Sad history, Frank. I used to be a huge bike fan years ago, and thought a lot about being a bike courier when I worked as a pedestrian messenger. But being a bike messenger in Buenos Aires traffic for a 150 usd payment and no health insurance persuaded me. I'm trying to go back cycling, I'm too sedentary now, and becoming fat at just 26. I like Bob's maillot. I own a Kona and I love the design of the brand. Maybe I'll get it a ride soon. Sorry for the rant Regards
Albano --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday, the elder statesman of the Toronto bike > messenger > community passed away. He was known to all simply > as Biker Bob, and > he's been a courier for longer than anyone cares to > remember. Most > thought that he was one of Toronto's "original" > couriers back around > '85. He was 58 years old. > > He had a heart attack on his bike, fell over and hit > his head > (foolishly, wearing no helmet). The paramedics > pronounced him dead at > the scene. > > Last night we about 100 of us had a little > wake/memorial for Bob at a > downtown bar. Someone suggested to me ahead of time > that if I had a > photo of him to bring, it might be nice to put a > framed copy on a > table as a memorial of sorts. The wake was a > celebration, with equal > parts tears and laughter - we hope Bob would have > appreciated it that > way. > > This is the photo I found, and it's quite > representative of Bob, who > liked both his beer and his cigarettes. The last > time I saw him, in > fact, was about an hour before his demise, and he > was riding down Bay > street with the usual cigarette hanging out of his > mouth. "Same old > Biker Bob," I thought. LIttle did I know. > > So, this isn't a great photo by any means, but it > was well received by > his friends, and several dozen copies were asked for > (obviously I'll > do them for cost - no profit for me). None of you > knew Bob, which is > too bad: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3465082 > > You may comment if you wish. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com
