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Not many of us wake up, hop out of bed with full energy and can zealously tackle our workout first thing in the morning. The natural inclination is often to put if off, generally until the end of the day, when all the other important things like work and school have been accomplished.
But is this wise? What are the benefits of a morning workout, before you go about the rest of your daily activities?
Start The Day Off Right
In a recent post, we discussed the fact that a balanced breakfast can help to set a healthy tone for the rest of your day. Morning exercise seems to have a similar effect, for several reasons.
First, numerous studies have shown that exercise can improve your sense of well-being and overall mood. For longtime exercisers, this won't come as a surprise but it has important implications. If you exercise first thing in the morning, elevating your mood, you are more likely to eat healthier foods and enjoy your day more.
Additionally, once you experience these benefits, you'll want to continue exercising so that you can keep enjoying them. Speaking to U.S. News, Julia Valentour, program coordinator for the American Council on Exercise, said that "People who exercise in the morning are more likely to make it a habit, as there's less chance of scheduling conflicts that get in the way of exercise."
Razor Focus!
Closely related to the improved sense of well-being is a heightened alertness throughout the day. Although you have to drag yourself out of bed and struggle to start your workout, once you do you'll wake up quickly. Not only will you be able to give your workout your full attention but, by the time you get to work, you'll already feel awake and accomplished.
A key factor to consider when discussing how to set a good tone for your day is the effect that exercise has on your metabolism. Recent research has shown that not only do our bodies burn calories during exercise, but that increased caloric burn continues for hours after. One study found that men who biked at a high intensity for 45 minutes burned an extra 190 calories over the 14 hours following the workout. Other studies have backed these findings but, they all note, that low or moderate intensity workouts don't show the same substantial results.
Sleep Better
It may seem counter-intuitive, but waking up early to work out may help you sleep better. A quality night's sleep is dependent, to a large extent, on regularity. We need to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Scheduling your workout in the mornings can be a valuable step toward creating a regular sleep pattern.
Research also indicates that people who exercise at night or in the evenings have more difficulty falling asleep than those who work out earlier in the day. Not only will the improved sleep help you be more focussed and energetic, but sleep plays an important part in weight loss. Several hormones that control your appetite and metabolism are regulated by your sleep patterns so creating a healthy sleep schedule can have a positive effect on those systems as well.
Avoid Conflicts
How often does your day go exactly as you had planned? Things pop up unexpectedly that force use to make last minute changes. We may have to work late, deal with some emergency or handle an errand we forgot about, and any of these things can suck up the time you'd planned for your workout. By taking care of your exercise as soon as you wake up, you lessen the chance of something else getting in the way.
What benefits have you experienced from working out in the morning? Please share them with us on Twitter!
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Monday, November 23, 2009
S.F. Bike Expo Pictures
Had a great time checking out the S.F. Bike Expo. Even though we did not exhibit, we did get a last minute opportunity to help loan a couple of bikes for the fashion show event. My camera ran out of juice before the show so I have no pix of that or the track stand competition, but I am posting up a a bunch of pix for those of you who had to work.
Both the bike shop/manufacturer and swapper halls were buzzing with cycling enthusiasts looking for anything new and interesting from folks like Sycip or Cove Bikes or on missions to hunt down vintage bargain used bikes and parts.
A couple of vendors were pushing electric bikes. One notable was Plugz, out of Sausalito. Lithium batteries, up to 20mph, 40 mile range, under $1500. Impressive specs. (Sorry no pix.)
The day was chock full of other diversions including a vintage bike show, a low rider show, track stand competition and BMX stunt course. What got the most attendance was probably the AT Showdown (Dirt Jump) competition and the Cross Palace (CX) race. The courses ran really close to teach other, so spectators could see both at the same time if they wanted. The Cross Palace course was certainly one of the most outrageous ever seen in the Bay Area. There was a steep downhill section that had some more cautious riders walking down, a section through a cattle holding pen that weaved like a maze, an indoor section, and no shortage of mud.
It was a grand menagerie of all things bicycle stuffed into a single day. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out next year. Many more pictures in our Flickr set.
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Army Recruited from Idle Men (Jul, 1934)
Army Recruited from Idle Men
WARS AGAINST FIRE and FLOOD By Robert E. Martin
A YEAR ago the Government, with incredible swiftness, created the Civilian Conservation Corps. Two ends were sought in its creation. It was designed first of all to take out of the ranks of the unemployed 300,000 young, single men with dependent relatives. Of equal importance was the intention to use the labor of these men in conserving the vast timber and soil resources of the country.
The call for men was sounded in early April. Work in the woods and a living for themselves and dependents were offered in addition to $30 a month, of which $25 was to go to the dependents. Eagerly young men in the cities, discouraged by fruitless job-hunting responded. The mention of woods, with its suggestion of adventure, captured their imagination, and in their eagerness, they overwhelmed the employment offices. On April 17, 1933, less than three weeks after the CCC had been authorized, the first camp was established in George Washington National Forest near Luray, Va. Eight weeks more and camps had sprung up in the California mountains, in the arid basin of Death Valley, on the floor of Grand Canyon, and in the forests of almost every state. There were 1,330 of the camps and in them 275,000 men were assembled.
These recruits were doing what Americans before them had often done. In a time of economic stress, they were striking out into the wilderness.
The CCC workers, however, were not brawny pioneers. Few of them had ever seen a big woods before. They were just young men out of jobs, a crowd such as one might find any summer afternoon in the bleachers of a ball park.
At first the life did not seem as wild and woolly as the men had pictured it. They found comfortable tents or bunk houses in the camps, clean beds and uniforms and abundant food. And they found camp commanders who insisted upon discipline.
Discipline was in the hands of Army men but it was discovered quickly that the job of whipping the recruits into condition for work in the woods could not be done by Army methods. These men had been too long out of jobs. Some of them would have none of discipline; they simply deserted. So methods were adjusted to the situation. Discipline became lenient enough to maintain morale but strict enough to be effective in its control of the men.
During July, the number of men in camps was increased by 25,000 war veterans and work was ready to begin in earnest.
The program was both huge and varied for an army of untried woodsmen. The men were to replant forests that had been cut over or burned and to check the rapid washing away of soil in areas where the threat of erosion was greatest. They were to suppress the blister rust, a white pine disease which menaced all of the country's white pine forests. The possibility of forest fires was to be reduced and the task of fighting them simplified. The men were to exterminate harmful rodents and insects and were to stand ready for scores of jobs of less economic importance.
The conservation work was directed by expert foresters and the men, glad to be relieved of the rigorous preliminary training, turned to it with a will.
Work was limited to forty hours a week, leaving abundant time for relaxation and sports.
But for a good part of every week day the CCC men toiled doggedly in the forests, on canyon floors, and out in open fields under the blistering sun.
In the woods, they sweated with ax and saw to remove the fire hazards of fallen trees and underbrush. They cleared wide tracts of dead timber and brush, making fire breaks to check the spread of possible future flames.
In their creation of fire prevention facilities, they shinned up trees with the aid of climbing spurs to string miles of telephone lines to lookout towers. They turned carpenters to build the towers and roadmakers to grade and clear forest trails so that fire apparatus might be got through with the least possible delay.
Battling gypsy moths and other insects, they trudged over wide areas with spraying equipment and fired insect-infested trees. They set traps for rodents and destroyed millions of gooseberry and currant bushes which fall prey to the white pine blister rust and communicate the disease. And during exciting interludes they fought forest fires.
In some camps, the work was of different character. In wild life sanctuaries harmful rodents were destroyed, on historic battlefields redoubts and earthworks were restored to a semblance of their original appearance, and in national parks and other spots of beauty and interest tourist camps were laid out and cleared.
