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SIGHTINGS This season’s NFL playoffs and Super Bowl brought huge viewership –even without the New England Patriots - and, not surprisingly, many Land Rovers in advertisements. The Ladders, an executive recruitment firm, put a Series Rover bounding after a stampede of office chairs. Jeff Pearl, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Paul Duray, Rockville, MD, Maurice Patrykus, Ventura, CA, Dave Bowman, Orange, VA, Michael Willaford, Raleigh, NC, Chris Schramm, Norcross, GA, Jeff Foland, Clarksville, OH, James Darga, Plymouth, MA, Leslie Bright, Kingsport, TN, Robert Levelle, Clarkston, WA, John Keeney, Lanham, MD, Dick Newton, Charlestown, RI, Greg Akin, Abilene, TX, Ross Newcombe, Fairbanks, AK, Tony Sims, Beaverton, OR, and Greg Vogel, Monkton, MD. (Bud Lane, Bill Johnson, Bill Young, and Tom DeCourcy, please see Rule #6). No doubt spurred by L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer’s latest catalogue featured a Defender 110. Tessa Jones, “age 13,” Fairview, NC, Thomas Castaldo, Lakewood, NY, Nick Kosiek, Orange Park, FL, Robert Alley, Kennesaw, GA, David Downing, Springfield, MO, John Keeney, Lanham, MD, Sherry Block, Hadlyme, CT, Allen de Stieguer, Vason, WA, Timothy Lassiter, Centreville, VA, Steve Hill, Hixon, TN, Susannah and Ivan Via, Fisherville, VA, Christopher Strub, Fairfax, VA, Andy Draxler, Locust, NJ, Kim Conn, Snohomish, WA, Charles Thompson, Fayette, MO, John Stine, Briarcliff Manor, NY, and Steven Swerling, Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia. Chris Runnels, Bellingham, WA, noted that REI still uses Land Rovers in their catalogues. Ellen Nelson, Arlington, TX, noted that when her local paper needed an image for selling rural land, they chose a Land Rover Sightings Rules: Rule #1: All Sightings receive appreciative recogntion but not necessarily a mug. We reward only those Sightings that capture the unique qualities of Land Rovers and their owners, and display them in a distinctive way. Rule #2: Sightings should find Land Rovers where you might not expect them. This rules out Land Rover sales advertisements, off road magazines, British television programmes, British publications, films with British themes, and shows about African safaris. Rule #3: At an ever-changing date before publication, we close off the Sightings. If we've mentioned the Sighting in an earlier issue, we won't mention it again. If you're new to the family of Land Rover enthusiasts, you may not have seen your Sighting in an earlier issue. Welcome aboard! Rule #4: We're not outfitting your kitchen. If you qualify, one mug per Sighting per issue. Rule #5: Sightings that are Land Rover references in books go to our Literary Land Rover editor for mention when space permits. Rule #6: Psst.. if we can’t read your name and address because of atrocious penmanship we can’t recognize the Sighting or potentially send you a mug. Psst… E-mail submissions – remember we can’t send you a mug via e-mail. Send us your real name and shipping address, too. Rule #7: Grudgingly, very grudgingly, the Editor admits he might have made an error. Let us know if you think you’ve been jobbed. We’ll review everything but the decision of the Editor is final. 62
Discovery for the photo. Scott Coleman, Rochester, NY, spotted a photo in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of a Series Rover clearing snow off the ice on a local lake. In an Outside GO article on skiing in Japan, they featured a custom snowboard crafter with his Defender 110, reports Jeremy Bergeron, Colorado Springs, CO. Kevin Thayer, Abingdon, VA, noted that Yokohama still uses Land Rovers in their tire ads. Movie producers always love to include Land Rovers. Andy Rigo, Medford, MA, “sat through” Marley and Me with his girlfriend, Carine. There’s a quick view of a Series Rover in an Ireland scene (which he thoughtfully pointed out to her; some eye rolling followed). Dr. Susan Godwin, Fairbanks, AK, spotted the Dalai Lama stepping out of a Range Rover Classic in a documentary, which to her said “simple, rugged and regal, a fitting car for the Tibetan Buddhist monk.” Steven Hutchison, Hendersonville, TN, Don Seder, Dacula, GA, and Earl Ingalls, Longmont, CO, noted that the shallow leads in Four Christmases drove a Range Rover. Sigh… Lots of readers saw the predictable Land Rover in the desert scenes of NBC’s The Last Templar. Thanks to Marc Fails, Palmyra, PA, Greg Vogel, Monkton, MD, Leslie Bright, Kingsport, TN, Craig Crenshaw, Port Arthur, TX, Len Fagan, Willis, VA, David Weaber, Eaton, CO, Jim