Comments on: A Contest: Paul Revere, Neil Armstrong…and Biff Columbus?

By: Susanna

Susanna — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:23:56 +0000

But Buzz is getting much farther than Neil in terms of publicity. He was def the featured spokesguy for the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11. I posted that You Tube vid of him punching out the conspiracy theorist on my blog and over the last couple days, it’s gotten more clicks than anything else I’ve posted thus far. Posted the rap of him w/ Snoop Dogg just cause, well, the guy is amazing. Was blabbling bout Gladwell w/ respect to the Revere phenom (having forgotten Gladwell mentioned Armstrong also) and lo and behold, stumbled cross the mention on your blog. IMHO I think Buzz’ alpha persona is what one out, ultimately. http://www.susannaspeier.com/blog

By: jaymi

jaymi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:06:34 +0000

yay! i won! i won! i won! yay!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:47:32 +0000

After Sixthman deliberated, and deliberated, and deliberated…we decided to award Jaymi the WINNER with her Khami Khan story. Maybe it’s because we’re all nerds and would love to go to Comic Con someday.

Congrats Jaymi, we’ll reach out to you this week for your information so we can send you some free stuff.

-Steve @ Sixthman

By: Gail Standage

Gail Standage — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:22:50 +0000

This story is about Andy Levine and his wonderful company called Sixthman. After coming up with the idea of music cruises and putting his ideas into action with the Rock Boat and later expanding to include the Simple Man Cruise and Cayamo. Little did Andy or his Sixthman team know that someone has stolen on board the very first Lynyrd Skynyrd cruise called Gimme 3 Days. This unknown person named Lyle Underwater, was there to find out all the secrets behind the cruise and had plans of stealing it away from Andy. Unfortunately, that person had way to much fun, drank excessively during the first day and fell overboard never to be seen again. It is unknown whether he was pushed or fell accidentally, but the Simple Man cruise is now safe with Andy and his crew!!

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:06:06 +0000

Most people are familiar with the words spoken by FDR during his inauguration; “the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” His words were meant to comfort the people of the United States during the uncertainty and economic woes of the Great Depression. As with most great Presidential speeches, these famous words were strewn together by a writer to whom credit is rarely given. In this case, it was Laurence Stevenson of Boston, responsible for the famous line. What is not known, is the source of this inspiring phrase. The weekend prior to the Presidential inauguration, Laurence spent the weekend ending his relationship with long-time girlfriend, Jillian Andrews. He wrote a powerful and moving letter, as only a presidential speech writer could, in order to let her down gently. In this letter he wrote, “We may be facing our futures apart but the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. You are a wonderful person and I’m sure something great will come your way.” The breakup went so well that Laurence included key phrases in the now-famous FDR speech. Social anthropologists say that had this famous phrase not been used in the inauguration speech it may have joined the ranks with “I need some space” and “it’s not you, it’s me”. Laurence Stevenson remained as one of FDR’s speech writers during his term as president, and then spent the rest of his bachelor years as a contributing writer to area newspapers. Jillian Andrews would later marry Michael Sixth, and have three children, one who would grow up to found a popular on-line dating site after hearing tales of his mother’s dating woes.

By: jaymi

jaymi — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:56:38 +0000

Khami Khan
We have all heard the stories of Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire. Many of us are even familiar with his grandson Kublai Khan. But the man missing in the memoirs is Kublai’s cousin, Khami Khan.
While Genghis and Kublai were both rulers and men of great power, Khami was a bit more artistic and fanciful. He often would shirk off his combat lessons to spend time in the gardens drawing. He preferred sketching to sword-fighting. Due to his smaller stature, his works tended to focus on humans with super-natural abilities.
His family, known for their power in battle, could not accept Khami as he was and would ridicule him, and even burn his work to ash.
Unfortunately, Khami never received the recognition he deserved in his lifetime.
It wasn’t until the 1970s, in the USA, did Khami finally receive the recognition he was due, when a little convention was started, celebrating his work and influence.
Although the spelling is different, the thought is still there. So, next time you go to San Diego to attend Comi-Con, remember, the originator of the artform was a little known man from Central Asia, by the name of Khami Khan.

By: Carre Thomson

Carre Thomson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:47:35 +0000

(Oops! I realized I forgot to finish the story!)

In her third season she decided to take the performances to a new level and moved the performances ON to the thrill rides so the fans could get that up close and personal experience. Roller coasters, water rides, and 150′ free fall drops were all on the list.

She was forced to declare bankruptcy having failed to cover instruments in her insurance policy.

By: Carre Thomson

Carre Thomson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:19:52 +0000

We’ve all heard of Andy Levine and the music cruises his company Sixthman organizes. But did you know he got the idea from his kid sister Gertrude? Gertie began in high school with SixthFans. She booked local amusement parks and for a special rate, guests had the opportunity to mix with their favorite marching bands. The bands held targeted performances, snaking in and around thrill rides playing to the screams of their adoring fans.