Death Valley, California, for example, was made more endurable for tourists. CCC men developed three good water holes and a spring and laid water lines to a 20,000 gallon reservoir which they erected. They graded miles of automobile roads and trails and leveled an eight-acre site for camping.
Such toil was exhausting in the beginning and many among the recruits tired of it and went home. But the majority stayed on and, as muscles hardened, they came to enjoy the work. They could labor all day and still be fresh enough to plunge into recreational activities and to do all manner of odd jobs to make themselves more comfortable in the quarters assigned them.
For amusement, they boxed and wrestled in rings built by themselves and swam in swimming holes dug and cleared at attractive spots on convenient streams. They read and studied in the night schools which were organized to teach a wide variety of subjects. Amateur theatricals caught their fancy and flourished.
Diversion was sometimes supplied in unexpected ways, such as by the discovery of gold in a California camp. Gravel for the camp streets had been brought from two abandoned gold mines. Two of the men kicked up nuggets and precipitated a. furious rush to pan the streets.
In some western camps, the youths dug up the fossil remains of prehistoric animals, leading to organized searches. In a Louisiana pine forest, the presence of savage wild life persuaded the men to turn hunters. They took a wolf, two wild cats, thirty-three rattlesnakes, and countless tarantulas, scorpions, and centipedes.
With all the work and excitement, however, the city-bred men felt the lack of some of the conveniences upon which they had learned to depend. But they did not despair; they contrived substitutes. Ingenious shower baths were soon rigged up with a few lengths of pipe and the water for the showers was warmed in heaters improvised from discarded oil drums.
The same ingenuity enabled the men to maintain a supply of fresh food, which the remoteness of most camps made it impossible to furnish except at intervals.
In a New York camp, bread was baked daily in a Dutch oven constructed of two gasoline drums. The end was knocked out of one drum and the two placed in a hole cut into a hillside. The drums were insulated with twelve inches of clay, sand, and broken stone, and a four-inch smoke stack was erected at the buried end of the drums. For baking, a fire was burned (Continued on page 109) in the oven for two hours and then drawn. Bread dough, on large pans, was then inserted.
Food was kept fresh during warm weather, in some camps, by building half-buried, screened houses in shady spots.
At every camp, garbage disposal was a perplexing problem but solutions were found. One camp commander bought ten young pigs and built pens for them a mile from the camp. Men were detailed to carry the garbage to the pigs but the men found no cause for complaint. In due course they were rewarded with a welcome supply of fresh pork. At another camp, an ingenious incinerator overcame the problem. Pits were dug and fires built. Over half of the fires, rocks were placed and garbage was eliminated by throwing it upon the hot rocks.
Thus working and playing and learning to do for themselves, the men passed the first summer. They had worked hard but the sun had tanned them and the toil had hardened them. Most of them gained weight.
WHEN first enlistments began to expire in October, many recruits chose to leave rather than tackle a winter in the open. But the majority stayed on and prepared to make themselves comfortable. For them the summer had been one of enjoyment alloyed only slightly with labor. For the men who had conceived and directed the project, the summer had been one of gratifying accomplishments.
The men in the CCC had strung enough telephone line to cross the continent three times and had built 3,266 lookout towers, nearly enough to supply one to each county in the United States. Almost 10,000 erosion dams had been built and enough forest trails had been constructed to reach half way around the world. White pine blister rust had been fought over an area three times the size of Rhode Island. Rodent control work had extended to more acres than are contained in Connecticut. Insect elimination had covered an area greater than that of Delaware. In addition, fire hazards had been removed from thousands of acres, airplane landing fields had been leveled, and a great amount of flood control work accomplished. Winter compelled a slacking off in effort but the time was enlivened by stray bits of emergency work. Most unusual of rush jobs was that of saving the fish in Silver Lake, Iowa, one of that state's prized fishing spots. Snow blanketed the lake so deeply it was feared the fish would suffocate. CCC men worked three days chopping channels in the ice, churning the water with outboard motors and pumping it high in the air so that it might absorb sufficient oxygen to support marine life. The job saved Iowa the $1,000,000 it would have cost to restock the lake.
SUCH ready calculation of the value of the first year's work of the CCC has not been possible in every instance, but those directing the work consider that the main objectives have been attained. Forest fire losses for the year have been seventeen percent less than the average for the previous five years. The 600,000 men who have passed through the camps have been given work for their bodies and stimulation for their minds and their dependents have been removed from the rolls of charitable organizations. The value of conservation work is incalculable but it is estimated that it has been the equivalent of ten years of ordinary effort.
There is much work still to be done this summer but the men now in camp welcome it. There's a lot of fun to be had in doing it.


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whats your first ever live gig?
mine was michael Jackson at Wembley.
Pop Will Eat Itself at Guildford University
a couple of days before Christian Death at the Astoria
Symposium @ The London Leopard Lounge, 1999
Immense. Last ever gig there, too.
Paul McCartney - Cornwall Coliseum
I was 11 and my Dad argued with a bloke at the front to let me on the barrier so I could see. Mum then drove home after 6 pints - probably should have been my last gig too.
Talk Talk - Birmingham Odeon in 1986
great gig
The Pet Shop Boys, 1988 at the secc!
I was 10 and it was fucking amazing!
Garbage and the Rentals at Cambridge Corn Exchange
25th March 1996.
Supported by Boom Crash Opera.
Wellington Show and Sports Centre, 1986. Aged 14.
I still maintain that 'Great Southern Land' is the greatest thing to come out of Australia
along with 'Since I Left You'.
Stereophonics supported by Feeder at the MEN Arena in 2001 (I think)
My mate thought he was a proper badass coz he wore a leather jacket. I was fully convinced Feeder were the best band in the world at the time :/
- urbanfox and benfyffemusic this'd this
Forward, Russia, Long Blondes, The Automatic
One of dem NME tours.
Age 15. May 2006 I think it wo.
Stop the presses...
My dad took me along to see MEAT LOAF a year or two before that at the NEC. Great stuff.earthlingbrains this'd this
Did you miss Boy Kill Boy?
They headlined that tour, and were deathly fucking boring.
Feeder in 2005/6, not sure which
At Hammersmith Apollo, supported by Goldie Lookin' Chain, which makes them the first live band I ever saw. Ludicrous.
The Ramones at Brixton Academy 3rd Februry 1996
Kenickie and Sultans of Ping supporting!
- couldbebrianmay this'd this
Apparently my dad coughed up a fortune for some plastic barrel thing for me to stand on
I would have been 7 at the time.
Seem to remember it being incredible.
the jet pack!!
and gold jacket.can you remember that?i was really young as well
Totally! The bloody JET PACK!!
Also remember the start of the gig where he jumped onto the stage through a trapdoor and stood perfectly still for 2 whole minutes while everyone went mental.
i went with my dad
to see michael jackson in leeds 1988 roundhay park and again in 91 or 92? my first gig on my own would have been metallica 1995ish in manchester nynex. or possibly greenday at the apollo the same year, i forget which was first
North & South at Blackpool Winter Gardens in November '97
Aged 12/13.
Bonus points if you actually remember who this lot were.
I wanted to see 911.
they were
off a kids tv program wernt they?
The guitarist had traffic light hair.
They had a song called 'No Sweat' I think?
OOOOOOH YEAAAH!andyvine, fitzcarraldo, pichaelmarker, and TheWza this'd this
Krokus / Magnum
Bristol Colston Hall, February 1982.
