Top 5 :: Beach, Biking and Mondays :: Nov 2008

Hey everyone, It's that season again. Can you believe that a year has past since my last top 5? At the request of friends I continually get emails > When are you coming home? And how come you don't share “real” stories about your trips? Well hopefully this rant will bridge some gaps in the past year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 05:32:41

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Your Two-Wheeled Addiction

The Mongols are in the news this week, although I’m certain they would prefer not to be. ... we say more? So what I’m wondering is why “motorcycle clubs,” which is less of a pejorative term ... , or stock investing clubs, or RV clubs getting into this. Why biker, excuse me, motorcycle clubs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 23:55:16

2nd Annual California Bike Week Rumbles Into Pomona Fairplex October 24-26; Top West Coast Motorcycle Rally Features Vendor Village, Stunts, Flat Track Racing, ?09 Harley Demos & More

Press Release: 3-DAY BIKERS’ FEST CLIMAXES OCT. 26 WITH LOVE RIDE 25 AND CONCERT WITH FOO FIGHTERS AND ZZ TOP Free tickets for Friday, Oct ... last LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ — California Bike Week (CBW) is revving up for its 2nd annual three ... -renowned bike weeks such as the ones in Sturgis, SD and Daytona, FL. There will be a limited [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 13:58:18

Funny Kid Stories

Okay, so this was a bad idea.  There were WAY too many good ones to just pick 10.  I think you should go back and read them all if you need a smile today.  If your comment is mentioned below, please go to www.jesusneedsnewpr.blogspot.com and leave a comment saying that you were one of the winners from this contest, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 20:05:00

Durtbagz Review And Giveaway

I love the next entry into the Christmas Giveaway. They are fun and durable they are durtbagz The concept of how they came up with their ... the most ridiculous street sign. It showed a biker that had taken his bike over the edge of a bridge and was just falling onto the rocks below. And it didn’t stop there. The biker was drilling his head [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 11:29:08

Your Life Without a Car

A question has been nagging me for a while: How does one live without a car? In my childhood, a red, 1982 Ford Escort hatchback leaked, broke down, and was moldy, but it was how my family got everywhere up until the mid-1990's. Today, I take a Beijing bus (.06 US) or walk (free) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:16:13

Tropa de Cultura

Even if it's old news in Brazil, I'm due to provide a refresher on Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad in English) ... that abundantly clear ("It looks like a biker gang in the third reich.")I first watched it in Rocinha ... to real life. We had a pirated copy that had leaked in August 2007, just a week or two before [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 19:00:00

FATED >>> FADED

FATED >>> FADED November 25th, 2008 imagery = VeE Welcome 2 Heartbreak So by the time you read this drop I will be at my day job ... for the evil empire. *If anyone catches me on the Twitter or G-Chat this week at 5am please call Blackwater ... my favorite tool ll for a week. I will still up some fresh new content to the page [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 17:34:23

PETA does it again

Other feminist bloggers have covered the PETA breast-milk campaign, and you should read their thoughts. And yes, it is obvious that PETA is doing its usual over-the-top schtick, and the campaign — which encourages Ben & Jerry’s to use human breast milk instead of cow milk to make their ice cream — is not meant to be taken literally [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 13:16:27

Stocks Soar On Rescue Plan

Stocks Soar On Rescue Plan Dow surges 370 points as government bailout plan sparks optimism on Wall St. A tumultuous week ends with Wall Street remade McAfee Coliseum naming-rights deal ends ... and fairs. Dead-On Performance Gervais hits the right notes as a dentist who sees ghosts. Biker War [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 01:08:57

A Sturgis Fix

There may be no better place in America to take in and capture the stunning contrast of scenery than at a biker rally ... and while sitting behind the ‘ol MacBook I was looking for some Rally news, photos, videos… ... ! As a photo hobbyist, the best site is the webcam on Sturgis Bike Week site.  There is also Web wolf, Rally [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 19:51:45

Latex Fashion News!

