This Friday’s film fun is an intergenerational two-parter with first this roadie rap video called “Performance” by MC Spandex that’s been making the rounds of the Interweb.
Every generation has its MC Spandex, and I like to think that Eddy Merckx’s generation had Alex Marco singing this ditty, “The Bike” recently found by Bike Hugger. Fellow cyclists, it is your job to bring back the long forgotten dance crazy by the end of the year so it may take its place in the pantheon of the Mashpotato, Macarena, and Boot Scoot Boogie.
Finally with the issue of safe passing in the news again, it is only appropriate to think about how much more efficient bikes are in the space they take up on the road and when you get to your destination. Brompton, the English folding bike company, did this promotional picture showing how many Bromptons can fit in a single car parking space.
Image courtesy of Gizmodo
It turns out that like the meaning of the universe, the answer is 42. Imagine how different our city would looke if we didn’t have to take up so much real estate and concrete parking our vehicles.
on Aug 28th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Scopitone was a film format for jukeboxes that was used in Europe in the 1960s. (I imagine a few came to the States, but I associate it with 60s Europop.) While it’s possible Mr. Marco performed with a group called Scopitone, I think the label on that video indicates the film format, rather than a band. Still, it’s fun to see “dead media” like Scopitone find a new life online.
on Aug 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Thanks for the media history, McChris.
on Jul 1st, 2011 at 10:01 am
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