Speed climbing
Dan Osman climbs this 400ft wall (rated 5.7) in 4.5mins without ropes. Incredible – real life spiderman. He makes it look so easy.
Archive for May, 2007
Greatest guitarists of all time
Rolling Stone’s 100 best of all time. But where’s Slash? 1Jimi Hendrix 2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band 3 B.B. King 4 Eric Clapton 5 Robert Johnson 6 Chuck Berry 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan 8 Ry Cooder 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 11Kirk Hammett of [...]
Jolene (White Stripes)
Seems Icky isn’t available for the rest of us non-americanos for now. We’ll wait and see. Instead, this live version of ‘Jolene’ is an incredible rendition. I couldn’t believe that it was a Dolly Parton cover, but it really is. Here’s her original. Your beauty is beyond compare, with flaming locks of auburn hair, with [...]
Icky Thump (White Stripes)
The Icky Thump video gets released today and with any luck it should show up here. The new album gets released mid-june. Can’t wait (F11 maximises as you know!) Icky Thump Lyrics
What’s become of Plett??
Let me tell you about ‘Plett‘. Plettenburg Bay (as it was known to only hardcore clutch-plates) is a place of happy memories. Plett was a guiding mid-year light for us at school. We went to Plett at December too, but the June/July holidays were always Plett time. The surf was solid then and the crowds [...]
Battle at Kruger
Lion, Buffalo and Crocs all battle it out, with a few unexpected twists
