Barack Obama: Meet Ottavio Bottecchia
Senator Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on Thursday night certainly marked a major moment in American history. Blogging for Playboy.com, my good friend Carol Keeley put it best: “Because this is the dream that Martin had. This is it, realized. And we all got to bear witness, peacefully.” I cannot, however, think of Obama’s ascent without [...]
Code Pink Pedals Peace at DNC
Members of the anti-war movement Code Pink, atop pink bicycles festooned with tassles, flowers and hot pink leopard fur, spread their message throughout the crowds outside the Democratic National Convention. Code Pink’s slogans, “Make Out Not War” and “I am a Delegate for Peace,” were ubiquitously stuck to delegates and other convention goers throughout the [...]
Cartoonist Rides Bike, is Treated Like Celebrity
Boston Globe cartoonist Ward Sutton, now known to the cycling community as “that guy who did the Freewheelin cartoon,” returned to the Denver Art Museum bikesharing station to check out another bike. As most newspaper cartoonists from Boston, Sutton spent nearly 30 minutes taking photos with fans, autographing copies of his cartoon, and enduring the [...]
Fireside Productions Vlogs the Freewheelin Project
It looks like my concerted efforts to avoid the camera were successful. Only once does my blue shirt appear–and only at a distance.
Hand-cyclist Alejandro Albor Sets Sights on Beijing
Alejandro Albor has his hands full. He has a wife and three children. He owns a growing business, A-WON Handcycles, which builds custom rigs for low income consumers. He’s a key focal point in an upcoming Vanilla Fire Productions documentary narrated by Dan Akroyd. And he’s an Olympic medalist, winning Athens silver in 2004. The [...]
