First up, my man in the trunkettes has taken photobombing to a whole new level;

From The Bike Punk we got a shot entitled "sure, why the hell not?"

Then, a little while later Sarah wrote;

"Re: Two kinds of fans-
One has so much game that it makes his long curled rat-tail seem sexy. (Heraclio is an employee at my work, this shot taken at our holiday party for Sports Basement)

The other pic is so retarded that I refuse to believe this person lives in SF, and makes me embarrassed to be an American. (shot taken in the Richmond district-maybe the midwest of San Francisco?)"

I like Heraclio. He's got that whole "what? Me worry?" thing going, and as far as that car is concerned, I'm not going to go into it cause you guys will send me 'bah humbug' emails and call me Scrooge and stuff, and I just cant take that.
I'm very fragile around this time of year.
Anyway, moving on..

Here is a shot that CFO sent me last Spring of Tomac racing Flanders.
Uh, just to clarify.. the shot was sent to me last Spring, not taken. Duh?
Yeah, duh.

Say what you will about the man, but Tomac is a legend in every sense of the word.

And speaking of which, I will once again shoot off the flare for a call to arms for the 'Joe Parkin has nice hair, and A Dog in a Hat commemorative bike ride'. It's looking like it will be happening on Saturday, Febuary 7th, but concrete details will follow once I find out what Joe's scalp treatment schedule is.
It promises to be a fairly enjoyable, somewhat painful, and marginally star studded event.

Now it's time to make yourself a cup of tea, put your feet up, don your fez, and take in The Kaptain's Korner;

"...When one well runs dry, another taps a spring.

After seeing Stevil's previous post, I ask the question: Is there really ever a bad time to insert Slayer into a conversation or a situation? I really don't think so. Here in Portland, we're iced over and there's snow on the ground. Everything about getting around this town, since it's completely unprepared to deal with any arctic type weather, is treacherous. So, as I avoid my front brake like the plague, and see the panic stricken faces of other riders and motorists.......why not think of Slayer? I'll just hum this while making my way around. See? It fits!

If you are ever near a church, or for some silly reason find yourself having to go in one, then there's a Slayer song for that too.

I'm coming to realize that the whole world can, if you let it, incorporate Slayer in everyday comings and goings. And by goings I mean this.

So, if you find yourself with a case of the holiday blues, or just some general malaise, just dial up a little Slayer and get it going. Because you like to party."

I don't know about you, but I'm picking up what The Kaptain's laying down.

Now John sent this next email to me in May. It's been sitting in my inbox waiting for a proper time in which to bring it out and try it on.
- Might as well be today;

"Hey Stevil,

Check out the latest in high fashion cycling clothing, suitable for messengering, racing, or just casually cycling down to the river for a picnic and, perhaps, a leisurely punt down the river with your sweetie.

I think it's the purple knee socks that really bring the entire ensemble together.

My question is: Which Swobo bike should I ride to best complement the attire?

Best Regards,
John"

To answer your question, the best Swobo bike to ride while sporting that get up would most definately be all of them.
At once.

Oh, and you know I'd rock the hell out of one of those kits.
Especially The Stripe.
For that matter, that probably would be the gang colors of my crew, 'The Dandies'.
Our name might be soft, but our blades are cold, our spirits are hard, and we'll drink our half caf, double frap, low fat crapachinos out of these;

Across hill and dale you'll hear people say. "don't mess with The Dandies. They'll cut you, and then probably cry about it."

Ok, I'm pinching this one off. At this point you all are all blown out on Uncle Charlie's egg nog anyway.
We hope that everybody has a safe and sane Festivus, and well catch you some more as the days go by.

At this point, I don't really know what kind of schedule I'll be keeping on this piece, but I may take a couple days off and catch you all on Monday.

You know.. like Cameo says, "word up".