From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: Guy Wooles
Subject: Paper penguins to Rotterdam?
Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 7:37 PM
Dear
Guy,
Strolling the internet I stumbled upon your site as the third
arts-project dealing with penguins traveling the world, but
the project I would like to get involved in somehow.
My question to you is: what do I have to do to make you send
me a penguin?
It is clear to me that you want me to report the adventures
here to you and I am quite prepared to do that.
Should I also send you Rotterdam newspapers to make one? Could
it be namend Juliette? Why do I ask you this.
First, I really like the idea. But I have more opportunity-related-reasons:
1. I have been collecting penguin-stuff for the past 20 years
or so and have always dreamt of making the complete book-of-penguins.
I have now started to do precisely that. The working title
of the book is The Concise Rotterdam Penguin Encyclopedia.
Part of the book will be natural and other history of the
'real' penguin. The rest will really be an encyclopedia with
(at present) some 70 entries (Monthy Python's penguins, If......,
Fleetwood Mac, Batman, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Opus, Pingu,
Penguin Publishers, Dance, Music, Poetry, Songs, Maori legend,
etc.etc.) and Art will be a major issue. The three traveling
penguin projects I know will be included under the entry "World
travelers". And I would like to include your penguisn in there
as well, preferably with a photograph of her in a typical
Rotterdam location (it is after all a Rotterdam Penguin Encyclopedia).
I hope to be able to publish the book in March or April 2002.
2. I am a member of the Rotterdam City Council (and did so
with an environmentalist background). Rotterdam is this year's
Cultural Capital of Europe (together with Porto in Portugal).
One of the Cultural Capital activities will be that members
of the City Council will choose a piece of art from their
own house (collection is too heavy a word for us simple politicians)
that will be put together in an exhibition in the City Hall.
I would love to be able to put your paper penguin in that
exposition; that would provide a beautiful story in Rotterdam
but also for your project (and who knows, your project might
then benefit from it again).
Would you be willing to go along with this?
What would be your conditions?
I look foward to hearing from you (or better, I hope to be
hearing from you),
best regards,
Gerard Peet
PS
I am serious! Why Juliette? That's the name of my seven year
old daughter.
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: Guy
Subject: Paper penguins to Rotterdam? ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:12 PM
Dear
Guy,
In addition to my e-mail dated 1 February, I can already add
the following.
1. I have been in touch with a French group that also sends
their penguins around the world, and they are willing to come
to Rotterdam (with some conditions that I have to sort out).
Wouldn't it be nice to have your paper penguin meet those?
Other adventures your paper penguin could get involved in
are: -the opening of an exhibition in our Natural History
Museum about the collections of a major penguin-fanatic and
author in the Netherlands (he collects more than just penguins,
he's also interested in dodo's among other things) -the opening
of the brand-new penguin enclosure in our zoo.
Anyway, your paper penguin wouldn't get bored over here.
Look forward to your reaction,
best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
"Guy"
To: "Gerard Peet"
Subject: Paper Penguins in Rotterdam
Date: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:17 PM
Dear
Gerard,
Thanks for your e-mails. It's nice to get responses from people
who already have an idea of what to do with one of my feathered
children.
Yes, it would be great to have a penguin in Rotterdam and
to have her do all the things you wrote of in your messages.
I have a young penguin here who has put her wing up to go
and visit you. Her name is Penne (Penny) and she is 12 inches
tall. If you like you can call her Penne-Juliette, she says
she doesn't mind.
Strangely I don't have any penguins in Europe so it would
be great to have her go to Europe's Cultural Capital City.
If you could send me your full address then I will endeavour
to have her packed and ready to go within the next week or
so.
Have you heard of the song "Penguins" by Lyle Lovett? I've
added the
lyrics just in case you would like them for your Concise
Rotterdam Penguin Encyclopaedia.
I hope you enjoy your paper penguin visitor and look after
her well - they're an extremely rare breed! I'll speak to
you soon
All the best
Guy
PS what other penguin travellers do you know of?
