Radiohead
I didn't get to set an entry into the blog yesterday. Well, I am not
so much to be blamed, as the reason was I went to the
Radiohead
concert at the Shoreline
amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. Radiohead is definitely a band
worth seeing live (admittedly, live
might be an
abuse of language in this context as the amphitheatre is big enough
that you can't really see the stage from the lawn…) However, the
show they put on and the improvisation in their themes definitely
make it a worthy experience.
As was noted on this
review of the concert, there was a little quirk during the
closing song, Everything in Its Right Place
. My
impression is that Thom got pissed at the effect of his own voice
distorted and mangled and had to finally get up and kick his band
member into stopping it.
Biking around
One of the big highlights of our return from France is that I finally
concluded the motorcycle business. I got Riccardo's little Ninja
250 repaired, and he's going to lend it to me for a few months
(at least until I can get myself a real bike 
)
As it is, I currently enjoy riding from San Jose to San Carlos, via Hwy 280, exiting on the deliciously winding Edgewood Road. I also get to ride around with Manu and his brand new CBR-600 F4. This morning, we went on a short 11/2 hour ride, starting on Hwy 17 South to Santa Cruz (and, man, aren't those first turns in the hills sharp !), then proceeding on the very winding Bear Creek Road, to reach Skyline Blvd (Hwy 35). I was not aware that Hwy 35 was so small, and, again, winding towards Hwy 17. After a few miles of sharp, leaning low turns, we reached Hwy 9, that we followed down back to Saratoga. Those hills south of San Jose are the bikers' paradise.
Stupidass Manu is going to be out of town for more than a week, but I can't wait to get back on the road in the hills. We already had that planned two weeks ago, only to find out, as we finally reached the foothills that the second key for my bike, that Riccardo had given me and that I gave him back, was actually the key to the gas tank… Of course, we found that out as I was trying to get gas before losing ourselves in the hills. Pfff…
Dream bike
Of course, I had to visit the Honda website to find the link for Manu's bike above. So, of course, I had to take a look at what was on there. Damn. I thus had to come across what I'd call my dream bike.
Pretty nice, huh?
wed 2003-09-24
