refreshed playlist

Change is inevitable. Sure..!
I can feel the change ... And its all because of the Lumala.
My playlist has changed. My mp3 player is wearing itself off in my old jeans pocket playing more of punk, grunge, retro, popular rock. Fast, energetic songs. Afterall, 16 km of rides daily demand some music power too.
Some of my bike favourites:
Courtney Love - Sunset strip
Selected Nirvana- Tourrettes, Serve the servants
Jet- 3 fun favs - Are you gonna be my girl, Cold hard Bitch and Rollover DJ. Best bike songs!
Oye Lucky Lucky Oye- Title song - what awesome wacky lyrics! and the beat!!
Pearl Jam- MFC and Do the evolution
Smash Mouth - All star! ;) this one's a total bike song!
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 album version (strictly while cruising around), and the acoustic version
TAAQ- Hot Day! (oh yea! summer is here... and TAAQ = brilliant!)
Khadki Junction blues- Chaturshrungi wavelength (total downhill cruise mode music!)
The Kinks - A well respected man (full on retro rock n roll!)
The Offspring- Original Prankster! Its a total wicked biking song! Punk!! builds up the tempo
Wild miss Zippy - 'Cage of gold' and 'Hard year's end' absolute funky songs!
WOLFMOTHER- Dimension, Joker and the thief... (ride fast and scream types!)

And so on... I might load some fast fatboy slim songs on it to...

I can't really forget the blues... so here are some selected blues-

Soulmate- I am, Blues is my soulmate
Warren Mendonsa - The cat and the fiddle! total charge up!
Chris Duarte- Letter to my girlfriend
Howlin' wolf - Built for comfort! (just like my bike seat! Soooooo comfy!), Howlin' for my darlin'(!)
Joe Bonamassa- your funeral and my trial! (Love this guy!), Bad Girls (sooo love this song!), Dixie peach (very much like one song from KK's Pal... or is it the other way around?!?)
The Eric Jerardi Band- Always something... one hell of a song, this one...

Now I'm gonna add some more to the list soon. Funky tracks... fast paced... songs full of attitude for biking (cycling) ... two years back when i got my funky sony 'vial' mp3 player... i thought 1 gig was enough memory... how wrong i was! :(

So... I'm doing 16 kms everyday. To work and back... Karve nagar to Bavdhan... with the chandni chowk climb... I can feel my stamina improve considerably... So i say thank you for the MUSIC... for giving it to me!!

wooohoooohooooo! my long ride on the Lumala!

wooohoooohooooo!
Originally uploaded by DraconianRain

So I got the bike... I rode it from the shop in Kasba Peth to my house in Karve nagar across the river... that was 5 kms... and so much fun...
Then the next day morning, Ankur, Sourabh, Gangu, Sameer and I went on a ride towards Pirangut. These guys had planned to go towards Temghar, but it was the first time in many years for me... and I'm still getting used to a geared cycle. So I thought I'll go till Chandni Chowk (Pune's chandni Chowk) and return...
We started half an hour late, thanks to me... and off we were. I didn't have a problem till this climb, which was about a kilometer and half off chandani chowk on Paud road. I couldn't ride up CC because it was too steep for me... so i walked. Then the road was a cakewalk till a small patch of climb. Where i dragged along... Ankur was very kind and kept encouraging me to go further. The others went ahead.
So we finally reached Manas lake. It was almost 8 AM. and near about 10 kilometers from home... so I decided to ride back alone from there... reached CCD CC at 8.30, Had a coffee, chilled out and rode downhill to Bavdhan to my office (yes... its a working weekend... )
Now... another terrible climb pn the cycle till CC, then a smooth glide home. I loved my first ever longish ride on a cycle!
Approx 20 Km in a day... not bad for a first of many more longer rides to come... Wooohooohooohoo!

what do you mean 'bike'???

