god1138
01-27-2006, 12:50 AM
Hello to all my friends!
I figured I'd stop in and see what's been going on... and, naturally, there's always a catch with me!
Those of you in Texas are about to be given a VERY rare opportunity this year. Those of you outside of this great state have probably even heard about this opportunity just the same... I'm talking about the upcoming gubernatorial election and the independent candidate crazy enough to take on the establishment, none other than...
Kinky Friedman.
Yep, you read that right... as you may or may not know, the widely-known musician, author, and satirist is throwing his (cowboy) hat into the ring, running as an independent candidate for Texas Governor. In order to get this outstanding and irrefutably colorful candidate on the ballot over 45,000 signatures must be collected between March and May of this year.
I kid you not: Kinky is SERIOUS and dead-set on winning this race come November, and considering the paper-or-plastic politicians running the empire right now, it's time for a change. A BIG change.
Now, you're probably asking yourself "What the hell does this have to do with Segway HTs? Valid question!
My answer: At a base level, I stand behind the idea of an independent candidate taking the election. Expanding on that thought, I also think Kinky Friedman is a damned fine man and not a career politician who will bring a lot more prosperity to this state than Rick Perry or the as-yet-undecided Democratic candidate who will. Disagree with me all you want, ok... I can handle that.
This is where the Segway HTs will come into play. As you are all aware, I was one of the early adopters like so many of the senior members here on Segway Chat. I've logged THOUSANDS of hours on my HT before having to forcibly sell mine out of financial desperation following a messy (and expensive) divorce. It was the hardest decision for me to ever make to part company with Ginger (a lot less than it was to part company with the ex-wife!), and I am going to be volunteering to collect signatures for the petition to get The Kinkster on the ballot between March and May. I'm dedicating myself to personally obtaining the signatures of at LEAST 300 registered voters.
I'd walk door-to-door in every neighborhood on my side of Houston (east -- Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown) if I could, but it would be a hell of a lot less burdensome to have an HT to my advantage.
So I'm putting out the call for help to my fellow brethren to see if any one of you might have an HT to loan me on a limited basis. I can't pull money out of thin air so I won't be able to give you any monetary compensation for borrowing it, but if you need a form of karmic repayment, just think of getting the first independant candidate elected to the office of Governor of the great State of Texas in 147 years as justifiable reciprocation!!!
The last independent governor? Sam Houston! (as it turns out, I'm a descendent of good ol' Sam himself!)
We can work out the details if there's someone willing to step up and help me out... to loan me an HT for those two critical months, loan it to me on weekends, weeknights, whatever. I'd be VERY gracious for the assistance from the online community that fueled my fire enough to get a Segway tattoo!
So if you're in the Houston area and would happen to have, ohhh... say, an extra HT that feels a bit neglected and is just lying around maybe in need of some lovin', PLEASE contact me immediately! I'd like to make arrangements as far in advance as possible.
Email me HERE (robert.osullivan@swbell.net) if you have it in your heart to help!
One last parting thought: Even if you don't care to have Kinky Friedman elected to office, this is ONLY a petition drive... I'm just going to collect signatures, not votes! You don't have to love Kinky and all he stands for... just look at it as a favor for an old friend that would be VERY gracious for all the help you could provide.
And with that, my friends, I take a bow and let the power rest in your hands!
Take care and as Kinky Friedman would say "May the God of your choice bless you!"
-Robert
-Robert O'Sullivan
Owner of the World's First Segway Tattoo!
I figured I'd stop in and see what's been going on... and, naturally, there's always a catch with me!
Those of you in Texas are about to be given a VERY rare opportunity this year. Those of you outside of this great state have probably even heard about this opportunity just the same... I'm talking about the upcoming gubernatorial election and the independent candidate crazy enough to take on the establishment, none other than...
Kinky Friedman.
Yep, you read that right... as you may or may not know, the widely-known musician, author, and satirist is throwing his (cowboy) hat into the ring, running as an independent candidate for Texas Governor. In order to get this outstanding and irrefutably colorful candidate on the ballot over 45,000 signatures must be collected between March and May of this year.
I kid you not: Kinky is SERIOUS and dead-set on winning this race come November, and considering the paper-or-plastic politicians running the empire right now, it's time for a change. A BIG change.
Now, you're probably asking yourself "What the hell does this have to do with Segway HTs? Valid question!
My answer: At a base level, I stand behind the idea of an independent candidate taking the election. Expanding on that thought, I also think Kinky Friedman is a damned fine man and not a career politician who will bring a lot more prosperity to this state than Rick Perry or the as-yet-undecided Democratic candidate who will. Disagree with me all you want, ok... I can handle that.
This is where the Segway HTs will come into play. As you are all aware, I was one of the early adopters like so many of the senior members here on Segway Chat. I've logged THOUSANDS of hours on my HT before having to forcibly sell mine out of financial desperation following a messy (and expensive) divorce. It was the hardest decision for me to ever make to part company with Ginger (a lot less than it was to part company with the ex-wife!), and I am going to be volunteering to collect signatures for the petition to get The Kinkster on the ballot between March and May. I'm dedicating myself to personally obtaining the signatures of at LEAST 300 registered voters.
I'd walk door-to-door in every neighborhood on my side of Houston (east -- Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown) if I could, but it would be a hell of a lot less burdensome to have an HT to my advantage.
So I'm putting out the call for help to my fellow brethren to see if any one of you might have an HT to loan me on a limited basis. I can't pull money out of thin air so I won't be able to give you any monetary compensation for borrowing it, but if you need a form of karmic repayment, just think of getting the first independant candidate elected to the office of Governor of the great State of Texas in 147 years as justifiable reciprocation!!!
The last independent governor? Sam Houston! (as it turns out, I'm a descendent of good ol' Sam himself!)
We can work out the details if there's someone willing to step up and help me out... to loan me an HT for those two critical months, loan it to me on weekends, weeknights, whatever. I'd be VERY gracious for the assistance from the online community that fueled my fire enough to get a Segway tattoo!
So if you're in the Houston area and would happen to have, ohhh... say, an extra HT that feels a bit neglected and is just lying around maybe in need of some lovin', PLEASE contact me immediately! I'd like to make arrangements as far in advance as possible.
Email me HERE (robert.osullivan@swbell.net) if you have it in your heart to help!
One last parting thought: Even if you don't care to have Kinky Friedman elected to office, this is ONLY a petition drive... I'm just going to collect signatures, not votes! You don't have to love Kinky and all he stands for... just look at it as a favor for an old friend that would be VERY gracious for all the help you could provide.
And with that, my friends, I take a bow and let the power rest in your hands!
Take care and as Kinky Friedman would say "May the God of your choice bless you!"
-Robert
-Robert O'Sullivan
Owner of the World's First Segway Tattoo!