Golden moments in Snowboard History

Yes. Hello. I am doing fine and so forth. How are you?

Of course nobody really wants to know how you really are. It is sort of a strange custom. Just like shaking hands. I do it just like everybody else but there are some people that I would rather not shake hands with but the problem is that I don't know specifically which ones. Some foks just don't wash thier hands after going to the bathroom and how am I supposed to know if they just sneezed in thier hand 2 minutes ago? Why can't we just give each other a friendly wave. I am OK with the fist bump but it is too confusing to know when someone else is going to know. First they stick out thier hand when you offer the bump and then you switch to a handshake and they throw the bump. It is just too akward.

Speaking of sneezing, I did happen to catch Shaun White and the rest of the Olympic Snowboarders in the medal competition the other night. The only way he was going to lose is if he fell down in both runs. They took the best score from eather run so that is what it would have taken. He really is a talented guy and I wish him the best. Congratultions Shaun! Thanks for winning a Gold Medal for yourself and the USA.

As far as the next topic, That isn't quite ironed out yet. I could talk about all kinds of things. I am good like that. Pick any subject. OK fine, I will talk about popcorn.

I like cooking popcorn the old fashioned way. I actually enjoy standing there and shaking the pan in anticipation. It seems like it takes for ever for the first couple of pops and then all of the sudden it is pure rock and roll. Kids today wouldn't understand but Jiffy Pop was alot more fun than microwave popcorn.

Now you are getting a little too curious about what I will say next and it is creeping me out.

Bye

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I don't understand why it is supposed to sound like a better deal if I got to mail in a form and then never get my money even if I do. I generally don't buy things with mail in rebates.

I tried to sign up for a better internet connection and they want to add about $100 to my next bill and then mail me a rebate form that I can mail in and get my $100 back. It sure doesn't sound like anything they would put on a commercial.

That has to be a great job working at the Mail-in Rebate Processing Center. No pressure at all.

I don't know how old I was when I first saw the Beatles film "Help" on TV. They had this one scene where the Beatles walked into thier home. There were 4 separate doors going in to what looked like 4 separate apartments and when they got inside, it was one big place separated in to 4 individual spaces. However old I was when I saw it, I kinda knew they didn't really live exactly like that but I liked beleiving it anyway. Kinda like when you get just a little too old to really in Santa Clause but you keep it going in your mind because it is so damn fun. I am sure I covered that before so back to the 4 lads from Liverpool.

It is almost sad to listen to who play music that are about my age when they talk about thier musical influences. It always sounds like cliche. The Beatles are a standard influence. Just like Stevie Ray for people who played blues music but it is a fact that both the Beatles and Stevie Ray influenced quite a few people and also the reason that many people took up music as a hobby or somthing to do. Certain performers just have a way of reaching out to people. Thier lyrics and songs and thier entire personality seems to be able to strike a chord and thier fans felt like they personally knew them.

The Beatles were all equally important in my mind when it comes to actually making up who the Beatles were. Even the drummer. Ringo's personality as well as his excellent drumming skills were key ingredients. He wasn't the kind of drummer that would play the best drum solo but He had the knack for getting the right beat and creating the right sound. John Lennon was always the Beatle that struck a chord with me the most. Even with his solo career. All the songs weren't necessarily commerically great but at the same time he was John Lennon and it didn't matter.

If I am lucky I will never meet Jack White from the White Stripes. To me he is just one of those types of performers. His approach to everything is really cool. I like the way he is able to mix all types of music into his own garage band style & he can do it with just him and a drummer. Not to take away from the Drummer. Meg is just as important to the White Stripes Sound as Ringo was to the Beatles. It might have been a cool jam session but Buddy Rich could not do what Meg White does. It is almost like she is figuring it out as she goes along but gets it right. The White Stripes do pay homage to the original blues artists and they seem to "get" where they were coming from.

The reason that I wouldn't want to meet the White Stripes is because I would would be a starstruck idiot and sound like every other fan and I would then have the memory of knowing I was a pain in the ass to meet. Why the hell would they want to meet me anyway? They got people lined up just waiting to meet them in every city. I imagine they get sick of all the people with back stage passes hanging around thier neck. Not that they don't appreciate thier fans but after a while, I am sure it feels like you have met enough people to run for president.

If you are having trouble followng my train of thought then "welcome to my nightmare". Actually I did wake up pretty early but I fell asleep early also. Do you really need to know that? Why are you reading these personal details? It makes no sense at all. It is Sunday Morning and you should be standing on your driveway waiting for the Newspaper to get delivered so you can read all about the Superbowl. You better make sure to read all that sports fluff before the game because once they play the game, it will be done. Personally, I don't care too much about the SuperBowl this year. My team was the Texans and they didn't make it. Who knows? Maybe it will actually be a good game.

Now go back to sleep!