Seattle archive

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Find out more about past WNBR Seattle Rides.

• Saturday 12 June 2004: WNBR Seattle #1 Gas Works, Seattle Center International Fountain, Capital Hill
• Saturday 11 June 2005: WNBR Seattle #2 Gas Works, Denny Park, City Hall, Capital Hill. View the ClothesFree TV coverage of the 11 June 2004 ride (Courtesy of ClothesFree International).
• Saturday 24 Sept 2005: WNBR Seattle #3 Autumnal Equinox Mini Ride from Myrtle Edwards Park to Discovery Park Beach.

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11 June 2005 Event

• 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)
• Kiro 7 TV News coverage, June 11, 2005.
• ClothesFree TV coverage of the 11 June 2004 ride (Courtesy of ClothesFree International).

12 June 2004 Event

• The Seattle Times Bicyclists will shed clothes in protest ride Tan Vinh June 11, 2004 [1] (Reference to Solstice Cyclists in article) (leads to Associated Press distribution)
• The Seattle Times Nude biker protest catches some attention Jessica Blanchard June 13, 2004 [2] (also refers to Solstice cyclists at bottom of article)
• The Seattle Times Uncovering a pointless complaint Danny Westneat / Times staff columnist June 18, 2004 [3]
• The Seattle Times "Day of action" plans trigger FBI warning June 12, 2004 [4]
• KING 5, Seattle, 12 Jun 2004: "Eco-protest event limited to nude cyclists"
• KING 5 TV News Seattle, 11 Jun 2004: Cyclists gear up for Naked Bike Ride Day) (Associated Press)
• Komo 4 News, Seattle, 13 Jun 2004: "Naked Bicyclists Ride In Protest Over Environmental Abuse"
• Nude & Natural (N) magazine N Magazine (published by The Naturist Society), Issue 24.1, Autumn 2004: "World Naked Bike Ride" by Jim Meyer, "The Wheel Deal, The World Naked Bike Ride — An Idea Whose Time Has Come" by Jim Meyer, "World Naked Bike Ride, Seattle-Style" by Mark Storey, "Naked in the Streets" color photo section included pictures of the painted naked cyclists of 2004 Summer Solstice Parade in Fremont.
• N Magazine (Nude & Natural), 'N' Trends, Issue 23.4, Summer 2004: "An Idea Worth Pedaling"
• British Airways High Life in-flight magazine, available on all flights, Nov 2004 Issue: "The Cheek Of It" by Jennifer Cox, Seattle. Talks about WNBR, BFC and the painted cyclists of the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. Jennifer interviewed Daniel Johnson and another Seattle cyclist. Unfortunately there are several major inaccuracies in the article.
• Indymedia Seattle, 1 Apr 2004: "World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) - June 12, 2004"
• Shannon Kringen blog, 4 Mar 2004: blog entry
• Smoking Room, The (Greg Piper's blog), Seattle, 12 Jun 2004: "Naked Lunch"
• The Stranger, Seattle, Vol 13 No 38, 3-9 Jun 2004: "Tread Marks: Naked Bikers Descend on Seattle Center" (see also correction/derragatory remarks: "In a June story regarding an upcoming World Naked Bike Ride...")
• AOL CityGuide: Seattle - "Top 11 Naked Experiences" (Seattle WNBR rated at number 4, 2004
• ClothesFree TV "Nudes in the News" (Show #63, 19 June 2004) USA. A production of International Naturist Association (INA). Contains coverage of Manifestación Ciclonudista/WNBR, including Seattle photos. http://www.clothesfree.com. Windows Media format video
• Flutterby! blog, 14 Jun 2004: "WNBR Seattle" (coverage with 41 images)
• MISCmedia, Jun 13, 2004 [5]
• KZOK 102.5 FM, Seattle, USA: Bob Rivers Show poll: "Seattle is one of 22 cities around the world where nude bicycle riders plan to protest..."
• The Bob Rivers Show Mornings on KZOK 102.5 FM "Classic Rock" Seattle. A WNBR Seattle - related daily online poll was posted asking:
  

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%