Thanks for sharing this Zack. I was wondering what DLG would write about this poster, having read his other writings on the poster site. His reference to the Sacramento Bee is cool, since I grew up reading (no delivering) that paper. I have my poster now and can say that no computer image can do it justice. No one who orders one should be disappointed. Steve
On Monday, July 2, 2012 2:19:53 PM UTC-4, Zack wrote: > > Just got mine today. Love it. Beautiful stuff. > > Also, since I waited for the surprise, I of course now wanted to see it on > the riv site and on the DLG site, and came across the description on the > DLG site of the poster, and loved it, wanted to share: > > *In 1957 I was 12 years old. I had a paper route for the Sacramento Bee; > I had a bicycle; I had money; I had freedom. That's pretty much what the > bicycle meant in the pre-automobile era: freedom. Freedom from parental > supervision, to be precise. Pre-automobile in the 1890s meant that there > weren't any automobiles yet. Pre-automobile in the 1950s meant that you > weren't old enough to drive. When you reached 16 and got your driver's > license, you left your bike to your kid brother and cranked up the family > Ford. Bicycles were children's toys, something you left behind when you > attained a man's estate.* > > *In the 1960s, college students rode bicycles because they were fast, > cheap, and campus parking was free. The bicycle again became a symbol of > youthful exuberance, anti-establishment hipness and freedom, only this time > of freedom from the tyranny and expense of the automobile.* > > *We have become as little children again, riding our bikes and having fun. > * > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/7u9esejiJE4J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
