Since it is quite I will weigh in with this. The Roseville Telephone Company’s
annual financial report was themed “Poised for the Future” The idea for the
cover ws to have a teenage kid riding on a giraffe unicycle on a long empty road
with storm clouds in the background. The photographer didn’t know how he was
going to do this, but started by calling a local a bike shop in Sacramento, near
his studio, to see if they had a giraffe he could rent. They said they didn’t,
but they put him in contact with Tim Bustos. Tim is the Pedestrian and Bicycle
Coordinater for the City of Davis, California (perhaps the most bike-friendly
city in the US), and a well known unicyclist. Tim told the photographer he
thought he might be able to help. Tim called me and asked if I though Woody
would be interested. He was, to say the least. I spoke with the photographer who
explained the concept. We met last Monday (Woody had the day off from school for
President’s Day) at the Roseville Telephone Company headquarters with the
photographer and the company’s Art Director. From there we drove to the location
they had picked for the shoot. It was raining as we left our house, as it had
been for several days. On the way there was a break in the rain, and the ground
was actually dry. The Photographer had said that he would probably photoshop in
the clouds, but the condtions were perfect. It was clear enough that you could
see the foothills and we were surrounded by ominus, towering clouds. The one
thing he wasn’t sure he’d be able to do was to find a kid who could ride a
giraffe, he had never seen on in person before we showed up and he seemed
skeptical even though I assured him that Woody was a very capable rider. It was
pretty windy and the suits were worried Woody wouldn’t be able to handel the
conditions. He free-mounted and rocked in place while the photographer told him
where he wanted him to ride. The Artistic director’s jaw was on the ground, but
soon gathered herslf and then kept saying, “This is perfect!, This is perfect!”
Woody rode up and down the road 10 or 12 times as the photographer took hundreds
of pictures from a really cool digital camera plugged into a Mac G4 lap-top.
After that he used a couple other cameras, digital and film, and ran along with
Woody taking shots from different angles. When they were done the phootgrapher
got out a tiny portable tent and Woody the Photog. and the A.D. squeezed inside
to look at the pictures on the laptop to see if there was anything they wanted
to redo. They were all very happy. Outside Woody signed the standard release,
and they handed him the biggest check he had ever earned. We all shook hands and
Woody and I headed off. Shortly after we turned onto the main road the rain
started again. I assured Woody that this was a lucky break, and nothing that you
could count on on a regular basis. He was happy none the less.
That was a very interesting story. Yes, lots of people made money unicycling,
some pretty big money I would think. It would be nice to see those pictures.
BTW, if you only removed the spaces between the words too you achieve the
ultimate masterpiece of legibility
>Since it is quite I will weigh in with this. The Roseville Telephone Company’s >annual financial report was themed “Poised for the Future” The idea for the >cover ws to have a teenage kid riding on a giraffe unicycle on a long empty >road with storm clouds in the background. The photographer didn’t know how he >was going to do this, but started by calling a local a bike shop in >Sacramento, near his studio, to see if they had a giraffe he could rent. They >said they didn’t, but they put him in contact with Tim Bustos. Tim is the >Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinater for the City of Davis, California (perhaps >the most bike-friendly city in the US), and a well known unicyclist. Tim told >the photographer he thought he might be able to help. Tim called me and asked >if I though Woody would be interested. He was, to say the least. I spoke with >the photographer who explained the concept. We met last Monday (Woody had the >day off from school for President’s Day) at the Roseville Telephone Company >headquarters with the photographer and the company’s Art Director. From there >we drove to the location they had picked for the shoot. It was raining as we >left our house, as it had been for several days. On the way there was a break >in the rain, and the ground was actually dry. The Photographer had said that >he would probably photoshop in the clouds, but the condtions were perfect. It >was clear enough that you could see the foothills and we were surrounded by >ominus, towering clouds. The one thing he wasn’t sure he’d be able to do was >to find a kid who could ride a giraffe, he had never seen on in person before >we showed up and he seemed skeptical even though I assured him that Woody was >a very capable rider. It was pretty windy and the suits were worried Woody >wouldn’t be able to handel the conditions. He free-mounted and rocked in place >while the photographer told him where he wanted him to ride. The Artistic >director’s jaw was on the ground, but soon gathered herslf and then kept >saying, “This is perfect!, This is perfect!” > >Woody rode up and down the road 10 or 12 times as the photographer took >hundreds of pictures from a really cool digital camera plugged into a Mac G4 >lap-top. After that he used a couple other cameras, digital and film, and ran >along with Woody taking shots from different angles. When they were done the >phootgrapher got out a tiny portable tent and Woody the Photog. and the A.D. >squeezed inside to look at the pictures on the laptop to see if there was >anything they wanted to redo. They were all very happy. Outside Woody signed >the standard release, and they handed him the biggest check he had ever >earned. We all shook hands and Woody and I headed off. Shortly after we turned >onto the main road the rain started again. I assured Woody that this was a >lucky break, and nothing that you could count on on a regular basis. He was >happy none the less. > >Any one else made any money unicycling? > >John Hooten > >
