Pete Hindle

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Being offically ‘old’ this year, it’s my ambition to ride the route know as the coast to coast before I become thirty. As part of that ambition, myself, Alan, and Brian did a training ride today along some of the excellent cyclepaths in the area. We were riding into the strong headwinds on the entire trip out, giving us an average speed of about 10mph, and at one point one of those old gnarly cyclists with legs like granite sped past us.

(I think we got pwned, but Brian says it’s something to look forward to - being old gnarly cyclists, that is, not being pwned)

On the way back we stopped off for a beer and burger combo at a Lloyds sports bar on Newcastle’s Quayside. Although it was only midday, already there was a hen party wearing masks at the bar. I felt a little self-conscious in my cycling gear, but mainly knackered.

This isn’t a real podcast. This is kind of a stopgap measure, inbetween other podcasts…

newcastlegraft-podcast-4.5 “What Kind of Cheese are You?”

Sometimes, things just don’t work out. This podcast just failed to work, with a combination of tiredness, a massive echoing space, and a microphone-shy guest. So, because I said I’d make a podcast this week, I’ve released the best bit of our conversation, where Iain Clark quizzes myself and Topsy about what kind of cheese we are.

Note that there is no discussion of art in this podcast, and only slight reference to actual cheeses. Cheese photo provided by Chris Buecheler. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

That’s some delicious cheese. Thanks, Chris.

A two-hander this week, as myself and Topsy discuss some of the various arts events on this week. Then, in a deep and moving epilogue, we discuss the mechanics of podcasting, and if we are getting any better at it - which, ironically, got destroyed in the cruddy editing process that I use. Next episode should see a dramatic improvement in quality as I buy a mike and some editing software. Podcast no. 4 - PANG! This episode runs about half an hour long, and is named in honour of the Whitley Bay rock group, Tygers of Pan Tang. Some of the things we discussed were:

• The new blog by Mark Robinson.
• The Slow TV show in High Bridge…
• … and the Waygood’s future.
• Of course, the AV festival (again!), but specifically the Alt Gallery show.
• Jock Mooney’s postcard from Japan, and his show on Thursday.
• And finally, Tynemouth Station’s gallery.