So this past Sunday I finally got off the couch and placed my ass on the saddle. Put in a little under 2 hours of riding over at Lake Accotink Park. It felt good to be out in 70 degree weather at the end of November! It’s funny, I definitely ride slower when I’m flying solo, but for some reason I tend to do a lot more uphill than I like to do when I’m riding with others. I rode all the trails in the park and hit a few of the bigger hills multiple times. Then I headed back over to Wakefield where I had parked, slipped out of my mountain bike gear and put on my running gear. I just recently got some new sneaks and wanted to try them out. Ended up doing the Wakefield race course loop in about 30 mintues. I think that roughly estimates to 10 minute miles, but who knows. Either way it felt great to be outside and deep in the trees again. Also looks like this week is going to be a lot of the same weather, a much needed change from the bleak pouring rain we’ve had lately. The cold doesn’t bother me, in fact I probably enjoy riding in the cold and snow as much as I do a nice spring day, but the rain I can do without. I don’t know how those people in Seatle do it…I’d be depressed for 2/3’s of the year!
DT
Well it should be no surprise that I’m posting this one. Here’s another selection of Cut Chemist songs from the newly released “The Audience’s Listening” album. Chemist brings his usual turntablism skills to the show, clean concise cuts and scratches, yet this album is unique in that while it is firmly rooted in hip hop, it also dabbles in many other styles…can you say surf rock! This tends to be one of the few albums you just throw in the CD player and let play from beginning to end. Not only because it’s that good, but because the flow just moves along, like a ribbon of singletrack that flows along a mountain top ridge trail. The grooves are infectious, if only Apple didn’t make such a crappy product (iPod), I’d be grooving a lot more.
What we have here is just a few of the selections, Track 2: (My 1st) Big Break - scratching is what he does best, Track 4: The Garden - taking it international with the world music, and Track 6: What’s The Altitude - bringing it back to the hip hop.
Download here. *Note: the zip file is 20MB.
Better late than never again…
So what to come back with? How about some hard hitting Minor Threat…just what you need to perk up on a Monday morning right?
As a youngin’ I remember being fascinated by this record. There was just something about the blue image above that could draw you in deeper and deeper as the vinyl spun on the player. If you’re into punk, then you already know who they are, but if you don’t know the band, you owe it to yourself to give it a listen. If you’re local to the Washington, DC area then you might recognize this band as some of the members went on to start the Dischord record label, offering great punk music at exceptional prices. Damn, now I gotta make my way over to the records to see what else might be stuck in there…COC, Cro-Mags…who knows!
So here it is, 3 songs to get you going - Minor Threat, Steppin’ Stone, and Good Guys (Don’t Wear White). Not their hardest stuff, but just some fun stuff. Download it here.
DT
The 1st ever Bootleggers Bliss is in the history books. Thanks to the 25 or so people who came out and braved the cool weather and rocky trails at Greenbrier Park. Due to the advance nature of the trails, a slightly late start and the varying degree of rider skill, we did a modified loop and headed back to a pavilion after an hour or so of riding. Once at the pavilion, more people showed up and the smell of chili, sloppy joes, and brats surrounded the lake area. Homebrew came in the form of kegs, bottles, and growlers and varied from Abbey Style Ale to IPA to Lingonberry Fruit Beer to Porters and Stouts. There were even a few bottles of mead and wine. The quality was top notch! There was no official tasting contest, but the Outlaw’s highly sought after Robust Porter was easily one of the top performers and gets the unofficial win. Still wating on photos from the crowd, but Butch has posted a few up already for those who want to check out the action here. Everybody seemed to have a good time, guess we’ll have to do this again, ha.
DT
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