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Russia, from Irbit to the South with an Ural Gear Up in 2011. Then a Retro in 2012
Here is the report of my little ride from the Ural factory to home, 2850 km, in June.
This year I decided to buy a "toy" in order to enjoy the various off roads tracks in my area. My first choice went on a Niva Lynx1 prepared by Bronto (http://bronto-psa.ru/vnedorozhniki-r...nik-rys-1.html ) But in April after my second visit to the Moscow's dealer "no tilt"
I mean: I like the Lynx1 but instead of signing an order I start to think about the Ural… Never try it before, just watch some videos on Youtube (Mr Cob) read some RR (Hubert, Lutz … the result: it take not long to sign for a Gear Up directly at the factory with Marina who is in charge of the marketing and sale.
Why at the factory?
In fact there is only one dealer in Moscow and I wasn't interested to take the bike in the "big city" then coming back home on roads that I already know.
Even if it's possible to have a bike ordered at the factory then a delivery at your place, I decided that it will be more interesting to see the factory then coming back by towns I have never been.
Road book?
Irbit,then 1st step: Yekaterinburg.
2 nd? 3 rd?…
No "real" road book were prepared, but itinerary should pass through Ufa, Samara, Saratov, Volgograd, Rostov… with an arrival at Novorossiysk.
No maps, no GPS, with me, just print out an itinerary from a Russian site and that's it…
June 13 ― Anapa / Yekaterinburg
In Anapa airport, after passing all the control, there is point of sale of Kuban wines (my "region"), not wishing to arrive with empty hands, I purchase the bottle of champagne "Abrau-Durso" for Marina.
I have got direct fly in the evening with Kuban airline from Anapa to Yekaterinburg on a Yak42, we were only 15 on board, it's "normal" at this time of the year all the planes goes empty from the south to bring back the "tourists" to the coast.
June 14 ― Yekaterinburg / Irbit
My colleague and friend who lives in Yekaterinburg, ordered taxi. SMS confirmation sent by the company, with price indication. Arriving at 3 o'clock in the morning, I was not going to ask friends to meet me. But I accept invitation to take advantage of their covered garage on the return trip.
Whether is it necessary to book taxi? It is not obligatory, in the airport always there is a taxi, but price will be other...
From airport to hotel "Turn" (www.otelpovorot.ru) 240 km and three hours of quiet ride on good road. Not considering 30 km and 20 minutes, because the driver did not know well the direction and made a small hook.
Hotel is nice, and you turn out immediately in the topic "Urals" due to "souvenirs" which are offered in the show-window beside the reception.
I went to the factory after lunch to met with Marina and collect my documents, she propose me a guided visit of the factory, I accepted and it was possible to take free pictures. I didn't saw my bike, she wasn't ready yet…
But they told me to not worry she will ready as per plan the 15th afternoon.
June 15th - Irbit / Yekaterinburg – 214km
Leave the hotel just before lunch, went to the factory, make a second walk inside but this time alone, can see that they were working on the final assembly of my bike. The work was complete by 5pm.
Never drove a sidecar before so I have my first "run" in the access road within the factory territory and went to the nearest gas station then straight to Yekaterinburg to meet my friend and his family.
June 16th ― Yekaterinburg / Ufa ―547 km
After spending the night at my friend apartment. We went to the garage, I check of the level of oil, no variations to comparison that was at departure from the plant.
I left Yekaterinburg under rain…
Road between Yekaterinburg and Ufa is interesting, from "highway" to smalls roads in various conditions from good to hell with the "asphalt" destroy by the trucks and even some kilometers on a section in construction, I miss the last panel for the bypass and instead of going back I decided to follow a truck who enter the construction site…
On arrival to Ufa, I went to the center town, turn twice around a block in order to find an hotel with car park, It would have been "easier" to ask at taxi driver…
But I preferred to return on the M5 and it is good that I made it, because less than 10 km from city centre I found a very good hotel close to a small lake.
June 17th 2011 ― Ufa / Samara ― 419 kms
After a night outside (but in front of the guards house) the motorcycle is covered by the dew, the engine started at the first try.
I start this day under the sun and with 70 km of highway. But this section ends soon and the main part of this section Ufa/Samara is fact in a very bad condition...
Today for the first time from the beginning of travel I was stopped by the police for excess of speed... yes, yes, you read properly...
I exceeded permitted speed , as usual, all begins from display of documents to the policeman, and then you go to his["chief" which sits in the car with radar on instrument panel.
