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 Makeshift Innocence - They're Local! |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 8:52 PM - by J
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I wanted to pass this along and get the word out about Makeshift Innocence, as they have a sizable following out here, and after seeing their show, I can see why. They blew the doors off of Wyckham house last night and also, any band that has this many hot chicks at their show will get props from the Calgaryunderground.com crew.
I talked with Makeshift Innocence's front man Jesse James Cameron last night, who mentioned that their online media is pretty mild acoustical stuff that gets amped up pretty huge when they play live. He also said he was really excited to be able to get the opportunity to help out with the Haiti relief effort, and was thrilled at the turnout of fans.
The musicianship and instrumental work of the band is phenomenal, complementing captivating vocal work, which in and of itself is refreshingly original. You'll see that these guys put a ton of hard work into their music whether it's live or on disc.
These guys have toured across Canada and just finished wrapping up with Goodbye Beatdown last night. Don't be fooled by the tameness of their youtube channel. These guys drop it on you hard. Tell your friends, and tell their friends.
Check these guys out and show some support for good local bands
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Jordan Szoke leaves Kawasaki after failed negotiations, Defends #1 Title Anyways. |
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Jan 19, 2010 - 4:51 PM - by J
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JP for Calgaryunderground.com
Now, I've always enjoyed Szokes demeanor with respect to public relations, essentially; I'm not fucking around, I'm not feeding you a bunch of dismissive verbiage, this is what's going on, if you can't understand that, then you probably don't need to be reading this. This matter-of-fact approach came through again when describing negotiations with Kawasaki (text is linked to Roadracing World, click for full article)
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“They made me an offer that was pretty ridiculous,” said 32-year-old Szoke, who has a total of six Canadian Superbike Championships and is the all-time Superbike win leader. “No Championship bonus, no [salary], no expenses, no nothing, get [yourself] to the track, ride for free, only ride Superbike and then there were winnings. They would pay me [bonuses] for first, second and third.
“‘OK,’ I said, ‘I’ll do it just because I know it’s a bad situation. Hopefully in a year it will turn around. I want to work with Kawasaki. I’m loyal to the company.
“I said, ‘I’ll do it, but…’ They sell off the bikes at the end of the year. I said, ‘I want to buy one of the 600s.’ I have to take a truck and trailer to the races anyway because my girlfriend races. So I’ll bring a 600 and I’ll contest and defend my Number One plate on my own dime.
“All I wanted to do was collect the posted contingency. That would be enough to pay for my tires, at least. And the other big reason why I wanted to do that was because all of my personal [sponsor] contracts I would lose so much money in winnings and pay because they would cut them in half because they’re all based on racing two classes. So I’m trying to save every dollar I can now that I’m working for free and paying to go to the racetrack.
“Then they said, ‘No, we don’t want you doing that. Thanks for your service. We’re going to hire a different rider.’ Click. They hung up the phone.
“It was nasty, really. There was no discussion, no debating. It wasn’t like, ‘OK, can I not race the 600 and ride the Superbike only?’ ‘No, we’re not interested in your services. Bye, bye.’”
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CLICKING THE QUOTED TEXT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FULL ARTICLE AT ROADRACINGWORLD.COM
A little bit of insider information for some of you who may not know how contingencies work: Did you know manufacturers may not pay their riders what's posted [contingencies] (that's what contract negations are for), most think that's the case but it's all in your contract (weather the purses are larger, smaller or not at all)
From what it sounds like to me, Kawasaki wasn't going to pay Szoke a contingency if he bought and raced his own 600cc machine. Why? Who knows. One could also speculate that they may have had smaller purses than posted contingency for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in superbike and no championship bonus. On top of all of this, they've handed their racing program for '10 to an outsourced company called Competition Systems, who did the negotiations with Szoke, as opposed to direct dealings with Kawasaki. Sounds and looks to me like it was an attempt at putting an arms length between themselves and the situation. Probably a great idea, as I'm sure the majority of us roadracing fans couldn't deduce that Competition Systems isn't bound to Kawasakis biddings.
In reading another related article: http://insidemotorcycles.blogspot.co...nd-plates.html
It sounds like Jordan will have excellent, but expensive backup for 2010.
We're all well aware of the economic situation, but I'm sure if a rider has brought home 4 or 5 National Championships, it would afford a little more negotiation loyalty than a hang up.
Having said all this, loyalties for me are to a teams rider before the brand. I mean, Hayden rides a friggin Honda right?
Here's hoping that Waznie Racing, Jordan and Amy have another ass kicking nationals season. We support you guys.
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Important Message to Members |
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Oct 26, 2009 - 9:27 PM - by J
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I'm happy to inform all of you that the format and operations of this site will be drastically changing in the near future, and will be looking to cater to a larger audience. In order to do that, I believe it is necessary to provide Calgary with a more user-friendly and more attractive and informative environment that focuses on a broader scope of content.
I strongly recommend to our users to go through their private messages, look for anything you may need to keep or want to keep, copy it and save it in a separate text file. I also recommend doing the same for any of the threads you've seen in here and used for information in the past.
Since there is a good possibility that we will be transitioning out of a forum setup in the next 2 months, I strongly recommend getting on this as soon as possible.
I believe this is sufficient and diligent notice for our members. We appreciate the activity you've brought to our site and look forward to your continued support in the future.
Regards,
J
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Buell Motorcycles - Dissolved, will not longer be producing Motorcycles |
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Oct 15, 2009 - 3:11 PM - by RockThePylon
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http://www.buell.com/en_us/
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...ort-bikes/?hpw
Continuing hard times at Harley-Davidson came to something of a head Thursday with the announcement that the company was killing its Buell line of sport bikes almost immediately and actively looking for a buyer for its MV Agusta and Cagiva machines.
Harley, which is based in Milwaukee, also disclosed continuing losses at its finance unit and a decline in sales of its heavyweight Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Overall, Harley’s net income for the third quarter plunged by 84 percent from last year, which was also a down year for the company.
The Buell brand, based in East Troy, Wis., will shut down later this month, although Harley will continue to supply replacement parts and honor warranty claims. About 180 workers will lose their jobs. (Buell has provided an online page for customers here.)
Just last month, Buell won the American Motorcyclist Association’s coveted SportBike championship – the first for an American motorcycle maker since 1986. But Harley had struggled to make a sales success of the innovative sport bikes; earlier this summer Harley announced that it would drop plans to build a $10 million Buell factory.
An MV Agusta F4 on display at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Topeka, Kansas.Larry W. Smith for The New York Times An MV Agusta F4 on display at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Topeka, Kan.
The Buell decision is expected to saddle Harley with about $125 million in costs associated with the shutdown. The bottom line in the MV Agusta divestiture will not be known until the brand is sold, but Harley said it had already taken a “goodwill impairment charge” of $18.9 million related to the brand in the third quarter.
Harley raised eyebrows in the industry with its $109 million acquisition just 16 months ago of MV Agusta, a boutique line of very expensive sport bikes manufactured in Italy.
Throughout its operations during the recent economic downturn, Harley had already cut more than 1,000 jobs and trimmed production forecasts by at least 30 percent. The company said it was also considering what to do with its under-utilized assembly plant in York, Pa., and would make announcements about its fate later in the year.
In announcing these changes, Harley said it would refocus its business model solely on its core Harley-Davidson brand.
As bleak as the announcement was for Buell and MV Agusta, Harley said sales of its cruiser motorcycles dropped 21.3 percent worldwide in the third quarter, better than the industry average decline of 35.9 percent.
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