The Run Around

Yo - It's record store day - go buy you a record or something. I picked up the new Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings release and it has made my day. Get some for free here. My turntable has died and I do listen to an ipod more than anything else, so it's easy to forget what it's like to go and peruse CDs, or LP's (better), at the local shop. Back when I first moved to Athens, I would go to Wuxtry literally every single weekday during lunch. I would look and maybe one out of every 12 visits buy something. That habit lasted well into my 30's. Nowdays, I hit Newbury Comics maybe once every four months. I guess that's what happens when you get old and have itunes.

I think I'm gonna get one of those all in one record players after we move to the new house so I can sit in the basement and listen to my old vinyl in mono.

I went down to New Orleans last week with my old friends Scratch, Reggie and DooDoo. Except for having to hang out with Reggie after he made the Abita-influenced decision to have his head painted, it was a fine time. Ate some fine boudin, oysters, crawfish, etc, etc etc. and caught some great music (for free) at the French Quarter festival. Best show (at least by a new group for me)- the Tin Men. Big Sam did his thing and the 101 Runners jammed the way I like it. Eventually though the crowds got to me and I had to split. If only I had had my bike with me....

Spring is finally here in NE and I've gotten in a couple of good rides recently. Everywhere else I've ever lived, winter was the time for mountain biking. Not here - we have to wait for all the snow to melt, then for all the flooding to stop, then for all the mud to dry up. Then, around now I gather, it's finally time to ride again. This is going to take some getting used to.

I've been running - supposedly as training for a 1/2 marathon. So far, so slow. I haven't crippled myself yet. This morning I ran(?) 6 miles, which I am sure is furthest I've ever gone on foot without stopping. I've complained for years about hating running, but maybe I've been wrong.