Look at my scars. Look at my bones.

Ladies and gentlemen ... 56 Playlists for 56 Years (1967-2022).

2022 Playlist

Wild - Spoon

Love Me More - Mitski

More Pressure - Kae Tempest ft. Kevin Abstract

About Damn Time - Lizzo

Hi-De-Ho - Jack White ft. Q-Tip

Next to Normal - Lucius

Postman - Toro y Moi

The Only Heartbreaker - Mitski

As It Was - Harry Styles

Ride or Die - Hippo Campus

The house has COVID. I do not. Wish me luck.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 29:07
Pace: 9:23
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 63°
Climate: fucking gorgeous
Mood: good

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x) 

Water: yes
Weight: 183 lbs. (+1.0)

Goal: 180 lbs.  

We ate a lot of bread last night. Gazpacho, yes. But also a lot of bread. And cheese. Pre-Father's Day celebration. Today we have lox and bagels!

Yes, I'm in the zone.

Up next!

So, I got a Covid booster yesterday. And yet, I feel like running. Because it's a beautiful sunny day and I feel great! Also, we're almost through the annual playlists and completion is a thing.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 28:48
Pace: 9:17
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 64°
Climate: sunny & perfect
Mood: all right

Stretches: no (ope)

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x)

Water: yes
Weight: 182 lbs. (-0.5)

Goal: 180 lbs.  

My left knee hurts. Like, it doesn't hurt to run. But it hurts to stand up

2012 Playlist

Good Time - Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Owl City

What Makes You Beautiful - Harry Styles ft. One Direction

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch

Home - Phillip Phillips

Starships - Nicki Minaj

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera

Genesis - Grimes

We Found Love - Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna

Ope, there goes gravity.

A day off. Not broiling hot. I slept for at least eight hours, which is good. dropped some melatonin last night to be sure and it had the desired effect.

That also leaves me groggy in the morning, so it's good not to take it all the time. I'm hoping the run itself is inspiring, and not leaden.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Duration: 30:23
Pace: 9:20
Route: Boulevard Loop
Temperature: 75°
Climate: sunny & hot
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x)

Water: yes
Weight: 182.5 lbs. (-0.5)

Goal: 180 lbs.  

Yep, that was the correct decision.

2002 Playlist

A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix) - Elvis Presley

Clap Your Hands - They Might Be Giants

Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco

Lose Yourself - Eminem

Do You Realize?? - Flaming Lips

A Better Future * - David Bowie

Daybreaker - Beth Orton

Lessons Learned froom Rocky I to Rocky III - Cornershop

Soul Bossanova * - Skeewiff

Feeling kinda better. Put on your sweater.

It was literally 100° during the day yesterday. That morning I was just tired, I pushed it our for TWO DAYS, but my head hurt, and I wanted more rest ... which I did not get. I just lie awake for an hour. Alack. Today is the last day of camp for the week, and I hope to catch up on rest. 

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:08
Pace: 10:03
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 86°
Climate: hot, you know?
Mood: good

Stretches: no

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x)

Water: yes
Weight: 183 lbs. (+1.0)

Goal: 180 lbs.  

Well. That was toasty. But not wearying. It felt great! Like a sauna. Like running through a sauna. I was not naked.

1992 Playlist

Happy - George Michael

Get Ready - 2 Unlimited

Hazy Shade of Criminals - Public Enemy

Jimmy James - Beastie Boys

Take the Power Back - Rage Against the Machine

Erotica - Madonna

Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet

Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms

When I am unhappy there's nothing that can move me.

Camp days are long. Maybe I should have slept this morning, but I can't run after camp. I'm too exhausted. Yesterday I slept for an hour after camp.

It was raining when I got up, but I sat on the side porch and wrote. The rain subsided with the dawn. Time to get out. No time to dawdle on a camp morning.  

Camp camp camp.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Duration: 30:24
Pace: 9:21
Route: Boulevard Loop
Temperature: 67°
Climate: cool, humid & damp
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: no

Water: yes
Weight: 184 lbs. (-0.5)

Goal: 180 lbs.  

Getting there. No pain, easy breathing, some bursts of speed.

1982 Playlist

Sat In Your Lap - Kate Bush

It's Nearly Africa - XTC

She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby

Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant

Don't Pay the Ferryman - Chris de Burgh

The Loved Ones - Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Rock the Casbah - The Clash

Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

Kiss Off - Violent Femmes

Yeah, there are some songs I can't listen to anymore. (I skipped them.)

