Monthly Archives: April 2009

“Take a look at yourself. They have a name for faces like that.”

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Hoag

“The Third Man (1949), also spelled The 3rd Man, is a British film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene. Greene’s novella of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Love, Race, and Human Trafficking

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Hoag
Posted in Reflections | Tagged | Leave a comment

We Built the First Skate Ramp in the Methow Valley

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Hoag

Found all of these Methow (It’s pronounced Met-How!!) photos at Methow.com. Skiing Up to South Early Winters Spire, photo by Belinda Denchfield  I’m one of those people who is just smart enough to understand how really smart some of my friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghost Ride the News, Reflections | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Bike Polo Players and Washboard Country Dance Music

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Hoag

We all miss the large, bouncing hair and omnipresent smile that is Sebastian, but we have to tolerate his absence for a while because he is an International Bike Polo Superstar and is touring Europe right now. Here is some … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghost Ride the News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

If history is a mirror, maybe we’re in the blind spot.

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Hoag

For the most violent culture on earth, there sure are a lot of nice people here.   “…Studying the relationship between the “West” and its dominated cultural “others” is not just a way of understanding an unequal relationship between unequal … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghost Ride the News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Moto Make-Believe!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Hoag

  *Following any of the advice in this post may cause you to crash and die, void your warranty, or be ridiculed by the local shop-bros who look like this guy: 1. “You should never try to repair a punctured … Continue reading →

Posted in Mechanical Husbandry | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Domestic Dispute

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Hoag

photo by Dagny Ihnot photo (of the photo, hanging on the wall at ABC Legal Services) by Craig Etheridge Excerpt from “Affidavit, 4/14/09″: “1.     I am a Legal Messenger.  I have personal knowledge of the matters contained herein and am … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , | 1 Comment

When Messengers Rode in Critical Mass

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Hoag

I’ve saved this Stranger clipping since about 1997 (wow.) The cop pulls the kid off of his bike for not stopping, the kid breaks his arm in the fall and is unconscious, every body forms a circle around the cop … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Somali Pirate Union Files Labor Dispute with Connecticut Longshoremen

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Hoag

  Yeah, I made that up. But a longshoremen did stab one of those pirates in the hand with an ice pick. Thailand is blowing up. photo from “creative commons” Bolivian president Evo Morales is on day five of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghost Ride the News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Between the Drone and the Scream

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Hoag

Hoag at Afghanistan invasion protest in Washington D.C., 2001. Photo by Kristin Silady Truthout.org is full of amazing articles right now. Students have been removed from the New School campus after occupying one of the buildings in protest of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghost Ride the News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment