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31 July 2009

Twitter

  • Twitter: oninformation "Hey Seattle PD, fast police cars on Greenlake ped/bike path MUCH more dangerous than naked Critical Mass riders U were chasing." + "BTW, we weren't riding in CritMass - just out of for a family evening at Greenlake when bike & cop zoo rolled through #honest"
  • Twitter: linajk "Reports of naked bikers in Seattle, naked bikers in San Francisco and a naked tweetup in NYC... Full moons rising."
  • Twitter: SunsWebmaster "Just saw a parade of about 500 people on bicycles in Seattle, a cluster of 20 or so which were completely naked. Serious."
  • weischris "it's not illegal to be naked in public unless you provoke or offend someone in Seattle. hrrmm, now i might move. 3 August 2009
  • bikehugger "Naked Bike Rides Whenever in Seattle: Seattle's World Naked Bike Ride was in the news again for a ride they did .. http://bit.ly/17k1ZK" 3 August 2009
  • Slingersss I'm ROFL over the CONTROVERSY about the World Naked Bike Tour in Seattle Friday night.. Would it be better if they had on speedos???LOL 3 August 2009

TV

Blogging

11 July 2009

Blogs

excerpts

UPDATE: I spoke briefly on the phone with two of the organizers of this Saturday's Ride, Emily Miller and Todd Tollefson. "The three main things that I think of WNBR representing are the promotion of body acceptance, alternative transportation without the use of oil, and increased awareness of bikes" said Emily. On the theme of bike awareness, Emily says that she'd "like to see the City get involved more officially in how we (pedestrians, bicyclists, cars) interact with each other".
Todd mentioned one of WNBR Seattle's taglines: "Because the Solstice Parade isn't the only time you can ride naked in Seattle".

Small mention

Twitter

26 June 2009

Nothing found yet

6 Sept 2008

17 Aug 2008

  • No coverage as far as we know

12 Jul 2008

Pre-ride

Post-ride

  • King 5 news, reported by Bernard Choi in evening news (listening to police scanner and were only a few blocks away from where police intercepted WNBR ride)
  • Kiro 7 News was also on the scene with King 5 News.
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine covered Benham Studio Gallery Stop in issue 28.2, Winter 2009.

14 June 2007

Pre-ride

  • Biking Bis So many naked bike rides -- a scheduling headache in Seattle by Gene Bisbee on March 30, 2007
  • Biking Bis Naked bike ride schedule all squared away for Seattle by Gene Bisbee on June 9, 2007
  • the heart of the lion Personal blog of Layo (rider from 2006), 2007 July 15
  • World Naked Bike Ride Dave's Stuff
  • KUOW 94.9 FM interview with Daniel Johnson

Post-ride

July 14th

  • KIRO 7 TV (Mark Scholz, reporter) interviewed J. Steve Mayo, Fairview Park, 11:30am-ish
  • KOMO 4 TV News interview with Marte Kinder, film crew went inside body painting tent
  • KOMO 4 TV female reporter) interviewed J. Steve Mayo, Fairview Park, noon-ish
  • KCPQ TV (Q13 Fox News) 14 July at Fairview Park

