Indiana Hoser

On August 3, 2006 By Rick McIn Cirque du Soleil, humour, sport - amateur, traveloguesLeave a comment

I, Ricky Bobby, first visited Indianapolis (pop. 2 million) in 1991 for the World Gymnastics Championships and had a great time. This time I am here representing Cirque du Soleil at the USA Diving Championships.

White River State Park and the Zoo are sprawling green spaces adjacent to IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) — Dan Quayle is an alumni.

The Indiana University Natatorium is host of the Championships.

A lovely canal system winds through the parks near the venue.

Indianapolis is home to USA Diving, USA Gymnastics and the NCAA Headquarters. More important to Hoosiers is The Brickyard, home to the Indianapolis 500. (I am in town during the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard – the NASCAR Nextel Cup.)

The days of the Klan ruling ‘Naptown’ are long gone. But Indianapolis is back on the map — like Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook — because they have a monorail.

It broke down during a heat wave, the day I arrived, cooking some hospital patients.

» next travelogue post on this trip – Woodward West Sport Camp

video – Matt Harding – dancing fool

On August 3, 2006 By Rick McIn humour, philosophy, travelLeave a comment

On his WhereTheHellIsMatt.com website, you can follow computer-game-playing slacker Matt Harding dancing his way around the world.

Click PLAY on the video below or watch the clip on YouTube.

Music by Deep Forest.

Matt thinks Americans need to travel abroad more.

cats that look like Hitler

On August 1, 2006 By Rick McIn humourLeave a comment

Proving that there is a website for every possible fringe interest.

Cats That Look Like Hitler!

radio – Sook-Yin Lee – DNTO

On July 26, 2006 By Rick McIn audiocasts, humour, music, product endorsementsLeave a comment

A lifelong CBC AM radio listener, these days I am reduced to listening almost exclusively via podcast. Radio on demand, when and where I want.

Best is downloading the podcasts to my MP3 player and listening while cycling.

My favourite show is Definitely Not the Opera, the weekly pop culture wrap-up hosted by talented Sook-Yin Lee in Winnipeg. It is consistently excellent.

Check it out on the DNTO website. You can download the podcast from iTunes, of course. It’s free.

Jon Stewart on Net Neutrality

On July 17, 2006 By Rick McIn audiocasts, bad news, humour, internet, TVLeave a comment

It seems the traditional American media near ignored the astonishing lack of understanding of Ted Stevens, chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

Gladly, we have one “journalist” putting this dinosaur’s feet to the fire.

I say again, the USA is in trouble because of their legislative process. Perhaps they should try democracy and free market economics.

The TWITs weigh in on their podcast.

McDonalds billboard sundial

On July 16, 2006 By Rick McIn humourLeave a comment

the billboard features a real sundial whose shadow falls on a different breakfast item each hour until noon, when the shadow of the McDonald’s arches are dead center.

McD’s launches next strike in breakfast war – in Wrigleyville

See the billboard for yourself on the wall of Wrigley Field in Chicago.