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Friends of a friend just started a gap year, and spending it travelling around the world. They decided to start in India. That's crazy. But at least there's always a festival, and everything will get easier from there.
A festival for Kali in Pushkar, India
always the life of the party, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Ever feel like you're just one in a crowd.
Penguins in The Shetland Islands, Antarctica
always standing out in a crowd, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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The Dow Jones fell 208 points on Friday.
A slow business day in a market in Sucre, Bolivia
always a wise investment, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Free Tibet.
Tibetan kids in Kathmandu where I volunteered at the Tibetan Reception (Refugee) Center
Find Che Pelotas. Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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I'm not sure if they mean 50 cent the rapper or the monetary equivalent.
The loo in Ephesus, Turkey
never caught with his pants down, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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It's inevitable while travelling for extended periods of time, you'll fall in love one or several times. This was the one that I held dearest to my heart, helado.........she might have been a bit cold, but god was she oh so sweet.
A heladeria in Buenos Aires, Argentina
for a cold hearted killer, who's as sweet as sugar Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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It's cold in San Francisco today. It made me think of this.
Sketching in Antarctica with a penguin watching
As cool as a cucumber, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

We Are #9 On Top Ranked Pods For Current

Out of 1159 views we have had 121 people vote for a 98% "yes" for ready for television. We are #9 in the top ten and still the 'Staff Pick.'


Thank you everyone who has voted! If you haven't yet voted, please do. It is easy:

1. go to www.current.tv
2. click on Log In or Register on the upper right hand corner of the home page
3. fill in the blanks at Newbie:Register
4. Once you are a member and you are signed in, click on this link http://www.current.tv/watch/92397922
5. You should be on the Drawn For Life by bikefilms page. Watch the 5 minute doc and if you like it, click the YES, GREENLIGHT FOR TV button (if you don't like it you should then click the YES, GREENLIGHT FOR TV button instead :-). You can also leave a comment.

You can see the other three videos GTM has on air at our members page. click here Current TV// people // morganpaar link. I will have another video up any day on Shanghai Fashion

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This photo was taken one year ago today. Oh, sweet nostalgia.
Hiking in the Coffee region outside Salento, Colombia
He supposedly aided many Colombian rebel groups such as FARC. Always dangerous, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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I'm finally home for good (or at least for a little while). But I want to go somewhere. Any ideas?
This was photographed on the corner of Fillmore and Oak, up the street from where I live. The wording on the van pretty much says it all.
always going somewhere, but we don't know where, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

Our Video Earns 'Staff Pick'

A staff member(s) at Current TV has picked our most recent documentary as 'Staff Pick.'


We usually sell our docs straight to the channel but the two producers we work with were not interested in commissioning this one (buying it). Seems someone else at Current TV is interested in it.

Most contributors upload their video to the website where the Current community votes on the documentaries. If the video is not up to par (no pun intended; ok, maybe), the community suggests changes. The video with the highest score on Monday 5pm and Thursday 5pm wins the competition and is most likely aired on the network.

Check out the video here.

If you have time to become a member of Current TV, go to the doc and click the Green Light button and you can help us get this on television to be piped out to 50 million households in the US and UK. It will take just 5 minutes or so. You will not get spammed. No credit card required.

For some reason, the credits for those who worked on the documentary were taken out. Andrew and I are working to fix this. Until then, here are the people who made this possible:

Producers
Morgan Paar
Andrew Burke

Editor
Andrew Burke

Music
Alex Theodoropulos
Andy Ristaino
Morgan Paar

Cinematography
Andrew Burke
Morgan Paar

Animation
Andy Ristaino

Special Thanks
Andy Ristaino
Maris Wicks
Shannon O'Leary
Mark Ristaino
Zachary Brown
Thomas Cutler
Ben
Slave Labor Graphics
Alternative Press Expo
Mongolian Death Cloud

