On 18/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >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
Touching story, thanks for sharing Frank. FWIW, I like the pic. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
