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Fish Warrior

Stephen — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:24:44 +0000

Tonight on the National Geographic Channel is this insanely cool new series called Fish Warrior. This “adventure angler” Jakub Vagner travels to extremely remote areas of the world to track down and hunt for very rare and extremely strange species of fish.

Really?

In the premiere episode of the new series, Jakub treks to a super remote area of the Amazon rain forest to search for an Arapaima – a species of fish, virtually unchanged since the Jurassic period, that grows to massive proportions. It looks like the dude is hunting dinosaurs…literally. Even the stressed out narrator refers to the fish as a freshwater leviathan.

This fish is so scary, it even eats birds and monkeys that it finds at the waters surface. Wait until you see what this fish looks like, at one point Mr. Vagner even jumps in the water with it. It’s TOTALLY NUTS!!

Monday, July 26th at 9pm. National Geographic Channel.

Yao’s

Stephen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:26:12 +0000

There is no better person that represents modern Houston better than the amazing Yao Ming.

The 7′ 6″ center for the Houston Rockets has been out for the last year following reconstructive foot surgery, but he will be returning to the Rockets this season for the last year of his five year contract. The centerpiece player for the Rockets, and the tallest player in the NBA, Yao has taken up a special place with his Houston based fans. One of China’s most recognizable and wealthy athletes, its obvious that Yao has been able to rack up many lucrative endorsement deals.

I bet the most special endorsement to Yao must be the Chinese restaurant that the player has opened for his family, now living in Houston. The Chinese Restaurant called Yao Restaurant & Bar was put together as a place for Yao’s parents to sit and relax and enjoy good food while interacting with fans and the local community.

I can’t say that I’ve personally been to Yao’s restaurant, but I really like that he did this for his folks- and it did get rated as the #1 Chinese in Houston by the website Citysearch.

Yao with Patrick Ewing having dinner at his namesake restaurant

Yao Restaurant & Bar, 9755 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77042 ph. 832.251.2588

Houston Fixed Gear

Stephen — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:31:46 +0000

Whether you are die-hard gearhead, or just in the market for one of the coolest bike ever, Houston Fixed Gear is where its at. This bike shop can create the bike of your dreams; for taking on the urban jungle, leisurely tooling around Houston, or just parking in your living room since the bikes are so damn cool looking. Created for you from the ground up using top frames, tires, forks, and bars, these rides are like beautiful works of art.

After you’ve chosen your sweet ride at Fixed Gear, be sure and stop into the menswear clothing store next door called Mortar. This very cool clothing store is a great new addition to the Houston menswear retail scene, and (full disclosure) you can check out some of our 1883 shirts for sale. Make sure you say hello to Sascha and Iris for us!

Check out some of these cool shots from the Houston Fixed Gear site:

Houston Fixed Gear, 1846 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77098 ph. 713.522.8330

USA! USA! USA!

Stephen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:06:27 +0000

Hamilton Shirts has World Cup fever and it FINALLY seems like the rest of the country does too. When this past Saturdays game of USA vs. England took place, soccer seemed to finally be getting the attention it deserves here at home. At my last job (before Hamilton) I was required to travel to Europe this time of year – and all I can say is that only a Texas football game comes close to the type of fan frenzy that occurs over there. I was always a little sad that the United States never seemed to get behind our soccer team to cheer on with the fervor that they exhibit overseas. Until now!

With so many different nationalities working here at Hamilton Shirts we could watch games everyday to cheer along with our co-workers, and we’ll be following all the results closely. Watching the games from that beautiful Soccer City Stadium in South Africa have been really exciting, its hard to imagine that not that long ago the thought of something like the World Cup taking place there would have been next to impossible. Amazing!

For a list of all the best places to watch the World Cup games here in Houston, check out this great list over on Houston Citysearch.

Clint Dempsey after scoring his game tying goal – and for more amazing shots check out this New York Times slideshow.

Love Boat

Stephen — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:08:50 +0000

Marc Newson along with the famous Italian boat maker Riva have teamed up to create a new limited edition ‘Aquariva‘. Created in a limited edition of just 22 boats to be sold through the Gagosian Art Gallery – this boat is the perfect mix of classic style and modern function.

Esteemed designer, Marc Newson, is famous for creating all sorts of things – from furniture, watches, interiors, sculpture, and especially items for aviation and aerospace. By altering the basic specs of the classic model, this new Aquariva is modernized buy using new materials and using updated methods of production. Wood is replaced with the updated ‘phenolic composite laminate’ and brass is replaced with a futuristic ‘anodized aluminum’, giving the boat a very space-age style of appearance.

There is no mention of what this baby might cost anywhere…but a boat sold through one of the most famous art galleries (they rep basically every artist in the Menil) in the world? The mind reels at what the price of this Aquariva might be…

Derby Day

Stephen — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:05:35 +0000

Its Kentucky Derby weekend…and that means parties, ponies, and Mint Juleps! So break out your seersucker suit, your panama hat, and get ready to place your bets.

Classic Mint Julep

3 to 4 oz bourbon
1 oz mint-infused simple syrup
fresh mint leaves
generous amounts of shaved or pulverized ice

Muddle ½ oz of syrup with mint leaves in bottom of a Julep cup. Rub entire inside of cup with the syrupy leaves. Pack the cup to over the rim with ice. Pour the other half ounce of syrup over the ice, followed by the bourbon. Garnish with a leafy sprig of mint.

And over on the Houston Press website – Anvil bartender, Bobby Heugel shares his julep recipe here.

Party!

Stephen — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:39:13 +0000

Now Texas Longhorns really have something to celebrate…Playboy Magazine has recently come out with a list of America’s Top Ten Party Schools with the University of Texas scoring the number one position. The much talked about controversial results are tabulated by the magazines staff, with input from campus representatives, models, photographers, online voting, and student readers. One can only imagine what exactly it might take to achieve the top ranking!

Longhorns can be very proud over the fact that they beat out these other formidable party schools:

University of Texas at Austin
West Virginia University
University at Wisconsin – Madison
University of Miami
East Carolina University
Arizona State University
Rollins College
University of California – Santa Barbara
Plymouth State University
University of Iowa

Texas Stadium Implosion

Stephen — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:29:01 +0000

Have you seen these amazing videos of the destruction of the (former) home of the Dallas Cowboys – The Texas Stadium?

April Fool’s Day Race 4

Stephen — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:01:36 +0000

Even though April Fools Day is over..there is still time for more shenanigans! Described as “an alley cat race through the city with unexpected twists” Lone Star Beer is sponsoring the April Fools Day Race 4 at the Sam Houston Park. Kicking off this Saturday at 3pm, the scavenger hunt style race costs $8 bucks to participate with an after party and film at the Moon Tower Inn. You’ll also need to have a bag and lock with you. What could be better than beer, bikes, and buffoonery! Drive Safely!

More information about the race on their twitter page: http://twitter.com/lonestrbikerace and also on facebook.

Rodeo Recap – Roping

Stephen — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:54:04 +0000

Stampede TV from the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo brings us some interesting roping tips from this past seasons competition:

Tyson Durfey roping a calf in a pressed pink dress shirt is pretty great, no?