In this moment there are two variants, particularly if you are asked to sit inside the patrol car:
1 – Policeman will fill the "protocol"(ticket), you should pay it at the bank.
2 – You will "ask" him if it's "possible" "to pay in cash" immediately (…)
Today I remained at window what allowed to assume "happy" end, in fact we discussed about the Ural and my ride, they wish me a safe and good journey and I continue.
I remind you that there is no license plate on the bike and for the first time after 1.200 km I was stopped by the police but because of my "mistake"…
At the entrance of Samara, I pass close to the Yamaha dealer on the other side of the avenue, come back and purchase oil for replacement, their single mechanic was busy doing the last preparation on a small motor boat which should be delivered to the buyer, the boss told me he know a place and jump to his car to show me this place located at 3km…
At this workshop the mechanic ask me "Do you have a filter?"
Oups… not of course, so he indicated me a shop in town: "Tourist" (very good name for me…)
I left the bike and went to the main avenue to take a cab, but just before I reach it one young guy who was at the workshop propose to drop me because it's on his way.
At "Tourist" I bought the filter.
Returning to shop, during the time mechanic changes oil, I show the pictures of the factory to some local bikers, this place is also a local club. They were amazed that I can walk alone inside the factory.
Then back to Yamaha, in order to thank the boss for his help. There was a nice hotel in the area (www.km23.ru) , 2500 rub for the night breakfast included, nice buffet. No guarded parking but CCTV and the bike at the first parking place close to the door.
June 18th 2011 ― Samara / Saratov ― 437 km
Road in better condition. For once instead of the traditional question "How it cost?", while I was having a coffee at the gas station, on guy ask me if I can take a picture of the bike with his son.
Arriving at Saratov, I wanted to go further to Volgograd, in order to be advanced a little on my route, but ultimately I drive to city, and I do not regret because the city centre is very pleasant. After finding a Hotel with parking, (week-end price 1100 rub for a double room with AC).
I went to the pedestrian's street in the center and have dinner in open court of the complex "Boulevard" (http://www.rkbulvar.ru).
June 19th 2011 ― Saratov / Rostov ― 712 km
Departure at 7 AM and just at the exit of the city, police stop me, first question: did you drink last night? We were Sunday morning…
I show him all the empty bottles of water, lying in the basket, he laughs, we talk 5 minutes, as well as other, he wishes to me a good road, and I travel further.
The roads were relatively good, however in a section after Saratov, I start a "rodeo" session, I was too optimistic or, alternatively got tired, either both and I went on the side of the road…, I continue the rodeo, leaving behind me a beautiful cloud of dust, I was alone on the road nobody behind…
Then I decide to decrease speed and to return to the "asphalt"...
Few kilometers latter I stop when I saw on the side 2 bikers on Japanese customs, they were from Togliatti and on their way to Sevastopol, the clutch cable of one of the motorcycles was broken. Reparation was almost complete I stay few minutes then I continue my way.
Then I make a coffee break in one of those olds "trucks stops" with "wooden" shops and restaurants, along the road there is still such "typical" stops but more and more you can find recently built "moderns buildings".
Arriving at Volgograd, I saw monument "Homeland-mother"
as it was close to the main road, I made a small stop to take pictures.
Second control by police at the end of the afternoon, just before crossing a bridge at a permanent check point. Most of those checks points are now empty and no more in use, but they still remain some.
Check? In fact, the policeman not even asked my documents, but he remembers to ask price, though it is evident that he knows this model (Gear Up), because he says to his colleague that, there should be a shovel on the side, then I open the boot to show him that yes, there is a shovel…
Discussion was interrupted by the arrival of their chief at the check point, here again they wish me a save road, and I leave.
Soon after I reach the M4 highway, and I decided to stop in a small hotel after more than 700km on the bike.
Pay 500 rub for a small room with two beds, toilets and shower on the corridor.
Remain only 70km to join Rostov.
June 20th 2011 ― Rostov / Novorossisk ― 488 kms
Departure at 5 AM, as usual highway is not the best place for the Ural but but I should admit that it is "quieter", than "rodeo", to start the day.
Nothing special on this section, the highway goes on the side of the city. It's possible to stay on the M4 until Krasnodar then Novorossiysk but you can "cut" by joining Timashevsk, the road is in good condition and less traffic than the M4.
