Had a really active weekend. Chris Randall helped with my SS bike on Saturday morning. We ended up changing out the cog (18t for 20t), tightened the bottom bracket, got rid of a creaky saddle. To change out the cog, he had to bust out the dremel tool and actually sand part of the frame because it had gotten crushed from too much torque.
After bike tune-up, went to Big Creek and rode for nearly 4 hours. Covered about 32 miles. Rear brake is now HOWLING so need to readjust it.
Sunday lifted weights then later in the evening went for 10-mile trail run at Sutallee w/ Renee. Great to get out there but really had to push for the 2nd lap since I really was feeling exhausted.
Nutrition has also been good. Really feeling great due to cutting out refined sugar, grains,alcohol. Surprising how little carbs I can get by on. Saturday I had 2 chicken breast, asparagus, baked potato before the ride. Had 2 gels on the ride in addition to Electro Endurance bottle. Sunday I had some fruit and almond butter but ate no bfast or lunch. Sunday night ate pretty huge with shark, brussels, veggie cake and a massive arctic zero 150-calorie dessert. I expect to be leaning down even further over the new few weeks.
I heard this song on a run today and realized what a great bass part it has. That's Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads' playing on "Born Under Punches." Tina, in my opinion, is a consistently underrated bassist. She really has such a minimalist style. This bassline does exactly what it needs to and nothing more, simple and effective. It definitely gets bonus points for being in such a quirky time signature as well! She also uses space and air between notes to provide extra, er, punch. It's such a strange song frankly, with typical Talking Heads bizarre lyrics, seemingly random guitar licks and synth for that matter. Tina's part could've fallen through the cracks and her slap-and-pop style on the track helps the bass break through the mix a bit. This song is a great example of bass parts that just groove and are perfect in their simplicity. Enjoy and thanks for reading!