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First of all, my apologies for the delay in finalizing this and for its length! I think I needed this past week to internalize our ride such that remembering certain stories became a little more (emotionally) manageable. The Dead End Kids Motorcycle Club never ceases to amaze me: such a diverse group that can spend 72 hours (no really, 3 days x 24 hours per day… = 72!!!) and we don’t want to kill each other. We are a truly patient, understanding, and accepting group, and this makes us special. We must never lose that.
For those among us who served our country, whether you were with us in person, or in spirit, you were with us. This weekend was 100% about you, the commitment you made to our country and your love of the Red, White, and Blue. For that we thank you. Our ride and the fun we had, was merely a celebration of your heroism.
Saturday morning, the parking lot of Dragon Exhaust was filled with black, chrome, red, white, and blue. There was no doubt that we were about to embark on a patriotic ride; I for one could not have been more excited, and the American flag do-rag from my brother-in-law was tied securely to my handlebars. As we rode south to Cape May, countless vehicles pulled up along side us and gave us the thumbs up, or little kids waved or twisted their wrists to hear us rev our V-twins and flat-sixes. Whether they knew of our destination or they envied our “coolness” as bikers (read “motorcycle enthusiasts!!) their acknowledgement of our presence confirmed for me the need for us to represent the Dead End Kids Motorcycle Club in this ride to raise appreciation for both our veterans as well as our active duty heroes.
As expected, we had our dose of fun, be it in the atrium of the hotel during “open bar” or in Alexandria itself. However, what truly distinguished this ride from any other “weekend trip” we might have taken was the five hours we spent in the parking lot of the Pentagon, and the people we met. You see, there, we were on hallowed ground. Not only were we among some of our country’s heroes who had come from all over the country on their motorcycles to participate in the ride, but we were at the Pentagon. Home to the US Department of Defense, even the worst attack on our country this century could not destroy what was started sixty years (to the day) earlier. Badly bruised almost six years ago, today, this awesome structure stands strong. And yes, despite the opinion of a certain lady from Alabama, this is the same Pentagon “with the plane in it”… they just have gotten around to removing it!
Walking among those in the parking lot, I met many very interesting people. I’ll introduce you to some of the ones that made an impression on me. Corbitt and Jerissa are both teachers – perhaps in their late twenties. These two are just the kind of people you want teaching our kids. Sincere, articulate, caring, and they ride an ’03 Heritage Softail Classic in silver and black!
Cha is a Republic of Korea Marine (ROK Marine). During the Vietnam War, Cha fought along side the American Marines and as ROK Marines did during the war, he provided US marines with field intelligence. A little later I was speaking with a young marine in uniform (and when I say young, I mean pimples and peach fuzz!) and it dawned on me he needed to meet Cha. We walked over to Cha’s customized black ‘03 Road King and when the young Marine realized he was in the presence of a ROK Marine, his demeanor completely changed.
I stepped back to watch this inter-generational exchange; and it was a lesson of respect and understanding. While the young Marine didn’t exactly shoot to attention, he made sure he stood up straight; he understood the hero in whose presence he stood. His speech was refined and articulate as he asked Cha about his service and training (boot camp without boots!) When one of his Marine buddies, out of uniform, walked by, he stopped him to also meet Cha. Never mind his lack of uniform, Cha addressed these two boys (and they are boys!) as “Marine”, and to them, Cha was only, “Sir”. I don’t think I will ever truly understand how special it was to the young Marines to have met Cha. And perhaps vice-versa.
A 40-something couple stood by their motorcycle with laminated pictures of a very handsome young man around their necks. I asked them whether this soldier was their inspiration to participate in Rolling Thunder. Indeed it was, you see, the wife’s brother is one of our heroes from the war in Iraq. It was their intention to participate in the ride in his honor. As of a few weeks ago, it became, in his memory.
I’m sure you all saw the beautiful Softail Deluxe parked just in front of us. Light blue and white with matching helmets. That older couple was riding in memory of the husband’s best friend. Childhood friends, went to school together, and enlisted together, and served in Korea together. Unfortunately, they didn’t come home together. In fact, they didn’t even really fight together. The third day they were “over there”, he was killed. I was struck that this man, otherwise well groomed, and well spoken, on an obviously expensive motorcycle was wearing such a ratty and frayed old shirt from decades past. It turns out, it was his best friend’s favorite “civilian” shirt from “Sears Roebuck and Company”. He claimed it, and wore it for years in his friend’s memory. Now, because of its condition, it is worn but once or twice a year on special occasions, and then his wife carefully hand washes it and puts it away.
