Entries by WorldRider Allan Karl

Slower, Baby.

The Good Stuff Takes Its Time. We weren’t buried in snow. Not yet. The mountain gave us enough. A few solid runs. By late afternoon our thighs were burning and all three of us had our sights set on a chair, a decent restaurant, something worth eating — and for me, something worth drinking. Three […]

Still in the Song at Eighty-Five

Last night wasn’t about miles ridden or borders crossed. It was about time. Eighty-five years old. Onstage. Live Jorma Kaukonen. Founder member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame thirty years ago. The original. The real thing. Still playing like that. I’ve been a fan of Jorma […]