First live concert was Michael Jackson at Wembley Stadium in
1988. My first proper gig was Compulsion supported by Skunk Anansie and Possum Dixon at The Astoria 2 in summer 1994.
Idlewild, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, August 2005
I'd actually played my own gigs since nearly a year before this. This is what happens when you live in the middle of nowhere.PinkyBrain this'd this
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Supported by James Brown
Which means the first band you ever saw
was either Chicks on Speed or Stellastarr. Wasn't my first but I was there for that.
Bluetones supported by Geneva and The Supernaturals (are you reading this, Robbie Williams?)
Southampton Guildhall, 23/09/1996
Delirious? supported by Switchfoot
Wolves Civic, circa 1998.
My second gig was so much cooler.
Bon Jovi in 1988 at Glasgow SECC on their New Jersey tour
supported by Lita Ford!
Wembley Arena. Fuck the haters.
The Backstreet Boys, Wembley Arena, 1997.
Was aces.
Solid HarmoniE supported.
Brian May
Cardiff Ice Rink. I didn't know what support bands were, I had no idea why there was some shitty band on for fucking AGES before him. I was 10 or so.
The Alarm
Aston Villa Leisure Centre, 31 January 1990. From what I remember, it was ace, but I was young.
at the astoria... 1997?
Supported by Everclear and Tripping Daisy.
the flaming lips at hammersmith apollo, november 2006
still probably the best show ive ever seen. i was kinda disappointed when all subsequent gigs werent as fun.
Ocean Colour Scene/The Real People
October 1996, Gloucester Leisure Centre
Rush in Stafford 1981
Moving Pictures Tour.
- silverfoxqpr and CeeJay this'd this
After hundreds of gigs I still don't think I've been as excited..
...4 from the front, the lights went down, those science fiction noises began and they started those 2112 Overture chords...
Rush in Birmingham 1988.
Hold Your Fire Tour.
Meat Loaf at the Cardiff International Arena in 1993 or 1994
Top concert, but the first thing I went to that felt like a gig was The Boo Radleys at the student union in 1995.themolegerald this'd this
I saw the Boo Radleys on that tour!
At the student union in Reading. Felt like the first 'proper' gig I'd been to too. Probably because I wasn't accompanied by my Dad.
REM at the Milton Keynes Bowl
1995 possibly? Radiohead, Cranberries and Sleeper supporting! Heady times.
Weezer, Southampton Guildhall, March 2002
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weezer/2002/southampton-guildhall-southampton-england-23d5f0af.htmlred_weather this'd this
must have been fucking incredible. I live in soton now, and I wish we still got gigs of that calibre.
sorry should have been a reply to the weezer post.
me is stupid. Who are rush?
The first big gig I remember was Rush, Wembley Arena 1987 (we had no idea who Rush were)
but there was a couple of smaller pub type gigs before then. First actual gig would have been someone like Dumpy's Rusty Nuts when I was about 15 or 16 at Aylesbury Civic.
Mud at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff. Probably around 1973 I imagine
Doo wop bop ba doo wop bop ba doo wop bop ba doo
Cardiff Students Union 1996.
http://www.last.fm/event/80069+Terrorvision+at+Cardiff+University+on+12+April+1996Lofisongsaregreat this'd this
Alkaline Trio & Hot Water Music, Islington Academy, 2003
At least I *think* it was 2003 - can't seem to find any evidence of this gig happening anywhere online. It definitely happened though.
I saw them on the same tour
in Portsmouth. It was 2003. September, I think.
The interwebz seems to suggest the London dates were at the Astoria
I'm pretty sure I never went to the Astoria. Hmm. Need to check on this one.
I just checked the Guilfest 2003 line-up (first festival)
and this gig was definitely before that, so must've been 2002. Hmm.
Oh wait, this is from the Islington Academy website
"The venue opened on Friday 19th September 2003 with US rockers Alkaline Trio"
So not only my first gig, but the venue's first gig too! Although technically this means Guildfest (with Madness, The Undertones and The Stranglers) was my first gig. Weird.
The Dirtbombs - Colchester Arts Centre 2004
I was the support act!
Kasabian, HMV Oxford Street, 2004
One that I will surely tell my grandchildren about...
Liverpool Empire 1978.
Rancid at Brixton '96 on the and out come the wolves tour
The Zutons
Supported by Miles Kane's Little Flames, not that I knew who they were or owt.
A big pop concert at the MEN arena
I can only remember Atomic Kitten playing, so I'd guess I was about 13.
I saw some tribute bands and Showaddywaddy and stuff
but the first one I can remember being relatively cool was Ash/Space/Travis/Fungus at the Newcastle Arena. It was a Unison benefit gig. Ash still had the DJ then.
The Divine Comedy played as well
forgot oops
Bangor Rugby Club, August 1997
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall December 1986
Blur - Newcastle Arena - December 1997
Long time ago now...
Gary Glitter, Sheffield, 1991
Seriously. My parents had to go as part of a corporate thing and my babysitter didn't turn up. Consider yourselves out cooled (apart from whoever saw North & South.... NO SWEAT!)
- furio and EndlessWindow this'd this
Manic Street Preachers - MEN Arena - November (?) 2002
Was their greatest hits tour anyway
Guilfest 1998
Saw Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Lightning Seeds and Space. I was 13 and went with my Dad.
Busta Rhymes - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall, 2002
I was 18 (which is quite old for first gig, but spent most of my teen years being seriously ill) got metal detected on way in to venue, met Tim Westwood.
Iron Maiden
supported by Anthrax, NEC Arena Birmingham 14th December 1990 aged 13. I've still got my Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter picturedisc somewhere.
I assume we're not including Radio One roadshows in this otherwise it could be Kylie Minogue, Sinitta and Mel & Kim. Respectable.
Graham Coxon, 2003 i think?
Pre-Happiness In Magazines. I thought it was mint. I'd begged my mam to take me to see Blur earlier that year but she'd said no (probably cos they were playing in Liverpool and we lived in Northumberland), so Coxon was the next best thing.
new kids on the block
capital center, landover, Maryland, usa. it was 88 or 89 and I was 6. went with my mom and my older sister.
on a side note: am I the only American on these boards?
nah mate
theres a few based in the usa
Johnny Cash
Meadowbrook, New Hampshire, USA, 1996. You're not the only American.
Robbie Williams
Supported by The Supernaturals and The Divine Comedy at what was then the Nynex Arena in Manchester in 1997. I was 12. He was brilliant.
Must have been Glastonbury Festival some year
when I was around 7. I live near the site, so I got in for free until I was 14. Just a tad spoilt for choice
Ash 2001
Birmingham academy. Wonderful stuff. Just loads of fucking incredible hits one after another.
some Capital FM thing with Robbie, Craig David and a few others
then Glasto '03
my first gig that felt 'on my own' (cos I was literally on my own) was The Hives, when I was 13, Hammersmith Apollo '05. crowdsurfed, was so good
Almost certainly . . .
. . . an Ally Bain and Phil Cunningham gig in the local sports hall.
If I was attempting to sound more on indie trend then I could say that the first gig I went to when I moved to Glasgow for uni was Sufjan Stevens at the Oran Mort touring Illinois, but that would be a lie as the first gig I saw at uni was actually some band whose name I can't recall and were probably alright that the really nice stoner bloke in the room next door in halls knew.
The Smiths
1985, March, Birmingham Hippodrome.
The Sugarbabes,
Colston Hall, 2006 (aged 11). I think I enjoyed it.
Distortion 2002, Nottingham
Green Day, Iggy Pop, Idlewild, A, Hundred Reasons, Rival Schools, The Levellers amongst others.