The ride through the Capital of our great country was a moving event. The streets were closed and sidewalks filled with people waving at us, trying to slap our hands, or trying to get us to rev our engines. What struck me were the signs that read “Thank You Rolling Thunder!” or “Thank You Bikers!” Are you kidding???
When we completed the run, we parked the bikes and walked through Thunder Alley where Mario purchased a vest, and Dr John and LA Lady a t-bag. I had a couple of patches sewn on my vest, and then I met Alex.
Alex is another one of our heroes from Iraq. He was there, with his wife and three year old daughter. The whole family was wearing Harley t-shirts and blue jeans, and Alex was wearing a “biker” vest completely covered with patches and pins, some paying tribute to the time he spent in active combat, the brothers he lost, and the great country he serves. It was so apparent to me, that Alex, a good looking 20-something year old man, is a Marine to his country, a father to his daughter, and a husband to his wife. “His girls” define him, and this event gave him the opportunity to celebrate his patriotism and bring attention to his brothers still “over there”. Alex is home because he is one of our combat wounded. This great Marine recently lost one of his legs above the knee. He was holding his daughter on his lap, and his wife was pushing his wheelchair. The smiles on their faces told the whole story: Daddy was home and that was all that mattered.
I was struck Sunday, that everyone with whom I spoke, considered it an honor to serve their country. To them, we are forever indebted. Thank you.
Sunday evening when we returned to the hotel, I could not find my parking pass. At the reception desk to get another, I stood on line behind a woman wearing a red jacket from the Harley Davidson dealership in Carson City, Nevada. She was there to inform the staff behind the desk that one of the lobby doors was not functioning properly. As she started away, she turned back and said, “As an English teacher, I must tell you there is an error on the sign in the drive way: the sign reads, ‘…longer then 10 minutes, and it should read, … longer than 10 minutes.’ ” She paused and waited for a reaction. “With an ‘a’ not an ‘e’,” she continued. Clearly over the clerk’s head, the red-jacketed woman walked away.
Shortly thereafter, the Dead End Kids were gathered in the atrium, this same white-haired woman was sitting to my right at the next table. I leaned over and asked whether she thought her grammar lesson was lost on the hotel employee. After a good chuckle, “Bea” proceeded to tell us (as JoAnne described in greater detail in her piece) that she was in town because her son had just retired from the Navy and she wanted to participate in Rolling Thunder with him. What she then told us was that this was her first motorcycle ride! She had the t-shirt, jacket, jeans, everything a biker needs! Including a tattoo! Yup. Bea, now 72 had a tattoo put above her ankle three years ago. Of what you ask? Well, a “bee” of course! Bea, you are one cool babe. And thank you for the lesson on how to pronounce Nevada!
Though so clearly proud of her son’s service, what Bea did not tell us was that her son was not just any Navy retiree. When she brought him over, some time later, we learned that Kirk was the Commander of the USS Cole, “the day of”. This great man, in both presence and stature, is soft-spoken and unassuming. When those among us reacted to hearing of his post, he spoke only of the heroism of his crew, and that they are the ones responsible for saving the ship. It is disturbing to me that Kirk, Bea, and their loved ones had to endure what we subsequently read through Scott’s research. To me this English teacher and mom, as well as her son the Navy Commander, are two more heroes to add to my collection from the trip.
Commander, we are proud to have met you and are grateful to you, your leadership, and your crew for your committed service to our country. Thank you.
For those looking through some of the pictures from Sunday night and Monday, you might notice a slight, long haired man. Minnesota Barry made the trip on his Ultra and joined us for drinks and dinner. He was there to see us off Monday morning, and was a lot of fun to know. I hope he’ll make the trip to Jersey and go for a ride with us one weekend. For him, there is a hero in our club, and her name is Elizabeth. She saved the cigar for his long trip home. ‘nuf said!
Lest we need a reminder of how great our country is, just think about this: Approximately 350,000 motorcycles from around the country gathered in our Capital to support those who chose to defend our country. And this does not take into consideration those who took time from their backyard barbeques to stand on the sidelines in support. Nor does it include those who were there in spirit. I am proud to be part of a club that participates in events like Rolling Thunder, and to have been able to experience this event with all of you. We are so much richer for having met the people we did this weekend. These folks represent the pillars of our country, and highlight what is truly important.
Rolling Thunder Thoughts Posted on May 30, 2007 at 11:33:20 PM by peter
I will have this finished over the weekend. It's been a little tough reliving some of the stories from the Pentagon Parking lot. I should have called my voicemail from Mike's Famous as I said I would!
