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Aug
2009
The Bishop Castle
No, this isn’t a chess manuever, what it is, is an amazing creation by the hands of man. A single man, I believe that his sons helped some, but without any heavy equipment, and 41 years of hard work. Oh, and no he’s not rich, he works 3 seasons a year down in Pueblo, CO doing wrought iron work.He’s a… bit eccentric, some would say looney, with anti-government rants and raves, but obviously very dedicated to his work/art. He doesn’t charge visitors, the place never closes he says, though there’s a sign that says ‘Closed After Dark’ or something like that, and he’s there working almost daily over the summer.
To experience the place is something in and of itself. Some of the heights and lookouts are very unnerving to say the least. Imagine being at the top of a tower, with nothing holding you up but creaking, yet apparently stable, iron work. Trusting your life to an eccentric, non-engineer, building his own castle, to no particular code. What if he decided to take a ’short-cut’ one day, in some small part of his workmanship!? Well from what I can see, he hasn’t. Tons of visitors, even from overseas, travel to see his castle. It truly is amazing, and if you’re ever in the Southern CO area, you should definitely check it out.
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Aug
2009
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Aug
2009
Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man
Ok, is it that I smoke? Is it that I love motorcycles? Is it the comraderie between a couple of friends? Well I don’t know what the hell it is, but to be honest, I really like the movie. Maybe it’s just the fact that it’s simple and entertaining. "Better to be dead and cool, than alive and uncool."
So Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke make this B style movie and most of the characters, at least the one’s that are their friends, are named after products, like Jack Daniels and well, them. It’s campy, the minimal special effects are pretty weak, the reality of the movie is weak, and according to IMDB trivia, Mickey Rourke attributed the movie to sending him into some sort of tailspin. You’d never guess from what I’ve written so far, that I’ve got it saved as ‘Don’t Delete’ on my DVR. HAHAHA.
2
Aug
2009
Sunday Drivers, er… Riders.
Rolled out with The Shea’s, my road dawg Christian, and Lilly on Sunday for a good time on bikes, the motorized kind. Got to put about 100 miles on the gixxer which was a good time and have some good company while doing it.
We took off up to a little town named Kiowa and had a smashing breakfast. We stood around bullshiting and taking pics, since everyone is on FB, for a bit after the fact, and vacated right before a parade started and blocked us in.
Cool spot, I’ll be back.
Next week, plan is for Bishop’s Castle. We’ll see if the weather holds. Keep the shiny side up.