Think not now your journey's done.

The Musical Box, 6/12/2022

Theater camp begins today! Can I get the rest I need throughout the week to rise early enough to take a run? It is a question and a good one. I am not going to track my diet for the time being, it's become a mania. I am hoping being on my feet all day will help.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Duration: 30:34
Pace: 9:24
Route: Boulevard Loop
Temperature: 63°
Climate: dawn & humid
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: no

Water: yes
Weight: 184.5 lbs. (-2.0)

Achievement Unlocked: 185 lbs.  

New Goal: 180 lbs.

We're in the homestretch! Only six more playlists for the year.

Also? Bought a new phone strap. It's a little big, though.

1972 Playlist

Watcher of the Skies - Genesis

All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones

Roadrunner - Modern Lovers

Walk On the Wild Side - Lou Reed

Hot Rod Lincoln - Commodore Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

Jungle Fever - The Chakachas

She Cracked - Modern Lovers

(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep At All - The Fifth Dimension

New armband ROCKS.

I got all the boys.

I need new sneakers. My ankles were weak on the run Friday afternoon, and pained Saturday morning. I put on my brace bandages, but I think my shoes are entirely flat. Pain shot up my right thigh and sitting was uncomfortable Friday evening. 

Wearing the braces tonight, see what happens.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 28:44
Pace: 9:16
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 73°
Climate: overcast & humid
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x)

Water: yes
Weight: 186.5 lbs. (+0.5)

Goal: 185 lbs.  

Okay, now I am running like the mother fucking wind, my dudes.

Intake (Friday)

Breakfast: banana, coffee (2x)

Lunch: last of the pasta salad (1/2C.)

Dinner: pancake w/butter, syrup & cotage cheese, sausage links (2), egg -- breakfast! 

Evening: beer, ice cream cone

Also, fizzy water (1x)

2007 Playlist

Pumpkin Soup - Kate Nash

1973 - James Blunt

Love Song - Sara Bareilles

Nan You're a Window Shopper - Lily Allen

The Boys - Dragonette

Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - MIKA

I Feel It All - Feist

Kids - MGMT

Watch out now, I'm gonna get there.

Please be sure to drink a glass of water every morning. It makes a difference.

Also, before a summer run. Oof.

Distance: 3 miles
Duration: 28:59
Pace: 9:40
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 75°
Climate: sunny & hot
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: no

Water: not enough!
Weight: 186 lbs. (-0.5)

Goal: 185 lbs.  

Damn, those geese! They have been across my path every day for the past few days. I swear to God one of them is gonna jump me.

Intake (Thursday)

Breakfast: coffee (2x), banana

Lunch: spicy California roll

Dinner: brussels sprouts, hummus w/lamb, nut dip, shrimp, naan

Dessert: ice cream sundae

That was a lot of dinner. I was dining with my eldest, the dishes were deceptive.

1967 Playlist

96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians

I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson

Flying - The Beatles

Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin

Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Boogaloo Down Broadway - Fantastic Johnny C

People Are Strange - The Doors

Are You Experinced? - Jimi Hendrix Experience

Big Boss Man - Elvis Presley

All Tomorrow's Parties - The Velvet Underground and Nico

I FEEL SO EXTRAORDINARY

Tim Cappello, Sexy Saxman.

Afternoon run. Well timed, well run.

Distance: 4 miles
Duration: 38:28
Pace: 9:37
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 69°
Climate: sunny & warm
Mood: good

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x) 

Water: yes
Weight: 186.5 lbs. (+0.5)

Goal: 185 lbs.  

Intake (Wednesday)

Breakfast: bran cereal (1C), berries (1/2C), milk (1/2C), coffee (2x)

Lunch: buffallo chicken salad wrap (half), chips

Dinner: mushroom wrap (half)

Movie night: popcorn, beer

1987 Playlist

I Still Believe - Tim Cappello

The Passenger - Siouxsie & the Banshees

True Faith (New Vresion) - New Order

Seattle - Public Image Ltd.

Sign O' The Times - Prince

Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison

Bedbugs & Ballyhoo - Echo and the Bunnymen

Guns In the Sky - INXS

Need You Tonight - INXS

Mirror People - Love & Rockets

Fraying at the seams every mile that I run.