This week I decided to focus on latex menswear and give you an idea of the great range that’s out there, ... of latex menswear, including catsuits, strait jackets, chaps, t-shirts and tank tops, as well as some excellent biker-inspired gear, like their TT Racer jacket from the Hostile range, and padded [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 17:16:45

CBS Uses Matthew Shepard Murder to Push Hate Crimes Legislation

While commemorating the tenth anniversary of the beating death of gay college student Matthew Shepard, on Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez wondered: "Since then, there's been outcry for tougher laws, but how much progress has been made? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 21:15:48

Shorties

The Riverfront Times profiles the Undertow Collective. In fact, the collective is already seeing results for one of its artists. Ray and Andrews recently collaborated on a video for "Rat Patrol & DJs," a song by roots-rockers Centro-matic. The clip was filmed in Centro-matic's hometown of Denton, Texas; the video was then shipped to Portland, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:54:57

This Week on America’s Most Wanted 11/29/08

Roger McCray: http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=38744 Less than 48 hours after we told you about accused killer-arsonist Roger McCray, your tips led cops right to him in Seattle, Wash. McCray was wanted for setting his roommate on fire and leaving him to burn to death. Unknown Kenneth Harris, Sr. Killer: http://www.amw [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 04:17:13

Slow Rides

In her autumn downtime, Liz Reap helped lead mountain-bike tours of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. By Liz Reap I took a little downtime this fall ... , we had to figure out where we would take them. Since Lath's the more accomplished mountain biker (he has a set [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 18:33:41

Next Time, Please Wear a Helmet

Over the past week I have had to digest the very nasty motorcycle accident I worked last Thursday ... the people that are safety conscious and where the motorcycle jackets, the motorcycle boots ... out there like Biker Hiway that sell some seriously cool motorcycle helmets, jackets and boots. Why wouldn't [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 00:44:50

WifeSwap SwampWife vs. The Ballerina!

WifeSwap features a pair of opposites switching places (shocking, I know!) Thus week, Brandi Dufrene, who lives in the Louisiana Bayou, will swap with Monique Melton, a professional ballet dancer. Brandi’s three sons run wild in the swamp, and her husband Pookie encourages [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 03:56:33

Attempted Murder

If you remember 2 weeks ago, Curly (which is not his real name, of course) was the newest member of the Straight Men Over 40 Who Adore Claire club ... Biker's (totally fair) comment, I really wanted to have a point of reference in a REAL bike race [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 21:46:38

The Many Faces of Abby Sangiamo: A Retrospective at MICA

Abby Sangiamo has been an infamous figure at MICA for as long as one can remember ... girls, gnarly biker guys, and frumpy-grumpy elders, all caricatures of personality.The meat ... the question: How much is too much in a retrospective?We discussed the idea in my class at MICA this week [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 15:27:00

'Outlaws' guilty of killing Hell's Angel

Members of rival gang convicted of murdering 'Gentleman Gerry' Gerry Tobin was shot because he was a high-ranking Hell's Angel Two members of the Outlaws biker gang have been found guilty of murdering a rival Hell's Angel who was shot dead on the M40 after a biker festival last year. Simon Turner, 41, from Nuneaton, and Dane Garside [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:52:56

“This is just pathetic”; a bereaved mom says enough is enough

Last night I had one of those comments that reminds me why I’ve devoted so much of my life to this site. It came from “Nick’s mom” ... in this Oregonian story). Read her comment below: A week before this Nick came home with injuries from head [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 17:48:10

Latex Fashion News!

