http://puredanger.com/cleezmo Gas. Brakes. Lean. Repeat. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:54:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Attention, attention - Cleezmo is moving! To be more specific, I've taken advantage of the ridiculously easy-to-use program known as iWeb, and have built a website for Seda and I. The new site is: www.jeffandseda.com In addition to my blog page, we'll have photos and other stuff that is made possible not ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2008/06/05/last-post-new-site/ After our PC crashed last week, and after several mostly failed attempts to get it back up and running, we decided to leave the Microsoft bus and get a Mac. We are the proud new owners of a Macbook Pro, and so far it is sweet! Now I just have to ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2008/02/10/down-with-windows/ Okay, so this is a bit late, but better late than never, eh? In December I submitted an article to my most-favorite motorcycle news/racing website, www.superbikeplanet.com. They have a series called "A Face In The Crowd", which are articles submitted by readers/fans of the site. I was lucky enough for ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2008/01/22/article-published/ Most readers of my blog certainly know this, but in case a random search for “cleezmo” has brought a stranger here, I’ll state it matter of factly: My name is Cleezmo, and I play bass. And, more importantly for this particular post, my current arsenal includes a 1990 Peavey Dyna-Bass ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/11/24/instrumental-thinking/ The last track day of the season for me was a few Sundays ago on October 14th at Gateway International Raceway. This was the final of four track days put on by the MCRA, and despite a smaller number of riders, was a lot of fun. And the weather was ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/10/30/last-track-outing-of-the-season/ As most of you probably know, Seda ran and finished the Chicago Marathon on October 7. Just one more reason to say My Wife Rocks!! She trained religiously for 5 months for this, and was in great shape to complete the run. In addition, she raised over $3500 for The Leukemia & ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/10/17/my-wife-the-marathoner/ We had our 3rd MCRA track day this past Sunday at Gateway International Raceway, and it was a blast! First off - full props to all the trackday participants. We've had some issues at the past couple events with riders riding over the limit, bikes coming together on track, etc. - ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/09/28/mcra-track-dayraces-september-23/ The annual Hop in the City beer festival, put on by Schlafly beer (aka The Saint Louis Brewery), was a couple of weeks ago, on September 15. The short review - a fantastic time as usual. The longer review: For those not familiar with this event, every year Schlafly brews 40 different beers ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/09/28/schlafly-hop-in-the-city-beer-festival-review/ I spent most of Labor Day weekend in Hastings, Nebraska, racing at Motorsports Park Hastings. Although it was a LONG drive to get there, it was definetely worth it! The weather was beautiful both days, and much fun was had by all. There were a few STL racers representing - Dad and ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/09/05/race-report-motorsports-park-hastings/ Van Halen held a press conference this week announcing a new tour. Eddie, Alex, Dave, and Eddie's son Wolfgang on bass. They have 25 dates planned in the U.S., and envision playing in Europe after that and then recording. And yet, I'm not sure that I care. Wait, yeah, I ... http://puredanger.com/cleezmo/2007/08/15/vhdlr-tour-announced/