Run? Must in August.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

In 1975 I was a gangly 14 year old raised largely on a diet of British pop and rock - Beatles, Stones, The Who etc. There were a few Australian bands making an impression, but these were mostly emulating the British Scene: The Easybeats being the prime example. A unique Aussie sound was being formed by such bands as Daddy Cool and Skyhooks, but '75 was the watershed for Aussie rock when AC/DC burst onto the international scene with their second album, T.N.T. and it's global hit It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll).

Suddenly short-panted school uniforms, flat caps and bagpipes were cool and every school boy was an instant fan or at worst pretended to be.

The film clip which was simply the band playing the song on the back of a flat tray track as they paraded around the streets of Melbourne also became an instant classic, still regularly aired to this day.

The album is also a great running album, and despite suffering cramps and tiredness after a long, tiring day at work, this was great fun to run to, even though the mp3-box-of-trickery insisted on shuffling the tracks on me. Left calf cramps slowed me down somewhat from about half way through, but I completed a reasonable 6km and was happy with the run.

Also this evening I kicked off the six week 200 sit ups challenge, having been suggested by Andy and being undertaken by at least three of us here (EG, Sweder and myself). My inital "test" was 22, which is "poor", but hey, come back and see me in six weeks baby. Well that all begins in earnest next Monday. But for now, it's a glass of nature's best antioxidant (ie a fine glass of Clare Valley cabernet sauvignon) and a good night's kip.

Gettin' old
Gettin' grey
Gettin' ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin' sold
Second hand
That's how it goes
Playin' in a band

Album du jour: T.N.T. - AC/DC, 1975
Track du jour: T.N.T.