Here’s a great collection of links to blueprints for building skateboard ramps of different shapes and purposes. I scrubbed this off the Extreme Freestyle blog. Enjoy! FUNBOX RAMP BLUEPRINT Section A blueprint Section B blueprint Section C blueprint Section D blueprint Section E blueprint Section F blueprint And some more usefull stuff: Speedbump Funbox Ramp [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Skateboard Ramp Blueprints
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10 Episodes on Heliboarding Alaska, “Tailgate Alaska”
Tailgate Alaska 2009 Episode 1 from TAILGATE ALASKA on Vimeo. Nick Perata hosts this tightly produced series of webisodes detailing the Holy Grail of snowboading, heliboarding Valdez, Alaska. I have never done this, nor do I know if I ever will, but we’ve got one of our OA knuckleheads working, as we speak, on a [...]
Baconfest Chicago, Spring 2010
I’m kind of getting bored with this fad of bacon-everythings, though I try to not let this cloud my interest in one of the most beautiful parts of that amazing magical beast, the pig. In fact, I’m sitting down to a delicious bacon and sunny-side up egg breakfast as I write this. So Chicago is [...]
Posted in Event, Grilling Tagged bacon, Bacon shoes, Baconfest Chicago, Geekologie, Publican 2 Comments
Great Skateboarding Video from Wilson in Chicago
I think this is an excerpt from Uprise’s “Chicago’s Finest” skateboarding video. The first bit is great, they spark start a fire on the bowl by grinding across gasoline. The Don’t Fear the Sweeper demo on Saturday was great, I think we both left same parts totally brow beaten and totally inspired, a heady mix [...]
Skiing Magazine’s Resort Awards
Skiing Magazine just published the list of best ski resort awards. No surprise the readers voted that Alta Snowbird has the best snow. Best Overall: Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia Best Backcountry Access: Jackson Hole, Wyoming Best in the East: Stowe, Vermont Best Steeps: Jackson Hole, Wyoming Best Snow: Alta/Snowbird, Utah Best Trees: Steamboat, Colorado Best [...]
Baldridge’s Secret Seasoning – for meat & chops
Jim Baldridge was a man of many talents and, before his untimely passing, a good friend of my fathers. I remember him from boyhood, traveling through the empty dust of dirt roads to attend livestock sales with my father. Jim would auctioneer as dad worked the ring and I sat in the stands reading through [...]
Posted in Grilling, Recipes, Smoking Tagged Burgers, Chops, Grilling, Jim Baldridge, Lake Vermillion, Secret Seasoning, Steaks Leave a comment
Walleye Fishing In Illinois
Due to our rather frustrating week fishing for Walleye up in Lake Vermilion in Minnesota I’ve set myself several goals to improve my Walleye catching skills before next year. At the top of that list is, you guessed it, to fish more for Walleye. I came across this article detailing the top 10 lakes for [...]
Chicago’s Metropolitan Brewing Co.’s DYNAMO Copper Lager
After the strong suggestion from the esteemed Dr. Shoebocks, I’ve finally gotten around to trying Metropolitan Brewing Company’s Dynamo Copper Lager. Pouring a gorgeous, dirty orange into my tulip glass the carbonation is not terribly strong and the head is moderate. This kind of confidently crafted restraint carries through to the taste with a gently [...]
Surly Brewery Beer Porn
If these videos of the guys from the Surly Brewing Company dumping 50lbs of fresh hops into a kettle for the brewing of a new, limited run, wet-hop IPA gets you hot, then you are definitely a beer geek. And most likely an alcoholic, too. “1400 pounds of fresh hops picked from the vine, put [...]
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