| Tuesday
21st September 2004 Well folks, welcome back.
Sorry it's been so long since I last spoke but i have just been too
busy. I know that's no excuse but its all I've got.
Since my last ramblings a
lot has happened, First of all the Luddites have split up. This happened
almost a year ago now. It kinda made me a little sad at the time because
we were just beginning to take off and get gigs lined up etc, then it
just somehow went all wrong. So now it is just me on my own again - a
true bed room rock star, a legend in my own bedroom etc, etc. Anyway, I
have recorded a version of NOFX - Lori Meyers which can be found with my
other recordings in the Music/MP3s page. It is not yet finished as i
cannot find a woman to sing the second half of the song and it needs a
bit more mixing. So if anyone out there thinks they can help me finish
this song then, your contribution would be welcome!
Second of all, I was
supposed to be going to Thailand last November to live and work but
things started to drag on a bit and with one thing and another, I ended
up not going and chose, instead, to remain here in sunny Scotland. What
a mug!
Anyways, then we got into
the winter here and I guess I had a pretty good skiing season. I had
several fantastic days split between Nevis range and Cairn Gorm. i think
that Scotlands skiing days are increasingly numbered however. Last
winter, 2 of our 5 resorts went into receivership, however, I believe
they have all been at least spared for the foreseeable future.
In the spring time I
discovered the joys of mountain biking and ever since then I have been
trying to get out whenever possible particularly to Glentress near
Peebles. This place is awesome! It is the biggest purpose built mountain
biking centre in the whole of the UK. It is part of a development by the
Forestry commission to use the forests for tourism in an environmentally
sustainable way. In Southern Scotland there are now seven such centres
(not all yet finished) and they are collectively known as the 7 Stanes.
I have a link to their website in the links section. It would seem that
Scotland is rapidly becoming a haven for mountain biking. I have also
just finished building a new bike which has taken me about 4 months but
it rocks. I christened it 3 weeks ago at Glentress and unfortunately,
the quick release on the front wheel unexpectedly, released quickly as I
was descending a particularly rocky section towards the end of the black
run. This removed considerable skin from my right arm/shoulder and my
right knee. Having learned nothing however, I returned at the weekend
just passed and gave the bike another outing. no such miss-haps this
time! There is video footage in the photos page showing my brother and
me jumping, on the North shore ramps and me on the see-saw. I also
recently took part in the British Heart Foundation Red Route Challenge
at Glentress. This involved a 12 mile cycle with ~ 2000 ft ascent on the
difficult graded red route for charity. If anyone from BHF is reading
this, I am still collecting the sponsor money and will send it to you
ASAP!
Anyway enough of my
ramblings for the moment, I'm off work sick with a cold today and I'm
gonna go back to bed shortly as I feel pretty rotten. Until the next
time I hope my ramblings haven't bored you too much - if so,
tough!
Bye,
Dave B.
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