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Dam Spence thats a really good sound from Shakey Graves. I like the way he tunes his guitar down. The flow of the song reminds me of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, but more bluesy.

And I hear you Justin Townes Earl and I'll raise you a Townes van Zandt. This guy has a genuine sadness in his voice that is sooo good, destroying your life with drugs and alcohol has some benefits I guess.

The Dude Abides.
 
Yeah Iggs... You know your music for sure... Townes van Zadnt played with Steve Earl, who ironically is Jstin's dad... Have to admit van Zadnt is one up for sure, especially for the fact that he is one of JTE's idols
 
argyle said:
selekta!!!!

on that note, i've been listening to this lately…dub...
http://youtu.be/UgV2OXldFiA

and reggae.ska.dancehall's cousin from the future of dubstep…
http://youtu.be/IlEkvbRmfrA

i also do not take the pot.
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Ohhhh ssshhhiiittt!!! I was wondering if anyone on here listen to island music... Ridenattyride is my good friend and I know he checks out as knowing is stuff... I like you stick to enjoying the music clear minded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XY4FupJdSM&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3nSx5rT_ro&feature=player_embedded
 
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Since the SSAP race on Sunday the board has been abuzz with race rap ups, the website is awakening from the long winter, nice! This place has kinda been my blog by default so I will share some of my thoughts about Sundays race. I won't go over every muddy detail...I'm more of a big picture person.

Single Speed A-Palooza was my first Cat 1 race. I moved up after being in Cat 2 last year and I gotta say as a Cat 1 I don't feel the pressure to perform like I did as a Cat 2. As a Cat 2 I did well but it got to the point that I felt like I had to crack a top 5 spot at every race and if I didn't then I was lame. In cat 1 finishing middle of the pack is respectable IMO...for now anyway. I may feel differently a year from now but I must say I like lining up with the fastest guys...even if they beat me by 20 minutes.

The last 3 miles of the race Sunday felt very rewarding for me. I passed guys who smoked me ealier in the race but one observation stood out in my mind when it happened. I caught up to a cat 1 guy who passed me in the beginning of lap 2 and was on his wheel. He was riding smooth and clean and I was a little apprehensive about passing him, I wanted to be sure I could make a pass and make it stick. After riding his wheel for a few minutes he slid over and gave me the pass without me saying a word...that has never happened to me. I wanted to thank him after the race but unless your big, hairy and have tatoos like Dustin I usually don't recognize people off their bike.

So after the race I had the post race high going and that was before I had any Terrapin Ipa. On the ride home the music sounded sooo good as I cruised to make it to my sons soccer game. I've been hearing this song out for the last couple months and its gone viral in my head. Give it a listen...the tune in iggys car on the ride home from SSAP.
 
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Since the SSAP race on Sunday the board has been abuzz with race rap ups, the website is awakening from the long winter, nice! This place has kinda been my blog by default so I will share some of my thoughts about Sundays race. I won't go over every muddy detail...I'm more of a big picture person.

Single Speed A-Palooza was my first Cat 1 race. I moved up after being in Cat 2 last year and I gotta say as a Cat 1 I don't feel the pressure to perform like I did as a Cat 2. As a Cat 2 I did well but it got to the point that I felt like I had to crack a top 5 spot at every race and if I didn't then I was lame. In cat 1 finishing middle of the pack is respectable IMO...for now anyway. I may feel differently a year from now but I must say I like lining up with the fastest guys...even if they beat me by 20 minutes.

The last 3 miles of the race Sunday felt very rewarding for me. I passed guys who smoked me ealier in the race but one observation stood out in my mind when it happened. I caught up to a cat 1 guy who passed me in the beginning of lap 2 and was on his wheel. He was riding smooth and clean and I was a little apprehensive about passing him, I wanted to be sure I could make a pass and make it stick. After riding his wheel for a few minutes he slid over and gave me the pass without me saying a word...that has never happened to me. I wanted to thank him after the race but unless your big, hairy and have tatoos like Dustin I usually don't recognize people off their bike.

So after the race I had the post race high going and that was before I had any Terrapin Ipa. On the ride home the music sounded sooo good as I cruised to make it to my sons soccer game. I've been hearing this song out for the last couple months and its gone viral in my head. Give it a listen...the tune in iggys car on the ride home from SSAP.
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Nice write up Chris. Short but covered it well. Thanks
 
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So after the race I had the post race high going and that was before I had any Terrapin Ipa. On the ride home the music sounded sooo good as I cruised to make it to my sons soccer game. I've been hearing this song out for the last couple months and its gone viral in my head. Give it a listen...the tune in iggys car on the ride home from SSAP.
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You were jamming out on 287 when I passed you 😀 I actually programmed this song into my Sirius...I'm thinking of buying the entire album!
 
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Way Way Yonder

As the heading indicates I raced Sunday at Wawayanda but I stole the cleaver title above from Capers, those musician types are usually the most creative.

This was my first H2H race as a Cat 1 40-49. Last year when I lined up with the Cat 2’s I usually had Kirt next to me, which was comforting. Kirt is a gentle spirit who has a presence of calmness to him. Well Kirt wasn’t here today and I kinda recognized some cat 2 guys that moved up but other then that I was alone.

Even though I was alone I felt calm before the race started, we didn’t go off until 1:00 so it certainly gives you enough time to wake up and have a leisurely time getting ready to race. I talked to Utah Joe before the race as we warmed up and we both agreed that we hated the first lap in a race. The thought of doing 3 laps as well as race jitters makes the 1st lap a bit of a mind fuck + every one is bunched up and feeling edgy. After the first lap racers spread out and you have room to settle into a groove.

As predicted I hated the 1st lap, the pace was crazy fast, I felt nervous in technical sections with someone on my wheel and not wanting to screw up. I was not real smooth in some technical stuff and guys passed me …oh well.

Lap 2 was better, I made up some ground on guys who passed me and began the cat and mouse game with fellow riders. I pass you; you pass me…back and forth like this for much of the lap.

The first 2 miles of the racecourse (Sitting Bear) is one of the most technical trails in the state. Whenever I ride these rocks it reminds me of a Led Zepplin song, with John Bonham on the drum kit…Budoom BAP BAP.

Man that music is so dated, what was soooo cool back in the day is now laughable. But Robert Plant’s jeans, (with Johnson on display) is legendary 70’s icon stuff.

Enough about Johnson’s, back to the race.

By the 3rd lap guys that I was riding with began to fade and I ended up doing much of the lap solo. Art White caught me in the new stuff. With no one on my wheel I had become complacent. Now Art was in front of me and I knew that I was slowing down. Art races with the 50 yr. olds and they start out after the 40-49 yr olds. Mr. Pixy forced me out of my complacency and I began to battle back.

The new section of the racecourse was not technical but it drained the energy out of you. This trail was put in not long ago and the ground was still soft with organic soil that was spongy and absorbent. This is also the section that my leg cramped when I put my foot down to dab though some peanut butter like mud. This was a paralyzing cramp that lasted less then 5 seconds but the pain was so great that I was afraid to take any more dabs, so I concentrated on staying on the pedals.

Before the start of the final single track I passed Mr. Pixy. Now my goal was to keep him off my wheel until the finish line. This was good motivation, which forced me to finish out the lap strong with someone chasing me. Without Art I would speculate that I would have added minutes to my final time. Thanks for the push Art.

Cat 1 40-49

Mid pack finish, 8/16.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83143875


Official Time 2:27:36.4
Lap 1 47:52.4
Lap 2 49:07.3
Lap 3 50:36.7
 
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I've been hearing a lot of this band Tv On The Radio lately during my commute into work. There sound didn't really impress me all that much but then I found this clip on youtube from a few years ago...holy shit what a performance. Unconventional, uninhibited and unbelievable.

This was from a Letterman appearance and its just awesome. The reason why I love it is because when a band can get exposure to a mass audience and break out of music mediocrity and kill the stage magic happens. This clip does not have Dave come in at the end of the performance, but on one of the other clips on youtube that is of lesser quality, Dave is gushing over these guys afterwards.

