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Industry Outsider

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About Me

I'm just a normal guy that happens to be living a very good life. I have a wonderful wife, 4 great kids, and 3 small dogs. My job treats me well, and my side business treats me even better. Weekdays I work some long hours, but it's all fun. Weekends are spent touring on our motorcycle. When it gets too cold to ride, and the snow starts to fall, we'll just take our Jeep and go play. Life's good.

My Interests

I've become a bit obsessive about my lawn. Really. Probably because none of my neighbors seem to care too much about theirs. So mine will be the oasis of deep, lush green in a sea of pale green to yellow. Other than that, I'm very much into things with two wheels, such as bicycles, motorcycles, and possibly abandoned cars. There is a good chance that I spend too much time on the internet, but since I write for my blog, plus run another site, and do ad sales for a third, it's kind of expected. When it comes to family, I like to go on long motorcycle rides with my wife, and I enjoy cooking for her and the kids, as long as someone else cleans up. Oh, the lawn is looking really nice today. I should get around to finishing the other 20 or so projects around the house soon.

I'd like to meet:

I saw another profile where this guy listed God as one of the people he wanted to meet. By virtue of the fact that he believes in God, one would have to wonder what the rush would be to meet him. I guess he missed the irony in that.

Music:

Eclectic is good. I mix my Metallica with a little Johnny Cash. Motorhead and Jimi Hendrix. Deep Purple and Seven Mary Three. The missus has turned me on to some good 70's music, as well as Aussie bands. There's not much I don't like, with the exception of rap and R&B. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it rock songs are comprised of 3 chords, rap is about 3 tired topics.

Movies:

It would take too long to list them all. Better to sort by genre and director: Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, John Hughes, and Robert Rodriguez all know (or knew) how to make a movie that entertains me. Heck, even Madonna's wife, Guy Ritchie, made a few decent ones.My collection is divided up into mobster/mafia movies, action movies, classics, and then by actor/director. A bit like six degrees of separation. Quentin Tarantino movies end with pulp fiction. Then come the John Travolta movies, ending with Broken Arrow. Then it's Christian Slater movies. You get the idea. Or not. If I could find a John Hughes film that had someone that later appeared in a Tarantino movie, I could arrange them all in a circle. Yeah, you're confused now. Oh, I've also got a little collection of BMX and MTB DVDs. I need more.

Television:

If my TV only got one channel, and it only showed The Simpsons, I would be ok with that.

Books:

Again, hard to nail them down by title. Give a man enough booze, cigars, and Spanish hookers, and chances are he will write something brilliant. If you don't believe that, go read some Hemingway.Steinbeck gave us an America that some would like to forget, while others would like to emulate.Without Robert Louis Stevenson, Johnny Depp would have no excuse to wear so much eyeliner.Plenty more, but if was stuck on an island with nothing more than a volleyball and some books, at least I know what my top choices would be.

Heroes:

Mum and dad. They taught me right from wrong. They also taught me that we can't have everything, but having a bit of the good things in life never hurt.

My Blog

And I thought this was going to be a good year...

I thought the year was off to a bad start when I got the news that my friend Rodney had died. But my whole world came crashing down around me on the morning of January 19th, when my brother called to ...
Posted by Industry Outsider on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:04:00 PST

The new year

Meh, it's off to a shitty start in some ways. But it will get better.
Posted by Industry Outsider on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:13:00 PST

Time for holiday shopping!

Not only can you always count on my blog for some interesting news about cycling, but most of my sponsors are offering  sweet holiday specials, with 20-80% off. Heck, even if you don't care about...
Posted by Industry Outsider on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:19:00 PST

New look for my industry blog

I've made a few changes to my blog. Got rid of some of the ads (which were crap) and added some new bike-related banners. It's due for a full overhaul soon, as the original layout hasn't changed much ...
Posted by Industry Outsider on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:36:00 PST

If one is good, two is better

Last month, I started working for another bike-related website - TheCyclePeople.com. A great way to find a local shop, or compare bikes, gear, even vacations. Check it out....
Posted by Industry Outsider on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:04:00 PST

Choppers birthday

Today is Chopper's birthday. Even though he's named after Mark "Chopper" Read, he's the dumbest of our three dogs. But we love him anyway, the little red house-shitting, bed-farting, apple-eating pigl...
Posted by Industry Outsider on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:05:00 PST

New stuff from Interbike

Since I'm a cycling nut, there is no way I would miss going to Interbike 2007. For photos and a few words about what I got up to at the show, click here....
Posted by Industry Outsider on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:01:00 PST

About my blog, and where to find it.

I have a blog about the cycling industry, and it can be found at www.IndustryOutsider.com. Feel free to visit often. Comments welcome on there too....
Posted by Industry Outsider on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:46:00 PST