Comments on: The Central Scrutinizer http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:46:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: bikesgonewild http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-69540 bikesgonewild Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:50:34 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-69540 ...deep purple were good back in their day & that 'smoke' riff will probably role through all of our minds as our life flashes before our eyes... ...but freddie mercury & queen will remain great forever...the quintessential english band...freddie "mercury"...wow, how wonderfully audacious... ...& yer right chrism...jf bernard never quite made it over the top...guy was stable in that he didn't switch teams much & his palmares were a list of 'almost' great results...but just not quite...c'est la vie... …deep purple were good back in their day & that ’smoke’ riff will probably role through all of our minds as our life flashes before our eyes…
…but freddie mercury & queen will remain great forever…the quintessential english band…freddie “mercury”…wow, how wonderfully audacious…

…& yer right chrism…jf bernard never quite made it over the top…guy was stable in that he didn’t switch teams much & his palmares were a list of ‘almost’ great results…but just not quite…c’est la vie…

]]> By: chrism http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-67134 chrism Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:41:45 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-67134 What about The Jeff? Jean-Francois Bernard rolled out the 'stache at some point. I think it was at the exact same moment his career veered into the ditch. He was supposed to be the new Hinault but ended up looking more like a skinny, less-well-hung John Holmes (another great 'stache) with a ridiculous French accent. What about The Jeff? Jean-Francois Bernard rolled out the ’stache at some point. I think it was at the exact same moment his career veered into the ditch. He was supposed to be the new Hinault but ended up looking more like a skinny, less-well-hung John Holmes (another great ’stache) with a ridiculous French accent.

]]> By: pietro http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-65661 pietro Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:08:25 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-65661 bikesgonewild- And yet more coincidences--I just got through reading about Scott Thunes in the Zappa book. He first popped up when Frank hired him to play bass for "Valley Girl" and then he went on the world tour to commemorate the Mothers of Invention's 20th anniversary. That tour didn't go too well, but Zappa had nothing but praise for Thunes' bass playing. And from what I understand about Frank Zappa, he was a hard man to please and the good words thrown Thunes' way says quite a bit about his playing ability. I didn't peruse too many of the "Smoke on the Water" links. I'll have to check out the Japanese version. The factoid which stuck with me was that the Swiss built a statue in honor of "Smoke on the Water" situated near Lake Geneva consisting of the opening riff in musical notes, the band's name, and the song title. And right next to the Deep Purple statue is a statue of <a href="http://www.bazarsuisse.ch/Freddie27.jpg" rel="nofollow">Freddie Mercury</a>. Here's the <a href="http://www.montreuxmusic.com/fm/en/fm_main.php" rel="nofollow">story</a>. bikesgonewild-
And yet more coincidences–I just got through reading about Scott Thunes in the Zappa book. He first popped up when Frank hired him to play bass for “Valley Girl” and then he went on the world tour to commemorate the Mothers of Invention’s 20th anniversary. That tour didn’t go too well, but Zappa had nothing but praise for Thunes’ bass playing. And from what I understand about Frank Zappa, he was a hard man to please and the good words thrown Thunes’ way says quite a bit about his playing ability.

I didn’t peruse too many of the “Smoke on the Water” links. I’ll have to check out the Japanese version. The factoid which stuck with me was that the Swiss built a statue in honor of “Smoke on the Water” situated near Lake Geneva consisting of the opening riff in musical notes, the band’s name, and the song title. And right next to the Deep Purple statue is a statue of Freddie Mercury. Here’s the story.

]]> By: bikesgonewild http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64924 bikesgonewild Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:26:43 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64924 ...& now back to the race...just took the time to follow the full thread on the bobby julich story...funny & amazing stuff... ...hopefully team csc & bobby j will do the right thing & hook hank up...they woulda lost a main gc guy, if he hadn't finished in a reasonable time... …& now back to the race…just took the time to follow the full thread on the bobby julich story…funny & amazing stuff…
…hopefully team csc & bobby j will do the right thing & hook hank up…they woulda lost a main gc guy, if he hadn’t finished in a reasonable time…

