War of the Worlds II: The Steampunk Sequel
I just got a report on a new animated movie co-written by David Abramowitz, and using the voice talent of well, most of the cast of Highlander the Series, as well as Adam Baldwin, from Firefly. Sounds...
View ArticleT C and Me: A Little Rockumentary
Yet another documentary on the coolest little music scene you've never heard of, this one about the Rockingest of the Little Rockers, TC.I can't wait to see this one, TC is one of those characters that...
View ArticleThe Dragon's Unexpectedly Cute Spawn
Yes, I know I promised to keep the baby blogging to a minimum, but I've got relatives crying for blood over the lack of baby pictures.Besides, just look at this cutie! I know drag queens who would kill...
View ArticleChainless Bicycles
CNN has a story up about some new bikes coming to market, which utilize a belt, much like most scooters, instead of the traditional chain...kind of interesting...
View ArticleNissan's EV Strategy
This article on Nissan's plans for moving towards electric vehicle and zero-emissions vehicle production, and their maneuvering for the creation of infrastructure necessary for such a proliferation, is...
View Article3D CT Animation of Unhelmeted Rider's Head
Check the title link for the most compelling argument for wearing a helmet you'll see this week.
View ArticleMarcus Dairy Prints
Since moving to Fairfield County, I've heard a lot about Marcus Dairy, a local diner which is something of a biker Mecca. "Will you be at the Dairy Sunday?" is the local motorcyclists' version of "See...
View ArticleSolving Motorcycle Parking Problems
A Kent County man who got fed up with the run-around his requests for two-wheeler specific parking received from the local council, took matters into his own hands and painted the lines for a cycle...
View ArticleRetro-Futurist Bikes
For your Gernsbackian delight, Well Medicated blog has a post up with 45 covers of classic pulp science magazines. Check out the title link for all kinds of groovy domed houses, jet-packs, and flying...
View ArticleLife Imitates the Illuminatus Trilology
I just have no idea what to make of this story.In the months prior to 9/11, Israeli Art Students with loose links to Israeli Ecstasy traffickers attempted to infiltrate DEA offices; visited DEA agents...
View ArticleJello Biafra's Advice to Obama
If you are up for some in depth reading, I suggest you check out this open letter to Barack Obama from Punk-Rock-Patriarch Jello Biafra. It's the sanest thing I've read in some time.IRAQ – TRY THIS!The...
View ArticleScooting Again!
And Hello again!Well, I have to plead fatherhood for the umpteenth time on my lack of posting recently.But it is Spring, and I have a new (to me) scooter.It's a 1992 Honda Elite 80. This little beauty...
View ArticleDave Arneson has Left the Prime Material Plane
As is my wont of late, I am late in this post in observation of the late Dave Arneson, who failed his last saving throw versus Cancer earlier this week.This means that the two main minds behind the...
View ArticleAmerican Scooterist: Issue # 54/55 Scooting to the Beat
Somehow, I got the latest issue of American Scooterist today. My dues for Vespa Club of America must have expired two years ago, and I never changed my address with them when you changed coasts.Not...
View ArticleTriggering Traffic Lights on a Scooter.
Every scooterist has faced this at one time or another, those damned traffic light sensors that your scooter can't trigger.I've seen discussion of this on several scooter forums, but really never...
View ArticleRules for the Cult of Capitalism
Recently, my buddy Klint renamed his Technoccult blog, Renegade Futurist, and his focus for the blog seems to shifted some.No worries, though, he's posting some awesome stuff like this "Rules for the...
View Article"socialism for life's needs, and capitalism for life's wants"
I know I haven't been blogging lately, but I ran across this on Reddit tonight, and thought that it was meme worth spreading.
View ArticleTake the Skinheads Bowling and discuss Mod History
I guess parenthood has made me tragically unhip... I had no idea that Camper Van Beethoven had gotten back together, but here they are, performing that late 80s college radio classic "Take the...
View ArticleThe Devil is Real
I was watching "Walk the Line" with Zoe the other day... and the scene where Johnny is talking about playing Folsom, and the record execs are telling him his church going audience won't approve... And...
View ArticleNew Blogging Duties
So I rarely have the time to devote to this blog these days, and it looks like that is only going to be increasingly true over the next few months.HOWEVER, I will be blogging all sorts of Power Sports...
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