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Music To Run To . . . Part II
Yes, the 'listen again' option from the Beeb - excellent for those of us too busy or untogether to keep up with scheduled programming. Tom Waits, eh? Used to hear a fair bit of Tom on the Peel show. There was an eclectic mix of styles and sounds, oft copied, rarely matched. I'll give that R3 show a listen.
The I-Pod shuffle sounds like a great idea.
Early on in my running life I tried running with a Sony Discman. It had an anti-jog facility which I always thought was there to prevent skipping on CDs. It turned out to be some sort of sinister campaign by the Japanese to stop people running to music. That is, the discs skipped horribly. It may be the delicate nature of the equipment was not designed to withstand a running style that, coupled with my considerable bulk, registered on the richter scale.
I use the DAB portable as a sort of shuffle device.
I can listen to live cricket - OK, not everyone's cuppa - or on occasion a live football match. I've done this a few times and it's especially good when I'm banking miles on a regular, well trodden path - time flies by. When I do tune in to Planet Rock I have no idea what's coming up - they cover a broad band from the '60's onwards.
I have a CD with a collection of favorite classical music - Beethoven, Wagner, Nessun Dorma - generally uplifting, powerful stuff. When the wind blows hard and the rain comes in sideways this is the only soundtrack for me.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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