The Fire-breathing 425 HP 1969 Camaro
In 1969 Chevrolet marketing exec Vince Piggins utilized the company’s Central Office Production Order (COPO) program to produce a fleet of Camaros specially engineered for drag racing. A bargain at $489.75, the COPO 9561 package included the L72 427/425 HP V-8 engine, special ducted hood,…
Winemaking Tips & Interview With Columbia Crest Winemaker
Questions/Answers from Reddit AMA Interview with Juan Munoz Oca, winemaker at Columbia Crest Winery In your time there, what’s the largest volume of wine Columbia Crest has lost to spoilage and/or human error during any phase of the wine making process? We’ve never lost wine…
Shining A Positive Light On Divorce
“Do not be denied your Royale With Cheese” There is an epidemic in America on the rise and we’re not referring to Ebola. More and more Americans are falling prey to divorce. That same old statistic that half of all marriages fail is still being…
Whitening Your Teeth Gives You Wings
Whitening your teeth changes your life, sorry it just does. About 15 years ago I noticed one of my front teeth turning brown, only one of them. Now I had full dental coverage at the time and was going every 6 months and flossing and…
Small Batch Bourbon & Small Batch Shoes
There was a survey last year suggesting that 64 percent of women judge a man’s fashion sense based on his shoes and 52 percent of women say they judge a man’s personality by his shoes. We say to hell with that nonsense, just wear cool kicks and good…
Halloween, Adults & Insensitive Costumes
If you are one of the many adults, and I use that term loosely who is hijacking a children’s holiday this year, then you will most likely notice the new adult trend, which is bastardizing the children’s holiday by wearing insensitive costumes. Since we have…
Supporting Your Local Band Pays It Forward
“It’s more than supporting the underdog in their fight against Big Corporate Music” Last weekend several of us had the opportunity to go see a band that we used to follow in the late 90s when we worked at a bar … in our late…
The Culture Of NFL Sports Gambling
It’s already Week 6 of the NFL Football Season and despite (too) many bad incidents, exposure and piss poor executive management, the NFL is still drawing record ratings. It doesn’t matter how many players hit women, and kids, or owners drive drunk, the NFL has…
Rich Franklin – UFC Champion & Rugged Male
We were fortunate to catch up with 3-time UFC Champion Rich Franklin last week. For those of you that do not know Rich, (get out of your cave for one), he is one of the more cerebral and kind men in the UFC. Rich is a former…
Classic Cars – Cruise At The Beach
Last Friday we took our beach cruisers down to check out the Cruise At The Beach, which happens every friday in Redondo Beach. Classic cars, muscle cars, street rods and exotics all gather in the Ruby’s Diner parking lot just before sunset. Clearly we weren’t…
Crowdsourced Cabernet – Crush Grapes After Harvest?
Keeping with our story last month about Columbia Crest Winery, who is crowdsourcing the making of 1000 cases of cabernet at their award winning winery in Paterson, Washington. They have been asking the internet for their opinion at various stages of the wine making process….
Travel Review – Nantucket Island – Ferry, Restaurants & Nightlife
This month I had the pleasure of taking a trip to Nantucket, one of the two most popular island destinations off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, (Martha’s Vineyard the other). Nantucket is old, like Christopher Columbus OLD. First settled in the 1600s, it…
Ever Want To Own A Vineyard? Be A Winemaker?
Have you ever wanted to know more about how wine is made? Perhaps you’re tired of going to social events and getting stuck with (her) friends husbands discuss their 600 bottle wine cellars (Zzzzzz). Been there. Or maybe you are interested in learning more…
Man Tactics – Tools For The Rugged Male
This is a guest post from our good friend Texas Cody My Dad has a mustache. Not a Justin Bieber “mustache” or some kinda skinny hipster crap, but a real lumberjack type Tom Selleck stache, like thick enough to have it’s own political system, most…
What Every Man Should Know About Jazz Music
Listening to Jazz Music is like drinking scotch for the first time, and the second time. It doesn’t go down smoothly but you know it’s so damn cool you force yourself to listen to it .. then you prefer it … then you love it….
Why We Struggle With Soccer In The USA
If you are looking for a soccer-hater rant, this is not your article. USA Soccer has been wildly entertaining this year, from the coach, to Donovan getting snubbed to the qualifying and finally to the last couple of matches which were excellent. Along the way…
Les Stroud Survivorman – Interview
We were fortunate to catch up with one of the most rugged males on television, Les Stroud of Survivorman. For those of you that don’t know Les, he is an outdoor adventurer, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, father and creator of the award winning television series, Survivorman. He…
Are You Untameable?
This post is brought to you by BACARDÍ. All opinions are 100% ours. Are you passionate and dedicated to supporting your teams by any means necessary? Do you live and die through the good and the bad with the teams and players you support and…
Best New Grilling Tools & Accessories
With Memorial Day serving as the unofficial kickoff of the summer grilling season, here’s our list of top grilling tools. 1. Grill Grates These are interlocking panels that sit on the surface of your grill. What do they do, exactly? They are designed to amplify…
Had A Few Drinks and You’re Being Pulled Over
You are driving home, feeling quite the bad ass. Dinner with friends was awesome and the drinks flowed at an official pace. You were smart and limited your intake to three over a couple hours, after all, you were driving. But the invite list also…
