蘑菇山遊記

前幾天再闖Stevens Creek水塘，今次不環塘，而是一嘗本地著名斜路Montebello Rd（不知為何該路名總令我想起蘑菇，其實portobello才是一種蘑菇的名稱！）感覺上該路比我以前踩過的都要辛苦，因為既長且斜。4.5英里上斜有3英里都很斜！翻查斜路排行榜，原來Montebello排名比大名鼎鼎的Old La Honda要高，卻稍遜於早前上過的Mt Hamilton（雖然我覺得今次上Montebello斜一點，可能Mt Hamilton從另一邊上更斜，或者排名和路的長度有關，從SJ上Mt Hamilton超過11英里）上到一半，往下一望，水塘已小得像面盆；忽然想起曾經爬過我頭的車手應該是時候下山吧，為甚麼沒見到？心中不禁一寒，唯有唱唱歌壯膽，立時想到：
獨自在山坡　高處未算高
命運在冷笑　暗示前無路
浮雲遊身邊　發出警告
我高視闊步

雖知此山頭　猛虎滿佈
膽小非英雄　決不願停步
冷眼對血路　寂寞是命途
明月映山岡　倍覺孤高

Musicians of the day: Stan Killian and David Binney

Both are jazz saxophonists. Killian plays tenor while Binney plays alto. I found this good review on Stan Killian's recent album, Unifed. David Binney plays alto on three of the tracks. While on Rhapsody, I also checked out a CD with David Binney as leader called Cities and Desires from 2006. It's a very interesting concept: each tune is about a different city, including LA, Rome, Montreal, London, Lisbon... etc.