As I was waiting at the railways crossing, police crew arrive beside me on the road side and asking me, why motorcycle is not registered, I told them that I travel from the factory, they left but I presume that they will continue to ask some questions after the barrier, they are at this "spot" since many years , and effectively immediately after railway crossing they stopped and ask the documents, as all of his colleagues the policeman didn't really read the documents, none of them check if the frame and motor numbers were matching the documents…
Arrival to Novorossisk by 2pm, end of the ride, 2850km.
Security: nothing special, yes I prefer to have the bike in a guarded car park than in the street, I sleep better…
Police: 4 "controls" in 2850km, one due to overspeeding.
Mechanic: not been very gentle with the engine, didn't respect the indications of the owner manual… late (vey) to change the oil…
Day 5 in the evening, contactor for the rear "stop light" stay "on" permanently, next morning I bought some WD40 and it was solve…
Two sandows from the side-cover get broken, it will cost me less to ask a local sawyer to repair them than to send back the cover to the factory, I don't even know if there is a guaranty on it (…)
Paint under the opening of the luggage bonnet get heavy scratch and even "disappear" in some places due to the vibrations metal/metal… I could have read more RR and prepare the bike before and also do some improvement as soon the problem appear but instead I continue to ride…
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Nice First RR
Thanks for posting. Good looking bike, hope it serves you well. Keep riding and writing about your country.
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Sweet report!!!!
A true Russian motorcycle "from the factory" report. Love it - makes me miss my Ural!
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Great RR, I'm sure you'll have plent of interesting rides to look forward to. Keep the reports coming I'll be watching for them enjoy your ride.
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Some pictures and short reports from daily rides in the area of Novorossiysk on the russian Black Sea :
Myskhako is a place famous for the vineyard:
Kabardinka :
UAZ for tourists, every summer you will see a lot of those UAZ carrying the tourists inside the forest to see the cascades and on top the hills.
Just when I enter in town Isaw one Ural "special police", make an u-turn, stop by and ask the policeman if I can take some pictures, he agree and just ask me to wait until he finish the ticket for the scooter. By the time a second Ural arrive… There is only 2 in the Region of Krasnodar and I was lucky to saw them:
Sumer time
Nissan GTR, Ural Gear Up , Audi A8 W12...
26/06/2011 – Yuzhnaya-Ozereevka
28/06/2011 - Abrau-Dyurso
Went for a little ride, but in fact it took me 7hours… Not so many kilometers but slowly slowly mostly in first or second gear… Off road tracks with stones or mudd. As usual went without map or GPS, until "Utrish" I have already been there and there is track to "Sukko" and then "Anapa", but somewhere in the forest I turn to the right following a thalweg I was thinking it was going through the montagns instead of turning to the left (sea) were you can find the "good" track…
(I know, it's funny to see somebody "lost" less than 40km from the house when you have just done almost 3000km without any problems from the Ural to the Black Sea…)
In the middle of the forest I let the way for two young's guys on their bike, and then they were stopped 100m in front. They wanted me to pass "first" in a muddy area to "check the deepness" (…), they were going to Utrish to have some fun at the beach. I have two options going back alone and trying to get the good track to Sukko with their indications or following them to the top of the hill then back by the road I know, it was late and I choose the second option.
Durso :
Shop in the middle of nowhere:
02/07/2011 – Novorossiysk 7th Winds
This time I didn't get "lost" like during my previous ride in the forest, I just get stuck…
A reasonable owner of bike even a 2WD Ural will reverse in front of a long muddy area but I am not reasonable and still on my learning curve: "how to drive an Ural…"
When you pass a place with mud then a second you are still confident that nothing will stop you (except yourself…) and I went straight in a deeper spot…
Hopefully there was a phone coverage and I can call my friends for some help… They told me to wait one hour. 50 minutes later I heard an engine but instead of my friends it was a Chinese jeep "Great Wall –H oover", as I was blocking the access the owner tow me out, but get "afraid" with this part and prefer to go back…
I restart but after 100m once again I went on the side and impossible to move… but my friends arrive and tow me to the main road…
Once in town I went to the car wash, usually I prefer to do it myself, avoiding putting too much water on the engine, but this time I let the boy and nevertheless the engine start at the second attempt…
Kristof Granit screwed with this post 08-07-2011 at 09:26 PM
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Howdy Brat Sever,
I don't know how I missed this ride report but I found it reading another post concerning Ural reliability. Thanks for taking the time to write the report and to post photos. Someday perhaps I'll succeed in talking Ilya into taking me to the factory in Irbit, this is something that I really want to do. I am glad to hear that I played a part in your decision to buy a Ural I hope you have as much fun with yours as I do with mine. Please continue to post ride reports and photos from your country.
