Go Your Own Way

MODERN CLASSICS

Η Ρετρό επανάσταση

Δεν είναι μόνο η αυθεντική ρετρό σχεδίαση των κλασσικών γραμμών του που θα σας ενθουσιάσει, αλλά και η μοντέρνα τεχνολογία τους που κάνει τον μοτοσικλετισμό διασκέδαση

Sodden Socking Saturday

Seven days to go to the Bikesafe assessment day and the amount of time on the boxer barely renders me competent to make it to the venue......oh dear. So 30 minutes has been spent in the car park practising slow speed control during a 20 minute rain break. Let's hope for some fine evenings next week!

The sponge diver's song that became a worldwide hit

I quote from a Kalymnos website:

"Everybody knows the song "Dirlada" since it was a worldwide hit at the beginning of 70ies.
But only a few know that it is a sponge diver song from Kalymnos.
It's career started when Domna Samiou (a Greek folklore music legend) discovered Pandelis Ginnis, a sponge diver's boat captain, ho sung it on a very special way and recorded it.

Then it was recorded by Dionysis Savopoulos. It became his best commercial hit.
Our big musician Nikos Xilouris followed along with many Greek and foreigner musicians.
In the 70ies it became a worldwide hit and it was danced for many years in Discos.
The last version we found is a Techno!!!! version from the French band "Les Bronzes".

You can see lyrics and descriptions in next pages. From here you can download:

The "5+4=9 Pente kai tessera ennia" a version of Dirlada before it becomes a record. The first recorded Dirlada by "Pandelis Ginnis" . Dedicated to my friend IVAN who did not believe me when I informed him that Dirlada is coming from Kalymnos and I promised to prove it to him." POOR BASTARD.

Does Anyone Actually Look at this Stuff?

Easycruising again?

Could I stand 7 days in an orange cabin on the good ship Easycruise One?

Athens by bike

I like the way that the C90's skate out of the way....

Frankincense, burning wax and the prospect of eating fresh fish for lunch following the necessary full immersion in the Aegean Sea (i.e. swim to cool off) - heavenly - Efharisto poli Aghios Nicholaos.