eight legged jabberwockey

Back then there was hope.
Sugar made from saw dust, smart pills.
We still drive big cars.

The Clean Part

Back for more, The Clean Part Reading Series is on again at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.

This Saturday it's well-read poetics from Maryville, Missouri's John Gallagher, Amherst, Massachussetts' Betsy Wheeler, and Kansas City's Wayne Miller.

Now in its third year, The Clean Part brings exciting young poets from all across America to read their work to Lincoln audiences. For more information about the poets and the series stop by The Clean Part web site.

NAHMBS

The North American Hand Made Bicycle Show was last weekend in Portland.

Cheryl and I happily paid our entrance fees and promptly ran into the GB of all PGGBs Nate.

After that it was a taut Cornhusker thread tying everything together with the Meschkes repping Signal Cycles, Rick Hunter repping Monkey Wrench, Steve Potts repping Nebraskans (scroll down to the bottom), and then we happily found out that Chris King’s ONLY print ad in any publication is in Lincoln Ve-Low.

Feeling good and proud of our homeland, we kept the streak alive with former NE GBs Katie, Kirk, and Chad. Honorary Huskers were there too, including Bob K, Kevin I, Michael L, Lori D, Michelle P, Natas K, Reese F, and over 4,000 other familiar friendlies.
I guess the whole shebang is going off again next year in Indy.
We're going to try hard to be there and suggest you all do the same.

Here's a flickr set of some of my photos for looking at with your eyes.

The Clean Part

The Clean Part Reading Series is back to usher in a new run of poetry readings at the Sheldon Museum.

This Saturday two poets from the Bay Area — Lily Brown and Claire Becker — will team up with one of The Clean Part's favorite Nebraska poets, Omaha’s Steve Langan.

Now in its second year, The Clean Part brings exciting young poets from all across America to read their work to Lincoln audiences. For more information about the poets and the series stop by The Clean Part web site.

Mad Butter, Yo

I'm sure there will be a drug introduced soon to fight the effects of breathing hot fake butter.


Get in on the ground floor and you could make millions (of enemys).

Top Shop!

We just got back from the 5th annual Top Shop weekend up at 3rd Lair in Minneapolis.
Good stuff, Maynard.

Day one.
Day two.
Day three.

Flight Patterns

How Aaron Koblin sees where planes go.

Mumble What

Mumble Magazine is alive and kicking.
Skateboarding, art, radio, the word on the street, and a brand new web magazine.
Take some time to look around. It's very mardsandlefasle.

woah, meat!

Pat's new commercial!

Hands On

Friend of GP, Brian Vernor, visited the North American Handmade Bike Show last weekend and sent us some photos and this:

left: Rick Hunter and one of his good problems.


I spent some time at the handmade bicycle show this weekend and mostly was awed by all the uber hot messenger babes (they looked like messengers, at least), but felt the bikes themselves were better to click a few snapshots of. Maybe they are blog worthy even though I didn't know how to use Willie's new Leica digi-camera. Hope all is well with your back so you can order your own custom Hunter bike soon.









left: Hunter Navigational front end.



Also, a new trailer for We Just Work Here went up and it shows a bit more riding and part-wolf dogs carrying bones. I know you're not a herpetologist but check out the snake and let me know what kind you think it is. I was very close while filming. —Brian















left: Rock Lobster townie with Rohloff hub



For more on the NAHBS click here and here





















left: Speedvagen cross racer from Sacha White of Vanilla.

Emo News

"The more depressed you look, the more points you earn."

Epicly Now

By now the whole world knows about VBS.TV and its effect on global warming.
But certainly you’ve been asking yourself, “What’s in it for me?”
Well, today’s Thursday, the day that the first episode of Patrick O’Dell’s show, Epicly Later’d, airs … or whatever shows do on the interweb. Stream? Launch? I don’t know.

And, yeah. It’s ALL for you.
The focus of Epicly Later’d this Thursday’s is Dustin Dollin in all his glorious spawny-ness. Please watch it now, both parts one and two.
Then mark your calendars. Thursdays will be better from now on.
For even more Epic Later'dness check VBS.TV's Do's and Dont's or the original past-tense blog.

Get Your Motor Runnin'

Pinewood Derby.

Shadow

apparently, it's all about i

The new iPhone.

dam, dude

Skateboarding's Present Future

Just posted this up over at The Mag.
Feel free to read every single word.



"The Skateboard Mag contributing writer Rob Brink has posted the un-cut full-length interview he did with Nyjah Houston (from our newest issue #34) on his web site robbrink.com.
Rob says, 'Here’s the complete and unedited Nyjah Huston interview from my piece in this month’s issue of The Skateboard Mag. I spoke with his father after Nyjah and he had some cool stuff to say as well, so check that out at the end of the interview.'"