I am pondering a stop in London this weekend as I have to go to Cambridge anyway. My 13yr old nephew is playing a gig at a pub in Stratford and I absolutely have to go. He is playing again on the 29th at the Horseshoe...budding rock star.

If anyone has a hankering for a cycling vacation in 2008, Nadir has just announced the dates for the Grand Premio de Guatemala. This is a 10 day stage race/party around Lake Atitlan and is a fantastic time. There is a hill climb stage...a volcano downhill...and several road race stages. Most of the out of towners just go for fun but there are always quite a few Guatemalan pros that show up. This event is bi-annual and this year falls on Sept 10-21. I had committed to doing tech support for Crank the Shield but am cancelling that to go south. The sweetest thing about this race is the value. You get transportation in Guatemala...accommodation...all your food (Nadir flies in a chef and all diets are taken care of) and race fees for $500CAD for 10 days. Nadir always rents a huge house in Panajahel for a week after so you can always stick around after the race for some extra chillin. If you can afford it and get the time off, go for this event...you will not regret it.

Hey T.J....did ya get the band for yer rollers yet? I was thinkin since I live, ohhhhhh, 50 seconds from you, we could get together and do some roller racing. Let me know.