Archive for November, 2009

CLASSIC VIDEOS: Hot for Teacher by Van Halen

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If you’re old enough to remember watching this video, you will probably get brought back to a time when MTV played videos and when you thought David Lee Roth was pretty cool. Well, he was pretty cool around the time [...]

FEATURE: XS Nightclub at the Encore hotel, Las Vegas

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Okay so I have been to my share of nightclubs in Las Vegas, but I think XS Nightclub at the Encore Hotel takes the cake.  In fact, the moment we stepped into the club, we were wondering why the hell [...]

CLASSIC MOVIES: Ninja Assassin

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What’s the best way to spend your Thanksgiving?  With ninjas. That’s what we did this afternoon before the feasting festivities associated with today’s national holiday.  Ninja Assassin is 1 part Casino Royale, 2 parts Bourne Identity, 1 part Matrix, 2 [...]

THE DIME PIECE: Erica Hosseini

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I’m not sure how to feel about Erica Hosseini.  She’s smoking hot and a great surfer.  A really great surfer.  Good enough than most guys and for sure better than me. She’s a professional surfer, 5’10″, has blonde hair, is sponsored [...]

Time and money - spooning, but not quite the same thing.  Image courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock.

ADVICE: Time isn’t money

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Remember the time when you couldn’t wait to get your first job and start your career?  All you could think about was all the cool things you could do with the money you would get. You’d spend days on end [...]

ICON: Land Rover

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Want a utilitarian vehicle that oozes class without screaming “look at me”?  What about a car that is ultra-luxurious yet ready to handle the most menacing terrain?  How about a dream car that almost everyone (men and women alike) can [...]

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FASHION: The fitted dress shirt

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Do you want to know what the male equivalent of a muffin top is?  It’s when guys wear dress shirts that aren’t fitted.  The shirt starts off tucked in and looking good, but after a day of standing up and [...]

FOOD AND DINING: The Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel

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If you’re ever in downtown San Francisco and looking for a 50′s ultra-lux chic bar that throws eco-friendly out the window, you should definitely check out the Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel (495 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.  [...]

BLAME IT ON THE…: Liquid Cocaine

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The first time I ever tried liquid cocaine was at a local bar – after I just did a Patron shot and an Irish Car Bomb.  Needless to say, whatever I was trying to do that night worked. Based on [...]

THE REMAKE: “John” from Los Angeles

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  “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster.” I hate the term “makeover”. [...]

Style: Classic Lounge Chair

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Looking in to replacing your old lounge chair that you had since your college days or just want to spruce up your pad?  Here at ESM we would like to start to introduce our readers to the classics and up [...]

DREAM GARAGE: Maserati MC12

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I love it when race organizers decide that car manufacturers have to create road going versions of their race cars.  I love it even more when the road going version of the race car is basically the race car with [...]