Scoot
Nice video of an all original 1966 Vespa.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Lambretta AD
What could be better than a cheesy sixties Sci-Fi Lambretta Ad? If it was in Italian and was a musical, perhaps? What if we threw in a bunch of multi-cultural riders, INCLUDING a guy in a kilt?
Yeah, I thought so.
(Heck, the Dragon has been known to wear a kilt and ride a scooter, but doesn't know you well enough to tell whether or not he's ever combined those two activities.)
What could be better than a cheesy sixties Sci-Fi Lambretta Ad? If it was in Italian and was a musical, perhaps? What if we threw in a bunch of multi-cultural riders, INCLUDING a guy in a kilt?
Yeah, I thought so.
(Heck, the Dragon has been known to wear a kilt and ride a scooter, but doesn't know you well enough to tell whether or not he's ever combined those two activities.)
Scooter Cam (Beta version) Honda Metropolitan
Ok so maybe you already have to be one of the scooter converted to appreciate this. But it's a cool video shot from a digital camcorder mounted to a scooter's handlebars. At work? Stressed out, but there are hours til you can ride your scoot home? Watch this on your next break, for a little vicarious stress-relief.
Ok so maybe you already have to be one of the scooter converted to appreciate this. But it's a cool video shot from a digital camcorder mounted to a scooter's handlebars. At work? Stressed out, but there are hours til you can ride your scoot home? Watch this on your next break, for a little vicarious stress-relief.
Vespa Song
warning loud annoying music.
if you don't like metal, you should watch with the sound turned down. BUT WATCH. This is like a slide show of some of the coolest mopeds EVAH! Of course the Dragon likes his music loud and annoying, but his two-wheeled transport not so much so, so this is perfect.
warning loud annoying music.
if you don't like metal, you should watch with the sound turned down. BUT WATCH. This is like a slide show of some of the coolest mopeds EVAH! Of course the Dragon likes his music loud and annoying, but his two-wheeled transport not so much so, so this is perfect.
MySpace For The Sandlot Set
MySpace For The Sandlot Set
Ok, I know I just posted about the importance of social networking sites in the coming world, but the old school part of me just thinks that maybe this is going too far.
Lee is big into his membership in Club Penguin, one of the new sites aiming to be the MySpace.com (NWS ) for 8- to 12-year-olds. Officially launched in March, it clocked in 2.1 million unique visitors during the month of August, up from 899,000 in March, according to comScore Networks Inc.'s Media Metrix. It joined sites imbee and Tweenland.com, where kids can craft personal pages with videos, photos, and blogs. Some of these sites also offer educational games for kids, joining a growing online community of sites that give parents a break and kids a chance to learn. "Addressing young kids is very difficult because of privacy laws, but it seems these companies have figured out a model that works," says David Card, vice-president and senior analyst at JupiterResearch.
Ok, I know I just posted about the importance of social networking sites in the coming world, but the old school part of me just thinks that maybe this is going too far.
Lee is big into his membership in Club Penguin, one of the new sites aiming to be the MySpace.com (NWS ) for 8- to 12-year-olds. Officially launched in March, it clocked in 2.1 million unique visitors during the month of August, up from 899,000 in March, according to comScore Networks Inc.'s Media Metrix. It joined sites imbee and Tweenland.com, where kids can craft personal pages with videos, photos, and blogs. Some of these sites also offer educational games for kids, joining a growing online community of sites that give parents a break and kids a chance to learn. "Addressing young kids is very difficult because of privacy laws, but it seems these companies have figured out a model that works," says David Card, vice-president and senior analyst at JupiterResearch.
Beaker Street
Beaker Street
Ah, this has me all misty-eyed with nostalgia. Clyde Clifford's legendary Beaker Street is something of a family tradition. My Mom used to regal me with tales of tuning in the Arkansas station on AM radio as teenager in 60's Kansas. Clyde was like her Wolfman Jack, I suppose. I myself, have some great memories of hanging out in the parking lot of USF&G, kicking a hacky sack around with loser kids who are now sys-admins and trauma surgeons... Besides who couldn't love a burnt-out sixties DJ who is still kicking out the jams, and quotes that lovable old Bull Moose Patriarch on his opening page?
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official,save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else" ...Teddy Roosevelt
Ah, this has me all misty-eyed with nostalgia. Clyde Clifford's legendary Beaker Street is something of a family tradition. My Mom used to regal me with tales of tuning in the Arkansas station on AM radio as teenager in 60's Kansas. Clyde was like her Wolfman Jack, I suppose. I myself, have some great memories of hanging out in the parking lot of USF&G, kicking a hacky sack around with loser kids who are now sys-admins and trauma surgeons... Besides who couldn't love a burnt-out sixties DJ who is still kicking out the jams, and quotes that lovable old Bull Moose Patriarch on his opening page?
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official,save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else" ...Teddy Roosevelt
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