This is Pride!

Every year, I get the pleasure of hosting Autorama's Burn-Out contest!  It's one of my favorite events of the year!!!  This year's 1st place winner, Matt Kinsey, made it extra special though.  Matt came to the contest decked-out in a day-glo orange hoodie.  When he pulled out his cell phone, it was day-glo orange.

"You going for the 'traffic cone' look?" I asked him.

"This is my cancer color," he said.

I wasn't sure if he was yanking my chain for making a crack at his ensemble, (I know my sense of humor deserves it!) or if he was in fact a cancer survivor.

Mike's friend, and second place winner, confirmed that Mike had beat Lymphoma not once, but twice!  

"I wish you would have told me!  I could have talked about it when I still had the mic!"  

Winners are determined by crowd applause, so I guess Mike wasn't looking to "politicize" a win, which I found really impressive!  Plus, he was just so NICE!!!  So, congrats to Mike for his fair and square win!  Mike's "burn-out" is below!  Compare the rest by checking out the complete album here!

Think of all of the times you've fallen (or perhaps been knocked down) and how confusing it can be.  How did I land in this position?  All I can see is sky and grass?  Which direction am I facing?  I think Chad Reed may have experienced this at last year's Supercross here in Texas...there was even some talk of retirement...not so much!

This situation brings forth conflicting emotions.  On the one hand, there's the satisfaction of "being correct" regarding my theories that Todd Frost is, in fact, Frosty Krueger.  On the other hand, the time it took for him to border, laminate, and sign this pic as "Freddy" then leave it for me to find is a bit disconcerting.  Um, thanks, Frosty???

I don't know about you, but it seems to me that Frosty is a pair of knife-gloves and a few major burns from being Freddy Krueger.  And it doesn't help that his web pic makes him look like the Unabomber....agree or disagree?  ;)

It's long been said that one should never discuss politics or religion.  It seems like there's an even touchier topic these days...Gun Control.  Which conversation do you think would stir up the most controversy at a dinner party?

What would you do with all of this open floor space?

Kid Rock teaches you the basics of perception versus reality!  Or demystifies the conquest!  Take your pick!

is either:

a) Kenneth Howard Lee, the dude that spit on a Dallas police officer, or

b) Gollum from Lord of the Rings?