AL & AC

It was at the bike rack in front of a Whole Foods in New Orleans in the early '90s when I met Alex Chilton. I was locking up and he unlocking his bike when we exchanged simple words and an introduction. He lived in the neighborhood and was "making groceries"- as they say there, which is an adaptation from the French "fais marcher." That was right around the time he was actively unraveling his myth with the release of "Clichés".

That's all. A sliver of a memory and now he's gone.

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it now

By definition, a pop song is one that can be sung joyously while riding a bicycle.

Inspired Bicycles

This video clip doesn't inspire me to ride my bike in a similar fashion. I'm simply slackjawed at Danny MacAskill's skills.

Handmade Bike Show in Richmond VA

The North American Handmade Bike Show was last weekend and it brought exhibitors from all across the US. The bikes were beautiful and appear to have been a low-scale production high-artisan craft efforts. The bamboo bikes got my attention.