unicycles in the movies
d.kathrens@genie.geis.com
Sat, 27 Aug 94 19:20:00 UTC
Beirne wrote:
>I just saw a unicyclist in "Searching for Bobby Fischer". The
>faceless person was wearing a head-to-toe suit made out of aluminum
>cans and riding on a path in a park in NYC. The whole scene was about
>10 seconds.
I'll have to view that, but I wanted to mention that I think I have a
photo of the same guy in a calendar I purchased from the International
Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA). It is called the "cycle and
recycle 1994-2005-2011" calendar--since those years have exactly the
same calendar you can save it and use it again. Each month has a
picture of cycling scenes the world over.
The picture for June shows "the can man-New York". A guy, covered in
alumin(i)um cans, riding a unicycle. You can just make out his face
through a hole on the costume, even though it is heavily shadowed. He
might be near a park, but seems to be riding on a street (a parade?).
In the far background are tall office buildings, middle ground is trees
and an smallish old stone building with an arch and columns, people and
bicycles on the sidewalk in front of it.
I was thinking of stealing this concept for a parade here in my wife's
hometown. There is a movement on to get the county-wide volunteer
recycling program taken over by the county as it has grown beyond the
abilities of volunteer staff to support. This would be a good theme
"float" for the Homecoming Parade.
Alternate idea, totally unrelated: me riding unicycle in a
straightjacket, my kids in white coats chasing me with butterfly nets.