Beyond the Oyster Juice

Sneaking peeks at Mad Gringo Shirts

Finishing up the love fest that is the Chicago Collective.

Besides a blown engine on a Mercedes, a very expensive night at a hotel, sleeping through a night on the train, and various other misadventures, I have some sneak peeks at the upcoming Mad Gringo line.

Enjoy.

The shirt that has earned the name 12/23/2012.

The usual suspects. Ready to be fingered.

It's hard to make them out, but these are the new Mad Gringo solids. They are. . .uh, solid.

Electric Jungle Juice. Too much and you could end up seeing this.

The Mad Gringo Peten stela walking short. The cargo short, redefined.

New Mad Gim tees too. And yes, we have a fishbone fetish going on.

 

Pre-orders start in September. In stores mid-October.

Go slow.

MG

A Mad Gringo Truck

A long time ago there was a question posed to me about the perfect Mad Gringo vehicle.

It should be rugged.

It doesn't need to start all the time so we have an excuse to walk here and there.

It should remind me of life in the big bank.

It needs to smell. Just a little.

And, last but not least, it needs to look good with Mad Gringo stickers. And have a Go Slow license plate.

We looked at old Mercedes, at VW buses, at Land Cruisers, at Jeeps, there was even a scooter phase. . . then there she was. Like disco lemonade.

I give you the 1995 Land Rover Range Rover Classic LWB.

Driver's side door is a little tricky. It's been "tagged" by a front loader. The hood doesn't quite close.

And she smells.

But I love her. She's all mine as of yesterday.

If the gods shine upon me and Dennis from Rover-Renovations.com, we should have this thing running by month end. Her debut will be at the Northwest Buyers show in Minneapolis early September.

My inner Mad Gringo is happy.

Go slow.

MG

Mad Gringo at Chambers Island

The Off to see the Lizard is in Chambers Island WI. Pictures to come.

Paint Me a Picture

Mad Gringo has put up new photos on his Flikr page. It's worth the time you waste.

Spend a Day in the Tube

World-class photographer. World-class surfer. Probably a world-class sleeper, too. Some guys have it all.

Like Clark Little.

The guy lives in Hawaii and takes pictures of the surf. For a living.

Beats what you're doing. (But not Mad Gringo. Comes pretty close, though.)

Today, I decided that we'd share some of the amazing pics that Clark has released. (He probably keeps the good ones in a vault.)

I didn't look up anything to see if he's married to a swimsuit model who brought her own money to the marriage. That would be too much to bear today.

Go Slow. And play in the surf.
MG

The Future of Mad Gringo

Mad Gringo is proud to report that we will be relocating our business and will be hiring a manager for our US operations.

In mid-March, an underwater volcano erupted near the country of Tonga in the South Pacific (see National Geographic coverage). In a Twitter post, we claimed the resultant island for Mad Gringo,* and we have since been contacted by Prime Minister Feleti Sevele to make our claim legal. Since we were the first group to make a public claim on the island, international law awards us ownership and governing powers over the new island.

In an effort to maintain control over the new land and reduce operating costs, Mad Greg and Mad Brian are moving their families and key employees to Tonga while we construct a new facility for headquarters. As a result, we need to hire a manager for our operations in the United States. Anyone interested should submit a resume and salary requirements to Mad Brian. All qualified applicants will be contacted and interviewed.

On behalf of all the Mad Gringo employees, I look forward to this new chapter of our business. We are excited to make this move and believe that it will allow us to bring you a better Mad Gringo experience.

Go Slow!
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The explosion

The new beach - viewed from the south

The proposed flag - incorporating the current flag of Tonga and Mad Gringo logo

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*("I hereby claim whatever new island that results from the Tonga underwater volcano eruption. Yes, I will let you visit." 03/24/09, 15:24 hours, Twitter.com)

California Cruise

Need something to dream about on a Friday afternoon? How about a cruise from CA to Mexico (and back!) in May? You can mark it on the calendar, shop for new clothes and get someone to watch the dog.

It's another Mad Gringo original.

Free Travel - Possible?

Our friends at CruiseDeals.com just gave away a free cruise to the Bahamas.

Today, we heard via Guy Kawasaki about an article: How to Travel for Free. We seriously did not pay for Tip #3, but we agree wholeheartedly. Get yer sandals on.

Presidential Candidates and Naps

(nodding off at the State of the Union)

Mad Gringo loves a good nap. Keeps you fresh. Keeps you productive.

Helps you prepare for a debate.

Check out this Wall Street Journal Article:

Stand-Ins, Naps Help Debate Preparation

Mad Gringo is a fan.

"To get in the debating mood, Republican John McCain will host a town-hall event and take a short nap"

The world still holds some lingering disdain for us nappers. A hammock in the office screams "Bum!" and we need to change that.

"If it's going to be, it's up to me" I wrote in the margin of my personality profile during a corporate training session.

20 minutes. pre-lunch for creativity and post lunch for stamina. Or something like that. Check out Dr. Sara Mednick for the details.

I just want you to take a nap and start to remove the stigma attached to practicing "Iberian Yoga". If you can do it while using a tropical shirt as a pillow, more power to you. 

Go slow.

A bonus from Hurricane Ike

Every cloud has a silver lining. It's true.

Even the residents of Houston are finding this out after Ike took their power.

Hawaiian shirts are acceptable as office wear when no one in the city has power.

Read all about it here: Style reprieve: Dress with Function in mind

Hmm. Maybe it's time to tamper with the grid.

What am I saying? I wear a tropical shirt every day!

Go slow.