The road to Temghar Dam
Originally uploaded by DraconianRain

Once upon a time, in a magical land full of smog and pollution, there was a little city surrounded by hills on all three sides, the highest point within the city being the Vetaal tekdi. On this vetal tekdi a group of youngsters met and started a little organisation to save the hills and environment of Pune from the rapacious mongrels in our society who thrive on mindless development and helplessness of ordinary citizens in extraordinary situations. The organisation gained momentum in the years that followed. They gained respect of the ordinary citizens- children, youth and the elders, the countless other NGOs and environmentalists who together were actively propagating a more environmentally friendly development and lifestyle for the residents of Pune. They encouraged walking, climbing hills, planting trees, cycling and standing up against unnecessary deforestation in the name of unnecessary development. It was these young activists who made everyone hear the plea of nature of the city and the surroundings.
As years grew by, they diversified into conducting nature trails, and treks, along with their regular activities. The group matured, and started running as a full fledged organisation… their treks were much sought after, and some of the popular ones had to be conducted more often that they initially thought they would. The word spread to certain Mumbaikars

And then one fine premature summer morning, the organisation circulated their events update with a unique concept. Many inboxes were opened and the mail read… and re read with disbelief…
They had come up with an entirely new programme that time!
It was a 3 day bike trek to the sea forts of the Konkan region. And many were thrilled! As many were eager to participate…
They would be covering six forts, two caves and several scenic beaches on the way, along with the best of the Konkani food…
Lodging at Dapoli, route map and information brochure, a leader with safety equipment and food were included in the package…
What was not included was extra food and soft drinks, break down costs and petrol costs…
That’s where it was re read… not including petrol (?!?!) costs.

It was a motorcycle trip not a bicycle trip…
And I stared in disbelief…

I stopped gloating on flickr... so i gloat here

1. a portrait of ray, 2. rhinos, 3. early morning fog, 4. and then these guys decided to jump around, 5. and then... the other night at Pondicherry beach..., 6. the pondicherry beach again, 7. the return of that stupid mad season..., 8. raindrops on a spiderweb,

9. guerrilla photography, 10. what an egg..., 11. Untitled, 12. monsoon, 13. the brownie!, 14. neighbour's cat, 15. Untitled, 16. star trails over southern Pune skies,

17. B O K E H, 18. lassie, 19. aye eye sir!, 20. Edge Detail and DoF, 21. Untitled, 22. Hand, 23. up, 24. Untitled,

25. reflection, 26. NODE, 27. Against the sun, 28. local call..., 29. PJ, 30. pretty little yellow flowers, 31. contused, 32. Twilight Swing!,

33. Hope you had a ..., 34. The Full moon through deodars, 35. Poornima and pine dreams, 36. F.R.I., 37. of RIVETS and LOCKS and METAL and the GREAT INDIAN RAILWAYS GOODS TRAIN, 38. Human race suffers from "narcissistic Personality disorder", 39. we, 40. Leftist,

41. I dream in Technicolour, 42. Push me, or pull me out., 43. Crimson, 44. Tell me whats in your mind..., 45. My most favourite beach!, 46. i LOST my PINK PLECTRUM, 47. when CRAZYME sings... i PLAY, 48. MARBLES,

49. THIS can HURT, if you CROSS over, 50. Vaidehi..., 51. STAY... And help me to END the day, 52. FAST, but NOT so FURIOUS, 53. Of Lunar DREAMS and ECLIPSES, 54. i LOST my LOVE today, 55. PERFECTO!

55 on explore!!!
(not that it matters much anyway... )

the subliminal consequence of yielding to disbelief and accepting the inevitable ...

Is like a mild feeling of euphoria amidst a mix of the damp forest aroma and salty sea breeze, sitting on a creaking windmill all night from dusk to dawn.

OR...

Bitersweet blues

Just exploring the simple sevenths progression on my acoustic
the part I did just today:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
G|----1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2b3-2-0------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-2-0h12-----------------------2-----------------|
E|0-3----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
G|----1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2b3-2-0------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-2-0h1-2-----------------------2----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----2-2-2-2-2----------------------0h3-3\5-3-0---------------|
B|----0-0-0-0-0------------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-2---0h2h3----------------------------------------|
D|----1-1-1-1-1------------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

I'm not a all good at solos, but will make a start some day...