Scott, thank you for again leading an outstanding route. As I read your research on Kirk, it made me a little angry and upset - not condusive to writing. JoAnne, thank you for your beautiful piece; you nailed the humble personality of Kirk, as well as his proud mother. When we're all done, I'd like to send a copy of that to Bea.
Thanks to all of you for making my first (really) big bike event so special. Dr John and LA Lady - you were missed the whole way north; I had grown accustomed to your headlight in my rearview mirror. I'm embarassed that my efforts to stop the group failed. I'm sorry.
See you this weekend. We need to plan more weekend trips over the summer. Steve, you can be my roommate again - especially if you stay in another room!!!
A few random thoughts to get through the week: First thing to fly off Stacey's bike: grill lighter (aka cigarette lighter) The chopper from Dover: ran out of gas on its way into the gas station. Half the group was booked on the 11:00 ferry returning to NJ. (Someone thought it would be fun to torment the bikers!) The old couple in the green Honda at the ferry to Delaware, wife asked "What road are you taking?" as if to imply "We're staying off that road!" The ferry to Delaware. Mario, "She talks too much!" Most number of miles between gas stops: 102.8. "I'm gonna run out of gas!" Most expensive thing to fly off Stacey's bike: $100 bill Number of car accidents caused by a little orange bikini top: 72 Normal Cruising speed: 72 MPH Number of drinks consumed by DEK between 5:30 and 7:30: 72 Number of things to fly off Stacey's bike: 72 (or was that get off????) Taming of the Shrew, by Mario Lopez The bike that got us there, Dr John and LA Lady (thanks GPS!!!) 1983 was a good a year. At least it was Saturday night! "OH NO! Let me explain - YOU WILL GET US TOWELS!" Gin and tonic with a twist of lime. Hold the tonic. Hold the lime. Hold the ice - hell, just give me the bottle, it'll be gone by 7:30! " Excuse me Miss, you want me to put my parking permit on my dash???" Dunkin Donuts Hot Chocolate: $3.89 Shuttle Van: $229 per night. Comes with free bed at hotel. Shuttle Van driver delivering hot chocolate to a certain Hotel Manager on behalf of a guest: Priceless. Good night all!
During our stay at the Embassy Suites we were privileged to meet a true American hero. While enjoying cocktails in the atrium we chanced to meet a lovely older lady named Bea. She and Peter struck up a conversation while she and her party were also enjoying the evening at a table adjacent to ours.
She informed us that she rode in the Rolling Thunder demonstration that day. Not only did she participate, it was her maiden voyage on a motorcycle! We all participated in the conversation as she was such a dynamic lady; a true inspiration.
Bea told us that she mounted her son’s Road King without letting him know that she had never ridden before. True grit. Bea hails from Carson City NV, an English teacher by trade. She shared her very own tattoo with us. Remarkable lady. I knew then that I would remember her always.
The very next morning we again met in the Atrium where she was joined by her son Kirk. I didn’t have the opportunity to personally speak with him, but he seemed genuinely proud of his mother and showed great affection for her. They both joined us for several pictures.
Peter will elaborate on Bea & Kirk as he had the most interaction with them, but what he told me later on gave me chills.
Kirk, a Navy man, with dreams of a pilot’s license (he wore a Cessna shirt) was the Commander of the USS Cole on the day of its attack. He spoke with true humility only of the courage and commitment of the sailors on that dark day and how they alone were responsible for saving the ship.
So of course Scott researched the event and Commander Kirk Lippold and turned up various links to what happened that day as well as what has happened since. Kirk has been denied promotion since 2002 despite JAG reports that he was not at fault. There is a site that explains this situation and what can be done. I for one, will download one of these letters and send to my state representatives. I think it’s worth the price of a few stamps to voice my outrage over this injustice.
