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‘Tis the season! TO HUNT ZOMBIES!

31. October 2009

It’s that time of year again… The Zombies rise from the graves to celebrate, pop a bottle of veintage and nibble on brain Pâté and crackers only to be hassled by that buzzing swarm of zombie-haters… at least that’s how their press release would describe it, but we really know it’s the time of the […]

I think I’ve found a new career

31. October 2009

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Rolling Gelato-monger! Think of the simplicity of life! You charge the batteries, load the 8 buckets, fill up your Ape and get to scoopin’! You can click on the image to enlarge or visit the flickr page of HM Ratboy to see more of his Piaggio Ape brochure scans. Now… how to come up with […]

Where are gas prices headed?

30. October 2009

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(Click to enlarge) Here you see a chart of Average Retail Gas Prices over the last 72 months. The red hands are pointing to gas prices for December 30th over the last 6 years. It’s already gone up $1.08 US per gallon since January of this year. My unscientific guess is that we pass the […]

Photo of the day – Jewlian on Magnum

30. October 2009

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Here’s a shot from djangokill’s flickr collection titled Jewlian on Magnum, uploaded yesterday. I’m not sure where it was taken, but it caught my eye… that’s why it’s today’s “Photo of the Day”.

Paper mache helmet?

30. October 2009

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That’s what I thought when I first saw it. It seems every European helmet manufacturer has at least one helmet that illustrates their sense of humor. This piece from the Andrea Cardone collezione, is just one of an assortment of new ski and motorcycle helmets made to match their leather bags. Looks like the themes […]

Greek Islands Scooter Rally – 7 Months away

29. October 2009

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I’m posting this now so you’ll have plenty of time to think about it (and book tickets). If the idea of scooting with a bunch of great people in the beautiful Greek Isles with fabulous architecture and wonderful food sounds at all alluring then you should make plans for May 24th, 2010. Check out the […]