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Grange Hits a Homer
Back in in late March there was a pre-season baseball game here in Sacramento where our minor league club, the Sacramento River Cats, played their major league affiliate, the Oakland Athletics. The A’s routed the River Cats 9–0, which was no surprise. Why have the game in the first place?…
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The Future of Cheeseburgers?
“I saw the future of rock and roll and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” As great as Bruce Springsteen became, he never really lived up to his manager’s hype about his future. A couple of weeks ago, I was reminded of this while listening to one of the Boss’ songs…
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Riding with the Royal Bastards
I have always wanted to be in a group or club or to be a part of something larger; however, it never pans out. I always end up alone. For this reason, Facebook was made for me. Yet, just like MySpace before it, I joined, connected with some friends, and…
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My Own "Scooter in the Sticks"
One of the best rides in the Sacramento area is the River Road portion of Route 160. In the late spring and summer, the ride is a nice way to cool off, with the Sacramento River on your right as you head south. The road is in great shape and…
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One Terrific (and Terrifying!) Burger
Stewart, one of the people I grew up with, has read this blog before and likes the idea, but on at least two occasions stressed that I needed to go to the Flaming Grill Café, 2319 El Camino Avenue in Sacramento. It was on my short list of places that…
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Jocko is No Grease Monkey!
Picking up my ride from Barber’s Shop Automotive As I write this post, I just got my Vespa out of the shop. The speedometer cable was broken and needed replacing. I rode it for a while in this state figuring I could just stay with the flow of traffic and I would…
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Eureka! I have found the perfect scooter club for me!
No, not this fine looking ride. Click on the link below!http://www.examiner.com/road-driver-in-national/poll-the-beautiful-women-of-vespa-and-the-scooters-they-love
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Jockomo @ BurgerScoot
I hope to submit something here again someday. For now, check out http://www.burgerscoot.blogspot.com/.
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Chasing the Mini Burger Truck
*** News Flash: Mini Burger is now Krush Burger: http://www.krushburger.com/. *** I don’t know where I first heard about the Mini Burger Truck, but I was immediately intrigued by the idea. Readers should not take this post’s title literally—I never really chased the Mini Burger Truck around town; rather, I…
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A Big (Biker) Burger
There are a handful of places in the Sacramento area to get a great burger: the insanely great and expensive burger at Ella Dining Room, the burgers found at Dad’s Kitchen, Jaime’s, Pizza Rock, Squeeze Inn, Scott’s Burger Shack, and many places I have not covered yet. Out of all…
