We be 20! So get on your horse and ride on over to our 20th birthday party tonight, 5 - 9 pm at 333 Alabama Street. Check out the exclusive invite here. There will be DIY stations, sewing by resident Alaskan samurai, Tae Kim, silk screening on bags and t’s by San Fran Psycho, tunes by DJ The Mag Sevens, 1989-themed cocktails, 3 kegs + a backup, hair-teasing and crimping stations (seriously), comfort nibbles including mac & cheese, ‘tots, and mini PB&Js. We’ll even valet your (two-wheeled) ride. Get ready to party like it’s 1989. If you’re lucky, Jonny will let you take a spin in his magical $16 shoes.
Writer-Illustrator Zina Saunders, creates portraits and interviews of often overlooked groups in New York including those of Bike Messengers! It all began back in June 2005 with a Puerto Rico Schwinn Club and now includes urban gardeners, kite flyers, dance roller skaters and more.
Zina lives and works in New York City, where she grew up and attended Music and Art High School and The Cooper Union. She left Manhattan in her 20’s to be a levitating lady with a traveling circus in upstate New York, but eventually returned to her senses and her beloved city.
Check out Zina’s blog and other websites here:
Blog - http://wwwdrawger.com/zinasaunders/
Overlooked Project - http://www.overlookednewyork.com
Zina’s Page - http://www.zinasaunders.com
Gizmodo did a nice little didy on our new Commute 2.0 yesterday and stirred some commentary about whether the 2.0 is or is not TSA compliant. Well . . . it is! Our designers followed TSA’s painfully detailed rule book in developing the Commute 2.0 and we’ve been personally testing it for months on our jaunts around this great country. It works, we swear. But if TSA catches a trace of terrorism on your breath in one of their checkpoints, neither the Commute 2.0 nor the Man himself can help you. Peace be with you.
Hey everybody, you might remember me as the moustache man. But just as the trees bloom in the spring, so does my face (although not my head, which is disappointing.) Anyhoo, since we have a huge party coming up this Friday, I was thinking about getting out the ol’ hedge trimmers and taking it down a notch. All ideas are welcome and who knows, your dreams might be realized on my face! For some inspiration head here.
On April 7, we blogged six messenger bags we were considering for production and asked you to vote. The Racing Stripe Messenger was the clear winner. So we ran with the concept to bring you four color-ups in this style, including the grey everyone loved. These bags are live now! Cheers to democracy and cool-looking bags.
Our very own T Shoaf and his magical gfriend with Bikes to Borrow bicycles in our nation’s capitol. God bless bicycles!
Our amazing San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newson, has done it again. “In an effort to foster more civic collaboration and connectivity with constituents, Mayor Newsom today announced a first of its kind application that allows citizens to access the City’s 311 Call Center through Twitter,” reported SFgov.org. Translation: Gavin has made us the first city to be able to tweet about potholes, lost dogs, and unskilled graffiti so they actually get fixed!
How does it work?
First, follow SF311 on Twitter and let SF311 follow you.
Then, tweet things that need fixing and someone will tweet back and start fixing things. Amazing!
Learn more about how-to tweet fixes here and see what people our people tweeting now. Putting the people in power; love it!
Photo courtesy of sfgov.org, June 4, 2009
Over very own Dog Whisperer and ferocious killer mascot.
In May, Timbuk2 turned 20. In June, we’re gonna celebrate. So come to 333 Alabama Street next Friday, June 12, to party likes it’s 1989 (the year of our immaculate conception). Cold beer, jungle juice, and specialty snacks.
