LeBron Dunkmans Are Popping
I haven’t bought a pair of basketball shoes since I retired from the game, but these Air Max LeBron VII Dunkman Editions might change my mind.
Passion
LOST Filming at Bishop Museum Like Now!
The pulpy family called in to report the filming of LOST at the Bishop Museum. Amongst the kids exploring Hawaiiana and the scientific wonders of a volcano, Henry Ian Cusick aka Desmond was spotted on set which was decked out like a wedding. So perhaps Penny is on island too?
Since the crew is working and on the clock, I won’t be surprised if we’d be dissed by Desmond again. Anyone at the Halekulani to see if Sonya Walger was there for brunch? Now that Fast Forward is on hiatus, she has some LOST time to spare.
Update: I am so lost on the lawn with this LOST sighting. As usual, the Hawaii Blog has the bestest and accuratest info about what went down. Twasn’t Desmond there for his nuptials but for the nuptials of Ms. Hawking.
Update 2: the Hawaii Blog has more information about this scene which isn’t a wedding after all.
Visit Twilight’s Volterra?!
What? Twilight isn’t purely fictional? No, I’m not talking about invincible, gorgeous vampires or shape shifting Native Americans, but the home of the Volturi. Volterra is a real Italian town where scenes from New Moon were actually filmed.
And since the Twilight series is a hot topic, Volterra is capitalizing on its fame by offering Twilight themed tours of the town. For about $36, you can visit the Piazza dei Priori, walk the stone streets, learn about the history of Volterra, meet faux Volturi vampires, and even take pictures with them!
For travel details, check out Volterraitaly.com.
Did You Get Your Club 939 2010 Calendar Yet?
Why not? Here’s a sample from the popular selling calendar.
Did Perseus Have Blistered Feet?
Is that how Perseus felt riding atop the winged Pegasus? I surely doubt it, but for me, I am getting blisters from running in my new Nike Air Pegasus 26+ shoes. I’m hoping this is just part of the break in process.
With the 26th model, the Pegasus line has a long history of running, and it is a no frills runner’s shoe with the right amount of tech in the right places, no more, no less.
Rod’s New Colorful Kicks Are Nikes?!
University of Hawaii basketballer, Rod Flemings, has his unique sense of style with his kicks. In 2010, he’s at it again with a garish display of every color in the rainbow and then some.
The kicks are custom made and molded to better fit Rod’s dogs, but my question is how does Rod get to don the Swoosh when the team is sponsored by the three stripes of Adidas? Is there some kind of medical clause? Does Rod (or the school) pay a fine or something? Hope these rainbow Nikes lead the Rainbows to victories.
Top Songs of 2009 by The Hype Machine
This list of top songs of 2009 was compiled by users of The Hype Machine which aggregates info from music blogs. I haven’t sampled all the songs, but they look like dance music or mashups. Even better, you can listen to the songs online then buy them from iTunes or Amazon.
Oh wait, after listening to a few songs, I was asked to sign up for a free account to keep listening to the music. Not a bad tradeoff.
New Year, Need a New Calendar?
2010 is officially here, and to celebrate the new year, you need a new calendar. The calendar, of course, comes from Hawaii’s premier gentlemen’s club, Club 939.
And the club has a new shirt design for this year. Here are teasers of the calendar and shirt.
Calendars are available at 939 Keeaumoku Street for only $10.
Transformers Is So 2009…
In 2010, check out the kids toy, Magformers.Â
A fun and educational toy using magnets and geometric shapes. Who knew squares and triangles could be used to build so many things?
New in the URL Shortening World
Keeping up with the world of URL shorteners, bit.ly has just announced bit.ly Pro which does custom URLs now (like what YOURLS is doing for Pulpconnection). Then there’s the gorilla in the room known as Google which has goo.gl for its own internal URL shortening of Google-provided services.
I like me my pulp.ly.
Amazon’s MP3 Daily Deal: Alicia Keys
The Daily Deal at Amazon’s MP3 store is Alicia Keys’ newest release, The Element of Freedom. Only $3.99 on December 15, 2009 only.
When You Need Aural Pleasures
Sometimes you just need aural pleasures in your life. When you do, here’s an oldie mix of songs from back in the day.
Sadly, it’s only a subset because of the lameness of iMixes in iTunes 9. Missing aural pleasures are:
- One Week, Barenaked Ladies
- Mary’s Prayer, who sings this?
- Father of Mine, Everclear
- Hooch, Everything
- Fire Escape, Fastball
- I Think I’m Paranoid, Garbage
- Flagpole Sitta, Harvey Danger
- Can’t Get Enough of You Baby, Smash Mouth
- West End Girls, Pet Shop Boys