Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Hurdy Gurdy Man” — Donovan (1968)

Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I opened my eyes to take a peek To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquility ‘Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love… All things considered, there’s nothing intrinsically Halloweenish about Donovan’s 1968 hit single Hurdy Gurdy Man. I…

Race Review: 2016 Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon (10/29/2016), or: “In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty…”

So on the morning of October 29th, 2016, I ran the 2016 Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon, in what has become an annual tradition for us here at Hokeyblog. This particular race is almost always a fun ride; I say “almost” because the 2013 race — my first time — had some serious bumps in…