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy'"
Subject: RE: Paper Penguins in Rotterdam
Date: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 2:01 PM
Dear
Guy,
You
made my day! Thanks for your reaction and for being prepared
to sending a penguin to me. If her name is Penne, then her
name is Penne and I'll find another one somewhere for Juliette.
My address:
Gerard Peet
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The
other traveling penguins.
The first I found were in a book called Joe and Sally, a long
way from home by Willy Puchner, published by Penguin books
(of course)
The third I found (you came second) were penguins from France:
www.arobask.com/ping
I have already established contact with them and if all goes
well they will be coming to Rotterdam too.
I still have to find a way to contact mr. Puchner and Joe
and Sally, but will do so.
Since
I came up with the title for my book (Concise Rotterdam Penguin
Encyclopedia) things have turned around: the title forces
itself upon the contents of the book. It is, of course, the
addition of Rotterdam in the title that has made me think
of how I can make that title come through. Things may develop
into a wider project called "Penguin Village" now that is
a stand-alone project with the travelling penguins, but that
will get a proper report in the book.
"Penguin Village", of course, stands for Rotterdam. I did
not invent that. Two weeks ago the Cultural Capital of Europe
got its official kick-off (with our queen present). Part of
the programme was a jazz-band brought together especially
for the Cultural Capital of Europe events. The second number
they played was called "Penguin Village".
In the project "Penguin village" I want to try to bring together
travelling penguins (the three you now know of) and the Rotterdam
penguins. Hence the combination with the zoo and the Natural
History Museum. The music. And some new penguin works of art
of local artists that are being made now (one of them also
being a member of the city council). Plus a work of art in
the sculpture garden of our big art museum (a group of sculptures
with Athena in the centre surrounded by, amongst others, three
penguins).
I do now know yet how it will turn out and whether it will
really come about. But i'm going to try.
I did not know Lyle Lovett's song; thanks for sending me the
lyrics and it will be in!
Did you know Frank Zappa did a song too: Penguin in Bondage
(album Roxy & Elsewhere) and Cab Calloway: Penguin Swing (on
a CD in the series Archives of Jazz)
Best regards, and I'll have a room ready for Penne,
Gerard Peet
PS I'll keep you posted on the progress of things. And if
Pinguin Village really develops into something I'll see whether
it might be useful for you to come over briefly (if I can
organize the money for that) (and if you would like to of
course).
From:
"Guy"
To: "J.G.M. Peet"
Subject: Re: While waiting for Penne, questions, questions
Date: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:57 PM
Dear
Gerard,
It's great to hear that your children are looking forward
to meeting Penne.
Unfortunately I don't know Nick Park. I contacted Aardman
regarding sponsorship and funding and the managing director's
PA contacted me about their trip to the South Pole. So I haven't
actually met either of them. I hope that I will some day.
I'm not even sure that I should be mentioning the names Aardman
or Nick Park on my site because I haven't been given permission
to! Oops! I do however have some recollection of penguins
in the ads he did for British Gas.
As to Ted Brattstrom, I'm sure he wouldn't mind you contacting
him. It might be best contacting him through his website.
The address should be on the links page of my site. I can't
remember it at the moment but this is how I contacted him
in the beginning.
Why did I choose penguins?
Well it all started as another project that I had in mind
in University. This project involved larger animals, such
as lions, to be made using a frame skeleton of some sort and
then covered with mud and leaves to be sited within a forest.
People exploring the forest would come across a pride of lions
sculpted out of mud and leaves in the middle of nowhere. This
group would eventually decay through the passing of time.
I tried many materials to make the initial skeleton but by
far the best was newspaper tightly rolled into 'sticks' that
could be easily bent into shape (the material had to be biodegradable).
To get used to working with this material I started making
penguin skeletons because they are small and simple (simplicity
has always been important to my work). The problem was that
I had difficulty keeping them to a uniform size so I made
a solid one as a guide out of rolled and sculpted newspaper
and sellotape. And, as they say, the rest is history. It's
been the best decision that I've made in a long, long time.
Since then I've come to love and be fascinated by penguins.
One of my friends believes that there was some subconscious
reason for my choosing penguins and I'm sure she's right.
