http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog A Single Guy's Rants Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:41:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've always been a motorsports buff.  I have cars, bikes, anything that goes fast.  I think, however that I'm getting slightly out of control.  Today, I bought another... Yes, another car.  Every time I go into the tag office, the lady behind the counter asks me if I own a ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/08/another-and-another/ This past weekend, I visited some of my girlfriend’s family in northern Georgia. Anyone who has visited this part of the country is, at least, somewhat familiar with its challenging roads. As we climbed up and down the side of the mountains, I noticed that I felt increasingly uneasy in ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/07/corner-trust/ It's been official for quite a while, but I think it's time we admit it. The car show scene is dead. Competition teams like JadeCrew, TeamECI, TeamSolo, and sadly, even CompactEvolution have let their websites float into the abyss of un-updated, un-visited, and completely outdated... Was it so long ago ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/05/cars_are_out/ You see them everywhere: punk hair-cut, loud striped pants, and a Rancid T-Shirt... As if this 13 year old kid even knows who Rancid is. Posers Weather it be race-car-wanna-be Hondas with huge wings and cheap fiberglass body kits, or mo-hawk, no-gear-wearing, flip-flop, wanna-be bikers... I've had it. It's time to ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/04/poser/ So I'm driving to work today, listening to the local rock station, and it suddenly occurs to me... I haven't heard a guitar solo in the last three or four songs. What the hell happened to the lead guitar? It wasn't all that long ago that you couldn't switch from ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-the-lead/ I was born in a small but popular town just inside of Buffalo New York in the mid 70's. I never wore braces because the rumor back then was that they did more harm than good. The kids in my neighborhood and I played stickball in the street, ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/03/the-pussification-of-america/ Just for a moment today while driving home from work, I caught myself thinking about Thoreau, Da Vinci, Frued, Whitman, Einstein... It seems incredible that such amazing things came from just one person. In over 30 years on this planet I haven't accomplished anything even remotely close to ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/03/do-anything-great-today/ I need help. Serious professional help... In the mid 1990's I bought my first modding nightmare. It was a 1970 Chevelle. After every penny I could scrape up, it ran 11.87 in the quarter. Already bored with drag racing, I sold that car and bought a 1992 Isuzu pickup truck ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/03/i-need-professional-help/ First, a disclaimer. Although the post below was written with 'sport' bikes in mind, the rules at the end are pertinent to all types of bikes. However, this article is not meant to be technically accurate nor is my expertise up for discussion or consideration. If ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/03/i-want-to-ride/ As long as I can remember loving music, I can remember listening to The Eagles. One song, specifically always meant a great deal to me. Download it here Don Henley writes: "We are like sheep without a shepherd and we don't know how to be alone". Something I've come to understand about people ... http://www.keyboarddevil.com/blog/2008/03/be-still/