bit of a close call here
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
springles
been running more than I've been cycling all in hopes that having a stronger and faster running aaaand cycling base will bode well for the fall oh10 cyclocross season. the weather has been unseasonably nice. quickly melting away my tolerance for the cold. tomorrow will be mid 50's and rainy. less than a month ago that was t-shirt weather, but now it's a possible brrrrrr
bit of a close call here
bit of a close call here
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
sxsw
most vacations involve one or more of the following
-a temperate to tropical climate of warm sunniness
-a relaxing relatively easy schedule, or none at all
-time to unwind, whatever that means
-copious amounts of money to be easily spent
-dorky clothing
-who knows what else, the few vacations I took as a kid were never "relaxing"
Dorky clothing aside I arrived in Austin Tx with non of these. But tradition be damned and on a budget of under $150 (all dedicated to food and booze over 4 days) I was able to see 20+ national bands perform at venues all over Austin. And walked away with many lessons and a little tinnitus.
First lesson:
To the best of my understanding theirs a sort of hierarchy of purchase at sxsw. free/or cash shows are trumped by wrist bands which are superseded by the omni-badges. Wrist bands and badges are completely overrated. To make up the $160 investment one would have to attend primarily wristband only shows, and ignore that fact that many many times throughout the week a band that played a wristband show one day will often play a nonwristband show later in the week. Also with the exception of a few cases wristbands and badges could be substituted (like many things in life) with the loop hole of cold hard cash. Which also was only presented once while I was there, and it was a paltry $5.
Second Lesson:
Lone star makes you poop. I've never dropped the Browns of at the stadium so many times in one day as I did after my first night of Lone Star a la Carte. The inexpensive $2.00 took a much greater toll on my GI then my wallet.
Third Lesson:
Bring a good pair of shoes. Three days in a row our itinerary was from 12pm to 2am of non stop shows. All of them free and all of them within walking distance of the other. However all that "oh is just a few blocks away" really adds up, particularly when combined with all the standing around like terra cotta warriors of rock n roll.
Fourth Lesson:
Our biggest problem was being turned away from after party shows because we failed to rsvp properly. Though we did rsvp for a couple of venues there were some that were advertised as just a free show/party that up arrival were discovered to be rsvp only. So do the research. show list austin was an excellent resource but it still failed to provide all needed information, and sometimes left us hanging at 2am
Fifth Lesson:
sleep? on a vacation? seriously not necessary for this event.
Sixth Lesson:
Don't feed the crust punks. Also why do they all have dogs tied to ropes, isn't that just one more mouth to feed? And whats up with the all black motif (i know its got something to do with being an anarchist) I know they've never done anything antagonistic to me but damn stop asking for my second slice of pizza. Don't come between a bear and her cub or me and my pizza.
i'm sure I'll think of more lessons/non lessons and edit this post
sxsw ruled
top 5 best shows for me were
1)acid mothers temple .club 1808
2)this moment in black history .plush
3)japandroids .some club on w6th
4)some noisy female 2 piece whos name I can't remember .the french legation
5)efterklang .music gym
who knows all the sweet stuff i missed
-a temperate to tropical climate of warm sunniness
-a relaxing relatively easy schedule, or none at all
-time to unwind, whatever that means
-copious amounts of money to be easily spent
-dorky clothing
-who knows what else, the few vacations I took as a kid were never "relaxing"
Dorky clothing aside I arrived in Austin Tx with non of these. But tradition be damned and on a budget of under $150 (all dedicated to food and booze over 4 days) I was able to see 20+ national bands perform at venues all over Austin. And walked away with many lessons and a little tinnitus.
First lesson:
To the best of my understanding theirs a sort of hierarchy of purchase at sxsw. free/or cash shows are trumped by wrist bands which are superseded by the omni-badges. Wrist bands and badges are completely overrated. To make up the $160 investment one would have to attend primarily wristband only shows, and ignore that fact that many many times throughout the week a band that played a wristband show one day will often play a nonwristband show later in the week. Also with the exception of a few cases wristbands and badges could be substituted (like many things in life) with the loop hole of cold hard cash. Which also was only presented once while I was there, and it was a paltry $5.
Second Lesson:
Lone star makes you poop. I've never dropped the Browns of at the stadium so many times in one day as I did after my first night of Lone Star a la Carte. The inexpensive $2.00 took a much greater toll on my GI then my wallet.
Third Lesson:
Bring a good pair of shoes. Three days in a row our itinerary was from 12pm to 2am of non stop shows. All of them free and all of them within walking distance of the other. However all that "oh is just a few blocks away" really adds up, particularly when combined with all the standing around like terra cotta warriors of rock n roll.
Fourth Lesson:
Our biggest problem was being turned away from after party shows because we failed to rsvp properly. Though we did rsvp for a couple of venues there were some that were advertised as just a free show/party that up arrival were discovered to be rsvp only. So do the research. show list austin was an excellent resource but it still failed to provide all needed information, and sometimes left us hanging at 2am
Fifth Lesson:
sleep? on a vacation? seriously not necessary for this event.
