PEPE'S TIPS: PRACTICE SWIMMING WITH FINS. THIS WILL MAKE DIVING ENJOYABLE, AND PREVENT INJURY. FIND A BUDDY TO DIVE WITH, OR TAKE THE CLASS WITH A FRIEND. NEVER DIVE ALONE, NEVER PUSH YOUR LIMITS, AND NEVER HOLD YOUR BREATH WHILE ASCENDING. SEE YOU DOWN THERE!
2. TRIATHALON: AN ENDURANCE RACE CONSISTING OF A SWIM, BIKE RIDE, AND RUN. EVENTS RANGE FROM SHORT "SPRINT" RACES TO IRONMAN RACES. THE PINNACLE IRONMAN IS HELD IN HAWAII. SORRY STUD-ITS INVITATION ONLY BASED ON YOUR QUALIFYING IN OTHER DESIGNATED EVENTS. A GOOD WAY TO GET IN SHAPE, WORK ON YOUR TAN, AND SPEND SOME TIME OUTDOORS AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER. SEVERAL AGE CATEGORIES EXIST, SO IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
PEPE'S TIPS: PROPER DIET AND HYDRATION ARE KEY. GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK UP TO A RACE. START WITH A SHORT RACE-YOU'LL MEET PLENTY OF NEWCOMERS WHO ARE THERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. PRACTICE TRANSITIONS, AND FOCUS ON YOUR WEAK EVENT. ALSO, WATCH OVERTRAINING.
3. DARTS: YES, I CONSIDER IT A SPORT. EVERY REAL PUB HAS A BOARD. MANY HAVE GONE TO ELECTRONIC BOARDS, BUT I PREFER BRISTLES (I'M A PURIST). 301 AND CRICKET ARE THE MOST COMMON GAMES. PROFICIENCY REQUIRES A LOT OF PATIENCE AND PRACTICE. BUYING YOUR OWN DARTS IS A MUST. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH MEDIUM WEIGHT STEEL DARTS.
PEPE'S TIPS: LEARN BY WATCHING OTHERS. PRACTICE WITH YOUR OWN DARTS (TO GET THE FEEL OF THEM). IF YOU ARE OF AGE, PRACICE WHILE IMBIBING-IF YOU CAN'T DO BOTH AT ONCE, YOU'RE NOT A REAL PLAYER. ON THAT NOTE, TRY NOT TO HIT ANYONE WALKING BY. SAFETY FIRST!
4. ROCK CLIMBING: A FUN AND CHALLENGING SPORT FOR ALL AGES. A DECENT FITNESS LEVEL WILL MAKE THIS MUCH MORE FUN. LIKE SCUBA, IT IS EQUIPMENT INTENSIVE, AND CAN BE A BIT PRICEY TO START. BE WARY OF USED CLIMBING GEAR. IT MIGHT BE A BARGAIN, BUT DO YOU TRUST IT WITH YOUR LIFE? FIND AN EXPERIENCED BUDDY, AND LEARN THE ROPES (LITERALLY). BOULDERING IS A GOOD START.
PEPE'S TIPS: YOU MUST LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE HERE. START SLOW AND BUILD YOUR SKILLS. ALSO, BE COURTEOUS OF OTHER CLIMBERS, AND ALWAYS LOOK WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
5. JOGGING: GET IN SHAPE, AND ENJOY THE SCENERY. I'M SURE YOU CAN FIGURE THE REST OUT ON YOUR OWN. ITS LIKE WALKING, BUT FASTER.
PEPE'S TIPS: STAY HYDRATED. CHANGE OUT SHOES OFTEN, AS THEY WEAR DOWN AND CAN LEAD TO INJURIES. BE WARY OF AUTO TRAFFIC, AND STAY VISIBLE.
2. JIMMY BUFFET: WHO ELSE COULD COMBINE THE TWANG AND LYRICS OF A COUNTRY SONG WITH THE MELODY OF A KETTLE DRUM BAND, AND PULL IT OFF IN PERFECT EASY-GOING HARMONY? WITH A CAREER SPANNING SEVERAL DECADES, HIS SMALL CULT FOLLOWING HAS BLOSSOMED INTO MILLIONS OF PARROTHEADS, WILLING TO FOLLOW THE MIDDLE-AGED ROCKER ON AN ENDLESS JOURNEY TO MARGARITAVILLE. YOU CAN'T GO TEN MINUTES IN A BAR IN KEY WEST WITHOUT HEARING A JIMMY BUFFET SONG.
3. LED ZEPPELIN: WITH AN INCREDIBLE MUSICAL RANGE, TALENTED MEMBERS, AND A CREATIVITY COMPARABLE TO THE BEATLES, THIS QUASI-HIPPY BAND STUCK IT TO THE 70S. IF IMITATION IS FLATTERY, THESE MEN ARE WORSHIPPED. WHAT YOUNG GUITARIST HASN'T MANGLED THE FIRST THIRTY SECONDS OF STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN?
4. OPERATION IVY: THESE FRANTIC PUNK ROCKERS WERE KNOWN TO RIP UP A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CLUB. POUNDING BEATS, EXPLOSIVE GUITAR WORK, AND WELL THOUGHT (THOUGH OFTEN UNINTELLIGIBLE) LYRICS PAVED THE WAY FOR FUTURE, LESSER PUNK AND SKA BANDS.
5. GRATEFUL DEAD: A HAPPY LITTLE BAND WITH TOO MANY SONGS TO POSSIBLY COMPREHEND. I THINK THEY HOLD THE RECORD FOR LONGEST TOUR. ORIGINAL AND ENTERTAINING, THEY SET THE STAGE FOR FUTURE BANDS LIKE BLIND MELON, AND GD WANNABES-PHISH.
1. BOY BANDS: DON'T WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS, DON'T PLAY INSTRUMENTS, SPEND HOURS DANCING WITH EACH OTHER, AND TOUR WITH THEIR OWN STYLIST. CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED, BUT THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM COOL. I GUESS MILLIONS OF PRE-PUBESCENT GIRLS NEED IDOLS, BUT I WOULDN'T URINATE ON THEIR ALBUMS TO PUT OUT A FIRE. LISTENING TO THEIR LOVE BALLEDS IS LIKE LISTENING TO MICHAEL JACKSON SING ABOUT WOMEN-SURE IT'S A GOOD EFFORT, BUT IT'S JUST NOT BELIEVABLE. LITTLE GIRLS NEED DOLLS-NOT BOY BANDS.
2. COUNTRY POP: WHILE I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF COUNTRY MUSIC, I CAN APPRECIATE A CLASSIC. HOWEVER, SEVERAL ARTISTS (YOU KNOW 'EM) HAVE TRIED TO TAP INTO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS BY SELLING OUT THE GENRE. THEY DRESS LIKE BRITNEY SPEARS, HAVE 20 DANCERS AND LASER SHOWS, AND SING POP SONGS WITH AN OCCASIONAL OBLIGATORY REFERENCE TO SOME SOUTHERN STATE. HAVING A FAKE SOUTHERN ACCENT AND A COWBOY HAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A COUNTRY SINGER. YOU NEVER SAW WAYLON JENNINGS WEARING SILVER SPANDEX PANTS, DID YOU?
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