This week I decided to focus on latex menswear and give you an idea of the great range that's out there, contrary to the age-old " ... , including catsuits, strait jackets, chaps, t-shirts and tank tops, as well as some excellent biker [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 17:23:17

The biker chicks of Sturgis

The 68th Annual Sturgis Rally wrapped up over the weekend in Sturgis, South Dakota. Some of these pics are from this year’s gathering but most are from past rallies. It seems like a week of good wholesome fun. Not all the sights are safe for children, however. Like here, here [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 14:17:06

TV Review: Sons of Anarchy 1.8 - The Pull

Sons of Anarchy, FX, Airs Wednesday 10/9c Episode: “The Pull” (Season 1, Episode 8) ... on television all year. And as promised, it has all come to a head this week in an episode so intense ... on Prom night but promises another date to ‘finish the job’ next week, Sons of Anarchy gave [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 04:47:26

Burnout drag racing brings out what we love about bikers

August 22, 2008 (Haslett, MI) ... audiences from the Dierks Bentley and Staind bands at the Legendary Buffalo Chip were treated ... Thankfully, BAKER Drivetrain’s big, experimental event-spectacular during Sturgis Bike Week, “ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 08:25:53

Five for Flying: Awesomely Bad Sports Movies

Before I go on with this week's Five for Flying, I want to throw something out to our fellow readers ... that it is, it is very hard to do a Five for Flying every week with something about Dayton. Trust ... asses like today's post. Let me know in the comment section. This week's Five for Flying [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 17:00:00

Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds

Alas, My Love, You Do Me Wrong To Cast Me Off Discourteously Real Time Review of Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds / Brian Prisco 00:00:00 Feast II: Sloppy Seconds is the second in a proposed trilogy by "Project: Greenlight" "Winners" director John Gulager and writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 17:01:04

Cool Places I've been this week

Walked by, but didn't go into the Barefoot Florist. On some days she has artist "trunk" events where artists sell out of their trunks! ... biker bars maybe now down US 1 running every mile down to the White Eagle. I bought their sticker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:18:06

Oh no! I’m an old-lady city driver!

It started slow. First, I started watching crosswalk signs for clues on how much time I had to get through an upcoming green.  ( ... Bike Trails.  Use the bike trails!  Every time I see a biker on Fuller or Lake Drive (which I take [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 17:29:36

Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/18/2008

USAAmerican Iftars for Non-MuslimsBush Hosts Dinner for American MuslimsCongress Tries to Fix What it BrokeEducators Learn About Faith, Traditions of Muslim FamiliesMass-Mailed DVD on ‘Radical Islam’ Upsets Florida MuslimsMulti-Cultural and Religious Hell for Swift & Co [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 23:51:00

Clip 11 Part VII Our Lady Of The Blues

November 29, 2008 – 1:31 am Posted in Uncategorized   A Novel Our Lady Of The Blues Book VII The Heart Of The Matter by R.E. Prindle Clip 11      The cop had pointed down Main to the bus station and told Dewey that he didn’t want to catch him on the road again.  Dewey had been stupified by the distance into Claremore [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 01:31:22

A Good Book from a Familiar Name

I have a book to tell you about that's generated a little bit of controversy in the reviewing community. But first of all, if you are not aware ( ... and I'll discuss it and the controversy in my comments at the end.This week, theChristian Fiction [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 06:23:00

Sons of Anarchy, Now That I’ve Watched a Couple

OK, non-TV-watching guy that I am, I watched the first two episodes of Sons of Anarchy, this motorcycle gang series on FX ... . This is a show about a biker gang, but at least in the first two episodes, the only thing that makes them a biker gang is that they ride motorcycles. Otherwise they might as well be the Sopranos. Yes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 21:30:03

Answer to a Question

Answer to a Question ST, You have a deep understanding and insight about trading. I am wondering how long does it take to reach your level of trading psychology? In addition, how long does it take to master the ART side of trading? Roppel (Bill's poster child) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 20:42:24

Seven Outlaws convicted of murdering a Hells Angel on the M40 have been jailed for life.

