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August 22, 2011
Walk This Way
Last night, after Jeff's off-the-hook birthday party, I came back to the flat and started to unwind. Decided I needed a little late night snack, so I ride the XR down to the local Walgreen's on Broadway and Polk. Walk into the store, pick up a couple of Butterfingers and a Diet Coke, cuz I'm watching my girlish figure. And I'm walking out of the store and this chick comes buy on a guy's arm and she looks at me and I never break eye contact. LIke, that's right. You get a good long look. You won't find any fear in my eyes. Look all you want, sunshine. And the guy that's walking her down the sidewalk, he looks at me and he looks at her and he's not happy, but just he keeps walking.
And now, the bike. I get on the machine. The bike and I are one, now. It's been a daily driver since February, but after 4,000 miles on the road, the bike and I have become one. We are part of the same animal. Two halves of one machine.
And I start up the bike and let it breathe, so that she will know. So that she will know how close she came to being alive. And I stand the bike up and, for the first time, walk it all the way down the block so that the front wheel doesn't touch the ground for an entire city block. Only when I get to the corner do I set it down because I have to turn and all, and i think you probably could ride a wheelie through a turn, like a unicycle, but I've not figured that part out yet.
Last night, at the party, I met a guy named Josh that is printing out some of his images. He's shooting a digital rebel, blowing his images up, and selling them, and they look awesome. So, I think I need to talk to him some more. We're supposed to meet and go shoot Chinatown one day this week.
Posted by Rob Kiser on August 22, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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