I live in the middle of Portland, Oregon, and I spend my free time playing the guitar. I am an amateur guitarist who spends a lot of time walking around the city going from place to place. A segway would be awesome for me to get around with. If, someday, I can get regular gigs going, I imagine that going to and from a gig with my guitar on my back would get me a lot of stares and would be a good way of starting conversations. Here’s to doing what you love.

Life is an educational journey that never ends. Learn to enjoy it as much as you can. I lost my right leg about 3 years ago when I was 34 due to a work accident and at first I was devistated. Three years later, I’ve learned to deal with it and move on. I’ve learned that people are not always what they seem, and I’ve also learned that people are more interesting when they are different from you. The world is a mysterious, but beautiful and great place; and you can learn alot if you can just set aside your own images and stereotypes and just take a moment to see the world through someone else’s eyes

Thx
Tony P. Michigan

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be ‘indie’. I’m fascinated by artists and people who express themselves, create things, and provide something without a major backer. There are thousands of shades and ways of being independent. When working on films, you spend a lot of time getting to know music. It’s such an integral part of how the story comes across. In 10 MPH, we chose to use all independent musicians in our soundtrack. This was in part due to the fact that we had zero budget and needed people who were striving for recognition and looking for new ways to get their music out there. The talent we found blows my mind and makes me realize how many thousands and thousands of us indie artists exist. Last night I went to a Brett Dennen, Ben Folds, and John Mayer concert at Red Rocks in Colorado. It was a phenomenal show and very interesting to see the line up of artists - from indie to not-so-indie. Brett Dennen has two songs in 10 MPH and he’s now starting to break into the mainstream scene. He’s awesome; his music, personality, philosophy, and drive….and this is what is ultimately leading him on a path from being indie to being…uh…well, not-so-indie (when are we really not indie?). We are blessed to have two of Brett’s songs in 10 MPH. Speaking of blessed, the last song in our movie is Brett’s song titled “Blessed“. It sums it up. Live this philosophy, live Brett’s philosophy, embrace your indie-ness, and great things will come.

Astonishing. What young people can do these days.

i just got done watching 10 mph and was REALLY impressed. you guys went through so much, and had so many great insights and things to share, i really enjoyed it. i loved the inspiring quotes and peoples “things” that you had posted througout the film.
well to keep in the spirit of the film, heres my quote, something i tell people all the time when they ask me for help or advice with something: “you have to do what makes YOU happy.”
so many people are like, but i dont want to hurt their feelings, or maybe its just me, or well i’ll hang in there a little longer. NO. there comes a point in everyones life where they need to make a decision: me, or everyone/everything else.
eventually, by giving and giving and giving, you are gonna run outta steam. people will take advantage of you, and you will just feel like you have no more energy to go another day. so STOP. stop trying to make everyone else happy (and like you guys did, stop working at that corporate job for “the man”), and start doing things that make YOU happy.
your life could be great, you could have tons of money, hot chicks, whatever. but if you arent HAPPY, who cares? thats when its time to step back and say hey, ok, now its MY turn. then you do what you gotta do to make yourself happy again. whatever it takes. dont stop, dont start catering to others just cuz its easier, DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO TO PERPETUATE YOUR OWN HAPPINESS. so follow your dreams, and dont look back.
and you guys already know all that, cuz you made 10 mph. u did what you wanted to do to make yourselves happy, and people are now able to share that experience with you. totally awesome!
im so excited about what you have accomplished, and i want you guys to know how much i support you. if you guys ever need anything, i hope you let me know. and let me know if theres a place i can donate (im not rich, but i really do support what you guys have done/are doing. people need to be reminded that great things only happen if you take the time and make them happen).

When I was in college my truck was having some mechanical problems so I purchased a small motorcycle to get around town. It was cheap and reliable and worked perfectly as a means of college transportation (the girls liked it too). After graduating, my grandfather gave me a new Nissan truck that I still drive to this day. After getting the new truck, I really didn’t see the need for the motorcycle anymore, so I sold it to a college friend that needed a way to get around. One night we decided to go out and have dinner, and he had parked the bike behind my truck. I didn’t see the bike as it was below my line of sight and when I was backing out, I accidentally ran over it. The bike was damaged but drivable. The handle bars were crooked and it was difficult to balance but you could still get around. I felt horrible about the whole thing, but there was anything I could do. I had already spent the money as it was some time after I sold it to him.
Afterwards, the bike then became hard to start due to a low battery. I was unfamiliar with the electrical systems of motorcycle, but in an effort to be helpful (especially after what had happened before) I suggested that he use my battery charger to recharge it. I didn’t know that the bike operated on a different voltage and when he tried to charge the bike with my car charger it fried the electrical system. As if I didn’t already feel bad enough I felt even worse.
I am now out of college and making a little money, and I am planning on buying him an electric scooter to take back to him as a gift to make up for what happened. He has always been a great friend, and I really hate the fact that he has to walk around town because of me. I would actually like to get him a gas powered scooter, but he doesn’t have a license, and I would worry (as I did before when I sold him the motorcycle) that he would get a big fat fine and it would be more bad luck courtesy of me. So, I am planning on getting him an electric scooter. I was not aware of the Segways, however, and am very impressed with them. I think that most of the electric scooters available look a little odd, but the Segways are very sleek and futuristic looking. I think he would enjoy the Segway more, and he would be the only one in town to have one. I think it would more than make up for what happened. I would love to have one myself, but my commute is too long and there is nowhere to drive them here (I live in the Dallas suburbs). My friend, however, still lives in a college town with ample sidewalks, and he doesn’t commute very far at all. I would love to be able to give him a piece of the future. I would love to be able to give him a Segway to seal our friendship.

Thanks

Brandon

My thing is geocaching and a Segway would be a great way to get to the areas where caches are hidden. It might take an X2 to go the whole way, but an I2 would get me to the general location so I could continue the search on foot. I love the idea of a non-gas-guzzling mode of transportation!

the film, that is. My wife insisted we see it, and she liked it.

A little back ground. My name is Jeff, I live in Utah.
My corrected vision is 20/200. I am 28 years old and I have held down a job as a cashier in a grocery store for 10 years. With my eyes the way they are I am not able to have a drivers lisence. When I heard about segways It felt like a god send for me. Now that I have one, I have the freedom to commute to work and back home. The jobs that did take me all day to do walking I get done in a couple of hours on my segway. To the inventor, thank you so much. You have given me a chance to live a normal life. Again Thank you

Jeff

My things are lanscape photographs and my 2 kids.