Porchtime, products, advice and legends
By LL
FUNDAYS CALENDAR:
june 4th-Green Church lecture begins 7 p.m.=what's up with the hot creeks around here?
june 21-Whitmore Pool-Open for Fun-FREE swimming, and BBQ fundraiser 1-5 p.m.=fun zone.
june 19-29 Mammoth Motocross
Be there or just be out of it.
july 9-13th- Mammoth Jazz Jubilee
aug. 1-2- Bluesapalooza
NOT FUNDAYS:
may -sept. Mammoth Airport closed for construction-call 760-872-2971 for alternatives.
GIGS/ON TAP
Picture: Lava Moon beside Gull Lake (in the June Lake loop). Hear the lovely music. See the beautiful forest backdrop. Feel the Hawaiian atmosphere. Big Fun. Learn to hula.
Write down/Save date: July 5-when after parties usually start.
Gull Lake. Bring desire to have a blast. Attire: totally laid back, of course.
MM=Mammoth Motocross
Now, the time to scope out the trails that will become the Mammoth Motocross track mid-month. This oldest, continuously fun motocross competition features some of the nation's biggest names in the sport. Plus, the track is very uncommon, and the venue surroundings are magnificent. Where else could you see Jeremy McGrath blazing through pine trees, and hanging around in the Sierra? Many oldtimers come back for the atmosphere, and spectators return for the loose/ease of the competitors. People are friendly and its more of a mountain event than a commercial tent show. I've enjoyed watching the riders bolt down the long down hill, and then I hold my breath when they make that hair pin turn at the bottom. Film: bring at least three rolls.
Remember your manners. Only ride where it is legal.
DON'T BE AN "ED"!
Scene: Driving at dusk outside Bridgeport, just past the flashing deer light sign. A couple chats, as the mile markers flash by them.
ED: We should be in Reno by 10 or 11--at the latest. Just in time to play a few slots.
LIL: LOOK ED. Deer in the pastures. Aren't they....
WHACK!!!! Skidding. Dark SUV pulls over and off the highway.
ED: What the he$# was that?
LIL: That wuzz a deer ED....
*Slow down. Watch for Deer. Don't be an "Ed"!
Next issue: ED messes with a skunk in his front yard in Mammoth, and gets in trouble for "raising a stink in Town."
Disclaimer: Not that all EDs are like this one.
The Rant
I'm worried that the current "Text Mess. Generation" (get it?) won't know how to spell their way out of a cornflakes box. Any body want to join me here? Every other word texted needs a kid-translator attached, and those little items costs lots more than an arm and a leg. The thought occurs to me--can you have an idea without a real word? Can u? Me bad. Life with texters is like continually playing "Password" with people that use numbers for clues. Oh Yeah, this upcoming generation is good with numbers, and they sure do like their stuff--even if I can't translate or is it relate--to it.
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