Melting Snows & Buzzcocks

By soiledchamois on February 22, 2024 in Outdoors

I don’t have many words to share, and rather than post these photos on Instagram, where they will never be seen, I am posting the photos here, where they will also never be seen.

This week has been very pro-lumber, with the snow melting and the trails doable using hikers with micro-spikes, and today, I was back to using comfy New Balance trail sneakers.

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I’m sitting on 20.95 miles right now, and I’m hopeful to get back to my 30-mile goal this week. I hope so ’cause my spring needs sprung big time.

Later.

THE SOILED SOUNDS TRACK OF THE POST

The Buzzcocks were¹ so amazing, and What Do I Get? is one of my favorites. It blows me away that this song was released in 1978! I was in second fucking grade and still had a couple of years of childhood left before my world was turned upside down by my mother’s illness and all the misery that came with it.

There are a few “best of” compilations floating around, and I recommend A Different Compilation from 2011 when the band went into the studio and re-recorded the songs with a more live feel. The vocals lose a bit of their 20-something snottiness due to age, but I love the album. Plus, I think I remember Pitchfork panning it, and that is always a good sign.

Also, check out

You Say You Don’t Love Me

Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)

Sadly, Pete Shelley passed in 2018. RIP.

Still “out there,” but not the same

being a michigander-burgher-ite, being a slacker, being an idiot, doing stuff, photos, sorry attempts at humor, unfunny commentary, unsolicited opinion

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