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“Whole Lotta Love”

“Whole Lotta Love”
February 29 (Leap Day), 2024

"Whole Lotta Love"

I’m gonna send you back to schoolin’.
— Willie Dixon, nicked by Robert Plant

Locale: the once great campus of St. John’s University, Grymes Hill, Staten Island.

Plant & Page, et al:
youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k?si=wdh-5scJnal334JQ

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“Astronomy”

“Astronomy”
February 28, 2024

"Astronomy"

Clock strikes 12 and moon drops burst
Out at you from their hiding place
Like acid and oil on a madman’s face
His reason tends to fly away
— Blue Öyster Cult

youtu.be/U0t_wb0lUW0?si=WGVlp7lQ9vpFoL6t

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“Soft Asylum”

“Soft Asylum”
February 27, 2024

"Soft Asylum"

All our lives we sweat and save
Building for a shallow grave
Must be something else, we say…

Can you find me soft asylum?
I can’t make it anymore
The man is at the door

— Jim Morrison

Locale: Snug Harbour on my lunch hour…

The Soft Parade:
youtu.be/ZX_0zifkCIM?si=x4ZxXPlZC6cH4-C6

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“Airbourne”

“Airbourne”
February 26, 2024

"Airbourne"

Richmond Terrace Park is my favourite locale for motorcycle porn, here in the Borough of Parks. I shot this frame previously but there was a nasty shadow from a phone pole on the opposite side of the street, bisecting the shot – and I didn’t yet have the grab rail installed on my bike. So yesterday was optimal for a redo. Cold but clear and sunny, no foliage obstructing the view of the Kill Van Kull. I positioned my Bonnie away from the shadow and that was that. Even a broken clock is right twice a day (once in my case).

“I want to get away, I want to fly away…”

Lenny Kravitz:
youtu.be/EvuL5jyCHOw?si=MJqlP8nFv5iQcT5Q

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“Black Coffee”

“Black Coffee”
February 25, 2024

"Black Coffee"

Eddie Fig and I rode about 20 miles yesterday. A rain the previous day had washed away about 90 percent of the sins of Sanitation (gratuitous a-salting of the roads by DSNY). It was a nice ride but nippy so we stopped at the Harley dealership for free coffee (and danish for the Fig Man). Hey, coffee is coffee and I like mine strong and black…and free! I did end up buying a “Harley-Davidson Staten Island” hoodie. As my friend Joe Vitale said just this week, “Tom will ride anything.” It’s true. I rode a Sporty in my youth. So, although by preference I bike British, I’m a devout Ecumenical. Whatever you ride, ride safe! One Love.

Humble Pie – Black Coffee:
youtu.be/Ix1Ig5_uzsk?si=pPwf0ikh46EW26Cr

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“It Was Hell”

“It Was Hell”
February, 24, 2024
for Dominick “Trip” Tripodi

"It Was Hell"

Talking to Trip last night we ventured down memory lane…abusive, brutal father figures spawning troubled youths, etc. Trip has a theory that goes like this: the reason kids today seem so lost, so directionless, is because they were not beaten when they were young and so never learned to hit back, and thus became hipsters. God have mercy on their Souls. Trip and I both get that in order to gain a full appreciation of life you have to embrace Alienation.

“It is obvious.” — Syd Barrett.

Cartoon by Bernard Kliban.

Slayer to me is the one band that not only understands Alienation but embraces it in tender ballads like Disciple (aka God Hates Us All):
youtu.be/uN8HgHoCuzI?si=ncSiHbG7xc3sfqoN

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“On A Journey Wide”

“On A Journey Wide”
February 23, 2024

"On A Journey Wide"

And all
Seemed like some brothers on a journey wide
Gone forth, whom now strange meeting did befall
In a strange land, round one whom they might call…
— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me:
youtu.be/yOzEeJZ92X8

“Winter Ride” (Video): youtu.be/1nmRBfZEWCY

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“On A Journey Wide” (Video)

“On A Journey Wide”
February 23, 2024

"Journey"

And all
Seemed like some brothers on a journey wide
Gone forth, whom now strange meeting did befall
In a strange land, round one whom they might call…
— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me:
https://youtu.be/yOzEeJZ92X8

“Winter Ride” (Video): https://youtu.be/1nmRBfZEWCY

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“Winter Ride”

“Winter Ride”
February 22, 2024

My mate Charlie had his Enfield Classic 350 in the shop for routine servicing. We drove to the dealership in his car yesterday and then i rode his bike back from New Jersey to Staten Island. Not a bad ride for mid-February…I was secretly grateful for the usual Staten Island traffic at ride’s end as I needed to get some feeling back in my knees and toes.

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“A Little Love”

“A Little Love”
February 22, 2024

"A Little Love"

Hey Winter…
(“Gnomad” – a gift from my wife and daughter).

Circle Jerks – Just Like Me / Put A Little Love In Your Heart:
youtu.be/8wBuwSDGgT8?si=JiiwGBeabnMvZz6v