Rootie Tootie

Doesn't today just seem like one of "those" days? I had a full night ahead of me but my day was pretty free at that particular moment. "Maybe I'll go to Macy's to kill some time.", I thought to myself. You know, Macy's is such a happy place. They have employees running around and it always seems so, so festive! Macy's has everything that you could possibly want for yourself in one convenient spot. I'm in the children's section admiring the fact that they now carry The North Face coats for kids. My daughter has one already so I was thinking about getting one for my eldest son. While I stood there pondering the cost of the coat and the amount of currency that was left in my pockets, I see this kid that looks to be about five or six years old walking by with a tootie in his mouth. You don't know what a tootie is? A "Tootie" is just a cute little make-believe fantasy word for PACIFIER. What the hell is a kid that big still doing with a pacifier? The kid looked like he was enjoying it. Like he needed it and it needed him. I can't imagine what it's doing to his breath or his teeth. This is a bad habit to start your children off with. If you are not careful, the pacifier can easily be transformed from necessary to a necessary "evil". For those of you trying to deal with the problem of getting your 6, 10, or 15 year old off the toot, I've come up with something that just might be right up your alley!...BEHOLD...

The Fruity Rootie Tootie

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WARNING: The fruity rooty tootie herein referred to as the FRT may cause severe internal bleeding, nausea, dry mouth, dry hands, heat flashes, night sweats, chills, uncontrollable public unrination, violent mood swings, sudden weight loss, rage equal to the virus in the movies 28 days and 28 weeks later, hallucinations that your dead ancestors often appear and visit you for brunch (your treat), irritation of the vaginal area, heart rate increases, delusions, above normal flatulence, bleeding nipples, red eyes, pussing, or the strange feeling that your asshole is on fire as if you shytt'd a molten lava brick. If any of these symptoms persist, please consult a physician.

-P*A*N*A*M*A

Re-InVintage de Classico!!!

Khris and I had to make a run up to our storage facility. We stopped by a coffee house so he could get something to drink. We talked about ‘this, that, and the other thing’ until we were buckled up in his van and on our merry way. Khris says to me, “Dude, I just bought another bike.” I’m looking at him in shock. Khris hadn’t had a bike in a while and although I am in between bikes myself, I’m happy that one of us had a ride. Obviously, I am anxious to find out what he’d spend a grip on so I asked him, “What’dya get?” He says, “I bought a café racer”. Ok, I knew what a café racer was. I just wanted to know his reasoning for purchasing a bike like that. He says, “I have it parked in the back of my crib. You wanna check it out?” Is that a trick question? “Hell yea I want to check it out.” So we drive through an alley on Capitol Hill and pulled into his drive port. When I saw the bike, I immediately thought, “Damn, I’ve gotta get one of these”. But before I would make a move I wanted to know what was the reasoning behind purchasing a café racer rather than, say a Yamaha R1 or Suzuki GSXR 1000. We spoke about it and exchanged notes and thoughts. I’m going to buy a café racer soon. This is our reasoning…

That style of bike is historic. British and Japanese Café racers, Vintage Racers, Rockers and Tonup bikes are what the bad bays back in the day use to ride before people were riding choppers. They were built for one rider. People use to race them on the street and dirt tracks. More importantly, it’s not the type of bike that you see every single day. You can buy a gixxer 1000 and put $5,000 to $10,000 dollars worth of custom parts to it but it’s still going to be a gixxer 1000. It’s the same bike that everyone and their momma had. No matter how you fix it up, it’s still not unique. Now don’t get it twisted, I still want both the R1 and the Gixxer 1000 in my arsenal. I just think that having a different style of bike is a welcome addition. CORSA is going to get into vintage styled clothing. Khris said that when he rides the bike around Capitol Hill, the older white dudes are pointing at him and giving him the thumbs up. It’s nostalgic to them. Perhaps some remember riding a similar bike when they were younger. Maybe memories of leather jackets, white t-shirts, boots, Marlboro or Camel cigarettes start to resurface. Whatever the case may be, you’ll see me this upcoming summer cruising the area from time to time in my racer. I wouldn’t define my new style as "Retro". I’d say its more like "Retro-Active".

-P


Khris' Yamaha Cafe Racer

For more information about Cafe Racers, Check out these sites...
www.caferacer.net
www.cb750cafe.com
www.mycaferacer.com

Seeing is Believing?

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. ? We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." - A. Einstein

This has to be the best illusion ever created.



If you look at the above images from your seat in front of the computer, Mr. Angry is on the left, and Ms.Calm is on the right.

Get up from your seat, and move back 12 feet, and PRESTO!! They switch places!!!


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It is said this illusion was created by Phillippe G.Schyns and Aude Oliva of the University of Glasgow.

Does this prove that we sometimes may not be seeing what's actually there? or you still fried from drinking the hooch late last night?

Worst List According To Panama

I just read the list of "Worst Lyricists" According to Blender Magazine. This is what they came up with...

