I love lots of things, but two I’m really into right now are bicycling and vinyl records.
Now I know biking is hip again if you wear tight jeans and ride a fixie. Fuck fixies. I said it. If you’re not on a track (with some exceptions), you don’t need one. They invented freewheels for a reason in the 80s. The 1880s. Now I like some single speed action. It makes for simplicity. Now riding them in a crowd? Get some fucking brakes. I’m riding a 2007 Trek 7.5 Livestrong edition right now, but I really really want a say, Specalized Roubaix (or the Tarmac I rode that is on sale at the bike shop in Russellville. Anyone got 1600 bucks they can give me?). I’d look for another endurance/comfort road bike like a Sequoia, but the paint scheme in my book is ugly. Oh well. I’ll figure it out once I have enough disposible income to buy a bike.
My other passion is vinyl. I love me some records. The more obscure, the better. Except when it comes to 90′s alt records. I’m all about the bands you like, just maybe the records you don’t. For example: Pinkerton changed my life. Weezer: reissue that and the blue album on 180gm vinyl. Now. Stop issuing shitty records, and reissue your classics with some downloads. See what the Beastie Boys are doing? They are reissuing one classic a month (sans License to Ill for reasons you’ll understand if you know any Beastie history). Check Your Head is coming in the mail. I bought Paul’s Boutique, which is an epic album. You must listen to it, if you like sampling. Ill Communication comes out next month. It is again, a classic, and not just for Sabatoge. I guess in June we get Hello Nasty, which is another classic, and not just for Intergalatic.
