I want kiss i want to dead9/23/2023 ![]() Just two days before his death he won the senior Scottish cross country mountain bike title, 20 years after victory in the same event as a junior. After years in semi-competitive retirement Wardell had returned to elite competition in 2021. As a coach, a former Scottish Cycling member of staff, and a huge advocate for cycling, he believed fervently in the power of the bicycle. Wardell was a big believer in the bid, an official advisor to it. It marks the first ever attempt by cycling’s governing body to combine all four disciplines - track, road, BMX, and mountain bike - into one big championship. She has decided to speak for one reason: the UCI Cycling World Championships begin in Glasgow later this week. “The last few weeks have been.everything is still s-.” “The truth is I’m not really in a place to…” she says. She apologises, saying she nearly pulled out of giving this interview a number of times. Even now, she is not sure she is ready to do so. He was just 37.Īrchibald has not spoken publicly about Wardell’s death until today. Paramedics arrived within minutes but were unable to save his life. Then, as the true horror of what was unfolding dawned on her, she rang 999. At first she did not realise how serious it was. She woke at around 9am to find him gasping for air. He suffered a cardiac arrest while he and Archibald were in bed together. “You can see the velodrome, you can pinpoint where the West Highland Way would be, and Ben Lomond, and the Gleniffer Braes and the Kilpatrick and Campsie ranges, and all of these things that Rab has a connection to because he’s just synonymous with cycling in Glasgow…” “There’s this perfect spot where you can see out over the city,” double Olympic champion Archibald says. In particular she is thinking of a bench, 10 minutes from their home, where they would sit together and marvel at how happy they were. The Scottish cyclist is remembering sitting in Cathkin Braes Country Park, a familiar landmark on the southern skyline of Glasgow, with her partner Rab Wardell, the Scottish mountain bike champion. Since then, he’s found a freedom in that catalog.Katie Archibald is fighting back tears, as she has been for much of the last hour. Russo finally got to know the Dead’s music when Bob Weir and Phil Lesh hired him in 2008 to play in Furthur – not because he knew the catalog, but because he’s an awesome drummer. Later, he got serious about jazz and improvisational music in the 2000s with the Benevento/Russo Duo (keyboardist Marco Benevento plays in JRAD along with guitarists Tom Hamilton and Scott Metzger and bassist Dave Dreiwitz). ![]() 12.Īs a kid in the ’80s, Russo dug the heavy and hard stuff: Zeppelin, Sabbath, Iron Maiden, KISS, and Rush. Over a decade, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead has grown from club dates to 5,000-seat venues – JRAD performs at Leader Bank Pavilion on, Aug. ![]() Russo started the band on a lark, a one-night-only event, but fans wanted more, and more, and more. “It’s kind of insane that this is still a thing,” Russo told the Herald with a laugh. But it’s still surprising that Joe Russo’s Almost Dead tribute project has lasted 10 years. With his eclectic interests, just about the only band that scratches every music itch is the Grateful Dead. But Russo also likes to play straight-ahead rock, psychedelic rock, Americana, and more. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |