On the Road

Alright everyone. I am going to be shutting down for a couple days as I'm leaving for the Coachella Music Festival tonight. It is going to be complete mayhem, but I'll be back on Tuesday.

In the meantime, I have a place for you to visit in my absence. Steven Green usually calls this "Required Reading." In the spirit of plagerism, here is my Required Reading:

In case you have forgotten, my good blog-friend Ian Wood is well on his way to actually taking off on his crazy stunt to tri-cycle across the United States.

Here is a chronology of him getting ready for launch.

I know Ian will laugh at me for saying this, but so far, this is very honest and raw exploration of the human-spirit type adventure. Not only can the boy write, he demonstrates the perceived struggles and limitations of the human mind, body and spirit and the courage to overcome them. Plus, if he keeps spinning dirt into his face and rubbing icy-hot on his privates, you'll get a few outloud laughs along the way.

He's built a mini-data center/power generator that he'll drag behind him to bring it all to you real-time. It's an entire city in a lit'le box. Lucky for you, I've found a lost interview with Nigel Tufnel describing his experiences with the prototype of this impressive little contraption:

Nigel: This is my radio...unit....

Marty: Oh, I see....

Nigel: So I strap this...this piece on, you know, right down in here when I'm (riding) and....

Marty: It's a wireless.

Nigel: Wireless, exactly. And...uh I can (ride) without all the mucky-muck.

Marty: You can (trike) anywhere (across the country) with that.

If you've enjoyed what he's done so far, write him an email and let him know!

See ya next week!

Posted by 10 fingers 6 strings at April 27, 2006 09:56 AM | TrackBack