Foxfire, Legendary Anaheim Hills Cougar/MILF Den, to Close
Foxfire, the legendary Anaheim Hills restaurant-cum-bar that served as a den for three generations of MILFs, cougars, and the 20-some-year-old men who loved them, is closing at the end of the month. And with that, an era for every male and recently divorced middle-aged woman in Southern California is coming to a (hopefully temporary) close.
I had been hearing rumors of Foxfire's demise for a while now, but sources tell the Weekly the shopping center wants the revered place out by the end of the month for reasons unknown. Sure ain't 'cause it's dead: since its opening over 30 years ago, Foxfire has been one giant armada of experienced beauties ready to have fun and not ashamed of it. They were so aggressive, they made their rivals at The Quiet Woman and Gulfstream seem as meek as nuns. Foxfire became code in the male Southern California world for fun, for men to try their Leykis 101 moves and get lucky again and again. And there was fun for ladies who were looking for sugar daddies, too!
(OCWeekly.com)
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
It's A Lot More Complicated Than You Think
How A Race Car Gets Its Paint Job
We debate the best and worst race car liveries–the decorative schemes that make race cars look distinctive and give visibility to sponsors—to the point where punches are thrown and tears are shed. But how are they made? To answer that question, we asked graphic designer Andy Blackmore to take us through the process.
The folks at CJ Wilson Racing were happy to let us use their car as an example, as they just took delivery of a new Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport to run in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
Blackmore, who you my recognize from the helpful Spotter Guides for various sportscar series, did the all-new dark grey livery for the car, which the team has dubbed “Darth Cayman.” Blackmore’s background is in car design and styling, which he’s successfully translated into dressing race cars up for competition, as well as a number of other things race teams need, like clothing design, sponsorship decks, team identities, and hero cards.
Here’s how Darth Cayman came to be.
(Jalopnik.com)
We debate the best and worst race car liveries–the decorative schemes that make race cars look distinctive and give visibility to sponsors—to the point where punches are thrown and tears are shed. But how are they made? To answer that question, we asked graphic designer Andy Blackmore to take us through the process.
The folks at CJ Wilson Racing were happy to let us use their car as an example, as they just took delivery of a new Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport to run in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
Blackmore, who you my recognize from the helpful Spotter Guides for various sportscar series, did the all-new dark grey livery for the car, which the team has dubbed “Darth Cayman.” Blackmore’s background is in car design and styling, which he’s successfully translated into dressing race cars up for competition, as well as a number of other things race teams need, like clothing design, sponsorship decks, team identities, and hero cards.
Here’s how Darth Cayman came to be.
(Jalopnik.com)
Top Gear 2.0 Continues To Experience Some Unwanted Vibrations
Chris Evans loses lunch during Top Gear segment
And A Key Exec Behind New Series Leaves BBC
Poor Chris Evans. Besides having to deal with constant rumors that his version of Top Gear is in turmoil, it seems the new host's stomach wasn't quite up to the task of riding with co-host Sabine Schmitz.
The BBC Radio 2 DJ was riding shotgun alongside Schmitz as she drove the twisting tarmac of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca behind the wheel of an Audi R8 V10 Plus. It seemed the German's vigorous driving didn't agree with Evans, though, as he was captured reintroducing his lunch to the world. Evans was shown hunched over and green around the gills in a series of photos published on The Daily Sun. Additional shots published on The Daily Mirror showed some of the crew on hand found the entire affair rather amusing.
"It would be unfair to expect him to be perfect right from the word 'Go,'" an unnamed source told The Sun. "But how can someone who gets car sick possibly host Top Gear?"
In Evans defense, though, it was rare to see Clarkson, Hammond, or May sharing a car on the track, and none of the former hosts were a match for Schmitz's driving skills. Placed in a similar position, there's no guarantee the former Top Gear trio wouldn't blow chunks either.
In other Top Gear news, there's been yet another high-profile firing related to the show, as The Sun reports that Controller Kim Shillinglaw has left the Beeb. She was a key figure in the reintroduction of TG following Clarkson's firing, but a Sun report from late December claimed that she'd developed a reputation as a meddler and was at odds with the "unpredictable" Evans.
(AutoBlog.com)
And A Key Exec Behind New Series Leaves BBC
Poor Chris Evans. Besides having to deal with constant rumors that his version of Top Gear is in turmoil, it seems the new host's stomach wasn't quite up to the task of riding with co-host Sabine Schmitz.
The BBC Radio 2 DJ was riding shotgun alongside Schmitz as she drove the twisting tarmac of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca behind the wheel of an Audi R8 V10 Plus. It seemed the German's vigorous driving didn't agree with Evans, though, as he was captured reintroducing his lunch to the world. Evans was shown hunched over and green around the gills in a series of photos published on The Daily Sun. Additional shots published on The Daily Mirror showed some of the crew on hand found the entire affair rather amusing.
"It would be unfair to expect him to be perfect right from the word 'Go,'" an unnamed source told The Sun. "But how can someone who gets car sick possibly host Top Gear?"
In Evans defense, though, it was rare to see Clarkson, Hammond, or May sharing a car on the track, and none of the former hosts were a match for Schmitz's driving skills. Placed in a similar position, there's no guarantee the former Top Gear trio wouldn't blow chunks either.
In other Top Gear news, there's been yet another high-profile firing related to the show, as The Sun reports that Controller Kim Shillinglaw has left the Beeb. She was a key figure in the reintroduction of TG following Clarkson's firing, but a Sun report from late December claimed that she'd developed a reputation as a meddler and was at odds with the "unpredictable" Evans.
(AutoBlog.com)
The PGA Of America Turns 100
Jan. 17, 1916: Creating the PGA of America
On this date 100 years ago, a lunch invitation to the Taplow Club in New York evolved into what's now known as the Professional Golfers Association of America.
Based on the PGA's own historical records, here's a summation of the events that led up to what took place on Jan. 17, 1916.
Rodman Wanamaker was an ardent golfer and heir to Wanamaker's, a well-known Philadelphia department store. In 1916, there were fewer than 50 golf courses nationwide and the majority of the clubs at that time refused to admit professionals.
But Wanamaker saw the public's growing enthusiasm for golf as the beginning of a national trend. He also saw a business opportunity: more golfers means more equipment, and if they bought that equipment at Wanamaker's, even better.
So what if there was a national organization of golf professionals, who could help promote interest in the game and grow the sport? On Jan. 17, 1916, Wanamaker invited a group of New York-area golf professionals, accompanied by several prominent amateur golfers, to a luncheon at the Taplow Club in New York's Martinique Hotel, on Broadway and West 32nd Street.
(PGA.com)
On this date 100 years ago, a lunch invitation to the Taplow Club in New York evolved into what's now known as the Professional Golfers Association of America.
Based on the PGA's own historical records, here's a summation of the events that led up to what took place on Jan. 17, 1916.
Rodman Wanamaker was an ardent golfer and heir to Wanamaker's, a well-known Philadelphia department store. In 1916, there were fewer than 50 golf courses nationwide and the majority of the clubs at that time refused to admit professionals.
But Wanamaker saw the public's growing enthusiasm for golf as the beginning of a national trend. He also saw a business opportunity: more golfers means more equipment, and if they bought that equipment at Wanamaker's, even better.
So what if there was a national organization of golf professionals, who could help promote interest in the game and grow the sport? On Jan. 17, 1916, Wanamaker invited a group of New York-area golf professionals, accompanied by several prominent amateur golfers, to a luncheon at the Taplow Club in New York's Martinique Hotel, on Broadway and West 32nd Street.
(PGA.com)
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