Kismet, I reckon (but without Howard Keel!).
Take care of yourself and your family and feel free to ask
any more questions.
I'll speak to you soon.
Guy
PS Yes, I have thought about turning this into a book but
I think there's a lot more material to gather before then.
Cheers.
From:
"Guy"
To: "Gerard Peet"
Subject: Penne
Date: Sunday, February 18, 2001 11:46 PM
Gerard,
Don't worry, I haven't forgotten, I've just been going through
a period of laziness. I hope to send Penne off this week.
I just need to make her travelling hat!
Speak to you soon
Guy
From: "Guy"
To: "Gerard Peet"
Subject: Incoming
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001 11:03 PM
Dear Gerard,
Good news, I finally got round to making Penne's travelling
suit and I posted her off today. So hopefully she should be
with you in a few days. I didn't get the chance to photograph
her in her travelling outfit so if you have a spare shot in
your camera could you take a picture of her before you take
her outfit off.
Let me know when she arrives.
Speak to you soon
Guy
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy'"
Subject: There will be a welcoming committee and cheers RE:
Incoming
Date: Friday, February 23, 2001 8:04 AM
Dear
Guy,
We're looking forward to her arrival. And do I have plans
for her! But whether these plans will all work out? You'll
see. If all goes well she'll meet the penguins from France
(www.arobask.com/ping) sometime in June/July; they have agreed
to come, but I have to sort out traveling costs.
You'll hear from us!
Best regards,
Gerard
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy'"
Subject: safe and sound arrival
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:25 PM
Dear
Guy,
Penne has arrived this evening, just as we were having our
deserts. I did manage to photograph the mailman when he handed
her over, but that confused the mailman and he was adament
that he did not want to go on the internet.
Once the picture is ready I'll mail it to you anyway, but
beware; don't put him on the internet in a way that he can
be recognized.
Juliette, my youngest daughter (7), immediately took possession
of this new arrival in our family: she fed her some mango
(but I am not sure whether Penne appreciated that) and made
her a nice and warm bed.
We had to make a schedule where Penne sleeps the coming days;
tomorrow in Juliette's room, the day after that in Suzanne's
room (8).
As the trip was rather exhausting and given the time-difference
Penne's now sound asleep. Tomorrow she'll meet the other penguin
artifacts in our house. And as soon as there are digitalized
pictures, I'll send them.
Thanks for sending her over and allowing her to stay here.
I'll do our best to make it worth while.
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "Guy"
Subject: Penne
Date: Friday, March 09, 2001 8:49 AM
Dear
Guy,
Penne is doing well but had quite a busy week.
First a day to school with Juliette, then to a violin lesson,
again with Juliette, and then Suzanne had to take her to school
too of course. Yes, you made something that children get wild
about; the education bit has not been too well developed (yet?)
over here in Rotterdam. Attached are the first pictures.
One with the mailman delivering Penne
(but do not use that one on your site as the mailman was unpleasantly
surprised when this photo was taken).
One with Penne
still in her traveling things.
One with Penne
looking at some of the works of penguin art I have in my house
(on the left is a poster from a bank used for advertising
about saving; in Dutch the word for saving money is the same
as for collecting things).
The last one is Penne
with Juliette (the little girl in the middle) at school with
her teacher.
The next plans for Penne are to go our zoo's new penguin enclosure
to check it out before the resident penguins arrive there,
and then she will perform at the big art-exhibition of city-councillor's
art in the city hall. Yet, I do not know when that's going
to happen. But I'll keep you posted.
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
PS As I do not have my own scanner I had to have someone make
them for me and the resolution may not be too ideal. I could
send the photographs to you so you can improve on that, but
need your address to do that.
From:
Guy
To: Everyone
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 3:30 PM
Subject: New address
Hi guys,
Just a quick note to let you know (remind you of) my alternative
address.
guywooles@hotmail.com
I will be leaving Cardiff on the 30th of March and flying
on the 2nd of April.
Take care of yourselves and I'll see you later in the year.
Love
Guy
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From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'paperpenguins@hotmail.com'"
Subject: questions, questions
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 12:31:28 +0200
Dear Guy,
First of all: I hope you have a great trip, but it must be
with countries like that to visit.
