David Byrne + Mayor ride bikes

Pix or it didn't happen, as they say

June 18, 2010 at 2:07PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Byrne before his hair went gray
Byrne before his hair went gray (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Anyone who follows the Mayor of Minneapolis on Twitter - I mean the actual Mayor, not someone who's just been named Mayor of Minneapolis on Foursquare and thinks anyone in the world could possibly care - got this tweet last night:

Did they ride the bikes down the aisle, slam on the brakes, do a somersault dismount and land on the stage? If you want context, it turns out that Mr. Byrne - former Talking Heads frontman, of course - is on a pro-bike speaking tour around the country. He describes it like this:

As of this moment there's no video up anywhere. Someone has to have some pictures of this. Isn't that what everyone has trained themselves to do? You see something slightly unusual, you whip out a camera or cellphone and start observing the event through the viewscreen, so you can enjoy it on a larger viewscreen later.

about the writer

about the writer

jameslileks

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.