Sunday, July 2, 2023

Emergency Work today at the Facility. Most of the morning. 

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Bike Ride from Simsbury into Canton and back along the Farmington River Greenway.

Total Ride was 32.5-miles, from the Simsbury Public Library to New Britain Ave in Farmington where the trail joins the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail.

Churned through Simsbury, Canton, Collinsville, Unionville and maybe a piece of Burlington.

In the afternoon, picked up my Cordoba Classical Guitar from the Luthier.

Friday, June 30, 2023

Dentists after Work (Six-Month Checkup and Cleaning).

And, from the archives on this day...

Tunxis Trail Marathon II - June 30th, 2006
Barkhamsted & New Hartford, Connecticut

Today I completed my 35th marathon, Tunxis II. 

This was the second time in 5-weeks that I marathoned along the Tunxis Trail...  this time, I used the southern portion down to Satan's Kingdom. 

My time was 6:06:30, and I had Tippi along for company.  It was her 9th completed marathon.

Tippi on top of  Indian Council Caves, along the Tunxis.
 

Thursday, June 29, 2023

DHD (Dark Heart Duo) record release on Bandcamp.

Celebration!

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #13 for 2023...

"The Score" written by Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark, first published in 1964,.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Visit with the Folk's, for lunch.

Monday, June 26, 2023

Bands and Live Performances I've been a part of:

#5.

It may have been the end of our sophomore year, and Midnight Hollow got to perform in front of our piers onstage at the high school.

Mostly I remember the look on various staff's face when we played Louie Louie.

A friend, hearing us for the first time, got a great laugh out of our cover or Lotta Love, making it sound almost "metal" according to him (as he chuckled).

It seems like we knew about 30 or so songs, including some originals.  We would perform just one more time before things expired, which was sad for those of us who didn't continue to play music with others immediately after.

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Rode 21.2-miles early morning...

East Windsor - South Windsor - Windsor - Windsor Locks - East Windsor.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #12 for 2023...

"Two Bear Mambo" written by Joe R. Lansdale, published in 1995.

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Humid and Warm, rode 10-miles in East Windsor & Enfield at the end of the work-shift.

And, on this day in 2012, Wuzzam and I completed a Metacomet Marathon, with a time of 7:00:00.  

Tippi ran the first section with us, from Route 20 to Phelps Road, and back (about 10.5-miles). 

Weather report was that heating up was very possible - so DL grabbed Tippi early.  

This was my 48th marathon completed.

Our Route for the Marathon Distance.

Thursday, June 22, 2023

9.5-mile bike around West Suffield in the morning prior to work. 

And from the Rock and Roll Heaven scrolls...

Peter Brötzmann passed away on June 22nd age 82.

He was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz.

His 1968 Machine Gun became "one of the landmark albums of 20th-century free jazz".

Brotzmann co-founded "Last Exit".  This was an American free jazz supergroup, composed of electric guitarist Sonny Sharrock, drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson, saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, and bass guitarist Bill Laswell.


They were active from 1986 to the early 1990s, releasing primarily live albums recorded in Europe. Sharrock's death in 1994 caused the dissolution of the band, though touring of the band had not occurred for several years before his demise. 



Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Cardiologist Appointment today, very good report.

14.2-mile Bike in Suffield and Agawam.

Acupuncture at Healing Ways Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine to wrap it up.

And, a blast from the past.....
 
1st Mount Greylock Centennial Marathon
June 21st, 1998 - Adams, Massachusetts

My Pop and I completed the 1st Greylock Centennial Marathon in Adams, Massachusetts.  

Our time was 6:55:38.  This was a very difficult course, with 5 lengthy climbs.

This was my 21st marathon completed, and my dad's first.

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

"Non" Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #11 for 2023...

"Port Lands:  A Novel" written by Tod Molley, published in 2022.

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Road bike to work, 5.5-miles. 

Podiatry Appointment in late afternoon.

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Rode the bike from East Windsor to Suffield, 16-miles.