August 23, 2004

NEWS BRIEFLETS

• Met Glenn Reynolds in Knoxville, where several vital issues were discussed, including: Why were biker chicks so hot in the '70s, and why aren't they hot now? And: how many staffers would you need to monitor all the blogs worth monitoring?

• Like, for example, the fine Questions and Observations group blog featuring Richmond, Virginia, radio identity Jon Henke (whose site, along with Currency Lad, is now added at left). Visited the Museum of the Confederacy today with Jon and his two-year-old Alec:

Jon: "What does it say about me that after just a few hours Alec prefers your company to mine?"

Me: "It’s all about parenting skills, Jon."

• Donate all your spare money to Andrea Harris! Or she will ban you!

• Ever wonder how Ray Smuckles got so rich?

Posted by Tim Blair at August 23, 2004 02:13 PM
Comments

Easy: same chicks.

Posted by: Pig Head Sucker at August 23, 2004 at 02:23 PM

Damn, beat me to it.

Posted by: rosignol at August 23, 2004 at 02:31 PM

Tim Blair
Why were biker chicks so hot in the '70s, and why aren't they hot now?

Yeah, I was gonna say they're 30 years older, too.

Posted by: JDB at August 23, 2004 at 02:34 PM

There's another blog worth monitoring: The Iraq War Was Wrong Blog. Funniest parody site since Allah Is In The House!

Posted by: EvilPundit at August 23, 2004 at 06:33 PM

I thought Ray got rich because he sold his sold to the devil for piano skills and made a quintiple platnum album.

Posted by: Amos at August 23, 2004 at 06:46 PM

Was Alec smart?

Posted by: Tony.T at August 23, 2004 at 08:01 PM

Donate my spare cash to Andrea or drink more Coopers Pale Ale?

Bye folks.

Posted by: Scott at August 24, 2004 at 04:12 AM

Bye, Scott! Remember, you only have one liver to give for your country! And I think I saw it running madly down the road...

Posted by: Andrea Harris at August 24, 2004 at 04:33 AM

I'll chime in:

One word: Gravity.

Posted by: Glenn Bowen at August 24, 2004 at 09:55 AM

I hope you tried the bars down in Shockoe Slip. I hope you enjoyed it here.

Elizabeth
Imperial Keeper
Richmond, Virginia

Posted by: Elizabeth at August 25, 2004 at 01:20 AM

Thanks Tim!

I think it's because the bikers themselves used to be young. Now they're mostly older folk.

A Harley is now the one-man Winnebago.

Posted by: CurrencyLad at August 25, 2004 at 04:14 AM

WOO and Yay,

To Richmond,Virginia Blogs (and Jon Henke).
And Knoxville. The only thing better would be a clip of Glenn Reynolds saying "Merville".

Posted by: SarahW at August 25, 2004 at 05:53 AM