Having been born in 1962, and liking and listening to music from the early sixties onward, I thought it might be fun to attempt a listing of my favorite albums each year since birth.

The initial post for this series of ideas began on December 26th, 2023.  You can look it up....

This time, I present my favorite "Rock" albums of 1968...  Part 1.

Albums released 1968

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Scan scheduled at RAH.

JMH #16. 

My Mom's 84th Birthday today!

Ellis Kennedy at Trinity Pub.

Contractor Day #41.

Drive to Williamstown to have a morning and early afternoon visit with my Mom. 

Granville to explore and cover some ground;  9.2-miles.

And from the Archives...

Pisgah Marathon

September 14, 1999 - Winchester & Chesterfield, NH

I raced and completed the Pisgah Marathon today (50km), in 5:47:30.  Ran the majority with the Bandit, throughout a beautiful park in New Hampshire.  This was my 22nd finished marathon.

Shenipsit Run after JMH #15, 4.9-miles.

 

And from the Archives...

Mt Washington State Forest Marathon - September 13, 2005

 Riga Plateau, South Taconic & Appalachian Trails, MA, NY & CT

I completed my 31st marathon at Mt Washington State Forest, with the Riga Plateau, Appalachian Trail, and South Taconic Trail thrown in for good measure.  I had Tippi and Wuzzam along for the day, which set a record for high temperature unfortunately for us.  This was Tippi's 5th completed marathon.

Our time was 5:10:41, which shows we were really running pretty hard.  The lack of water on the trail was a real concern for me, with Tippi.  Luckily, the stream at the bottom of Bear had plenty, and from there on we were set.

Wuzzam looked absolutely beat climbing and coming down off Bear.  He needed the stream to cool off in as much as Tips did.

"Non Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #26 for 2024...

"Header II" by Edward Lee, published in 2010.

The bizarre continues....  and then some.

Run at Cowles, 3.6-miles, after a shift of consulting.

40th-Day as a Consultant / Contractor @ EW.

From the Marathon Archives:

Notchview Marathon - September 10th, 2007
Windsor, Plainfield, Hawley & Savoy, Massachusetts

Tippi and I finished the Notchview Marathon.  We ran from Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Massachusetts into Dubuque State Forest in Hawley, then to Savoy Mountain State Forest in Savoy.  We got crushed by a heavy rainstorm for the last 3-miles.

This was my 37th completed marathon, and Tippi's 11th.  All in all, I was not in fantastic shape but the year was winding down, and the run was incredibly enjoyable.  Missing a turn shortly after Windsor Jambs, continuing on the dirt road for a bit, didn't count as a positive.

Looking at the map, we passed Windsor Pond, Crooked Neck Pond, and Hallockville Pond along the journey.  

Meadow at Notchview 

Tippi on the Jambs Trail.

Windsor Jambs.

Alert, as always.

Jambs, with Tippi on the ledge, upper right,

 

39th-Day as a Consultant / Contractor @ EW.

"Non Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #25 for 2024...

"Rumble Tumble" by Joe R. Lansdale, published in 1998.

#6 of the Hap and Leonard Series...

Easy Morning with a nice breakfast, followed by a drive to visit my Mom in Williamstown. 

7.9-miles in Granville with JF and K2. 

Granville State Forest, 8.0-miles.

J. Robbins and Bob Mould at Iron Horse Music Lounge with DL at night. 

A couple of Blast from the past, retelling from the Archives:  

Curly's Marathon was held in Pittsfield State Forest on this day in 2008, and it was a beautiful day to run.  I made the mistake of wearing old shoes rather than a new pair I had just purchased, and it was a very poor decision.  The pain in my feet and lower legs was incredible for the last 6 or 8 miles, and I was lucky to finish in 5:54:36.  

This was my 40th completed marathon.  My dad ran the Half-Marathon option as well.

Additionally, More from the Archives:  

Dunbar - Whitcomb - Jambs Marathon for Wuzzam and I on this day in 2014.

Wuzzam and I conquered Dunbar-Whitcomb-Jambs in 6:21:34.  This expanded from an old run the Bandit and I did on a few occasions, from Whitcomb Summit to Windsor Jambs.

This time, we began at Dunbar Brook in Monroe State Forest, and ventured out a new snowmobile trail to the windmills to Whitcomb Summit, over Crum Hill, over Flat Rock Hill and the old Viewing Platform for the Hoosac Tunnel, crossed the Cold River on an obscure grown in path, past Savoy Mountain State Forest at North Pond, past Bog Pond, over Lewis Hill and Borden Mountain, through Windsor Bush into Windsor State Forest and the Jambs.

Outstanding day with outstanding sunny weather.  This was my 54th completed marathon. 

Running in Shenipsit State Forest in the late afternoon.  

4.8-miles.

Contract Day #38.

JMH Day #14. 

"High Points" along trails during August 2024... 

Not too bad...

• East Sweetman Mountain, Granville, MA
• Warfield Mountain, Charlemont, MA
• Sweetman Mountain, Granville, MA
• Drake Mountain, Southwick /Granville, MA
• Bad Luck Mountain, Granville, MA
• Spruce Hill, Savoy Mountain State Forest, Florida, MA
• Sunset Rock, Savoy Mountain State Forest, North Adams / Florida, MA
• North Drake, Granville /Southwick, MA
• Borden Mountain (Tower 51), Savoy Mountain State Forest, Florida/Savoy, MA

JMH Day #13. 

"Non Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #24 for 2024...

"Jesus' Son" by Denis Jonson, published in 1992.

Contract Day #37.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period August 1st through August 31st, 2024:

Back to CT, watching Dixie is completed.

Contract Day #36.

Watching Dixie, Visiting Mom and Pop, trail running in Savoy from Bog Pond to the Cold River.

Managed 7.3-miles.

Also noticed a roadside memorial for Cameron Connally.

Accident at the intersection of Route 116 and Loop Road in Savoy.

Drove back to CT to spend the afternoon with DL.

Stopped off in Savoy for a quick run before visiting Mom.  

3.4-miles around Sucker Brook, Bog and Haskins Trails.

Watched a few innings of Red Sox with Pop.

Another Day with Dixie