Dr_Flash_Amazing

"A firesale on your future your life is their game wouldn't you like to play Here we go, congress one, progress zero You think your leaders are thinking about reform They'd sooner sit and watch our cities burn like Nero Makes you wonder what the FUCK you're voting for! For a change, who the fuck are you kidding, me? What we need is some good old fashioned anarchy You bring the torch and I'll bring the kerosene We'll strike a match and BURN THIS FUCKER DOWN! BURN THIS FUCKER DOWN! BURN THIS FUCKER DOWN! BURN THIS FUCKER DOOOOOOWWWN! BURN THIS FUCKER DOWN!" "Hey, profiteers with your rows of lovely homes and your shiny cars ... have you heard the news? Your blood is not gold you are replacement parts your trivial job vanishes when the market drops Capitalist, what have you done? What have you done by playing God? One thousand fists on the mansion doors now one thousand hands reach for the throat now the bombs exploded on the front lawn it's in the air ..."

Awesome. That was totally friggin' awesome. And yes, it's OK. Just peachy-keen, fine and dandy. Toodles, frere Canadien.

For God's sake, talk to a damn doctor, preferably an upper extremity specialist before you start throwing weights around or tugging on stuff! While some exercises will help your shoulder, some will exacerbate things. The shoulder being a complex, fragile, and tightly organized joint, it's easy to think the pain is coming from something other than what it's really coming from (see DFA's "rotator cuff" problem that turned out to be a labrum tear a-la Mr. Radon). A little inflammation will go a long way toward making everything worse as tendons that had very little room to maneuver in the first place get fat and have less room to move, and start getting irritated, and more inflamed, etc. Bottom line: diving into "recovery" exercises without properly diagnosing the problem could make things hella worse. Reiterating Mr. Radon's advice: if you don't have a definitive answer as to what is wrong (and your insurance is good!), firmly request an MRI, as this will usually catch what X-Rays will not, and may save you a lot of wasted PT time if what you really need is surgery. (And keep in mind that some things -- like the labrum tear -- will not heal without surgery, and, if left untreated, could lead to your biceps tendon tearing completely loose. If this happens, it's unreparable, and you're fucked. Mull it over.) Hopefully you don't have such a major problem, though. DFA tries to take care of his shoulders with lots of push-ups, and a slew of exercises and stretches he learned from the phys. therapist post surgery, (many of which can be found on the internet and are sorta tough to describe) as well as bouldering at his limit in the gym. Wait a sec, that last one may not be that helpful ... Also, if you're tired of pumping your body full of Advil, Aleve, Vioxx, Mobic, or whatever, try taking Bromelain, which is an enzyme from pineapples. While it's usually used as a digestive aid, it's also a fab anti-inflammatory (do some research on the internet before taking it, as there are things one should know about how it works before taking it), and has also been shown to help your body absorb glucosamine. Bonus! Good luck, hombre!

Did any of those allegations even get proven yet? You'd think if someone had a case, they might, um, you know, take the Governator to court or something.

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Cripes! They woulda overshot the route by a good 900 inches!

Getting over the nearly incapacitating and completely irrational fear of falling and learning to actually focus on the climbing instead. Although the fear still grips occasionally these days, it can usually be shaken off in short order. Years of stagnation came to an end in short order after clearing this retarded mental hurdle. Second to that breakthrough was endurance training. Fuckin' A, if you can just hang on for a little longer, you'll get them anchors, by gumbo. And good strategy! Woefully underused and underappreciated is the art of systematically sussing moves and comitting them to memory, finding and remembering subtle beta, giving yourself cues, and rehearsing the whole route (clips, rests, chalking, and clipping the anchors) in your head as many times as necessary. When it all flows perfectly in your head, there's a good chance it'll all flow on the rock when it counts. Plus standing around miming moves and muttering to yourself over and over makes people worry about you and stay away.

Far be it from the humble Dr. Flash Amazing to dispute the encyclopaedic Dru Sprayshaw's grasp of the fax, however, if DFA's memory can this once be trusted, he would dare say the ascent in question was indeed sans chalk, but not sans shoes. Oui, ou non?