> Since it is quite I will weigh in with this. The Roseville Telephone Company’s > annual financial report was themed “Poised for the Future” The idea for the > cover ws to have a teenage kid riding on a giraffe unicycle on a long empty > road with storm clouds in the background. The photographer didn’t know how he > was going to do this, but started by calling a local a bike shop in > Sacramento, near his studio, to see if they had a giraffe he could rent. They > said they didn’t, but they put him in contact with Tim Bustos. Tim is the > Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinater for the City of Davis, California (perhaps > the most bike-friendly city in the US), and a well known unicyclist. Tim told > the photographer he thought he might be able to help. Tim called me and asked > if I though Woody would be interested. He was, to say the least. I spoke with > the photographer who explained the concept. We met last Monday (Woody had the > day off from school for President’s Day) at the Roseville Telephone Company > headquarters with the photographer and the company’s Art Director. From there > we drove to the location they had picked for the shoot. It was raining as we > left our house, as it had been for several days. On the way there was a break > in the rain, and the ground was actually dry. The Photographer had said that > he would probably photoshop in the clouds, but the condtions were perfect. It > was clear enough that you could see the foothills and we were surrounded by > ominus, towering clouds. The one thing he wasn’t sure he’d be able to do was > to find a kid who could ride a giraffe, he had never seen on in person before > we showed up and he seemed skeptical even though I assured him that Woody was > a very capable rider. It was pretty windy and the suits were worried Woody > wouldn’t be able to handel the conditions. He free-mounted and rocked in place > while the photographer told him where he wanted him to ride. The Artistic > director’s jaw was on the ground, but soon gathered herslf and then kept > saying, “This is perfect!, This is perfect!” > > Woody rode up and down the road 10 or 12 times as the photographer took > hundreds of pictures from a really cool digital camera plugged into a Mac G4 > lap-top. After that he used a couple other cameras, digital and film, and ran > along with Woody taking shots from different angles. When they were done the > phootgrapher got out a tiny portable tent and Woody the Photog. and the A.D. > squeezed inside to look at the pictures on the laptop to see if there was > anything they wanted to redo. They were all very happy. Outside Woody signed > the standard release, and they handed him the biggest check he had ever > earned. We all shook hands and Woody and I headed off. Shortly after we turned > onto the main road the rain started again. I assured Woody that this was a > lucky break, and nothing that you could count on on a regular basis. He was > happy none the less. > > Any one else made any money unicycling? > > John Hooten
Wow, that’s way cool. I was talking to some random old bloke the other day and
he said that he used to know someone who would ride a unicycle for people if
they gave him 10p. I’ve had my picture taken for things but never for anything
that had any money to give me. Last thing was London cyclists / Southwark
Cyclists, who took pictures of me for their newsletter riding across London
bridge in very bright sunlight so I couldn’t really see very well in quite
heavy traffic!
On 24 Feb 2001 16:32:02 -0800, jack@kanji.org (Jack Halpern) wrote:
>BTW, if you only removed the spaces between the words too you achieve the >ultimate masterpiece of legibility
Huh? As in “BTW,ifyouonlyremovedthespacesbetweenthewordstooyouachievetheultimat-
emasterpieceoflegibility:-)”? I’m not so sure, but it may be so in Kanji…
Klaas Bil
–
“To trigger/fool/saturate/overload Echelon, the following has been picked
automagically from a database:” “Bagdad, PGP 7.0, White House”
Woody, that’s fantastic - congratulations. But do listen to your dad and don’t
count on regular income from opportunities like that! Missed you riding
yesterday - come next time!
—Nathan
“patty loeffler” <mspatty@unicycleclub.com> wrote in message news:3A987D09.D65C4062@unicycleclub.com… > Congratulations Woody! What a super story. > > John Hooten wrote: > > > Since it is quite I will weigh in with this. The Roseville Telephone > > Company’s annual financial report was themed “Poised for the Future” The > > idea for the cover ws to have a teenage kid riding on a giraffe unicycle on > > a long empty road with storm clouds in the background. The photographer > > didn’t know how he was going to do this, but started by calling a local a > > bike shop in Sacramento, near his studio, to see if they had a giraffe he > > could rent. They said they didn’t, but they put him in contact with Tim > > Bustos. Tim is the Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinater for the City of Davis, > > California (perhaps the most bike-friendly city in the US), and a well known > > unicyclist. Tim told the photographer he thought he might be able to help. > > Tim called me and asked if I though Woody would be interested. He was, to > > say the least. I spoke with the photographer who explained the concept. We > > met last Monday (Woody had the day off from school for President’s Day) at > > the Roseville Telephone Company headquarters with the photographer and the > > company’s Art Director. From there we drove to the location they had picked > > for the shoot. It was raining as we left our house, as it had been for > > several days. On the way there was a break in the rain, and the ground was > > actually dry. The Photographer had said that he would probably photoshop in > > the clouds, but the condtions were perfect. It was clear enough that you > > could see the foothills and we were surrounded by ominus, towering clouds. > > The one thing he wasn’t sure he’d be able to do was to find a kid who could > > ride a giraffe, he had never seen on in person before we showed up and he > > seemed skeptical even though I assured him that Woody was a very capable > > rider. It was pretty windy and the suits were worried Woody wouldn’t be able > > to handel the conditions. He free-mounted and rocked in place while the > > photographer told him where he wanted him to ride. The Artistic director’s > > jaw was on the ground, but soon gathered herslf and then kept saying, "This > > is perfect!, This is perfect!" > > > > Woody rode up and down the road 10 or 12 times as the photographer took > > hundreds of pictures from a really cool digital camera plugged into a Mac G4 > > lap-top. After that he used a couple other cameras, digital and film, and > > ran along with Woody taking shots from different angles. When they were done > > the phootgrapher got out a tiny portable tent and Woody the Photog. and the > > A.D. squeezed inside to look at the pictures on the laptop to see if there > > was anything they wanted to redo. They were all very happy. Outside Woody > > signed the standard release, and they handed him the biggest check he had > > ever earned. We all shook hands and Woody and I headed off. Shortly after we > > turned onto the main road the rain started again. I assured Woody that this > > was a lucky break, and nothing that you could count on on a regular basis. > > He was happy none the less. > > > > Any one else made any money unicycling? > > > > John Hooten
