And oddly enough MO has a link with mountain biking. He named his 2nd album (those difficult 2nd albums) ‘Hergest Ridge’, which is a lovely hill above Kington in Herefordshire, on the Welsh/English border.
Years later I went there with my partner, now my wife, and at its foot we witnessed several strange beings swooping down the bunny nibbled track from above, grinning single-mindedly and like they came from another planet. They were mountain bikers, and it was this vision more than anything else which decided me that I wanted to try this bizarre activity to attain similar zen-like cool……..sadly the cool has eluded me, but nonetheless what tracks and trails my life has taken since that moment. So thanks MO, and thanks Hergest Ridge (do go and ride it if you’ve never been.)
