When Thomas Edison was interviewed by a young reporter who boldly asked Mr. Edison if he felt like a failure and if he thought he should just give up by now. Perplexed, Edison replied, “Young man, why would I feel like a failure? And why would I ever give up? I now know definitively over 9,000 ways that an electric light bulb will not work. Success is almost in my grasp.” And shortly after that, and over 10,000 attempts, Edison invented the light bulb.
Photo From Dinner Last Night
Zip Lining at Olympic Park, UT
This afternoon I went to the Olympic Park where they have “extreme zip lining” from the top of the mountain. It made the top 10 list of zip lines in the world. It is the world’s steepest zipline according to the website and believe me the first few seconds is straight down and you can feel the speed. There were literally only 6-8 people there so they let us go as many times as we wanted. I ended up going down it six times! I won’t lie the first time I went down I was scared, that first 10 seconds is intense. By the 4th time down I got used to it so I started to video it each time. The above videos is my favorite.
Park City, UT
Taco Bell ATV
Last week, when we were driving down to LA, we stopped at Taco Bell for a fantastic gourmet lunch. We knew we weren’t in Kansas anymore when we saw an ATV chained to a sign outside the restaurant. For some reason, I found it funny, but I have to admit I was slightly jealous I don’t get to drive one to Taco Bell where I’m from. I’ve heard of riding a bike, a skateboard, maybe even a scooter, to a restaurant, but I’ve never seen someone drive an ATV to one!
Worst Price is Right Contestant Ever
How he got into the Showcase Showdown is beyond me! This is funny but you have to feel sorry for the poor guy. Even Bob Barker was amazed at the guy’s bid.
Chris Anderson: Free
I just downloaded the free audio version of the book called “Free” by Chris Anderson (iTunes required). The premise of the book is eventually everything digital becomes free. You can also see the text version of the book for free on Google Books. I haven’t read or listened to it yet but I’ll follow up when I am done.
Cyclist High Five
A pretty funny video of a guy on a bike high fiving people trying to get a taxi.
Hollywood Homes Tour
Here is an edited version of the Hollywood homes tour from last weekend. It took me a while to edit down the tour from two hours to 32 minutes, but I’ll save you $40 and an hour and a half. It was a total blast and I loved it! Here is a list of what we saw and what is included in the video in order: Hollywood Blvd, Sunset Blvd., Screen Actor’s Guild, Caryn’s Limited, (one of Elvis Presley’s favorite places to eat), The Comedy Store (owned by Pauly Shore), the Original House of Blues, Mel’s Drive in (featured in American Graffiti and the opening scene of Entourage), The Viper Room, The Whiskey a Go Go (famous music venue and was inducted into the Music Hall of Fame), The Roxy, The Rainbow Bar and Grill (Joe Dimaggio and Marlyn Monroe had their first date), Key Club (featured in Night at the Roxbury, Home Featured in Father of the Bride, the home featured in Halloween, Bob Barker’s home, the Beverly Hills sign, The Magic Castle, The Sierra Tower where Sideny Poitier and Cher live and where Elton John owns the Penthouse, the gates from The Bodyguard movie, Batman films, Bruce Wayne’s house, The Big Lebowski, Greystone Manner (public park), The Osbourne’s Home (now Christina Agulera livers there), Tom Cruise and Katie Homes house, Frank Sinatra’s home, Beverly Hills, Dr. Phil’s home, George Marciano (Guess), Sunny and Cher, Agnes Moorhead (Bewitched) home, Madonna’s home, George Cloony’s home, Lucile Ball’s home, Jimmy Stewart’s home, Hoppi Hills, Elvis Presley’s Home before Graceland, Michael Jackson’s home he was renting for $300,000 a month and died in, Playboy Mansion, Spelling Mansion (most expensive home in the US a 55,000 sq ft mansion, hundreds of rooms), Bel Air, Nancy Regan’s home, Alfred Hitchcock’s home, Jonas Brothers home, J-Lo and Marc Anthony’s home, Diane Keaton’s home, Billy Bob Thorton’s home, Lana Turner’s home, and last but not least Rodeo Drive.
Laura and Skyler’s Wedding
OK so I lied, my next post isn’t about the Hollywood homes tour. Here are some of my favorite pictures from Laura and Skyler’s wedding. There were so many pictures don’t feel offended if you didn’t make the cut. I just went through and grabbed some good ones I liked via a once through. Jill and Pat I liked your picture together as well. You should consider yourself lucky if your picture isn’t exploited on my site. Congratulations Laura and Skyler!