launching an on-going Where's the Erg? competition. The ever so 'umble Indoor Rower can be spotted popping up in the most unlikely places on stage and screen (although admittedly mostly in scenes shot in gyms). We don't want dull and straightforward sightings (even Mr Magoo might notice that it appears occasionally in Gold Fever) so the more unexpected the better. This week's top spot goes to a Mr Andrew Wilson of Nottingham who spotted an Indoor Rower in an episode of popular docu-soap Vets In Practice. As a footnote, if you're reading this and you're a top Hollywood producer or director, why not try placing an Indoor Rower prominently in one of the scenes in, say, Jurassic Park 3: The Boffins Still Think It's Clever To Resurrect Big Dinosaurs. We'll make sure you get a mention in a future newsletter and we might even throw in a water-bottle.