Bangkok Thailand Trip - Part 2 Current mood: aggravated Category: Travel and Places Ok let me get some more of the details of this trip down in writing before they get even more fuzzy, seems that the drinking I did while in BKK was way too heavy for even my standards. Good thing I was travelling with a few guys who are not drinkers; that is not strictly true becuase I never really get too drunk to remember what I am doing. But anyway, back to the details....First things first - posted the pictures of the trip online here - Bangkok - Thailand. Not a whole lot of pictures of me and really not much to photograph for the majority of the trip until the last day when I did some real sightseeing. All, by the way in the span of about 3 or 4 hours as I got up way too late that day as well. Oh yeah, one other thing just as a quick note - the hospitality at the Davis Bangkok was really great. Thanks to Annie and all the other girls at "Club 88" for making us feel welcome throughout the stay.So where do we want to start today - several things we wanted to talk about, but I guess I should start at the beginning (and talk about patpong later on). First night we arrived we went out to meet some local friends at one of the local hot spots called Royal City Avenue or RCA. It is basically a whole street of nightclubs or all varieties, all colorfully lit and all really, really crowded. Most of the clubs have outdoor seating and many people hang out outside the clubs at the tables because it is entirely too crowded inside. The music is much louder inside than outside so you might actually be able to hear what your friends are saying if you stay outside. Oh yeah, bring some ID because it is required to gain entrance into all the clubs. I will put the location down here becuase I really love the addresses in Bangkok - completely indecipherable to anyone - Rama 9, and Taurus in Soi 24 Sukhumvit. Good luck finding it if you don't know where to go and if you can't get a cab driver who understands English (not all do). The two clubs we went to were called Flix and Slim. One club played house and the other Hip-Hop, outside there was a live band playing Thai music - so all in all not a bad place to party. Interestingly enough what I learned about RCA is that local girls dont really like to hang out at these places - because there are TOO many girls there. Those of you single guys remember that as it is a very important lesson in your young development.The next place we hit after we left RCA was another local club called Glow. This place boasts 'the largest selection of vodka's in Bangkok'. But to be perfectly honest, I didn't even know they had vodka, at least nobody played that fact up at all. The place was very quite compared to the clubs at RCA and in fact the only people in the club were the owner and the workers. You of course had the pre-requisite "Thai girls dancing on the bar" but other than that the place was really quite. Again - anther fact that my young apprentices must remember, something I will now call "Tony's Number One Rule of Life" - Thai girls dancing on bars is a very, very good thing. Apologies to all my female friends - I know some of you might be upset by that statement, but I do stand by it whole heartedly. And if you don't believe me just give me the opportunity to prove it.One good point to the above listed nightclubs listed above is the lack of 'the dark' side of Bangkok. For the most part until this point in the trip I had not seen one discernable "lady boy" or "professional." Please note - I said discernable, this doesn't mean they werent around but I just didn't notice any. By this point of the morning it was around 2am the time that most clubs close in Bangkok. I did find a few other clubs open later - but these were basically filled with the dark elements. I cant remember the name of the first club, but the second was the 'only' after-hours disco in BKK, called Boss. Few locals and quite a few girls working late into the night (please read between the lines). I stayed at that place for several hours, after all it was a late night disco, and then returned to the hotel. By this point it was 6:30am and some of the guys decided to head for breakfast before sleeping. Those who know me realize this is not my style and I just retired for the night.The second and third nights in BKK basically blend into one for me after this point. I can't really remember what happenend when or why or where, maybe the alcohol or maybe the late nights mixed with too much sleep during the day. Some of the rest of this may get a little strange for some of you so read on at your own risk. The next few nights basically included seeing the sights that BKK is famous for - including such things as "Ping Pong Shows" (yes it is what you think it is) and other assorted strange things that people will do for money. Yes, I know this isn't right and morally I am opposed to all such behaviour, but in order for me to oppose it I have to experience and understand it. Right? So yes, the ping pong balls go where they are not supposed to go and get 'shot' across the room. One note to anyone venturing in for the fist time -DONT SIT IN THE FRONT ROWTwo reasons for this last statement 1). You don't really want to see it, and 2). you might get hit with something you don't want to get hit with or that you that shouldn't have been there in the first place. Let me tell you an interseting story:So we go into this place not really sure what to expect but intrigued none-the-less. We are offered watered down beer in glasess not pints or bottles, just random glasses. By the way, dont ever drink beer out or a glass in Bangkok - please take note I will tell you later. So what do I actually see in this place but girls (hard to dispute in this case) using their privates for random assorted household tasks: opening bottles, blowing out candles, storing their 2 dozen odd razor blades (yes, razor blades), shooting darts, transferring coke from one bottle to another, storring their athletic equipment (ping pong balls and the like) and playing catch with fruit. How do you play catch with fruit you might ask, well silly you put it in there and then you shoot it out and catch it, repeat several times. Then for your finale put the fruit back in and shoot it out into the audience. The only part of this trick is you should be able to find it after you shoot it into the audenience. In this one particular case the game turned into a magic trick as the fruit actually disappeared. The actress/performer tried to locate the fruit after it went into the audience only to determine that it had vanished into thin air. This is the birth of the nickname - "banana ass" - because you see, the banana although thought to have vanished into mid air was actually stuck to the ass of one of my friends - who will forever be known as BA or banana ass. How it actually got there we have no idea - true story.Oh yeah, why don't you ever want to drink beer from a glass in Bangkok - becuase as I realized on the way out, the bartender, the guy washing the glases and pouring the beer, was actually the performer in the "live" version of this particular sex show. Groowwss! The one last observation of these two nights is the club scene in Patpong. So these are not really clubs but more like 'go-go' bars filled, I mean filled with Thai girls dancing on the bars, so many in fact that they don't all fit on the stages. In one club I counted 60 barely dressed beautiful women dancing lustfully for everyone's enjoyment. Just remember that Bangkok is known as the city where you can get "the finest counterfit everything" and I suspect this includes the women. Yes they are not all real, but remember and never forget rule number 1 - "Thai girls dancing on bars is a good thing", the only caveat being if you can't tell that they are not really girls then does it really matter? Just enjoy!All in all my observations of Bangkok - go there if you can. It is a must see place, go there many times it is all good fun. Just be sure to stay alert and keep your wits about you at all times.
