Hunter-Gatherer - Barefoot Bandit

Breaking News: Barefoot Bandit sells movie rights for $1M+

John — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:45:07 +0000

Longtime readers will remember my breathless coverage of the Barefoot Bandit -- showing just how much you can do without shoes. For those living in cave, 18-year old Colton Harris-Moore went on a crime spree, stole a plane, flew to the Bahamas, and was caught in a high-speed motorboat chase. All while barefoot.

Well, he just sold the movie rights to his crime spree. The haul? A shade over a $1M. Not bad for a guy without arch support. All the proceeds will go to compensate his victims. The LA Times reports:

"Rosen said Harris-Moore was determined not to sign any deal that wasn't large enough to compensate his victims, an amount federal authorities have estimated at $1.4 million.

"The negotiations went on for a long time, for many, many months, but Fox was terrific in understanding the situation and understanding Colton's requests, and understanding that if the purchase price was so low in terms of being insignificant in terms of enabling restitution, there would be no deal," he said.

With Born to Run being turned into a movie, and now The Barefoot Bandit, barefoot is taking Hollywood by storm.

Note: The crimes committed by The Barefoot Bandit hurt real people, and should not be romanticized or repeated -- shod or unshod.

Assorted links

John — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:11:16 +0000

Even earlier evidence for meat-eating (3.4 million years ago versus 2.6 million years ago)
"A family of Missouri cave-dwellers at risk of losing home to foreclosure has found a way to keep it."
Deep-fried arms race at the Indiana State Fair
More pictures of wife-carrrying (see my earlier post on this, the greatest of sports)
Merrell starts making minimalist shoes (The Merrell Barefoot), in partnership with Vibram
The Barefoot Bandit inspires an evil and unhealthy copycat who must be brought to justice

Assorted links

John — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:16:36 +0000

1. The military exposes the myth of the modern running shoe

2. Raids are increasing on farms and private food-supply clubs

3. Former vegetarian rips into the religion of veganism

4. Do men and women have significantly different dietary requirements? Maybe, maybe not

5. The Barefoot Bandit movie

6. AM New York (free subway newspaper) covers the caveman diet (pg. 20)

Barefoot Bandit shows just how much you can do without shoes

John — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:13:51 +0000

Running is not the only thing you can do while barefoot. Here is a short list of fun activities that you can do without shoes:

Robbing homes
Stealing planes
Flying planes without formal instruction
Flying planes without formal instruction to the Bahamas
Stealing motor boats
Running (from the law)

I'm sure he has great pads and a strong arch. Details of his capture here.