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Press and media coverage of the Solstice Cyclists of Seattle.

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[edit] 1993

  • The Seattle Times, Free Spirits Parade Through Fremont by Sherry Stripling June 21, 1993 [1] "It could only happen in Fremont, said one of the coordinators, Barbara Luecke. Only such a rich artistic community could shake off the staid reserve from nearby Ballard to let loose with such creative energy and fun. ... Buck-naked cyclists who streaked the parade for the second year may have crossed the boundary of good taste (would that be Leary Way Northwest?). But one, at least, was wearing a helmet (proof that people in Seattle can get wild, but not too wild)."

[edit] 1995

  • The Seattle Times, Time & Again By Ferdinand M. De Leon June 11, 1995 [2] (See last part of article for small reference)
  • The Seattle Times, Momentous Decisions For Council By Jean Godden June 21, 1995 [3] (See last part of article) "All the nudes: Overheard at the Fremont Solstice Parade on Saturday was a woman spectator commenting: "Oh, no. Not eight naked men on bicycles. I hate naked men on bicycles."

[edit] 1997

  • The Seattle Times, The Eyes Have It At Fair In Fremont -- Wild Kickoff Parade Is An Ocular Overdose by Florangela Davila June 22, 1997. [4] "Per tradition, there also were naked bicycle riders. They zoomed by so quickly it was hard to tell, um, the type of bike they were riding. "I wish they had sort of stopped and waved," said Blue Hesik Lan"

[edit] 1998

  • The Seattle Times, In The Buff, Police Call Their Bluff -- 2 Nude Bicyclists Arrested At Parade by Arthur Santana June 21, 1998 [5] "Bicyclists riding au naturel is nothing new to the quirky parade, which is known for participants in outlandish and sometimes risque costumes. But police say yesterday's arrests were made primarily for safety: The nude bicyclists typically dash quickly in and out of the parade audience." Report also says police on hand because cyclist hit child last year (1997)
  • The Seattle Times, Fremont Parade -- 20-Minute Parade Is Some Of Best Entertainment Around Editorials & Opinion: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 Letters To The Editor [6] Small reference: "So, why is the only focus on the nude bikers? They were only a part of the parade for a few minutes. I did not see them."
  • The Seattle Times, Sightings In Seattle - They're Buff by Jean Godden July 19, 1998 [7] Of interest also, sighting of nude cyclists (at least three) also reported on Capital Hill this year.
  • The Seattle Press: Nude Bikers Pedal in Solstice Spotlight, By Carol Marsh [8]
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 18.1
  • The Seattle Times, Summer In Seattle May 15, 1998. [9] Small reference naked cyclists as "surprise celebrants"

[edit] 1999

  • The Seattle Times, Who's The Fairest Of Them All? Fremont's -- Free-Wheeling Festival Lets Creativity Reign Magdalena Kulig. June 20, 1999. [10] Small reference: "And, of course, there were the infamous and crowd-pleasing nude bikers, a regular attraction eagerly awaited by the parade watchers. ... "This is not authorized by the organizers," said Steve Lynch, one of the volunteers responsible for safety and order during the event. "But it's just for fun, so no interventions.""
  • The Seattle Times, High-Tech Learns From Fremont Funk Helen Jung. June 22, 1999. [11] Small reference: "Here in the self-anointed center of the universe, where the Waiting for the Interurban sculptures wear more clothing than the nude cyclists who grace the annual Solstice Parade, high-tech is moving in."
  • The Seattle Times, Naked Bicycling Must Stop, Says No One At All In Seattle June 17, 1999 by Susan Nielsen / Times Editorial Columnist [12]
  • The Seattle Times, Nude-Biker Curbs Rebuffed June 16, 1999 By J. Martin Mcomber [13]
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer Solstice Parade Fears Crackdown on Nude Bikers By D. Parvaz June 19, 1999 [14] "Meanwhile, Hadrann says the scent of rebellion is in the air in Fremont - or maybe it's just another rumor. "Some people in the community are going to get nude if he (Sidran) starts arresting the cyclists," he says. ... "First, there was 50, now there's like 100 people. . . . Who knows what kind of chain reaction this is going to bring."" Also, read Seattle Police Department, Lt. Mark Kuehn's suggestions for safety for nude cyclists including: "Refrain from trying out saddles in the nude, for obvious sanitary reasons. Hadrann suggests shoppers take along a few pairs of Chinese disposable underwear (made of paper) for saddle-buying expeditions."
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer Council Refuses to Ban Nudity at Fremont Parade By D. Parvaz June 19, 1999 [15] "The council decided this week against posting 'no nudity' signs for the neighborhood's arts parade, where two men were arrested for naked bike riding last year. Police had asked that the signs be posted for this year's parade, set for Saturday. ...Council President Bradley Erhlich said the public nudity might be a form of artistic expression. ... 'If it is art, then the Arts Council should support them,' Erhlich said. ... Crowds booed when last year's naked riders were arrested and handcuffed."
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 19.1