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Mr Cob thank you for your comment.
Some pictures of the "Garage bar", it's the meeting point for the local branch of the Night Wolves. There will be a big show in town, it's the first time here, to have an idea some videos : http://bikeshow.ru/
The local club also get a Datcha in a very nice place, I was invited on Saturday 6th
On the way to the datcha you have to pass along the Abrau-Durso lake
View from the datcha :
Old Ural, 1978 engine
Here you can find all type of cars, from on Old H1
To this not too old 911 Turbo S
On this video the owner of this 911 is driving my side, it was the first time for him and as all who drove am Ural he enjoy the ride.
Kristof Granit screwed with this post 08-30-2011 at 10:40 PM
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Dear god you're one lucky man!
My father always wanted one of these, he even named a cat after it (and I think when I'm older I'll get one of these bikes) but never made a step foward to buy one.
Enjoy your ride and to quote an ADVrider: Ural miles are like dog years :o)
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Great report and pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Novorossiysk Bike Show - 29/08/2011
Some pictures done before the show, due to strong wind the show was postponed to the 29
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The side is on this video
(Nota: As I am not a member of the club I can not drive my side with the club flag)
The side went also with few others bikes to met Vladimir Putin
Alexander :
Hot in the front:
Hot behind:
I snap, You snap,...
Flowers at the monument:
At the beach before we start:
Behind us:
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Developing of sustainable energy sources is a priority in Europe. Statics indicate that 82% of the Europeans are not contented with how they use and produce energy and how it affects the environment. Besides, almost half of them calls for quick action as they believe that climate change could be catastrophic. In the near future, Majority of the Europeans believes that investment into alternative sustainable energy by the EU will reduce its dependency on energy by a great margin.
The following is some of the advantages that make fusion the most convenient and sustainable energy source.
Plenty of raw materials
Water and lithium are the main sources of both deuterium and tritium, which are the basic fusion fuels. There are plenty of deuteriums and lithium on our planet. This is so since the world's surface is constituted by 70% water and 30% land. Deuterium is easily available on earth, in fact; a liter of water is believed to have 0.033 grams of it, lithium is also available because it's a component in batteries which we always carry around in cell phones and laptops. It has been proven that the lithium that is contained in a laptop cell if fused with a half bath tub of water it would generate electricity equal to electricity produced by combusting 40 tonnes of coal. Tritium is not naturally mined it's made from lithium, (the lithium is combined with high –energy neutrons inside the fusion reactor to make tritium)
Environmental friendly, as fusion energy has zero carbon emissions.
For a fusion power plant to generate 7 billion kilowatt-hour annually it only requires 100kg of deuterium and about 3 tonnes of natural lithium. For a coal powered plant to generate the same it would require at least 1.5 million tonnes of coal. Nitrous oxides and carbon oxides are the byproducts of fossil fuels. Global warming is highly contributed by carbon dioxide and the continued use of fossils fuels greatly increase it thus inviting profound effects on the environment. Energy consumption from the EU alone contributes 78% of its total green house gas emissions.
There is a guarantee of safety in the power stations as the chances of a meltdown/runway reaction
occurring are minimal.
The operation of the fusion reactor is the same as that of a gas chamber where all the fuels injected are burnt(at a rate of 1deuterium/tritium in 1000cubic meters of water),the system is designed in a way that any malfunction will cool the plasma and stop the reaction thus a runway is impossible. The construction of a station with no radio-active materials makes the plant significantly safer.
They are minimal radioactive wastes arising from fusion energy. In other words, fusion energy is green energy.
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A great strain for pain relief, Strawberry Cough is one of those famous hybrids with dominance on Sativa (about 75% Sativa, 25% Indica). Since it grows beautifully in "Sea of Green" setups, this plant is perfect for commercial use. It also helps with insomnia and headaches.
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Kentucky has been selected to play in the 2009 AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on January 2nd vs. East Carolina. Kick-off is set for 4:00 pm CST.
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Our original ticket allotment consists of 12,000 tickets at the $50 price level. We have been able to secure enough tickets to fill all of our pre-order requests, and allow as many of our fans as possible to attend the game. All pre-orders from season ticket holders that were submitted by the December 7 deadline will be filled in priority order.
