Lexus RX 350 Pebble Beach Edition

Lexus showed up in Chicago with two special edition cars from a different time in a different state. Lexus has been making limited edition vehicles for the Pebble Beach glitterati since 2003, which up to now has always been a Lexus SC 430 unveiled at the concours' Vogue fashion show. This year marks the first time the line has expanded beyond the hardtop coupe, and the RX 350 gets its chance to try on a swanky paint job and some of them there special features. In case you're wondering what color that is, it's Truffle Mica -- but it comes in two others, in case speckly fungus isn't exactly your flavor. Buyers will even get to choose from three packages that come with the special edition -- which would make them even more special.

Some Dude From “American Pie:Band Camp”

Has made a movie musical about Barack Obama killing vampires.

In the flick, the vampire-fighting Obama, played by newcomer Justin Sherman (”The Man Who Couldn’t”) struggles to persuade the Ivy League vampire society that “opposing political philosophies can coexist or else the society may transform Obama to the dark side.” Oh, and along the way you get to see some dancing Harvard student vampires.

Lawson described the film as a mixture of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video and “Jesus Christ Superstar,”

There’s a significant plot problem here: if its a law review he belongs to (particularly the Harvard law review) his own group and the group of Ivy League vampires may not be mutually exclusive.

Wendy Vo

Wendy Vo was born on July 20,1999 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wendy has been studying music since age 4 and composing her own music since age 5. Wendy Vo (Vo Thi Ngoc Diem) speaks 11 languages! They are Vietnamese, English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Cantonese and Portuguese.

In this video, Wendy Vo speaks Hindi, Vietnamese and plays a song she has just composed.

You can listen to her music (4 songs) at http://www.showcaseyourmusic.com/wendyvo. It is amazing!

Wendy Vo is an 8 year-old Vietnamese-American. Wendy was chosen by the prestigious Forbes magazine as one of America' 10 young role models. (Go to forbes.com , search for wendy vo, click on 10 role models and wait for Wendy picture to appear)

Blow Energy Drink

Blow Energy Drink A news report on a new energy drink that is powdered and in a vial. It ships with a mirror and a credit card. Yeah, this isn't going to end well.

Washington caucus vs primary

This whole situation is confusing to many people and i include myself in this group. for me it starts knowing we do not declare party in this state. the primary came about as a result of an initiative. the Democratic party selection of their delegates to the nominating convention does not use the results of the primary. this decision is made by Democrats from all over the state, as it was this spring in Bellingham when they met. the parties choose how they select delegates. it is as grassroots as it gets. the caucus is a chance to meet with Democrats in my community and mix it up. as i was trying to get my 82 yr old mother to go to her republican caucus she was not to interested until i told her she could go as an undecided. she said, "you mean people would be trying to win me over" yep mom, eye ball to eye ball. and i pointed out if no one was convincing she could remain undecided. as the Democrats in Michigan are urging democrats to vote in their upcoming primary if their candidate is not on the ballot.
anyway i want the people, who care enough to suit up, saddle up the SUV and show up once every four years to pick the nomimee for my party. and i want everyone to vote in the general election.

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own is a 1992 film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It starred Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna and Lori Petty. It was adapted by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele, and was directed by Penny Marshall.

1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Recap

1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Chronology

By the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National season, the transition from big to small engines was complete. All cars were equipped with the same-size engines and the restrictor plates were gone. With a standard set of rules, stability had gained a foothold within the NASCAR kingdom. Despite smaller fields of competition, NASCAR Winston Cup racing was getting more television time as well. You can learn about the events of the 1975 season in the following article, from season highlights to the year's final standings, all packed with plenty of photos.

January, 1975

NASCAR announces a new points system, the fourth different method of distributing points in the last five years. For the first time in NASCAR history, each race will carry an equal points value throughout the season.

NASCAR Image Gallery

Flames erupt from the engine of Ramo Stott's #83 Chevrolet as it slides through the turn in the Winston 500. Marty Robbins' Dodge skidded into the side of Stott's car, and, in turn, was hit squarely in the door by the onrushing Chevrolet manned by James Hylton. Miraculously, all three drivers escaped uninjured.

February 16, 1975: Daytona 500

Benny Parsons takes the lead three laps from the finish and wins the Daytona 500 when leader David Pearson spins on the backstretch. Parsons comes from the 32nd starting position to claim the upset win and the biggest victory of his career.

April 13, 1975: Rebel 500

Bobby Allison, running two laps behind with 40 laps to go, scrambles back into contention and rides to a narrow victory in the Rebel 500 at Darlington. A crash involving David Pearson and Benny Parsons opens the door for Allison, who edges Darrell Waltrip by a car length at the finish line.

Veteran J.D. McDuffie's #70 Chevrolet runs beside rookie Carl Adams in the July 4 Daytona Firecracker 400. McDuffie was injured in a multicar crash in the Daytona 500 and was forced to miss several races while on the mend. McDuffie finished 22nd in the race, while Adams brought his Ford home in the ninth spot.

