Easy Tiger Ryan Adams The only territory broken by Ryan Adams with his Easy Tiger release is that he has decided to put out a finished, solid effort. Don’t misunderstand, Adams will end up as one of the most important artists of his generation, but […]
Month: February 2016
The Jungle / Upton Sinclair
The Jungle Upton Sinclair I’ve always been fascinated with early 20th century history. Part of it may come from the fact that I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and still reside in the far eastern suburbs of the city. Industrial giants like Frick, Mellon […]
Rock N Roll / Ryan Adams
There are very few perfect rock and roll albums that have ever been released. Nevermind, London Calling and Let it Bleed come to mind as being solid from beginning to end and that is really all that you could ask for in a record. Rock […]
Radiohead / Kid A
I’m going to have to disagree with the music critics and hard core Radiohead fans on this one. I suppose the constant airplay of “Creep” back in the early 90’s made Thom Yorke want to run and hide. Instead of offering anything resembling an accessible […]
The Deep / The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss By Claire Nouvian
I wasn’t looking to spend $35 for a book. In fact it is the most I have ever spent on a book in my life. Mind you I do own some pretty nice coffee table and reference books but they were all purchased from the […]
Eleventh Dream Day / Zeroes and Ones
Eleventh Dream Day has always existed in that special place. They were always that band in my circle of friends that only I appreciated. I tried several years to try and get others to see the energy, humor and melody that is evident in much […]
WTB Mountain saddle
Review by Mimbres Man WTB saddles…I’ve been a user of their saddles for a long time. In 2006, when I was in the USA, on my list of things to buy was a new saddle for the Merlin. The Merlin’s old WTB droop nosed […]
LL Bean Storm Chaser
I almost didn’t buy what ended up being my favorite jacket of all time. I was in need of a new cycling jacket after fumbling with some cheapie versions for a few years. I was looking for something with a “Tall” cut and something un-insulated. […]
LL Bean Storm Chaser Shoes
I always liked the look of the traditional LL Bean boots. Part leather and part rubber and all history. The story that goes along with an LL Bean product only adds to the allure of a purchase from them. They back up their stuff without […]
Keen Truckee
I think details are important. A jumbo jet won’t fly as efficiently if a single gauge regarding the altitude malfunctions. Sure there are more than likely back- up systems in place but if that one little item isn’t working properly then the pilot gets distracted […]