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Cedar Point, a longtime favorite on the shores of Lake Erie, is an amusement park best known for its 17 roller coasters and its total arsenal of 69 rides. (The park claims both numbers are the highest for any amusement park in the world.) Coaster fanatics rave about this place, one of the oldest amusement parks in North America.
For the most part, the park is clean and the staff goes out of its way to be friendly. Its expanded children's attractions include three sections of the park devoted to entertaining young visitors. One problem at Cedar Point is the crowds, especially on summer weekends. Another is the sheer size of the place. Young children may find it all a bit overwhelming if you try to tackle everything in one day.
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Drs Mark R Showalter and Douglas P Hamilton study in journal Nature describes complex and chaotic orbits of Pluto's five moons, as influenced by competing pulls of Pluto and large moon Charon. MORE
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Device known as the Venetia Burney Student Dust counter, placed aboard NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, is tasked with measuring amount and density of space dust encountered on journey to dwarf planet; device was created by students at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and may help elucidate activity of Kuiper Belt, icy ring of debris near Neptune. MORE
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NASA spacecraft are set to arrive at dwarf planets Ceres and Pluto during separate missions in 2015; are expected to provide data that will uncover more information about Pluto and Ceres, as well as origins of universe, and provide fodder for debate over what constitutes a planet. MORE
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International Astronomical Union announces names for Pluto's fourth and fifth moons; moons, discovered in 2011 and 2012, will be called Kerberos and Styx. MORE
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Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope identify a fifth moon orbiting Pluto; discovery of moon, provisionally called P5, does not change the terms of the debate surrounding Pluto's planethood. MORE
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12. Al-Tasaffuh fi al-Fiqh in one volume.
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Ibn Hazm also wrote more than ten books on medicine. Among his translated works:
al-Akhlaq wa al-Siyar fi Mudawat al-Nufus (Morals and Right Conduct in the Healing of Souls"), 6 Tawq al-Hamama fi al-Ulfa wa al-Ullaf ("The Ring of the Dove: Love and Lovers"), 7 Maratib al-`Ulum ("The Categories of the Sciences"), 8 al-Mujalla, 9 and – partially – partial translations of his al-Fisal fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwa' wa al-Nihal ("The Separators Concerning Religions, Heresies, and Sects").
Al-Dhahabi said:
I have affection for Abu Muhammad [Ibn Hazm] because of his love for sound hadiths and his knowledge of them, even if I disagree with him in many things which he says concerning the scholars and the defects of hadith and hadith narrators. Nor do I agree with him on [his] disgraceful questions in the principles and branches of the Religion. I am absolutely certain that he was wrong on several matters, but I do not declare him a disbeliever, nor do I declare him misguided. I hope that he and all Muslims will be forgiven. I also defer to his great intelligence and vast knowledge…. [But] if I were to cite every matter in which he erred, it would take too long. End of al-Dhahabi's words.
It has been observed that Ibn Hazm's acrimonious way of making a case against opponents had endeared him to some contemporary Muslim students.11 In contrast, the scholars of the past used to forbid the reading of al-Fisal which they considered among the most evil of books because of its attacks on the Imams of Islam.12 Another reason for this affinity of some contemporary readers is the misperception of Ibn Hazm as the champion of the Qur'an and Sunna "as opposed to man-made schools of Law." This misperception leads to taunts such as "Are you following the Prophet — Allah bless and greet him — or your Imam?" which, as Shaykh Nur al-Din `Itr pointed out, constitutes disbelief (kufr) and shows that the difference between Dawud al-Zahiri's school and what he calls the "Neo-Literalists" (al-zahiriyya al-jadida) of today is that the excesses of the former were at least mitigated by true asceticism and fear of Allah.
Main source: al-Dhahabi, Siyar A`lam al-Nubala' 13:540-554 #4172.
1Narrated from Abu Hurayra by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
2Ibn Hazm, al-Muhalla (1:181) as quoted in Nur al-Din `Itr, I`lam al-Anam (p. 51).
3Al-Nawawi, Sharh Sahih Muslim (3:188) as quoted in Nur al-Din `Itr, I`lam al-Anam (p. 51).
4Ibn al-Subki, TSK (4:132, 1:90-91).