May 4, 1975: Winston 500

Buddy Baker ends his two-year drought by winning the Winston 500 at Talladega. Baker's Bud Moore Ford finishes a car length in front of ­runner-up David Pearson.

May 10, 1975: Music City USA 420

Darrell Waltrip racks up his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National victory with a two-lap triumph in the Music City USA 420 at his hometown Nashville Speedway. Benny Parsons comes home second with Coo Coo Marlin third.

Darrell Waltrip's #17 Chevy chases Richard Petty's Dodge in a 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National event. Waltrip drove his self-owned Chevy Laguna in 17 races before he was signed to drive for the DiGard team in August. Waltrip's first career win came on May 10 at his hometown, Nashville, in his own car. It was Waltrip's 50th career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National start.

May 25, 1975: World 600

Richard Petty scores his first victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway since winning a 100-mile qualifying race in 1961 with a resounding win in the World 600. Dale Earnhardt makes his first NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National start, ­finishing 22nd in a Dodge owned by Ed Negre.

August 16, 1975: Talladega 500

Buddy Baker noses out Richard Petty in a photo finish to win the Talladega 500, an event marred by the death of DeWayne "Tiny" Lund. Lund is involved in a multicar crash on the seventh lap.

Pole-sitter #88 Donnie Allison takes the green flag at the start of the 17th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 16, followed closely by David Pearson and Buddy Baker. Allison only led the opening lap and eventually fell out with engine problems. Pearson was headed to victory when he spun off the backstretch with less than three laps remaining. Benny Parsons came from his 32nd starting spot to win NASCAR's crown-jewel event.

September 14, 1975: Delaware 500

Richard Petty overcomes a six-lap deficit and edges Dick Brooks to win the Delaware 500 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Petty's Dodge snaps a tie rod that requires a lengthy pit stop to repair. Petty gets back onto the lead lap with a late caution and outruns Brooks and Benny Parsons in the final laps.

September 28, 1975: Old Dominion 500

Journeyman Dave Marcis drives a Dodge to his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National victory in the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speed­way. Marcis passes Benny Parsons with 40 laps to go and scores a three-second victory.

Bobby Allison's Matador snakes its way through the "esses" on Riverside's road course on the way to victory in the Jan. 19 season opening Winston Western 500. Allison was the class of the field in the 500-miler, leading all but 18 of the 191 laps. Richard Petty, seen here chasing Allison, fell out of contention when he backed into the wall on the 33rd lap. Petty lost 19 laps in the pits while repairs were made to his Dodge, but he still managed to finish seventh.

October 12, 1975

Darrell Waltrip gives the DiGard Racing team its first NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National win in the 500-lapper at Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway.

November 23, 1975: Los Angeles Times 500

Buddy Baker bags his fourth win of the season with a decisive triumph in the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Richard Petty takes his sixth NASCAR championship by a 722-point margin over Dave Marcis.

See the next section for the full standings of the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National season.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Buy For Me the Rain / I’ll Search the Sky

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Greetings all.
I hope everyone has been digging on ‘The Party’, and if you haven’t yet given it a listen, you ought to give it a try. I can assure you that as soon as I find the time, there will be more like it coming up. I have the 45s pulled out for new garage punk, freakbeat and psyche podcasts. I just need to get them all digi-ma-tized and mix-o-fied for your delectation.
So…it’s been a week, and I can’t very well leave you hanging for that long without packing something tasty for my return.
If you’ve heard of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, in all likelihood it’s probably due to their most famous record, their cover of Jerry Jeff Walker’s ‘Mr. Bojangles’, or from their return to prominence as a country band in the 1980’s.
Naturally – as is often the case hereabouts, especially when referencing an unlikely sounding candidate like the NGDB – there is of course a hidden chapter in their past; so, in the words of a mythical TV bluesman, “Want to hear it? Here it is!”
I had no idea about the early years of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band until many years ago, when someone (maybe a primitive version of the E channel) was rebroadcasting truncated episodes of either ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ or ‘Laugh In’ (I can’t remember which). It was in one such episode that they included a short, basically anti-war film that used as its soundtrack a perfectly wonderful song that I had never heard before. Of course I started looking for it instantly, and a relatively short time later (as this was some time before they had all the tubes screwed into the interwebs) I found out that the song was ‘Buy for Me the Rain’ and the singers thereof were the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Well….I started digging, and some time in the course of the next few years I found OG copies of their first three albums, ‘The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’ (1967), ‘Ricochet’ (later in 1967) and ‘Rare Junk’ (1968). Once I gave them all a spin or two I realized that I had come across a lost treasure of sorts.
Though these albums contain many tunes that betray the NGDB’s jug band origins, they also included a number of absolutely stellar examples of mid-60’s Californiana, mixing equal parts Sunshine Pop, country rock and Beatle-esque touches of nascent psychedelia to create some beautiful pop music.
The NGDB was originally formed in 1965, with one of its founding members being a teenaged Jackson Browne, who – though he would leave the band before they recorded a note – would contribute several excellent songs to their records including ‘Shadow Dream Song’ and ‘These Days’ (a song that Browne would record with his then girlfriend Nico in 1967). After Browne was replaced by John McCuen, the NGDB was signed to Liberty records and released their self-titled debut in early 1967. During this period the members of the NGDB were sharing a house with members of an up and coming group called the Hourglass. A few years later, two brothers from that group (who just happened to be named Duane and Gregg) would form the Allman Brothers band.
The vaguely baroque ‘Buy for Me the Rain’ appeared on that album. Opening with harpsichord and strings (the string chart is my favorite part of the record) ‘Buy for Me the Rain’, though only a very minor hit, remains one of my fave records of the era.
‘Search the Sky’, with its Beatle-y rhythm, harpsichord and fantastic harmony vocals appeared on their second LP ‘Ricochet’. ‘Search the Sky’ is another perfect example of the kind of sounds emanating from LA at the time. Certainly there are tons of records with a similar sound created by much more obscure bands (one I’ll post I the next few weeks) , but few are as perfectly executed as those by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
A year after these LPs, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band would appear in the film ‘Paint Your Wagon’, providing the film with its musical high note, which was unfortunately insufficient to make up for singing by Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin.
Interestingly enough, the 2008 edition of the NGDB includes three key members of their 1967 line up, Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden and John McCuen.
While the original LPs aren’t terribly rare (I haven’t seen many copies in the field, but when I do they aren’t too pricey) there’s a great reissue of the first UK LP by the NGDB that combines the best tracks from ‘Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’ and ‘Ricochet’ entitled ‘Pure Dirt’.

