ROCK!

This past Monday, I headed down to the lovely Five Points area of the Dirrty D to meet up with good friend and CAF alum Kevin for a concert. What illustrious band brought us to a dive like the Larimer Lounge? Why, Electric Six of course! Only one of the finest rock & roll outfits on tour today. If you have a taste for quirky eclecticism as I most surely do, then I'm sure you'll love these rockers from Detroit. Check out some of my cameraphone pics from the show... so gritty, so raw. You can just feel the pulsing energy imbued in the music.


The White Wolf. An amazing lead guitarist.

24 Hours of Moab

Ah, I can finally breathe. The telltale signs of silicosis are gradually fading as my lungs purge the Moab desert from their sensitive alveoli. The race was fun and very hard. The course was a lovely combination of nasty, ledgy rocks and deep sand pits. I just pretended that I was in the Baja 1000 and rallied as hard as possible. Overall everything went very smooth. I bent my chain on my second lap at twilight and almost got caught out in the dark without a light, but I made it back in time and fixed the bike with my bare hands. My team of four did 15 laps (225 miles) and overall, all of the "Team IMBA" teams raised over $15,000 for IMBA. Not bad! I'd say the best part of the weekend was when I broke out my glorious CAF skinsuit for the first lap. Feast your eyes upon its beauty...

Watch It!

This is one of my heroes. His dandy voice makes even the most anti-choice Granny's panties moist.

ANNOUNCEMENT! Writer's Table

Friends of the Fort! And fans whom we may not yet know! This Friday evening marks our first ever Writer's Table! If you've got a research paper you're stuck on, a short story that needs tweaking, a new concept for a blog that you want to put into production, or a love letter that has to be beyond perfect so she'll dump him, then this is the place for you! We'll share ideas and help each other break through the difficulties we may be experiencing, and maybe we'll even write something as a group!

As it's taking place Friday, this will be an informal gathering with wine and maybe some cookies, please dress accordingly. Also, please RSVP in the comments section so we know how many to plan for. Shall we say 8:00? Yay!

my new gangster hat from the state fair

The Journey is Over

I am so glad to be back in Boulder right now. For the past 10 days I've been traveling all over the Southwest. It started two Sundays ago. I drove down to Vegas with one of my coworkers for Interbike. And we're not just talking about a quick, pop-in for one day type of Interbike trip. Oh no, I was there for all five days. It was quite exhausting. Vegas isn't really that great either, unless you're a fan of price gouging, claustrophobia, artificial light, gambling and readily available hookers. After what seemed like an endless five days, I took off and drove up to Tahoe for Xterra Nationals. Needless to say, the legs weren't 100% after a week of Vegas, but I was doing okay, especially since the Venetian (our hotel) had a decent pool to swim in.
Once I'd grabbed an In-N-Out burger (one of Vegas' few redeeming qualities) I set off on a high-speed burn up to the lovely mountains. It was a long, grim drive through the desert. There were only a few scattered towns along the way and several houses of ill repute... great places to get a VD.
Tahoe was a lovely counterpoint to Vegas' tacky artificiality. It was quite cold (snow was on the ground my first morning there!) and very scenic. The race went relatively well. I was a little disappointed with my bike leg, but my swim was quite good. All in all it was good learning experience. Next year, I'll be throwing down pretty hard at that race. Once the post race celebrations were over and I'd slept off most of my severe hangover, I drove straight back to Boulder, all 1,000 miles, yesterday. It's good to be back in the Fort. Check out some of the photos shot by my fancy new phone...



Now I've seen the Eiffel Tower in both Paris and Vegas... not too hard to say which is nicer.



Looks like you're outside, right? Nope. You're inside the Venetian Hotel, on their "Canal."



Rock Racing had a Lamborghini on display. Nice work guys, way to waste your money on some pointless shit.


You can see why people want to "Keep Tahoe Blue."