Bjork in 3-D

Check out this great interview with Bjork from the New York Times about her 3-D music video for Wanderlust.
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=cae6cd1d56ad61cd2686baeba62701d9f7a8d2ae

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How Many 5-Year-Olds Could You Take In A Fight?

Unfortunately, most of us will never know just how many 5-year-olds we could take in a fight. But, now you can at least get a rough idea with the new virtual test that asks you a series of questions to find out just how many little shits you could pummel. Here's my count:

26

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Evel Knievel Dead at 69

Evel Knievel died yesterday, the last day of November 2007. It was a sad day for Evel Knievel and SteveL Knievel fans alike. He had been suffering for years from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis and finally gave in on Friday. Evel Knievel suffered nearly 40 broken bones before retiring in 1980. SteveL Knievel fans will, on the other hand, be pleased to know that he is still alive and kicking.

Knievel had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills. He also suffered two strokes in recent years.

Longtime friend and promoter Billy Rundle said Knievel had trouble breathing at his Clearwater condominium and died before an ambulance could get him to a hospital.

"It's been coming for years, but you just don't expect it. Superman just doesn't die, right?" Rundle said. I thought we were talking about Evel Knievel here... and didn't Superman die a couple of years ago?

"I always wanted to live to about 70. I thought that'd be a good age," Knievel said in an interview with Vanity Fair for a story that will run in the February issue. "I have my tombstone already. A tombstone company in the East gave it to me when I jumped Snake Canyon. My plot is in Montana.

"All my life people have been waitin' around to watch me die. But I'm still here. I really think that there is a hereafter and this is just a testing ground. Years ago I was just helter-skelter. I defied death. And I'm still doing it -- only from a bed instead of a bike. There's just no quit in me. There's just no stopping me. I went through life big-bang-bada-boom-bada-boom. Now it's just bing, but I'm still Evel Knievel. I am. There's just nothing you could do to stop me." Rest in peace ol' buddy. Rest in peace.

Me and Bootsy Are Like This!

Went to the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) conference in Anaheim last week to support a friend of mine who owns Henriksen Jazz Amps. Find out more about them here>>. Anyway, while I was hanging out at the booth, my wife came back from walking around the convention center and said she had seen some dude hanging out at one of the booths who looked like a pimp and was surrounded by a mob of fans looking for autographs. I couldn't think of who she might be talking about, so she brought me over to see who it was... and there he was, looking very much like a pimp: Bootsy Collins! I couldn't believe it. And after much prompting on my wife's part, she convinced me to walk up to him to get a photo. We shook hands and I told him that meeting him was better than meeting Santa Claus, to which he replied, "Christmas in January! Yeah!" Cool guy. And thanks Mandy for making me get a photo with the Man!

Iceland: The Coolest Hotspot in the North Atlantic

I recently took a week-long trip to Iceland with my wife for our one-year anniversary, and besides a whole lot of memories and good times I also cranked out a travel story that was published this month in The Green Magazine, a golf magazine out of New York.

The trip was truly amazing complete with bathing in hot springs, camping under geysers, getting soaked from giant waterfalls, freezing my nuts off from hurricane-like winds, and soaking up warm sun rays on black sand beaches. Very cool. We'll definitely be going back to spend more time in the backcountry.

Read a clip of the article here>>

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Parasailing Takes Me Away

Mandy and I just got back from Puerto Vallarta, where we spent 5 days chillin' by the beach. It was a nice change of pace from chillin' by the beach in San Diego... And no trip with the LeMengs is complete without some sort of adventure or stunt... So, while we were there Andy, Jennifer, Mandy and me all went parasailing -- first time for all of us, and we had a blast. Check out the photos:

Mandy before:


Mandy after:
And she's back:
And me taking off :

Mandy Meets the Cowboy

I went to the Kicker Big Air Contest in Las Vegas the last week of October to cover it for Lat34. I drove out there with a photographer friend of mine and Mandy flew out to join us. That was nice! We stayed at the Tropicana. Pretty funny. Vegas just cracks me up. The world's largest casino in the world's driest desert. I don't get it... and yet, I find myself having a good time every time I go.

Anyway, the Kicker Big Air shindig is a big show featuring showcars, a wakeboarding demo, an FMX demo and a motorcycle stunt demo. All in the parking lot of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. About 3000 people showed up along with some big names in FMX including Travis Pastrana, Brian Deegan, Mike Mason, Tommy Clowers and none other that File's favorite: "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram. Mandy was giddy like a little schoolgirl when we bumped into Kenny. I think Kenny was just as psyched to have a little hottie grabbing onto him. Note he's giving the thumbs up. And check out the 'stache! He just started twirling it a month or so ago. Lookin' good!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Mandy and I went to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest in San Francisco in October and got to see some unbelievable shows. They had 5 stages set up in Golden Gate Park... the whole thing is free. You just show up and stake your square of grass, sit back and watch some legendary performers rock it out. We saw T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, and host of other peeps. Here's a few pics. Check out Elvis, Emmylou and Gillian all on the same stage together!














And here's T-Bone. Burnett did a bluegrass set and a rock set that both rocked. Imagine that.

I Met Tony Hawk and Mat Hoffman!!! Oh, and Bam, Too.

In October I was in Dallas for the final contest in the LG Action Sports Tour. The LG is probably the biggest contest in the world with stops in the UK, France, Amsterdam, the U.S. and elsewhere. Guys and girls compete in BMX Park, BMX Vert, Skate Park, Skate Vert, and Inline Park and Vert.

Anyway, while I was there I was walking the hallways of the event center when I noticed a bunch of big dudes walking in front of someone... like they were body guards. I thought to myself, who the hell needs body guards here? Oh, Bam Margera. That's who. I followed Bam into the arena where there were a bunch of media types hanging around. Then I saw Tony Hawk sitting at a folding table next to Mat Hoffman. I was stoked!

mean, I had seen him as a kid at contests, but I'd never met the guy. So, this was a big deal. And as if that wasn't enough, later that night I was at an after-party hanging with some friends. WeAfter they were done being interviewed I walked up to Tony and introduced myself. I had to. I went to go hang out at Chad Kagy and Kevin Robinson's table. I quickly surveyed who else was at the table: Jay Eggleston, Simon Tabron, Koji, and Mat Hoffman. Fucking crazy. I love this job.

The photos suck, but they're of Tony and Mat doing a doubles performance in Dallas. This second photo shows the two of them doing front flip dismounts to the ramp deck.

Dew Tour and LG FMX Championships

Here's a few pics from the road. I've been traveling the action sports circuit since July and things are finally winding down now. So, I've got some time to catch up on posting to the Stunt Forum. The following FMX pics are from the Dew Tour in San Jose (September) and the LG Action Sports Tour World Championships in Pomona (October). The LG WC were pretty cool because they were held at the L.A. County Fair... Holy shit, that's a big fair. I mean, I figured the L.A. County Fair had to be pretty big, but man, that thing was huge. We left the fair after the FMX contest and submitting my story around 11:30PM and the fair was still going strong. Crazy.

Anyway, here's a few pics. There's Nate Adams, Mike Mason and someone else... can't remember. Can you tell which pics are from L.A.? I'll give you a hint: look at the sky.