Ten hours of sleep, I think. It's what I need. It's not what I have been getting, generally, though last night I did, more or less. I was awake. I've been laying off the melatonin. It just makes the morning difficult.

It's been so cool the past week, and I am grateful for that after severeal days in the eighties. I like the hot weather but it had a bad effect on my energy just then. 

Anyway if we're going to do this.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Duration: 31:18
Pace: 9:38
Route: Boulevard Loop
Temperature: 60°
Climate: sunny & nice
Mood: holding a grudge

Stretches: yes

Abdominals: 30 sec. (3x) 

Water: yes
Weight: 186 lbs. (-0-)

Goal: 185 lbs.  

Ten hours, and the breathing is easy, the legs are strong. We took the route which includes a steady incline (or two) and it went very, very well. I feel great, physically. Emotionally, not so much. Better, stronger, but not good.

Intake (Tuesday)

Breakfast: pasta salad (1C), coffee (2x) 

Lunch: Buffalo chicken salad wrap (half), chips

Happy Hour: beer

Dinner: popcorn, cocktail

2017 Playlist

Boogie - Brockhampton

Green Light - Lorde

Lucky Penny - JD McPherson

We Got the Power - Gorillaz ft. Johnny Beth

We Could Run - Beth Ditto

Want You Backi - HAIM

This Is Me (Dave Aude Remix) - Keala Settle & ensemble from "The Greatest Showman"

Drew Barrymore - SZA

On Hold - The xx

May I Have This Dance (Remix) - Francis & The Lights ft. Chance the Rapper 

You are never gonna keep me down.

Getting there.

Two runs within fourteen hours? Why not. The weather is ideal and  I am not, as they say, getting any younger.

There was a party here last night, with pizza and large cookies and ice cream. I had a smallish ice cream cone, that was it. My wife made a pasta salad loaded with vegetables and beans, from which I ate a measured portion.

Yesterday was a good eating day. A treat is a special gift. It's all about portion control and chewing slower. For one day. Can I make it two?

Take it easy.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Duration: 31:13
Pace: 9:36
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 70°
Climate: partly cloudy, so nice
Mood: so much better

Stretches: yes

Water: yes
Weight: 186 lbs. (-1.0)

Goal: 185 lbs.  

Glorious, and so was the weather. I feel like a new person. I think I need more sleep -- at night.

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (2x), bran cereal (1C), berries (1/2C), milk (1/2C)

Lunch: pasta salad (1C), apple

Snack: banana

Treat: cookie (1)

Dinner: pasta w/meatballs, salad, beer

Cocktail: G&T

With this diet I gained one pound.

1997 Playlist

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott

Tuthumping - Chumbawamba

Gettin' Jiggy With It - Will Smith

Your Woman - White Town

MMMBop - Hanson

Walkin' On the Sun - Smash Mouth

Piku - The Chemical Brothers

Keep Hope Alive - The Crystal Method

O shit.

I remember how the darkness doubled.

I've never been afraid to take a run before. I stayed in bed today until well after 1:00 PM. I was awake, I just did not wish to leave.

Distance: 3 miles
Duration: 31:37
Pace: 10:35
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 76°
Climate: sunny & warm
Mood: maintaining

Stretches: yes

Water: yes
Weight: 187 lbs. (-3.0)

Goal: 185 lbs. (because we all need goals)

Challenging. Started all right, but I did wear down. The wife "gave permission" for me to walk, and so I did a bit of that. Made it home running. That's what is important I suppose. 

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (3x)

Lunch: bran flakes (1C), blueberries (1/2C.), milk (1/2C)

Dinner: pasta salad (1.5C), half beer

Dessert: ice cream cone

Cocktail hour: Manhattan

Also; fizzy water (1x)

1977 Playlist

Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk

Birdland - Maynard Ferguson

The Passenger - Iggy Pop

Marquee Moon - Television

Cold As Ice - Foreigner

Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band

Rockaway Beach - The Ramones

Everybody Dance - Chic

Don't stop now.

This week is not good. I am listless and aimless. There are moments of happiness, but even so my diet has been sobatoaged (I did that to myself) and I feel uninspired and weak.