Bangkok Thailand Trip - Part 1 Current mood: sleepy Category: Travel and Places Was off to Bangkok Thailand last weekend and wanted to post some comments on the activities of the weekend. I will post the pictures on Kodak Gallery with the rest of the pictures of my travels once I upload them. I know I should be using flickr, but since I started with Kodak Gallery I will just leave then there for now.The trip was planned for Friday January 12 until Tuesday January 16th Singapore time. Thailand is 1 hour behind Singapore, but that is irrelevant at this point. Three of my friends from Singapore came along for the ride and really I was thankfull since two had actually been to Bangkok and knew their way around. I do have one friend that I met in Singapore, Ann, who resides in Bangkok and we did meet up with her and her friends one night. Unfortunately she was ill and was not able to party with us for too much over the weekend as she needed to rest and recouperate for an upcoming business trip starting - I think, today. Thanks to Ann and her friends for hanging out with us and good luck on your trip.Two of the guys decided to fly on a budget airline - Air Asia and me and the other decided to travel on Thai Airways - myself because I need to collect the frequent flyer miles and my friend because he booked last minute. The two who travelled on airasia had no issues - we on the other hand, on the 'non-budget' airline almost died. Yeah, you heard that right - we almost "almost" died.During the flight there was some major malfunction - I think the plane was hit by lightning. For those of you who have never experienced this there is a huge - I mean huge, very lound boom accompanied by a bright flash of light and the smell of burning. The plane lurches and drops a few hundred feet while listing toward the side that got hit. Yeah, imagine what you would think it would be like if the engine blew up and the plane was breaking into a thousand pieces. That is what it feels like. Very scary - and this happenend about 10 minutes after take off so you could imagine how the rest of the flight was. Thai airlines is not all it is cracked up to be - certainly not much better than a budget flight. The plane was archaic and the food was horrendous - sorry Thai Airways, I mean no disrespect, but the flight was really bad. But I did get about 1000 frequent flyer miles - big deal! I could have saved the $100S and bought about that many miles and flew on the discount flight. Although, it did come in handy at the end of the trip. My original flight was booked for 11am on Tuesday although I couldn't wake up and changed it to 1pm at the last minute. Not sure if I would have been able to do that on the budget flight.After such an exciting flight I needed some heavy duty liquor - once on the ground - couldn't even think of drinking after that experience (minus one can of Singha to get myself in the mood). When we landed at the new Airport in Thailand, Suvarnabhumi Airport we were greeted on the tarmac and brought to the terminal via bus. Not sure why the regions biggest and newest airport isn't using their arrival terminal, but whatever. You have to love Thailand and the love of their King - that is the first thing you notice, the new airport, as is almost everything in Thailand is covered with images of King Bhumibol Adulyadej .The airport is the largest in the world and you really get that feeling when you are there - I mean the terminals are absolutely huge. And the immigration lines were really manageable except for the 'Visa on Arrival' which was extremely under staffed. All in all, the experience so far was not that bad - although again my cell phone didn't work and that really frustrates me.
In honor of the recent passing of cartoonist Joseph Barberra, WHICH ONE OF HANNA-BARBERRA CARTOONS IS YOUR FAVORITES?
Yogi The Bear 14.3% The Flintstones 47.6% The Jetsons 9.5% Tom & Jerry 9.5% Top Cat 0% Magilla Gorilla 0% Scooby Doo 4.8% Huckleberry Hound 0% The Smurfs 4.8% Quick Draw McGraw 9.5% Total: 21 votes
January 12, 2007
We've done many cartoons character but not from Walt Disney. WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY CARTOON CHARACTER? Walt Disney animated charaters next week.
