Walking around in this flag-waving town

Honk if you're escaping this flag waving town this weekend for something more enlightening.
Godspeed

Fame and Fortune

saw Graham Coxon at a small secret (corporate, not sure he was that happy about that, pah) show last nite. It wasn't hard to make my way down to the front as i reckon i was the one of two other people in the room that a) blagged they way in who didn't work in the "stereo systems industry", and (b) actually knew him in his own right rather than that bloke thats not damon from blur. If you were there also i like to point out i wasn't the office guy wiggling like i hadn't heard bass and rhythm together before. However i was a bit of a fanboy at front smiling at him endlessly, only cemented this feeling as on the way out bumped into Bobby Gillespie and decided to shake his hand, something i don't usually bother with. Anyway – it was alright had good time and heard some of his new stuff which is bit more "wall of sound" (hate the expression when i was in a band, but there were three guitars so dunno how else to explain it). Other cool thing was the bassists amazing 'where the wild things are' tattoos. Can you get a tattoo of something someone else has? probably.

a taste so sweet

Just seen the weather forecast for this week

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vintage fare find

would be perfect for l'eroica – actually that is on the list.

My filth tan lines

spring sprinter playlist

1 – start me up – the stones – a great muscle warmer,
2 – the grey estates – wolf parade – tune for a city boy like myself weaving out to the lanes
3 – ice cream – battles – tune particularly good for indoor training
4 – sure shot – beasties – don't stop!
5 – go with the flow – queens – or at least try too
6 – black mountain side – led zep – for all those hills out there
7 – zig zag wanderer – capt beefheart – uphill only
8 – goin' against your mind – built to spill – man up!
9 – mexican grand prix – Mogwai – i'll take you on a tail race
10 – your heart out – the fall – spin your heart out
11 – the glow pt 2 – microphones – too soon to talk tan lines
12 – i think i found it –msp – cheesy riff but heart warming
13 – oh dear handlebars – marmoset – we've all been there
14 – neighbours – the bats – what will the neighbours say? when they see me returning home in lycra panting and smiling, like i know something they don't, which of course i do.

i don't condone those who wear phones while riding, never mind the dangers, why create an artificial sense around yourself. The buzz of the tyres should be enough. if you can't hear them you're not riding fast enough. This playlist is merely put together for;
(a) this wet weekend and happens to be the right length for an intense turbo (my version is in itunes),
(b) to celebrate and reminisce the grand riding last few weeks has had and ps sorry its not one continuous playlist – stupid soundcloud