Um... I guess these qualify as sports...

[OLD CT]

Preakness Stakes today, WAHOOOO!!! If me beloved mum were still alive, she'd certainly pick Stradivari, but moi, I gotta go with Exaggerator, that horse has my name all over it, LOL. :horse:

Awesome sailing yesterday, plenty o' breeze and heller action, but today I'm stiff and sore, so I'm just gonna catch up on laundry, drink a few beers and watch the Preakness. More on sailing later... :flypig:

Hey, OLD CT, here's your Preakness pick at the gate: :deadhorse:

Three days later: ainkiller:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :19:

Here's yours! :llama: and this is mine! :bolt:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

HaHa, you're traveling in the wrong direction... :13:

Hey, I'm watching a program on the AC World Series on the Hudson... surprisingly, there have been no emergency plane landings across the course, LOL. :41:

These AC cats are quick enough to dodge the inbound (or waterbound) plane, AYE??? Might have to tack away, or alter course in some other fashion, but meh, no worries... :27:

Okay, I'm back to these races on the Hudson, the onboard camera shots are primo, and Bulletproof Red69 would like the scenery with the shots of Lower Manhattan and the Metro Jersey Side, LOL... :43:

Hey, Red69, if you catch this post in time, go to 7/39, yeah?

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Okay, had to post that for Red69, but Team New Zealand just pulled out a victory, with the help of a favorable wind shift or two, LOL. Anyway, I'm gonna watch the World of X Games next, maybe there'll be some cool skating, a little prelude to the Preakness later, 10??? Boy, these aerial shots of Manhattan are pretty good, that place must be a PITA for pilots with all the air traffic involved... like gridlock on the 405, LOL. :43:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

BMX Park, that'll work, LOL... Channel 10, Boyz!!!

Edit: Oh, h£ll, we gots a little of everything in this one, including the Big Air ramp, WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!

Edit #2: Hey, RacerX!!! I wanna see ya pullin' whips like the circus performers in this X Games program, LOL.

Oh, yeah, and ya gotta do those whips on yer MONKEYBIKE, BWAHAHAHAHA!!! And they'd better be STYLISH!!!

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Holy F#%, "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" on TCM, WOOOOOOHOOOOO!!! :41:

Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, and a whole heap of other good actors... :30:

Not a bad flick to watch before the Preakness, AYE??? And if it runs DURING the Preakness pre-race bull$h!t, guess which programming wins??? LOL. :13:

At least during the commercials... not to mention the fact that my bro called me and said there are lookie-loos/slash/tire kickers coming today at 1400. :common001:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Exaggerator, Baby!!!

 

[OLD CT]

:horse: :whip: :rapture:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Ya gotta admit, it was one heckuva race in all that slop... :13:

Too bad I'm not a gambling man (except when riding my FrankenBike)... :30:

Could've made a fortune, 10??? :4:

Of course, had I bet dollar one on Exaggerator, he would've been dead last, LOL. :35:

Never was any good at gambling... :7:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Looking forward to the racing this weekend... gonna be awesome racing, I feel it in my blood. :41:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Man, what a dominant performance by Martin Truex, Jr., guess he wanted to win this Coke 600, LOL.

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Got my second wind, now I'm watching "AERIAL AMERICA"---fast becoming one of my favorite programs, the aerial shots are amazing! In the last segment on the Great Plains, they flew directly over Devils Tower in Wyoming, looking straight down the sheer sides of that bad boy. I actually looked into paying a local guide to climb it with me, but between the $600 or $700 guide fee and the recommended stay in the climbing lodge, the cost runs up to around $1000, which is a bit "steep" for my blood, LOL [bad pun, I know]. Maybe I can find some (financially) broked!ck climbers in the parking lot and sling 'em a C-note to pull the ascent, thereby saving $900. Real climbers, LOL, the kind who can send 5.14d routes while hammered, but who don't have a sawbuck between 'em, BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! When I show up, I'll be like money from home, LOL. :13:

Damn, these aerial shots of The Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota are AWESOME, there's some good climbing there too... excellent climbing, in fact. I may have to add that venue to my list of destinations, I already plan to go back to Devils Tower, and that's not far from The Needles. "SOLD!!!" LOL. Damn, I can't WAIT to make this trip of mine... I wish I were already on it, but I'm confident the house will sell here shortly, so I'll soon be on my way, WAHOOOO!!! Hey, I also looked into climbing guide service on the Grand Teton, Exum Route, but it's the same story, $1000 all told, if not more... cripes, when did rock climbing become a rich man's sport?!? Jeez, I reckon I'll do the same thing there, find where the REAL CLIMBERS hang out and hook up with some old school locals who've climbed the Grand Teton a hundred times. :41:

Alright, back to "AERIAL AMERICA" and all the pretty scenery, LOL.

