"French Flute Music" Debussy, Ibert, Jolivet, Cras: roots in French Africa and Greek mythology morphed into chamber music "capable of sultry seductiveness".

With string accompaniment (all female).  Mindy is a critically acclaimed flutist and piccolist with the NY Philharmonic Orchestra since 1979.  The CD is on Amazon.com.

Fellow NYCC members:

NYC Parks Dept has plans to finally pave the Putnam Trail within Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. This plan will connect Bronx greenways and bike lanes to the South County Trail and beyond, providing more options for bike recreation and commuting. These plans are in the final stages of approval, but there's growing opposition. Even though the plan would accommodate all users, including cyclists, runners, roller-bladders, carriages and wheelchairs, some would prefer the trail to remain unpaved and much narrower than planned. Federal regulations require it to be a minimum of 10 ft wide and paved. Federal funding would be lost if the opposition gets their way. In effect, cancelling the project. 

http://www.velojoy.com/2011/09/27/stressed-out-nyc-bike-messenger-finds-his-voice/

Dear NYCC members,

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/dowd-fed-up-with-the-author-of-fed-up.html?_r=1&ref=columnists

This is a column about politics and I would never, ever impose politics on our bike club message board readers, so I cite just the opening of the column:

10th

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DNF

I care not one bit...but I do care about, i.e. object to, the source of some of the money USAC spends on this--and my dyspepsia is unrelated to the finishing places. If the US took 1-9 I'd feel the same.

2 Special Nights @ the EMS NYC Bike Shops - Extend your riding season!

Free Nike Cairns MTB shoes size 8.5 US / 42 Euro

They look like this:

http://tinyurl.com/3cz5b7f

A friend of a friend gave them to me to find a home for.  They appear to be in very good condition and have Shimano cleats.

First come.  First served.  Email me at neile-at-tekserve-dot-com, then pickup at Tekserve – 119 West 23 Street.

See the 9/26 upcoming ride listing to sign up if you're interested.  You must attend tonight and 10/1 as well as meet our other requirements.  Please sign up by 6pm so that I can send you the details.

Regards, Linda