Quotes by George Brooks

“People topping off creates a problem,”

“Nobody is being accommodating. Our power has gone off and on, our registers have been down. People were polite yesterday, but now? Come on, folks, cut us some slack.”

“I raised a family here. Theres good people living here.”

“We are better off using e-mail. Probably the time change is a factor with all our international recruits.”

“During the course of a year I work with a lot of different Indian musicians, often in situations where Im playing more of a classical Indian performance, ... At the same time, as a writer and composer Im trying to figure out how to bring in some of the abstraction that exists in jazz.”

“My work with Terry Riley sparked all kinds of musical ideas, ... I wanted some vehicle that could encompass all the Indian elements as well as some of the jazz stuff. I also liked that earthy energy of the blues I was playing, and I wanted to see if there was a way to bring everything together.”

“Were not out of it yet. Things are tight at the top and anything can happen in the slalom. Were going to need some strong runs, but we are still in the race.”

“The NCAA Championships turned out to be a success for us. It wasnt as well as we were hoping, but we battled from fifth place after the first day to second in the end. Even if we had skied up to our potential, Colorado was unbeatable. The best team won this week. We were the second best and that is where we finished. I am proud of our coaches and athletes and their efforts to make us a national powerhouse in skiing. The future looks good and many of these same skiers will be back next year.”

“It wasnt a very good day for us. However, we are not out of it yet. The slalom is our strongest event and hopefully the Nordic group can ski well tomorrow. I look for Denver and Colorado to make a move and hopefully we can stay with them.”

“The mens Nordic team had a strong showing today with a pair of top-10s. We are still a good bit behind Denver but the slalom is our strongest event and that is tomorrow. We need to control what we can control, and that is to ski well tomorrow. However, were going to need some help from the other teams at the top to get back in contention.”