Distinctly remember going into a circle pit for Raging Speedhorn (WHO?) with a bag strapped to my leg, thinking 'Oh, it will be safe there'... it wasn't.monkeypot this'd this
Elastica - Norwich waterfront
October 1994 Connection tour supported by Ash who were on their first English dates (taking a break from their a-levels....) Elastica were ace
futureheads, the coral (didn't show), faithless, kings of leon
tenants vital 2005 belfast
Living Colour - Portsmouth Guildhall
March 1993. Portsmouth Guildhall has the capacity of a couple of thousand, but there was about 300 there. Clearly not a big call for US funk metal in the early 90's on the south coast.
October '96.
Way back before electricity
The Motortown Revue, Fox Theater, Detroit, December 1964. 11 yrs old. Whew.
Urusei Yatsura
Tunbridge Wells Forum
Twisted Sister at the Marquee 1983.
I wish I'd been there.
Dee Snider is such a good front man.silverfoxqpr this'd this
U2 at Wembley Stadium 1992
Supported by Stereo MCs and U u u u u Utah Saints.
the wombles
some campsite in devon
but if that doesn't count as it was just entertainment for the bairns & think was free & probably wasn't the real wombles, although the costumes were awesome, then it was either def leppard when they had an even number of limbs, or it was y&t, both at the colston hall
the wombles in some campsite in devon
not sure if it was the real ones, but the costumes were really good
i would have been about 6 or 7 & it was free to get in. i know this as i got a rocket for not having a proper shower that cost 10p. i had had a proper shower though, i was just very careful to not get my hair wet. we never had a shower at home at the time so it was a bit of a luxury, but as my hair was dry my dad thought i'd just stood there avoiding the water.
if that doesn't count it was either def leppard back when they had an even number of limbs, or y&t both of which were at the colston hall in bristol
Bryan Adams @ Birmingham NEC circa 1987...
...with T'Pau supporting.
2nd ever gig - 2 years later - Happy Mondays @ Bristol Students' Union ('89). Safe to say, tastes changed a tad in the intervening years.
That was my first show too. The Into the Fire tour. Went on a coach trip organised by the local record shop.CharlieClown this'd this
The Wopnderstuff at Preston Guild Hall 30th March 1994
Supported by the Gigolo Aunts whose most famous song was the theme to sitcom 'Game On'
I am going to see the Wonderstuff for in Preston next month at Preston with one of my friends who was at the one in 1994. NOSTALGIA!
Hair & Skin Trading Company (Formerly Loop) and Rosa Mota - Hastings Crypt July 1992
Rosa Mota were amazing arty punks, despite buying everything they did since then I don't think they ever recorded anything that lived up to that one show (they even recorded with Albini!).
Hair and Skin were lanky hippy shoegaze that I did not appreciate at the time at all. A few weeks after this I went to the Sunday of Reading Festival '92.
Hastings Crypt was brilliant for the toilet circuit bands, I saw so many bands that were being played on Peel and the Evening Session (under Mark Goodier's watch). Disposable income went from arcade games to records that summer.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, 1998.
Not good. The second one involved Avril Lavigne, Shaggy, BBMak, and O-Town.
HOWEVER, my third was Weird Al Yankovic, so fuck everything else. Even if the second one involved a newly solo Justin Timberlake.
My Brother and I were taken by our parents to see....
Helen Reddy at Gants Hill Odeon in the mid/late 1970's.
My 2nd gig was Magnum/I.Q./Alliance at Hammersmith Odeon on 14/12/1985.
My 1st small gig was Tesla/Little Angels @ The Marquee 18/05/1987.
Been to about 1400 gigs in total now with the last 1000 since 01/01/2007
i went to
that just to see beck
What a cracking day out that was.
I was resigned to sleeping on the streets of Wigan that night as I had no way of getting back to Manchester. I bedded down for the night next to a vending machine outside the station hoping for a little warmth when I noticed some coins underneath it. I put my hand under and you'll never guess what - the cash contents had fallen through. Enough money to get a taxi home, result!
Bloc Party supported by The Rakes and Foals
Alexander Palace, December 2007.
I was 16 and it blew my little mind, the thrill of buying the t shirt and wearing it to sixth form the next day. Simple pleasure for a social outcast at the time.
- furio this'd this
Jimmy Eat World
Bristol Academy, March 2002. So, so awesome.
human league - Liverpool Royal Court 1981
matinee performance
capital fm party in the park
then wheatus @ SBE
the Korn @ london arena - what a dive
Hard-Fi at Brixton Academy
part of a 5-night run if I remember correctly!!
Went with my dad, sat in the upstairs bit, Billy Bragg supported, Mick Jones came on to play some Big Audio Dynamite song, I enjoyed it a lot.
The next one was Maximo Park, less embarrassed about that...
- hibster this'd this
Iron Maiden,
SECC, Glasgow, November 2000, aged 9. It was fucking amazing.
Edit: this is the first gig I chose to go to.
Prior to this my parents had taken me to various shows, including a festival at Donnington headlined by Screaming Lord Sutch (which, admittedly, I don't remember at all).
Not counting crap friends/pub bands
[mundane] Didn't see anything until moving to Newcastle for uni (having previously dwelled in a small town full of pseudo-emo types), so my first 'proper' gig would have been CSS in freshers week, when my first gig I actually chose to go to would have been The Twilight Sad on their first album tour a few weeks later. [/mundane]
The House of Love
Kent University 4th March 1989 (ta Songkick). Chadwick missed his cue to Love In the Car, Bickers gave him a knowing look.
I saw them in Bath...
...later that year (I think). About 2 days after Bickers had been thrown out the band. Pre-internet, of course, so we didn't know until they came on stage. They had a roadie (or guitar tech) deputising and couldn't (or wouldn't) play a stack of stuff (including 'Love in a Car' despite a persistent heckler). Hugely frustrating overall. To cap it all, a fire alarm halfway through the gig saw the audience evacuated outside for 20 mins or so.
I briefly spoke to Guy Chadwick afterwards. Rather emotional shall we say? Him not me.
Misty in Roots
Lyceum, London. Would have been about 1984.
I was a teenage roots reggae fanatic growing up in the ghetto of rural Essex
Prong + Godflesh
1992 ish, I guess.
The Hives @ The Cambridge Corn Exchange
Probably 2005.
Cranberries + Dodgy
Wembley Arena. July 1995. Still have the ticket stub.
But my 2nd
was Fugees supported by Jay Z (and er, Shola Ama) which is much cooler.
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Mars Volta at Docklands.
Quite loud. Lost a shoe.
Franz Ferdinand - Nottingham Ice (now Capital FM) Arena, Nov 2005
Supported by Editors and The Rakes. Absolutely loved it, cemented my love of music pretty much permanently if it hadn't been already.
i went to the Newcastle date on that tour!
me and the girl i fancied walked to the merch stand together. But we didn't actually see the gig together, as I was with my parents. dead cool.
Public Enemy, Run DMC and Derek B
Newport Sports Centre, Nov '88. 13 years old.
The tallest man in the building stood directly in front of me and smelt of cabbage.
Terris/Coldplay at the Lomax in Liverpool, I'm sorry to say.
It was one of those rotating headliners tours. Or it should've been. Coldplay pulled out due to illness, so it was just Terris. Not great, tbh.
Paul Simon
At the Tennis Centre, Melbourne, 1991.
Gang of Four - the Nashville Fulham / kensington
Just after they releases their first ep. Was about 15, went with some 6th formers only on the strength of having a rock against racism badge. Came out the tube station and it was mental with people pushing and shoving in a scrum. Only a coupe of us got in before they shut the doors and most of our group shut outside. Supported by the raincoats I think. 1978? Maybe 79?
Steve Miller Band
with support from Lou Gramm
i was 11 and it was the first time i smelled marijuanablisters this'd this
how fucking hard do I rule
The Dykeenies - QMU Glasgow, September 2007
Those halcyon days.