Mickey Mouse 13.8% Minnie Mouse 0% Donald Duck 17.2% Daisy Duck 0% Hewy, Lewy & Dewy 0% Pluto 0% Goofy 58.6% Scrooge Mc Duck 0% Ludwig Von Drake 6.9% Chip & Dale 3.4% Total: 29 votes
January 19, 2007
WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE WALT DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM? (Part 1 - The 1940s & 50s) Films of later decades over the next few weeks followed by a 'BEST OF' shootout.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 3.7% Pinocchio (1940) 3.7% Fantasia (1940) 7.4% Dumbo (1941) 3.7% Bambi (1942) 0% Cinderella (1950) 7.4% Alice in Wonderland (1951) 0% Peter Pan (1953) 3.7% Lady and the Tramp (1955) 66.7% Sleeping Beauty (1959) 3.7% Total: 27 votes
January 26, 2007
WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE WALT DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM? (Part 2 - The 1960s & 70s) Films of later decades over the next few weeks followed by a 'BEST OF' shootout.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) 25% The Sword In The Stone (1963) 0% Mary Poppins (1964) 12.5% The Jungle Book (1967) 0% The Aristocats (1970) 12.5% Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) 0% Robin Hood (1973) 25% The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) 12.5% The Rescuers (1977) 0% Pete's Dragon (1977) 12.5% Total: 8 votes
February 2, 2007
You know you have no young children left at home when you look at the rest of the list. Here are names most of us will recognize though. WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMATED DISNEY FEATURE FILM ?(PART 3, I skipped alot of them) Final shootout next week.
Beauty and the Beast 28.6% The Little Mermaid 0% Aladdin 14.3% The Lion King 14.3% Pocahontas 0% The Hunchback of Notre Dame 14.3% Hercules 0% Mulan 0% Tarzan 28.6% Lilo & Stitch 0% Total: 7 votes
February 9, 2007
Final Shootout... WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF ALL TIME?
Lady and the Tramp (1955) 66.7 of 1st list 76.5% One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) tie 25 of 2nd list 0% Robin Hood (1973) tie 25 of 2nd list 0% Beauty and the Beast tie 28.6 of 3rd list 11.8% Tarzan 28 tieof 3rd list 5.9% Searching For Nemo (not previously listed) 5.9% Total: 17 votes
February 16, 2007
In honor of the first major snow storm of the season on Valentine's Day...think of the hot days of summer to warm up. And then of course... WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM PLACE?
Friendly's 11.8% Dairy Queen 0% Baskin Robbins 0% Ben & Jerry's 58.8% Cold Stone Creamery 0% Haagen-Dazs 0% Maggie Moo's 0% Gabriel's Fountain in Martinsville (homemade) 17.6% Denville Dairy in Denville (homemade) 11.8% The Good Humor or Mr Softee truck 0% Total: 17 votes
February 23, 2007
Last week it was GHOST RIDER and in two weeks it will be WILD HOGS. In between its... WHAT IS YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE MOTORCYCLE FLICK?
The Wild One (1954) Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin 4.8% Hell's Angels on Wheels (1967) Jack Nicholson and Adam Roarke 0% Easy Rider (1969) Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson 90.5% C.C and Company (1970) Joe Namath 0% Electra Glide in Blue (1973) Robert Blake 0% Knightriders (1981) Ed Harris, Tom Savini, Stephen King, Amy Ingersoll 0% Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man ( 1991) Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson 0% Born to Ride (1991) John Stamos 0% Roadside Prophets (1992) Timothy Leary, David Carradine, Arlo Guthrie, John Cusack 0% Biker Boyz (2003) Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke 4.8% Total: 21 votes
March 2, 2007
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE? If you really like them, you'll know what flavor cookie they are by name.
Now for serious cookies. Store bought, name brand CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE.
