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250 Photos From the Lingerie Football League!!!

John P. — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:24:00 +0000

On Friday night my friend Mark Ramsey took me out to watch the Dallas Desire take on the Los Angeles Temptation. You might be saying, “the WHO take on the WHAT”? Yeah, I know. And no this is not a joke – those are two of the teams that make up the Lingerie Football League!

And believe me, the teams were named appropriately! Good lord! Let me see if I can describe to you what we experienced, even though who am I kidding… by now you are probably already staring at the photos below! (All taken on my Canon 5D Mark II with the 70-200mm 2.8L lens attached by the way…)

Anyway, Mark and I went out to the game, which started at 9pm on a very chilly Dallas evening. It was 50 degrees outside and windy. Those of us on the sidelines were wearing jackets, pants, etc. and were still cold. But out on the field, there were about 20 ladies wearing nothing but “uniforms” the size of bikinis and shoulderpads. And, it was obvious that they were cold…

Anyway, as soon as the game got underway, two things became clear:

The chicks were smokin hot! And I’m pretty sure the fact that they were playing football contributed to the sex appeal, because it’s like most men’s dream come true. A girl who loves football!
These ladies are tough! This was absolutely full contact football, and none of them was afraid to tackle or be taken down. They were in it to actually win the game, not just stand there and look good.

I will warn you that if you look hard enough at the photos I’ve posted, there are a few which captured an unintentional “wardrobe malfunction” that one of the girls had after scoring a touchdown. I had no idea I photographed that because it was across the field from me at the time, but such is the power of long zoom lenses combined with 21 Megapixel camera technology.

You can see all of the images and get the full resolution versions on my Lingerie Football League collection on Flickr.

Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers Game Photos From Cowboy Stadium

John P. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:11:27 +0000

Yesterday I went to the pre-season Cowboy’s game and watched them lose in the last few seconds to the 49ers. It was miserable. But at least I got some decent photos while at the game!

That’s right, Jerry Jones has decided to allow people to bring their cameras to the game! So I marched right on in with my big ass Canon 5d Mark II with the huge 70-200mm lens on it for good measure. It was fantastic! And it allowed me to get most of the shots you’ll see here below. Though a few were taken with the 50mm prime and a few with the 15mm fisheye.

Hope you enjoy them. And I’m embedding a Flickr slideshow in the site here for the first time instead of uploading all the images. This is experimental for me, so you guys let me know if you like this better, or not so much as when I put all the images here.

Amazing Bike Stunts Care of Danny Macaskill

John P. — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:25:07 +0000

In case I haven’t mentioned it. I want to be Danny Macaskill. I kid you not. This man is a complete bad ass on a bicycle. In fact, before I saw this video I thought most of this stuff was impossible. I wouldn’t even believe it now, except that I don’t think the state of computer generated graphics is quite as good as all this.

Anyway, check it out as Danny does some of the most wicked bike stunts you’ve ever seen. And of course if anyone has seen more like this let me know!

Nothing but Knock-outs! (Not for the Squeamish!)

John P. — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:00:40 +0000

Some of you know that I absolutely LOVE Mixed Martial Arts. I don’t know why! I’m just violent at heart I guess. But for those of you who are like me, you’re going to love this video!

This is a 10 minute compilation of impressive knockouts from K1 MMA fighting. Every single clip ends very badly for at least one of the fighters, so if you are squeamish I don’t recommend watching the video. If not, let’s get it on!

Why “You Catch Like a Girl” is NOT a Bad Thing!

John P. — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:46:47 +0000

Now, I don’t know about her throwing arm, but the Ball Girl at this major league game literally came out of left field and up the wall to catch this fly ball. It would have been a spectacular catch if any professional had made it, but it was absolutely unbelievable that this cute little girl snagged it!

I guarantee there is no way that I could have caught it, and I’m betting very, very few of you guys might have either. Enjoy!

Damien Walters is an Acrobatic Savant

John P. — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:40:58 +0000

I love to watch acrobats doing all sorts of amazing things, like Parkour and martial arts… but I’ve never seen one person bring so much together as Damien Walters. He is absolutely amazing!

This guy can jump in one spot and do crazy flips, he can run literally up walls, he can to high flying acrobatics – and when he’s done with all that, it looks like he could kick some serous ass. Now, that’s what I’M talking about! Let’s get it on!

Incredible Acrobatic Brothers

John P. — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:38:52 +0000

Not sure how many of you have had the opportunity to see Cirque du Soliel performances (I posted a bunch of videos here) but they kick ass. Anyway, there are usually a couple of guys who do some amazing feats of strength, and it seems like there are a lot of these occasions where they are brothers.

Well, the videos below are not just fro Cirque, but they are of several groups of famous brothers who do things that are crazy, amazing, and unbelievable. Let me know if you’ve seen any others that should be added to the collection here.

The Rampin Brothers

Spain’s Pedro and Ramon Santos (who are twins) and older brother Javier who have traveled the world under the name of the Rampin Brothers performing the ancient art of foot juggling known as Icarian Games.

