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Heading down to SXSWi 2010

2010-03-11T09:33:00.001-08:00

Hope to see you at SXSWi.

Launch Wins Some Addys

2010-02-18T21:51:00.000-08:00

Launch left this years Addys with 2 Gold, 4 Silver and a Bronze.

It's Snowing In North Texas

2010-02-12T21:12:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, we had a record snow fall, with about 10 inches in 1 day. It was beautiful, but it ended up doing some damage to our trees.

The snow also damaged some local transformers giving us a black-out for a few hours. Fortunately, it was restored before the house got too cold. Here's a pic taken at about 9:20 pm on a street that's usually pitch black. That glow happened while one was shorting out.

Apple Does It Again With The iPad

2010-01-28T04:10:00.001-08:00

They've made some other fantastic device that I don't need but really want.

Apple introduced the iPad yesterday. Retail starts at $499 - pretty sweet.

Go watch the Keynote.

NEW MINI R60 Teaser Video

2010-01-18T12:58:00.000-08:00

Got this from MotoringFile:

Meet Tex

2010-01-17T10:40:00.000-08:00

Well hell has frozen over.

I swore after losing my dog Andy, 7 years ago, that I would never want to go through that again. Having to watch him suffer, then eventually having to make the decision to have him put down was one of the hardest things to ever go through.

But what can I say. We're dog people and there are lots of dogs out there who need good homes.

Tex is a rescue that we adopted from Operation Kindness. He's a pit bull mix with the sweetest disposition. He just wants to love and be loved.

Star Wars Burlesque

2010-01-12T13:34:00.000-08:00

You've gotta love the creative efforts of theming a burlesque show after Star Wars. Click here to read more.

BikeDFW Traffic Skills 101 Course

2010-01-08T03:28:00.000-08:00

BikeDFW will have League of American Bicyclists certified Cycling Instructors conducting a Traffic Skills 101 course. For the small fee of $65 you can take part of a 2-day course that will give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail.

Date: Jan. 16th and 17th, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday)
Location: Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas , TX 75087
Registration Fee: $65.00

CLICK HERE for details and to sign up.

Carol Of The MINIs

2009-12-23T07:31:00.000-08:00

My friend Jack Rowland put together a fun MINI holiday song (based on one of my favorites, Carol of the Bells) that I wanted to share with everybody over here. Enjoy:

Lyrics

MP3

Pics From The BFOC Santa Ride

2009-12-21T14:56:00.001-08:00

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST.

BFOC's Santa Ride

2009-12-19T04:19:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to another great Bike Friendly Oak Cliff ride tomorrow. The Santa Ride should be pretty fun.

Collision 3

2009-12-05T15:12:00.000-08:00

Please note the name on the poster above. That's right, my wonderful wife, Wendy will be part of tonight's show:

Clint Scism & Ange Fitzgerald present:

COLLISION 3
When the Arts Collide

Please join us on December 5th for an evening of Art, Music and Fun to benefit Arts Fighting Cancer.

Music Performances by
The Happy Bullets
The Felons
DJ: Miss Flowerette

Featuring work by 30 local artists

Saturday December 5th, 7pm-Midnight
$5 suggested donation

Rorschach Gallery
518 West Davis #7
near the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff
across the street from Gloria's Restaurant
Dallas, Texas

We hope to see you there.
Ange & Clint

*sponsored by our friends at Ben E. Keith and the Print Place

Metroplex MINI Holiday Party

2009-12-01T11:37:00.001-08:00

Coming on Saturday, December 12 is the MetroplexMINI Holiday party.

BFR's - Black Friday Ride

2009-11-19T09:07:00.001-08:00

Russ Martin's Cars

2009-11-15T12:40:00.000-08:00

Local radio personality, Russ Martin has quite a collection of ol' school Hollywood cars. As far as I know, he has: - The General Lee from Dukes of Hazard - The car from Starsky and Hutch - The car from the Munsters - A couple of 60's Batmobiles - A couple Mach 5s from Speed Racer He keeps a few of them at his auto repair shop at PGB and Coit.

Retropolis

2009-11-12T04:21:00.000-08:00

I stumbled across an old bookmark and I thought I would share. Bradley W. Schenck is a very talented artists that has a great range of art, with subjects ranging from Celtic to Retro Future. I'm a huge fan of his Retropolis work. Here is his store.

Bike Friendly Richardson Launches December 1

2009-11-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

Coming December 1, I will be launching Bike Friendly Richardson.

Suburban Assault On Bike Rumor

2009-11-09T04:33:00.000-08:00

A pic from my bike blog and flickr group made it on the Bike Rumor Pic-Of-The-Day. It's reported over there, but I felt I should have it on my personal blog as well.

MINI Wash Me Art

2009-11-06T04:00:00.000-08:00

MotoringFile has been posting some cool MINI Art:

Click here to see more.

Pics From Terror On Two Wheels

2009-10-31T20:47:00.001-07:00

Today some riders gathered in costume. See more here.

Metroplex MINI and MINI of Dallas host another DIY Day

2009-10-31T20:42:00.001-07:00

Go here to see the complete set of pics.

Cool MINI Video

2009-10-24T04:35:00.000-07:00

This has been floating around the web so I thought I would share it here. It a test drive of a JCW Cabrio - Rallye Monte Carlo style with Paddy Hopkirk and Rauno Aaltonen.

CycleBABBLE Ride Happened Last Weekend

2009-10-20T12:52:00.000-07:00

Click HERE to see a complete write up and to find links to other posts and pics.

This year's Metroplex MINI Poker Run Was A Success

2009-10-18T21:48:00.001-07:00

Go here to see a complete write up.

Go here to see the pics from the event.

Cooper Bikes Site Is LIVE!

2009-10-12T10:59:00.000-07:00

I haven’t had a chance to dig in too deep, but I thought I should, at least, mention that cooperbikes.com is finally up. Now, I just need a moment to check them out.

- They are currently appointing dealers worldwide.
- Prices look like they’re starting at $940 US dollars (converted).
- They are taking pre-orders for January 2010 delivery.

First thoughts: They do seem a bit pricey. Again, I haven’t been able to dig too deep so I can’t really comment on their perceived value. Stay tuned for details.