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Tag Archives: memory
Day 30. #30daysofbiking
If we give objects too much power, and we do, it’s because we invest them with memory. So, what’s this bicycle about? Chicago steel. Peoria rust. A four-year-old falling off a trike and, after getting patched up and reassured by … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Report from the road, Schwinn Corvette
Tagged memory, music, poetry, rain
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How to ride a bicycle without leaving a trail
It is said–wait, I’m about to say it–that Seven on Prospect, “A Cosmopolitan Grill,” is haunted by the echo of a mechanic swearing at a dual-cable Shimano Positron derailleur. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Illinois Valley Wheelmen, memorabilia, memory, photography, Seven on Prospect
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