def log_start(self, start):
        """log all the headers and stuff at the start of the request"""
        if not logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO): return

        try:
            req = self.request

            logger.info("REQUEST {} {}?{}".format(req.method, req.path, req.query))
            logger.info(datetime.datetime.strftime(datetime.datetime.utcnow(), "DATE %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f"))

            ip = req.ip
            if ip:
                logger.info("\tIP ADDRESS: {}".format(ip))

            if 'authorization' in req.headers:
                logger.info('AUTH {}'.format(req.headers['authorization']))

            ignore_hs = set([
                'accept-language',
                'accept-encoding',
                'connection',
                'authorization',
                'host',
                'x-forwarded-for'
            ])
            hs = ["Request Headers..."]
            for k, v in req.headers.items():
                if k not in ignore_hs:
                    hs.append("\t{}: {}".format(k, v))

            logger.info(os.linesep.join(hs))

        except Exception as e:
            logger.warn(e, exc_info=True)
log all the headers and stuff at the start of the request