What we’re listening to
In an attempt to be more Zen-like, we tried to ride without music and instead take in the sounds of Thailand. That was short lived, I caved after Day 1 and strapped in my iPod. JuAnne and Danny caved shortly after. After 5 days, Rahul has still maintained his Zen only because he has deformed ears and earphones won’t fit his ears. Instead, he has filled the silence with self-pep talks. On my playlist: Powered by the usual Girl Talk with some power songs peppered in between. The standout song being The Who’s Teenage Wasteland - which turboed me past my rival who apparently was racing me without me opting in. Off the road, I’ve found solace and the comfort of home in looping Ryan Adams’ Easy Tiger during the long bus rides and sleepless mornings. - Karen The songs that give me the extra boost: Don’t stop the music - Rihanna, Hate Me - Blue October, Apologize - Timbaland and of course my song of the year. - JuAnne Without thinking about it too much, I shuffled the 292 songs I happened to have on the iPhone. It was a good thing iit was filled with the likes of Bishop Allen, Grandaddy, and Weezer to keep things upbeat. Thelonious Monk provided the soundtrack to relaxed on-the-bike conversations. And just for kicks, I put on an episode of WNYC’s Radiolab for a stretch of riding. Talk radio didn’t work so well when I had to push up those hills. - Danny
