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Turbo turmoil...

Rob Spedding, Editor Saturday, Feb 16, 2008 10.25am

So, there I am putting in a cheeky session on the turbo. iPod on shuffle, playing the game of songs with plenty of BPM go hard, lurve songs go slow. And it's working well...

Of course it is, I've got impeccable music taste me. So, Muse, Stockholm Syndrome, gets me moving, LCD Soundsystem Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Pretentious mix) pushes me towards MHR. Luckily, PJ Harvey butts in with You Said Something and I can relax a little. Death in Vegas join the fray, Placebo - for old times sake, Radiohead, (maybe whisper these ones Coldplay, The Killers), Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Gorrilaz, Mull Historical Society, Tom Mcrae, Hot Chip, Klaxons....  (Look, I was an indie kid alright.)

I'm  almost enjoying myself. On a turbo. Hell, I even try and sing along. (Bad - took me above the max the HRM had set for me.) And then it all goes badly, badly wrong. First Prince pops along with Kiss. Actually, I like this, but it's not my music. Mr Prince belongs to Mrs Spedding. No worries, I can put up with that  as hopefully Elbow or something will be next. 

What-the-hell-is-going-on? My ears, my ears - they're....they're bleeding! Will Young is singing All Time Love. He drains the glycogen from my legs, sucks the breath from my lungs. I want to be sick. Will Young leaves me a broken man. I climb off the turbo and take a shower. I feel dirty. 

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  • I wondered what happened to my Will Young mousemat. I'd suggest 'You and I" for a gentle recovery ride.

  • Sad thing Albert, is that I was outside!

  • One of the best ideas would be to actual go outside, regardless of weather!!! It's easier said then done but It's more rewarding then on a trainer ? http://cycling-uk.weloveit.info/

  • I could have sworn i saw Rob coming back from lunch today clutching a Boyzone CD. It all adds up now.

  • Indie kid?!? I thought you spent your formative years listening to Elton John and Queen... Mrs Spedding

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