Lick My Ears

These suckers may be a little too cute for me but I'm sure there is a market among all the pre teen/teen who would love to stick one of these in there back packs to impress there friends.

These cute and colorful MP3 speakers work by simply inserting them directly into your MP3 player’s earphone jack. The sound quality is not bad and on par with your expectations of a speaker this size and cost. $20.




-USB rechargeable speaker for MP3 players
-No batteries required (built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery)
-Approx. 6 hours of continuous play

Coming soon to ROCKIT. 145B Sycamore St. Decatur, GA 30030 - 404-549-6569.

Big Shot on the cheap

As a kid in Jamaica I remember going to the boys championship games at the Jamaica National Stadium and in between events witnessing some of the most exciting track bike races on the built in velo track. The cat and mouse game the racers played which would some times come to a complete stop for minutes at a time, making the spectators hearts pause as well in anticipation of an exhilarating sprint for one or two more laps around the 400+ meter track.

Rumors of a young NYC bike messenger named Nelson Vails, who was rising as one of the best American track cyclist of his time, gave my dreams ample subject matter to reference. Strict parents who believed more in academics than athletics quickly reduced those dreams to mere wishes and later memories of what could have been.

Fast forward a few years and it's late summer 2010 and at the intersection of Ponce De Leon and Highland Avenue I'm stuck at a green light where 40+ guys and gals are going through the intersection on rainbow colored single speed, free and fixed wheel bikes. WOW! It was an incredible sight. Nostalgia quickly crept into my head and later I made a mental note that by next Spring I needed to have one of those.

So here we are. With a bit of research recently I found a couple of beautiful examples of these bikes in an assortment of color combos that could only be available today.

Big Shot is a maker of Fixed gear single speed bikes that have become the ultimate chique in today's urban jungle. Customers can choose from an array of colorful parts like tires, rims, saddles, frames, cranksets, bars and even chains, to customize your ride to fit your mood. And at just $395 you could have one for every mood.

Sorry for the absence

Soooo...! It's been a minute since I posted anything on this blog. The bill paying gig has been out of control for the last 18 months or so.

Just so you know that I'm not totally out of touch I wanted to point out a couple of noteworthy things I've come across lately. Let's start with the Fixie's.

Monkey Around with Cafes

I've not posted anything for a couple of months now and my only excuse is that my bill paying gig has been interfering with my fun time. I was happy to find this treat waiting for me when I started digging around in what's new and cool.

Cafe racers have been back for a while now but these guys out of Copenhagen Denmark have come up with some of the coolest bars to grab on to. Wrenchmonkees will build bikes to your specs or you can choose one of their pre-built ones if any are available.

Writers Bashment

I had to "BIG UP" my long time friend and talented author Colin Channer for hosting another very successful Calabash event at Treasure Beach in Jamaica, this past Memorial Day weekend.

Colin, acclaimed author of Waiting In Vain, Satisfy My Soul and Girl With The Golden Shoes started the Calabash International Literary Festival in 2001 with the support of his friends, poet Kwame Dawes and producer Justine Henzell.

The three-day festival of readings, music and storytelling has grown into an anticipated event pulling in famous names such as the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Edward Seaga and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, writer and director Melvin Van Peebles. The event is hosted at Jake's resort and is held annually on Memorial Day weekend.

I unfortunately didn't make this past bashment but it's on my calendar for next year.





Author and Calabash founder, Colin Channer.

Golden Treasure

This spot is not new but always worthy of honorable mention when talking about Yard (Jamaica).

Rick's Cafe will always have one of the most beautiful settings in the world to watch the setting of our beautiful golden god. There is a lot to do there from sun up and well beyond sunset so pack accordingly.

Incase Bamboo Case For iPhone 3G

Incase goes green with a Slider case that is 40% bamboo. Sexy and green.

Bursting Out of My Shirt

All Trini massive put yuh han in di hair if yuh luv buss-up-shut!

Now I'm not Trinidadian, but you don't have to be to love this tasty Trini (really east indian, read on) treat. This is by far one of the Caribbeans more tasty dishes.

For those who don't know Trinidad has a pretty significant population of East Indian transplants, who brought with them the fine art of Curry and flat bread making. "Buss-up-shut," vernacular for "burst-up-shirt," is the West Indian version of Paratha Roti which is generally served with any one of these sides, bodi, pumpkin, ochro, curry chicken, curry goat, curry shrimp, curry mango just to name a few.

I was reminded of how good buss-up-shut can be when I went to Tassa Roti Shop, a Trinidadian restaurant just North of Atlanta in Marietta and had more than my fill.

Aahh Chute!

I'll just say it. I HATE FLYING.







When I was younger nothing was more exciting than knowing a plane ride was coming up, no matter the destination. These days sweaty palms, butterflys and anxiety attacks accompany me with most flights, unless I increase my alcohol consumption right before boarding. If the fears of flying really come from the fear of crashing then there might be some relief in sight, at least on smaller planes. In comes Cirrus an aircraft manufacturer that has found a way to attach deployable parachutes to their planes. They even have videos showing the ultimate flying safety feature in action.

I can't wait for these things to become standard on passenger aircraft.

My Ride Is Back

After 3 long weeks I finally got my bike back from the HD mechanics. It appears that the recession is affecting parts production for motorcycles, delaying the delivery of my brake line which had to be shorter for installation of my new drag bars.



So far I've installed a set of Vance and Hines Short Shots, done the stage one race tuning and now installed black drag bars. I'm already trying to figure out what to do next that will not make the custom installations seem forced. I'll let you know when I do.

Now if the ATL weather would just cooperate I might actually be able to ride.