The Dykeenies! bloody hell
i thought they were just figments of a particularly bad dream i had after dosing off in the 6th form common room in 2006. Turns out they did exist after all!Lo-Pan this'd this
Depeche Mode
Birmingham NEC April 1986, Black Celebration tour. Fucking superb.
Another one for Rush...
1980 Glasgow Apollo Permanent Waves tour - this was recorded and some tracks appeared on Exit Stage Left - there's a thank you in the liner notes to the Glasgow crowd for singing along to "Closer to the Heart"
Next gig after that was Pink Floyd doing the Wall at Earls Court - blew my tiny 14-year-old mind
Fugazi @ Leeds Met, Halloween 2001
2 hours, 3 encores & undying respect from 2 mates I dragged along. Best Gig ever
Spunge or Snuff at the Leadmill, Sheffield early 00s. Things could only get better.
GnR, Faith No More and Soundgarden
...at Wembley Stadium, June 1992
No 2-hour wait!
Cliffs Pavillion Southend, around 87-88 so I would've been 11-12. My uncle took me, had an amazing time.
At Cardiff International Arena in 2006. Supported by The Blackout, The Guns and Dopamine...yeah not really one to shout about
Little River Band
First Under the Wire tour 1979...I was 14 :)
Steps at bristol hippodrome, 1999
supported by A1
so bad you have no idea
The Rolling Stones
Bridges to Babylon at Murrayfield in 99. I was in primary seven.
The Ataris - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, 26th February 2004
w/support from Planes Mistaken for Stars and The Rocket Summer.
A few months later, I got my class tutor to agree to take us to see Wilco at Birmingham Academy, the day after the release of A Ghost Is Born. Good stuff.


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I get asked quite a bit about how I start my coals and maintain my fire in my WSM's . It seems that most often, I hear people have problems with over shooting their desired temps. First off, let me dispel a myth. Most WSM owners believe that they own a "water" cooker. BBQ tends to be a man's game, not always, but mostly. Therefore very few of us take the time to actually read through the manual. If you did, you will find that the water pan in the WSM is a heat sink, not a steamer. It absorbs heat energy in order to help keep the temps from spiking. No matter what you think, you are NOT receiving any moisture or flavor benefit from the water or juice that you fill the pan with. I personally do not ever put water in my WSM's, but it's ok if you do. Just remember that it takes energy to heat all of that water, which burns out your charcoal faster. If you use water, heat it up first if you don't want to waste fuel. Personally I just hate the mess and I have gotten to the point where I don't need the water to help me with maintaining temps. Hopefully after this, you wont either. Ill touch more on the water pan issue later.
The most common way to start charcoal in the WSM is what is called the minion method. This is where you fire up a chimney full of charcoal, and pour it into the center of your charcoal ring surrounded by fresh coals. I am not a fan of this method. I feel that too much charcoal is lit from top to bottom, making it nearly impossible to not have temp spikes in the beginning of your cook. Also, no matter how hard you try, when you dump lit charcoal on fresh charcoal, a stray lit chunk ALWAYS lands somewhere outside of where you want to start the fire from. This creates an uneven fire, and that will give you issues.
This is how I setup my WSM's. This method works great whether you use a temp control device such as the BBQ Guru (I use the Guru and love it) or not. I like to plan on about 45 minutes to start my cookers. It only takes about 20 minutes to get to temp but I recommend getting it to temp and maintaining it for 20 minutes just to make sure it has leveled off. I build a large pyramid with my charcoal and light it with a Looftlighter. I light just the tip top of the pyramid. At this point I obviously do not have the middle section of my WSM in place. It is off to the side. After a few minutes, once a decent little amount of coal has fired up, I place the middle section and lid back in place with all vents, top and bottom, wide open.
My trusty Looft Lighter and Good One Lump Charcoal
This is about all I light.
On the flip side, If I am using my beloved BBQ Guru, this where I would button up the whole cooker, close all of the bottom vents, open the top vent, and let the fan and controller bring the cooker to temp. I recommend learning how to use your cooker manually before buying a BBQ Guru or Ique. In my most recent competition, we lost power, then I pulled my temp probe out of my cooker way too hard and snapped it, so I had to finish the cook manually in thirty mile per hour wind. Luckily I knew how to manually run my cookers and had no problems at all.
Now back to manual operation. I usually advise people to shut the back two charcoal vents, and shut the top vent about halfway once they are within about 40 degrees of their desired temp. Your temp will still continue to ramp up, but this will help keep the temps from overshooting. Generally if the weather is good, meaning no wind, I can lock in the cooker around 225 to 250 following these steps. If you want a little more heat, start by opening the top vent all of the way. Then if you need even more heat, open one of the back vents about a ¼ of the way. Remember, nothing about BBQ is fast. If you want to increase temp, then make a small change and wait 10 minutes and repeat if necessary. After a few hours, especially if you use crap Kingsford, that's right, I said it 😉 Ash will start to build up a bit and you will have to open vents to keep your temps maintained. This is why I strongly advise using a good natural lump charcoal. When I say good, I mean brands like: Good One, Montana, Royal Oak, Chigger Creek, and my personal favorite, Ozark Oak. Sorry about the shameless plugs, but I am big believer in Lump charcoal. Its reusable, produces WAY less ash which in a WSM is imperative, especially for you 18.5 WSM owners, and puts off a better flavor.
If I am shooting for 225, I would button up the vents here.
After 25 minutes, she is humming along right at 225. Lets Cook!!
As you can tell, I am a BIG fan of the WSM! It really is a great cooker, and Weber has some of the best customer service around. I also think it says a lot that some of the best cook teams in the world compete on them, and keep in mind, Weber does not sponsor cook teams, these pro's buy theirs just like the rest of us. Teams like Slap Yo Daddy BBQ, Sweet Peppers, Rythym n Que, and local AZ young guns Loot n Booty BBQ and us, Bam Bam's BBQ, all swear by the WSM in competition. That's it from me, good luck!
~Bam Bam
-Every time you open the lid, you add 10 minutes to your cook
-For those of you in cold or windy climates, go to your local Home Depot or Lowes and buy a 10 foot roll of "48 inch Reflectix" this is a super economical way to insulate your cooker and provide a wind barrier. I recommend buying some utility Velcro so you can fully wrap your cooker and keep it in place. One thing to keep in mind, this works especially well for BBQ Guru or Ique users because you can fully wrap the cooker top to bottom without having to worry about suffocating your WSM. For those of you without a BBQ Guru, wrap the Reflectix around the seam between the bottom and middle section of the cooker, so you do not block your vents and suffocate your coals.
-If you don't use water in your water pan, double wrap the water pan in heavy duty foil for easy cleanup. If you are still having temperature spikes and want to create a heat sink without using water, then buy some ceramic briquettes and place 10-20 of them in the bottom of your water pan and put another layer of foil over them to catch grease.
-Be careful with the lid and middle section of your WSM. Never set the either one on any hard, or abrasive surface such as concrete or asphalt. Not only will you leave a grease ring that wont come out, you will chip away at the porcelain coating which will hurt the seal between the lid and the middle section, or the middle section and the charcoal bowl. Instead, set the lid down on a plastic table or a piece of cardboard. Concerning the middle section. The lid and the charcoal bowl are heavier and much more rigid than the middle section. The lid and charcoal bowl will help the middle section of the WSM hold its shape. If the lid and charcoal bowl are not connected, be careful not to warp the middle section. The middle section is much more flimsy and can warp fairly easy. I have warped mine when traveling to competition. My WSM was too tall if the lid or base was connected, so I had to transport it in 3 pieces. I packed things around the middle section and they shifted en route to the comp and warped the middle section of the cooker. Once that happens, your WSM will run extremely hot and really wont even be useable. Now my warped cooker is my little backyard fire pit


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"Cruise lines are offering ways for customers to customize their [vacation] experiences more and more," said Miami-based cruise industry specialist Stewart Chiron of all the new offerings available.
