The Sporting Life: Where did you grow up?
Georgia Pellegrini: I grew up on the same land that my great
grandfather lived on in the Hudson Valley, New York. He called it Tulipwood
because the land was covered in Tulipwood trees.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
SPORTING: "Searching For Hemingway" -by Gay Talese
(photo courtesy of the JFK Library)
At this point in my life I do my best to avoid "hero worship", but I do try to learn from their success and failure. I found Hemingway after college when I first moved to LA. I was subletting a room in a house in Malibu without a reliable car, so I spent a lot of time at the house reading. I had read "The Old Man and the Sea" in high school, like everyone else, but I knew nothing about the man. On the bedside table was a copy of "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Discovering him was the catalyst for the next phase of my life. I read a lot of biographies and everything of his that I could get my hands on...even the poetry. I was fascinated by the time he'd spent in Paris, after reading "A Moveable Feast". It was like finding a missing puzzle piece, a voice I could identify with. It completely changed my perspective and I started seeing the beauty and romance in everyday life...this is what I wanted to share with everyone.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
AUTO : Land Rover DC100-Concept
Land Rover has always done an excellent job of designing (reliability aside), branding and marketing their vehicles...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
FOOD & DRINK: The Original Moonshine
When I was born, my parents called my Great Uncle to tell him that they had named me after him. "What'd you go and give him a dumb name like that for?" he replied, and then he started crying.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
CULTURE: "Just Got Paid"- ZZ Top
ZZ Top "Just Got Paid" (B. Gibbons)
I just got paid today,
got me a pocket full of change.
Said, I just got paid today,
got me a pocket full of change.
If you believe like workin' hard all day,
just step in my shoes and take my pay.
I was born my papa's son,
when I hit the ground I was on the run.
I had one glad hand and the other behind.
You can have yours, just give me mine.
When the hound dog barkin' in the black of the
night,
stick my hand in my pocket, everything's all
right.
I just got paid today,
got me a pocket full of change.
Said, black sheep, black, do you got some wool?
Yes, I do, man, my bag is full.
It's the root of evil and you know the rest
but it's
way ahead of what's second best.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Automobile: Jaguar C-X75
"The closest man has come to creating something approaching the beauty of woman is the automobile." -Old Sport
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