http://www.cyberhobo.net There's always a place to go, and a way to get there... Tue, 13 May 2008 23:56:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Similar in setting and theme to Come Early Morning, but a bit more extreme with rockin' performances that keep these seriously messed up characters real. Enjoy watching the blind lead the naked to redemption. http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/05/11/movie-black-snake-moan-2007/ Ann has been in Sante Fe a month now. I've spent much of that month looking forward to meeting her this weekend in Penitente Canyon. It takes about 3 seconds after I arrive Saturday morning to sink into a blissful reunion. We spend some hiking and climbing in cool but ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/04/27/pentitente-canyon-rendevous/ 37.84335 -106.28587 I join Kate, Mark, and Sean at Buttonrock for the mostly blissfully warm and sunny climbing day so far this season. A day out that is warm and sunny all day long. BLISS. My routes: Green Slab 5.9+ I try to warm up on this, and take a pretty good fall! ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/04/19/buttonrock-climbing-2/ 40.21556 -105.36639 Jeffrey Kahane, with Christopher Taylor on piano, delves three generations back into his family history to the holocaust, and brings us music from that time that was nearly lost in the horrors of World War II. Kurt Weill wrote his Symphony No. 2 in exile, Viktor Ullman composed his piano ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/04/12/live-music-hope-from-despair/ Jeffrey Kahane returns to challenge us with some more modern music. The program starts with Haydn Symphony No. 98, which I image was supposed to draw the crowd, but didn't. Jeffrey looks a little shocked when he sees the empty house. He conducts a tight performance anyway. The Toy Fantasy ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/04/05/live-music-cutler-toy-fantasy-for-two-harps/ Reading these books in the order they were written has been an intriguing peek into the life of the author as well a satisfying plunge into a good story. Having written the series over the entire course of his life, Asimov's interests and values changed and grew richer, and the ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/04/05/books-foundation-series-isaac-asimov/ Ann leaves today to start her new job in Santa Fe on Wednesday. I'll have plenty of things to keep me busy: selling Moby Jane, fixing up the camper and cargo trailer, and taking steps toward my dream of true mobile work with a heavy dose of outdoor time. I'll ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/03/24/ann-goes-to-santa-fe/ We make it back to Dad's house just in time to prepare for a concert. Gabriela Montero will play the 3rd Rachmaninoff piano concerto, and before it even starts we're trying hard not compare her unfairly to "Olga". As it turns out, she has a bit of a rocky night! ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/03/22/live-music-cso-gabriela-montero/ The Canyonlands Needles Outpost is not to be missed. Get your solar-powered, off-the-grid milkshakes and hot showers here. Scramble on the rocks by your campsite. Have a cold microbrew. But I probably am wasting my pixels, because every time I try to tell someone how great Tracey and Gary are, ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/03/22/the-needles-outpost/ For our last day we decide to try a few more routes at Potash Road. The most exciting part of the day comes just after parking. We're between the river and the road, and as I'm leaving the camper, T-Rex darts out. I panic, yell at Ann to grab him, ... http://www.cyberhobo.net/2008/03/21/potash-road-revisited/ 38.53715577584104 -109.6047592163086