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Rob

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About Me

I have hit my early 40's, but feel like I am in my late 20's. Ok, early 30's. Wish I still looked the part. I began chasing in 1985, introduced to it by a friend who had a similar passion for weather and the beauty of it all. Initially it was about seeing tornadoes, but over the years I have grown to love just being out on the road and taking it all in. Currently chasing for a local TV station. Really enjoy music..especially the kind of ambient,space rock,shoegaze thing.

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My Interests

Storm Chasing, photography, music, billiards,darts, soccer, tasty beverages,fantasy football, OU sports, collecting beer and brewery related items (cans, bottles, matchbooks, openers, etc.) Sleep.

I'd like to meet:

A unicorn herder. Kangaroo pouch makers. Lawn Gnomes. Carl Jr. That one guy that did that thing. The Geico Gecko.

Music:

The Church, The Cure, Echo and The Bunnymen, Kinski, Air Formation, Aether, Kings X, Sciflyer, Bethany Curve, Tristeza, Voyager One, The Smiths, Neds Atomic Dustbin, Massive Attack, Alice In Chains, The Cars, Dumptruck, Television, Catherine Wheel, Paik, The Chameleons, The Connells, Mogwai, The Rum Diary, Airiel, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Alcian Blue, Highspire, Experimental Aircraft, Always The Runner, Daydream Nation, Jute, Citizens Here & Abroad, The Meeting Places, Aerovox, Glissade, Bright Channel, DestroyallDreamers, The Brother Kite, Soundpool, Charlene, Tearwave, Mahogany, The Day Sleepers, Elika, Monoland, Malory, The Flaming Lips, The Voices, Heliconia, Anilore, Echodrone, Astral, Bauhuas, Glider, For Against, Caspian, The Flir, Empty Rooms,Big Country, Boston, Abecedarians, Absinthe Blind, The Charlatans,A Cricket In Times Square, The Blue Curtains, Cocteau Twins, Concrete Blonde, 65daysofstatic, The Hourly Radio, Contacts, A Shoreline Dream... and many, many more.

Movies:

The Shawshank Redemption, Field Of Dreams, Dances With Wolves, Mad Max, Better Off Dead, Caddyshack, The Longest Yard, Groundhog Day, The Professional, BlackHawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, El Dorado, The Wild Bunch, Crimson Tide, Constantine, Thunderheart, Unleashed, Everything Is Illuminated, really stupid movies that you just can't turn off (I.E., anything with Chuck Norris,Adam Sandler, Steven Segal or Jean Claude Van Damme)....

Television:

Mainly sports, Fox Soccer Channel!, older things like Everybody Loves Raymond, Home Improvement, Wings, Cheers, News Radio, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Becker, MXC, science related docs, VH1 Classic

Books:

"...They have pages, they take ages...to read and to learn...they're heavy to carry and easy to burn..."...Steve Kilbey, The Church

Heroes:

My dog. And those of you who deliver the most tasty of Italian round pies. Bless you. And beer brewers.

My Blog

April 17, 2008 Summary

 A fairly marginal set up for today, with a cold front slowly moving into central sections of the state. Moisture was slowly increasing ahead of it, but dewpoints were only in the mid to upper 50...
Posted by Rob on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:10:00 PST

April 7, 2008 Summary

 Things were coming into place literally at the last second, with low level moisture making it back into north Texas and adjacent areas of Oklahoma in the afternoon. A warm front was pushing nort...
Posted by Rob on Sat, 17 May 2008 12:10:00 PST

April 3, 2008 Summary

 At the outset, things looked pretty interesting for today, with good instability ahead of a cold front and dryline across about the southern half of the state. Initially, Tom and I were fairly c...
Posted by Rob on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:07:00 PST

March 31, 2008 Summary

  As the upper system associated with the previous days storms moved into the region, a severe weather outbreak seemed likely, with wind and hail the main threats. Tornadoes would be possible, bu...
Posted by Rob on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:55:00 PST

March 30, 2008 Summary

  Well, the first chase of 2008 was in store (for Tom and I anyway) and the potential was pretty good for some decent storms, maybe even a few tornadoes. Good moisture was in place, helping provi...
Posted by Rob on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:09:00 PST

Random Ramblings

  Just got back from The Library with Shane Adams, Mickey Ptak and Terry Kern, enjoyed some tasty beverages, chips, and looking at the attractive bartenderettes. It was nice to spend an evening w...
Posted by Rob on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:35:00 PST

Non chase weather event - Dec 9-10 ice storm

 One of the more impressive ice storms I have ever witnessed began innocently enough on the 9th, early in the morning, with scattered light freezing rain with even a few embedded thunderstorms mi...
Posted by Rob on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:10:00 PST

Blast from the past...April 12, 1991 Chase Summary

  Well, I still have 3 more summaries to finish off 2007, but I just haven't been motivated to write them up...I guess I better do them soon as Chase '08 is right around the corner. Anyway, here'...
Posted by Rob on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:34:00 PST

June 7, 2007 Summary

 Well, it's been a looooooooong time since I wrote up a summary and I really need to finish this years up, because, after all, it's a little over two months until March 1st...the unofficial start...
Posted by Rob on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:04:00 PST

Idiots Amongst Us

Well, I guess I will return to the realm of blog, after a self imposed hiatus. What brings me back? Idiots. Imbeciles. Morons. I have had it with the pinheads that seem to be overtaking us and trying ...
Posted by Rob on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:03:00 PST