Gabor, Rochester, MN, Jay Campney, Charlestown, RI, James Dargan, Plymouth, MA, and Jerome Joanio, Broomfield, CO. Other movies watched by Sighters, but mentioned before, include Death Sentence, seen by Craig Miller, Wargames 2, seen by Michael Libott, Burbank, CA, and Eagle Eye, seen by Derek Leath. William Prillaman, Irvington, VA, spotted a South African Land Rover in the UVA Alumni magazine, on the Sweet Briar College Alumni travel brochure, and in the “House of Saddam” series. Michael Jablonski, Longmont, CO, spotted a Defender 110 in use in Chile in a publication of Colorado Trout Unlimited. Paul Schram, Churubusco, IN, spotted an LR3 towing a “caravan” on a web site for TAB camper trailers. David Williamson [See Rule #6] has a friend whose a writer for an NBC miniseries called “Meteor” in which a yellow D-90 falls victim to a, well, meteor. Michael Bondmass, Las Vegas, NV, watched SUV’s roll down a hill on “Most Shocking” and noted that a Defender 90 was sent to tow the failed vehicles away. Scott Pappas watched a History Channel program on Navy SEALS chasing Columbian drug lords, who drove a Range Rover P38-A. Samuel Conder, Cumming, GA, watched Running the Sahara and saw Series Rovers and a Range Rover supporting the runners. Shawn Chummar, Beaverton, OR, watched a rerun of The Sentinel, who drove a red D-90. Mark Fails, Palmyra, PA, noted a Folgers commercial that staged a peacekeeping scene featuring a Defender 110. Dave Bowman, Orange, VA, spotted a Discovery in Honduras in an episode of House Hunters International. Michael Libott, Burbank, CA, also watched Mega Disasters and watched a Discovery racing to witness an explosion. Watching a repeat of Prison Break, Loic Fabro, noted the good guys drive a Range Rover Sport. In a less illustrious moment, a Range Rover Classic provides the foil in a You Tube video, noted Steven Walls, Baton Rouge, LA. Randy Kremer watched the Mickey Mouse Playhouse at 8 am and though he spotted Mickey in a Series I with an egg frying on the bonnet. Pete Thompson, Crownsville, MD, and Agnes Thewlis watched Grey’s Anatomy repeats and spotted the McDreamy in his Series Rover. Steve Keller watched Babylon 5 and noted the Land Rovers. Kevin Fennessy, North Andover, MA, spotted the old Mastercard ad with Series Land Rovers. Mike Dunkelburger read a January issue of Steamboat Pilot & Today and spotted a Zirkel Trading ad with a Rover. James Pitts, Dallas, GA, read a column in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine in which the columnist, “who hunts all over the world,” leans on the front of a Defender – very rare! Steve Andrews, Easton, MD, read an article on sustainable organic farming in Ecuador in Home Power magazine, that sadly featured a very stuck Series II-A. Sheila Simmons, Austin, TX, noted a Defender in the corner of the cover of Jaguar Driver magazine. Charles Lewinsohn, Salt Lake City, UT, noted that when MIT needed a car to compete in the robotic automobile competition, they chose an LR3, as noted in the MIT News. We don’t usually report “personal Sightings” but LCDR Ed McDonnell, Long Beach, NY, sent us a great photo of a Defender 110 and an LR3 in use by the Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T [British Indian Overseas Territory] police department. Jim Senior sent us a “reverse sighting” in which Rachel Maddow of MSNBC reported of an American kidnapped in Pakistan “from his Land Rover,” which turned out to be a Land Cruiser in the video. P Sightings Winners: Timothy Lassiter Centreville, VA Robert Alley Kennesaw, GA Dick Newton Charlestown, RI Dave Bowman Orange, VA Paul Schram Churubusco, IN Earl Ingalls Longmont, CO Steve Hill Hixson, TN Tessa jones Fairview, NC Robert Levelle Clarkston, WA Michael Willaford Raleigh, NC Scott Coleman Rochester, NY Charles Thompson Fayette, MO Sherry Block Hadlyme, CT Thoams Castaldo Lakewood, NY John Keeney Lanham, MD Maurice Patrykus Ventura CA Don Seder Dacula, GA Kim Conn Snohomish, WA Allen de Stieguer Vashon, WA Greg Vogel Monkton, MD Leslie Bright Kingsport, TN Paul Duray Rockville, MD Steven Hutchison Hendersonville, TN Christopher Strub Fairfax, VA Stephen Zwerling Canada Ross Newcombe Fairbanks, AK James Dargan Plymouth, MA Jeff Pearl Wisconsin Rapids, WI Jeremy Bergeron Colorado Springs, CO Andrew Draxler Locust, NJ David Downing Springfield, MO Tony Sims Beaverton, OR Jeff Foland Clarksville, OJ John Stine Briarcliff Manor, NY Susannah & Ivan Via Fishersville, VA Nick Kosiek Orange Park, FL Greg Akiin Abilene, TX Chris Schramm Norcross, GA 63
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