Il Est Arrivé!
by Jimbo... on Jul 9, 2011 6:34 PM EDT
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PrintWay back during the cold and rainy spring cobbles season, we held a remarkably successful fundraiser for Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix raising over $1300 in defense of bad roads. Well after many months of me delivering newspapers to earn back all the money you fine people donated which I lost almost immediately at the dog track, I finally earned back every penny and wired it off to France in a moment of clarity. Whew. Well, guess what arrived from France in la poste today? This!
Want to know what was inside?...
This!
Which I immediately put into its pre-designated spot in my cycling shrine....
where it will sit in the loving embrace of my prized Rabobank foam-finger, my collection of official Tour of California badges-of-smugness, and my signed photo of Jens! And there it will stay until next spring when I will bath it with my tears, and then hastily package it up and mail it off to whoever wins the 2012 Paris-Roubaix "pick-the-podium" contest. You're welcome whoever you are you stupid jerk. Now go enjoy Le Tour.
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It's a real cobble stone
and the thing is fucking heavy. I thought it was just going to be a little toy paper weight thing, but it’s a huge 4-inch cube of solid granite mounted on a stone base. It weighs 4.6 kg.
Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'
Probably a pristine cobble removed from the road
in favour of an older more nasty one!
by professorfate on Jul 9, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I SO WANT to win the pick the podium contest now - This is AWESOME.
So glad you had that idea to ask for our donations…it’s way worth it!
You'll have to visit whoever wins in person!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 10, 2011 7:12 AM EDT up reply actions
YES! Personal delivery is a must!
Frustration has a way of releasing itself, rarely in a logical manner. -jsallee00
I will gladly visit whoever wins in person
as long as that person lives within a 50 mile radius of my house or is named Will.
Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'
Sweet.
Jimbo’s not visiting my place. Now I just need to pick the podium.
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 4:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Without even making sure he's got the right Dude's rug.
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions
This is so cool that it has rendered me speechless
"First you have to be cool, after you are cool then you can be strong" -- Davide Appollonio
I'd love to see the customs declaration on that..
and the conversation that stirred up..
What is it?
c’est la rock…
a rock…
…
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
Pavé sur socle
Stone on pedestal.
"On paper, your team is awesome." -- Pigeons on my WVDS team, and life in general.
"Yes, a rock. Problem?"
Reminds me of the time when a whopping great hunk of rock arrived in the post for me. I received it in exchange for some sapphire briolettes. “What do you want in return?”… “Oh, just find me an interesting rock”. Well as it happens she knew someone working in one of the gold mines over in Western Australia… so I received a sizeable slab of mine-run material. Oh yes, it has gold content (not visible) – but the cost of the postage FAR exceeded the value of the rock. It’s just a slab of rock… and I was delighted :-)
You're special
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 4:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah Omne...
It has been a long time since I last heard another person use that word in this way. Such is my joy at your appreciation for the subtleties of language, I am going to let it go…
I meant it in the nicest possible way dear.
You can take your stackhat off, you’re among friends.
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I've no doubt that I am among friends :-)
But… you meant it in ‘the nicest possible way’? Truly? Not even a hint of an undertone or connotation…? Bugger. (Perhaps my own brand of ‘smartarse’ is a bit… special, LOL)
Well, ok, so maybe I was lying...
but I’m allowed because I do a great “My mum says I’m special” act. Seriously, if you ever saw it, you’d snort milk out your nose, it’s that good.
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and I'd gladly
give you a rock. Just sayin’.
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude
Nobody seriously expects Lou to accept a rock from me.
"He will sooner grow flowing locks of golden Bon Jovi-hair from his bald and barren head." - Jens discussing the possibility of Riis bringing a sprinter to a Pistol/GC fight.
by omnevelnihil on Jul 11, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I'll accept... hmm...
… on second thoughts, I think I’ll back right away from this minefield :-)
That rocks!
(that’s too literal isn’t it?)
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Well, Gilberto Gil is rocking the household right now
but getting stoned isn’t a prerequisite
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
play gneiss
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
I was just saying you can listen to Gil without getting stoned...
I didn’t say that’s what I was doing.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
That is so f***ing Gniess!
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Jul 9, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck yeah
that thing’s great.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Good job Jimbo
glad to see you finally got something right.
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I didn't even realize we were getting that
I thought we would just have the PdC mentioned on some cobbles at the race… Very cool, thanks again Jimbo for putting this together.
Wahooo - We own the Pave'.......
I so want to have a photo kissing that pice of Pave’.. ala PR winner…. come on contest 2012!!
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Ooops Piece*
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Jimbo, dude, if you'd have
taken the newspaper money and gone back to the track and put all your money on santa’s lil helper we could have 30 of those things right now. Not impressed.
Whoever wins
will have to hold it above their heads in victory. Better get to the gym starting now…
by Creeping Tortoise on Jul 10, 2011 1:32 AM EDT reply actions
"delivering newspapers"
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
And yeah, super epically awesome. Love the Jens! autograph.
He's a good kid. Complex and messed up, but intrinsically good.--Jonathan Vaughters, on Thomas Dekker
That's awesome.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi.
"If I couldn't play for the Colts, I would probably stop playing football." - Peyton Manning.
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