Archway Cookies Chocolate Chip Sugar Free 0% Entenmann's Cookies Soft Chocolate Chip (including Original Soft recipe) 0% Famous Amos Cookies Chocolate Chip 11.1% Keebler Chips Deluxe Cookies Chocolate Chip (including Soft & Chewy, Soft Batch and Fudge Stripe recipes) 0% Murray Cookies Chocolate Chip Sugar Free 0% Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies Chocolate Chip (including Chunky & Chewy recipes) 33.3% Mrs. Fields Choclate Chip Cookies 44.4% Nature's Promise Cookies Chocolate Chip with Pecans All Natural (incuding key lime white) 0% A brand not listed (E-mail me about it please) 11.1% I don't eat them (WHAT????) 0% Total: 9 votes
March 16, 2007
Listed below (out of order) are the top 10 Greatest quotes and catch phrases heard on television. WHICH DO YOU THINK WAS THE #1 ALL TIME GREATEST QUOTE OR CATCH PHRASE SAID ON TV? List in correct order and the source next week in the BLOG.
"Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy) (5) 5.9% "Baby, you're the greatest" (Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners") (4) 5.9% "I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon) (10) 0% "Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones") (9) 5.9% "D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons") (6) 5.9% "You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice") (3) 0% "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes") (8) 0% "Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show") (1) 11.8% "Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad) (7) 58.8% "One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong) (2) 5.9% Total: 17 votes
For those of you who remember cowboys instead cops & private eyes getting shot on TV... Listed by the highest number of episodes, these are the TOP 10 of the roughly 120 TV westerns. WHICH WAS YOUR FAVORITE 'SHOOT 'EM UP'TV WESTERN?
Gunsmoke - 9/55 - 9/75 633 14.3% Death Valley Days - 1952-1970 532 0% Bonanza - 9/59 - 1/73 430 19% Wagon Train - 9/57- 9/65 284 0% Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - 9/55 - 9/61 266 4.8% Have Gun Will Travel - 9/57 - 9/63 226 52.4% The Rifleman - 9/58 - 7/ 169 9.5% Lawman - 9/57 - 7/62 156 0% Maverick - 9/57 - 7/62 124 0% Wild Bill Hickok - 1951 -58 113 0% Total: 21 votes
March 30, 2007
WHICH TV COP DO YOU THINK OFFICERS THINK IS/WAS THE MOST REALISTIC ON TV? Results & source below.
Joe Friday - Dragnet 19% John Malloy - Adam 12 4.8% Crocket - Miami Vice 0% Kojak - Kojak 4.8% Vic Mackey - The Shield 9.5% Barney Miller - Barney Miller 0% Belcher - Hill Street Blues 42.9% Pembleton - Homicide - Life on the Streets 4.8% Columbo - Columbo 4.8% Other??? 9.5% Total: 21 votes
View Poll Results: WHO WAS THE BEST TV COP OF ALL TIME Results as of 11:00 PM 4/5/07
Joe Friday - Dragnet 9.63% John Malloy - Adam 12 7.41% Crocket - Miami Vice 5.19% Kojak - Kojak 0.74% Vic Mackey - The Shield 21.48% Barney Miller - Barney Miller 5.19% Belcher - Hill Street Blues 3.70% Pembleton - Homicide - Life on the Streets 8.15% Columbo - Columbo 5.93% Other??? 32.59%
April 6, 2007 I couldn't find real doctors praising TV doctors. I couldn't even find a "Top 10 Best All Time TV Doctor". So, we have to. WHICH IS/WAS YOUR FAVORITE ALL TIME TV DOCTOR SHOW ?
Doctor Kildare 0% Ben Casey 7.1% Medical Center 0% Marcus Welby, MD 28.6% Trapper John, MD 0% St. Elsewhere 21.4% ER 28.6% Chicago Hope 0% House 14.3% Grey’s Anatomy 0% Total: 14 votes
April 13, 2007
Now that it appears to be over, WHICH ASPECT OF THE DUKE LACROSSE TEAM RAPE CASE PISSES YOU OFF MOST?? (Sorry the software only allows one choice...)
How the coach was asked to resign and the season was canceled before the players were even formally charged. 0% Duke University's decision to expell the players before they were formally charged. 9.1% The fact that exculpatory evidence was knowingly withheld by Nifong, the DA. 27.3% How Nifong was re-elected despite his botching the investigation (including the fact above though not public knowledge in Nov.) 9.1% How Crystal Gail Mangum's story changed frequently and quite dramatically over time but was still considered credible 0% Despite the above, Crystal Gail Mangum will not be charged for any wrong doing. 9.1% The players' personal reputations and futures will be unfairly affected. (One already lost his job on Wall St.) 0% How we as a society seem to have a problem with "Innocent until proven guilty". 18.2% The First Amendment does not hold the media (and activists) accountable for sensationalizing news stories 18.2% I think the players were guilty of rape and got away with it. 9.1% Total: 11 votes
April 20, 2007 It maybe getting a little 'old' but we can still throw in our two cents. PERTAINING TO THE DON IMUS INCIDENT LAST WEEK, DO YOU THINK THE PUNISHMENT WAS FAIR FOR THE CRIME?
