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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:44:59 -0700 New Tie http://spwhittle.posterous.com/new-tie http://spwhittle.posterous.com/new-tie

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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:18:32 -0700 Hands That Do Dishes http://spwhittle.posterous.com/hands-that-do-dishes http://spwhittle.posterous.com/hands-that-do-dishes

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Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:26:18 -0700 United v City 2009 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/united-v-city-2009 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/united-v-city-2009

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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:44:43 -0700 St Helens Sep 2009 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/st-helens-sep-2009 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/st-helens-sep-2009

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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:48:27 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Friday Night http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-friday-night http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-friday-night Let's see - more Red Bulls, more shots of Patron, more Jaeger Bombs, few shots of Jamesons (where did they come from). Few more garters and booby shots to help out the girls when bidding was low. Riding Jason about the Yankees White Sox result. Scary Waitress was at the bar with Lisa's sister. Not working at Scotty's now, so Scary Customer I suppose. Chatted to her for a while, she's lovely (and you should be ashamed for coming up with such a nickname, Dave). Lisa's sister reminiscing fondly about Clive - wants to know when he'll be back in Indy (as do several other women with small children I would guess). Hanging at bar with couple of the girls while Larna did the rounds, then just with Larna and one of the girls. Somehow became 3am. Girl drove home despite our protestations (fortunately lives nearby down a couple of backroads). Larna and I took cab to Denny's by motel for late supper. Back to motel by 4:00am then darkness.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:21:22 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Bars http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-bars-1 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-bars-1 7:15pm and the Calendar Girls in full swing at Scotty's. Probably not a good idea to start doing Patron shots with Larna and Michelle, but the Yeager Bombs seem to be balancing them off, and the Red Stripe is flowing (it's beer). Only done one booby shot so far, so being a good boy. Jason & Heather behind the bar, Robyn in the kitchen, all is good. Best Scottish Bar in the world (as you can't tell it's Scottish). No Tiffany though, so Mike would be sad. Is it only 7:20?

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:43:51 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Bars http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-bars-0 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-bars-0

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:41:00 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Bars http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-bars http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-bars Bought Water, Juice, Blueberries, and Grapes for the room. Which means I'll stagger in at 2 am and say "who the f@ck bought this" then stagger out to the 24 Hour Taco Bell across the parking lot. Plans shot already. Popped into Starting Line for a quick one. Cute barmaid, $2:50 Buds, a dozen people, at least 9 of whom are fall-down drunk at 3:30pm, and a bunch of hokey C&W tunes on the jukebox changed my mind about leaving (and the fact it's hacking down with rain). Already learned that Moto GP with no Harleys in the field is gay, that the English are great but the Scottish are c@nts, and that Brad Paisley has made an awful lot more records than I was ever aware of. Cool dive bar, but more fun with a bunch of English, Scottish, and Irish Grand Prix fans on the razzle (will see later tonight whether anyone here still remembers Frankie). Going to call a cab for Scotties - Calendar Girls await at 5:00pm

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:29:10 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Motel http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-motel-0 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-motel-0

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:26:00 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Motel http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-motel http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009-the-motel One advantage of being delayed by 2 hours is that the room at the crack motel is ready. As always, my regular Room 201, and a creditable 2 coathangers on the rack this time. Is it only a month since I was passed out in this very same room while waking intermittently to babble truth-serum enhanced burblings down the phone to westerly locations? (yes). Does not seem to be a large biker crowd staying here (tumbleweeds blowing across the parking lot) so guess the venerable Starting Line may be primarily hard core locals this weekend. Raining, so standard sugarcube protection plan: down to Marsh's Supermarket to pick up water and fruit for room, quick one in the Starting Line to say hi and see who's behind the bar, then across the road to The Union Jack for lunch and to check out the waitresses. Then a leisurely stroll down to the track across 25th St, resulting in a left turn towards Scotty's or a quick right into the track for a mooch around (I'm
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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:32:00 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Travel http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/indy-red-bull-moto-gp-2009

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:27:00 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Travel http://spwhittle.posterous.com/2778316 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/2778316 Made it to Indy, only 2 hours late. Sadly, Yeah Yeah Yeahs tickets for MHOW went onsale during those 2 hours, while I was in the air. Still impressed by the new Indianapolis Airport. A little soulless, but well- thought out and well-executed. And no TV's blasting out CNN at top volume all over the place. Bliss. Now if only they could do something about the "reaching the end of the moving walkway" recordings. Surely a few tumbles from unattentive midwesterner's would be a small price to pay for the peace and quiet, as well as being mildly diverting while you're waiting for your flight. Unlike the 500 and the Brickyard, not much sign of the Moto GP in the terminal. Can't see any bikes on display, though there are a couple of desultary Red Bull tables scattered around. To the crack motel then lunch, I think. Looks like drizzling this afternoon, so may be forced to jettison wander round track and replace it with a wander round several barstools.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:40:00 -0700 Indy Red Bull Moto GP 2009 - The Travel http://spwhittle.posterous.com/red-bull-moto-gp-2009 http://spwhittle.posterous.com/red-bull-moto-gp-2009 An auspicious start to the trip to Indy involves a healthy shuffle from gate to gate at La Guardia. After two gate changes they let us board only 15 mins late. However, as the first person boarding I walk to the plane in the drizzle to be met by a pretty but frazzled flight attendant who looks shocked and says they aren't ready for us. 10 mins in the drizzle and we're moved back to the gate, then after another 10 mins back into the waiting area. That was an hour ago, and Delta is in it's famous "up the departure time 10 mins every 10 mins" loop. Changed gates again just to keep us on our toes, and were now showing departure in, guess what, 10 mins.

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