Napster was 10 years ago. “Thriller” twenty five. The boy band peak never arrived and Hip-Hop can’t fade fast enough in my humble opinion. Then you wake one morning and realize how much time has passed! Sure, it’s the financial crisis, but the change of centuries has pulled away from the train station with no names for this decade. We’ve been unaware of the passage of time…
Speaking of time. Peter Frampton (All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side) rotated through my iTunes “Genius” playlist and listening to him dance on the acoustic frets I got the feeling of being transported to another time and place. I had to stop typing, stop surfing and could only listen. The lyrics are informal, but we’re surrounded by the pure joy of music. Music from a time when it was intimate and a powerful art form where people bonded with others in attendance at rock concerts.
And speaking of bonding. It’s less than three weeks until we do it again…one more time. WTF? I’m talking about the H.O.G. Million Mile Monday Ride. Set for June 29th it’s the second time H.O.G has orchestrated a ride. Nothing complicated, just a ride on a Monday when most people are staring down the barrel of long work week. Ride around the block, ride to work, ride to the local dealer or participate in whatever level you’d like, but just ride. Afterward go to the H.O.G. members site and log your miles or kilometer. Last year the worldwide members logged 3,000,960 miles. This year the goal is 5M miles.
Photo courtesy of H-D.
music transports me too… i had wondered about that itunes “genius” playlist. i’ll be sure to turn it on now. thanks mac.