The Descriptive

I have recently started playing drumset for Spencer Relyea in his band called The Descriptive. The band is really fun to play in and I get along well with the band members. This includes Spencer Relyea, Thatcher Glalitlli (butchered your last name ha!), and Ryan Relyea! Love these kids! I am mainly a drummer and I like being told what to play so this band is perfect! Spenny has also allowed us to do back up vocals and harmonies which has been really awesome so far! I have never been able to write complete, full music so its nice to have someone who has already done that and we are privileged to play his songs! Just keeping ya updated! Check him out on myspace.com/thedescriptive, facebook! ha!

Cycling: What a relief!

I started seriously biking in high school. My first bicycle that I bought and fixed up was a girl's road bicycle from the local Deseret Industries. It was pink that faded to seafoam green from the rear of the bicycle to the front. I rode that thing everywhere! The second bicycle I had was also from DI. It was a Huffy Mountain Bicycle that was bright yellow. I bought new tires and tubes for it (from Wal-Mart, cause you gotta stay cheap when you are trying to live a sustainable life) and rode it for a while. A couple months after I purchased it, I decided to convert it into a fixed gear bicycle. My friend, Tom, was the only person who I had ever seen riding a fixed gear and it seemed very hard, but I thought it was worth a try. I visited Biker's Edge bicycle shop and purchased a rear 16 tooth cog and had them put it on the rear wheel. This required the removal of the cassette cog and the attachment of the 16 tooth cog with a lockring to keep it on. While at the bicycle shop every employee there asked me some question about my bicycle and I had no clue! I have ridden bicycles for a while, but up until the point where I switched to fixed gear (this day is what made up my mind) I knew nothing about the workings of a road bicycle. My reasons for switching to fixed gear: 1) I love the simplicity! 2) I can fix my bicycle all by myself, without having to go to a bicycle shop and being made a fool because I don't know where some part goes or what not. 3) Makes riding a road bicycle so much more fun allowing for track stands, skids, and attempting wheelies! I am riding a 54 cm fixed/single speed bicycle with a flip flop hub and have been riding it for almost six months now.

Now just wish I had this: