Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Steve McQueen Loved His Motorcycles
McQueen on his '41 Indian.
McQueen was a true aficionado of America's legendary motorcycle manufacturer, once driving 700 miles to view a rare 1915 model. He built up a collection of around 120 classic bikes.
McQueen pictured with Charles 'Red' Wolverton (r.) and (l.) Sammy 'Mr Indian' Pierce. Sammy Pierce was full-time restorer to Steve's vintage bike collection. 'Red' Wolverton, a top racer from the 20s and 30s, was flown by Steve to be able to ride one of his former bikes in Steve's collection one last time.
McQueen was a true aficionado of America's legendary motorcycle manufacturer, once driving 700 miles to view a rare 1915 model. He built up a collection of around 120 classic bikes.
McQueen pictured with Charles 'Red' Wolverton (r.) and (l.) Sammy 'Mr Indian' Pierce. Sammy Pierce was full-time restorer to Steve's vintage bike collection. 'Red' Wolverton, a top racer from the 20s and 30s, was flown by Steve to be able to ride one of his former bikes in Steve's collection one last time.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
I Got Comp'd...
at the lounge in the Lisbon airport. Love the mini sandwiches & custard tarts first thing in the morning.
Partido Comunista Portugués...Local Clubhouse
Unlike what happened in virtually all other European countries, the Portuguese Communist Party was not created as a result of a split in the Socialist Party. It was essentially set up by militants from the ranks of revolutionary trade-unionism and anarcho-syndicalism, who represented the most active, militant and revolutionary sections of Portugal’s working-class movement.
The party was founded in 1921 as the Portuguese section of the Communist International (Comintern). Made illegal after a coup in the late 1920s, the PCP played a major role in the opposition to the dictatorial regime of António de Oliveira Salazar.
Despite being less influential since the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, the party still enjoys popularity in large sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo and Ribatejo, and in the heavily industrialized areas around Lisbon and Setúbal.
The party was founded in 1921 as the Portuguese section of the Communist International (Comintern). Made illegal after a coup in the late 1920s, the PCP played a major role in the opposition to the dictatorial regime of António de Oliveira Salazar.
Despite being less influential since the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, the party still enjoys popularity in large sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo and Ribatejo, and in the heavily industrialized areas around Lisbon and Setúbal.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Seasick Steve's Blues
Watch Seasick Steve’s blues, that old man in a vest; listen to the story coming out of his long, white beard. When this American dude landed in Paris in the ‘70s with $10 in his pocket, several things saved his life: nights under bridges, police vans, women, alcohol, and, above all, his guitar and his blues. Look at this former hobo who behaves the same whether he’s in a room at the Hôtel Concorde in Paris, in the streets, or on a stage in front of some 65,000 people. I can picture him in front of his label’s executives (Warner) just as well as I can envision him in front of the guy who, years ago, sold him the worst guitar in the whole world. I can also picture him being as simply captivating as the time he laughed for a good fifteen minutes with the wild crowd of the ATP Festival because he broke a string and didn’t really know how to change it.
We could tell you "The amazing story of Seasick Steve, a poor man who became rich and famous thanks to his music", but he doesn’t need that. The first of his albums that Warner released was recorded in his kitchen with an old four-track. There’s no amazing story, there’s better: this white bluesman’s ballad in the world and in life. He performed both in the Parisian subway and at Glastonbury. Who knows what he’ll meet on the next corner? Anyway, he keeps a rhythm, and it’s this very rhythm that compels us to walk with him for hours. So we did just that on a May afternoon, immersed in Seasick Steve’s freedom.
Seasick Steve - A Take Away Show - Part 2 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
We could tell you "The amazing story of Seasick Steve, a poor man who became rich and famous thanks to his music", but he doesn’t need that. The first of his albums that Warner released was recorded in his kitchen with an old four-track. There’s no amazing story, there’s better: this white bluesman’s ballad in the world and in life. He performed both in the Parisian subway and at Glastonbury. Who knows what he’ll meet on the next corner? Anyway, he keeps a rhythm, and it’s this very rhythm that compels us to walk with him for hours. So we did just that on a May afternoon, immersed in Seasick Steve’s freedom.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Red Bull Helicopter Backflip
Yes, it does back flips. It is a Eurocopter BO-105 CBS 4 Twin engine helicopter. Stock model with a Rigid Rotor system, the fixed rotor is why it can do aerobatics.
www.redbullusa.com
www.redbullusa.com
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Alvor, Algarve
Alvor as a small fishing village is now a very popular holiday area. It lies west of Portimao in the Algarve region of Portugal. It's narrow, cobbled streets and it quaint way of life have kept the developments away.
This is what the tourist enjoy most about this village.
In most of the streets you will find all different types of restaurants, bars and craft shops. Most of the bars have live music. Bolan Bar being one of my favorites and the best place to sample a caipirinha.
Alvor faces the Lagos bay with it long sandy beach witch has a number of small coves under the cliffs.
The village is surrounded with well known Hotels and apartments. Alvor is only 70 Kms from Faro Airport.
Sagres + End of the Old World
The Sagres Point (Ponta de Sagres, Portuguese pronunciation) is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal.
Often referred to as the end of the world by early sailors as the left Europe for the open sea.
Often referred to as the end of the world by early sailors as the left Europe for the open sea.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Moto GP Track in Portimao
The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is a 4.692 km (2.915 mi) race circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. With a total cost of €195 million (approximately $250 million), the project includes a karting track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments.
The track will host the 2009 Le Mans series - 1000Km of Algarve on August 1-2nd 2009. The Algarve racetrack in Portugal will host the third round of the season. All teams and drivers, discovering a new layout, will contest on equal terms for this Le Mans Series round to be one of the first international competitions on this brand new circuit. The particularity of this round: it will be a night race!
The track will host the 2009 Le Mans series - 1000Km of Algarve on August 1-2nd 2009. The Algarve racetrack in Portugal will host the third round of the season. All teams and drivers, discovering a new layout, will contest on equal terms for this Le Mans Series round to be one of the first international competitions on this brand new circuit. The particularity of this round: it will be a night race!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Running With The Bulls
It is not easy to understand why a full-grown man would climb into a ring, look a bull in the eye and dare it to charge him. But stranger things have been done in the name of "tradition."
Source: The Toronto Star
Source: The Toronto Star
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