Love those Niners!!!

What a way to close out the last regular season game to ever be played on the hallowed grounds of Candlestick Park.  Just when it looked like all hope was lost, the 'stick had one more dose of magic for the 49er faithful.  Way to do your predecessors proud Niners!!  If you didn't get a chance to see the play, here it is in slow motion.  I love the fact that Bowman is running right in front of the 49ers sideline so you can see the emotion from the players and coaches.  Candlestick park will always hold a special place in my heart, but I look forward to seeing them play in their new stadium which will be an open air stadium with a natural turf field, just like the Stick!!  GO NINERS!!!!

http://www.49ers.com/video/videos/Bowman-Seals-Candlesticks-Legacy/670bb5b3-ec42-49aa-898f-ee60a90d80ec

Atomic Pop at Neumos

Fun show last night at Neumos.  First photo is us just hanging out backstage in our green room about 1/2 hour before the show.  2nd photo was taken sometime during the 2nd set.

Idol Eyez again, but a couple of different songs

The last Idol Eyez video I posted it cut off a couple of the songs at the start, I don't know why.  This video is what I intended to put up.  But this one doesn't have the Beastie Boys song at the end.  Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thc860grdIo

Idol Eyez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9QnsIoQElE

This is for family and friends who don't get the opportunity to come out and see me perform.  This is my band Idol Eyez performing at the 7 Cedars casino in Sequim for their New Year's Eve Celebration last year.

My ride home last night was interesting!

Actually it was pretty uneventful other than the following experience:  I was almost home, just about to head up the Soldier's Home hill when I saw the car in front of me swerve and hit their brakes.  They hit an opossum.  I didn't have time to do anything except a failed attempt to swerve around it, but it was to no avail.  I saw the poor ugly thing floundering, obviously injured from the car in front of me running it over, and I ran right over the middle of the thing.  It all happened so fast that I didn't think about crashing at the time, just maintaining control of my bike.  I recently read a couple of books on advanced motorcycling techniques and how to handle emergency situations like what to do when your bike starts sliding and other emergency maneuvers; I am glad I did because the information about how to regain control of the bike when it begins front end wobble (which my bike did after hitting the opossum) certainly came in handy.  I think the front end wobble was caused by me trying to swerve and then hitting the critter at an angle, causing my front wheel to momentarily leave the ground, and upon landing I must not have had the front wheel aligned straight with the frame of the bike, causing the wobble.  Anyway, most people instinctively grab a hand full of front brake when this happens, and this is what causes the bike to become unstable and crash.  So I remembered right in that situation to ease on the throttle and accelerate a little bit, which helped me stabilize the bike and continue safely home.  That is something I won't soon forget though.  I just checked my bike out and it appears to be undamaged.  I was mostly worried about my wheel and the front suspension, but everything appears A-OK!! :)  I do need to go and wash some body fluids off of my fairing though.  Anyway, I wanted to share my experience and let everybody know that studying pays off!!  Even studying about motorcycling.  RIP Opossum...

My old '93 CBR 900RR and my new '00 CBR 929RR

Both really fun and good looking bikes if you ask me!

CBR 929RR!!!

As you all can see, I have a new motorcycle.  I'm looking forward to some good weather here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest so I can go get myself into trouble and outrun some cops!!!  Woot woot!!

Super Bowl!!! GO NINERS!!!!!

It has been way too long since my beloved San Francisco 49ers were in the Super Bowl.  Tomorrow they are back!!  It has been tough being a Niners fan for the past almost 20 years.  It just hasn't been the same since Joe Montana, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, John Taylor, and Jerry Rice left.  I couldn't get into the team even when Steve Young was there.  I guess I was still deflated from the glory days of the 1980's.  Well, the last couple of years I have been really excited about 49ers football again.  Granted, they don't dominate their opponents like they did in the 80's, but I will forever be a Niners fan and am looking forward to beating Baltimore tomorrow and once again being "World Champions"!!!!  I know that football is just a game and there are much more important things going on in the world.  But it has been fun to get involved in cheering them on again!  So bring it on Ravens! And I've included a picture of Aldon Smith.  I imagine he is motioning to Baltimore's offense and saying  "Come get some!!"  GO NINERS!!!!  

P.S.  --  I also included one of Russel Wilson of the Seahawks sitting on the turf after being placed there by my fierce 49ers just because I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, double hate...Loathe ENTIRELY the Seahawks!!