cute kids, right? nobody would want to hurt these little ones, right? why would anyone try to ruin their lives or, for example, try to run their house down with some sort of motorized vehicle device? i don't know. its beyond me. and yet, someone did.
that someone rented a scooter in a place called pucallpa, peru. then, he drove down to the shanty towns situated next to the ucayali river (a major feed to the amazon). then, he took hundreds of pictures of these kids and their friends. he made a fool of himself by attracting the whole neighborhood. he made them stop their volleyball game so he could photograph them. he forced himself into their volleyball game and dominated on offense and defense.
then, as he was leaving, he was kickstarting his scooter. of course, he assumed the scooter was in neutral. when he realized it wasn't, it was too late. the scooter (with him on top) flew out of control and he couldn't get to the only-functioning foot brake. he crashed over the small cement embankment you see in the picture (between the three kids and the man in the doorway). then, he went flying in the air. he tried turning the scooter, but the friction caused by the handlebars moving against only air did nothing. he crashed into the side of the small wooden house you see. the seat of the scooter popped open and hit him as he fell onto the ground. his companion was laughing hysterically. he also was laughing and spurting out something like 'lo siento' to the man who owned the house. that man helped him pick up the scooter and watched as parents protectively moved their children out of the way as he (the said gringo) started his scooter and drove off.
this guy who crashed his scooter got hurt. look at the picture of his arm. maybe it will scar. that would be super neat.
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good jorb stevie.
maybe this blog can get back to normalcy with a post more than once a summer. since you're back in school you'll have such interesting things to write about your interesting life.
yes paul. yes paul.
stevey.
if those kids woulda touched you, i woulda bomb-boarded their house.
companion
nice moral support. if only you woulda been camera-ing it.
pt,
camera-ing would not have worked. he was a blur of motorized ambition. that is how stephen lives his life. this cannot be captured in any manmade media.
oh, and in my defense, the hysterical laughter was really 70% nervous concern, 25% motherly relief and 5% "did that seriously just happen right here, right now, right in front of me and the entire block of exploited peruvians?" you would have been laughing too, hysterically even.
stephen,
you pig
skinny: how i love to hear from you. you are such a joy in my life.
pt. thanks for gettin' my back, cuz. next time we be checkin' those peruvians.
comp: i like that. i think i do live my life in motorized ambition.
"did that seriously just happen right here, right now, right in front of me and the entire block of exploited peruvians?"
one of the funnier statements made in deltar's delirious dominion...
Only 2 pictures?
Glad you only came out with a scratch.
My motherly concern is for those poor peruvians. You didn't ruin their house, did you??
Your motorized acrobatics sound semi-professional. I would have paid money to see that.
Yesterday, Michael was "driving" our car to New York to see Uncle Stevie. Don't worry, the car was off. That's why we aren't there.
How's school?
does anyone else think that the moron who crashed his scooter is hot?
he's hot.
hmmm, i haven't quite decided yet.
mmm...
hot moron...
that sounds like a delicious topping for my next cold stone creation.
i think viewing macchu pichu would be more pleasant than hot moron. i'm don't believe hot moron saw macchu or the amazon...
without other photodocumentation, how do we know he didn't just take that picture with the kiddos in spanish harlem...?
good call petey. maybe hot moron will stick.
hot moron.
um....i don't like the direction this here weblog is taking. please stop it now.
steeV
its only a sophisticated ploy to try to get you to post some more friggin pics. i too am starting to fall in paul's camp of disbelief.
photodomumentarioevidence. that's all we're asking...
ok. i guess that makes sense.
hot moron.
were there explosives planted in the world trade center towers?
stevie,
glad you got that hair taken care of (not that it was a problem). hope it's ok that i referenced your blog entry in mine. i never tire of the scooter incident and i am hoping others will get as much mileage out of it.
I agree with Paul, Amy and Petey, we need more photodocumentation. I also agree with dd about the moron being hot. Patty
great to hear you're headed to boston brother. say 'go cougars' for me.
and cheer for hala paongo for michael.
paul.
lots of photodocumentation says yes. lots says no. check out this wiki link. this is the most comprehensive and yet concise page with good reliable, two-sided information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories
and yes, the BYU proff is getting lots of stage time on the national scene as well.
yes, the BYU prof was put on paid leave for a bit.
the structural argument is the most compelling so far, but who knows.
paul: i just read the most recent version of jones' article (why indeed did the world trade center buildings completely collapse) after the 3rd peer review. i must say, it's pretty convincing (even though i admit that i'm an idiot non-scientist).