I need to write. I need to be writing. Writing needs to happen It's not just exercise, it's a good diet, exercise and writing. I need motivation. I need to be motivated. I need 

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 32:01
Pace: 10:19
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 63°
Climate: sunny & bright
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes

Water: yes
Weight: 190 lbs. (+1.5)

Slow run, beautiful morning. Winded. Got to keep going. Fewer naps, man. Those things destroy me.

Intake

Breakfast: Tastykake Cherry Pie, coffee

Lunch: pizza, juice

Dinner: TBA

Got to close to the goslings, goose came at me in the air. I ducked and ran away like a goon.

2013 Playlist

When a Fire Starts to Burn - Disclosure

Ain't It Fun - Paramore

The Wire - HAIM

Brave - Sara Bareilles

Work B*tch - Britney Spears

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z

I Love It - Icona Pop ft. Charlie XCX

Chocolate - The 1975

Your pulse would start to rush.

Kraftwerk, 5/29/2022

I need to drink more water, flat water, and all the time, all summer. Hydration should be a big deal for the moment. It's hot!

Distance: 4.5 miles
Duration: 45:25
Pace: 10:05
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 80°
Climate: sunny &hot
Mood: better

Stretches: yes
Weight: 188.5 lbs. (+0.5)

Okay, that was a banger. Can't do that every day, but I don't need to do that every day. Maybe five miles some day soon? Haven't gone that far in a while.

Intake

Breakfast: , pancakes (3) w/butter, syrup & cottage cheese, juice, coffee (3x)

Lunch: tuna sushi, Oreos (3)

Snack: almonds, apple

Dinner: TBA

When the boy makes pancakes, you eat the pancakes.

Summer is here, and we have two Guardians games scheduled for June!

Seventeen runs in May. Not bad.

1993 Playlist

U Got Me Up - Dajae ft. Cajmere

Just Keep Me Moving - k.d. lang

Fuck and Run - Liz Phair

Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect

Walking In My Shoes - Depeche Mode

Big Time Sensuality - Bjork

Tribal Dance - 2 Unlimited

Numb - U2

Rhtyhm Is a Dancer - SNAP!

Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

Deeper and Deeper - Madonna

DID YOU KNOW ...? Pharrell Williams wrote the lyrics for "Rump Shaker." That's right, he's our age.

Standing there but never ever talking sense.

Depression can really affect your physicality. What a fucking pointless day. And I was looking forward to it. Here goes nothing.

Distance: 2 miles

Duration: 21:14
Pace: 10:37
Route: Neighborhood Circuit
Temperature: 80°
Climate: sunny & hot
Mood: very, very, very bad

Stretches: yes
Weight: 188 lbs. (-1.0)

Very hot, very bright. The 70s mix was just the right mood, tomorrow I may go further, with the 1993 mix. Because, you know. That's the greatest year in the history of popular music. 

Intake

Breakfast: chocolate chip cookies (3x), coffee (3x)

Lunch: leftover pizza, Mtn Dew Flamin Hot

Snack: two more cookies

Concert: old fashioned, beer

Dinner: cheesburger, onion rings

What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?

1973 Playlist

I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles

Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John

What Is Hip - Tower of Power

5:15 - The Who

I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis

Paris 1919 - John Cale

It seems farther than ever before.

My high school crowd.

Fun Fact: Running Up That Hill? Not actually about swapping places with God.

Such an awesome run on Friday, but we went out that evening and I was a little uncomfortable in my theater seat and now my thigh hurts in a really odd way. I'm thinking blood clot.

No, not really. But really? It could be a blood clot (not really.)

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:04
Pace: 10:01
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 68°
Climate: sunny & bright
Mood: all right

Stretches: yes
Weight: 189 lbs. (+0.5)

I do love the smell of cannabis in the park

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (2x)

Lunch: big, beautiful salad

Dinner: popcorn, beer (1x)

Nightcap: old fashioned

Also: Fizzy water (2x)

2003 Playlist

Heartbeats - The Knife

Emerge - Fischerspooner

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie

Let's Get It Started (Spike Mix) - Black Eyed Peas

All Wrong - Kaada

Such Great Heights - Postal Service

We Will Become Silhouettes - Postal Service 

Not a bad year for music.

It's got me running and I just can't brake.

Three years ago the eldest and I were home on our own when the third season of Stranger Things was released. We watched the whole thing together in two days. They came over today and we watched the first two episodes of season four together.

Big Carrie energy in those first two episodes.