5Ibn Taymiyya imitated Ibn Hazm in deliberately assimilating the Ash'aris with the Mu'tazila and Jahmiyya. The "Salafi" movement has revived this abuse in our time.
6Translated by Muhammad Abu Layla as In Pursuit Of Virtue: The Moral Theology And Psychology Of Ibn Hazm (London: TaHa Publishers Ltd., 1990).
7Translated by A.J. Arberry as The Ring of the Dove: A Treatise on the Art And Practice of Arab Love (New York: AMS Press, 1981).
8Translated by A. G. Chejne in Ibn Hazm (Chicago: Kazi Publications, 1982).
9Published under the misleading title of al-Muhalla in Islamic Fiqh, transl. Fouad Muhammad Ayad (Sherman, Texas: Islamic Mosque at Texoma, 1985).
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"I was such an ugly kid - When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up."
Findadeath.com friend Nathan clued me in that Rodney bit it today. I loved Caddyshack. I love that flick.
Rodney's weirdest was probably in Natural Born Killers. You can read about his other roles here.
Rodney has been teetering on the brink for a while now. This awful picture of him with a hole in his head, disturbed me deeply. In March of 1994 he was hospitalized for a lung infection and stomach pains.
Findadeath friends Casey and James both pointed out this: It's worth noting that on Rodney Dangerfield's website (Tuesday, October 5) Rodney's "Joke of the Day" was this: "I tell ya, I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, "There goes the neighborhood!"
I'm not going to lie to you, I totally thought his wife is a money grubbing tart. What sealed it, were the photographs of Rodney in recent years, looking completely OUT of it, and her young ass all smiling and chirpy. Then there was that hot tub being delivered. Does Rodney look like he knows that hot tub is being delivered? However, the next account of his funeral, made me rethink it. Mind you, I didn't change my opinion, I just rethought it.
The funeral was held at Westwood Memorial Park, where the most uptight women in the world are employed. I was there the day before, and the setup was huge. The tents were put up, with chandeliers inside them. Findadeath.com friend Matt Andrews sends us this: Dangerfield's widow, Joan, created a candle-lit heaven's harvest where chandeliers dripped from rose-encrusted trees and white cashmere carpeting covered the grounds leading to the chapel. An angelic harpist strummed at the chapel entry where attendees strolled through ornate iron gates boasting Rodney's initials shaped in sterling silver roses. Joan tried to create heaven on earth by covering the chapel grounds with canopied clouds of softly-lit chiffon which swept twenty feet into the sky while an abundance of fragrant candles and flowers hugged the pathways. The services were held at dusk in keeping with Rodney's daily request to Joan that she never book appointments for him before 5pm. He was a night person, laid to rest just after sunset.
Findadeath.com friend David crashed the funeral, and liberated a program for our perusal. It's a clever thing, wrapped in a red tie, and within has the cast or characters listed. Very cool, and thank you David.
Master of Ceremonies Bob Saget commandeered a heartfelt and impressive
service of eulogists including Rodney's daughter Melanie Roy Friedman, his nieces Morgan and SueAnn Reese, Jay Leno (who called Rodney "the greatest
stand-up comedian of all time"), Roseanne, Paul Rodriguez, Tim Allen, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Michael Bolton (too choked up to sing a planned song,
but did speak), Dom Irrerra, and Jim Carrey (who said, "I'll never forget how kind he was to my father. I remember watching Rodney on The Ed Sullivan Show
as a child, and laughing, not because I got the jokes, but because my father
Pall bearers were Adam Sandler, Michael Bolton, Jim Carrey, Harry Basil, Bob
Saget, Rob Schneider, David Permut, son Brian Roy and son-in-law David Friedman.
Honorary Pall Bearers also in attendance included Chris Albrecht, Dennis Arfa, Anthony Bevacqua, George Carlin, Smokey Child, Andrew Dice Clay, Larry
David, Layne Dicker, Neal ElAttrache, Dom Irrera, Hillel Laks, Jay Leno, Jon
Lovitz, Neil Martin, Anne Meara, Bob Nelson, Carl Reiner, Chris Rock, Paul Rodriguez, Roseanne, Larry Shire, Jerry Stiller, Edward Tomblin and Billy
Highlighting the service was a special Rodney Dangerfield Memorial Video, produced by longtime friend, producer David Permut, that treated guests to a visual soundtrack of some of the most memorable moments in Rodney's life that brought the crowd of 500 to tears. Rodney's widow selected Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" as the recessional song because it was playing in Rodney's hospital room when he passed away.