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NBC's "Chicago Fire" did not exactly generate a lot of heat when it launched last fall.
NBC's "Chicago Fire" did not exactly generate a lot of heat when it launched last fall.
The drama about the truck and rescue squads of a fictional Chicago firehouse lacked the moody darkness, charismatic antiheroes and explosive violence of critical darlings such as "Breaking Bad," "Homeland," "Boardwalk Empire," "Dexter" and "Sons of Anarchy." The show's retro vibe and focus on heroism were decidedly more "old school" than "new cool."
The template also appeared a bit too close to those of "Rescue Me," "Third Watch" and other recent series centered on emergency workers. The cast largely consisted of unknowns; the most recognizable faces were a supporting actor from "Sex and the City" and an actress who starred in the horror-torture epic "Hostel Part II." There was more buzz for the show's 10 p.m. Wednesday rival "Nashville" on ABC.
But as the season winds down, "Chicago Fire" has quietly emerged as one of the few bright lights in NBC's troubled prime-time lineup, outdistancing series with higher concepts and bigger stars such as "Smash," "Revolution," "The New Normal" and "Go On."
While "Nashville" has lost steam, "Chicago Fire" is averaging more than 8 million viewers a week, up from its premiere audience of 6.6 million, and its pairing with veteran "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" has formed a solid two-hour block for the network.
NBC has not said whether any of its freshmen series will be back in the fall. But the future of "Chicago Fire" is discussed with cautious enthusiasm.
"This show is very successful, and we feel really good about it," said NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke.
Added executive producer Dick Wolf: "We're very optimistic."
The momentum of "Chicago Fire" is particularly gratifying for Wolf: It marks a success unconnected to the "Law & Order" brand he created more than 20 years ago. It also marks a significant thematic departure: Though the "Law & Order" mother ship rarely explored the personal lives of its core characters, the personal lives of the "Chicago Fire" characters are center stage.
"We have a very delicate balance between action and soap opera," Wolf said. "We thought this has a pretty good chance of working. It goes back to 'It's the writing, stupid.' The show is the purest example of retro TV, or comfort food."
The formula of "Chicago Fire" has been consistent: high-octane action sequences where lives are at stake mixed with volatile human drama. Lt. Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) has complex family issues and lingering feelings for his former fiancee.
Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) is recovering from a painkiller addition. Paramedic Gabriela Dawson (Monica Raymund) is pining after Casey even though she's starting a romance with trainee Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett). Fellow paramedic Leslie Shay (Lauren German) is a lesbian who can't seem to cut ties with a former girlfriend who has just given birth to her husband's baby.
Executive producer Matt Olmstead, the showrunner for "Chicago Fire," said of the characters: "These folks are together 24 hours on, 48 hours off. They're a dysfunctional family who are forced to get through it. Then there are these calls which bring this spike of adrenaline, and everyone has to pull together."
The relative lack of hoopla as the season began actually worked to the show's advantage, Wolf said.
"We were constantly trying to find the right ingredients to put in this souffle, and we had the luxury of flying under the radar so we were able to go through our first-season growing pains without much notice," he said.


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April 7, 2007
Courtesy Wheaton Sports Information
NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College baseball team exploded for 32 runs and 38 hits in its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) doubleheader sweep over MIT Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons posted 17-0 and 15-3 victories at Sidell Stadium. The twinbill was originally scheduled to be played in Cambridge but was moved to Wheaton due to unplayable field conditions.
Wheaton, which reached double figures for the sixth and seventh times this spring, has won 11 of its last 12 games. Ranked 10th nationally and first in New England according to the latest American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) polls, the Blue and White is now 16-6 overall and tied for first in the NEWMAC at 5-2. MIT dropped to 6-6 and 3-2 with today's setbacks.
Junior Louie Bernardini's arm and sophomore Karl Olson's bat put Wheaton in a good position in Saturday's opener, as Bernardini carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Olson went 2-for-2 with five RBI and a pair of doubles in his first two plate appearances.
Olson's two bagger down the right field line in the third gave the Lyons an 8-0 advantage. Olson later scored on an error, and the hosts added one in each the fourth and fifth frames and six in the sixth to complete the scoring. Bernardini pitched a perfect three innings before yielding a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth. He ended up retiring 18 of the 21 batters faced, allowing three walks while fanning three and surrendering the lone hit in the seventh.
MIT senior Jason Witzberger broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single up the middle. Bernardini improved to a perfect 4-0 on the season. Sophomore Chris D'Annunzio suffered the loss after giving up nine runs, three earned, on six hits with two strikeouts and three walks in 2.2 innings.
Olson was one of six multiple hitters in the game, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs and a walk. Senior Jeff Martin was 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a walk, while classmate Adam Laplante was 3-for-5 with two runs. Sophomore Robert Foote batted 2-for-2 with two runs and a sacrifice hit, junior Scott Guillerault was 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs, a double, walk and sac fly, while senior Travis Anthoine had two hits with a run and stolen base.
Foote and senior Brandon Leonard each had four hits during the second game's 22-hit onslaught. The Blue and White took a 4-0 lead after one before combining for eight runs in the fourth and fifth frames for a 12-3 advantage. Wheaton tacked on two runs in the seventh and another in the eighth. Foote finished the game batting 4-for-5 with an RBI, while Leonard went 4-for-6 with three runs, two RBI, a double and a stolen base.
Anthoine added a spark from the leadoff spot, going 3-for-4 with three runs, an RBI and stolen base. Junior Patrick Moore was 2-for-2 with a run, Guillerault went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run, double and sacrifice hit, and sophomore Nick Pecora picked up two hits, two runs and a steal. Junior Jake Yagjian plated three runs, freshman Paul Malaguti drove in two, while Martin and Olson each scored twice.
Junior Josh Moore fanned seven and walked one while allowing three earned runs on five hits through six innings for his third win. MIT sophomore Matt Loper allowed eight runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts and a walk in four innings.


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Summer has been a wash out this year. Luckily, there is one thing that never disappoints and even the weather can't spoil it: CakeFest. For those of you who missed the inaugural CakeFest back in April you can read about it here. To summarise: it is a weekend long celebration of baking and cake, culminating in a tea party on Sunday. It has few rules but one is that nothing must be eaten on Sunday other than cake (cream and jam is acceptable as long as attached to cake when eaten).
CakeFest went a upmarket this time; since their newfound celebrity due to frequent mentions on this site, The CCM and CCD (Caked Crusader's Ma and Caked Crusader's Da) won't go anywhere unless goody bags are on offer. Here's what lured them:
The CakeFest table is a joy to behold and this photo alone will cheer me in low moments:
Just like last time, Betty Boop held the menu board. You can see that I, The Caked Crusader, and my trusty sidekick, The Boy Wonder, have been busy:
So, let's have a look at the fine fare that was on offer:
The recipe for the custard tart can be found here
The recipe for the mini pavlovas can be found here
The recipe for the dainty cupcakes can be found here
The recipe for the double chocolate cookies can be found here
The recipe for the scones can be found here
The recipe for the buttercream sponge can be found here
Hopefully this will inspire you to hold your own CakeFests. Only then will appreciate the happiness that such a day can bring!


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I was just wanting to know if anybody had any experience with converting a wakeboard into a kiteboard. I have a large twin tip, 168 X 40 for the light wind sessions, and when i was learning, but now i need a board that i can hold down in big winds.
