it's always sunny in toledo: August 2008

Sunday, August 31, 2008

"track bike" uttered in hip hop

not since krs one's "the p is free"
thanks pharell
[then it cuts to a bmx bike]

bikes are the new bombs

apparently n.y. police are clipping bike locks around the u.s. open stadium
in fear of a terrorist attack by stuffing plastic explosives into bike tubes.
read the whole disturbing article here

this may seem a bit exaggerated

but talk to a messenger and they'll tell you it's pretty accurate

Friday, August 29, 2008

this is a short film about a sullen looking boy and his bike

he rides in circles, he rides on rollers...
and it looks like it was shot with the camera
they used to shoot the original king kong

Point A to Point A from Jason Smith on Vimeo.

i'm guessing that

kelly is hiding something...
if you know what i mean...

Thursday, August 28, 2008

patent leaks from the new mac tablet

yes i said mac tablet

a laptop that doesn't flip open, no keyboard, nuthin

just a screen (essentially a big iphone)

unfortunately you will need deformed alien hands to operate it

check it at appleinsider

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

my new favorite site on the whole wide interwebz is

SEXY PEOPLE

julie shine webster's upcoming shows in september

September 5th, First Fridays in Downtown Perrysburg. It's a low-key, Friday art event. 5-9 pm. The first Friday of every month (Aug. 1st, Sept. 5th, Oct. 3rd) in downtown Perrysburg featuring local artists, music, food and drink specials from downtown vendors, free horse and carriage rides and boat rides (small fee for boat rides).

Sylvania Chamber of Commerce Show at Lourdes College. Sunday, Sept. 7th from 9:30-4. $2 Admission to benefit the Sisters of St. Francis

Harrison Rally Days in downtown Perrysburg, Sept. 20th from 9:30-5.

Roche de Boeuf Festival, Downtown Waterville on Sept. 27th. from 9-4 and later that night,

Oursip Exhibition at The Truth Gallery at 1811 Adams St., Toledo OH, 43604

and I'm planning on participating in a Halloween Show at Space 237 that opens in the middle of October.

Click on the underlined names of the show for more information. These links will take you to the sponsors' home pages.

(^directly ripped off from jules' blog^)

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

oh shit

finally a new fuji track pro frame design
oh shit
peeped @ hipsternascar

behold the gravity bike

no pedaling required
just find a big hill
and bombs away

meant to post this a while ago

david byrne helped judge a design contest for bike racks in nyc
getting so involved he designed a bunch of his own, and had them placed
all over manhattan and brooklyn
heres the link to his page with a map of locations

chain link font

looks schweet

get it here
as seen on prolly's blog

Monday, August 25, 2008

don't remember if i posted this or not

but it is a must see
my friend tim was a messenger in denver
(he can be seen at the 31sec. mark in the first video)
his friend rich put these videos together and i think
they are about the best stuff out there
and are meant to be watched in succession

rich's youtube site
mile high mess (denver messenger site)

update

james powderly of grl freed

update

of course the app i posted was not even a real app
developer david o'reilly did it himself and sounds like its moving towards production

[davido'reilly.com]

c-bus' seagull

handmade messenger bags from columbus ohio
some new stuff on the site, a new store on high st.
gallery on flickr
seagull's site

4th annual messenger prom

"The 4th annual Chicago Messenger Prom (brought to you by PBR, 4 Star Courier Collective, and Chrome) will be held in conjunction with the NACCC. Hell. Yes. This years Prom will be held Saturday August 30th at the Bottom Lounge - 1375 W Lake (Lake east of Ashland) from 8pm - 2 am. Free entry to registered racers, volunteers, and sponsors. Non-participants, same as always, $15 solo/$20 per couple, dress to impress. That means suits, ties, sexy dresses, bike caps and giant banana costumes."
naccc (north american cycle courier championship) site

what to do with blown tubes

how about a diy toptube cover as seen on
cle fix

or maybe tres chic fashion as seen on the pedalmafia blog

the district 96 i believe is a trek concept, not a french parkour movie starring david belle

since i saw it on the trek blog

i've seen the greatest minds of my generation destroyed by consumerism and the need to fit in

adbusters has a special place in my heart.
at times self serving, other times truly life changing.
in the new adbusters there is a tirade brought down on the tragically hip.
i am a hipster by no means.
i have seen too many fads go by, from neon to too tight, from skidz to pegged pants.
now were back to neon and too tight.
all the while i've kept my jeans and logoless t-shirt uniform,
maybe the occasional button-up.

but adbusters has on occasion tended to come off a little preachy, and this article may be too much.
i don't believe that anyone who's concerned more about what they are wearing and how they are perceived is a threat to adbusters' niche.

they attempt to come off as trying to wake us from our mindless consumerist slumber,
but you will never change minds by degrading and ostracizing the people you hope to help.

they are confusing fads of young fuck-ups with the non-participation epidemic that is sweeping the world. just like an old man sitting on his porch watching greasers ride by in the fifties.

there has always been disdain for how the youth waist what the older generations have fought for, and this is no different.

read the article here