“Buffalo”, “Animal Tracks”, and “Sewee Sewee” from the forthcoming album Made the Harbor, probably out on July 11 from Bella Union.

And of course I’ve got orders in for a couple more. They really are insane-looking. I have a hunch they will live up to the hype, too.

It’s crazy how long he has been making decisions based on, as he says, “what’s best for me, my family, and my friends”. I mean, he was 17 years old and saying that. He’s kind of amazing. And yes, I admit that my opinion is colored significantly by the fact that he could lead the Knicks back to relevance in the NBA for the first time in 15 years.

The Bike MS ride is a two-day 150 mile event traveling from Richmond, VA to the Colonial Williamsburg, VA area on Saturday and then back to Richmond on Sunday. Cyclists have a choice of riding the full two-day 150 mile ride or the one-day loop on Sunday. I’ll be making the 2-day ride with Team Capital Ale House. I’d be hard-pressed to find a more appropriate team to ride for and it works out even better because they are a terrific group of people. We, as a team, have raised the most money for 3 years in a row and have a 4-year fund raising total of over $159,000.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected from the Bike MS Ride to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today.

My fund raising goal for this ride is $500. Any donation that you could make on my behalf will be greatly appreciated.

Should you decide to contribute, this is the link to my donation page:

Thank you for your consideration.

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Record Club: INXS “Guns In The Sky” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Kick was one of the very first tapes I got from BMG and I wore it out. I love those songs. I’m going to follow this one pretty closely.

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Pedal Power 2010, March 20, 2010: Pedal Power is an event that promotes moving to a more sustainable lifestyle and taking simple steps to reduce energy consumption coupled with an electricity-generating contest among 2-person teams of cyclists. There are demonstrators on site with information about sustainability and conservation as well as promoting fitness through cycling. I did it last year and it was a lot of fun. Ethan Seltzer, the guy who came up with the idea and puts on the event, is a good guy and a pal of mine.

Monument Av. 10k, March 27, 2010: With over 35,000 entrants and prizes offered for best costume, this is much more of an event than an actual race. Yes, there are real racers that sign up and compete but the fun of the morning, for me, is in getting out for a good run and taking in the sights along Monument Avenue. I used to run this alongside Michelle as pace support but I made the switch last year to see how fast I could run it at my own pace. This year, I am spending some time training and I hope to cut a good chunk of time off of last year’s result.

Cycle North Carolina Spring Ride April 9-11, 2010: I rode this last year for the first time and it was an absolute blast. CNC sponsors a Fall ride that runs from the Western mountains of NC to the beach on the East Coast. It’s a bicycle tour of the state stopping in small towns for the night along the week long tour. The Spring ride is different in that there is one host town and all of the rides begin and end from the same place. It’s a 4-day, 3-night weekend of camping and riding and nothing else. It’s a pretty exciting feeling to wake up in the morning and not have anything to do but eat, drink, and ride bike. I’m looking forward to this one most of all.

I have a pretty ambitious event schedule I’d like to follow through on in 2010. This is the just the first leg. It’s going to be a good time.