baz
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Hola dot comrades
Now and again when l am surfing kijiji, which is Canadian for craigslist, l will check out other adds from people selling drum gear. I have noticed that there seem to be a lot of drummers selling hockey goalie gear, and bicycles. Bikers, drummers, and goalies (oh my). l can see the goalie drummer connection as l have pointed out before. Bikes are a whole other matter.
Even though the climate in my little corner of the mostly frozen north is not as bike friendly as it is in other parts, l make it a point of pride to ride as much as l safely can, regardless of temperature. Conditions are another matter altogether. At my age, gravity is not my friend.
For most of my absence from this board, my life has gone through many changes. I retired early to help look after my Father, who has since passed away. I have had some medical issues that led to a toe amputation, a pacemaker/defibrillator installation, and a battery change. Typical you know you are getting older stuff. life and mirrors are all l need to remind me that l have crested that hill and am now cruising that shake my fist and “get off my landlords“ lawn lane. That being said, there is some saving grace in being so immature for my advancing age. l have things that keep body, mind and spirit a little less ancient. First is my two and a half year old Grand Daughter, who is the number one greatest joy in my life. More on this in another thread.
Next is my bicycle(s). In a nut shell, cycling has given new life to my old frame. First off, l do not claim to be a two testicled Lance Armstrong. I am more like a Russian circus bear on a gravel grinder. This two wheeled double pedal pushing has improved my body mind and spirit in ways that l never could have imagined. Soooooo.....
Now that l have gone through this typically bazzian preamble, my question to you all is how many of you incorporate cycling, hobbies and or exercise in your lives and how does it affect your enjoyment of drumming, and or life in general ?
Show me your bikes please
and thank you for allowing me this self indulgence
Barry
Now and again when l am surfing kijiji, which is Canadian for craigslist, l will check out other adds from people selling drum gear. I have noticed that there seem to be a lot of drummers selling hockey goalie gear, and bicycles. Bikers, drummers, and goalies (oh my). l can see the goalie drummer connection as l have pointed out before. Bikes are a whole other matter.
Even though the climate in my little corner of the mostly frozen north is not as bike friendly as it is in other parts, l make it a point of pride to ride as much as l safely can, regardless of temperature. Conditions are another matter altogether. At my age, gravity is not my friend.
For most of my absence from this board, my life has gone through many changes. I retired early to help look after my Father, who has since passed away. I have had some medical issues that led to a toe amputation, a pacemaker/defibrillator installation, and a battery change. Typical you know you are getting older stuff. life and mirrors are all l need to remind me that l have crested that hill and am now cruising that shake my fist and “get off my landlords“ lawn lane. That being said, there is some saving grace in being so immature for my advancing age. l have things that keep body, mind and spirit a little less ancient. First is my two and a half year old Grand Daughter, who is the number one greatest joy in my life. More on this in another thread.
Next is my bicycle(s). In a nut shell, cycling has given new life to my old frame. First off, l do not claim to be a two testicled Lance Armstrong. I am more like a Russian circus bear on a gravel grinder. This two wheeled double pedal pushing has improved my body mind and spirit in ways that l never could have imagined. Soooooo.....
Now that l have gone through this typically bazzian preamble, my question to you all is how many of you incorporate cycling, hobbies and or exercise in your lives and how does it affect your enjoyment of drumming, and or life in general ?
Show me your bikes please
and thank you for allowing me this self indulgence
Barry