I have an old wakeboard that i have given ago with the boots, which seems OK when powered up, 142 X 30ish. I have ditched the boots (they are old and suck!) and i am looking at putting straps on it.
My next problem is that it only has center fins, so i will have to do some drilling!
Any advice would be great.
ps. I am saving the pennies for a UG WT, but until then i need a little board for high winds.


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Another reader seems to have found a misfiring traffic light.
"I do some volunteer work that takes me through the intersection of NE 8th Ave. and Waldo Road a couple of times a month, usually 7:45 a.m.," wrote Ken Duffield in an email. "Traveling east on NE 8th Ave., when the light changes, there is a green light of about 8 to 10 seconds only, hardly enough for eastbound vehicles to cross Waldo Road."
Matthew Weisman, a traffic manager for the city of Gainesville, said the city had gotten another complaint about the situation, and that steps are being taken to adjust the timing of the light.
"It is an in-asphalt inductance loop detector issue. We made adjustments … to the detector and we are currently monitoring the intersection to confirm the issue is resolved," Weisman said. "Sometimes it takes several days to get the settings tweaked perfectly. The problem is not that the allocated green time was insufficient, but rather the intersection controller did not think more vehicles were present, and therefore was not extending the green time."
Meanwhile, a reader wanted an update on the saga of the dead live oaks along Williston Road. The trees were planted several years ago and quickly died because the company with whom the Florida Department of Transportation contracted did not maintain them and then went bankrupt.
It turns out that the state is in the process of replacing the dead trees. DOT is planting 83 live oaks along with a crepe myrtle, said district spokeswoman Gina Busscher.
"The work includes mulching all of the trees, watering them, fertilizer and a one-year warranty," Busscher said.
Busscher said DOT was not successful at recovering costs from the previous contractor. The contract with the new company is for $65,000 for the trees and maintenance.


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Ooh, one of the highlights of Milan Fashion Week: Versace. The fall/winter 2013 collection shown today has a decidedly fetish/bondage feel: Snug-fitting vinyl pants is accented with studs; throats are encircled with chokers and collars; spikes literally pierce dresses. Sweaters are shredded, as if by claws or fingernails; gowns are slashed and sliced open. With the exception of one seriously Eddie Murphy-esque red motorcycle jacket, there's a '90s vibe here, reminiscent of Tom Ford's work at Gucci (the white dresses accented with metal) and the infamous Versace safety-pin dress Liz Hurley wore to the '94 premiere of Four Weddings. One might think the BDSM hints were connected to Fifty Shades, but number one, Donatella is not a submissive, and number two, she found the book too badly written to finish.
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Katherine's cultural history and Aboriginal communities are on celebration with three days of performances, workshops and more.
The rich cultural history of the Central Australian town of Katherine and its surrounding remote Aboriginal communities is celebrated at the annual Barunga Festival. The diverse three day program includes traditional dance performances, bush tucker, didgeridoo making and playing classes, Aboriginal language classes and song writing workshops. There are also local bands playing live music as well as football, softball and basketball competitions.


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Thursday, February 14, 2008
I've been nominated for a Canadian F-Word blog award!
Apparently someone nominated me (THANKS!) and there will be the first round of voting the 15th and 16th, so vote for me! You can vote for me here in the "Best Canadian Feminist Blog" category. I'm really excited to check out the other nominees, maybe my reading list will grow.
GO VOTE!!! (I think it's on PST, since it's almost 11 here and voting hasn't opened. Remember, voting closes at midnight PST February 16th.
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- Maggie Hays said...
I don't know if you got the comment I just sent you 'cause the page went blank after I posted. I had written:
I voted for you of course!
Your blog was one of the 1st radical feminist blogs I'd ever seen and I've always found it interesting!
Whatever the result may be, I believe that you do deserve that prize, Lost Clown.
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Post subject: Between Hood River & Cape Cod, road-trip ideas?
I plan on driving approx. 7000 miles in 2 1/2 weeks X-country, BAF between the NW and NE part of the country !!!
Mostly, I'm cruising through... and planning on only a little bit of sight-seeing along the way.
The big deal and tortuous challenge to me is -
* Next Mon... on May 20th... I start driving by myself, from Hood River to Cape Cod.
* I plan on arriving, Cape Cod on Fri May 24th. (5 solid days of driving, east)
* I will sail there Sat & Sun Memorial Day weekend, for the "Buzzards Bay Crossing" windsurfing event.
* I will leave Cape Cod and start driving back west, on Mon the 27th.
* I plan on arriving Hood River, on Fri the 31st. (5 days of solid driving, west)
I'm actually leaving home from the Seattle area... all packed up, this Fri. May 17th. I'll be in the Gorge for the weekend.
And then, the X-country drive begins Mon the 20th
And upon my return from Cape Cod, to Hood River on May 31... I'll stay there for the weekend, again.
Retuning home in the Seattle area, on Mon, June 3rd.
All this driving - Seattle to the Gorge... Gorge to Falmouth Cape Cod... Falmouth back to the Gorge... then back to Seattle... plus just a bit of sight-seeing... will add up to about 7000 miles !!!
Half the reason I'm doing this, is because I want to do windsurf racing in the Buzzards Bay event, all Memorial weekend. I remember reading about this long running race, back in the day, every year. And now a couple energetic and passionate NE windsurfers are resurrecting this classic event, this May 25 & 26th. I HOPE it is very well attended !!!!!
The other half of the reason, I'm interested in this trip, is that I've always thought it would be cool to drive cross country. Although, I might be making TOO BIG a challenge by doing it by myself BAF, with only a 2 day break in Cape Cod.
I have been getting my 9 year old van fixed up, and looking at maps, etc. trying to prepare... but I'm posting this email, because...
* I'm open to hearing suggestions related to doing a marathon X-country drive !!!
I've never done a road trip of this magnitude, but I'm sure many of you have... and you might have a suggestion that would be helpful. Also... you might be familiar with some of these areas I'm driving through, so tips would be great. I am NOT familiar with any of this, east the northwest!
(I mean, I've flown to a couple places on the east coast for vacations, but not anywhere in between. And, I have NOT driven across the country before.
* I'm also posting this, because I'm interested in things with a windsurfing theme that are along my route (or, close enough to it) like... possibly interesting places to sail... windsurfing shops... do you live along my route, I'll buy you a cup of coffee if I'm on schedule, etc.
* I'm packing longboards to shortboards, and sails from 10.5 to 5.0 !!
Seattle - Hood River, I'm very used to. But, I'm dividing the BIG part of my route into 2 sections... "The 2/3 section" and "The 1/3 section" !!!
2/3 of my route will be between Hood River, OR. (the Gorge) and Gary, IN.
1/3 of my route will be between Gary, IN. and Falmouth, MA. (Cape Cod).
My route for the first 2/3, heading from Hood River to Gary, departing this Monday... will be to head east through the Gorge and then SE down I-84 past Boise, ID... to near Salt Lake City. And then getting on I-80 and going east across south WY and through Cheyenne. Then still I-80 though the middle of Nebraska. Eventually to Omaha. Continuing I-80 through Des Moines, IA. Through IL. and will actually by-pass Chicago and converge at Gary, IN at the very S end of Lk. Mich.
Then the 1/3 section, from Gary, IN to Cape Cod will be...
East on I-90 to Toledo and Cleveland, OH... then more northeasterly up along Lk. Erie through a bit of PA, then to Buffalo NY. Then east still on I-90 to Albany. Then SE towards Springfield, MA. And then SE down I-495 to Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod !!!
THEN after only two days of racing and socializing, I do the WHOLE trip in reverse, ARGH... lol
The 1/3 section, will be the same (but in reverse) heading west back to Gary, IN.