The Rios Brothers

The Rios Brothers doing what I believe was one of the most famous Icarian performances.

The Rippel Brothers

The kings of the extreme acrobatics: the Rippel Brothers are the stars in the Moulin Rouge Show in Paris.

The Grinchenko Brothers

The Grinchenko brothers from Poland have perfected their spectacular demonstration of strength, balance, and “gymnastic” skills.

Completely Insane Mexican Wrestlers!

John P. — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:00:23 +0000

Good Lord! I’ve watched a LOT of wrestling in my days, but the junk we get here in the good old US of A just doesn’t compete with those crazy Mexicans who literally risk life and limb! One of these days I’ve got to get down to ol’ Mexico to watch a REAL wrestlin’ match!

Oh, by the way, my favorite is when the big guy is fighting the little guy, and the little guy is spinning around the big guy like he was the Tasmanian Devil from the cartoons. It’s muy fantastico! BTW, I wonder what the annual death toll is from Mexican wrestling? Cause it’s got to be HIGH!

Not enough for you? Well you may want to turn the speakers down a bit for this next one, but it’s an amazing compilation of crazy Mexicans! Viva la Loco!

Dana Kunze’s 172 Foot World Record High Dive

John P. — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:53:38 +0000

Here’s a question for you. How much would it take to get you to climb a 172 foot tall tower that is swaying in the wind, wearing multiple bikinis? Then, how much more to jump off? Finally, how about jumping off and doing somersaults all the way down to the water where you could easily break your neck and die?

For me? Priceless. For Dana Kunze? Oh, that’s free!

Dana holds the record for “World’s Highest Dive”, and this is a video of that actual event. Interestingly, he didn’t just successfully complete the dive. He did it with absolutely perfect form. Now that takes cojones of steel and iron nerves as well.

Parkour – The Most Acrobatic Sport on Earth

John P. — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:27:34 +0000

What is the easiest way to define Parkour? How about this. The world, is literally, your playground.

Now, Wikipedia defines Parkour as follows:

Parkour (sometimes also abbreviated to PK) or l’art du déplacement (English: the art of movement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls—and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners are referred to as traceurs, or traceuses for females.

It’s also known as Free Running, but if you really want to understand what it’s all about, you just have to see it in action.

Here is David Belle giving a good demonstration of what it’s all about:

Here is a training session that occurred in New York City:

And here are some ladies getting into it

When you’re done with those, I’ve posted about this before. Enjoy!

This Man Can Literally Fly – Wingsuit Base Jumping

John P. — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:27:26 +0000

When I think of really crazy things that people decide to do, they usually involve activities that could end in broken bones and stitches. Well, then there are truly insane things people do such as methamphetamines or maybe wingsuit base jumping!

What? You don’t believe me? Well, take a look at these psychos who jump off of perfectly good mountains for the sole purpose of acting like a flying squirrel! They don winged jump suits that essentially just have fabric between the arms and body as well as connecting their legs, and then they make like a human lawn dart. You’ll see…

Extreme Kayaking Down The UK’s Tallest Dam

John P. — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:29:33 +0000

Wow. Robert Gale found and posted this one over on A Welsh View. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend his blog. I’ve been a reader for a long time…

Anyway, some psycho kayak nuts hop on a dam in the UK and go for a 45 MPH ride on down to a screeching halt in the river below. Awesome!

Reminds me of The 10 Craziest Competitive Sports (You Never Heard Of).

Incredible Unicycle Skills

John P. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:25:31 +0000

It’s been a while since I featured Unicycle Bastards Invade Portland, and those guys were truly brave (or crazy) – but this little girl has got mad unicycling skills that seem to put those guys to shame!

I’m guessing this little Japanese girl must spend all day, every day, riding this thing. How many broken bones do you think she’s suffered while practicing?

What, you aren’t impressed? You say that you spend all day riding your unicycle too? Ok. How about this one… why don’t you try riding a 6′ tall unicycle while balancing plates on your head and flipping more onto the stack on your head with your free foot? Yeah, I thought so.

Crazy Yo-Yo Tricks

John P. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:04:41 +0000

Ok seriously, I didn’t even know most of this was humanly possible. This video contains about 7 minutes of crazy Yo-Yo action. I remember when I was a kid and I got my first yo-yo. I played it till my fingers bled… it was the summer of ‘69. Wait… maybe not.

Anyway, I was proud if I could just “walk the dog”. These guys could do that with the yo-yo attached to their little pinky toe!

Amazing Jump Rope Performances

John P. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:16:42 +0000

Today I was feeling especially lazy. I thought about excercising… for about a minute. Then, since I knew I wasn’t going to actually do it I decided to do a little browsing on the Intertubes and find out what kind of activity other people were engaging in.

It didn’t take long before I decided that jumping rope was the way to go – if I were going to actually do exercise. Which I’m not. But luckily for us, these folks are jumping rope like crazy!