Absoutely YES, it was warranted 12.5% Absolutely NO, it was an over reaction 56.3% He was fired by CBS only because he was already fired by MSNBC 0% Perhaps he should have been suspended or fined but not fired 18.8% Being fired was a minimum, he should have received further punishment 0% Like with the Duke lacrosse players, he was a victim of media hype and activism. Otherwise, he would not have been punished. 12.5% Total: 16 votes
April 27, 2007
Rosie is gone from THE VIEW come June. ARE YOU GOING TO MISS HER??
NO, she bothered me and hope she doesn't get another talk show. 0% NO, she bothered me but I'm afraid she will get another talk show. 0% Yes, I loved her and I hope she will get another talk show. 7.7% Yes, I loved her but I'm afraid she won't get another talk show. 0% I never watched The View and could care less 15.4% I can't stand Rosie at all and could care less. 76.9% Total: 13 votes
May 4, 2007
Enough TV news trash. Time to choose some food favorites.... From the ROADKILL CAFE MENU where You Kill It, We Grill It' What do you want to slide on to your plate? And do you want the tire tracks left on that??
Rack of Raccoon 0% Chunk of Skunk 0% Road Toad 0% Shake 'N' Bake Snake 20% Swirl Squirrel 0% Rigor Mortis Tortoise 10% Smear of Deer 20% Awesome Possum 0% Cheap Sheep 50% That Mess! If You Can Guess What It Is........You Eat It For, FREE! 0% Total: 10 votes
May 11, 2007
First question I saw of three POLL questions received. Other two coming next two weeks. You just got a new bike and you want to start buying some goodies for it. Which one would you go for first?
Chrome 8.3% Lights (any kind ie: fog, running, accent) 0% GPS 0% Radio (stereo, intercom) 0% CB Radio 0% Exhaust 66.7% Custom Seat 0% Handlebars 0% Hi Way Pegs 25% Saddle bags/truck 0% Total: 12 votes
May 18, 2000
According to some DVD rental poll, the 10 most watched movies BY MEN are listed below (out of order). WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK WAS #1 ? (The list in the correct order in The Blog next week)
The Terminator 0% Die Hard 9.1% The Lord of the Rings trilogy 0% Terminator 2: Judgment Day 0% Star Wars trilogy 9.1% Bladerunner 9.1% The Godfather 72.7% Aliens 0% Alien (hey, I guess the sequel, its not a typo or a duplicate) 0% Jaws 0% Total: 11 votes
The national poll results in correct order: Top 10 most watched by men: 1. Star Wars trilogy 2. Aliens 3. The Terminator 4. Bladerunner 5. The Godfather 6. Alien 7. Jaws 8. Die Hard 9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 10. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
May 25, 2007
According to some DVD rental poll, the 10 most watched movies BY WOMEN are listed below (out of order). WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK WAS #1 ? (The list in the correct order in The Blog next week)
The Terminator 0% The Sound of Music 42.9% The Lord of the Rings trilogy 0% Dirty Dancing 0% Jaws 0% Star Wars trilogy 0% The Matrix 14.3% Grease 14.3% Pretty Woman 14.3% It's A Wonderful Life 14.3% Total: 7 votes
The national poll results in correct order: Top 10 most watched by women: 1. Dirty Dancing 2. Star Wars trilogy 3. Grease 4. The Sound of Music 5. Pretty Woman 6. The Lord of the Rings trilogy 7. It's A Wonderful Life 8. The Terminator 9. The Matrix 10. Jaws
June 1, 2007
Last fall at a Diabetes Management class, my nutritionist stated that Almonds seemed to bring down her blood sugar. Since then, I am convinced she might be on to something. And that made me think... WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF NUT?
Almonds 6.7% Peanuts 13.3% Cashews 73.3% Pecans 0% Macadamia 0% Hazelnuts 6.7% Walnuts 0% Pistachios 0% Brazil Nuts 0% I don't like OR I can't eat nuts 0% Total: 15 votes
June 22, 2007 HOW DO YOU PREFER TO HAVE YOUR MORNING EGGS PREPARED?
"Sunny side up" 0% Over easy 50% Over hard 8.3% Soft boiled 0% Hard boiled 0% Scrambled 8.3% Poached 0% In an omelete 33.3% Raw mixed in a 'health drink' 0% EEWWWW unhatched chickens, I don't eat eggs 0% Total: 12 votes