But... the 2/3 section going west from Gary, will be a different route back to Hood River. Maybe, I-90 up though Chicago. Then drive NW on I-90 past Madison, WI. Then west along the bottom of MN. to Sioux Falls. (Or I might drive NW of Chicago to Rockford and then Dubuque, then west to Sioux City, then north to Sioux Falls.) Anyway, then straight west through S. Dakota. Then I-90 heading west across the NE corner of Wyoming. Actually I have another choice here - either stay on I-90 from Rapid City and Sheridan up to Billings. Or after Rapid City at Spearfish I get on Hwy 212 to Billings. Anyway, past that and west still on I-90 to Missoula. Then over Lookout Pass into ID. Then Spokane WA and head SW back down to the Gorge for the weekend of June 1st & 2nd for the weekend.
Then, head home to Seattle on Monday, June 3rd.
I don't really even know if this is possible for me
I get sore sitting in a car in only 2 hours. I don't know how I will sit and drive for five straight 10-hour days in a row, driving east. And then, two days later (after sailing Buzzards Bay) do the same thing, driving west for five consecutive 10 hours driving days !!!
Ideas, suggestions, tourist things within an hour of the freeway, national places of interest, windsurfing related locations...
Thanks, Greg
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Sounds fun. Good luck. I go to Michigan every year in the summer. If you have never spent time at the Great Lakes you should plan a stop. We go to Union Pier which is east of Chicago about 90 miles. It's like being at the ocean only it's fresh water, crystal clear and no dangerous critters. I sailed there for the first time last year as I am just getting started windsurfing. Maybe some of the Michigan folks could recommend a good spot. We rent a place on the beach and I had to carry my gear for what seemed like a mile to the water. There are plenty of public beaches. Conditions range from completely flat to 3-5 surf.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 3:40 pm
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Thanks, And no... I never have spent any time in the HUGE "Great Lakes" area.
But I know it's an incredible place with tons of history... and beautiful spots... and lots of windsurfing.
My planned route will take me along I-90 between Toledo and Buffalo, both directions... so I imagine I'll get some good looks at Lk. Erie.
If I have time to stop, and or, go some place special... I won't know till I'm there (like A WEEK from today
but I'm open to hearing "practical suggestions".
(or anywhere else along my route)
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Web site for Chicago kitesurfing (I am not a kitesurfer) has very detailed descriptions of places to launch from Wisconsin to Michigan.
Does not show the principal windsurfing spot in Chicago (kiting not allowed), which is Greenwood Beach, Evanston, good on SW, S, N, NE winds. Your time will be preseason, so we launch at a beach a few blocks south in Evanston called Lee St. which does not require permits to park. dhmark
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Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin is a wind area, they have a shop, races, etc...
Lake Superior is the best great lake IMO, the water is much cleaner but colder as well.
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This may be too ambitious, but why not do Buzzards Bay and the Waddell AWT!?!?!?!?!
This would force you to take a bit more of a Southern route on the way back. That way you could cross the Rockies from Denver, see the amazing national parks in Utah (they really are incredible), swing through vegas, LA, and then up the Cali coast to the comp just north of Santa Cruz. This is a better drive in my opinion and would make an awesome windsurfing themed trip!
The AWT at Waddell is running May 30 - June 3. How cool would that be to sail the comp in Buzzards Bay and then the Waddell Comp as well! If you drove like hell you could make it for day one of the comp. But even if you made it for day two you could join the losers bracket. Or maybe at least you could watch the comp for a day on your way back to the Gorge. Seeing Levi and the boys rip it up live is pretty freking amazing! This would work really well if you could give yourself a few more days on the back end of your trip.
Hell, now I'm thinking of doing this. I live in SF, and used to sail Buzzards Bay as a kid. I even did the crossing once - probably in '89?
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This may be too ambitious, but why not do Buzzards Bay and the Waddell AWT!?!?!?!?!
This is a great idea.
And... maybe not as scenic as your suggestion, but way more direct... I could just stay on I-80, leaving the Gary IN area, heading west. And after 2000 miles I'll be in the Bay area... a faster way to Waddell.
And after that, I could head down to Cabrillo and start training for National's.
Actually, you're right... that IS TOO ambitious for me. Geez, I'm having second thoughts all the time about even trying to drive solo... and I've been thinking about for a month !!
I don't have the "Go for it, what can happen to me" attitude of a college kid anymore. And I don't have the "TIME and resources"... that a retired guy might have.
But.... I like the ideas... and the spirit, LOL
Greg -
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The big downside to your trip is all the driving in such a short period of time. Why torture and punish yourself? Why not do everything in a more leisurely and relaxed pace by spending a bit more time so you can smell the roses, see some interesting people and places, and sail a bit more. I would think that this trip is a once in a lifetime venture, so why hurry things and abandon all the fun and adventure that could be had. Bargain for more time if you have to. I think 3-4 weeks would be the minimum time needed for such a vast trip. If things become too boring and drawn out, you can always come home early.
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I, often with my wife, have driven most freeways and many back roads within the Miami-Nova Scotia-Seattle-San Diego-Corpus Christi "pentagon" defining the lower 48 states. Driving was a blast, speed limits depended more on horsepower than on traffic or cops (thus we never got sleepy), and gas was comparatively free by today's standards. We did just what you're doing: researched points of interest, marked them on the maps, connected the dots, and returned by different routes for variety.
WSing changed our points of interest faded from ... well ...
points of interest
... to mostly bodies of water. Having seen most of the usual "sights" we want to see, we now just drive, with eyes on the map and the trees and ears on the weather radio or cellphone wind data. Unfortunately, your tight schedule constrains you. Fortunately, there's not a helluva lot to stop and see between the Rockies and the east coast besides the WSing spots your thread will reveal. This time of the year you may encounter enough wind to fill your spare time on a plane, with no time left for seeing any tourist spots. You might want to stop at Cedar Point near Toledo and catch a few of the world's finest roller coasters, and the Corn Palace in South Dakota is quite interesting if you have the time.
We've driven most of the routes you describe half a dozen times (Gorge to Ohio), 20 times (NY to Ohio), and at least 50 times (Gorge to Salt Lake). Your biggest challenge may be staying wide awake under today's speed constraints and after a string of strange motels. My world-renown sleep disorder physician says Rule #1 on the highway is this: if you catch yourself nod even once, even just the usual head snap/shake, hit the brakes NOW and get the hell off the road before you kill yourself. Ignoring that warning is fatal many thousands of times every year (to different individuals, I presume). Take a nap before leaving again. Nothing else works; the difference between that nod and falling completely asleep is luck, often bad.
There's squat before Ogden, but if you see wind as you approach Ogden, stop and sail at Willard Bay (the north exit) 100 yards off the freeway. That's not the Great Salt Lake; it's a huge fresh water lake with very steady wind as fronts pass through.
Another tip: I've been told that driving 11 over the speed limit in Ohio will cost you an arrest, your license for a year, and a $1,400 fine. Asinine, purely political, but from an Ohio resident. And Wyoming has speed limits now.
And there some incredibly beautiful off-the-freeway routes through SW Montana, if you have an extra hour or two to spare on your way back.
Personally, these days, I'd do something I haven't done since my last short-notice trip to Ohio in the 1990s: I'd fly. That's a LONG, largely mundane, often outright boring chunk of the continent you're looking at. Its primary saving grace MIGHT be wind this time of the year, given the late spring east of here.
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One last thing, you should plan on the possibility of a car problem along the way. If you lose a day or two because of car problems, it would blow a huge hole in your schedule and put you in an untoward position and potentially spoil your trip. Give yourself some space and the room to move should the unexpected event arise.
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