The above reminds DFA of the below (from Alk3's classic 'Bleeder'): it's one thing that I never said, "I'm truly happy in my heart and in my head" a lonely liver suspended in liquid one thing that I never did was smile, missing a case, lacking a lid"

Systems training is something the Euros (Germans, if the Doc' recalls correctly) came up with, whereby you have a short climbing wall (think bouldering height) with a variety of matched grips at regular intervals up the wall (i.e. pairs of identical holds for right and left hands), and some footholds in specific places at regular intervals. So, say you might have sets of edges all the way up, sets of slopers, sets of pinches, sets of jugs, etc., and some decent footholds placed for toeing straight on, and for backstepping, etc., this being your "systems wall". This way, you can target specific movements or grips very effectively. You can tailor it so you're in awkward positions with your feet to build up some core strength, you can work lockoffs on crappy edges, or whatever. The idea is that you have more or less a grid of varied holds, identical for each hand, so you can get focused, balanced training. It's much less injurious than the campus board, but is apparently quite good at whipping that ass into shape. At the PRG, the systems wall is up front, by the cubbies, between the 45 and the little toprope area near the big garage door, where those big square holds with multiple grips on them are. Those are called "systems tiles", and they give you the variety of holds on one handy chunk of polyester resin, with a couple different pockets, edges, slopers, and sidepulls/gastons. Systemsness, in the shell of a nut. Schpiel on systems training from Franklin Climbing website.

Looks like you lads oughta start hunting an animal with fewer legs. It's poacher poaching season!

Whachoo talkin'bout, Trask? Since the weather got cooler, DFA's been bringin' out the flag daily. Something about that nylon blend they use pretty much beats every other commercially available firestarting medium. These colors might not run, but they burn beautifully!

It's like you know exactly what DFA is thinking or something ... strange, that.

What the hell was that thing on top of the "PLAB" sign? Some type of animal carcass pieces? Also: Texplorer is a sicko endurance junkie. You don't go running up Misery Ridge, for goodness sakes! Bailed Saturday and missed the Main Event, alas.

Not likely. Most folks don't have their sunglasses on in the gym, and are thus usually blinded by the blizzard of flash bulbs going off when DFA and the Amazing Entourage enter. If you've ever experienced sudden blindness followed by a heady euphoria coupled with feelings of inadequacy, you may have been in the presence of the one known as Dr. Flash Amazing. Ciao!

Might try doing some work on the systems wall at the local rock gym, too, if they have one. Few trips up the pinches a few times a week will get your gription workin'.

No problem. Dunno about the job opening situation. Might check their website and see if they've got any info there.

www.theterrorstate.com New A-F comin' out 10/21 and it's gonna rock your pants. Comin' to the Crystal B-Room in November, too.

Half past five, I'm in the pub Six o'clock it's home for grub Eight o'clock its back to the bar Fuck the walk, I'll take my car (Knock it back, I'll have another one, rinkin' and drivin' is so much fun. Knock it back I'll have another one, drinkin' and drivin' is so much fun) You, me, and the time to roam Don't forget the highway code Keep your head on, keep your cool Must avoid the right phone pole (Knock it back, I'll have another one, rinkin' and drivin' is so much fun. Knock it back I'll have another one, drinkin' and drivin' is so much fun) In the motor, off you go Not too fast and not too slow See a spot and take your pick Out of the car door to be sick. (Knock it back, I'll have another one, rinkin' and drivin' is so much fun. Knock it back I'll have another one, drinkin' and drivin' is so much fun) OI OI OI!

Tex-o, They've got a deal goin' right now; if you sign up before November, you get the current rate, which is definitely a good deal, 'cause it will go up a bit. And they're also giving extra free months, too. Right now it's 13 months for the price of 12 (you gotta do the year commitment thing), up until November. Best hurry on in there, or you're gonna be kicking yourself when the dues go up to like fiddy a month at the new joint. Love, Dr. Flash Amazing

You're more than welcome to borrow Dr. Flash Amazing's bicycle. Just needs some air in the tires and you're set.

bon aniversaire c-c! bon aniversaire c-c! graemlins are jaune comme pee pee, bon aniversaire c-c! Lo siento mucho por el Frawnch muy malo. Aaaaaiiiiiiiii! Y muchos maaaaaaas!

"I say don't drink and drive you might spill your drink before you get behind the wheel just stop and think you can take your chances but there's so much to lose another bumpy road and so much wasted booze! I'm not so worried 'bout how many I kill I'm much more concerned with how much beer I spill!"

Best rock climbing in Portland is at Smith Rock, best beer's at the Bridgeport Alehouse or Brewery. Everything else is irrelevant.