The Good News Thread!

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  1. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    Weirdest concert I have ever seen! I just like the band, well alot, but I don’t know most of the details of any band.
    I at the very least thought that the band that calls themself Foreigner, would have at least one original member, nope!
    The guys that play now are in there 50’s and were spot on! Sounded like there albums, the singer was very close to Lou’s incredible voice, but not quite. Foreigner played about 8 songs, and I’m thinking by this time WTF, because the concert was advertised Lou would be singing. Finally they anounced it was a special night and introduced the four surviving originals of the band, they had not played togetherin many years, told us they were practicing there asses off to get it right. Man these guys looked old but they rocked the house, but not with quite the energy as the younger Foreigner. But it sure was cool because the original band got the biggest level of love and thanks from the crowd! They played around six songs, you could see each original reliving there old hay day and it showed on there face! At one point both bands were playing at the same time, 11 of them played Hot Blooded. It’s to bad Lou did not sound as good as when he was young, he still sounded good though, but who would after brain sugery! That was an historic night in music and I am happy to have witness it. It was a sold out show, and the roar of the crowd, you can picture the scene, Juke Box Hero’s.
     
    Oaken, Faust29, herzalot and 14 others like this.
  2. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
  3. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Awesome! That sounds like a fun blast from the past! Not that I would know 80’s stuff ...cuz ....I’m just a baby:rolleyes:
     
  4. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    I was walking out of the Fresno Fair one night when I heard a familiar refrain. The band was rocking so I altered my route to the parking lot so I could check them out.
    I turned the corner and started chuckling. How cute, an old lady in her walker, dancing to a very good AC / DC cover band. Lots of gray hair, bald heads, and over-taxed spandex in that crowd... Weird, I though as I looked up at the band... who were really rocking hard.
    Well, grandma must've come to see grandpa play because every member of the band were old. You know, long, stringy, gray hair, surrounding a chrome dome... The singer sporting a Michael Coverdale wig and DLR tights stretched over his world-class beer - belly...
    And they were rocking... And I felt sad and old too. I looked deeper into the crowd and I saw my peers, my fears, and I saw myself in a reflection of a mirror.
    It was my crowd. I fit in.... It was the old rockers of the 70s and beyond, up there, one more time for the ages. And I sighed and then smiled and walked on.
    From the moment we take our first breath, we are doomed to take our last. Let's try to age gracefully...
    Ride it while you can!
     
  5. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    And for not much longer I’m rocking it while I can.
     
  6. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    You should write a book...
    I’m not really sure what the title would be, and I’m not exactly sure what it would be about.
    But I find your wordsmithing captivating and clever. I would buy that book.
    Kudos dear friend!
     
  7. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Nice, rossage. Just remember...there’s always someone older than you!


     
  8. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    And there's always someone out there who can kick your ass!

    The Allman Brothers would be proud.
    Eat a peach!
     
  9. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    I think my boss saw the same band here in Bakersfield and said they were really good.
     
  10. Cornholio

    Cornholio iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    B
    Current Bike:
    Huffy
    Good news - the bed my son barfed in this morning is not his/ours. :sick:

    Too many candy hot dogs and hamburgers yesterday, along with ice cream and other candy varieties. I blame the hot dog and hamburger candies most though, he had like 4 of each.

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  11. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    A very trying week brought much perspective. The good news?
    1. My house is still standing.
    2. The clusterf@$k that was last week gave me a very real and renewed appreciation for the life that I have.
    3. Made new friends with a family of fellow evacuees.
    4. Been wanting a truck. I got one.
    5. I'm officially out of the sling, and doc says the shoulder is healing perfectly. Even the early stages of PT have not been as excruciating as I remembered it being when I had the other shoulder done.
    6. Jeni's ice cream brought back "Coffee with Cream & Sugar" after not having it for several weeks.
     
    ~JB~, scan, Oaken and 17 others like this.
  12. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    What a game last night!!! Rams now 10-1. :thumbsup::cool:
     
    mike, Mikie, scan and 4 others like this.
  13. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Good news and a great perspective!:thumbsup:
     
    mike, Mikie, Faust29 and 2 others like this.
  14. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    I woke up on time today!
     
    Fueledbyex8, mike, Danmtchl and 9 others like this.
  15. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    My boy just got a call from Prescott PD. He is now in background checks for them and Yavapai Sheriff Animal Control. Also had background going for Yavapai Sheriff Detention Officer, they asked him which he would like to pursue he chose Animal Control. See what happens. Life is gettin cooler by the minute.
     
  16. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Having a celebratory beverage, listening to Lemmy rock out run Rudolph run, because...

    Spent the last 10 months or so reading a book about teaching English learners, to prepare for a 3 part test to obtain my CTEL certificate.

    Wrote all three parts back on the long weekend in November, in a 6 hour session, starting at a computer monitor answering multiple choice questions and written responses. I had no idea how I did. It could go either way.

    Well, I just found out it went the right way. Got a pass on all three subtests, which makes me eligible to work full time in a class.

    What a relief.

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  17. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    'grats - and thanks for whatever it is you are going to do with your new authorization.
     
    mike, LLPoolJ, mtnbikej and 4 others like this.
  18. CBone

    CBone iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Antelope Valley
    Name:
    Tucker
    Current Bike:
    Intense Primer
    :thumbsup: Awesome work @Derkderkall !
     
  19. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
  20. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    Congrats, good effort pays off.
     
  21. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
  22. ~JB~

    ~JB~ Member

    Location:
    Murrieta/Temecula
    Name:
    Juan B Garcia
    Current Bike:
    2019 RFX
  23. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Wooo! I woke up on time again!
     
  24. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Finishing the year on a positive note? So is that twice this year?
     
    herzalot, Mikie, UPSed and 4 others like this.
  25. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Good news!!! I saw my surgeon on Fri, he’s really happy with my knee recovery and is giving me the green light to run!
    This is way ahead of schedule and I’m guessing the green light for mtb riding will come very soon!:sneaky::D:inlove:
     
    Danmtchl, herzalot, Luis and 9 others like this.
  26. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
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    Run Forest Run!
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  27. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    That's excellent news Sara! Be cautious, be careful, and listen to your knee when you push it. :thumbsup:
     
  28. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    :laugh: Me in 30 yrs:thumbsup::coffee:
     
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  29. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Thanks Snakes! I am more than cautious, I’m scared outta my mind so I will def take it easy:thumbsup:
    Golden Eagle soonish!
     
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  30. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Oskar Blues has done it again: They added three cans of G'Knight imperial red ale to the Conundrum twelver. It's a fifteener at the same price!!!!!!!! :notworthy::notworthy: Sierra Nevada is not looking so good!! :oops:

    In other good news...Golden's moratorium on dispensaries is easily circumvented by a short trip over the border to Wheat Ridge. :sneaky:

    Yes, it is happy hour on the Front Range! Happy short week hump day, my friends :)
     
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