Strolling violinists accompanied the Pall Bearers as they led the casket to the gravesite outside the chapel. The Honorary Pall Bearers and family followed behind. A final Prayer Of Comfort was recited by comic friend Louie Anderson at the behest of Rodney's widow. After the prayer, guests were led to an elaborate feast of Rodney's favorite dishes presented by caterer Along Came Mary, where family, friends, and fellow comics embraced and reminisced about their friend and how much he truly gave to the world.
Glowing comments from guests abounded, including Academy Award-winning producer Al Ruddy who said, "It couldn't have been a better funeral if I had produced it. It was tasteful and special and the overall feeling was of happiness." American Comedy Awards creator and producer George Schlatter said, "What a spectacular send-off for Rodney. Joan succeeded in truly creating heaven on earth for Rodney. She thought of everything."
Stunning floral bouquets flooded the chapel and grounds from well-wishers unable to attend such as Larry King, Jack Nicholson, Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Rudner, John Travolta, Chris Matthews, Cindy Williams, Byron Allen and others. Shaquille O'Neal sent a seven-foot tree in his place. Grr. Though Dangerfield often joked about his terrible doctor, Dr. Vinny Boombatz, his favorite real-life doctors that looked after him through the years were in attendance, including Drs. Hillel Laks, Neil Martin, Jamie Moriguchi, Neal ElAttrache, and Nick Diaco. Immediately following the services, Rodney's immediate family, including his wife and children from a previous marriage, Melanie and Brian, gathered at his Star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame and adorned it with armloads of flowers.
A few days after, I returned to the cemetery, and found loads of flowers still there. More interestingly, were roses, still in a box, still addressed to his wife. Bet you can't guess where that label is now.
There is another comic called Kat Newman that sells purses made of old shit. Here's a pic of Rodney and Kat, with her shitty purses.
From Rodney's website:DANGERFIELD ADMITTED TO UCLA FOR HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
LOS ANGELES----Comic legend Rodney Dangerfield was admitted to the UCLA Medical Center today for heart valve replacement surgery. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Hillel Laks. Dangerfield underwent successful brain bypass surgery in April of last year in preparation for this procedure and is expected to do well.
When asked how long he will be in the hospital after the operation, Dangerfield quipped, "If things go right, I'll be there about a week, and if things don't go right, I'll be there about an hour and a half!"
October 5, 2004
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney Dangerfield, the google-eyed comic famed for his self-deprecating one-liners and signature phrase "I can't get no respect," died on Tuesday at age 82, his publicist said.
Dangerfield, who became a pop culture sensation with a string of broad film comedies starting with Caddyshack in 1980, died at 1:20 p.m. PDT (4:20 p.m. EDT) at the UCLA Medical Center, where he had undergone heart valve replacement surgery in August, spokesman Kevin Sasaki said in a statement.
Findadeath.com friend Torgo sends us this: Don't you find it ironic seeing how Rodney was a fan of marijuana, (according to his Howard Stern interview) that he just happened to have died at 4:20?
Rodney lived in a high
rise on Wilshire Boulevard, same building that Tori Spelling lives in.
On Sunset Boulevard, the tributes are proudly posted in the marquees of the Comedy Store, and the Laugh Factory.
This is interesting:
In 1995, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected Dangerfield's application for membership. A letter from Roddy McDowall of the actors branch explained that the comedian had failed to execute "enough of the kinds of roles that allow a performer to demonstrate the mastery of his craft." Roddy McDowall was a dick.
The ultimate rejection, and Dangerfield played it to the hilt. He had established his personal Web site ("I went out and bought an Apple Computer; it had a worm in it"), and his fans used it to express their indignation. The public reaction prompted the academy to reverse itself and offer membership. Dangerfield declined.
"They don't even apologize or nothing," he said. "They give no respect at all - pardon the pun - to comedy."
This is his official website, with no official announcement as of 5:23pm October 5.
This just in, December 2004, from Findadeath
friend Paul:
After answering 2 or 3 questions, he called on an attractive lady who was maybe 35 or so, and she asked if she could have his tie. The significance of this, I have no idea. Anyway, he invites her up on stage, and as she approaches him he takes her hand, then grabs her by the crotch, turns her upside down with her dress going toward the floor, and vigorously rubs her most private area for what seemed like longer but was at least a half a minute or so. The woman was absolutely hysterical, her husband (or date) had to be physically restrained, and when she was released, ran off the stage, sans tie to add insult to injury.
