Truckstop Honeymoon. I was listening to my Rockabilly – Roots station on Pandora and Rockabilly Debutante came on. I proceeded to check out their website, where they have several sample songs available. Check these guys out. They’re a husband and wife duo and they play rockabilly,  root rock, blue grass, country, swing. All the good things of Appalachia and the Bayou mixed up, stewed up, and bubbling up all sweet and gravelly.

The local radio station reported that someone had an opinion about something. That’s like reporting that someone has an asshole.

 This morning, 08/13/2009, there was a news report on your radio station concerning a former insurance executive. You reported that Wendell Porter believes that the insurance industry is behind the current healthcare protests. Mr. Porter is a former insurace executive, but he is also currently employed by The Center for Media and Democracy. You did report this fact, but you left out that it is a progressive left wing think tank.

 Reporting that someone has an opinion about something is not journalism. Everyone has an opinion. As jounalists and as a news orginization it is your job to verify or debunk the claims of Mr. Porter. If his claims are true, and you gave no evidence that they are, that is news. If he is lying and the Center for Media and Democracy is intentionally defaming the people protesting the healthcare plan, that is news. But to report Mr Porters opinion as if it is fact is shameful. I expect better from your radio station.

 In the interest of disclosure my wife has protested the healthcare bill and she has never been in contact with any insurance company.

Thanks for your time,
James Byrd

Buell is no longer going to manufacture the Blast. I liked the Blast, the only time I rode one was during my Riders Edge course, so I never went over 20 MPH, but it was a fun bike. Erik Buell said that the reason they are discontinuing the Blast is because it isn’t wasn’t a sportbike, but that’s why I liked the Blast. It didn’t have any pretensions, it wasn’t trying to be a sport bike, a cruiser, or a street fighter. It wasn’t dripping with chrome and it didn’t crank out 100 HP. It was just a bike. Maybe some manufacturer will step in and give us a true standard, until then rest in peace.

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