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January 29, 2007
Answers
It's pretty interesting seeing what people are searching for when they end up on my site. Naturally the majority of interest seems to lie with Michael Waltrip and Steve Park since I talk about them so often, but also Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Elliott Sadler. Other non-Nascar topics that draw people to my blog are the Paulinskill Viaduct, Ogunquit Maine, Jekyll Island and Las Vegas. I really don't know the answers to a lot of what people are looking for but here's some thoughts and answers to some of the most recent things that people seem to be wondering about.
*I don't know if any Nascar drivers or their significant others are having affairs. It's none of my business and I really don't care either except in a can't look away from the train-wreck kind of way.
*I don't know what Steve Park's plans are in relation to racing for 2007, though this close to the start of the season I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll be seeing much of him on the track. No, people who think that aren't bad fans contrary to what some believe.
*I haven't seen 360OTC in any stores yet either.
*The Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan is the world's tallest building at 1,671 feet.
*It's lovely at night in Aruba.
*There are a number of rumors about workers being killed during the construction of the Paulinskill Viaduct. There's even one that says that a worker fell into the concrete that was being used to construct the viaduct and his body was unable to be removed so it's still embedded inside to this day. Rumor has it that his ghost still haunts the viaduct. However, to my knowledge no evidence has ever surfaced to indicate that any story about anyone dying while the viaduct was being built is true. There have been some suicides at the viaduct though.
*Yes, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finally got the rights to his name last year.
*It's highly unlikely that Steve Park will ever race for Bill Davis Racing.
*Wouldn't that be nice if Sunoco sponsored Steve Park?
*I have no nude photos of any driver or their significant others. And the thought of Matt Kenseth nekkid is icky!
*Yes, Aruba's most famous natural bridge collapsed in 2005.
*If Michael Waltrip does that, I don't want to know about it!!
*Bobby Hamiltion did get a divorce from the woman he was married to for quite a few years, and then remarried before he passed away.
*Bill Elliott would like to race the full season in 2007 for R&J Racing but a lack of sponsorship may prevent that from happening.
*Elliott Sadler may have been a womanizer at one time but he recently claimed that he's found a woman that he wants to settle down with.
*Yes, Junior is negotiating with DEI on a new contract.
*I would agree that it was about time the Yankees realized that Randy Johnson is old (in baseball terms) and past his prime.
*It would be hard to give an exact address for the Paulinskill Viaduct since it's out in the middle of the woods on a fairly rural road without any other structures nearby.
*David Reutimann has a message board on his website.
*Yes, Martin Truex, Jr. was literally caught with his pants down. He was caught by a Daytona police officer peeing in public, on the side of his car in a public garage.
*That was a pretty embarassing moment when Kyle Busch got his girlfriend's name wrong at the banquet.
*Claire B. Lang is staying with XM to do her show, "Dialed In" even though Nascar moved to SIrius.
*The three climbers on Mt. Hood likely ran into unexpected trouble which prevented them from descending as quickly as they thought they would be able to. One climber died from hypothermia in a snow cave, and the other two it's believed might have fallen as they tried to go for help.
*No, Alex Rodriguez is not mentally ill. Not hitting as well as he has in years past is not a sign of mental illness.
*Brendan Gaughan's father is Michael Gaughan who owns the South Point Casino in Las Vegas.
*Yes, I also wish there was more news on Steve Park.
*The architecture firm that designed the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas is KGA Architecture.
*Bootie Barker was paralyzed in a car accident that he doesn't like to talk about because he'd prefer that people focus on his skills as a crew chief or who he is as a person rather than that he's in a wheelchair.
*The Millau Viaduct in France is apparently the tallest bridge in the world.
*I'm sure a lot of people were cursing when Brian Vickers got into Jimmie Johnson which resulted in not only JJ getting wrecked, but also Junior.
*I'm not sure if cocaine, which is one of the drugs that Shane Hmeil admitted to using, could be classified as a performance enhancing substance.
*Michael Waltrip and Terry LaBonte did indeed have a run-in a few years ago in which Terry took a swing at Michael.
*I agree that the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine is beautiful.
*Michael Waltrip Racing signed Josh Wise to a development deal a few months ago. He'll race mostly ARCA and the Truck Series this season, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him turn up in the Busch Series before too long.
Posted by silverdsl at January 29, 2007 04:20 PM