I'm glad I'm watching it with Z. This is a thing with us, creepy 80s teen series. The repetition, with them. It's reassuring. 

This season takes place in Spring 1986. Crazy, right?

Distance: 4 miles
Duration: 38:37
Pace: 9:39
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 69°
Climate: rain
Mood: better

Stretches: yes
Weight: 189.5 lbs. (+0.5)

Wow. What a difference a day makes. I feel light and free as I started out and it didn't really change. I'm thinking midday naps don't really help they just make me groggy and feel bad. But I do get tired. How do I not get tired? How can I make that not happen during the day?

Intake

Breakfast: mac & cheese (1c.), coffee (2x)

Lunch: Coca-Cola (1x)

Dinner: Lots of veggie plates, cocktail

Nightcap: old fashioned 

Also: fizzy water (2x)

1983 Playlist

Mama* - Genesis

The Greatest Thing - Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Our House - Madness

I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club

Who Do You Want To Be - Oingo Boingo

A Ray of Sunshine - Wham!

Cooky Puss - Beastie Boys

Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

Let Them All Talk* - Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Temptation - Heaven 17

Der Kommissar - Falco

As you smugly walk past you ask yourself, "How did this happen?"

I have been exhausted since four pm. I lay down on the couch and slept for (at least) an hour and I was still exhausted. Nothing to do about it but take a run and see how that makes me feel.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:41
Pace: 9:53
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 75°
Climate: beautiful, you know?
Mood: leaden

Stretches: yes
Weight: 189 lbs. (-0.5)

Remarkable. At the start I could barely move my feet. By the end I was running. I still felt heavy, but I was running.

Now I am going to a candlelight vigil for nineteen slain children. I fucking hate it here.  

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (2x), whole bagel w/cream cheese 

Lunch: onion rings, cheesburger, Coke

Dinner: yesterday's pitza, old fashioned

2018 Playlist

Slide - Naked Giants

The Middle - Zedd ft. Maren mOrris & Grey

Love It If We Made It - The 1975

Chity Looks Pretty - Courtney Barnett

This Is America - Childish Gambino

Superstar - Brandon Victor Dixon & Company

New Rules - Dua Lipa

Get Out - CHVRCHES

How Did This Happen? - BODEGA

The closest to heaven that I'll ever be.

Fucking horrible. This nation is fucking horrible. Except for right here, in my city. Last night I attended an outdoor celebration of musical achievement for my son, and the crowd was beautiful. The weather was beautiful. Even the orchestra was beautiful.

That last was a musical theater reference. If you know, you know.

Distance: 3.3 miles
Duration: 31:24
Pace: 9:31
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 62°
Climate: Sunny & nice
Mood: not good

Stretches: yes
Weight: 189.5 lbs. (+1.5)

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (2x)

Mid-morning: banana bread, latte

Lunch: ramen w/broccoli

Snack: small bowl of cheesy poofs

Dinner: pesto pita pizza w/artichokes, olives, mozz & slivered almonds

1998 Playlist

La femme d'argent - AIR

The Way  - Fastball

One Week - Barenaked Ladies

Outside - George Michael

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Beastie Boys

The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim

Bangers.

Trying hard to piece together a broken dream.

So, we're back to the thing where my ankles hurt or feel weak after runs. The wife thinks I need new kicks and she's right, I do. Because summer's here and the time is right for running the street!

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 29:33
Pace: 9:31
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 57°
Climate: cool & sunny - perfect!
Mood: angsty

Stretches: yes
Weight: 188 lbs. (-0.5)

It is a drag to run and obsess about someone you are pissed about. Such a waste. Feeling good, though, catching runs between the rains. Also? Wore ankle braces. We'll see if that makes any difference.

Intake

Breakfast: bagel w/cream cheese, coffee (2x), orange juice

Lunch: leftover vegetable sushi, banana

Cocktail hour: Old fashioned, chevre plate

Dinner: TBA

Also: fizzy water (1x)

1978 Playlist

Scenes From a Night's Dream - Genesis

Heart of Glass - Blondie

Going Under - Devo

(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart

Every 1's a Winner - Hot Chocolate

I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan

Rasputin - Boney M.

News from today's Brooklyn Half Marathon is that a runner died after crossing the finish line, with fifteen others injured. This is all due to the heat. It's a terrible tragedy, and one that will no doubt repeat itself in the years to come.