Thanks Gene, and goodnight, sweet prince.

Now then, Codys 'swelling' and 'rash' have subsided and hes come back swinging.

"Dirtbags,
Hope this note finds you all well and somewhere where it is not shitting snow (not Colorado). Great weekend for cycling here in the Roaring Fork Valley, “Ride Your Bike to School Day” on Friday (skids, bunny hops, and crashes aplenty), about 400 groms partook and a slew of local rippers came out to help. The coolest thing about the event was, in talking to the kids, most of them rode to school anyway….Saturday was the annual "Ride for the Pass”, a fundraiser for reforestation/trail maintenance on the Independence pass road. One of the most killer rides around, a monster climb up to the Continental Divide, followed by a par-tay back in Aspen later in the afternoon. I will be the first to say this town attracts some of the more smarmy clientele around, but the local scene is super cool and this event is a great example of community getting together for a good cause.

The highlight of the day (for me) was the preachy, pseudo hippy collective who “poached” the ride. Eager to check the scene and talk to their ass clown buddies, but too cheap to pony up the $40 bones for a cause they (supposedly) embrace. Your typical ride a “townie” to the bar and drink PBR, but drive to the trailhead munching on Gorp crew of dipshits. They seem to be quite prevalent these-a-days. Stickin’ it to the man with bumper stickered Pathfinders (Free Tibet….even though I don’t know where it is, anti-something,….I’m totally uninformed about,…..favorite jamband,….which surely sucks) Et Al. Soapbox slumming in the most expensive town in the country…..Kind Veggie Burrito?....Grilled Cheese?…..Nugs?

Shake it off,

CO"

Where the hell the black lunged bird fits into the story, were still not sure.

Moving on. Everybody remember the saga of Weng Weng?
Well, Tina Bs come through in a big way (no pun intended) and actually found a copy of the movie.
There is a movie night in the works that will rival the first premiere of Star Wars.

Ill bring the tiny boxes of tiny pop corn.

Now more news of the dames at the games in from Marian.

"Yeah, there's women out there who read HTATBL. I'm one of 'em.

Perhaps you did not know this, but the Kern County women's stage race was the weekend and you were asking about the ladies, right?

Couple of gems:
1) Stella, who won the silver tiara at dinner Friday night, and was sent over the edge by a glass of wine, was getting friendly with the locals in Bakersfield. At a stoplight on the way back to the hotel from dinner, she waves to the rest of the team rolling on behind us in the lead car. The locals in the car stopped to our right gives the "What the hell are you all smoking?" look. Stella waves back. They point to her tiara. She points to their head. They laugh. See the picture."

2) Stella: "Nice sticker"
Me: "thanks. It's a drunkingham special."
Stella: "But he's not a vegan."
Me: "I wouldn't think so."
Stella: "And he's not a virgin."
Me: "Probably not."
Stella: "..."
Me: "Maybe two negatives make a positive?"
Laughter ensues.

And the sticker had a good showing at Kern, so congrats.

Good luck with that,
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Another video from headquarters. This entire sequence could very well have been shot at the last Swobo party. Except there were fewer bikinis.

What else have we got? Ummmmm.. Nothin.