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Last year at this time I was in Bogota, Colombia where it seemed like everywhere you look, someone had a big gun. But don't let that put you off, Colombia was one of my favorite countries with the warmest people. It's also the only country in the world where cocaine is cheaper than pot. Today I'm in Vail, Colorado, road tripping back to San Francisco with my little black dog.
Military checking bags in Bogota during the Independence Day parade
a military madman in his own right, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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I saw this yesterday, Starbucks has closed their coffee shop in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China ((article here)) I wrote about this Starbucks last September while visiting China - ((go here)) to Chairman Mao about what happened to his so-called communism in the current capitalist China.
The former Starbucks in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China taken last September
For chain lovers, don't worry, I'm pretty sure Starbucks just opened about 40 or 50 chains worldwide when this article was published.
someone with a bigger following than Starbucks, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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When I met up with my dog Jessie here in Denver, she jumped up and kicked me in the nuts. After a year and a half away from her, I guess I deserved it.
a llama en route to Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
part man, part animal, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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When I left on my trip in December '05, gas was at about $2.25 a gallon. Now it's up to about $3.50 a gallon. Needless to say, I won't be buying a new car anytime soon.
A Chinese lady lighting incense candles at a Buddhist monastery in Chengdu, China
Never runs out of gas, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Love people for who they are, not how they look. (anonymous quote)
Butterfly man in Paraty, Brazil
known to have said, 'make love to you, like butterflies floating on the ocean' Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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I'm with my dog once again. It's nice......
dinner for two in a vintage car in Colonia, Uruguay
speaking of dogs, where is Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

Day 583 :: Reunited

today i reunite with an old friend. after 583 days apart, i fly out to colorado to pick up my dog jessie.
always happy to help, here she is with me on a site visit at a construction site.
i look forward to spending time with her again, especially watching her enjoy her two favorite activities:
eating and....
....surfing
for another tasty surf and turf treat, try Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Save the planet. Think green.
Rice paddies in Bali, Indonesia
actually, this guy prefers Pelotas Reds over Marlboros, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Putting back my room together after being gone a year and a half is a really, weird experience. It's like waking the dead.
Tombs in Ouro Preto, Brazil
never a dull or dead experience, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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For cheap spices such as cumin, coriander, saffron, anisa, etc., go to Morocco.
Jebel Toubkal, North Africa's highest peak as viewed from the mountain town of Imlil, Morocco
always a spicy treat, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Only 2 countries in the world have only one vowel in their names. Do you know who they are?
a babu at the base of bodhnath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
a four vowel phenomenon, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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The tango first started with European immigrant men in Buenos Aires dancing together, longing for their wives back home, while musicians played the guitar and bandeon. It was also danced between men and the ladies working in restaurants and/or brothels.
a couple dancing tango in the barrio of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina
for a man with silky smooth dance moves, go to none other than....... Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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In honor of our country's 231st independence celebration of freedom from British oppression, here's a photo of our comrades in arms in Laos.
billboard sign just outside of Vang Vieng, Laos
and for our favorite comrade in arms, check out Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Technically Buddhism is not a religion since there is no worship of a deity. It's more of a philosophy or way of living.
A Buddhist Monastery at Tengboche, Nepal, on the way to Mount Everest which is the tiny black mountain to the very left. It's the one that looks like it's billowing cloud smoke.
Some people worship this man for religious experiences Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Only 25% of US citizens have passports, which is a low percentage compared to most westernized nations. But if you do the numbers, it's really not that bad, since there are 300 million US citizens. At 75 million, there are more US passport holders than the population of England at 60 million.
kids in Cambodia giving the universal peace sign.
An international spy who at any one time could hold 180 passports, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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Christopher Columbus discovered America, but he actually got lost. Up to his deathbed, he still believed he reached the East Indies.
Colombian flag hangs over one of the fortress walls in Cartegena, Colombia
This man is never lost, but does anyone know where he is, or en Espanol, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?