Excellent Adventure 2

Digi-cam foote compiled from January till now.

B.E.E.R.S. VIDEO HYPE

Yes!!! The Hesh came through with the coverage. View the amazing B.E.E.R.S. VIDEO HYPE right here.

Reports Of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

To even try to claim to be as epic as the one Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a.k.a., Mark Twain, in the title of a blog post may be a stretch, but it's still way too true. And I just drove through his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, so that counts for something.

Perusing the internet this evening I came upon a post by newly christened blogger The Dolo, in a close to tirade against Ivy League Douchers and Sonia Sotamayor. No doubt, Dolo's ability to link a Supreme Court Nominee, skateboarding, and one of the best marketing campaigns out there together seamlessly is applaudable, and I gittally await further posts. That's not the rub.

This is the rub. Badger, this was no White Flag of Surrender, think of it more as one of those, ugh, real recognize real moments; rub your tummy and pat yourself on the head at the same time, smack yourself on the back and let's move on. Hopefully, the tone of this post equals the sarcasm of yours, and now we can vie for our respective roles in, to quote, “Crushing the Minneapolis skateboarding online market." If I have one suggestion, hire a copy editor over at Hardflip INC. In the meantime, en garde.

Running On Empty Redux Part 2?

I've never been that good at keeping track of post titles and whatnot; thus the "Redux Part 2." I know that last summer a wanderlust hit me and I did with it what one should, and then, finally, I tired and returned home and all that. My vacation alluded to in previous posts was the first true roadtrip of the year; loose plans, broken plans, no promises made, and almost the sense, that there was something out there to capture.

Thus, listen to this quite old episode of This American Life. I'm not even saying listen to the whole episode, just do yourself a favor and listen to Ira Glass's three minute introduction; it's best listened to while embarking on a trip yourself (I was an hour in on mine while listening, crossing the Minnesota/Iowa border.).

Simply, I'm a fan of Kerouac's early vision of America as a great vastness of opportunity and excitement, and Glass encapsulates that while also providing the naivete of the whole notion. The romantic within shivers every time I listen to it, and there's an outstanding dare to you to try to do otherwise.

From one fan to another, Cheers. I actually never finished "The Subterraneans"; I had it in the door pocket of my '88 Mazda 626 that had no reverse, and it fell out in some anonymous parking lot. I hope someone found that and finished it.

Further required reading: Neal Cassidy and Dean Moriarity and Cody...Thanks Killer Boots! And on to rambling; Visions of Cody; minding to read it soon, and in another construction, a certain girl in Korea called and every time the name of that book comes to mind, she comes to mind. Hey. Maybe a "Book Club" post soon?!?

Day Of Familia 3/Video Flesh 3

As it happens this time of year, your weekend is now booked.

After Much Deliberation...

I've come to the conclusion that Kathy Griffin is utterly bonable. Blame it on being hung-over, sleep deprived, and watching Bravo late at night.

Post Script: A close Platinum-confidant is on record saying that, in his own meta way, that he, "Would bone the shit out of Ellen Degeneres." For that matter, who's nervous?

Post post script: The current poll is one of those "Would you rather" questions posed by the above mentioned confidant. He's asked it all over the country, and evidently, kids in California opt for the frosted tips 9 out of 10 times.

Pre-fab Fabulous

Vacation is over and I'm back in the office. This place rips, even if you're a grown ass man. Sammatime action over on the Pretty Blog.

As you may have guessed after two weeks of inactivity, I'm kind of over this shit right now, and for full disclosure I totally had my lap-top and internet the whole time I was gone. Never fret though, as you may know already, the dudes at Hardflip are crushing it and you should spend some time over there. Anyways, they never talk about basketball.

And, it goes without saying but boy I'll say it anyways, thanks a ton guys.