Comments: Bike Against Bush / Magicbike
OK, where can I get one for my bike?!
Posted by andrew at May 7, 2004 4:10 PM
What's so magic about it?
Posted by sony at May 9, 2004 8:53 AM
The magic part is referring to Magicbike, an entirely separate project created by Yury Gitman.
Posted by Josh at May 10, 2004 4:27 PM
My link for Magicbike didn't come through. Here it is again:
http://www.magicbike.net
Posted by Josh at May 10, 2004 4:27 PM
I see this through two lenses: First, as a streetwriter-mobile (banner-mobile) linked to the web, etc; I like it alot. It's a cool project. (Even if it doesn't use the GPS to draw a message using the path, logo like - go two blocks, turn left one block, left two blocks: you have a U!
But as political activism, I can't imagine even a really cool bicycle-written slogan doing anything to change a voter's mind. Preaching to the converted,so to speak. If the point of this is really to re-elect Kerry, put the resources into Kerry's coffer. It's true that Republican National Convention will provide the artist with fabulous promotion - in other words, I see this as more promotion, than political, potential.
Thinking harder, I wonder if voter registration would be another possible, and possibly more politically effective, use of the mobile writer?
New voters are more likely to be undecided voters and getting out the vote requires leg work; why not peddling?
Posted by pw at May 11, 2004 3:50 PM
I agree with Peggy - preaching to the converted might be a well of misplaced energy. But sometimes speaking your mind in your medium of choice serves as an act of inspiration to others in your field, or to the general public, that we can all do something no matter how small our little lot is.
Posted by kellee at May 28, 2004 2:29 PM