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Thursday March 18th, Verdugo Hills High

Another warm sunny day, and this time, we didn't have to travel too far. Our show today was just up the road from the hotel, at Verdugo Hills High School. It was an interesting drive, through some windy roads, and past some cool houses. Actually, this entire week has been an adventure around parts of the Los Angeles area, that I wasn't very familiar with before. The scenery has been pretty good all week. Our setup location was on the backside of the campus, another level blacktop area, right beh… Continue

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Who's Gonna Win the First ASA BMX Triples of 2010?

This is the first ASA BMX Triples event of the year. This Saturday, NIU's Convocation Center, DeKalb, Illinois. Tickets at Ticketmaster.

12 men:
Ryan Nyquist
Daniel Dhers
Rob Darden
Brandon Dosch
Brett Banasiewicz
Austin Coleman
Koji Kraft
Scotty Cranmer
Craig Mast
Colton Satterfield
Dustin Griess
Zack Warden

A head-to-head battle until one man's left standing.

Who's your bet to win?

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Wednesday March 17th, Clark Magnet High

Another extremely warm day in Los Angeles. I swear it was almost 90 today, I haven't checked out the weather to confirm that yet, but man was it ever hot. Not exactly early spring like weather, but it makes for a very warm St. Patty's Day. One thing was for certain, no earthquakes today. I actually was watching the news this morning, and the newscaster had to explain that the heatwave in the area, had nothing to do with yesterday's earthquake. Apparently there is a popular myth, that extreme hea… Continue

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Tuesday March 16th, Chatsworth High

Had an early and interesting start to our day today. Most of us woke up around 4:30 or so this morning, to a rumbling hotel. It wasn't construction or the planes taking off from the Burbank airport across the street, instead it was an earthquake. I think they determined it was a 4.4, gave the hotel a good rattle. Some of us felt it and woke up from it, the other half of us slept right through it.

In addition to the earthquake, we had more summer like conditions today. It was well into… Continue

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Wednesday March 10th, Mount Eden High

We're back in Hayward today, this time on the west side of the 880 freeway, and the campus of Mount Eden High School. Today's conditions were a little better than yesterday. A nice sunny day, and no crazy winds to contend with. You actually couldn't ask for better weather.

We had 2 long assemblies today, and another perfect area to set up in. A nice , level, blacktop area, on the backside of the campus. The 1st group made it out a little earlier than planned today, so the guys had to pa… Continue

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Thursday March 11th, Evergreen Valley High

Another beautiful day in the bay area. No crazy weather, just clear blue skies, and it was actually pretty warm today. For today's show, we headed down south on the 101 to San Jose, and Evergreen Valley High. The Evergreen Valley campus is on the east side of town, situated up in the hills overlooking San Jose. As we drove up the hillside, you could actually see the school campus from pretty far away. Once we were a few blocks away, it was apparent that this was not your ordinary campus. It look… Continue

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Friday March 12th, Skyline High

I guess yesterday's weather report of guaranteed rain, was right on the money. It was dry when we woke up, but right around 10:30 or so, the clouds rolled in and it began to downpour. This was bad news for our show this afternoon. We finish out this week in Oakland, at Skyline High. This is another campus in the eastern hills, overlooking the city. Well, from what they tell me it overlooks the city. I couldn't tell, because it was surrounded in fog on the drive up, so I had to take the students… Continue

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Monday March 15th, Manual Arts High

On Friday I ended my blog by saying , "wish me luck". As it turns out, I needed luck for that drive home on Friday. I hit massive traffic all the way out of the bay area, but when I arrived in Sacramento, I learned that I-80 over the mountains, was closed heading east, due to accidents in the snow. I had already spent 5 hours sitting in traffic to go 75 miles, and now I was stuck. That meant I had to call it a night, and stay in Sacramento again, boooooooooooo. The trip home was short lived, bec… Continue

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Tuesday March 9th, Tennyson High

More clear skies today, but man is it chilly outside. It's actually somewhat deceiving. You look out the window and it looks kinda warm, but then you step outside and catch that chill in the air. Today we all had the chance to sleep in. The reason for that being, is because our shows didn't start until 2:30 today. Normally on these tours, everything happens pretty early, but not today.

Our show today was in the city of Hayward at Tennyson High School. This was another school that we s… Continue

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Monday March 8th, Monta Vista High

It was supposed to snow over the weekend, but it was smooth sailing over the mountain pass, as we made our way from Reno, down into San Jose. This week is a little spread out, as we have shows in San Jose, Hayward, and Oakland. A little bit of driving in the Bay area, but not anything our crew can't handle.

