Subject: [Fwd: to larry]
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 01:11:43 -0700
From: Orion <TeamCrius@home.com>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Well, it seems that I have offended the wrong people.  I will reiterate
my words here so that I am CRYSTAL clear.  "The LV punks that were
obnoxious to Alan and me when we visited their store..."  The first
thing that I would like to say is that I am sorry if I offended the
wrong people.  The right people should know who they are.  If you were
not one of the people at the store that were laughing at Alan playing in
the final round of the tournament then I am not making reference to
you.  When I say "LV punks" I am referring to a distinct group of
people, and not just "everyone who lives in LV and plays MTG."  I
actually liked playing against the people there that I did, even if I
may not have said so when I was there.  Here is how the final match of
the tournament went, with Alan (Comer) playing against someone from LV
who's name I can't remember. (Sorry)  Alan draws a card.  The group of
"LV punks" laughs loudly and obnoxiously.  Alan plays a card.  More
Laughter.  He finishes his turn.  More laughter.  Alan's opponent draws
his card.  LOUDER laughter.  He plays a card.  Still more laughter.  And
so on, and so on.  Some of the locals were talking smack to Alan and
myself.  Some of these people may be good players, but the fact that
they were abusive and mean when talking smack made it a negative thing
instead of a fun thing.  I talk smack to people like Truc Bui and Brian
Hacker, and they talk smack to me.  However, there is still a mutual
respect thing when it happens.  When someone who has been to at least
one pro tour and at least one nationals has to stoop to rubbing it in
that he beat me at regionals the previous year when I haven't attended a
PT or nationals is just plain mean.  This person also went on to brag to
everyone in the store that **HE** was the one that kept Alan out of the
final 64 at Chicago.  What kind of a person does this?  This is what I
was getting at.  Not that I hated all the players in Las Vegas, but that
I didn't like the way that we were treated.  However, the comments from
people threatening me with physical violence over A GAME and things that
I have said are getting old.  I appreciate the negative comments that
people send me.  I am more than happy to discuss hatred of me or things
that I have said.  However, calling me a "fudge packin homo" is really
immature and uncalled for.  I am a heterosexual and I don't appreciate
the passive-aggressive gay bashing taking place because some of the best
MTG players ARE gay.  Once again I welcome all comments aboot my
postings.  However, if all you want to do is call me names then I would
appreciate it if you would just come over to my house and tell them to
me to my face.  Or, at least, sign your name to your hate mail so that I
know that you are man (or woman... don't mean to offend) enough to stand
behind what you say.