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Up for real now, watching the Ten O'Clock News... and reading some hilarious NYC C/L "Rants & Raves" (utter lunacy, LOL). I mean SERIOUSLY, where else can you read a post titled, "PLUNGE A KNIFE, SAVE A LIFE"---about killing vampires with blades rather than stakes through their hearts, BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Damn, those fooliots are smokin' the GOOD $H!T, 10-4??? Plus you can see the variant spelling of "LEWWW-ZZZZEERRS!!!" Must be a Manhattan thing, LOL. Bulletproof Red69, is that YOU doing that hilarious number??? Or is OLD CT crossing the Hudson??? :13: Okay, back to my cheesy corporate media and some more C/L posts, beer in hand, WOOHOO!!! Later, some heller grinds, LOL. CIAO, YOUSE HEE-ROES!!!

 

[OLD CT]

Hmm, so how can you be so sure the losers are from Manhattan? Last time I checked anyone can post on any particular rant and rave. Which I wouldn't bother to read. Heck, they may even be from ''the land of fruits and nuts''!
California.. BWAHAHAHAAHHAA!!!!!!!

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Which I wouldn't bother to read.

R U KIDDING??? Those posts are cheap entertainment... LOL. :41:

Edit: That's the "Socialist Republik of KaliMexiFornia" to you, 10-4??? :26:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

"Gasp... croak... WATER!!!" :deadhorse:

Well, Boyz, I survived the holiday weekend... I think. Hard to tell, I still feel like I'm six feet under, 10-4??? And now I'm trying to find the motivation to trim those goddam hedges out front, the things are positively unruly... and I'm not feeling the excitement when it comes to trimming, LOL. Meh, once I get started I'll knock 'em out, it's just the "getting started" part that's difficult. I was hoping the house would sell beforehand and somebody else would inherit the problem, but that's not the case, though we have more lookie-loos & tire kickers scheduled for this week, and we're really close to selling the place, I reckon. 'Bout time too, this stupid sale business is holding up my Wild West Monkeybike Tour, dammit!!!

ALRIGHT, YOUSE CRUSTY MINI DEMONS O' DIRT & MONKEYBIKING HEE-ROES!!! I'M OFF TO TACKLE THIS BULL$H!T... HASTA LA VISTA, PINCHE GRINGO FOOLIO... ER, I MEAN MUCHACHOS!!! :30:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Well, Boyz, I took a little trip to Backache City today... spent about four nonstop hours trimming those hedges, and now I'm feeling it, LOL. The hedges along one sidewalk aren't that bad, more like a series of bushes to trim, but the Natal Plum on the other sidewalk, that thing is a BEAST!!! :43: I ain't jokin' either, my hedge clippers are sharp and I spray WD-40 on the blades at regular intervals, but the hedge itself is TOUGH, like the branches are made of Kevlar or steel cable, LOL. Ya hafta hunker down to cut the lower reaches too, and that's how the backache begins, 10-4???

Hopefully that will be the LAST time I ever hafta cut that evil hedge; I was hoping the house would sell before I had to cut it, but no dice yet, and the free "Concerts in the Park" started this weekend, so I trimmed the hedges as usual to keep folks from snagging clothing, wagons, etc., on the branches overhanging the sidewalks. I should've wised up and used a goddam chainsaw, but I felt like being a hero in the yard today, so I brought the backache upon myself. Once I relocate to my new spread, I'm gonna do all my yard work & hedge trimming with NAPALM & FRIGGIN' AGENT ORANGE, LOL...

"HEDGE CLIPPERS?!? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING HEDGE CLIPPERS" :30:

KA-BOOOOOOOOOM!!! [Insert defoliant plane pass sound effects here] Problem solved. :41:

Anyway, when I first came in from the yard work, and before I grabbed a second shower, I drank a tall glass of my special thirst-quenching cooler: half OJ and half Squirt grapefruit soda, aye??? Works like gangbusters to kick @$$ on thirst, don'tcha know??? About as well as homemade lemonade, which was another option, but I would've had to go pick the lemons and whatnot... after the hedges, I was DONE playing the field hand, too much stoop labor already, 10??? So I went with the OJ/Squirt number, not a bad combo when you're heller thirsty. However, now that I'm cleaned up and relaxing for a bit, I'm enjoying the LAST QUART O' BEER left over from the holiday weekend. Tomorrow, I get another C-note and resupply, but this tall beer is IT for today, LOL, which is why I'm enjoying the h£ll out of it.

