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:''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 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.''
 
:''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.''
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*[[wikipedia:Seattle Post-Intelligencer|Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] ''Too prudish for nudish?'' By Cathy Sorbo (a Seattle-based comedian [http://cathysorbo.com http://cathysorbo.com], Special to the P-I. Saturday, June 24, 2006 [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/saturdayspin/275160_sorbo24.html] 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.
 
*[http://www.zwire.com/site/tab7.asp?brd=855 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.
 
*[http://www.zwire.com/site/tab7.asp?brd=855 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.
 
*[http://www.zwire.com/site/tab8.asp?brd=855 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.
 
*[http://www.zwire.com/site/tab8.asp?brd=855 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.

Revision as of 03:36, 27 June 2006

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Find out more about past WNBR Seattle Rides by reading a history, the official WNBR Seattle ride reports and also view the press and media coverage, blogging, journals, newswire, discussion groups. For other cities click here.

History

Seattle was the second city to organize a WNBR event, after Vancouver BC, and the first United States city to organize a ride. Daniel Johnson met with Conrad Schmidt after both participated in an Artists Against War/Artists for Peace/Work Less Party (AAW/AFP/WLP) Go As Bare as You Dare ride (which Conrad organized) in Vancouver, BC. Conrad expressed interest in creating an international naked cycling event modeled after the rides in Vancouver and Daniel committed to having one in Seattle.

The idea to start off the ride in the Fremont and Wallingford districts of Seattle was because these neighborhoods have been supportive of painted/naked cycling in the past. This is due to the continuing success and growing creativity of the Painted naked cyclists of the Summer Solstice Parade who have been a highlight of the Summer Solstice Parade held annually in Fremont. The Painted Cyclists participate in the artistic spirit and non-political atmosphere of the Summer Solstice Parade in Fremont, held on the Saturday closest to the Summer Solstice (exactly one week after WNBR). The painted cyclists are world famous — no one has outdone them in terms of the numbers of uniquely-made full-body bodypainting and kustom bike jobs!

Gas Works Park has traditionally been the end of the parade route and the end of the naked cycling, yet its easy access to The Burke-Gilman Trail beckons riders to continue on to explore other parts of the greater Seattle area. In addition to the Painted Cyclists, WNBR Seattle was also inspired by the the AAW/AFP/WLP Rides in Vancouver BC and Manifestación Ciclonudista in Spain, which predate WNBR.

With regard to the WNBR Seattle route, Daniel felt that leaving the area via the Fremont Bridge would provide a feeling that the cyclists would cover new ground, outside the established safe-haven of primarily artistic freedoms, into those that also integrate more political and social concerns. In 2004 he stated that "our aspirations are symbolized by our push to reach the International Fountain at the Seattle Center, giving the event an international scope and highlighting the global appeal and need for our message". Having reached that goal, Daniel is encouraging others to reinvent the ride every year, to keep the event fresh and interesting for riders and spectators alike.

In 2003, Conrad and Daniel chose the June 12th, 2004 for WNBR to coincide with other ride events, which predate WNBR; and to take advantage of the nice weather around the Summer Solstice. There was an attempt to combine both painted naked rides in Seattle at the time, however, many of the Solstice Cyclists preferred that their event appear to be more spontaneous and without an overt message, respecting the parade's festive, non-political context. Up until early 2006, the name and e-mailing list of the painted cyclists group was kept somewhat secret to avoid unwanted hassles.

Those participating in WNBR, operate in a distinctly different context and respect the request that the two events stay separate. While both groups strive to have a fun time, those involved with WNBR are also biking in solidarity with others in cities across the globe who wish to engage the public with a message. Up until 2006 they were the only painted/naked ride to openly publicize their events so that a larger number of people have the opportunity to participate. This changed in 2006 when Body Pride Ride launched highly visible naked promo rides during Seattle Critical Mass in March and April 2006, and when the Solsice Cyclists launched their public web site.

In 2005 there were four naked bike rides in Seattle. Three of those occurred in three consecutive saturdays in June alone! The other two Seattle naked cycling events included the painted naked cyclists of the Fremont Solstice Parade (18 June, featuring about 160 riders!), and the premiere of the First Annual Body Pride Ride (BPR, read "beeper"), at the Seattle Pride March on 26 June (see Beeper Yahoo! group). So, with WNBR, that was three separate naked rides in three weeks! In addition to ongoing monthly Critical Mass rides, 2005 marked the First Annual Independence From Oil Day Parade (3 July) and the emergence of the Ghostcycle project, raising awareness of cyclists on the streets with evocative installations around the city.

The 2006 WNBR Seattle event saw some significant improvements over previous years, despite holding steading to number of riders for three years straight. We spent just under 6 hours on the road and in the parks, approximately 27+ miles were covered! A new record for naked bike rides in Seattle. We were able to use many of the bathrooms in the park system this year and that really made things go so much smoother. We had about seven bathroom breaks! Our body painting area easily doubled, we had plenty of room for painting this year. We went up Pike street, a first. Much more fun than going up South Jackson in the International District and the hill really wasn't as bad as some were thinking. We stopped at Cal Anderson Park and took a shot at the water feature. The yoga session at Madronna Park with Mekosun was awesome and a first for Seattle! We stopped at Stan Sayres Park and hung out there for a while. Beautiful views. The ride to and around Seward Park was great. Views were awesome. We had an incredible presence at the Group Health Bicycle days event there. We completely took over a beach there and went in to the water and chilled out. We gathered to sing happy birthday to some family having a picnic at Madronna after visiting the park for a second time on the way back. We went through the Arboretum and over the Montlake Bridge, firsts for naked rides. And finally, after two years, we met up with UW Commencement graduates!

Official Ride Reports

Find out more about past WNBR Seattle Rides.

For other cities see Past events.

Coverage

Includes press and media coverage, blogging, journals, newswire, discussion groups.

10 June 2006 event

Pre-ride

  • Seattle Magazine: The Premier Seattle Monthly, June 2006, Summer Guide, "Bike Naked", p. 105
  • There was a great segment on Thurs morning 8 June 2006, sometime between 7:40 and 8am on 103.7 FM The Mountain on the Seattle and global WNBR event on the John Fisher & Mike West show. Conrad just did an earlier show with CBC and the BBC and he said this interview with the three Morning crew members was his best. They've added a link to us on their page: http://www.kmtt.com/themorningshow.asp.

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. I said I'm convinced that if everyone all over the world went naked all the time there'd be no more wars. Posted by User:BayBridge6
  • The Seattle Times Fair was like the welcome wagon Jerry Large June 15, 2006 [1] (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 [2] 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.
  • 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.

11 June 2005 Event

12 June 2004 Event

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%
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