]]> By: brewmeister http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64711 brewmeister Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:08:20 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64711 Yes, as to "Third", you are preaching to the choir. We all read the same things, a country full of cyclists and some of of us, in diverse locals all read, Bobke Strut, BKW and BSNYC. its a little spooky - do we pass one another in an airport for instance and get a strange feeling? You guys all do a great job. I'm glad you're not famous but I wouldn't begrudge the rich part. roll on HH Yes, as to “Third”, you are preaching to the choir. We all read the same things, a country full of cyclists and some of of us, in diverse locals all read, Bobke Strut, BKW and BSNYC. its a little spooky - do we pass one another in an airport for instance and get a strange feeling? You guys all do a great job. I’m glad you’re not famous but I wouldn’t begrudge the rich part.
roll on
HH

]]> By: bikesgonewild http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64471 bikesgonewild Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:58:58 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64471 ...pietro...hope you followed that 'smoke on the water' link & noticed & listened to the version of the song done on traditional japanese instruments & vocals... ...i'm literally typing this as dweezil zappa performs 'peaches en reggalia' live on tv, so you tell me about 'coincidence'... ...years ago, i was across the bay in SF & surprised when i ran into my friend scott thunes who was working as a bike messenger...scott always gave me props for being at the vanguard of the local cycling scene & cool, here he was earning a living on a bike... ...this is a guy who is a classically trained musician (a bartok man) who'd played in some new wave bands that i dug on...anyway, i don't see scott for about 4 months & the next time i do, instead of pedaling around the city like a madman, he's now traveling around the world playing bass & synthesizer w/ frank zappa... ...he did that for a good number of years & albums...i saw frank interviewed at one time & he mentioned that he appreciated scott & that classical background... ...anyway, maybe even more than you needed to know, but there ya go...a bicycle - zappa connection... …pietro…hope you followed that ’smoke on the water’ link & noticed & listened to the version of the song done on traditional japanese instruments & vocals…

…i’m literally typing this as dweezil zappa performs ‘peaches en reggalia’ live on tv, so you tell me about ‘coincidence’…
…years ago, i was across the bay in SF & surprised when i ran into my friend scott thunes who was working as a bike messenger…scott always gave me props for being at the vanguard of the local cycling scene & cool, here he was earning a living on a bike…
…this is a guy who is a classically trained musician (a bartok man) who’d played in some new wave bands that i dug on…anyway, i don’t see scott for about 4 months & the next time i do, instead of pedaling around the city like a madman, he’s now traveling around the world playing bass & synthesizer w/ frank zappa…
…he did that for a good number of years & albums…i saw frank interviewed at one time & he mentioned that he appreciated scott & that classical background…

…anyway, maybe even more than you needed to know, but there ya go…a bicycle - zappa connection…

]]> By: Ted King » Blog Archive » HOT AND READY! http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64146 Ted King » Blog Archive » HOT AND READY! Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:26:50 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64146 [...] The next one I checked was titled The Central Scrutinizer. I’m pretty amped that there are people interested in my life to such a degree that they blog about me… especially since my life is consumed by three very rudamentary things: eat, internet, ride. Alas, I’m flattered and found this blog quite entertaining. It recaps my experience of finding my cell phone in my pocket during stage 3 of California. You may notice, however, that calling Dominoes just won’t do, when there’s HOT AND READY LITTLE CEASARS pizza readily available throughout California… [...] […] The next one I checked was titled The Central Scrutinizer. I’m pretty amped that there are people interested in my life to such a degree that they blog about me… especially since my life is consumed by three very rudamentary things: eat, internet, ride. Alas, I’m flattered and found this blog quite entertaining. It recaps my experience of finding my cell phone in my pocket during stage 3 of California. You may notice, however, that calling Dominoes just won’t do, when there’s HOT AND READY LITTLE CEASARS pizza readily available throughout California… […]

]]> By: fixedgear http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64103 fixedgear Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:00:27 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/2008/02/28/the-central-scrutinizer/#comment-64103 http://www.metafilter.com/69461/Just-Like-Rudy-if-He-Had-Been-a-Bike-Wheel More on that wheel and the guy who found it and is apparently getting to keep it. http://www.metafilter.com/69461/Just-Like-Rudy-if-He-Had-Been-a-Bike-Wheel

More on that wheel and the guy who found it and is apparently getting to keep it.

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