Sadly the bassist died recently from lung cancer and all touring has been cancelled.
 
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Hill and Dale Century
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/84073373

This is a century ride I put together last fall while training for Cathedral Pines. It heads west from my house in Cranford out to Hunterdon County. The climbing is pretty steady pedaling toward Chester then it levels out after that. Looking at the Garmin I don't really know what to make of the numbers regarding elevation gain...5,577 ft of gain. It sounds like a lot but I don't have anything to reference it to, I guess I would have to look at other people's rides to see what their doing.

The number I look at is my avg. speed, I am still not sure what the difference is between this number and avg. moving speed, other then a .1 of a mph. How is this derived?

Well anyway I was shocked when I looked at my avg speed, I wanted to push the pace but didn't think I could pull that kind of avg. The key to maintaining a fast average is to basically don't stop pedaling, or more specifically don't zone out and let up on your pedal stroke...stay consistent. Although I don't have a hrm on the gaming (yet) I use an old cheap one I have that just gives output with no hr avg. I'd say I kept my avg between 138- 140 which for me is lower end of tempo. During the climbs I did push to keep up my cadence which drove my hr up but not for too long.

For this ride I used my Camelbak the 100oz-er. I like the idea of having everything I need on my back,(tools, water, spare tubes) and cargo room to store removed clothing during the ride. Plus I don't have to stop in the zippy mart for more water. The downside is carrying close to 8lbs of stuff on your back and the back of my helmet rubbing the top of the pack when in the drops. Well this is a training ride to get ready for Bearscat so I am going to simply man up.

The hardest part of a century is the last 20 miles, things start to become sore in the undercarriage, the neck begins to get stiff and the cliff bars become harder to choke down. I've found that 5 cliff bars is enough for me, anymore and I feel like I'm gonna hurl. I have to admit that when this ride was over I felt like shit. While I was pedaling I was ok but once I got off the bike it hit me like a ton of bricks. Last week racing Wayway was tough but once I was finished I felt ok. Today I felt ok riding but hurt for about an hour after the ride. Its that feeling you get when hung over from a night of drinking, you don't want to do anything but sit and stare at the wall. Luckily it only lasted an hour and I was onto typical Saturday chores.

The music your listening to is from Gil Scott Heron's latest album remixed by Jamie from the band XX. I am usually not a fan of sampling and DJ bullshit but this song has haunted me for the past 2 weeks + I'm a big XX fan. I've heard this song in the original form unmixed and lets just say Jamie made this song much better.

All you guys who commute to NY every morning may want to put this on your ipod to listen to while on the train, or maybe not.

What do you think Spence.
 
Avg speed counts the times you are stopped. Avg moving speed only counts when you are moving. Avg moving speed can be somewhat inaccurate in the woods, but is pretty accurate on the road.
 
yeah I'd say the avg. moving speed was accurate on the road. I have my old cateye mity 8 still on the roadie and I got the same moving speed.
So I guess for training you want the avg. speed and avg. moving speed pretty close, otherwise your stopping too much...no?
 
Good tune Igg's... Never heard of XX... Gil Scott Heron's beats and breaks were used numerous times over in rap song's...
 
Spencer the Kalmyk said:
Gil Scott Heron's beats and breaks were used numerous times over in rap song's...
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Yeah, songs like The Revolution Will Not be Televised make a statement from Gil Scott as an activist but IMO its the rappers who sampled his stuff that made it listenable.
 
pooriggy said:
yeah I'd say the avg. moving speed was accurate on the road. I have my old cateye mity 8 still on the roadie and I got the same moving speed.
So I guess for training you want the avg. speed and avg. moving speed pretty close, otherwise your stopping too much...no?
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I dunno I guess it sort of depends on how many traffic lights you get caught on. I find that on the road avg. speed vs avg moving is never very different, unless I'm stopping at the Arby's drive-thru, so I haven't really paid attention to it. In the woods, yea you want them to be pretty close, otherwise you're probably stopping/walking too much. Although in the woods, moving avg can get pretty screwed up depending on how twisty the trail is.
 
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