hey fuq-u, get a car.

the scene:

My brakes: SQEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Me (from behind the dump truck and accompanying trailor): "Hey @ss h#l&! what the f^$%! was that?"

Me (along side the dumper, eye contact with the "driver," Mr. Witty): "Easy, easy, easy!"

Mr. Witty: "Easy? Hey, fuq-u, get a car."

yes, my initial reaction was combative. he might take a moment, as he's passing me approaching the red light, to consider the differences in the physics of my 30lb vehicle and his 500,000 ton one.

but boy, do i feel put in my place.

i mean, all persons riding bikes should get a car. that will solve everything.

please, all cyclists out there, be careful.

i feel like i'm abandoning old friends...

so, i have to admit i've been listening more and more to David Harmon & Sean Kelly on euroSport yahoo! for my tour de france (and other races) pxp & color commentary.

if you're in the usa, and am foolish enough to try to follow professional cycling (especially pre-internet age), then Phil & Paul are the voices of the sport. ("gwwwah, and this is life at the back." "yep, when the legs are gone, it's lights out in the engine room.")

i don't know. maybe it's just "different" than who i've been listening to for years. maybe it's Sean Kelly is more of a name than Sherwin. maybe it's the challenge of trying to understand what the %&$# Sean Kelly is mumbling about.

kinda wish my french was better so i could understand Ja-ja Jalabert, 'cause i've read he's a great color man. mais, je ne comprendre pas.

of course, i'd listen to cats being tortured before being subjected to some past TdF commentators, such as James Brown (yes, the NFL studio guy) and Arman Keteyian (unlistenable at any speed). you could just tell that they did it just to write off a summer vacation trip to paris.

googlemaps street view of TdF

this will be old news to some, but there is a google maps street view section for the '08 tour de france.

will the camera on top of the google car make it under the inflatable alpe d'huez banner? you'll have to find out for yourself.

see it personally? maybe, someday.