Seven members of a motorcycle gang convicted of murdering a Hells Angel on the M40 have been jailed for life ... " in August last year. He was returning from the Bulldog Bash biker festival to London when he was shot ... the defendants, who are all members of The Outlaws biker gang: "A totally innocent man was executed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 20:52:41

An Interview with ESPN’s Bob Ley

We’ve been fortunate enough to land a couple of memorable interviews - Whitlock, Kornheiser, Wilbon and Gary Smith, to name a few - but we’ve probably never reeled in a bigger TV presence than one of ESPN’s longest-tenured and most well-respected Sportscenter anchors, Bob Ley [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 17:00:53

Black Metal show at Remains

A couple weeks ago, some buddies of mine in the black metal band Krallice played a show organized by Matthew Barney ( ... picking?), and the crowd — a strange mix of leather-clad biker-looking types, South American metal [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 16:24:59

This Week in DVD: Journey to the Center of the Earth, MST3K, Hell Ride, and More

This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 09:41:40

The Ex List S01E02 HDTV XviD-LOL

This article has been published at RLSLOG.net - visit our site for full content. Added the Pilot last week and here is the second episode of the new show The Ex List. Bella Bloom ... forever. 720p Edit: The.Ex.List.S01E02.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION Climb Every Mountain Biker Bella [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 02:30:51

Celebrity sightings in Central Park

I’ve been taking a running class for a month. My mother still doubts that I actually run, ... dominates the pathways, so we’re constantly yelling “Biker on the left!” or “Watch your right!” to make [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 05:00:46

Deals & DLC - News Wrap-Up

Every week we do a quick wrap-up of some news items that may have slipped through the cracks ... of things you may have missed. New PS3 Bundle It was rumoured earlier this week through the magic ... going on all this week. That means you can pick up Eden, The Last Guy, echochrome, Novastrike [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 00:45:19

Biker Pirate Gang

November 30, 2008 in Pirate/Biker Gang Men love to be Pirates and sail La Presa ... his bicycle and the earth more than women.  He is the Pirate Biker. This is not Hell’s Angels in San ... . Our Pirate Biker loves to stand on the benches in the Jardin and say “Land Ahoy me Maties” or pretend [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 10:00:20

The Safe & Green Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Will we be safe & green in the Obama era? Does that clunky, leaky old nuke just over the Vermont border put you on edge? ... of the Critters! Turkeys attack dirt biker! In the Enviro Show Echo Chamber the BIG news is DINGELL’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:29:46

Celebrity sightings at Central Park

I’ve been taking a running class for a month. My mother still doubts that I actually run, ... , so we’re constantly yelling “Biker on the left!” or “Watch your right!” to make sure we don’t run [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 05:00:46

Report: Aide to Sen. Boxer Charged in Child Porn Case

Report: Aide to Sen. Boxer Charged in Child Porn Case UPDATE 7:35 p.m. ET: According to the FBI affidavit filed in this case, Rosato did not actually exchange pornography with an undercover law enforcement agent. An unnamed person (identified as "Mr. XXXXXX") [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 19:25:00

DVD’s I Bought This Week: October 28th

DVDs I Bought This Week! A wise man once said “It’s not just about seeing Star Wars two weeks before everyone else ... to put myself further in debt every week. Baraka Director: Ron Fricke Synopsis: A higher [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 10:29:34

Who You Got for the NL Cy? A B&C Argument

Every season the usual suspects are rounded up as the pre-season favorites to win the post-season prizes and the NL Cy Young ... for the top title contenders. As Rudy Giuliani said last week, political races are decided based upon [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 13:38:11

Fable II, Fallout 3, and Batman: Arkham Asylum - Oh My!

Lots of big news on the DLC front this week. Well, if you are on the 360 and PC, it’s pretty big news, that is ... knight, an assassin, a barbarian or a leather-clad biker, among many others. Brandish 6 new weapons [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 17:50:14

How To Become A Better Mountain Biker - Part 4

How To Become A Better Mountain Biker Part 4 - Miles...Miles...and More Miles... "Has Anyone Seen My Legs?" Welcome to Part 4 of the 6 part series on "How To Become A Better Mountain Biker ... Biker" is an obvious one. You can not expect to be better at any discipline of cycling if you do not log [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 06:31:16

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