Saw this on Semi-Rad and thought I'd take a stab at it. So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving and in no particular order whatsoever...
1. “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” — David Allan Coe
Steve Goodman wrote the most perfect country western song.
2. Lunch Special at Moonlight Pizza
Six bucks for a dang good slice of pizza and a cream ale.
3. Central Scrutinizer at Red River Gorge
In the land of steep sport climbs, don't miss this killer trad slab. Cojunga.
4. Aeropress Coffee Maker
My preferred coffee making method.
5. Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
The trails I run, the rocks I climb, the view from my commute -- one of my favorite places on earth.
6. Cormac McCarthy's Southern Appalachian Novels
The Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, Child of God, Suttree, The Road(?)
7. THIS Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie recipe
Nice take on a Southern classic and my favorite thing to bake.
8. Big Daddy Loop
1/3 of the Chattanooga trail running trifecta.
9. Dale’s Pale Ale
My go to craft brew.
10. Outdoor Research Ferosi Hoodie
The most versatile soft good in my gear kit: alpine climbs, trail runs, parking lot duty at school.
11. Thrice
A band whose discography grew up as I did. Dustin Kensrue is one of my favorite lyricists.
12. Early 2000s Pop Punk
MxPx, NoFX, Lagwagon, Blink-182, "Dookie," etc., sometimes, music should just be FUN.
13. Summer days at Sunset Park
North facing bullet hard sandstone that stays in the shade. FWIW, my favorite crag in America.
14. Winter days at Tennessee Wall
South facing bullet hard sandstone that bakes in the sun.
15. Arc’teryx - 35
Inspiring little video by semi-rad, duct tape then beer, and arc'teryx. Watch a few times a year.
16. Birthday challenges
Number corresponding endurance objectives: 25 pitches for 25 years, 31 miles for 31 years, etc...
17. Wayne’s World
"asphinhtersayswhat?"
18. TAG sandstone
TAG: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia. We can't help but be blessed when you get to climb God's finest.
19. The Simpsons Seasons 1-10
I like to watch an episode. Then watch it with commentary. Then listen to The Talking Simpsons podcast episode about that episode. I looooooooooooooooove these seasons of The Simpsons.
20. “Almost Alpine”
The greatest rock climbing video ever made. Hilarious and filled with stoke.
21. Night bouldering
Winter's respite. There's something magical about the woods at night. The bouldering is good too.
22. Tuck Special at Edley's BBQ
Texas brisket, pimento cheese, pickles, and a fried egg in between two golden buns. If that doesn't suit you, everything on the menu is amazing.
23. MxPx
They were punk music I could listen to in my mom’s mini-van. 17 years later, I'm still singing along.
24. Mr. Funnypants by Michael Showalter
The only book that has ever made me laugh so hard I cried.
25. The Examen
Mindful, prayerful reviewing of the day, week, or season.
26. Linville River Gorge
If any "God's country" was indeed God's country, then surely this is God's country.
27. Del and Marte’s campground at the Obed
Lots of memories made at this incredible climbers' campground in east Tennessee. Beats the heck outta Miguel's. And Del has a microbrewery on site now. Southern hospitality at its backwoods' finest.
28. Wilderness Expeditions
Lots of memories made working at this backpacking outfitter in Salida, Colorado. Lots of lessons learned taking kids up 13,000-14,000 ft mountains. Holds a special place in my heart.
29. Kelso Ridge
Early summer snow. Late summer rock. This classic rocky mountain ridgeline is pure fun.
30. Fixe Hardware Original Alien Cam (yellow)
The yellow Alien is to me what pink tricams are to old fuddyduddy trad dads on mountain project. Favorite piece.
31. “Mad Farmer Liberation Front” by Wendell Berry
"Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts."
32. Signal Mountain Opry
Free bluegrass music every Friday night right outside Chattanooga.
33. Chapo Trap House
Dirtbag lefty podcast that makes me laugh. Not for the faint of heart.
34. Melanzana Microgrid Hoodie
The coziest, comfiest, second most versatlilist midlayer in my kit.
35. The Art of Prayer ed. by Igumen Chariton
Collection of Eastern Orthodox wisdom on prayer.
36. For the Life of the World by Alexander Schmemann
More Eastern Orthodox wisdom but on sacraments.
37. Brother to a Dragonfly by Will D. Campbell
"We're all bastards but God loves us anyway." Beautiful memoir about family, the South, and the civil rights movement.
38. The Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle
Trilogy of manuals for the ancient practice of fixed-hour prayer.
39. Das Kapital Vol. 1 by Karl Marx
Kind of important. "Capital is dead labour, that, vampire-like, only lives by sucking
living labour, and lives the more, the more labour it sucks." Also, thiccest book I've ever read.
40. choss
Matt Samet defines "choss" as loose, dirty, cruddy, unreliable rock. One man's choss is another man's treasure. My treasure.
41. Strava app
I geek out on elevation gain/change on my runs and Strava is the way I do it.
42. Classic Front Range Trad Climbs by Leonard and Smith
43. Airy belay ledges
44. Mullens Cove Loop
1/3 of the Chattanooga trail running trifecta.
45. Pot Point Loop
1/3 of the Chattanooga trail running trifecta.
46. “Staying Psyched”
Little video about rock climbing in the South. Hard not to be psyched.
47. “Down There By The Train” by Tom Waits
Basically sums up my eschatology.
