My ode to Terrapin Station
by Dave Winer Monday, June 27, 2016

When I get to the top of the first hill on my daily bike ride, I pull over to the side, and queue up Terrapin Station on the iPhone. 

It's hooked up to a Beats Pill that's strapped onto the handlebar. I don't connect them via Bluetooth, it's too unreliable, instead I have a mini-to-mini cable connecting the two. Perfect. 

Terrapin is a beautiful two-part song. For whatever reason I never listened to that album so it's still new to me. A new, great Grateful Dead song is such a rarity, for me. And it's the perfect song to ride to. Long strides. A memorable melody. Haunting lyrics.

I don't play it so loud as to disrupt other riders, or people enjoying the warm summer days in the park. I'm sure in the future I'll have pleasant memories triggered by listening to this song. I'm sure to tire of it eventually, but not yet. I like to listen to it while programming too. And of course I'm listening now, as I write this blog post.

PS: A terrapin is a turtle.