Scott, this story is true on my father's grave. Use it and edit it any way you want if you care to. If not, enjoy a chuckle and hit delete. Keep up the great work, ya know I love ya,
Thanks for the info, Paul! Regarding the significance of his giving away his ties, he always did it at the end of his act, as you saw, usually to a "lucky lady." The ties sold for $75. autographed, on his website.
Happening more and more often department, from Findadeath friend Chris Meacham:
Regarding Rodney Dangerfield from the January 31, 2005 New York Post's Page Six:
EVEN in death, Rodney Dangerfield gets no respect. The late comedy legend's longtime publicist, Kevin Sasaki, got a call from a booker at CNN last week asking him if "Rodney would be available to share his comments on the passing and legacy of Johnny Carson." Sasaki replied that unless CNN had a new way of linking up to the afterlife via satellite, that would be impossible. Dangerfield, of course, passed away last October.
Ironically, his new DVD set, "Rodney Dangerfield � The Ultimate No Respect Collection," was posthumously released last month, and includes clips culled from his more than 70 appearances on "The Tonight Show."
Langlois sends this, in May 2009: I was watching Rodney Dangerfield's last interview with Stern on Howard TV recently. Rodney had such a sad childhood. He was born out of wedlock -- his mother neglected him terribly - he said he never got a hug or kiss. He had to fend for himself by age 8 to make money to eat.
Read some more of Rodney's bits HERE.


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With 199kW (up 15kW over the R32) and a quicker-reacting all-wheel-drive system, the Golf R accelerates from 0-100km/h in a claimed 5.5 seconds when the engine is mated to a six-speed dual-clutch automated manual. (5.7sec six-speed manual.) http://www.theage.com.au/drive/motor-news/move-over-gti-heres-the-golf-r-20090918-fuwp.html
Sep 19, 2009 2:59 pm
how correct is 0-100 times? given that the s3 sportback is 5.8sec and the 3 door 5.7
Sep 18, 2009 11:53 am
Finally a car with no electric shock hazard in this site.
Sep 15, 2009 7:26 pm
The upcoming R sure looks great all round...glad to hear VW has kept the trademark 4 motion AWD system and that makes the R different from the GTi...the new wheels sure are an improvement though...other option would be a set of 18's VMR VB3 imo... :)
Sep 15, 2009 3:15 am
The brilliant sound of the V6 used in the previous R32s will be missed.
Sep 15, 2009 2:26 am
265hp beats the the last R32 with better mileage and cleaner emissions as well. VW seems to take a more understated route with the R.
Sep 15, 2009 1:25 am
2.0L, with 265hp, not too shabby. If you asked me that 2.0L should have been a 2.5 I-5, turbocharged, belting out 300+ hp with an alias of "R25". But what do I know? I'm just one person of the consumer population. So how much is VW asking for this?
Sep 14, 2009 9:48 pm
Thank you VW for getting rid of those nasty rims ! But I would still get the Scirocco, it just looks better than this...
Sep 14, 2009 9:10 pm
The rear looks excellent, I can't wait for some tuning company to put in the v6, because this engine is just not done. Why buy this if the GTI has basically the same engine?
Sep 14, 2009 8:54 pm
"It also adds VW's 4Motion AWD to its architecture." This is the main reason to buy one!
Sep 14, 2009 10:29 pm
basically the same engine? because it's a 2.0 liter 4? 65 more horses sounds nice...
Sep 14, 2009 11:23 pm
expected TT RS´ 5-cylinder, 7-Speed-DSG, nicer wheels and led lights... boring... but the rear lights are nice
Sep 14, 2009 8:31 pm
Completely disagree, the new GTi has a lot more presence than the old one with that muscular front intake. I think the wheels would be more suited to a Golf 1.4, how boring. R32 is much better looking imo. And the power output? 6.5 seconds? Is that it?
Sep 14, 2009 8:22 pm
I prefer this new front to the standard GTi. The standard GTi looks a bit dull compared to the previous Mark 5.
Sep 14, 2009 7:24 pm
It's okay, but to me it actually looks _less_ agressive than the standard GTI, just like the previous-gen R32, which looked more Jetta-ish than uber-GTI.
Sep 14, 2009 7:03 pm
that´s a cool looking golf
Sep 14, 2009 6:59 pm