ALRIGHT, YOUSE HEROES, I'M GONNA FINISH POUNDING MY BEER, THEN I'M GONNA MAKE SOME CUSTOM CHICKEN SALAD FOR SANDWICHES, WOOHOO!!! AFTER THAT, A RESTORATIVE NAP MAY BE IN ORDER, ALONG WITH SOME QUALITY TIME WITH THE KITTEHS... :8:

I STILL MISS WINGNUT, THAT POOR LITTLE DEVIL. HE'S PROBABLY LIVING LARGE IN A GODDAM MANSION ON OCEAN BOULEVARD, THE BLASTED VARMINT, BUT I MISS HIM ALL THE SAME. BY RIGHTS, HE SHOULD BE COMING WITH ME TO MY NEW COUNTRY SPREAD... :12:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Holy Guacamole!!! That chicken salad sandwich was excellent, and filling too... I actually made two big ol' sandwiches for dinner, but it only took one to fill me up, even though I was hungry after all that yard work. Maybe the quart o' milk I drank with the first sandwich had something to do with it, LOL. I wrapped the second sandwich for tomorrow, maybe I'll style out a friend with it, I have plenty of the chicken salad mix left. Anyway, y'all catch a break, I'm crashing early tonight, perhaps I'll read a book till I fall asleep. Mañana, the bike carburetor gets redone, WOOHOO!!! Later this week, sailing "The Fish!!!" Alright, I'm outta here, color me gone, ADIOS, YOUSE MONKEYBIKING HEROES!!!

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Ah, another glorious day in the 'hood, this seaside freakin' ghetto... [insert Sergio Leone ricochet effects here]... where shots fired are masked by the roar of traffic, go figure. :13: I'm still trippin' on the fact that Bulletproof Red69 spent all those years in NYC, dude must be made of Kevlar, LOL. :41: H£ll, I barely survived a two-day visit to NYC, partying the whole time while playing the tourist. :43: Fun time though, the boat rides were spectacular, even aboard the Staten Island Ferry, which was free in those days and recommended by a local. :30: Good timing too, I crossed back over to Manhattan at sunset, with the Statue of Liberty backlit by the setting sun... an awesome sight. :77: Okay, gotta go water the yards before today's lookie-loos & tire kickers arrive, then a fast resupply run prior to tackling that carburetor. :4: Of course, I may get sidetracked by a planned visit to friends who live near WallyWorld, that has been known to happen once or twice in my lifetime, 10-4??? :19:

HASTA LUEGO, YOUSE MONKEYBIKING HEROES!!! STAY COOL AS ALWAYS!!! WOOHOO!!!

 

[Coastal Redneck]

A "Like" from OLD CT, WOOHOO!!! Praise from Caesar, Boyz!!! LOL... no worries, hand, I still love ya!!! :43:

Never did get to that carburetor yesterday, started having too much fun with old friends down in Imperial Beach (a.k.a. Venereal Beach, LOL). :13:

So I'm on it today, just as soon as this lookie-loo/tire kicker inspects the house at 1100. No worries, I made the full resupply run yesterday, so I'm looking good as far as food & beer go, 10-4??? :41:

Once this tire-kicking j@ckhole is done, I can pull out the bike and get busy on that carb. Hey, which outfit is best for buying a new carb, CHP? Or..? What about Honda dealerships, are they a rip-off compared to the other guys? Probably so, I reckon. :39:

Dramatic weather change here, from thick marine layer yesterday morning to bright blue skies today... with my uncanny Gypsy ability to foretell the future, I predict a bad@$$ voyage aboard "The Fish" in short order. Oh, yeah, and some cold beers too, LOL. :common001:

ALRIGHT, YOUSE CRUSTY MINI DEMONS O' DIRT & MONKEYBIKING HEROES, HAVE A GOOD DAY WHEREVER YOU ARE!!! OLD CT EXCEPTED... AIN'T NO FUN TO BE FOUND IN THE SLAMMER, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! DAMN. :19:

 

[Coastal Redneck]

Holy Cow!!! These tire kickers who visited today might actually buy the house, they spent an hour going over stuff and checking every angle, LOL. Unlike the greedy investor groups who have to clear at least $1/2M on every flip, this couple was very nice and they want to live here, as opposed to flipping the joint. One thing about this ol' beach cottage, it's in a damned good location with regard to the rest of town... I always stress the fact that new owners can be on the bridge in minutes, while the park, library, schools, shopping, golf course, etc., are all 1-3 blocks away, the bay and beach 5-6 blocks away, walking or bicycling distance. Hey, if it weren't for the lying greaseball cops and my personal lack of heller money, I'd stay here myself, BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Meh, probably not, because it's still Ground Zero half a dozen times over, according to Joel Skousen, so bring on Utah!!! Or parts of New Mexico!!! Or parts of West Texas!!! I like Utah, with hundreds of miles of riding trails right near my new home, and Lake Powell for boating, WAHOO!!! Boy, we have a nice little heat wave going on here, I'm just having a tall cold one before I go wrench on the FrankenBike. Mañana, I go sailing to beat the heat, and there's nice breeze today so hopefully tomorrow is even better. Alright, youse heroes, back to trashin' around the freakin' Interwebs while I drink my beer, "C'MON???" OLD CT, you're STILL a knucklehaid, but you're a FIVE-STAR KNUCKLEHAID, "10-DASH-FO'???" No worries, mate, I'll take a hit o' ridiculous nuclear chronic here shortly in your honor, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!