Saturday cycling

What to do on a sunny Saturday? What else than go riding with a friend.

We took a route around Uittamo, Katariina, Huhkola and Vasaramäki. Most of the time we were on trails meant for joggers, which were partly too icy to ride. There were some detours in the woods and over some fields. Some kind of relaxed pseudo-cyclocross. Total distance something like 20km, felt a bit more because of the terrain. Good fun.

Some pics below. Thanks for Tuhto for the photos of the weirdo in the red jersey.

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at 22:07 in /cycling | 10 comments

I'm not there

Still waiting to see the film itself. But I got the soundtrack, and I've been listening to it for a couple of days. For an OST it's a really good record.

I've been a big Dylan fan for at least ten years and I guess the soundtrack somehow reminds me of how it felt to hear certain songs for the first time. It's gotten me digging through my CDs and LPs for the originals with some kind of newfound affection.

I think my faves on the soundtrack are As I Went Out One Morning (covered by Mira Billotte) which is one of my favourite songs by any artist, and Highway 61 Revisited (Karen O And The Million Dollar Bashers) which by the way has propably the funniest lyrics ever.. Or One More Cup of Coffee (McGuinn, Roger And Calexico) which is a great track from the somewhat underrated Desire album.

And then there's Sonic Youth covering the previously unreleased track I'm not there. Sonic Youth and Bob Dylan at the same time. Brainfreeze.

at 15:00 in /music | 10 comments