On Monday, September 13th, I invited Jim Cadenhead of Cranky's Bike Shop to be my guest on my KCSB-FM radio program, "The Freak Power Ticket." Jim is the driving force behind Santa Barbara's first ever Bicycle Film Festival, a weekend of events including races, stunts, a barbecue and/or libations (at Elsie's on Friday and the Mercury Lounge on Sunday), a bike swap meet, and an afternoon and evening at The Marjorie Luke Theater filled with motion pictures about the varied global phenomenon that is bicycle culture.
I've posted a podcast of the show that has edited out copyrighted music. Jim was such a terrific guest -- so knowledgeable, entertaining, and quite spirited -- I wanted to make sure that our conversation is available to a larger audience. Jim mentions over the course of the interview that Santa Barbara could quite easily become a world-class cycling community with just a bit of work, and this film festival (marking its 10th anniversary year overall) could play a pivotal part in that development.
It's my pleasure to bring you this podcast: all you need to do is click here to listen.
As a somewhat recent convert to the cult of cycling (and, no, I have not yet attempted to dress like Lance Armstrong during any of my bike rides), I was also tickled to weave the following bicycle-themed playlist around my interview with Jim.
It always seems a shame to have to edit out all the great music I like to share with listeners, so this week I've decided to experiment with making youtube clips or other links to this music available for your perusal, if available.
