Songs In The Key Of Life

Songs In The Key Of Life

QIC: Starfish

Date: 11/29/2024

PAX: Airbag, BAM, Bluto, Closer, Lace, Lucky Charms, Transcript, Starfish

YHC has been on a bit of jag lately jamming to Stevland Hardaway Morris aka Stevie Wonder after listening to the excellent podcast, “The Wonder of Stevie”.  Stevie Wonder is a prolific artist and pioneer as much of soul, R&B, hip-hop and even rock n roll owes a debt of gratitude to his creative power.  His most innovative and groundbreaking work came in what is probably the best 5-album run of any artist of all time from March 1972 through September 1976:

• Music of My Mind (1972)
• Talking Book (1972)
• Innervisions (1973)
• Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974)
• Songs In The Key Of Life (1976)

The hardest part of the workout for YHC was choosing only 2 songs per album for the playlist, but YHC persevered and figured it out.  7 other pax joined in this morning at Greenbrier Farm to celebrate.

Warm-O-Rama

• SSH x20 IC
• Hillbillies x15 IC
• Whirly’s Got The Clap x10 IC
• Abe Vigoda x10 IC
• Copperhead Squats x15 IC
• Copperhead Merkins x10 IC
• Arm Swirly Things, Forward x10 IC, hold it
• Arm Swirly Things, Reverse x10 IC, hold it
• Overhead Claps x10 IC, hold it
• Seal Claps x10 IC, hold it
• Moroccan Night Clubs x10 IC

The Thang:  The Wonder of Stevie

Pax take turns carrying the heavy sand bag around the lower short loop to serve as the timer. (#NoCountingRequired)  Remaining pax perform AMRAP of listed exercise until sandbagging pax returns.  Note the suicide interlude in the middle and the run around #Wink’sKnob at the end of each cycle.

• Swings (or Snatches)
• Tricep Extension (aka Skull Crushers)
• Elbow Plank Jacks
• V-Ups
• Imperial Walkers
• Elf on the Shelf
• [Suicide interlude on the tennis courts]  (Burpees for Your Bros)
• Wide Merkins
• Overhead Claps
• Nolan Ryans
• Deadlift
• Eights (in a Figure)
• Rows (pax choice on what kind)
• [Run around #Wink’sKnob] (Burpees for Your Bros)
• Repeato for a total of 2 times through

6 Minutes of Mary

• LBCs x15 IC
• Low Dolly x15 IC
• Low Flutter x15 IC
• Penguin Crunch x15 IC
• Box Cutters x15 IC
• Peter Parkers x15 IC
• Parker Peters x15 IC
• Plankorama

COT/BOM:  YHC took us out (but forgot Name-O-Rama; #Cobains)

FIN.

NMM

See above for the setup/theme of the workout.  Pax humored YHC and actually enjoyed the playlist made up of 50+(!?!?!) year old tunes.  @Bluto was concerned that Stevie owed royalties to Coolio for “Pastime Paradise” and @Closer was surprised to hear that “Big Brother” is a Stevie Wonder song.  @BAM left early (but at least this time YHC noticed he left).  @LuckyCharms asked for special prayers for Michigan to beat Ohio State.  @Airbag was seen running with the sandbag when it was his turn.  @Transcript was seen giving himself a PT session mid-workout.  @Lace took time to connect with 6 of the 8 pax plus @TheSingingCowboy at Starbuck’s afterwards.

One more Stevie Wonder fact:  Between Innervisions and Fulfillingness’ First Finale, Stevie was in a car wreck outside of Salisbury, NC on his way to Durham on I-85 and was in a coma for four days right here in Winston-Salem, NC at (then) NC Baptist Hospital, now known as Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (for now).

Here’s the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/44Sci0c59YtDhzKKvQD0OH?si=b6c6cc1e8d484b7a

• Love Having You Around (Music Of My Mind)
• I Love Every Little Thing About You (Music Of My Mind)
• Superstition (Talking Book)
• Big Brother (Talking Book)
• Living For The City (Innervisions)
• Higher Ground (Innervisions)
• Boogie On Reggae Woman (Fulfillingness’ First Finale)
• You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Fulfillingness’ First Finale)
• Sir Duke (Songs In The Key Of Life)
• Pastime Paradise (Songs In The Key Of Life)

Thanks for the honor and privilege of leading this morning.

Love having you around,

Starfish