Here the USA Jump Rope All Stars performed after the 2006 US Trials near Boulder, Colorado.

Here’s a team believed to be from Hong Kong:

Here is a fantastic Japanese team:

Of course, I saved the best for last. Jump roping dogs.

By the way, if all of this interests you, you might want to check out the movie Jump!

Kimbo Slice Gets Knocked Out by Seth Petruzelli!

John P. — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:15:52 +0000

Ok. Regular readers know that I LOVE MMA fights. And when Jimbeau told me that Kimbo got “knocked-the-f” out in 18 seconds I couldn’t believe it! In fact, I think my exact response was, “Show me.”

Well, Jimbeau proceeded to produce the following video, which I must have watched 5 times in disbelief.

There are a lot of things that are impressive here, but to me the most interesting thing is that Petruzelli was a major, major underdog. And he is also much smaller than Kimbo:

Kimbo Slice
234.5 pounds
6′ 2″
78″

Fighter
Weight
Height
Reach

Seth Petruzelli
205.5 pounds
6′ 0″
74″

Now, since the fight, it’s been the talk of the entire MMA community. And a lot of the hype is coming from some of the comments that Petruzelli made on a radio station interview when he said that he was paid extra to stand and trade punches with Kimbo.

The promoters kinda hinted to me and they gave me the money to stand and throw with him, they didn’t want me to take him down. Let’s just put it that way. It was worth my while to try and stand up punch him.

Here is Petruzelli’s comment:

A few hours later, in a follow-up interview with MMA website FiveOuncesofPain.com he retracted his previous statement:

What was meant to be said was that I wanted to keep the fight standing for myself because I knew that was what the crowd, the promoters, and everyone wanted to see because that’s more exciting than just taking someone to the ground.

That was my thing only. I wanted to keep it exciting so I decided to keep it standing. It had nothing to do with anybody else. That was all me.

Yeah. Uh huh. Let’s take a listen to the entire interview, shall we?

For those of you who didn’t know who Kimbo was, he’s famous on the Internet for street-fighting. Here are a couple of things to give you the general idea.

WARNING: THESE ARE BRUTAL! Kids, women and people with weak constitutions should NOT watch them.

Here is a guy who was paid $100 to let Kimbo tackle him in full football gear:

And here is a brutal street fight with Kimbo that pretty much shows why he’s feared by many:

Wrestler Wants a Chair, and Fans Give it to Him!

John P. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:29:48 +0000

When I was a kid, my brother and I used to rush home from church on Sundays to watch wrestling on TV. That was back when Kerry Von Erich was the coolest wrestler on the planet, and Gary Hart, Ric Flare and Bruiser Brody were the competition!

Anyway, here is a clip from back in the day when wrestling programs had audiences taking a bit more of an “active” approach to participation! In this Eastern Championship Wrestling bout Cactus Jack asks an audience member to toss him a chair to finish an opponent. But he gets a little more than he bargained for.

Amazing Cheerleading Stunts of the Stingray All-Stars

John P. — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:12:49 +0000

The Stingray All-Stars from Marrietta, Georgia are just a serious cheerleading winning machine. According to Cheer XS in 2007 they were number 2, and in 2006 they were number 7. Any way you cut it though, they are awesome.

Here are Katie Nevin and King doing things I’d never seen before. First of all, she’s incredible. And on top of that, he’s a freaking monster to be able to throw her around like that. Simply amazing.

Here is a continuation on the theme:

Next we’ve got Chris White and Katie Nevin with some more amazing stunts:

And then we’ve got Tiffany & Stephanie trying out for the Stingray All Stars:

Finally, here is what the whole team can do when you put them all together. Just downright impressive.

The Longest Basketball Slam Dunk Ever!

John P. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:41:05 +0000

This is awesome! I bet you read the title of this post and expected to see some guy from the NBA pull a Michael Jordan and deliver a 10 foot dunk or something. Wrong! It’s a Japanese guy!

Now, I can’t be sure, but I swear this guy is one of the regular contestants on the Ninja Warrior show I watch all the time. If I recall, I think he’s even a Gold medal Olympian gymnast or something.

Anyway he takes about a 20 foot dive off of a freaking trampoline and as he goes hurdling head first towards the basketball hoop he actually slams one home! Of course, the landing doesn’t look very comfortable to me… but I guess it was worth it.

The Most Amazing Bicycle Stunt Rider I’ve Ever Seen

John P. — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:25:22 +0000

As we each go off this fine Monday to begin the work week I just thought it might be nice to take a look at someone with a legitimately hard job.

Here is a lady, filmed in Germany, who rides around doing crazy bicycle stunts all day. So the next time you’re feeling a little overworked and stressed out, just think about this lady standing on the seat of her bike while riding circles in front of an auditorium full of people.

And incidentally, at first I was thinking that this must be some sort of weighted bicycle in order to have such great balance, but if you just watch how quickly she manipulates the bike you quickly realize that this is just an ordinary bike. Fascinating!