1. Sting
2. Neil Peart
3. Scott Stapp
4. Noel Gallagher
5. Dan Fogelberg
6. Tom Marshall
7. Paul Stanley
8. Dianne Warren
9. Donovan
10. Jim Morrison
11. Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar
12. David Crosby
13. Pete Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett & Phil Collins
14. Will.I.Am
15. Bernie Taupin
16. Ben Gibbard
17. Jon Anderson
18. Ian Anderson
19. Queensyche
20. Ryan Ross
21. Alanis Morisette
22. Jon Bon Jovi
23. Robert Plant
24. Fred Durst
25. KRS-One
26. Simon Le Bon
27. Will Jennings
28. Greg Graffin
29. Timbaland
30. Kevin Federline
31. Carli Simon
32. Matisyahu
33. Diddy
34. Henry Rollins
35. Dashboard Confessional
36. Common
37. Bryan Adams
38. Paul McCartney
39. Billy Corgan
40. Anthony Kiedis

Now we can sorta understand having Will.i.am, Diddy, Timbaland, Fred Durst, and Dan Fogelberg on the list. But Common? Alanis Morisette, Sting, Phil Collins and KRS One???!!! Someone over there needs to not only be slapped, but they need to be slapped SILLY and have the floppy disk version of Windows 95 'rectumly' installed...All 15 of them...One by one.

-Not so MicroSOFT!!!

BIG PUN-ishment!!!!

Ok, this is SOOO wrong in SOOOO many ways and on SOOOO many levels. I honestly don't know what to say. When this came across my desk all I could think was, "DAMN, who is standing behind the camera taking this picture for her? And more importantly, who in the hell is she sending it to?" Did the person behind the camera suggest that she open the 'gates of hell' when she took that pic like, "Yea baby. Spread em like that." (snaps picture and looks at camera screen) "Oh hell yea, hell yea. That's the money shot right there!!!". As if the weight alone doesn't pose enough of a heath risk, she's smoking too, WHILE leaning back in that frail ass computer chair. The chair looks like it's thinking, "Fuck! I can't hold you up like this very long. Stop playin' around Quasinda...Alleyoop!" I dare not post her "sexy" pics, you know, lingerie and shyt. Never let it be said that I didn't take a bullet for the team. I spared you all from a fate far worse than Christmas fruit cake.

Ok, enough jokes. I'm seriously trying to keep my McDonald's Filet-O-Fish from swimming upstream. I wanna puke...So if you'll excuse me...(shoving employees out the way as I make a mad dash for the bathroom to embrace my porcelain girlfriend)


"I assure you, Sir, there are no lights at the end of that tunnel"

-Louis and Clark

I Love My Hair

Here's an entry from the blog of one of my closest friends, Angie Brooks. I thought it was quite interesting and sends a positive message. Enjoy!!!

I’ve never imagined how my life would be without my hair. I’ve been blessed with an ever-shedding super thick mane that could potentially represent the most expensive “revitalize and volumize your hair” shampoo on the market – without the product. I had gotten so busy with life not realizing how long my hair had grown, but the Florida heat soon reminded me. I always felt like my hair was a mess while it was long, but people would constantly comment on how beautiful and healthy it looked. Little did they know how hard it was to get a good night’s rest without adjusting my hair with every toss and turn, how much shampoo and conditioner I went through, and how much time I spent flat-ironing, curling, twisting, flipping, gelling and moussing my hair. Well, it finally got unbearable last week. I made an appointment with Aimee and told her it was time to chop it off. As I sat in the chair other stylists were walking by saying, “Your hair is so beautiful, you shouldn’t cut it off.” Easy to say when they all had ear to shoulder length hair. As Aimee put my hair in a ponytail I could sense her hesitation as if she was giving me one last chance to change my mind. Nope, chop it off! She gasped as I breathed a sigh of relief. I mean, geez, it wasn’t like I asked her to pull the razor out. Free at last, free at last! It was amazing how liberated I felt, and it wasn’t because I had just gotten out of a bad relationship or had some major life-altering change, I was just ready.

The most gratifying feeling came after the cut – I get to donate my hair! I can’t even express in words or writing the overwhelming joy I have inside just knowing that my 12.5 inch pony tail is going to change the life of a child who really needs it. I am sure that she/he will enjoy all of the things I complained about…and that is LOVE.

-Angie

Notice the hair is still long even after the cut. It's Pantene!


The Locks of Love Organization
The Being Angie Brooks Blog

Taste The Rainbow

Dig it, we are working with a new graphic artist/re-toucher by the name of Mandy Strong. I won't tell you where I found her but I will tell you that she is insane with Photoshop. I know my way around PScs2 but I really dig her style. She's going to be "popping" our pics for the new CORSA website showroom and pics from upcoming shoots. Here is a sample of what you can expect to see. Here's a before and after picture...Notice how the colors just "POP" off the screen? Kind of makes you want a skittle, doesn't it?





-Panama The Skittles Whore

You can check out Mandy's style by going to:
www.mandystrong.net