TDean Photography

"So much to do, so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow" ~ Smash Mouth

A couple more from the races over the weekend. Not what I normally shoot, but this was a lot of fun and I learned quite a bit about what to do and not do. And the best part is we get a few more years to enjoy this experience.

Charleston hosts the USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships, which serves as a qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Team.

"We lived happily forever
So the story goes
But somehow we missed out
On the pot of gold
But we'll try, best that we can
To carry on" ~ Styx

"I don't mind you comin' here
And wastin' all my time
'Cause when you're standin' oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
It's not the perfume that you wear
It's not the ribbons in your hair
And I don't mind you comin' here
And wastin' all my time" ~ The Cars

"I found a picture of you, oh-oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh-oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart" ~ The Pretenders

"They say some days you're gonna win
They say some days you're gonna lose
I tell you I got news for you
You're losin' all the time you never win
If you believe that's how it's gonna be I'd better
Put you down" ~ ELO

"You can do what you want to whenever you want to
You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
Do what you want to whenever you want to
Do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing
Big nothing" ~ Elliott Smith

"Angie, Angie
When will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie
Where will it lead us from here?
With no lovin' in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say we're satisfied
Angie, Angie
You can't say we never tried" ~ The Rolling Stones

"Now I'm on my feet again
Better things are bound to happen
All my dues surely must be paid
Many miles and many tears
Times were hard but now they're changing
You should know that I'm not afraid" ~ Bad Company

Got set up early for the Eclipse, but the clouds were so thick and not a break in sight, so I packed everything and went back inside. A bit later the sun was shining bright through the window and when I went back out there was a break in the clouds, so I grabbed my gear and set back up......

"Wait a minute, did I hear you say
You're goin' far away again?
Try to change it, I can't take
The lonely nights without your love" ~ The Seldom Scene

"Sometimes you'll wanna cry
But sometimes you just can't
Sometimes you'll settle for a drive
Sometimes it'll seem like all you do is fall down
Skin your knees, pay your bills, and cause trouble" ~ Hello June

"What amounts to a dream anymore?
A crude device, a veil on our eyes
A simple plan, we'd be different from the rest
And never resign to a typical life" ~ Broken Bells

"When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
How does it feel, ah how does it feel?
To be on your own, with no direction home
Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone" ~ Bob Dylan

"The space between
The tears we cry
Is the laughter - keeps us coming back for more
The space between
The wicked lies we tell
In hope to keep safe from the pain" ~ Dave Matthews Band

"Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for" ~ ELO

"I do believe it's true
That there are roads left in both of our shoes
But if the silence takes you
Then I hope it takes me too" ~Death Cab For Cutie

"In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah, it's gone

And I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here" ~ Radiohead

"All around,
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found, in you

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust" ~ Gungor

"Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Acting on your best behaviour
Turn your back on Mother Nature
Everybody wants to rule the world" ~ Tears For Fears

"After the glow, the scene, the stage
The sad talk becomes slow but there's one thing I'll never forget
Hey, you gotta pay your dues before you pay the rent
Over the turnstiles and out in the traffic
There's ways of living, it's the way I'm living, right or wrong
It's all that I can do and I wouldn't want to let you be" ~ Pavement

"You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does " ~ The Smiths

"There's a song on the lips of everybody,
There's a smile all around the room,
There's conversation overflowing,
But I sit here with the blues." ~ Rory Gallagher

"Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family
In your head, in your head, they are fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns
In your head, in your head, they are crying" ~ The Cranberries

"Have you heard of a time that will help us get it together again?
Have you heard of the word that will stop us going wrong?
Well, the time is near, the word you'll hear
When you get things in perspective
Spread the news and help the world go round" ~ Yes

(AI)

ONE EVENING, AN ELDERLY
CHEROKEE BRAVE TOLD HIS
GRANDSON ABOUT A BATTLE THAT
GOES ON INSIDE PEOPLE.

HE SAID "MY SON, THE BATTLE IS
BETWEEN TWO 'WOLVES' INSIDE US ALL.
ONE IS EVIL. IT IS ANGER,
ENVY, JEALOUSY, SORROW,
REGRET, GREED, ARROGANCE,
SELF-PITY, GUILT, RESENTMENT,
INFERIORITY, LIES, FALSE PRIDE,
SUPERIORITY, AND EGO.

THE OTHER IS GOOD.
IT IS JOY, PEACE LOVE, HOPE SERENITY,
HUMILITY, KINDNESS, BENEVOLENCE,
EMPATHY, GENEROSITY,
TRUTH, COMPASSION AND FAITH."

THE GRANDSON THOUGHT ABOUT
IT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN ASKED
HIS GRANDFATHER:

"WHICH WOLF WINS?..."

THE OLD CHEROKEE SIMPLY REPLIED,
"THE ONE THAT YOU FEED"

"There are times that I need someone
There are times I feel like no one
Sometimes I just don't know what to do
There are days I can't remember
There are days that last forever
Someday I'll come out from under you
Out from under you " ~ Foo Fighters

"There is something amiss
I am being insincere
In fact, I don't mean any of this
Still, my confession draws you near
To confuse the issue I refer
To familiar heroes from long ago
No matter how much Peter loved her
What made the Pan refuse to grow" ~ Blues Traveler

"So just pull over to the side of the road
This is where I get off
This is where I move on
I know where I went wrong along the way" ~ Robbie Robertson