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What Ever Happened To Tommy Duncan and Sticks of Fire Blog?

I ran into Tommy Duncan Friday at Sweetbay supermarket in the pasta section.  I was very glad to meet him again since I have not seen him since the blogger meeting at Wings Gone Wild on Bay To Bay about three years ago.  

In case you did not know, the Sticks Of Fire blog is down.  It was once the biggest blog in Tampa and two years in a row voted by Creative Loafing magazine as the best blog in the Bay.  Tommy was the owner of that blog.  I asked him what happened. Many things got in the way. 

The economy has not only affected cab drivers, it has affected normal people, as well.  Tommy, and his associates, went into survival mode when the economy went south, and Sticks Of Fire suffered as well (I would leave a link, but Norton says it is infected with Malware).  Sticks of Fire is no more.  That is a total mind freak to me. 

Tommy is now working on a new project.  He is the regional editor of a sports blog called SBnationtampabay.com.  He goes by the name of Gregg Burrage.  The site is awsome, and I hope he does well. 

It is always a reality check when you hit in the face of how life moves on for everyone. The irony is weather you are ready or not - it will. 

Tommy still has his rock band the Johnny G Lyon Band featuring Tommy Duncan, and they seem to be still putting out hot music. 

 

WUSF 89.7 Smooth Jazz After Dark

WUSF 89.7 Tampa Florida plays smooth classic jazz between 4 - 5 am. It can be slow during that period and this music helps keep me in a good move. This morning is slow with a 100 degree heat index. I am waiting for time calls going to the airport

U2 Tampa Concert Stimulates Economy

The liberal pacifist Bono is at least putting a few dollars into this taxi drivers pocket (I guess he is a capitalist).  Today was like the days we used to have before the economy tanked.  I took advantage of it. Imagine a boost to the economy that is not a dictate of the Federal government.  These guys are from Ireland anyway. 

I was driving by Tampa Stadium today and I could see this large, claw like structure rising above the top railings.  It was the mainframe stage superstructure for the U2 concert tonight in Tampa.  I had seen it on tv when it was used in Paris.  They must take it with them everywhere.

Speaking of everywhere, I was picking up people who where in town from all over the United States and from other Countries.  The hotels are full even that we are having record high temperatures of 95* with high humidity.  They opened the stadium at 7 this morning and people have been arriving all day.  Must be a great show.

Some people took a cab from the airport today and they were so excited they left there passports and U2 tickets on the backseat.  The driver was able to find them and return the items.  Man, I hope they gave him a big tip.

WHY ARE THE SWEDISH AFRAID OF ADINA FOHLIN?

A commercial for Apoliva, an assortment of personal care products for Apotoket, featuring Swedish supermodel Adina Fohlin has made a major splash, although not quite the one that the Swedish pharmacy chain was hoping for. Rather than running out to purchase Apoliva products, viewers are running scared.

Over 100,000 people called in to protest how frightened they were of this haunting commercial set to the score of a Swedish folk song.  There is nothing scary about this.  No wonder the Swedish can't make good porn.

A PERFORMANCE IN MONTREAL

This video is of a guest performance when I entertained the crowd with cirque du soeil in Montreal...I was the toast of Canada that night. I was the man on the great wheel of death

Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite (US Version)

Tampa Taxi Cab Music Video Is Out!

"It's 6 am, thats when my day begins. I work the streets...just to pay my lease..." So the lyrics of TAXI RIDE go. This video was put together by Andy at Tampa Taxi and the song is played by his band. It is beyond cool. If you really want to see what we see and get  that pulse of the cab driver, it is well worth downloading this video I found on YouTube.