I am writing you now hoping that you might help me with the
encyclopedia. News about Penne (she says hello and is doing
well; I am preparing a visit to the new penguin enclosure
in the zoo, but cannot do much because of the foot and mouth
disease problems: our zoo found itself faced with the option
that, if foot and mouth disease is found close to the zoo,
they have to kill more than 100 of their animals: European
law forces them to do that than and the same European law
prohibits vaccination of the animals. They are fighting that
and it looks like the European Union will allow them to vaccinate
after all. Still, they have other worries now than facilitating
a visit by Penny) will come separately, including a brief
foot and mouth disease report.
For the encyclopedia I am struggling with three questions
that you might help me solve.
1. When in Australia, could you try to find out whether there
are words for penguin in any of the aboriginal languages?
And whether they play any role in Aboriginal culture?
2. When in New Zealand could you do the same as to the Maori
culture? I am aware of at least one Maori traditional story
about a penguin and an albatros, but have not been able to
find that story anywhere.
3. When in New Zealand could you buy a book for me called:
'The Wreck of the Penguin' and could you mail it to me? It
is an expensive book, I know that, but will pay it back to
you (of course).
Best regards, and have fun,
Gerard Peet
From:
"Guy Wooles"
To: "J.G.M. Peet"
Subject: Re: questions, questions
Dear
Gerard,
Just a quick note to let you know that I got your message
and I will do my best to find out what you want to know and
I will look for that book for you as well.
Oz is great but Sydney is a little cold at the moment so I'm
about to book a diving course up in Cairns. The temperature
seems to be a little more to my liking up there though I shouldn't
think I'll be seeing too many penguins!
I will mail you with a more detailed version of my trip so
far when I get a bit more time or when it's raining!
Take care and give my love to the kids.
I hope Penne is behaving herself.
Guy
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'paperpenguins@hotmail.com'"
Subject: Penne's adventures
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001
Dear Guy,
I hope your trip is still going well; where are you now?
As for Penne, she's finally made it to the new penguin enclosure
in our zoo; two days ago she was allowed to inspect the premises
ahead of the arrival of the new penguins from America. Penne
was impressed. Photographs will follow. Some weeks ago she
went to visit two local artists working on penguin works of
art for my collection. Again, photographs will follow.
Penne has now left my house and will stay at the city hall
for a couple of weeks to look after a painting ("Penguins
in Rotterdam") that will be on exhibition there for a
couple of weeks together with works of art from the 'collections'
of members of the city council. The exhibition will open 14
June and I will keep you informed on that one. It is all part
of Rotterdam being the Cultural Capital of Europe this year
(together with Porto in Portugal).
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'paperpenguins@hotmail.com'"
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001
Dear Guy,
Attached is an official
press release (in Dutch; all you need is to find a Dutch-speaking
person to translate it for you) by the City of Rotterdam announcing
the exhibition of pieces of art from the collections of city
councillors. You're in it.
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'paperpenguins@hotmail.com'"
Subject: penguins at an exhibition (Penne sort of gets to
like Moussorgski)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:39:16 +0200
Dear Guy,
Yesterday was the day: Penne moved temporarely to the City
Hall to supervise an exhibition of art from the collections
of Rotterdam's city Councillors (the first half of them that
is). Penne
was given a special refrigerated supervision-cubicle (a round
cubicle).
The
second picture shows more of the exposition and Penne's position
in it.
Yes, Penne has gotten a real taste for Europes Cultural Capitol's
activities now. If all goes well she will get a visit from
220 French penguins later this month.
Best regards,
I hope your trip is going well and that you'll be able to
update your web-pages again (did Penne's brother really reach
the North Pole, I'm dying to find out!),
Gerard Peet
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'paperpenguins@hotmail.com'"
Subject: penne got visitors
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001
Dear Guy,
Attached some more photographs of Penne stay at the city hall.
On June 25 she got visitors from France (www.arobask.com/ping):
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
"Guy Wooles"
To: J G M Peet
Subject: NZ penguins
Date: 14th August 2001
Hi
Gerard,
How are you and Penne doing? I hope you are well and staying
out of trouble.
