FiveZeroFive.com - From Albuquerque New Mexico

"Giving up my iPod for a Walkman"

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:09:28 -0600

This is what happens when you give a 13 year old kid a Sony Walkman to compare against his iPod.

It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette.

BBC invited 13 year old Scott Campbell to trade in his iPod for Sony Walkman for 1 week.

Leo Laporte and Mike Arrington on the Palm Pre

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:41:57 -0600

Just saw this on TV a few minutes ago while working from home.

Leo Laporte got a Palm Pre to review and got pretty mad when Mike Arrington from TechCrunch implied that his review was biased since the unit was given to Laporte for free. He shortly kicked all the web cam participants off the June 6th Gillmor Gang show and ended the show right after.

Why is Taylor Swift Rapping With T-Pain?

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:40:16 -0600

I remember the days when rappers got shot up before they could put out this much bad music.

Oklahoma State Trooper Stops EMT

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:07:08 -0600

Here are the videos that you probably saw on the news last night of the Oklahoma State Trooper stopping an ambulance with a patient on the way to the hospital after it failed to yield to the trooper's patrol car.

The main people involved were Emergency Medical Technician Maurice White, Jr., a paramedic with the Creek Nation EMS in Oklahoma and Oklahoma Trooper Daniel Martin.You may have noticed in the other video that there was someone taking video with their cell phone. Here is that video.

More links and info are available at this link.

RacingSouthwest.com Drift-Cross, June 27, 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:23:40 -0600

Autocross and drifting all in one place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Come check it out!

RacingSouthwest.com

Looking to get some affordable track time or are you looking for a great place to drift? Join RSW for another very successful event and do either or both!

RacingSouthwest.com is proud to present:

RSW Drift-Cross
June 27th, 2009 from 9 am to 3 pm

Special thanks to:

Motiva Performace Engineering
505.883.8388
2420 Comanche NE Suite H
Albuquerque, NM 87107
http://www.motivaperformance.com/

Check out the official event page for the June 27th Drift Cross

http://bit.ly/rswdriftcross06272009

Bret Michaels gets floored at the Tony Awards

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 07:37:38 -0600

Right after Poison finished their set at the 2009 Tony Awards, Bret Michaels got floored by a backdrop being lowered onto the stage.

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Cherokee Dana 44 For Sale

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:21:45 -0600

Selling the XJ Cherokee Dana 44 rear end from my Jeep. Looking to get $900 for it.

Here is the Craigslist posting I made.

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/pts/1204808846.html

Duke Nukem Forever Leaked Footage

Sun, 24 May 2009 12:47:10 -0600

You might remember the next game in the Duke Nukem series that was supposed to be released sometime this millennium, but just recently got canceled indefinitely when 3d Realms went outta business (as if it was ever going to come out anyway.) Anywho, an ex 3d Realms staffer leaked this to developers and then it got posted all over the internet.

Mind you this is NSFW due to some stripper tits and some Duke Nukem flavored language.

Racingsouthwest.com Drift-Cross, May 24, 2009

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:32:38 -0600

Autocross and drifting all in one place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Come check it out!

RacingSouthwest.com

Looking to get some affordable track time or are you looking for a great place to drift? Join RSW for another very successful event and do either or both!

RacingSouthwest.com is proud to present:

RSW Drift-Cross
May 24th, 2009 from 9 am to 3 pm

Special thanks to:

Motiva Performace Engineering
505.883.8388
2420 Comanche NE Suite H
Albuquerque, NM 87107
http://www.motivaperformance.com/

Check out the official event page for the May 24th Drift Cross

http://bit.ly/driftcrossmay242009

Hollywood Hills Speedway Closes

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:00:40 -0600

Some unfortunate news for dirt track racers around New Mexico. The Hollywood Hills Speedway has closed due to unsafe conditions at the facility.

Officials met in Phoenix, AZ to discuss the future of the speedway as it was revealed that the facility would be closing due to unsafe conditions of the masonry structures at the track. The main entrance and concession building have been deemed unsafe by engineers in an inspection prompted by track and casino officials. This building will be shut down immediately and temporary ticket locations will be established in order to proceed with the final 2 races at Hollywood Hills.

�The closing is unfortunate as it seems that great things were beginning to happen at the speedway� commented Ron Brown of Casino Hollywood �The speedway has some issues and we felt it was too much liability to keep it operating. This is really an unforeseen turn of events and is truly a sad day for Casino Hollywood and the speedway.�

�We had big plans for Hollywood Hills� stated Benji Lyons �We were caught off guard by the news today and feel badly for the racers of New Mexico. We truly wanted to give them a place to call home but this is out of our control. We will work hard to make the last two events at the speedway very special and let Hollywood Hills go out with a bang.�

The full article is available at the Hollywood Hills Speedway website.

This is a big hit to racers in New Mexico. The Hollywood Hills Speedway is located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe off of Interstate 25 exit 252, just 10 miles north of Bernalillo, New Mexico.