the Listening Center

Way  back in the day..like as in 3rd grade.. as a kid i would often go to this place we had set up that was set in conjunction with our reading class..the teacher aptly named the place the Listening center and at different parts of the day a kid could sit down at this table put on some big ol brown space like head phones and listen to books or fun songs while following along in quick easy to ready soft pages..T like that shit a lot... often skippin out of the writing he had to do..(which would explain the shitty grammar)...closin himself off from the rest of the normal class and kickin back gettin his flow on and driftin to whatver..problem was the other kids didnt appreciate that shit soo much...often misusing the  big ol Vinyl albums in no time his favorites would get so scratched up and tattered that he often got stuck listening to shit he really didn't want to... but all the while expanding his mind..mind you.....when boredom set in and creative was the key.....he chose new avenues of ways to  flow and drift...like slowin the records down to 45 rpm or scratchin out his own mix of  Mahalia Jacksons version of "Joshua Fought the Battle Jericho"  and recording them with a tape recorder that set adjacent to the turn tables
School days kinda remind me of the whole scene thing maybe not in its entirety. But more so the white side or road should i say...its something that I've often said...but ill say it again..i don't need to go toe 2 toe about the whole road calendar scne and shit..., unlike the players. The game don't change very much...yea sure i got  my elitist opinion and such.... but for new eyes and expanding numbers the season looks to be fresh. And for the crusty one driftnflow is how you make it..for example i can  flow Motown as much as i can drift with Sun Ra I dunno...maybe its just crazy ol mixed up T stuff..I've watched the numbers as much as anyone soo..i know most repeat folks is busy and all ....so Ill keep this shit brief easy to understand in popular Tms list like form..if the dates are correct.. let the chips fall where they may....

 March/April
BRX: what can you say ol Ricks pockets are fillin up faster than my neighbors tummy on a Friday night..sponsor  keep rollin and flowin products aplenty..I like Rick..( i wonder if he would lend me some money) the race has gained classic like status in a fortnights time..UN-believable how this race has brought the scene together...No way can you compare to the IceCream race..but at some point dont die wondering...on second thought

Spring training; whether it B at AAVC, Waterford or GR..it is what is..a contest of who spent the most time on it.... in the off season...of season..yea right...Spring training is a sure way for some to get a jump on the season.. or a way 2 burn out before the real good stuff comes to the table. Careful how you handle it............. too many  Skittles can make you shaky baby ...

Fisk Knob or Willow Tt: the first a classic no matter where in you hail from in the skinny scene  movin it back lessened the chance for mother nature to take a crust poop on you...Willow..well turnouts aint as bad as the road surface..lets face it Wayne  county is the pits..hope your counting is better than T's grammer cuz even the most number conscious scener like the RoadKing has screwed that one up at least once...
Queens Day ..crit a new on on the docket.....should be a good one..

May: Classic Cone a Az..its a crap shoot last year smooth BRX like..13..could be like riding on golfs balls depending how the Lunkies in Monroe County feel..WMSR...No TT bikes a parking lot crit and a road race..not a bad combo..If your climber don't expect to excel at the RR as the hill aint tuff enuf to weed out the thickies

June: if springflingin didnt kill ya this month might probably the most stacked month TMS has scene to date...WestBrach, great road race smooth in the front bumpy in da back..fast crit course a unused subdivision. The 2012 controversial  Mount Pleasant,  the sweet Cherry Ruby now home of the Masters Crit championship gets bummep up..., Lansing techie like crit home for the blind and dilapidated buildings..the new..Zeeland crit and Bissells own Brickyard crit..hell throw in Wednesday worlds and what seems like a conflicting State TT weekend....and we all can be like Dc racin every three days.. incredible planning..

July: has some good shit the state road race gets a new venue, the Hardest crit that closest to the scene gets bumped up a month..which is a perfect time for the Milford crit...which in TMS opinion the toughest one we have...by this time Wednesday worlds rolls on..and your either going in two directions fast or drinking more

August:  Hines TT..the Sneaky fast East GR..most go there to support the Leadout guys cuz there cool dudes..T likes what the water does to the locals..Hopefully by now you got form..as The State crit championship moves into B-Ham..not a bad venue change...and its in a good time just prior to another installment of  a Murder City weekend..UCI license required of course..

decent season of decent proportions...the only thing it requires is motivation and sense of creativity...
thanks MBRA and crew