Yeah, big surprise huh? I did a bit below average, ranking #22 out of 37 cars. My time was 3.7660. My car was clocked at–get this–131.3 MPH. Too damn funny.
Anyway, if there’s another one next year, seriously, I’m sending a twig with wheels.
On a brighter note, I believe everyone who entered the race is going to get a print (not a printout, but an actually silkscreened print) of the ThreadLe Manss poster. Not too shabby.
I have not slept–really slept, as in REM sleep, dream sleep–in 3 days. Trazodone doesn’t help. Melatonin actually wakes me up. I’m so exhausted I’m practically hallucinating, but I still can’t sleep. And I have no earthly idea what’s causing this to happen.
Aerial Boundaries… The song that put Michael Hedges on the map. I wish there was a higher quality video because this song needs to be seen as much as it needs to be heard.
I had the honor of seeing this guy many moons ago at Wolf Trap in Virginia. Up until then I had only heard Michael’s music on CDs. Ever the skeptic, I couldn’t believe the recordings were of one guitar, one take. At times, in songs like Aerial Boundaries it sounds like two or even three guitars are playing. If I hadn’t seen the goofball play it live I never would have believed one guy could make such a rich sound come from one friggin’ guitar.
Michael died 10 years ago in a car accident in Northern California. It’s mind blowing how tragic of a loss this is (not a personal loss, but a loss to the art of music).
Anyway, feel free to forward past about the first three minutes of this video unless you want to listen to him talk. Hopefully a better video of Aerial Boundaries will pop up on YouTube sooner or later. In the meantime, buy his Aerial Boundaries CD, grab your headphones and fly…
One of the greatest guitar gods of our time. Hammering with both hands, playing the guitar like it’s a six-keyboard piano… Where do people like this come from? He can’t be from earth, he just can’t be.
1. The deadline for sending them cars has been extended to May 16th. Yes, that’s right, I spent around $20 for overnight shipping FOR NO REASON. Oh well. It’s just money.
2. The photo above can’t be all the cars they’ve received. It just can’t be. If it is, Threadless.com customers are LAAAAAAAAAZY.
3. That’s my car all the way on the right. Yeah, I’m vain.
