New Years’ Eve. The end of a good year. Last bike ride of the year. A seven o’clock start from somewhere in Fairfield, six of us headed out on a two hour ride out around Heidelburg, Doreen, various hilly parts to the north east of the city, then back again. The last few months have seen me only riding to and from work, laziness, house-moving, holidays, it all hit hard as I could barely keep up and had to be almost carried back the last stretch to Mill Park! The coffee at Tom’s house afterwards was a life-saver.
Off to the Rosstown this evening for the New Years’ gig. Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist — a fantastic band name, but a fairly dull and lacklustre show. I’m not sure who the intended audience was, maybe we were too young, it just didn’t quite seem to jell with the crowd, the band, the brightly lit room and the music. Trains there and back were packed, nearly requiring a shoe-horn to get on at Oakleigh, I feel sorry for anyone trying to head for the city and get on at Caulfield or further in! Back out it was slightly better, we could stand without being stood on, and its only a couple of stops from Carnegie to Oakleigh and home.
