Eat Car
The friendship I’ve had with the reclusive and elusive Eat Golf has been one of mystery. Digital. Virtual. Though I knew him online, I never physically met “Eat” a.k.a. Rich for years. My relationship with this mysterious member of the original five golf bloggers was one of late night chat sessions about PHP code at 3am or the occasional email propping up cool golf blog posts. But did Eat really exist? Was he human? Did he have seven inch long fingernails like Howard Hughes? It took me nearly four years to find out.
I made some attempts to visit Eat in his “hood,” which is what they call cities or neighborhoods in southern California. I was foiled two years in a row by bad weather, and the fear of hooking up with an old girlfriend who broke my heart who lived in the area. Chicken. I wondered if I’d ever meet Eat. I wondered if I’d be able to actually verify that he existed. Could I verify that he was indeed, human? Could I indeed back up with my own empirical evidence that Eat wasn’t in the same class as UFO’s and Big Foot?
I meet Eat
Last month in Vegas much of the mystery was uncovered, yet much more mystery unfolded. I did in fact meet Eat Golf. I did in fact have several (dozen) beers with this mysterious web genius who, after days of endless programming without sleep, was able to brilliantly create mega cool and productive golf web applications which did astounding things, like telling readers the quality level of the range balls at every golf course in the country. Despite that brilliance Eat was somehow too inept to backup his files, causing the loss of years worth of work and thus making his “current” blog post dated back on February 9th 2006.
I had a great time spending a couple of days with Eat. He didn’t have a room so I offered up the extra bed in my room at the Luxor. He declined. He’d spent the first night at some odd, off the strip place in Vegas which was $50/night. Is that where he really stayed? Are we sure he didn’t stay at the Belagio or the Wynn? Nobody really knows.
Eat Car
So do I have actual proof that I spent a couple of days with Eat? Strangely enough, I have no photos of him. I have a receipt from some bar in Vegas showing a couple of rounds of drinks. I have nothing which could prove much of anything. Why? Why didn’t I get a shot of us together? We’re long lost pals. We’re joined at the golf blog hip. We’re lost web geek brothers. This is a terrible omission on my part, not getting a photo of us. Rich is my pal and I f’d up by not getting a pic of us hangin’ in Vegas.
I did however, get one shot which may be proof enough. One pic which may convince the sceptics that Eat really does exist. I shot a pic of Eat’s car. Check out the bumper stickers in the back window.
Eat Car
Sure this could be anybody’s car. But who puts three Ron Paul bumper stickers on their car? Not two? One isn’t enough? Then there’s the “other” Eat site, Speculative Bubble, a site which provided information which may have prevented and/or predicted the current mortgage and credit crisis. If we would have listened to Eat, America might not be in this mess… At least that is my motto. But the coup de gras in my proof that I met Eat is the tiny little sticker to the far right: “PHP.” PHP is a server side dynamic hypertext protocol computer language. Only the truest of the true geeks would have a PHP bumper sticker in their window. Only geeks which have attained the level of geek greatness and psychosis, like Rich. Like Eat.
I truly hope I don’t have to wait another four years for my next Eat sighting.
Met Duffy Waldorf
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Categories: Champions Tour • Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour
Categories: Champions Tour • Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour
I forgot to mention a while back that I met Duffy Waldorf at the last golf show in Vegas. Duffy was there to help out his wife’s golf hat business called Gogie Girl.
Duffy was very cool and personable. We had the chance to chat for a few minutes. I was going to do a video interview but I was out of space on my camera unfortunately.
Duffy’s Game
I asked Duffy how his game was. He answered with one word, “broken.” Duffy has some back issues (I feel his pain) and is trying to get healthy for the Champions Tour.
I have a new pal in Duffy and I wish him the best.
FootJoy MyJoys Review
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 6th, 2008
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Golf Equipment • Reviews
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Golf Equipment • Reviews
Back in this post I discussed the FootJoy MyJoys concept. MyJoys can be custom designed with the base shoe being one of many of the FootJoy line. I built a set of my own MyJoys with my Utah Utes logo and have been evaluating them since then.
My Utah Utes football team are 6-0 and ranked in the top 15 right now by the way.
Build Your MyJoys
I had a lot of fun, messing around with the MyJoys online shoe builder. I made some funny, crazy, ugly and just plain horrid looking shoes. I even tried to build shoes that Ian Poulter would like.
Adjustments can be made in the base color, trim colors, lace colors etc. Custom logos, like your favorite sports teams or perhaps your initials can also be put on the shoes as seen in picture one here.
Greg Norman Play Dry Signature Series Golf Polo
Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Lifestyle • Reviews
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Lifestyle • Reviews
Greg Norman has had a heck of a year, from getting married to contending in the British Open. Add that to what is surely the highlight of his year, meeting me. To make Greg’s year a complete home run, I’m doing a review on my first piece of Greg Norman apparel, the Play Dry ML50.
Play Dry
Staying cool and dry is important on the golf course. There’s nothing worse than being hot, sweaty and uncomfortable when you’re trying to drain a knee-knocker “dagger in the heart” three foot putt to win $2.00 from your golf buddies. Enter Play Dry.
Play Dry is a multi-layer fabric system which pulls away moisture from the skin and transports it to the outer layer. The moisture evaporates from the outer layer, leaving the happy wearer of the garment dry and free to make his winning putts.
Polyester isn’t just for grandpa anymore
RIP Golf Dash
On September 27th 2005 I did my first post about Golf Dash. Today I was saddened to hear from my friend Douglas at Golf Dash. They’re shutting it down after three years of working it hard and putting their hearts and pocket books into trying to make it fly. This quote hit me hard:
There was just not enough interest in a custom golf directory nor a sustainable business model.
Golf Dash was a very cool golf site and probably the best directory around. I get emails weekly from people who are building a “golf directory” and I wish them luck. If GD didn’t make it with their great design, ideas and passion, I don’t know who could.
I wish Douglas well and I’ll mention his new site called Golf Dash Blog at http://golfdashblog.com.
I guess my business model is different and allows me to keep HOG going. That model? Don’t try to make money, just keep blogging about golf and try to get the thing to pay its own expenses.
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