Billy Hayes Gets the 411 on Racing Panheads

Billy Hayes Interviews Bandit on racing on the great white salt flats and getting the land speed record using a panhead.

Checkout Bandit’s attire, he gets his style tips from New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Reichen Lehmkuhl Has It All

Born Richard Allen Lehmkuhl, Reichen is best know for winning season four of the US game show ‘Amazing Race’ with his then partner Chip Arndt. He is, basically, what you would call an all American hunk. He’s been in the Air Force where he rose to the rank of Captain before leaving and has since been ...

Comedian Ahmed Ahmed On Tour With Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show

In 2005, comedian Ahmed Ahmed joined 3 other comics from Los Angeles' Comedy Store on tour in Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show. They sped through 30 shows in 30 days through the heartland from Dallas to Atlanta to Louisville to Chicago. Ouch.

Fast forward to today - they filmed Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show and turned it into a sort of documentary cum concert movie, though not quite like Eddie Murphy Raw.

It's not all fun and laughter. Don't forget that comedy's roots lie in tragedy. The soft-spoken Ahmed Ahmed riffs on being Arabic after 9/11 and describes getting arrested at an airport just because he's there. The Egyptian-born comic does a hilarious routine on his problems with airport security and having the same name as a wanted terrorist, frankly admits that he capitalizes on his ethnicity. Exploitation of this material requires courage and the breaking of unspoken taboos. In between his stand-up routines, he said, "Fifteen minutes of validation is what we look forward to in our lives."

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Yapta.com - Your Amazing Personal Travel Assistant

Yapta is the site that will save you money on your next purchase of flight tickets. So often, you either hear about a deal on tickets someone else got that you missed by not checking the airline site two days before, or you buy your ticket, only to find out that had you waited a few more days, you could have saved yourself a lot of money on your purchase because of the random deal the airline posted afterward. This is where Yapta comes in. They allow you to monitor the various trips you are interested in to keep updated on when the prices drop, so that you know when to go in and purchase the tickets at the lowest cost to you. If you´ve already bought tickets, they can also help to save you money by notifying you when you become applicable for a refund on your ticket based on a recent price drop. Either way, you can´t go wrong using a service whose goal is to save you money on generally pricey flight tickets.

Rocking Horse Cafe

Rocking Horse Cafe is a uniquely elegant voice of New York with a warm Mexican accent and offers serious food in a casual environment.

Designed to evoke the spirit of Rocking Horse's contemporary menu, the restaurant's modern sleekness and bold blocks of color are warmed by Mexican-inspired works of art. Delightful innovative dishes as well as contemporary treatments of the classics are the basis for the pre-Columbian inspired menu.

The lively, seductively lit bar features signature margaritas made with the finest artisan-produced tequilas in Mexico. A retractable front wall allows for open-air dining and a prime view of the happenings on Eighth Avenue, Chelsea's energetic "Main Street".

Airline ticket tracker Yapta given tech industry award

Yapta Inc., an online travel shopping service, was named the 2008 Consumer Product or Service of the Year by the Washington Technology Industry Association.

Yapta, which tracks airline ticket pricing for leisure and business travelers, was co-founded by Brett Allsop of Bellingham in 2006.

Travelers can track airfare prices from most major airline Web sites and be alerted when the price of a specific flight drops.

The company Web site (yapta.com) was launched in May 2007 and has helped travelers bookmark more than $200 million worth of flight itineraries and alerted them to approximately $23 million in potential airfare savings, according to a company press release.

The company, based in Seattle, operates a customer service department out of Bellingham.

The Washington Technology Industry Association was founded in 1984 and has more than 1,000 member companies representing more than 100,000 employees.

More information about the association can be found at www.washingtontechnology.org.