This episode took a lot more time and effort than I expected, but I think it turned out pretty good. Judge for yourself.
Scooter Sunday Captured Ep. 008 from Marty Mankins on Vimeo.
For the YouTube version, click on this link: Scooter Sunday Captured Episode 008
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The End Is Near
That’s right. The end is near for a couple of things. One is the election. This Tuesday marks the end of voting and when we will [hopefully] find out who will be our next president. I’ve got one more blog post before Tuesday with all of my election errata and final rants thoughts on all of it.
The second is Scooter Sundays. As I’ve been mentioning the last few weeks, winter approaches and with that comes slick roads, ice and snow – not exactly scooter-friendly weather. Next week will be the final episode for the season…. I know… sad, isn’t it. 
But I will have something to replace Scooter Sundays for the winter time [all the details will be unveiled in two weeks]. Then come spring [most likely mid-March, Scooter Sunday will be back in all it’s glory, with new logos, T-shirts and the videos you all have come to enjoy these past few months. Maybe we can break 30 fans by summer 2009… who knows.
The Number 29
Not too many people in the blogosphere know personal things about me. Oh sure, I’ll share almost naked pictures of myself and show off my dental work, but details of my personal life I leave out of the blog world. Every once in a while, I do find something I’m comfortable to share.
The number 29 has some significance in my life, in multiple ways. First and foremost, it ended up being my favorite age. My daughter turned 1 that year, which for me, was one of the greatest times of my life. On the flip side, it was one of the most challenging and difficult years of my life, coming off the heels of a job loss, a bankruptcy and various other life struggles. Two completely opposite parts of my life happening in the same year. But as they say, enjoy the great things in life and learn from the tragedies.
I’ve never been much of a gambler, especially the table games, but I took a liking to roulette. Back in my trade show days, a co-worker at Word Perfect and I wanted to try roulette, but being the left brained people we are, we wanted to see how the game worked and how the odds worked. So we wrote a couple of software programs and sat in the room and played roulette, betting M&Ms to see how we could do. After a couple of nights of this, we each took $20 and our new found skills and went to the casino. Two hours later, I was up almost $200 and he was pretty close at around $180. So where does the number 29 come into play here? Black 29 on the roulette board has been my lucky number. The few times I’ve had a hunch to place one of my chips on that number, it’s paid off. Not every time, mind you, but it’s been good to me on more than several gambling occasions.
Since then, the number 29 has developed a meaning of life’s lessons, both useful and entertaining. And it’s a number I will never forget. So this posting of the 29th Scooter Sunday brings both mixed memories and fun times – all learning life’s lessons.
Scooter Sunday #29 by Banal Leakage, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
This IS the best Scooter Sunday video yet!
Hooray I LOVE this episode! wooo, you lean waaaaaaaaaaay over on that little thing, very thrill-ridey. Excellent music choice as always, Jeez, I haven’t heard any JP in forever, that totally rocked. You go, dude. Whether there’s a green light or not!
If you had a rating system, I would vote this “E” for E-Ticket, which would be like five stars or a 10 or an A+.
♪♫♪♪♫♪ <- happy music for a Sunday kicked off happily
I love your story about the #29! I wish I was smart enough to figure out the math behind gambling/card games/etc.
I want a t-shirt!
Great music choice, of course, again. And this just may be my favorite episode – is that a friend of yours dressed up? I am laughing my ass off… unless you really got a ticket, of course!
xisor – Thank you. It turned out really good.
catherine – Yeah, that lean when I turn looks more severe on video than it does in real person. And thanks for the high rating. I love the “E-Ticket”
kilax – I had to share that story, being reminded with the 29th Scooter Sunday. Roulette is more fun once you know the odds and know how to play, only now it takes $100 to do the same thing.
T-shirts… I will have them ready to go just before Scooter Sunday comes back in the spring. I have all winter to work on the logo and find a suitable (and reasonable) maker. I know Winter mentioned a couple of places and I’m going to be asking Dave from Blogography about his suppliers. And thanks for the props on music choice. That friend works security at a local shopping center and was kind enough to volunteer his time. So no ticket was received.
Agreed that this is the best video you’ve done thus far. Good choice of background music as always. I bloody hate it when the light goes green and everyone just sits there. I’m always shouting “come on, it’s bloody green fer crissakes”. Oh, and nice touch to have a mate help you out with your arrest at the end
kevin – Thank you. It was fun putting the whole thing together. And I see that same frustration in the car or on the scooter…. how long must someone sit at a green light before going?? Pay attention people.
My friend saw the video this morning and called and loved it and was glad he and his son helped on it.
NO!!! Don’t tell us the truth of the matter. Make it sound like you really were busted!
This is the best one yet. My question is who was filming during your arrest?
And am I the only one who gets a warm, fuzzy feeling when they see a new Scooter Sunday in their reader? Kinda like an old friend coming home for a visit? I love Sundays now. But I don’t want winter to come because it will end, albeit temporarily.
kapgar – Sorry for the spoilers… We almost had a real cop to stand in, but he couldn’t make it at the last minute. My friend Jim did the filming during the arrest scene.
Trust me.. if I lived in a warmer climate, Scooter Sundays would be year round. But like Illinois, Utah gets snow. And even though it’s not going to be scooter-related, I think there will be some warm fuzzies from what I have planned during the winter.
Awesome video! Just validates every time I do a Hollywood stop, more like a Hollywood roll through, a stop sign. I have yet to do it at a light, though. =)
I love it! Again I liked the music. I can’t wait to see what you have in place of Scooter Sundays. And I love that you shared the 29 stuff.
Oh my – that was an awesome video!!! (Kapgar shared it!)
You and I could totally drive in the same car together – people make me NUTS at green lights!!!
nilsa – Thank you. The Hollywood stop… I’ve always called it the California Rolling Stop, which as you said, I’ve yet to do so at an actual signal light… just stop signs.
tori – Glad to hear your music tastes continue to be just as varied as mine. I think everyone will like what I have planned. And thanks for the props on the 29 story.
sybil – Thank you… and good to hear we share the same driving frustration.
Can you attack skis to your scooter like the paperboy does in Better Off Dead? Maybe just once? Ride around yelling, “I want my two dollars!”
kapgar – OMG… now i have visions of that scene… Love that movie. “This is pure snow… do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?” I think some sort of remake could show up on video…. *wheels turning*