Back to hockey
When I applied for a student job at my current employer - about 6 yrs ago - I came with a nice black eye resulting from a crash during inline hockey practise. About 1 yr later, I gave up on coaching two classes, citing time reasons.
After some significant private emotions, come and gone back pains on Friday, I went up the attic on Saturday, went through three huge bags of sports equipment and emerged with a still too heavy back filled with skates (inline), protection and several jerseys.
Sunday morning I went to the gym hall near Berliner Tor in Hamburg, put on my equipment (struggling a bit with the right order) and found out, that at least the leg movement was pretty much still there. Hand movement too, which means that my finishing touch was as bad as ever. What was not there was any kind of stamina in my inner leg muscels, needed to push off with each stride. It still hurts today. Also absent the general conditioning needed for longer shifts. It went so far that at one point I just gave up, fearing I’d collaps if my heart rate kept up that high - I wonder why hockey gets it up so good while cycling I can’t get to raise it at all…
I’ll be back!
No complaints
About a year ago a friend of a friend turned me on to the lectures of Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm. I found the lecture on No Complaints quite relaxing.
Running
I did go for a run on Tuesday night. Due to various degree of sickness, scheduling and other things it has been 2 weeks since the last run. It was already 10.30pm but still, I had a shitty day. Managed about 2 rounds less then usual, I should get the Nike+ set back up and work on the setlist again.
21-06-08, Bruce Springsteen in Hamburg
Well, well, well, after a rocky trip to the arena (dad forgot his ticket at my flat, I needed to sell an extra ticket), we grabbed a beer and a bun and settled in our nosebleed seeds at 75EUR a pop. The tickets were a b-day present for my dad and I am only writing this to explain that I am not a die-hard Boss-fan, just an average connaisseur who likes Thunder Road, Freehold and some other tunes.
The seats weren’t all bad, at least you could see everything and the sound was good, too. Springsteen is like an energizer bunny, performing even longer. 220 mins was the first part, then another 25 mins encore. Many hits were there, but also an impromptu part where he took suggestions from fans.
Here are some pictures from the show and a little sound clip. No Thunder Road after all, but apart from that a nice set (according to Backstreets.com):
Out in the Street
Radio Nowhere
Prove It All Night
The Promised Land
Spirit in the Night
Something in the Night
Held Up Without a Gun
Atlantic City
Gypsy Biker
Because the Night
She’s the One
Livin’ in the Future
Mary’s Place
Sherry Darling
I’ll Work for Your Love
Hungry Heart
Incident on 57th Street
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
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7 Nights to Rock
Rosalita
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land
I had seen Springsteen in ‘99 on the last night of a 16-concert home stint in New Jersey, with guests like Richie Sambora, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi etc. That was a cool show, but the Show on Saturday was better I think. He owned the arena, rocking like 30, not like 58.
Interestingly, a lot of 20somethings were in the “mosh”-pit, so Springsteen’s legacy is sure to live on beyond the people his age. I got goose-bumps watching a little boy of maybe 10yrs groove along in the first row and having his hand shaken by Springsteen - a memory for a live-time I am sure and I hope my little boy will collect similar experiences as well.
