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NomadRip-James

Living the dream...every day!!

About Me

If you want to know something, just ask...I'm pretty open. I just enjoy life...it's far too short not to find the good in everything. It's there, even though sometimes you have to look real hard, and sometimes you don't find it until well after the fact. But it is always there. Obviously I like motorcycling. I also am into movies of just about every kind. Not so much a huge music fanatic, but I tend to like most...everything from old Motown to Metallica. I annoy the hell out of many people, but a few others seem to think I'm pretty okay. I just try to be me, and enjoy life. Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

Sportbikes, Movies, Motorcycles, Planes, Flying, MotoGP, Motorcycle Roadracing, MMA

I'd like to meet:

I've met everyone I've ever wanted to meet that isn't dead already, so everyone I meet now is just a bonus. Not looking for anyone in particular, just have a lot of friends on here, and I keep a lot of stuff I've written here on this site in lieu of having to design my own webpage to keep a bunch of various writings and such. I tend to type up my thoughts on various message forums, when I do something I don't want to forget the details of, or feel I have something to say, and I've tried keeping most of them in my blog section here. Even if you click on view all blogs, above, you can click on older ones once you are on that page. I thought it was deleting the older ones because I had posted so many, but it just only lists so many at a time. There is a lot of them in there, now.

Everyone on my friends list was someone I met in person before adding them onto my friends list, and not just people I'd talked to .. or something, but lately I've been adding some people I haven't met, like a couple of the pro racers on there (I've met every one of those but Jake Holden and Der Hoffmeister), and Toni...but adding strangers all started with Maria, though!

I added Ricky James, because he is an absolute inspiration, and reminds me that I have no fucking problems to speak of...EVER.

Waaay past the party scene, and not just because I'm so friggin' old! lol

I'm sure that all sounds appealing and all, but I really just use this to talk to people I know, not to publicize your band or to meet teenagers in Uzbekistan :-)

So if we've never met, I'll probably deny your friend request, but send me an actual message, and I'll probably respond! (Bet THAT attitude makes you wanna chat me up now, huh? lol)

I'm watching YOU!! ..

Music:

Changes with my mood, but most everything that makes me move and matches my mood (or creates it!) Everything from old Motown to Metallica. I'll list some favs when I get around to it. I'm not real heavy into music at all, though (been to maybe 4 concerts and have bought about 5 albums...ever).

Movies:

True Romance (Fave),
Boondock Saints,
American History X,
Spaceballs,
Casablanca,
Braveheart,
the whole Star Wars saga,
Bodyguard,
Matrix 1,
Seven Samaurai,
pretty much anything by Kurosawa,
Gladiator,
The Usual Suspects,
Grand Canyon,
Private Ryan,
Kill Bill Vol I & II,
Reservior Dogs,
Ghost Dog,
Yojimbo,
Shogun (yeah, it was a TV miniseries, but you can get it on video, so it's a movie),
Sixth Sense,
Bruce Lee series,
I could go on forever...I'll add them as I think of them, and can remember how to get back to the "edit profile" page.

Television:

MotoGP, Motorcycle Roadracing, MMA

Books:

Most anything to do with history, Shogun, most anything about Japan, Stephen King, Sue Grafton, Harlan Coben and anything that teaches me something.

Heroes:

Those who dare to live their dreams...and those that live life to the fullest, and make no excuses.

My Blog

A year ago today...(now three...)

3-25-2004Rialto man killed in motorcycle crashFONTANA- A 20-year-old man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on the Interstate 10 early Thursday morning. Samuel Sikes of Rial...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

50 Ways to Save Your Life

50 Ways to Save Your Life We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. AristotleBy The Motorcyclist Staff Motorcyclist Magazine, August 2006The best bike in t...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:18:00 PST

Gone Fishin'

Woke up at 4am, couldn't get back to sleep, so I went down to the Malibu pier for a nice, quiet day of fishing.  But I picked the day and place they decided to hold a political protest rally on t...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:51:00 PST

Yosemite Pictures!

Maria and I went to Yosemite, and here's the rest of the pics, since people keep askin' (and I finally found an easy to use picdump site) Pictures...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:48:00 PST

De-Evolution of a motorcycle

I was gathering up pics of the Katana since I have just about finished getting rid of it.  For a cheap, pretend sportbike, I got a lot of fun out of it.  I still couldn't kill it, as hard as...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:16:00 PST

Miscellaneous Rides

============================================================ =====Pics from ACH ride 4-23-5Had a nice ride today. Wasn't really a newbie ride, and most people stayed home because they heard a rumor tha...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

MotoGP in Hollywood!

There was an event in Hollywood today with the upcoming Laguna-Seca USGP this weekend.  I made sure to make my route end up at my Yamaha shop down the street, so I could go see it!  They had...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:28:00 PST

Pics from Weekend in Florida

Just wanted to post some pics for someone from this past weekend in Florida. 1st one: See the alligator in the water there? Aparrently, I was standing near her nest. She didn't like it too much. The ...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:19:00 PST

MotoVentures Dirtbike Class (Newbie review!)

Unlike most riders these days, I have only ridden dirtbikes a few times over the years, and never for very long or anything other than just riding around a dirt field or something. I've always ridden ...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 09:57:00 PST

Crashlogs

Feb 2, 2005This Katana really holds up well in crashes...I'm okay, but I crashed tonight leaving Marcello's Bikenight. I'll put up pics tomorrow if anyone cares to see 'em.Thanks to Arthur for followi...
Posted by NomadRip-James on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST