This is a bit overdue. It's the poster from the Monday bike races that my company sponsors. The day was a reasonable success from attendance and participation perspectives. There had been some concern that the number of competitors would be down this year given the experience at other races, and the price of gasoline. But I'd say that in the end, it was all pretty comparable to last year.
Guys, and gals, who follow a circuit and do these races throughout the Summer are basically nuts. Understand that there are age and ability-rated races for all comers on the schedule. So a 40 year old with some skills gets to race against his peers with a winner's take of maybe $100. (The feature men's pro race pays maybe $5000 to the winner.) There are lots of accidents, and little consolation. I find it personally a little surprising that older guys keep such a competitive edge. Mine is back there on the Slausen Cutoff.
4 is headed in to C-town to visit 3 for the weekend. I'm wondering if this will be the GPS event that will lead to a certain purchase decision.
The big movie release for the weekend is Sex in the City. My bet is that this decidedly chick flick offering will not match the Indiana Jones numbers from last weekend. Plus, it's rated R, which may bring in some young adult males looking for a little skin, but will also keep families at home. I never watched the show that much whenever I had HBO. Too much city-woman's angst for me. With just the normal length weekend to capture the $$$'s, I'm saying $50 million.
My friend who wrote the book about the ultimate fighter had a big spike in eBay book orders after a USA Today story this week on an upcoming competition for the fighter who was the book's subject. That's a culture I just don't get. Back to that competitive passion thing, and my detour to the Slauson Cutoff.
Anyone see the reports where a Belgium company, InBev, is looking at acquiring Anheuser Busch, the maker of Budweiser? If Bud is for sale, is Coke next?
Thanks for the input from 1. It's always good to feel not Far from the Maddening Crowd.
BCOT
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Anheuser-Busch, while publicly traded, is still a family-run business. When the company outgrows the capabilities of the guy who started it, or is passed on to a less competant offspring...performance slides downhill. Shareholders don't care about the family; they just want BUD to show them the $$$ ... so if they think someone else can bring in a managment team capable of doing that, the Busch's better watch out. Majority owner or not- they're going to get put in a corner.
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