I've found a good one. If you aren't nodding your head or tapping your toes, it's time to make an appointment with the doctor or perhaps the mortician. This is a little different than thrash metal they cut their teeth on, so to speak. You can visit the official Rodrigo and Gabriela site here. Here's the wiki about them.
A week ago, a group of cyclists were out on a ride on the roads of Madison County Iowa. One of them, Doug Smith was struck and seriously injured by a truck that was towing a trailer. I've read the stories from the folks that were there. A number of my friends were on that ride. It's time that the folks behind the wheel, treat the folks behind the handlebars with the same respect that they insist on having. There have been calls for new laws to give cyclists "special rights". The only special right that cyclists need in law is to be acknowledged as legitimate users of the road. I've buried too many friends over the years. No more.
The little clip here is of the several hundred cyclists that gather of the west steps of Iowa's Capitol building riding to voice their opinion. I'm on that ride every time I'm on the bike and I think of Chris, Block, and Dave.
Well.... It's another late Saturday Night Guitar Madness post. Ah well... Given the "electric" post of last week, I've decided to go even deeper... Right into the Funkadelics. I'm not sure where and when I stumbled into the George ClintonParliament / Funkadelics world, but it's a show not to be missed. This clip is of the late Eddie Hazel absolutely killing Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On. Be amazed...
It's Sunday... It's April... It's time... L'Enfer du Nord. Paris-Roubaix, the Queen of the classics. The wiki page for this race is one of the best I've seen, well worth the read if you are interested. If you're not, here's the short version. 259km long, 28 sections of cobblestone roads, runs rain or shine. Shine is better.
The image above is from Sector 18, Trouée d'Arenberg. The Arenberg is one of the most famous sections of pavé. You hit it at 96km to go. You don't win the race here, but over the 2.4km of it, you certainly can lose it.
Here are a couple of YouTube clips. The first is the from best cycling movie ever, A Sunday In Hell.
The second is from the centenary edition of the race in 2002, set to that most awesome tune, O Fortuna from Carmina Burana. Carl Orrf's music is quite fitting here. It was not dry that year, also fitting.
I've not only shamelessly appropriated Brian Duffy's toon, I've also stolen the idea for this post from the Rev. We've had yet another car vs bike incident in Iowa - http://www.lemarssentinel.com/