Our athlete roster this week, is the same as last week. Gabe Weed, John Parker, and Austin Coleman as the BMXer's, Jay Stevason is the skater, and Marc Englehart is the inliner. Fir… Continue

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Friday March 5th, Pioneer High

Last day of the Sacramento week, and it brings us back up north on I-5 to the Woodland area. Again the weather appeared like it was going to be a bit of an issue. The rain had plagued us earlier in the week, but we thought it had moved out of the area. It looked a little touch and go for awhile, but by the time showtime rolled around, there was no rain. It was a little windy, but no rain.

The shows today were broken up into two assemblies. The first assembly was the freshman and sophom… Continue

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Thursday March 4th, Woodland High

This morning it was still pretty cloudy when we got up for breakfast. There were patches of rain in the area, but by 10 AM, it seemed to have passed through the area. Those clouds soon gave way to blue skies, and everything looked ok. We had a change of scenery today. Instead of a Sacramento school, we headed 20 miles north to the town of Woodland. It's been awhile since the tour has been to Woodland, I think the last time we were here was in 2007. It was a short drive up I-5, but you could see… Continue

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Wednesday March 3rd, Casa Roble High

Rain, rain, and more rain. It started yesterday morning, and has not stopped since. This did not bode well for our show at Casa Roble High School. The original plan was to have a big assembly with the entire school, around 11 or so. With all the rain that came down yesterday, the decision was actually made yesterday afternoon to bring things indoors. The administrators felt that the forecast was pretty solid for rain today, so planning for an indoor show was the best bet. Well they were right, b… Continue

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Tuesday March 2nd, Galt High

Today started off bright and early. Gabe and I had the opportunity to do some local PR for the high school tour. We were invited to the Fox 40 station here in Sacramento. They wanted us to come down, have Gabe do some riding, and have us talk about the tour. It was pretty cloudy on the drive in, and looking like it was going to be a rough day weather wise. When we arrived at the Fox 40 studio, we learned about a storm approaching the area. It looked like rain for the entire area for a few days,… Continue

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Apple v. Google: The Battle Is Fully Joined

After taking some time to digest the massive 20-patent lawsuit filed against it by Apple on March 2, HTC (and partner Google) have responded. Their take? HTC says it has plenty of its own patents and isn't infringing on Apple's. HTC filed an official response to Apple's lawsuit with the Taiwanese Stock Exchange. The company noted that it has been in busines… Continue

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Monday March 1st, Foothill High

I ended Friday's post by saying that is was forecast to snow in the Sierra, and I had hoped it would hit later and not bother us during our drive back to Reno. It looked good for a decent chunk of the drive, but as soon as the sun set, and we hit Bishop, it took a turn for the worse. We fueled up in Bishop and got back on the road. If you've never driven up that stretch of 395, it gets a little tricky. As you head north out of town, the elevation rises quickly. As a matter of fact, at one point,… Continue

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Friday Feb 26th, Etiwanda High

Last day of week number one, and it brought us back to familiar territory at Etiwanda High School. We have been here plenty of times in the past, but they believe strongly in the program, and here we are in again in 2010. Mrs. Mondragon at Etiwanda High, has always been a big fan of ours, and she really goes out of her way, to help deliver the anti-tobacco message. As a matter of fact, there is a student group there called SASA, Students Against Smoking and Alcohol. They always set up a nice dis… Continue

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Thursday Feb 25th, Chino Senior High

We had bright sunny skies today, but we had some minor issues with being able to set up the vert ramp today. Last night, it looked as if today was going to be a day off, but after some hustle and some quick thinking by our tour manager, Sara, we were able to pull off a show today. By the time everything got worked out, we did not have enough time to set up the ramp truck, so instead we opted for a box jump show outside. Normally when we do the box jump shows, it's due to bad weather, and we end… Continue

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Wednesday Feb 24th, Los Osos High

Yesterday's forecast warned of rain, and when I woke up and looked out the window this morning, it wasn't looking too good. My hotel window faces the mountains to the north, and you couldn't even see them. This was particularly alarming, considering how close we are to the mountains, and the fact that our school today, Los Osos, is even closer to the mountains than the hotel. I called our ever so diligent tour manager, Sara, who informed me that the rain had held off for the most part, and the… Continue

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