Yearly Archives: 2005

gps, riding, etc

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So I’ve spent way to much time trying to do something that should be very simple. Download a track from my gps, and display it on a map.

This proved to be much more frustrating that I expected, and finally gave up trying to do it on os x and just did it with my linux box using gpsbabel (tiger seems to have broken the osx version).

Then I wrote a python script to split the GPX file into individual track files, and then used gmapper to display the results on google maps. gpsvisualizer works too, but the maps don’t look quite as nice.

If anyone knows of an easier way to do that on osx, that actually works, I’d like to know.

So anyway, Saturdays ride:

and the sat view:

fukadulagon review

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Fukadulaon played last night. Much fun. I think it turned out pretty well.

We were down to a quartet (Anthony couldn’t make it). But that was okay
because the performance space was a bit small. We did three sets, spread
out over the evening. Got to be plenty loud and noisy.

First set was probably my favorite, once we got rolling. Then ending
in particular. Nice crazy crescendo, and some nice call and response
between insane ring modulated guitar and tibetan ritual horn. Second
was cool, with another nice ending. Third set was a bit more laid
back for most of it, with a big crescendo (notice a theme ;->).

Had a blast. Playing with drummer/percussionists is fun, especially
when they are bad ass drummers like John and Will.

Thanks to moonflower, jason0x21, sylvia_wrath,
tree_ish, strontium90, grimepoch, and
any one who came out.

Recording seemed to come out pretty well.

rolling thunder

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This weekend I put the Bonneville on the back of my truck and took it up to my sisters place in northern Virginia. Did a lot of riding with my dad and brother-in-law. About 350 miles in total.

On Sunday, we rode in the Rolling Thunder rally/protest/march. The primary goal is raise awareness of POW/MIA issues. The secondary goal is to get tens of thousands of bikers together.

My dad is a vietnam vet and has been riding every year for a few years, so I went up to ride with him this year. There were a lot of bikes there. I estimated about 10,000-12,000 bikes rode in the parade from the Pentagon, through downtown, and to the Mall. Depending on who you ask, there were between 50,000 and 500,000 bikes downtown in total[1].


The sea of bikes in the Pentagon parking lot.

The ride out of D.C was interesting. If you consider being stuck in traffic on I-95 for an hour interesting.

Most of the rest of the riding that weekend was spent on windy back roads in Caroline county in Virginia. Thats some fun riding.

[1] The event has more than a few political overtones[1], so no surprise the attendance estimates vary greatly.
[2] Not all of which I agree with…

rolling thunder

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This weekend I put the Bonneville on the back of my truck and took it up to my sisters place in northern Virginia. Did a lot of riding with my dad and brother-in-law. About 350 miles in total.

On Sunday, we rode in the Rolling Thunder rally/protest/march. The primary goal is raise awareness of POW/MIA issues. The secondary goal is to get tens of thousands of bikers together.

My dad is a vietnam vet and has been riding every year for a few years, so I went up to ride with him this year. There were a lot of bikes there. I estimated about 10,000-12,000 bikes rode in the parade from the Pentagon, through downtown, and to the Mall. Depending on who you ask, there were between 50,000 and 500,000 bikes downtown in total[1].


The sea of bikes in the Pentagon parking lot.

The ride out of D.C was interesting. If you consider being stuck in traffic on I-95 for an hour interesting.

Most of the rest of the riding that weekend was spent on windy back roads in Caroline county in Virginia. Thats some fun riding.

[1] The event has more than a few political overtones[1], so no surprise the attendance estimates vary greatly.
[2] Not all of which I agree with…

[view at adrianlikins.com ]

motorcycle

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I bought a motorcycle. It’s rad.

It’s a 2004 Triumph Bonneville.

A bit more than I originally intended to spend, but whats new.

I like it.

(photos by previous owner)

Fukadugalon show

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I’ll be playing as part of Fukadugalon, this Thursday, May 26, at badgerhaus.

I’m really looking forward to this, and glad to get a chance to play with
Will and John, both of whom are tremendous drummers and musicians.

To
quote ‘s email announcement:


    Subscape Annex and Phasmatodea merge and play as part of the
    conglomeration of improvisational noise known as Fukadugalon.

    ———————————————–
    “Fukadugalon, (foo-ka-doo-gaah-laan), n.

    1. The use of music to communicate via birds and insects with
    extraterrestrials.

    2. The improvisational noise unit formed by Will Connor (BAAMPHF!,
    Feraliminal Lycanthropizers), John Snead (Dreamscapes of the Perverse,
    BAAMPHF!, Center for Transgressive Behavior [CTB]), Anthony Staton
    (Soulpreacher, Subscape Annex), Steve Burnett (Subscape Annex,
    Phasmatodea), Adrian Likins (Phasmatodea).

    3. BAAMPHF! + Subscape Annex + Phasmatodea put in a blender set on
    ‘Frappe’. ”

    Fukadugalon performs this Thursday night at a house concert at badgerhaus,
    located in the vicinity of Crabtree Mall in west Raleigh.

    Expect percussion both Western and world, Chapman Sticks and theremin,
    and tortured dinosaur synthesizer.

    Location: badgerhaus, located in the vicinity of Crabtree Mall in west
    Raleigh. Contact burnett@pobox.com for directions.

    Time: early. Doors at 7:30. Start at 8pm, ending by 10pm – 10:30pm.

    Cover: None required.

    Note: Fukadugalon is also looking for additional opportunities to perform
    in venues either standard or alternate between now and June 8. Please
    contact burnett@pobox.com if you have ideas or resources, locations or
    situations.

Phasmatodea Shows

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Haven’t played a Phasmatodea show in a little while, and now we have two, maybe three shows up coming.

  • Friday, June 3, 2005, Glitter Gallery, Raleigh, NC
  • Friday, July 8, 2005, first night of a 2-night Noisefest at 434Noise Noisehouse in Charlotte Court House, Virginia

Also, possiblity of another show sometime this week is looming. More details later.