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All right, so here's a ride down the coast to the bank. Exciting, huh? The bike in real life sounds nice, deep, rumbly, purrs like a tiger. In this video, it sounds like a fart.
Also, the video quality reminds me of low budget 70s horror films, so I have added titles accordingly. Feel free to skip around. The ending is kinda fun, and I get somewhat cut off by two bikers and their hoochie girl near the middle. Yeah. 10 minutes. It's like you're right there with me.

If you don't feel like watching video...here's some still photos of the ride back...

Manhattan Beach: there's hole in the sun!

My God, it's still there! Is this the end of the world? Ooh! The ocean!

A blonde in a wetsuit! If Derek were here, he'd be happy.

Hooray for technology! I've recently added the GoPro Motorsports Hero to my biking fun, mainly because I eventually plan to start reviewing scenic rides and submitting articles to a few motorcycle publications. The GoPro is pretty cool in that it can be mounted to a helmet, wrist, or pretty much anywhere else with a suction cup. It does video too (later), but for this ride, it's taking a photo every 5 seconds...

Today, for a test run: Target in West Hollywood to home!

Here's the parking lot - which way do you think I'll go?

Leaving the parking lot, on the right, you'll see part of the Formosa Cafe, famous hangout of Elvis back in the day...

Stoplight self-portrait...

So, today I decided to go for a quick spin through Griffith Park in Hollywood. This is the famous little mountain range with the Hollywood sign, you know the place...

(trust me, that little white blur at the top is the Hollywood sign)

The main reason I went is the winding road leading up to the summit near Griffith Park Observatory.

I've been trying to find a good place to practice cornering, and aside from the loose dirt on the road, this seemed like the perfect spot.And ooh, a tunnel!

On the other side of the mountain, the famous Greek Theatre, and there's a tribute to Hendrix coming soon!

The big day has come and gone, and I am now the proud owner of a Suzuki Boulevard C50T. I rode it home about an hour ago, and I'm still buzzing. I don't know who many Culties bike (or want to start), but for any who care, I'm going to try to keep a journal of learning the ins and outs, as well as making sure I take my camera with me to explore LA and show you some sights. This is the bike, which I haven't named yet...I'm leaning towards Bully...

Tomorrow, it's off to the DMV and Beyond...

All right folks. The Cult seems to be up to speed with more coiol stuff coming every day. People are posting again, birds are singing, so that means it's time for another MOnkeywright project. I know, I know, I hear you saying "past projects have met with limited success...why do you torture yourself so, Monkeywright?". Because if there's anything better than failing alone, it's failing as a group!

But we shall not fail! We shall make something amazing here! Si se puede!

OPEN CALL:

3 Actors for an audio play

Title of play:

Magic in the Seventh Inning Stretch

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

Bobby: A young man

Jean: A young woman

Hog: A hotdog vendor

TIME AND PLACE: The upper deck cheap seats, Yankee Stadium, New York City. A hot summer’s day. The present.

I started the Cult Sports Group, so if you're tired of getting yelled at by all of those non-athletic-event types when you bring up sports, come and join the group! It's open admission for now, but if we have a lot of people popping in to say how much they hate sports, things will become...more exclusive.

Join! Join! Join!

For King and Country!

For Glory!

TONIGHT, WE DINE IN HELL!

Well, not anymore, not since I stopped my cable service. I miss that show so much. Anyway, this is my welcome post to those sports aficionados here - this is your place for the manly world of athletics. And the womanly world too. We've got an astounding Championship football weekend coming up, a basketball season full of surprises, MLB+HGH, Hockey in the great outdoors...so much to talk about, why not start now?

I've put categories in place for all of the major sports, and a Misc. category for anything you feel wasn't included. I'm flexible, if we get a lot of requests for, say, a dedicated NASCAR thread, or a golf thread, I'll kill myself. Or maybe I'll add the categories to the list. I'm fair and balanced.

What better place to talk about this than the new blog feature? Inspired by Jill's Tit, I'm going to try to put together an all-Cultie audio play from a couple of scripts I have. One (the experimental test balloon) is a 10-minute play that was a finalist in the Actors' Theatre of Louisville's National 10-Minute Play competition (something I really want to get back into...).It's called "Magic in the Seventh Inning Stretch", and it deals with a hokey marriage proposal gone horribly wrong.

I'll need three Culties who read well to put the project together, and possibly one who may be able to provide sound effects, although I'll cross that bridge later.

If this one works out successfully, I'll move on to the more ambitious project, "Holding Patterns", a one-act play which works well on the stage, but I think was designed to be a radio play, all voices and sounds...and I'll need more culties for that.

So... if you're interested, let me know. I'll post something on the boards about this as well...let's make audio magic!