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Le Noise

"Details about the recording sessions for the album fuel the legend of Neil Young: He only recorded on nights when there was a full moon and brought out his infamous big white electric Gretsch guitar, which was used to record some of his most famous records in the late '60s and early '70s."

  NPR

some say phila. is a dirty city.  Filth.

My attraction with philly started with the watching of David Lynch's Eraserhead.

In his philly induced film, he created something beautiful, the buzzing, grotesque, damaged.

"There was a sense of dread pretty much everywhere I went. I didn't live in any good parts of Philadelphia, and so dread was my general feeling. I hated it. And, also, I loved it."

Neil's album, which includes a real nice downloadable J'card booklet, won't be played as one of  his, thee Beloved albums.

but much like Mr. Lynch's movie,  this searching, in the dirt, something glimmers, in the distortions.

  records and movies...

they stand alone in there finished effort

a race? the feelings are fleeting, but embedded.

that pain

a release, a way to fight back,  a need to conquer

ourselves, or others

a simple stupid joy

diversion

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gangly

I'm home from L'ville, and the "big time"  USGP race.   I got to thinking about the Soul of cross, what got me thinking was watching all the kids racing, a lot of kids racing.   They've been given the skills, the equipment, but how in life do you give the Style or Soul of what I feel is cross, to them?   I guess that's why I write.  Life should be full of personality, not imitated, manufactured, posers shit.    I can't help myself.

and the world of blogs, webs, twits, videos, and even paper magazines. (still  prefer the real thing, like Cyclocross Magazine.)   can water down, or enlighten, this cross racing nation.

What cross has going for it, is that it is hard, and most of us lose, repeatedly.   I came 18th sat. and 28th sun.  I looked for some consolations, found none.  I got beat by faster, more motivated racers. Period.

I rode yesterday, my big loop, and I felt stronger than ever.  The climbs I powered up, when I hit the single track I just whipped the bike, not thinking.   3hrs of riding.   Racing makes me faster and a better bike rider.
Isn't that important?  Sure I've got my training intervals and  shit, but most of the time on the bike is this "riding" time.  

Style:  Penguin or Perry?

the American

 

 or the Mod?

I suspect we will see Team Sky (I'm liking their style and speed), them English blokes, be outfitted by Fred P.  when they are off the bikes, next year.   and why not?  Bike racers are the right build for the clothes.  Thin, gangly.   

      my choice?  maybe one of each, .... but mostly I like t-shirts and jeans.



but  I might be ordering something from Fred P. from the Amy Winehouse collection for my wife. 

speak your mind especially when you r drunk or been drinking lots of coffee, and you can't hold it in or edit.

shit, dlowe.

Pulled

Its the men, the ones racing elites, that try to last, knowing somehow they need to just keep going hard. Because sooner, or later, that officials gonna blow a whistle or just point at you or, wave and shout, and with that authority, your racing day is done.  and all that pain, was just wasted.  Today ain't your magic ride day, where somehow it all comes together, and you ride across the line, with your salute, arms raised, fist pump, or ya gang sign.

If your number is above 20, most likely you'll not be in the top 10.  Most likely you'll race to not get pulled.
..............and to finish with the leaders, on the same lap,... That is what cross gives you, the privlege.

d.

Sanity, finally.

Well day two, 28th.  Not to much to say.  I felt good, fast, the course was a lot better, a bit more added to it.  Somehow I went backwards.  The new Mogul, was a tinch bigger of a hump, and every lap I'd have to look at the bloke, laying off to the side of the course. who hit it a bit too fast and went front wheel down.

Video from yesterday, the start of the women's race.   The barriers were up close to the mogul, and with the dust and all, it made it tough.

L'ville USGP UCI Elite Women Day one Crash. from David Lowe on Vimeo.

d.