Ask a Urinal

I stumbled across this website today and thought I'd share, Ask A Urinal has all the answers to life's questions, go check it out.

A.N.T. Bikes

Just reading through CCC's post on bikes for the dapper Euro gent and they mention a U.S. outfit called A.N.T. Bikes. Skimming throught their website and checking out their rides is well worth it, especially the Light Roadster!

Go now!!

Not in a Company Car!

So last week Bike Boy was almost run over by a car, nothing new as daylight savings has finished and the nights are now dark, but this occassion the stupid motorist who went straight through a giveway was in a company vehicle. After yelling at the stupid motorist he gave a rev of the engine and sped off with a look that suggested I was in his way and so after snapping a photo of him at an intersection I thought I'd complain. Once I'd gotten home and cooled off I let it go only to cycle past the same driver the following night. After he drove around the block to drive past me again and taunted me with the same engine rev I thought enough was enough and actually made the phone call.

If any of Bike Boy's cycling friends see a white ISS Security Services Toyota Yaris (or possibly Corolla) with the rego something like TXG 077 (that's not exact either) doing anything other than being the height of courtesy to other road users then I would suggest you call ISS on 1300 734 172 and complain.

Stay tuned as Bike Boy has a message from the manager of ISS Security.

Bike Boy Loves Metallica

That should set the agenda. Whilst I do try and keep this purely cycling, I may stray every now and then if something has caught my attention. With that in mind, I really do love Metallica. They aren't everyone's cup of tea I'll admit, but they have shaped my musical tastes for a long time now (with the exception of a brief dark period in the early 2000's). The Vine have just posted an article about Metallica's recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I thought they'd already been inducted but maybe MTV run a different Hall of Fame, anyway. What caught my attention this time was the fact that Jason Newsted was included in the induction. It's odd that they would include him, especially after the well publicised split between Newsted and Hetfield but there you go, he's back on stage in the band playing the old songs with the new guy Rob Trujillo and the rest of Metallica. What's especially interesting is in the clips the vine link to you can actually hear Jason and Rob's bass so I'm thinking that's what they've been missing all these years. Metallica need 2 bass players just to make up for James' over-the-top guitar.

Whilst I'm not suggesting they kick Rob out and bring Jason back, or saying one is better than the other, I just think it's bizarre that 1. James and Jason would play in the same band again. 2. The Hall of Fame includes "past members" in their induction. and 3. Why the hell weren't Jason's levels increased in the original mixes of "...And Justice For All" and "Metallica".

I've gotten over the fact that he left and I've accepted Rob as the new bassist, some argue he brings more to the band anyway but it's odd that they choose to right past wrongs now. I mean we all know what dicks James and Lars were (and possibly still are) to Jason back in the day but I was certain it was over with. I wonder what other bands past members will now be included into the hall or if we will see "re-mastered" versions of Justice and the black album. Why stop at Jason, Dave Mustaine used to play in the band, surely he must've gotten an invite as well?

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall, who knows, we may see "Some Kind Of Monster" part 2.