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Pretty Green - Brighton Film
Posted by Mark on Jun 7, 2009 in Blog
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green Brighton Film…
Top 10 Podcasts!
Posted by Mark on Mar 24, 2009 in Blog
In no particular order…here are my current top 10 podcasts…
The Bike Show - http://thebikeshow.net (London based cycling radio show)
Doing Stuff Outdoors - http://doingstuffoutdoors.com (Great outdoor podcast from Canada)
The Dirtbag Diaries - http://www.dirtbagdiaries.com (another great outdoor podcast from the US)
Snowfix - http://www.negativegravity.co.uk (your monthly dose of snow fun during the ski season)
British Mac - http://www.britishmac.com (For great show for British Mac Users)
Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy- http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.php (all things tech from the Main Man Leo)
…or do you think that’s just bo!!*#ks? - http://www.simplysyndicated.com/doyouthink (Rich takes me back to my youth with an Alan Beswick/James Whale style live chat show - Simply Syndicated podcasts (there’s loads of them) are awesome! by the way !)
Scootercast - http://sctrcst.com (a weekly podcast on all things about classic scootering)
Stuck in the 80s - http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s (this is the best dudes! A must for anyone that spent any part of their youth in the 80s)
The Third Degree - Mercy (Duffy cover)
Posted by Mark on Mar 13, 2009 in Blog
Just came across this awesome cover of Duffy’s ‘Mercy’ on YouTube…now this this is how it should sound!!
Coolest Vespa Ever!
Posted by Mark on Feb 12, 2009 in Blog
Carpintaria Carlosal Berto's Wooden Vespa
Is this the coolest Vespa ever? I came accross it whilst surfing the Modculture website. Designed and built by Carpintaria Carlosal Berto in Portugul. Best thing of all is that it actually runs…For more pics check out his website at http://www.carpintariacarlosalberto.com
Snowboarding in the Lake District
Posted by Mark on Feb 9, 2009 in Blog
I had a full on outdoor weekend this weekend. On Friday I managed to get up to the Lakes on a Snowboarding trip and then on Sat/Sun I was in Wales on a whitewater safety and rescue course. It was possibly a bit cold for the whitewater course but I managed to bag a drysuit so I was toasty warm…the cold however was ideal for the snow in the lakes.
I set off about 9am from Manchester and got to Glenridding, via Kirkstone Pass (1500 ft.)at about 10.45am. The weather was very cold but also very sunny so pretty much ideal.
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The hike up to the ski tow up on Raise is a steep 600m climb which takes about 1 hour.
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The first part of the hike takes you up about 5 switchbacks gaining you height very quickly.
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The latter parts of the hike require a traverse across a very icy section of trail. This ski tourer decided to take the high traverse option which, by all accounts, was a crampon only affair…I took the lower option but still got into a bit of trouble on an icy section…eventually I made it to the ski hut though.
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The ski hut sits at about 800 metres and is a great refuge for skiers and snowboarders. It has heaters, lighting and an electric kettle all powered from the ski tow engine hut.
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The snow conditions outside were packed snow whith pockets of powder here and there. Unusually I spent the first part of the day on Skis and then the remainder on my snowboard. I hadn’t skied for about 9 years but fancied a go for some reason. My first few runs down were a disaster and thought I was pretty lucky not to break my legs. Luckily on my 4th run though the parallel turns came back to me and so kept on going until my feet and knees couldn’t take any more. Putting my snowboard boots back on after the ski boots felt like I was putting on a pair of comfy trainers…it was at that point I remembered one of the best things about snowboarding - comfort!
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At about 3.45pm, after a great day skiing/boarding, I got the last button tow up the hill and headed over the ridge for the long run back down to the valley bottom.
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The run down takes about 10 minutes but as I did a bit of exploring it took a little longer. I managed to find a gully that I hear everyone talking about and also a nice rock drop that I just came across by accident. The snow was a combination of frozen snow and nice powder pockets so there was a lot of fun to be had so long as you kept your eyes peeled. Keeping your eyes peeled was also the nature of the game on the journey home over Kirkstone Pass which had become quite slippy during the evening freeze…
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If you would like more information about skiing on Raise you can check out the club’s website at www.ldscsnowski.co.uk
Lack of Afro feat. Steve Marriot - Touch my soul
Posted by Mark on Dec 20, 2008 in Blog
Check out this great tune from Lack of Afro sampling the Mod legend Steve Marriot (RIP) of the Small Faces. Cool video as well with some great northern soul dance moves! Believe it or not Adidas Samba was a popular choice of footwear on the dance floor of Wigan Casino in the 1970s…Samba and talcum powder…a perfect combination!
Check out the album: Lack of Afro - Press On
