August 6th, 2008
Midweek Mythbusting: Running the World
The Olympics are already on my nerves, so we’re going to take a brief detour from the weekly makeover. What happened? Well, some silly cyclists wore some silly masks when they got off the plane in Beijing, which made everyone act silly (I’m trying to be nice here). The national coverage and local conversations that followed were not . . . encouraging. And while all us chickens are pecking at our own little circles, without ever looking up, I’m reminded:
Yes, that’s Jarvis Cocker’s Running the World. Listen to it. Understand it. Remember it. Probably not kid safe, but they’ll learn it soon enough.
hoobie says:
Awesome song. Words and sentiment remind me of Billy Bragg.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Blacknell.net » Beijing Olympics: Track Racing says:
[...] Lea (most recently famous as the US cyclist who wore a mask getting off the plane in Beijing and made everyone else act a fool as a result) is writing up his experience. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own [...]
August 14th, 2008 at 11:09 pm