48. Mad Rock Remora climbing shoe
Work horse slippers for boulders, sport, and trad. Like my old Cobras but for $90. Will I ever buy another shoe??
49. hi I’m the he wicked wiener
50. Weiner poopie ransom note for Jesus
51. Gotta Get Up To Get Down Milk Stout
My go to craft brew for the wintertime.
52. Knife Crack at Griffin Falls
Splitter finger crack in NW Alabama. Beautiful piece of stone.
53. Feelings Wheel
Helpful little tool for the emotionally illiterate and/or inarticulate! Kept one in my pocket for a few months.
54. Live from Alabama — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Heaven is Jason Isbell singing GDLL live.
55. Waking Up app
Sam Harris' morning mindfulness app. A new atheist's take on theravada buddhism's vipassana meditative practice. A good morning ritual for the mystically impaired.
56. Misty Mountain Turbo Harness
THE best cragging harness. Misty's Sonic is a close second-best.
57. The Essential Waylon Jennings — Waylon Jennings
58. The Definitive Doc Watson
"I've seen the David and the Mona Lisa too. And I've heard Doc Watson play Colombus Stockade Blues." — Guy Clark
59. You Can’t Stay Here — Iron Chic
60. The Tuesday Night Special at Sweet Basil
Two entrees and an appetizer for $20 at Chattanooga's best little Thai restaurant.
61. @semi_rad on instagram
62. The Second Stage Turbine Blade — Coheed and Cambria
63. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 — Coheed and Cambria
64. Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV Volume One — Coheed and Cambria
65. An Anthology of Dead Ends EP — Botch
HEAVY
66. THIS episode of The Enormocast with Hayden Kennedy and Andrew Bisharat
Love this old school, PBR fueled, story-driven Enormocast. RIP HK.
67. Book club
68. The Decalibron
4 mountains over 14,000 ft. crammed into 8 quick miles.
69. THIS episode of Chapo Trap House with Richard Wolff
The whole interview is good but the last twenty-minutes or so are essential listening.
70. @dril on twitter
71. A “Homegrown” from Main Street Meats
My dad always drank peanuts in his Coca-Cola. Main Street Meats puts a nice little kick in it.
72. Alpine Dihedral at the Obed
Forgettable little hand crack between the sport climbs opens up to a SPLITTER sweeping finger crack in a dihedral. Hidden gem in North Clear!
73. Le Beak at the Cowell boulders
"Five Stars + . . . Seriously. This is why God/Buddha/Allah/Mother-Earth
made the V4 grade--maybe the best anywhere." — Mountain Project
74. My 2003 Toyota Tacoma
75. “The Excaliburger” from the Ozark Cafe
After a day or week sending at Horse Shoe Canyon Ranch, dig into one pound of beef between two grilled cheese sandwiches with Ozark sauce, lettuce, mater, and red onions.
76. Carhartt Double Front Work Dungarees
Stiff as a board. Hard as nails. Work horse pants for work horse legs.
77. Stringers Ridge
Chattanooga's urban wilderness for dawn patrol and/or post-work trail runs.
78. Mad Priest Coffee
Favorite coffee in Chattanooga.
79. Almond croissant from Niedlov’s Bakery
I can't afford to go to France but this croissant makes me happy.
80. The gift receipt sketch from I Think You Should Leave (S1: E1)
"You shouldn't have made such a sloppy mud pie!"
81. “The Last Temptation of Homer” The Simpsons
Favorite episode? Every joke, every bit lands.
82. Microadventures
83. Bialetti Moka Pot
My first love. Before my Aeropress, there was my moka pot. I saw Jimmy Chin use one in some old Yosemite climbing video. I used it every morning for years. STRONG coffee!
84. Breath Prayer
Simple contemplative prayer and my favorite practice. Love to do it while running.
85. Classic Realtree Camouflage Crocs
Crocs are in vogue right now with the youths. But the fad will fade and I'll still be wearing them.
86. THIS “bouldering is dumb” t-shirt
Is bouldering dumb? Yes. But so is trad climbing and sport climbing and big wall climbing and alpine climbing and mountaineering and most things that are fun.
87. Southeastern Climber’s Coalition
Support your local climbers' coalition. They're not perfect. Which is why you should support them.
88. this swimming hole
89. that swimming hole
90. “Last Minutes with Oden”
Like Air Bud, but for adults.
91. THIS episode of the Enormocast with Kevin Landolt
Kevin Landolt was a young twenty-something alpinist battling cancer who made it onto the Enormocast. The interview is uncharactersitically emotional.
92. Champy’s Fried Chicken
93. Silent Runner at Sunset
Lock off on a crimp and back flag while placing a blue TCU? Steep face climbing to a crack. Megasplitter!
94. Hammer Time at Tennessee Wall
Okay, I like steep face climbs on thin trad gear.
95. The Wild Hog Canoe Race
Annual canoe race in rural Florida. A tradition of sorts for many years. We won first place and never went back. Lol.
96. Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is a saint.
97. WNYC’s Dolly Parton’s America (so far)
Explains why Dolly Parton is a saint.
98. The Last Waltz — The Band
99. El Rito, New Mexico
Other-worldly steep sport climbing in America's most underrated state. Many good memories from this little crag. I'll go back some day...
100. Old Church of Christ hymns/singing.
A music journalist once said people think us Southerners are plain stupid, "but we sure can sing." I often think the same thing about the religious tradition I was raised in.
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