Just thought I'd send you an update to let you know that I
am still alive. I am currently in Oamaru staying with Dave
Houston. I've been here for quite a while now (off and on)
so I hope he doesn't get sick of me! It's been good to see
Dennis again also.
I've been to Moeraki to see the boulders and to the lighthouse
to see Janice Jones who looks after all the sick penguins.
One of her old patients, a yellow-eyed penguin called Inca,
still comes to visit her in the hope that she'll give him
some food? The blue penguins at Oamaru haven't been turning
up for their fans due to a bad storm a few weeks ago. It looks
like the storm forced their food-source out to sea so they
had to follow. The nests here should be full of fat penguins
on eggs, but they're not. They've only just started returning
now after an absence of approximately 17 days! But every time
I go down to see them none come in - everyone down there thinks
that I'm a jinx! The funny thing is that I've seen quite a
few rare yellow-eyed penguins but hardly any common blue penguins.
I'm going down to Dunedin in the next few days and then on
to Invercargill and eventually round to Milford Sound. I've
already met the people at the Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust and
they now have a paper penguin all of their own called Herbie.
Hopefully I'll get them to take me down to the reserves.
I've already done Australia. I did the south-east and the
east coast and then flew to Darwin and came down through the
Northern Territories and central Australia to Alice Springs
and Ayers Rock. So I managed to do quite a bit but unfortunately
I didn't get to the west coast - that's another trip!
Anyway, I hope you are looking after yourself and Penne and,
of course your kids. Is it school holiday at the moment? What
plans do you have? I've asked Dave about penguins and Maori
legend but he doesn't seem to recall any. I think that they
were just a food source!
Take care of yourself,
speak to you later
Guy
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From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy Wooles'"
Subject: RE: NZ penguins
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001
Hello Guy,
It was nice to hear from you and to hear you seem to be doing
well and exploring the penguins of this world. It reminds
me of my own visit to New Zealand AND the YEP's at McGrouther's
farm back in 1988 (at that time I was Friends of the Earth's
representative at the International Whaling Comission's meeting
in Auckland that year and we took the opportuinity to see
whlaes at Kaikoura and YEP's near Dunedin). Have you been
there? Do you still have to collect the key at McGrouther's
farm, or have things changed since?
I am sorry to hear that you have not been able to dig up the
Maori story on penguins (yet?). What I found so far is in
the book "Penguins" by John Love; the story is supposed
to be about Taroa the albatross and Tawaki the penguin who
were always bickering as to who was the better at flying and
fishing. This dispute was settled by Tane Mahuta who gave
the albatross its giant wing to sail the ocean winds searching
for food, and the penguin its wings perfect for flying under
water searching for food.
Have you been bale to find the book about the ship the Penguin
(and the sinking of this ship)?
From your e-mail I cannot fathom whether you received my e-mails
about Penny's adventures so far.
In short.
She has been checking out the new penguin enclosure at our
zoo before the arrival of the other penguins that would live
there. And she has been part of an exhbition of art from collections
of city councillors in Rotterdam's city hall (you were even
mentioned in the official press release on that exhibition).
At that exhibition she had a visit of 220 French traveling
penguins (www.arobask.com/ping). And right now she sitting
on my desk.
If you did't get the e-mails, please let me know and I'll
send them again (together with the pictures).
I am steadily working on my encyclopedia but have had to postpone
the publication date. The text could easily be ready on time,
but getting all the necessary illustrations will take a lot
of time (and, of course, finding some sponsors/funding). I
am trying to have my work finished by March/April next year.
For commercial reasons (Christmas!) a publication date in
October November 2002 would seem to be the best now. But the
book is developing really well.
The last things I found were:
-a photograph of Shackleton skinning a penguin before cooking
it, and
-the source of the first published illustration of a penguin
fossil (150 years ago!).
And just today I found a new children's book with a nice poem
on penguins.
My plans?
Apart from getting back to work after these holidays (the
kids are going back to school 4 September; until then I have
to be there for them as their mother has real work) I have
this vague plan on a penguin thing in which you could figure
as well (given your educational ambitions).
