The Adventurous Life
Matt CrossmanA writer's quest to try everything once.
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Pissing excellence is still hilarious, or what I learned being an extra in the iconic Talladega Nights victory lane scene
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, was released 20 years ago this week. That’s as good of a reason as any to share a story from deep in my catalogue: I was an extra in that movie and wrote about it for Sporting News.
A few notes...
I was a roadie for a day
Watch a video of me being a roadie here.
I know that the frenetic dash to set up the stage before a concert is not the time for me to ask 10,000 questions as I usually do on assignment. We’re on deadline to get one band’s gear off the stag...
The joy of rituals
A version of this originally appeared at midwestliving.com.
My friend Dean plopped a steak onto my plate. I moved to the buffet prepared by Steve and shoveled on mashed potatoes, asparagus and trout, caught by the assembled 10 men over the...
My top 5 wild animal encounter power rankings
I had a story come out recently in which I described accidentally running over a snake with my bike. That prompted a letter to the editor asking if I felt any remorse. I do not, and I did not. But it did make me think about other encounters...
Bald eagles, a love story
A version of this story appears in the latest issue of Missouri Life Magazine. They have been among my favorite clients over the years. Subscribe, follow and read!
They soar just to soar, and we smile just to smile
The flash of white....
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Author of 50 magazine cover stories | Come along as I push myself on sometimes dangerous, sometimes exhausting, always thrilling adventures. But enough about parenting. | Burpee evangelist
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