zen guerrilla

with day lights savings time around the corner, last night was the final edition of the Tuesday night titans ride that required lights for the winter 2006 season. With a hearty group of friends :
Todd el presidente
Biddle (tye domi of cross)
One Night a Week Paul,
Spot Paul,
FortJames,
and yours truly, we were in for a treat. the trails in the middlerun system are bone dry and fast right now. Through the first hour of the ride, I struggled to hold the wheels of Todd and Biddle. These guys are some of the smoothest riders I have ever followed. Smooth like silk sheets.Smooth like Steve Martin in my Blue Heaven. Smooth like Harvey Keitel in every movie he's ever been in. Smooth like George Clooney. Picture water flowing down a dirt path, that gives an idea of how smooth, and how fast these dudes are. Spot Paul has been dieting pretty hard lately. He was hit with the diet induced bonk, and a technical deficiency brought on by lack of eating. SpotPaul called it the don't eat anything that you will shit soild diet. He stacked it up three times in the first hour, and decided to call it a night, I advised him to stop off for a cheeseburger on the way home. The second half of the ride, was more of the same, Todd attacking the tight stuff. On the rises I would sneak up the side of Todd feigning a pass, he'd slam the door shut, and pick up the pace again. I'm not sure I could have made the pass, but damn, it was good to try and keep him honest. yeah, it was a good ride. FortJames fought, and scrapped and held on for the entire ride. It was strong stuff for sure.Rides like this are why I can't get away from this sport. Guys with great nicknames, chasing each other around the woods, talking smack, wearing lycra, and using lighting systems coal miners would be proud to have. God Bless.

When I was a kid I used to go see this local band called zen guerrilla. I have one of their disks which was one of my all time favortite. the band was huge in Newark, and eventually moved to SanFran, I heard they are still around, but I couldn't find anything about them on Al Gore's internet.

But i digress, their disk is one 40 minute track, 8 songs back to back that wirls, and screams and wanders through your mind. This morning whilst cruising the trails of white clay creek before work, zen guerrilla enhanced my riding experince. I was very pleased. Thank you zen guerrilla, thank you for the many fine memories of cramming into bachus theater or the kyber pass to see you play, and for the fantastic ride this morning.

respect
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