Another late post. This week has been a week of ups and downs, I suppose all weeks are like that, but this was more so.
Almost two weeks ago, I purchased a bicycle. Nothing fancy, but a commuter type bike so that I could ride the three miles to work. I figured that it's time I get some more exercise, and the fact that I ride to work in half the time it takes the bus is a big plus as well. So I've been riding, pretty much rain or shine for the last two weeks. I find the ride clears my head before and after work, plus it feels kind of like a mission riding through London traffic. The motorists here are pretty used to bicycles being all over the place, and so they treat them pretty well most of the time. Drunks however do not.
Last night was a going away party for one of my co-workers. He's heading back to Australia with his wife after having spent a number of years here. So in celebration, the cast and crew of Rose Morris went to a nearby pub after work and proceeded to get pretty trashed. After 5 hours and 6 pints, I was in no shape to ride my bicycle home, so I locked it up near work and tubed it home. This afternoon on collection, it appears that someone has kicked my front derailleur which makes it hard to change gears. It's not a hard fix, and the bike shop is going to take care of it tomorrow. I'm just a bit pissed that somebody would do that to a bike. It's not like they bent a tire, or tried to steal it. They just kicked one really important part. Now that is London for you. People here tend to drink more than they should and tend to do stupid things when drunk because they don't care about the repercussions. Hopefully I'll be back on two wheels come Tuesday morning.
On another note, I'm saying goodbye to my trusted Eden 210XST bass cabinet. The damn thing takes up too much room, and now that I'm not a gigging bass player, it is hard to justify keeping it around. The good thing is that once I've sold it, I can use the money to pick up an RC-50 loopstation and work on my live act. I'm looking forward to kicking it into second gear. Wish me luck.
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