iPod Friday 11

As an intro to this Friday’s musical offering, here’s a cranky submittal from an old running pal (see 5 Squirrels) from a while ago, she and I ran the Big Sur Marathon several years back, laughing most of the way. Take it away, M:

"Hey you! Yeah, you! With your left testicle flapping in the breeze next to me. There's a reason why they stopped making micro shorts in the 70's. And it's because when I'm packed like a sardine in a high school gym waiting to make the 2 mile trek to the starting line of some fifty dollar road race I don't want to look up from pinning on my number and find myself staring right into your biznazz... (or biz"nads" as the case may be...).”

So yes, some people don’t know when to let go of those fishnet shorts they got at the Montreal ’76 Olympics. Well, ‘some people’ generally means ‘old guy/running veteran/vaseline abuser’, but I’ve seen quite a few ‘international’ runners wearing not-so-hot pants or wispy outfits in races, too. Well, most Americans go for a lamentably baggy look, so maybe there’s a silver lining to that sad fashion trend.

Ran a 20-miler once with another running friend, and we kept getting passed by some guy with his pants hiked so high it was like a mall visit to Das Wiener Haus of Crack. As the girls at the galleria would say, ‘like, gross!’ We just HAD to pass this guy, and we finally did in the last mile, and in the end we congratulated ourselves for days.

So if you’re reading this, you’re probably not an offender, but you know exactly what I mean. Anyway folks, I know it’s hot, and less is better, but not always.

Hearing this tune (link below) recently got me thinking about this delicate topic. Used to listen to Siouxsie in the day, and this one has the usual faux-serious funny lyrics (‘flacid ego in your hand’) and an arrangement that can only be filed under ‘schizoid marching band’. Siouxsie is one of a long line of love-them-or hate-them screamers from Yoko to Nina to Björk today… so enjoy this little creepshow, and when running (and well, generally) remember to please cover up your stuff, there are children around.

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-a-boo! (Banana Hammock Mix).