Sixth Lesson:
Don't feed the crust punks. Also why do they all have dogs tied to ropes, isn't that just one more mouth to feed? And whats up with the all black motif (i know its got something to do with being an anarchist) I know they've never done anything antagonistic to me but damn stop asking for my second slice of pizza. Don't come between a bear and her cub or me and my pizza.
i'm sure I'll think of more lessons/non lessons and edit this post
sxsw ruled
top 5 best shows for me were
1)acid mothers temple .club 1808
2)this moment in black history .plush
3)japandroids .some club on w6th
4)some noisy female 2 piece whos name I can't remember .the french legation
5)efterklang .music gym
who knows all the sweet stuff i missed
Friday, March 12, 2010
springish
next week I'll be in austin
at sxsw with my cousin
who lives in austin
i'll probably be tweeting alot
http://www.twitter.com/alexanderk
we don't have too much planned other than to catch a few this moment in black history shows and as many acid mothers temple shows as we possibly can
I'm sure there will be plenty of other bands
my cousin is a big fan of the Austin locals the fm campers I have not heard them outside of myspace so we'll see
the past few years my interest in going out of my way to attend specific shows has certainly waned. though the frequency of show attendance has only declined a little, the intentions, and reasons I believe are now a bit more complacent, perhaps less dedicated then they were when I was younger. I'm sure I could spend some time and come up with a whole slew of reasons as to why, but instead I'm just going to say that now I just like going to good shows with good friends, and in Austin I don't care so much who I see as who I see it with.
at sxsw with my cousin
who lives in austin
i'll probably be tweeting alot
http://www.twitter.com/alexanderk
we don't have too much planned other than to catch a few this moment in black history shows and as many acid mothers temple shows as we possibly can
I'm sure there will be plenty of other bands
my cousin is a big fan of the Austin locals the fm campers I have not heard them outside of myspace so we'll see
the past few years my interest in going out of my way to attend specific shows has certainly waned. though the frequency of show attendance has only declined a little, the intentions, and reasons I believe are now a bit more complacent, perhaps less dedicated then they were when I was younger. I'm sure I could spend some time and come up with a whole slew of reasons as to why, but instead I'm just going to say that now I just like going to good shows with good friends, and in Austin I don't care so much who I see as who I see it with.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
tdfebruary
My friend Dave alerted me that one can get past Tour de France dvds from netflix. I find this to be pretty awesome. It's hard to convince people that watching a bike race can be fun and captivating. Each race has it own intense story arc which folds into the greater story of the tour. Which of course works its way into the soap opera season.
This argument can translate to most any sport which likens following professional cycling to following NASCAR or professional wrestling. What makes it so easy to get wrapped up in the back and forth teenage soap opera acts of attrition and verbal disputes between sprinters or the one man against the elements soliloquies of the the lone climbers ? the search for individual perfection through vicarious sources? Does the need for a reason matter? No, but its good to know I can watch tdf all year long if I wanted to...
Dave for example watches the old races while riding his indoor trainer. Off season training for cyclists is probably one of the most masturbatory activities one can partake. Faced with my first season of actually having a UCI license I am yet to start training for any road season. Though I should be.. While those like dave and many of my other cylcing compadres have been logging long hours on the trainer to tdf videos or movies or whatever scheme they can come up with to pass the inanity of stationary bike riding, I have been eating pizza and chicken fingers and making lists of what I should do to get ready for cycling and then usually falling asleep.
its cold and dreary
i know that once I start riding I'll be glad that I did.. its just getting over that first bump
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-worst-winter-weather-cities
This argument can translate to most any sport which likens following professional cycling to following NASCAR or professional wrestling. What makes it so easy to get wrapped up in the back and forth teenage soap opera acts of attrition and verbal disputes between sprinters or the one man against the elements soliloquies of the the lone climbers ? the search for individual perfection through vicarious sources? Does the need for a reason matter? No, but its good to know I can watch tdf all year long if I wanted to...
Dave for example watches the old races while riding his indoor trainer. Off season training for cyclists is probably one of the most masturbatory activities one can partake. Faced with my first season of actually having a UCI license I am yet to start training for any road season. Though I should be.. While those like dave and many of my other cylcing compadres have been logging long hours on the trainer to tdf videos or movies or whatever scheme they can come up with to pass the inanity of stationary bike riding, I have been eating pizza and chicken fingers and making lists of what I should do to get ready for cycling and then usually falling asleep.
its cold and dreary
i know that once I start riding I'll be glad that I did.. its just getting over that first bump
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-worst-winter-weather-cities
Sunday, January 31, 2010
sloth
Bike Ailement/current condition
solution: push all bike in the back of the garage and make room for the car. at least until spring and the garage is no longer freeeeeezing
- polo bike: two waay out of true wheels, major brake adjustment
- cx bike: no brakes
- communter blue: two flats
- road bike: salty roads....
- bmx: there nothing wrong with it... i just dont ride it
solution: push all bike in the back of the garage and make room for the car. at least until spring and the garage is no longer freeeeeezing
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