[TheForge] Jesse James and Uri Hofi

Mon Dec 12 12:43:20 EST 2011

They must be good at riling up an audience... getting talking about,
indeed  ;-)

I caught a few minutes of JJ at a friend's place last week and it was nice
to hear something, anything about traditional metalworking on mainstream
TV, especially in a modern context... he was the only one there using an
english wheel and had forged some parts too.

~Ben

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Mark A. Pesetsky <pesetsky at princeton.edu>wrote:

> Bobby Flay is a punk as well but from a more affluent neighborhood!! Ha
> ha, yea, I know who he is..."ARE YOU READY FOR A THROW DOWN?" ha ha
>
> I spoke to JJ's 1st wife (I think), back before he hit it big and was on
> TV. I called about a simple exhaust that is now common and made by just
> about all the aftermarket companies. Like seen below:
>
> http://www.bikersoutfitter.com/item404379.ctlg
>
> When I asked her what it would cost she said 2k!!! That was back in the
> early 90's!!! ha ha. I can see the price has dropped a little bit
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Saint Phlip
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 12:08 PM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Jesse James and Uri Hofi
>
> Like I said ;-) Or do you not know what a dweeb Bobby Flay is?
>
> (FWIW, Flay is purported to be a chef, and I think _I_, who am by no means
> a chef, could out cook him. Once Flay gets beyond a three-plop meal
> (starch, veggie, and protein) in an iron skillet for "creativity", with
> some hot peppers involved, he's utterly done.)
>
> The talent both of them seem to have is convincing producers to spend
> money on them. I've seen far more talent shown by other motorcycle
> enthusiasts and cooks than I've ever seen in anything either of those two
> have done. Yeah, I went looking for some of James' bikes on line.
> OK, but nothing I'd want to spend any serious money on.
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Mark A. Pesetsky <pesetsky at princeton.edu>
> wrote:
> > He is nothing more than a Cali. punk. He has a big mouth and is quite
> childish. Can't knock him for the talent that he has, but his personality
> outshines his talent by MILES.
> > ________________________________________
> > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Saint Phlip
> > [phlip at 99main.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 8:13 AM
> > To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> > Subject: [TheForge] Jesse James and Uri Hofi
> >
> > I read your posting this morning, and thought it sounded interesting,
> > so I started googling around, to see what I could see. I found this:
> >
> > http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2011/01/27/exclusive-new-jesse-james-tv-s
> > how-on-history-channel-jesse-james-blacksmith/
> >
> > I then started googling around to see who the Jesse James person was,
> > and found this:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_(customizer)
> >
> > Gad, what a jerk. He appears to me to be the Bobby Flay of mechanical
> > reality TV- very good at promoting himself, but not much good at
> > anything else.
> >
> > I may watch, because I'd be interested in what Uri Hofi has to show
> > and say, but I suspect I might not be able to watch the whole thing
> > because of the braying jackass.
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 5:33 AM, Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
> wrote:
> >> The commercials were enough I've never watched an episode, too much
> >> cooked drama, tantrums, etc. etc.
> >>
> >> On a similar note, this morning I caught something on NatGeo called.
> >> "Jesse James Blacksmith." The first hour or so was Jesse taking
> >> lessons from Uri Hofi at the kibutz. Makes me think I may have missed
> >> something interesting having missed every episode of West Coast
> >> Choppers. <sigh>
> >>
> >> Jer
> >
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> >
> > Priorities:
> >
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> Saint Phlip
>
> So, you think your data is safe?
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/23/schneier.google.hacking/index.html?hpt=T2
>
> Heat it up
> Hit it hard
> Repent as necessary.
>
> Priorities:
>
> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.
>
> .I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I
> have read with pleasure. -Clarence Darrow
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