7 angels on a bicycle

last night i went to the east bay, a rare event indeed. why did i do this? to see a woman i've grown up with perform. her name is carrie rodriguez and she is on tour promoting her new album. when we were growing up, she was studying classical violin, and now she plays the fiddle. heh. she's now grown up from that 6 year old girl i first met all those years ago into a talented, and lovely, female americana artist.

she was born into an artistic texas family. her dad is songwriter david rodriguez and her mother is fine artist katy nail. fun chisme fact: mama texican ran into katy nail the other day, and then two weeks later the daughters were reunited.

so i'm glad to see carrie is carrying on her family tradition. and to see she's also representing austin well. we're all so proud to be from austin! it's ingrained in our veins.

anyway, she wrote a song for a friend that she knew since she was 2 years old who lost his life too soon while commuting to work in manhattan. she says she plays the song every day to her dear friend. her friend had bike toured from seattle to austin, backpacked in patagonia, chile, and succumbed to a commute in manhattan at the age of 25.



what a nice way to be remembered and to heal.

i've included a video of lyle lovett covering one of her dad's tunes, just for fun.



have a great weekend everyone, and hug your fellow bicyclist. one day we will not be killed going to work.

Arthursday: Put a bird on it

And a bowtie. And a basketball, and a cat.
-via furiamag

friday fun times: we cycle SF (on a tandem)!!

there's a new event in town kids. the people who put on the SF marathon are now truing their bike wheels on a new concept: Cycle SF. it is a nice fun ride to benefit SF parks & rec. there are options for 13 mile or 24 mile rides. both of those options might seem either super "easy" or super daunting to people, but just know this FUN ride is to benefit the parks! more bike parking! more infrastructure! more costumes! more tandems! register here, and we just may see you for the costume competition.



more from their website:

The mission of the event is to promote cycling as part of a healthy lifestyle, and to highlight and celebrate the role of our city’s Recreation and Parks Department in providing a healthy living environment. CycleSF aims to build civic unity through an event that invites bicycle riders of all levels to traverse our city together, and communally experience San Francisco’s diverse neighborhoods from the seat of a bike. Thousands of bicycle riders will raise funds to support the programs and infrastructure of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. We are proud to have San Francisco join other cities around the nation and the globe that also host city-wide, community supported cycling events.

as KT mentioned over on velo vogue, last friday we went to the photo shoot. if all goes well, we just might be up on a muni bus. or a bus stop. or the website. who knows.

on our way to the shoot...



blogging preparation



and finally....KT! hehe.

Arthursday: Diane Meyer

Cross stitched pixels sewn into photographs & memories from her life. Diane Meyer.

-via present&correct

Bike for two Tuesday

Well, hello there.

"Smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886-model bicycle for two. The South Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C., in the background."  

›› via VintageEveryday: Photos of American Cities Before 1910

Sunday Aussie arthursday update

Stoked to have received this comment from The Slow Schlepper in the down under after last week's Arthursday post [Cino Cinelli and the design (and logo!) of the Bicycle], leading to an post on his blog with an update about a 30yr. mural by Keith Haring.
The internet is a wonderful tool.
Thanks SS!

Check it out here:

›› The Slow Schlepper: "Keith Haring wall revisited"
›› The Slow Schlepper: "Oh Joy!"

Photo by The Slow Shlepper

On imagination.

This wouldv'e been very spot-on if when the kid gets shown back to reality in suburbia, he was also shown as an adult :)
I think this commercial is kinda cute, what do you think?