Saturday, December 30, 2006

Ft Rock in the Snow 12/30/06

Well today is my birthday, and I haven't ridden due to family responsibilities since going on vacation last week (read as everyone but me in my house has been sick).
So with snow falling, I heard the calling, and headed out.
What is it about the snow and being the first to draw a line through it that is so alluring?
All I know is that I spent 47 songs in the woods, mostly upright, funny how some sections are completely different with a few inches of white stuff.
The Ripper was great, I actually could drift through some of the turns!
The bridges were challenging, as some hikers had walked across them, I think this helped though.

I love riding in the snow, that was a great B-day present to myself.


Saturday, December 23, 2006

F@cking people!

Holy crap, what the hell is going on?!

Guitar tablature, or someones interpretation of a song in a visual format is now deemed illeagal to share with other people?

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) as well as the Music Publishers' Association (MPA) have threatened and shut down the internet sites which share guitar bass and drum tablature, on the basis that sharing tablature constitutes copyright infringement.

If you play guitar, bass or drums you have probably used or benefitted from someone else who used tablature, and musicians still make the same amount of money, I have a feeling it is the legal fockers of the big music labels.

Go *here* and voice you opinion.

I'm going to illegally download some music now!