21 December 2007
17 December 2007
13 December 2007
12 December 2007
Catholic Guilt?
A Catholic priest in Colorado went jogging one morning before sunrise -- naked. The priest said that he didn't think anyone would be around so early in the morning, and that he sweats profusely if he wears clothes while running because he's heavyset, according to police reports. The priest was placed on administrative leave. (Source: TheDenverChannel.com)
11 December 2007
10 December 2007
Greedy Bastards
"IATSE international president Thomas Short issued a statement after the impasse was announced, and as is often the case recently he was critical of WGA leaders.
"I don't believe the WGA ever intended to bargain in good faith," Short said. "They are destroying a lot of lives in the process. As a result of their irresponsible and irrational behavior, the number of IA members who have lost work is fast approaching 40,000 people ... in the U.S. and Canada."
"Unless and until the WGA leadership starts behaving responsibly, which is unlikely, not only wages, health insurance coverage and pension benefits will be lost. Homes and businesses will be lost, too," he said."
"I don't believe the WGA ever intended to bargain in good faith," Short said. "They are destroying a lot of lives in the process. As a result of their irresponsible and irrational behavior, the number of IA members who have lost work is fast approaching 40,000 people ... in the U.S. and Canada."
"Unless and until the WGA leadership starts behaving responsibly, which is unlikely, not only wages, health insurance coverage and pension benefits will be lost. Homes and businesses will be lost, too," he said."
06 December 2007
05 December 2007
03 December 2007
02 December 2007
Mercian Cycles
If anyone out there wants to get me a present for Christmas, this track bike will do...Paul Smith designed the paint job (6 color schemes to choose from)...all Campagnolo Record components...Brooks saddle...
Oh - it'll run you about $4,700.00
01 December 2007
Maude
"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much 'life.' Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully."
- Ruth Gordon (Maude), HAROLD AND MAUDE, dir. Hal Ashby, 1971
- Ruth Gordon (Maude), HAROLD AND MAUDE, dir. Hal Ashby, 1971
Bike Messengers
I love this video. Takes me back to the summer of 1992 when I rolled around the streets of Boston as a messenger.
R.I.P. - Evil Knievel 1938-2007
"While in Las Vegas, Nevada, to watch Dick Tiger fight a middleweight title fight, Knievel first saw the fountains at Caesar's Palace and decided to jump them. To get an audience with the casino's CEO Jay Sarno, Knievel created a fictitious corporation called Evel Knievel Enterprises and three fictitious lawyers to make phone calls to Sarno. Knievel also placed phone calls to Sarno claiming to be from ABC-TV and Sports Illustrated inquiring about the jump. Sarno finally agreed to meet Knievel and the deal was set for Knievel to jump the fountains on December 31, 1967. After the deal was set, Knievel tried to get ABC to air the event live on Wide World of Sports. ABC declined, but said that if Knievel had the jump filmed and it was as spectacular as he said it would be, they would consider using it later.
Knievel used his own money to have actor/director John Derek produce a film of the Caesar's jump. To keep costs low, Derek used his then-wife, Linda Evans, as one of the camera operators. It was Evans who filmed Knievel's famous landing. On the morning of the jump, Knievel stopped in the casino and placed a single $100 dollar bet on the blackjack table, which he lost, stopped by the bar and got a shot of Wild Turkey and then headed outside where he was joined by several members of the Caesar's staff, as well as two scantily clad showgirls. After doing his normal pre-jump show and a few warm up approaches, Knievel began his real approach. When he hit the takeoff ramp, he felt the motorcycle unexpectedly decelerate. The sudden loss of power on the takeoff caused Knievel to come up short and land on the safety ramp which was supported by a van. This caused the handlebars to be ripped out of his hands as he tumbled over them onto the pavement where he skidded into the Dunes parking lot. As a result of the crash, Knievel received a crushed pelvis and femur, fractures to his hip, wrist and both ankles and a concussion that kept him in a coma for 29 days."
What else is there to say?
Knievel used his own money to have actor/director John Derek produce a film of the Caesar's jump. To keep costs low, Derek used his then-wife, Linda Evans, as one of the camera operators. It was Evans who filmed Knievel's famous landing. On the morning of the jump, Knievel stopped in the casino and placed a single $100 dollar bet on the blackjack table, which he lost, stopped by the bar and got a shot of Wild Turkey and then headed outside where he was joined by several members of the Caesar's staff, as well as two scantily clad showgirls. After doing his normal pre-jump show and a few warm up approaches, Knievel began his real approach. When he hit the takeoff ramp, he felt the motorcycle unexpectedly decelerate. The sudden loss of power on the takeoff caused Knievel to come up short and land on the safety ramp which was supported by a van. This caused the handlebars to be ripped out of his hands as he tumbled over them onto the pavement where he skidded into the Dunes parking lot. As a result of the crash, Knievel received a crushed pelvis and femur, fractures to his hip, wrist and both ankles and a concussion that kept him in a coma for 29 days."
What else is there to say?
30 November 2007
This is Funny
"Hey Chris
i am running around boston and new york this month and i know you always know what is goin on party wise in NYC
can you keep me in the loop as to NYC industry party dates?
Soundtrack BOS party Dec 6
and some big party at the paradise on Dec 16th
is all i know of for now but i will keep you in the loop as well if you like
hope holiday shit is goin well
peace out
d"
This is flattering. The last time I went out was to see 'Deerhunter' back in July of this year, and prior to that was the the Barbarian Group Christmas Party - which is the party mentioned above on the 16th of this month. The times they are a changin...
i am running around boston and new york this month and i know you always know what is goin on party wise in NYC
can you keep me in the loop as to NYC industry party dates?
Soundtrack BOS party Dec 6
and some big party at the paradise on Dec 16th
is all i know of for now but i will keep you in the loop as well if you like
hope holiday shit is goin well
peace out
d"
This is flattering. The last time I went out was to see 'Deerhunter' back in July of this year, and prior to that was the the Barbarian Group Christmas Party - which is the party mentioned above on the 16th of this month. The times they are a changin...
Bond, James Bond
The current James Bond time piece. This watch has a 42mm diameter - which like Panerai - is very large. Not the best watch to wear with a suit.
Time to Start My Blog
I have no agenda or purpose for having a blog other than my sister thinks I have something to 'say' and maybe share my likes and dislikes with the few people who will take the time to read my posts. Enjoy!
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