My bucket list

Posted by Jim on June 4, 2011
Posted in: Personal.

In no particular oder…

[ ] See the Aurora Borealis with my own eyes
[ ] Set the free fall skydiving record
[ ] See the curvature of the Earth from Space
[ ] Take a photo that ends up in the National Archives
[ ] Learn to play “Wish You Were Here” on guitar properly
[ ] Ride across Scotland on a motorcycle
[ ] Eliminate yodeling from the face of the Earth
[ ] Get married
[ ] Raise children
[ ] Solve the three body problem
[ ] Build a life size replica of Vermont
[ ] Secretly replace the real Vermont with my replica
[√] Restore a classic Chevy
[√] Make love to the woman I love the most
[√] Save a life
[√] Get my writing published
[√] break 100 MPH on my motorcycle
[√] See the Rolling Stones
[√ Overcome my fear of public speaking
[√] Jump out of a planern[√] Make a killer lasagne
[√] Top 150 with the top down
[√] Bench 300 pounds
[√] Climb a mountain
[√] Play the intro to “Hot for Teacher” on drums
[√] Hit a home run
[√] Participate in a Fight Club
[√ Fire a machine gun
[√ Beat somebody bigger than me in a figh
[√] Break 1 billion playing pinball
[√] Propose to Shakira
[√] Learn to juggle
[ ] Exact my revenge

Jim Says: “Working on it.”

Wow! This mall has everything!

Posted by Jim on May 30, 2011
Posted in: Tech.

Spotted at the bottom of the page while reading an article about a model that fell from a hotel window…

Jim Says: “The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year.”

The Perks of Being a Neighbor

Posted by Jim on May 25, 2011
Posted in: Entertainment.

A little bit of Hollywood came to the old neighborhood last night as Steve Chbosky was in town filming his book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”. The scene they were shooting takes place during Christmas, so in the middle of May when the average temperature has been just shy of 80, it was snowing on our street.

I was fortunate enough to be on set thanks to Steve’s kindness and I did my best to stay out of his way. We grew up together, me being a couple of years older than he, and I admit I have been remiss in keeping up with him although I still consider him a good friend (and qualifyied for a kidney should he need one.)

Steve and Jim on set

Now I know there has been tremendous buzz about this movie and everyone is probably interested in seeing the photos I took on the set. Well, you’ll just have to remind me after the movie comes out as it would be very uncool of me to reveal anything. I will say this, Steve really knows how to run a set. It was exceptionally impressive and comparing him to an orchestra conductor would be fair, except that a conductor doesn’t have half the nonsense to deal with. There’s no doubt Steve has found his true calling and is excelling at it.

Another great benefit of this production in town is that another dear friend, John, is working lights on set. It was awesome to see him as well.

John and Jim on set

rnrnJohn may actually be the hardest working man in show business. (And the set looked great!)

If you guys see this, thanks again for letting me hang with you at work. It was awesome seeing you both and I’m eagerly awaiting the premier.

Jim Says: “I really need to get back to stand up.”

My thoughts are with those in Joplin

Posted by Jim on May 23, 2011
Posted in: Personal.

A few years ago, I was managing a club near Joplin, Missouri. At that time, we had a vicious storm system come through and send a couple of tornados through Joplin. I have to admit, I’ve never seen weather quite like that before. (You can get an idea of what the storms look like down there from this video.)

So far, I haven’t been able to get a hold of anyone down there, but imagine that all cell towers are without power at the moment.rnrnI hope my friends are OK, and if you see this, shoot me a line to let me know.

Jim Says:” Kylee, Tammy, Kimberley, Stada, I’m thinking about you.”

Hey! I can cook!

Posted by Jim on May 17, 2011
Posted in: Personal.

Many of you know, I’m quite the gourmet chef and have spent years perfecting my craft.

I’ve decided to share one of my favorite recipes..

Some of you may be a little intimidated. Don’t be. I promise you can make it and it’s delicious.

Jim Says:”It’s a perfect for either formal or informal occasions.”