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December 08, 2005
Pippy Bikes Winter, sort of. Plus, Lookin' for the Rev.
Pippy is very proud these days, of piling on the layers and bravely venturing out into the chill! It wasn't looking like winter biking was going to happen, but Tuesday was my first time out, since its snowed and been less than 30 degrees, its interesting. Very. For one thing my lucky cat squeaker froze solid, before my toes did, even.
Yesterday in particular was a test of the Pippy resolve, when a tall bikey friend and I attempted to find the Right Rev. Billy and his choir, taking the Shopocalypse tour to the belly of the beast, North Michigan Ave. So, running late as usual, we made our way from Humboldt Park eastward, along Division Street, and over several bridges. It was then that it truly hit home~ dragging layers of clothing, a messenger bag full of yarn, a cranky bicycle, and a sleep-deprived body over bridges and between cars in the cold is not for the meek! (is it official, Pippy is not meek?? Oh, but that's part of the charm of Pippy, isn't it? I'd be loathe to let it go. It keeps things interesting. Anyway~)
So we made it to Michigan Ave, but alas and alack! No choir!! No white suited guy with megaphone! Could we have missed them entirely, being as we were 45 minutes late?? I asked the Streetwise lady (and politely bought Streetwise, and considered returning later with a warmer pair of socks for her, egads) "have you seen a choir, a man with a pompadour and a megaphone? Making a joyous noise??" Nope. No choirs passed this way. She and I wished for god to bless one another, several times, and I suggested maybe she was underdressed and she suggested it was too cold for bike riding. No way, man, I said (ok I lied). I said "you try to stay warm! For gosh sakes!" So the search continued. Where but where, besides in a $tar*****, would one find the Rev. ?? The disney store~! So we tried there and it was then I noticed I could no longer feel my toes.
No action at the disney store.
We tried the Apple store, and I went in to warm my toes while bikey friend watched the bikes. Setting the tall bike (with drum kit for added intrigue!) in the glass window of the Apple store was something of a subversion, as it set up an inverse display, which grabbed more eyeballs than new imacs could hope to! So I wandered around approaching employees with the query "Have you seen a choir, a Rev. in white suit, pompadour, megaphone?" No, but I may have missed him, some said. No, you'd know him if you saw him! I said.
Oh, and I was so in the mood for a glorious and rousing ruckus too!
Ok, so. The feeling came back in my toes and it was then that a young man approached to talk about the tall bike and he knew! It seems the tour bus for the Shopocalypse tour had been in a bad accident, somewhere in Ohio, he thought!!! Some choir members were hurt!! (pitchers of wrecked bus at linky page!)
We are hoping and praying everyone is all right!
Praying along with the folks at the Friendly Towers, where we stopped on the way home to see if any bikey friends were around.
They weren't.
But had a sign on their window about the Rev. and the accident.
Here's hoping the Rev. makes it in to town in one piece, for the Revival in Rogers Park~! Still checking on developments..
Posted by at December 8, 2005 09:37 AM
Comments
You're becoming downright rugged and I'm proud of you. Maybe strenght and resilience are choice words for Pippy stage two. Now its time to start doing curls with the 20 pound weights. djm
Posted by: djm at December 8, 2005 11:59 AM