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Name: Erin Gump Gordon

Hometown: Greenbow, Alabama

Years playing: 7

Favorite paddle brand: The Gump SPS 2000

When did you start playing competitively? My years served in Viet-Nam

Which play style is more rewarding for you: an away-from-the-table defender who picks hits, an at-the-table inverted player, or a back to pips twiddling player? Just as fast as I caaa-aan.

What is your training diet? Dr. Pepper and Bubba’s Shrimp

Has the banning of speed glue affected the way you play now? We don’t have speed glue in Alabama , sir.

Have you ever eaten a ping pong ball? If so, what brand tastes the best? Mommma says you can’t eat those ‘cuz you’ll get sick.

Can you recommend any particular leg strengthening exercises for improved table coverage? Running back and forth to each ocean.

Have you tried playing with a golf ball, similarly to baseball players training with heavier bats? No, but I was real good at playing football…I ran over the trumpet player.

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Get Out There & Play: Upcoming Events for August 2-8

by Trailblazer August 1, 2010 Events
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Need an excuse to get out there & play? The Trailblazer Hub events calendar has been updated with some great local & national upcoming events for the week of July 2-August 8. For events posted farther out than August 8, we keep a longer running list on the Trailblazer Hub Events Page & on Facebook. [...]

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Get Out There & Play: Upcoming Events for July 26-August 1

by Trailblazer July 25, 2010 Events
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In case you really needed a good excuse to get out there & play, the Trailblazer Hub events calendar has been updated with some great local & national upcoming events for the week of July 26-August 1… Monday, July 26 City Seed Farmers Market Edgewood Park: 10AM-2PM (Edgewood Park, New Haven CT)  This is a [...]

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Double Rainbow Freakout And Beyond

by Trailblazer July 20, 2010 Hike
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It seems as though everyone we’ve talked to has already enjoyed the “Double Rainbow Freakout” video, now gone beyond viral on YouTube.  We just noticed, however,  that several people have been searching for it here on The Trailblazer Hub (maybe because we Tweeted about it last week, like millions of others?), so we figured why [...]

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Introducing Mark Jobman and his Adventure Chronicles

by Trailblazer May 24, 2010 Contributor Bios
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We are excited to announce, yet another amazing guest blogger to the Trailblazer Hub:  Mark Jobman, host/author of the Adventure Chronicles. Mark grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota around some of the best kept secrets of granite trad climbing. Climbing in the Needles and near by Devils Tower, he quickly grew addicted [...]

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