Ice Cold

when i posted about having a hybrid tahoe as one of my hidden dreams, i had no clue the reality could be so close. i guess the good folks at GM do read this blog.

"The Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon will be the first GM vehicles powered by the newly developed hybrids, Tom Stephens, GM's group vice president for powertrains, said in a statement.

The Tahoe and Yukon hybrids are scheduled to debut in 2007, when Toyota has said it hopes sales of its hybrid models total several hundred thousand worldwide."

needless to say there will be a white Z71 for sale sometime in 2007.

autoblog -> newsday

Posted by at 9:20 AM | Permalink

but how much fun is ebay. i have been buying random shit for 3 weeks. got some stuff for my bow, AND...

some wicked sweet redneck belt buckles!!!

see the antlers on the outside?

note the limited edition jim beam VIRGINIA buckle. how sweet is that!

Posted by at 1:21 PM | Permalink

this past weekend Stephanie's brother Scott was thrown one hell of a birthday party. the atmosphere could be summed up as an adult themed kids party. some of the highlights.

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mechanical bull
beer pong tourney
liquer bottle filled pinata

it is about 4 days later. my knuckels and ankles are just starting to regrow the skin i wore of on the bull. they wear gloves and chaps for a reason.

speaking of bull riding, take a look at Jr. (aka Dusty Chandler Lane Frost)
nice extension...

Posted by at 12:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i followed a student driver down waxpool this morning on my way to work. she annoyingly followed all of the rules of the road. when i expected her to choke at the 4 way stop (where no one knows when they are supposed to go, EVER) she handled her self beautifully. that was until...

she mistook the shoulder as a second lane. yeah she went ahead and created her own lane. in her defense it was a large shoulder, but come on. when someone finally pointed it out she simply signaled and came back on over to the place where normal people drive.

think she will pass?

reminds me of a story about my "behind the wheel" experience. i had learned to drive one of the most difficult vehicles off the bat. my dads 82 Toyota 4wd pickup. 33" tires (not lifted mind you, fenders knocked in with a hammer to allow the tires to clear), no power steering, stick (which when you were in gear you could still move like it was in neutral). i was a skinny kid and turning that thing on those tires was a bitch, that was if you could find any one of the low gears in that gearbox (seriously though, put a baseball bat in an empty 5 gallon bucket, that is what this gearbox felt like).

aaaaanyway, point of that, i learned on a stick. i had never driven an automatic. day one of my behind the wheel i hopped in, buckled up, checked mirrors, and backed out of the driveway. force of habit, grabbed the gear selector and pushed it forward (1st gear in my head) and hit the gas. very loud roar of the engine and we were not going anywhere.

apparently all the way forward in an auto is park. i know that now.

Posted by at 8:31 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

is it possible that it has become more "cool" to be a non-smoker than a smoker nowadays?

i think so. and so, just as i jumped on the smoking train to be cool back in the day, i am jumping off to be cool now. in all seriousness though, i have tried in the past and succeeded (if you can succeed in quitting more than once?), quitting for a couple months at a time. one major difference though, i still chewed snuff back then. this time i am going to attempt to cut all ties to nicotine. that being said, i am laying down some ground rules for myself here, in hopes that you all will help enforce them.

1. no cigarettes at all
2. no dip as a replacement for cigarettes*
3. cigars are ok as long as there is no inhalation

* i am allowing myself to dip on occasion, but not when a smoking urge arises.

examples of non-acceptable dip occasions: (driving, watching TV, work, in a bar, any non redneck social occasion)

it is coming up on 2 weeks since i stopped. in those 2 weeks i have had a total of 3 puffs on a cigarette (all 3 puffs were consecutive and at the motley crue concert), and one pinch of snuff (cutting wood). i really dont miss it too much though. i have some cravings, and really bad headaches for awhile, but now i am just maintaining.

lets see how long i last with the cool crowd.

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went to the Motley Crue show on saturday night at the Nissan Pavillion, and i must say, it kicked major ass. allow me to go over some highlights of the show.

this was a true to form rock show. complete with carnival theme, face paint, midgets, strippers, powertools, motorcycles, fire, and bombs. a true delight for the eyes and the ears.

opened up with a midget dressed up like a troll and went straight into Shout at the Devil. vince, nikki, and tommy had more than enough energy to get the rockstar vibe, mic on the other hand did not move too much. he has some kind of spine disease and did not appear to be as spry. i actually suspect that it was not mic playing at all, rather another guy dressed in black leather, platform boots, tophat with skull, and facepaint.

so after being pumped up by the opening song, they went into some real old shit that i did not know. the hoovers informed me later that they were good songs, i disagree, they about lost me for an entire set.

then we get ahold of the setlist and a ray of light shined down from above onto those songs in the last set.

lets look a bit closer and analize this playlist.

there was a short break after Live Wire and Girls Girls Girls which i assume was for some shots, bang a couple of the strippers and get ol mic a quick transfusion.

all the songs where pyro was used have been marked so no one pulls an ODB and takes a blast to the face.

the drum solo was awesome. they hoisted tommy up by wire to one of two drum sets above the crowd. then he would proceed to fly by wire from one to another above the roaring fans. this drum solo was basically put in so that the other members could have another break and prop ol mic back up.

then came the titty cam. this is kinda self explanitory. nikki had a cam corder hooked up to the jumbo tron and girls exposed themselves to the audiance. yeah, that was cool.

and my personal favorite, beside Kickstart My Heart is a note that says simply "ton of crap". they basically threw everything they had at us at that point.

we left before the encore. dwayne says i should have stayed.

Posted by at 9:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

let tucker have his comic book toys! this is straight dashboard art.

in case you want one, you can get them below:
Bobble Head Buck
Bobble Head Turkey

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