Hey,

I heard a rumour that the new Gath helmets will be fitted with an optional MP3 player for tunes while you ride. Now there's a good reason to wear a helmet!


Good winds

Bohemium rapsody
black betty
are you gonna go my way
fire away

If your'e even remotely interested in Perth bands you should check out:

"Steve Parkin band "(coldplay stylee v.good)

"Panda Band" (power pop with a delicate hint of beatles)

And tip of the week - "One Horse Town". If anyone remembers Spank, this is the cute as a button Sascha Ion's trio (dr, kys,gtr *no bass gtr). This time around she is playing gtr and fronting a funky/nasty pop band with much less "quirky" vocalings and a more ballsy vox and gtrs. If they had NY accents they would be making the rest of the US/NY scene whelp. Luvly...
Get oot and aboot and check em oot. ok?

Oh of course don't forget Eskimo Joe's 1st AND 2nd albums - truly world beating Perth pop made mostly in our backyard.




don't forget to...

Geez guys I'm a sound guy and even I find mp3 players zzzzzzz
Doesn't anyone actually dig feeling part of the elements??
Why do you want to feel like you are on the peak train in the morning while indulging in the sport that keeps you going to the grind each day???
ETTO (each to there own)
Not for me though give me: wwwwhhhhssshhhwwwwhhhhssshhh oh oh oh swwoooshh bjuurrtchh f**k - bjuurrtchh splash splash bubble bubble oh oh (I think you get the vibe)

I got waterproof headphones and a waterproof case from http://www.waterproofcases.net I was going to put my 60 gig ipod photo into the case, but then got warned by another user that it can skip. I wasn't going to risk a $900 player when I would inevitably eat it, so I went out and got an Ipod shuffle. Solid state, smaller than a pack of gum and still plenty of juice for a 3 hour plus session. Whack it in the back of the camelback, strap the waterproof headhones in under the seaspecs, and you're wired.
Why?
As one of the signatures in the kiteforum.com site so rightly points out - The problem with real life? NO DANGER MUSIC.
Haven't had a chance to try it out yet because there's TOO MUCH WIND.
Well, here in Cairns there's a cyclone watch on. Ingrid. Category 5. Wind gusts of 290kmh at the centre. At the moment it's tracking towards Cape Melville - about 200km + north.
I love the BOM small craft warning - expect large to PHENOMENAL seas.
We've got one of the largest tides of the year expected tomorrow morning. Looks like the guys from Port Douglas and North will be having a sphincter clampingly sleepless night.

Check out this awesome image of the cyclone here modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2005-03-08