Post-ride

10 June 2006

Pre-ride

Post-ride

  • KING 5 TV News, Sat, 10 June 2006 (sounds firm, but this needs to be confirmed).
  • KOMO 4 TV News, Sat, 10 June 2006 (sounds firm, but this needs to be confirmed).
  • Q13 Fox News Coverage on Sunday, 11 June 2006 and Sat, 10 June 2006 (sounds firm, but this needs to be confirmed).
Did anyone record the Ch13 news coverage of the Seattle 2006 June 10 ride? A co-worker of mine saw me being interviewed and I'd like to see it.
  • The Seattle Times Fair was like the welcome wagon Jerry Large June 15, 2006 [9] (Reference to WNBR Seattle at bottom article) Correction: WNBR Seattle started at Gas Works, not Green Lake.
Quote 1: "While the Sea Gals were dancing on stage inside, something very Seattle was happening outside at the fountain. There were maybe 60 people — it was difficult to count them — running around the fountain in naught but their skins."
Quote 2: "Now, if the city could get some of its employees to paint advertisements on their bodies and ride around town naked, they could drum up a pretty good crowd for next year's [Discover Seattle Newcomers] fair.
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer Too prudish for nudish? By Cathy Sorbo (a Seattle-based comedian http://cathysorbo.com, Special to the P-I. Saturday, June 24, 2006 [10] References to in-home nudity, no sanctioned nude beaches in Seattle, topfree equality, Forestia, painted cyclists, Bare Buns Fun Run, "An old-fashioned Fourth of July", Oktoberfest and World Naked Bike Ride.
Quote: "Here in Seattle we have the extremely popular clothing-optional "World Naked Bike Ride" but I'd much prefer a section of beach over an organized function. As the WNBR people like to say, nude is not lewd."
  • Capital Hill Times, Wed, 14 June 2006 edition. The article had a picture of some of us at Cal Anderson. "Get on your bike and ride! (naked) Photo/Bradley Enghaus. A group of roughly 75 cyclists stopped at Cal Anderson Park during their Saturday, June 10, World Naked Bike Ride. The group rode 27 miles, beginning on Beacon Hill and ending at Gas Works Park. Held in more than 50 cities worldwide, it was the third year Seattle has staged a ride in support of sustainable transport and the power and individuality of the human body." Correction: The article says we started the ride on Beacon Hill and ended at Gas Works Park. We never went to Beacon Hill and the ride started and ended at Gas Works Park, and went as far south as Seward Park.
  • North Seattle Herald-Outlook, Wed, 14 June 2006 edition. Has small picture of rider at Gas Works Park with caption. "Barely ready to race A bicyclist waits for the World Naked Bike Ride to begin at Gas Works Park on Saturday, June 10. About 75 bicyclists made the trek to Seward Park to protest car culture." Photo/Bradley Enghaus.
  • The Nude & Natural Newsletter of The Naturist Society New World Naked Bike Ride Documentary has Public Smiling: Can public nudity be presented as innocuous fun in the context of political comment? photo and article by Mark Storey. June 2006 issue.
  • Madison Park Times Police Log section. Description of complaint and police action at Madrona Park [11]
  • The Nude & Natural Newsletter of The Naturist Society (July 2006, pp. 5-6) World Naked Bike Ride 2006: a report from Seattle by Mark Storey, Board Member, Naturist Action Committee. Two black and white pictures included.
  • Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, September 2006 edition. The Mudroom: Full Suspension Monty: Cyclists go au naturel by Lie Steakley. Pg 24, will illustrations by Melissa Kennedy. Comments on Solstice Cyclists, World Naked Bike Ride and Body Pride Ride.

11 June 2005

  • The Seattle Times Cyclists flesh out their stand against cars — and clothes By Nick Martin, Seattle Times staff reporter. Sunday, June 12, 2005. Front of Local News Section. Two color pictures by Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times. [12]
  • KIRO 7 TV News coverage, June 11, 2005. (see below)
  • WLTX-TV Columbia, SC "Naked Bike Ride Extended Kiro TV coverage stream (some apparently did not show on TV) [13]
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 25.1 Features WNBR cover shot and global coverage, as well as an article on WNBR Seattle (also refers to Solstice cyclists)
  • ClothesFree TV coverage of the 11 June 2004 ride (Courtesy of ClothesFree International).
  • The Seattle Sinner magazine

12 June 2004

Seattle is one of 22 cities around the world where nude bicycle riders plan to protest oil dependency and [rest of question lost]
Total 236 votes cast.
Yes. We’re way too uptight about nudity in America. If humans were meant to wear clothes all the time, we would have been born with longjohns that have the little flap where the sun don’t shine. Let’s have Nudestock in Downtown Seattle! 59.75%
No. The last thing I want to see on the mean streets of Seattle is a gaggle of puffy white blobs on bikes. Not only that, I’ll have to do some ‘splaining to my kids when they ask about those funny dangling things. We should keep our clothes ON 40.25%
  • The Seattle Channel City Inside/Out June 4, 2004 [19]
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