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

  • The Seattle Times, Fremont shows its sunny side by Reid Forgrave June 17, 2001 [18] "There was no better illustration of the fair's quirkiness than in its parade - with its wild costumes, floats and giant puppets - and nude bicyclists, which led to a flap over the permit for this year's parade. ... Before the city issued this year's parade permit, police said they have gotten numerous complaints about the nude cyclists every year. They asked the Fremont Arts Council to post signs along the parade route warning cyclists, who are not a sanctioned part of the parade, about laws against indecent exposure. The council said no, even though members discouraged the nudity. ... In 1998, two bikers in the buff were arrested. None were arrested this year."
  • The Seattle Times, Tale of how city got its groove back Jan 9, 2001 Editorial by Nicole Brodeur / Seattle Times staff columnist [19] with small reference "There have been no sanctions, no fines, no closed-door committee meetings or blue-ribbon impanelizations. Our elected parents didn't send the police to chase down Some People as they threatened to do with the naked cyclists in the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. (Criminy.)"
  • The Seattle Times, If you fret, stay clear of Fremont May 17, 2001 by Nicole Brodeur. [20] According to the article "Police want parade organizers to post signs noting the laws against indecent exposure, and warn of possible prosecution. Organizers want the cyclists to stop mooning the event's true hallmark: artistic freedom."
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer Nudes flash: City sees a Fremont cover-up: Police fear indecent exposure incidents at solstice parade, Tuesday, May 15, 2001 By PHUONG CAT LE [21]
  • Komo 4 News Nude Bikers Warned Again: Stay Away From Fremont Parade May 15, 2001 [22]
  • The Seattle Times, May 17, 2001 Cheeky Fremont Editorial [23]
  • The Seattle Times, Friday, May 18, 2001 Some folks in a huff over bikers in the buff By Caitlin Cleary [24]
  • The Seattle Times, June 20, 2001 Uneasy rider in Fremont By Jean Godden [25] Licata laments, "I was waving to the photographer - smack in the middle of a pack of painted, naked bicyclists."
  • Council Member Nick Licata As Himself, Or, How I Was Busted For Riding A Bike, With Clothes On [26]
  • MiscMedia.com: Exquisite Corp.s? [27]
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 21.1

[edit] 2002

  • The Seattle Times Resources to help you savor the summer June 20, 2002 [28] Small reference: "What solstice is complete without nude cyclists? To get your annual fix, see the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade and Fair on Saturday and Sunday."
  • The Seattle Times Brief look for men in briefs by Jean Godden June 19, 2002. [29] Small reference: "The Seattle police are also hoping for no nude bicyclists, those scamps who, time after time, manage to slip past parade organizers."
  • The Seattle Times Creativity to craziness feted in Fremont Bobbi Nodell June 23, 2002 [30]
  • The Seattle Times Hog wild for Fremont festivities: This year's Solstice Parade bigger than ever Bobbi Nodell June 21, 2002 [31] "As has been the tradition, a number of unauthorized naked bicycle riders start the parade. Last year there were 50 — most in body paint."

[edit] 2003

  • The Seattle Times Fest encourages interaction by putting artists on the spot By Young Chang June 13, 2003

Seattle Times staff reporter [32] Reference to Fremont Fresh Art Festival models posing as naked cyclists.

  • The Seattle Times Some sunny signs of local progress in transportation By Mike Lindblom. June 22, 2003 [33] [As a joke] "Nude bicyclists in the Fremont Solstice Parade. Just kidding."
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 23.1 Story provided this year by cycling participant and photographer

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

  • The Seattle Times Celebrating the season at free-spirited Fremont festival June 19, 2005 [40] References as "the event's signature naked bicyclists".
  • The Seattle Times Letters to the editor: Strictly Seattle: Nothing to see here June 21, 2005 [41] "If bike riders rode nude in a Los Angeles summer solstice celebration, the LAPD would shoot them dead, after a "slow speed" chase televised on all 28 local channels. — Barney Neeley, Los Angeles, Calif." Photo caption "Cyclists at the Fremont Solstice Parade last weekend barely register notice."
  • The Seattle Sun & Star People power: Chaos, creativity fuel Fremont parade by L.J. McAllister June 2005. Part of the article had a critical tone about the cyclists: "Really, that's just the crazy naked bicyclists who precede the parade every year. They get all the press, all the hype, all the lasting impressions. People who work on the parade openly despise them. ... The nude bikers take away from all the legitimate art that volunteers spend countless hours creating. With one exhibitional blow, months of hard work by solstice parade artists is knocked from our collective conscious."
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fremont lowering the bar on tolerance by Robert L. Jamieson Jr. Saturday, July 16, 2005 [42] Story about FAC excluding the PURE ensemble.
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer Piercing group too far out for even Solstice Parade By Kery Murakami and Robert L. Jamieson Jr. June 14, 2005 [43] Story about FAC excluding the PURE ensemble.
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 25.1

[edit] 2006

  • SexLife LIVE! with Dane Ballard "Special Clothing Optional Episode of SexLife LIVE" air date April 1, 2006 (recorded March 14, 2006). Featured participants and organizors of the Painted Cyclists and WNBR Seattle, included footage from 2003 Painted Cyclists video, and live bodypainting.
  • Images of America: Seattle's Fremont. Helen Divjak, 2006, Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3119-7. Includes two images of the cyclists, with captions.
  • KUOW-FM in Seattle did an interview for their program called Weekday with the cyclists at the Ballard neighborhood where the bodypainting party was taking place, taking up at least three residential lots. The interview was reportedly about cycling safety in Seattle. This is confirmed by several cyclists and pictures taken at the bodypainting party. The segment aired on Thursday, June 22, 2006.
  • Nude & Natural (N) magazine 26.1 Autumn 2006. Fremont Solstice Parade Gets Slimy (reference to new SLUGS ensemble in the parade). Discussed the Solstice Cyclists and includes one picture. The article mentions "dozens of naked cyclists", which is a huge misrepresentation of the nearly two hundred cyclists present this year.

[edit] Pictures

There are dozens of websites with pictures, and thousands of pictures of the cyclists in circulation.

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