Rotterdam has just more or less opened a children's art center
(called Villa Zebra) )more or less as this institution is
in constant financial problems, but I try to help as much
as I can as a city councillor). This Villa Zebra is located
very close to or between the most important museums of Rotterdam.
At Villa Zebra I would like to do a big penguin project with
penguin art, penguin poetry, penguin films, etc. All for children
of course. If all goes well I will discuss concepts with the
initiator of Villa Zebra in September (in fact I made a vague
appointment with her just today). Your project would fit in
nicely I think. But as soon as I know more, I'll contact you
about that.
What are your plans? When will you be back to update your
site? Do you have any other destinations on this trip? Quito/Ecuador
by any chance (if so; you could help me by finding something
there as well)?
I hope you will enjoy the rest of your trip as much as you
appear to have so far. Take care in those far way countries
and bon voyage for the rest!
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy Wooles'"
Subject: RE: NZ penguins
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001
Dear Guy,
Penne made it to local television fame this week: on 19 September
there was a brief 'documentary' on the exhibition Penne supervised
from her glass cublicle. When interviewed, the organizer of
this exhibition (an artist himself who has made a penguin
piece of art for me as well), explained that Penne was one
of his favourite pieces at the exhibition. I am trying to
organize a video tape of it for you.
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
From:
Guy Wooles
To: J G M Peet
Subject: Back in the UK
Date: 7th November 2001
Hi
all,
Just a quick note to let you all know that I am back in Wales,
safe and sound.
I will soon be updating the website slowly but will try and
get images up before everything else - I know a lot of you
are dying to see the North Pole images from Jamie Morison,
and they are cool.
I do apologise for not doing this alot sooner but unfortunately
all the plans I made before I went away went down the toilet
and I had to buy a new computer when I returned.
Please send any updates to this address guy@wooles.freeserve.co.uk
If there is anything anyone would like to see on the site
then please don't be afraid to ask.
I do have a picture of the first paper penguin, Dennis, at
home in Oamaru, New Zealand, and a picture of Dave Houston
being cuddled by a giant penguin!
If anyone is planning a trip to Australia or, especially New
Zealand, then I can give you some ideas or tips on places
to go and see.
In the meantime here's a sample of the beauty of New Zealand.
Hope everyone is well and that all the penguins are behaving
themselves. I can't wait to hear what they've been up to.
Take care and speak to you soon
Love
Guy
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From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy Wooles'"
Subject: RE: Back in the UK
Date: Wednesday 07 November 2001
Guy,
Welcome home,
Gerard Peet
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: "'Guy Wooles'"
Subject: RE: Back in the UK
Date: Sunday 11 November 2001
Dear
Guy,
I guess that, now that you're back, you'll need some time
to get in the Welsh mood of things. From what I remember from
my New Zealand trip it is definitely different there. Still,
your coming back suddenly made me realise that you may have
an answer to a question that is making me desperate.
One of your traveling paper penguins is called Tawaki. WHY?
I am looking for a maori legend about taroa the albatross
and tawaki the penguin. Did you have that legend in mind (or
just the maori name for one of the penguin species)? And if
you have access to the legend (or came across it in New Zealand)
could you help me to the text of the story? And a second question.
I sent you some stories with pictures about Penne while you
were away. Should I send them again or did you get and still
have them?
Best regards,
Gerard Peet
PS I am getting e-mails of people I know who are looking forward
to an updated site, and I am too. Still, take your time!
From:
"J.G.M. Peet"
To: Guy
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001
Subject: Penne, the first penguin ever to visit the Kuip
Sunday, November 25th 2001: Dutch side Feyenoord could take
the lead in the Dutch premier league if it would win at home
against Willem II.
39,700
spectators plus one penguin present; making Penne the first
ever penguin to visit the Kuip!
Feyenoord
did win, 3-1.
PS
The Kuip is the loving name given to Feyenoord's stadium,
'Kuip' being Dutch for 'tub'; it was the venue for Euro 2000's
final (European Championships football)
