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Although this looks old, so the information may no longer be accurate.

After hanging at GG Park for an afternoon listening to tunes amplified by cycle-powered generators, the Bicycle Music Festival finally took to the streets.  Obo Martin and his band were joined by Fossil Fool to provide music for the ride.  Each instrument was on a different platform towed by a bicycle, and it sounded pretty good whenever they stayed together!  The drummer kept falling back though, probably owing to the bulkiness of his craft.  Always the drummer.

Check out the crush of cyclists as they approach Divisadero and then swell down Fell past this poor overwhelmed videographer who ends up in the middle of all of it:

Many more photos available at the Bicycle Music Festival website.

Previously:

Judgement Day Melts Faces at the Bicycle Music Festival

If lo riders get to have their own song, what do you think these guys should get?  Perhaps something by Vanilla Ice?  ABBA?

Spotted on Potrero at 24th.

We Built This City spotted a specimen (or two) in Glen Canyon today. For those that don’t know, Glen Canyon is 2.4 miles southwestish of the Skechers store. Hold on to your babies!

Previously:

Coyote Faces $5.99 Each

Kati over at Ohio to San Francisco (from whence this picture came) says:

I’m not sure about eating basil from a planter box on Harrison.

Me neither. But, I looove me some pesto, so I won’t ask and please don’t tell.

Spotted on 24th at Bartlett

This is awful. A man was beaten, robbed, and stabbed last night in Dolores Park by a group of teens, according to SF Appeal:

Police responded at around 1:30 a.m. to an area of the park around 19th and Church streets and found that the victim had been beaten, robbed and stabbed multiple times in the torso, officer Samson Chan said.

Three arrests have been made. Be careful out there, folks.

[via SF Appeal]

Photographer Charlie Russo got in touch to share his collection of photos of San Franciscans watching the World Cup last month at various locales around town. The guy up top is at the Napper Tandy; the guy below him is at Bissap Baobab. And then there are a ton of pictures of people at Civic Center, like this one, from when the USA scored that one epic goal late in that one game:

See the whole series here.

Thanks, Charlie!

Previously:

USA FTW at the Phoenix

This is not an official endorsement for Mission Workshop, since I have neither worn nor showered with their bags, but the promo videos for their products are beautifully shot cycling videos filmed in you-know-where, so check ‘em out.

Grocery Run:

A Day In The Life

Previously:

Ariel shows us his Hough

Here’s a clip of Judgement Day destroying the Bicycle Music Festival today in Golden Gate Park. I’ve never had my face melted by a violin and cello before!

The cyclists in front are powering all of the equipment. You’ve just got to check out the rig. The wheels spin the rotor of a generator that feeds into a small battery with just enough juice to keep things going for a few seconds. A meter shows the power level. If it drops below green, lights out. This actually happened shortly after I stopped filming and everyone was treated to an unexpected drum solo. While I was pedaling, I found a direct correlation with the power level and the bass instruments. Kick drums and bass lines really draw a lot of power!

You can still catch the rest of the fest when it rides down to Potrero Hill (16th and Irwin) around 6pm.