stephen: thanks for coming to my house.
peter: you too.
skinny: you're just playing hard to get. i know you think the moron is hot.
dd.
you were the one reason we went to your house.
skinny.
disregard whatever advice/accusation dd gives you about playing hard to get. just like i always say when i'm in france, the excuser is the accuser, or something like that. dd is the queen of playing games is all i'm trying to say.
hot moron.
enough already, put up some new pics...!
skinny: don't listen to peter.
peter: stop smoking crack.
did i ever mention that stephen was privileged to tour with the BYU young ambassadors...
or that he was an EFY counselor...?
paul and peter,
please leave my past out of this. we can all change, right? ok. so here's the deal: i will put up some pics of peru only after i catch up on my sleep. ok?
dd. skinny has never played hard to get in his entire life. and i think people who like sushi only like it because that is the thing to do....
paul. i will look for that player with the weird name. it was good talking to you yesterday, brother.
skinny: are you easy? i don't want to believe it.
peter: great stories last night. two visits to 8C in one week! i must be living right.
stephen: yeah, sushi is so unoriginal. i guess that means i should stop eating it, despite the fact that it is so delicious.
i want to take this opportunity to applaud you for your commitment to doing things that aren't "the thing to do." i believe young ambassadors and EFY fall squarely in that category. good for you!
p.s. thanks for not killing me (or any peruvians) on jason's scooter.
in stephen's defense, he was in the band. and he broke the rules sometimes...
anyway, dd i'm glad to hear that you don't stop doing the things you love because they've stopped being original. maybe you new yorkers are 'cutting edge'.
skinny is not easy, he's picky...and a huge liverpool fan.
Are you caught up on your sleep yet??
Do we need to dig a little more into your past to get you to post some photodocumentation-age??????
dd
stephen and paul are both right. i've never played hard to get (never had the opportunity really), but i am a bit picky (which is to say that i don't settle, although if current trends continue, i think i just might eventually).
i also do indeed support liverpool (although i'm not sure what part that plays in this conversation).
and finally, i must confess that, contrary to your advice, i always listen to peter and thus will disregard that which he tells me to disregard.
peter,
thank you for your guidance.
stephen,
i think you would be proud to hear that i'm currently ed austin's clogging t.a. i'll give him your greetings.
skinny does a mean riverdance as well. and liverpool has everything to do with this thread.
hot moron.
what a depressing BYU weekend.
stephen, you're not a moron
stevie,
I think we're all ready to see some Peru pics. Come on brother. I have been checking the blog for a month now to see some action from Peru.
i know that i'm lame anyway, but my life is less full because I don't get to read a recent post of stevie's.
since i don't have a blog of my own i'll comment again here.
we just finished 'United 93'. has anyone else seen it? very powerful. probably the most powerful portrayal i have seen about the gravity of the events of september 11. you new yorkers should see it.
paul.
don't think that just b/c you have commented 5 of the last 6 comments that nobody is reading, cause i read everyone of them. and i agree with you in that i don't think stevey is a moron. and yes, jonny, i agree with you too, i'm still waiting everyday for more peru pics...
i mean, i live with stevey, and i still haven't seen anything.
petey: have you seen united 93?
no, not yet. wanted to tho.
that good huh?
Here's a theory... Stevie and his crew didn't actually go to Peru, and he's just stalling for time so he can photoshop himself into someone else's Peru pics.
That's the only explanation I can think of.
C'mon, Stevie. It's been about a month.
We love you, though. And obviously, you're not a moron. But I don't think you even check your blog anymore.
the fascinating part is the movie was reconstructed through phone calls made from the plane and then interviews with the families who were on the other end of the phone calls.
the next fascinating part is the inside view of the events from the traffic control towers and military traffic control.
visceral and extremely moving. i felt tears and repulsion come to me from the first moments amidst arabic prayers being offered by the hijackers in their hotel rooms that morning to the ending in a pennsylvania field.
'the office' is very funny.
petey, 2 words. walmart. prescriptiondrugs.
paul.
don't even get me started.
all those "chain" stores are appropriately named b/c they have us all chained down like terrorist captives in secret prisons...
skinny i hate you because of your at-school activities.
dd. hi.
amy and jonny and mel, good to see ya'll on the web log. if not posting pics gets you on the web log, then why would i ever post them?
paul, hello brother. i was thinking about visiting your family over christmas. that will be fun, won't it?
pt. i will show you the pics when you do what has to be done...
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