Showing posts with label hub grub ride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hub grub ride. Show all posts

Friday, October 22, 2010

Friday Forecast: Altars, Rabbits, and Grub


[Charles]
How do you celebrate the Day of the Dead in Tampa? How about heading to the new TMA and checking out some altar art from local artists and maybe leaving a little something for people you've lost this week? We lost my Uncle Gary this week and I plan to leave a University of Texas hat down there for the gruff guy from coal-mining country that always knew how to make me laugh.

50% chance somebody is gonna be dressed like Frida Kahlo or Mr. Goodbody down there...

Ever done a ride thru on your bike? Saturday might be your chance. The Hub Grub III (The Grub Strikes Back) is going to take anybody with a bike and an appetite through a tour of SemHeights faves like Ella's, the Shindie, and the Refinery and new guys like Nani's. You'll even get something at Publix this time so head over to the Garden Center at 2:30 to get it going. Here's the link to the page from the SHBC for more info.

I predict a 90% chance somebody will have too much fun and have to walk the bike home!

Last but not least, there's a small - let's say 20% chance that I'm going to drive out of town to see Frightened Rabbit this weekend. I didn't grow up in Florida so driving to shows used to be pretty common for me, but I'm not sure if I'll pony and head up the road. It'll be a real shame to miss these guys if I do. They've been a lot of inspiration to me lately on days that really feel like a continuous kick in the teeth. If you go see them either in Gainesville on Saturday or in Orlando at the Social on Sunday, be prepared to rock your face off!

Hope to see you out there!

Here's a little Frightened Rabbit that I'll dedicate to my Uncle Gary who definitely was a real man and not "a bag of sand".



Monday, May 24, 2010

Monday Weekend Roundup - Hub Grub II, Oil Spill Photos, and a little Lucero

Not sure who to credit the photo to, got it via email...

[Charles] Here's the latest from some of the blogs I read:

Alan from Bicycle Stories has some great photos from the Hub Grub Ride II which drew out over 120 people this time with a biking politician in tow -Linda Saul Sena and the new police chief Jane Castor.

I am so disgusted and depressed with the oil spill and the damage it is causing on our shores that I can't even stand to write about it right now. Instead I'll send you to some of the shocking Photos from a Treehugger reporter on the spill.

Maybe Kevin Costner can help with the cleanup? From Core77

And if you need something to listen to check out 9Bullets' discussion on some of their favorite bands tunes including Lucero and Drag the River.