Archive for the ‘2oceansvibe’ tag
Hats off to our big sister…… 6 comments
Rivercityvibe was inspired by the “weblog” of my South African buddy, Seth Rotherham. His Cape Town-based site 2oceansvibe (see what he did there) is Africa’s second most trafficked WEBSITE (true story). It has propelled him to levels of fame and fortune not often seen in the blogging world. His secret?
He hates hipsters and has no truck with their boring blogs or their terrible ‘blogosphere’ circle-jerkery. He shuns them as I would shun a rabid dog.
Seth and I handled some rough work back in the day. The phrase we usually use to describe our relationship is, “we stole some horses together.” This is not meant to be literal (rustling is illegal, folks), rather it’s mean to hint at what life was like back in the days when pairs fire and maneuver was needed just to get to the nearest bar…..
To show you how he rolls these days, here is an interview with South Africa’s ELLE Magazine which I would have posted for its humor value even if I had no connection to the subject:
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Nice hat. He’s got the whole Hunter T vibe going on. I am told the fact that rivercityvibe was not mentioned in the answer to the last question was an editing decision made by the poor folks at Elle.
They know not what they do. It’s cool.
The consequences will be felt through the mysterious workings of karma.
Music to run to……. 4 comments
I think you know that I have the ability to DESTROY my personal trainer when it comes to running long distances moderately quickly. He might be able to “bench” more than me (he is an alternative-lifestyle body-builder) but I pwn him when it comes to covering ground.
Part of the secret is running to the right music. A couple of weeks ago, my buddy, Seth Rotherham on our African sister-site 2oceansvibe, used Twitter to ask for recommendations for good work-out songs. I suggested my favorite running song of all time. This Time, by The Verve.
It’s not what you would think of as a work-out song, but it really is. It has a rapid back beat and pleasantly repetitive lyrics. It also builds to a crescendo. May suggest you all try it, on your next 5 miler? I guarantee it will knock 30 seconds off per mile. I usually just loop it over and over. That’s why I am so swift.