busternut

2008-06-30T06:59:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all,

Get ready to love America! It's the Freedom Thighs Bike Ride of Great Patriotism. This Friday, Independence Day, leaving from the Birdhouse. We'll be decorating and dolling up starting at 2 pm and leaving to ride/love Amerika at 4 pm.

Festive and American-loving attire is recommended, as are helmets. The Birdhouse is at 800 N. 4th Ave. on the corner of 4th and Gill Aves. (Down the street from Sassy Ann's...)

For more information contact Monika: monikamiller - at- gmail.com

2007-09-20T19:32:00.001-07:00

2007-09-20T19:27:00.001-07:00

2007-09-12T19:07:00.000-07:00

Last Busternut

On Sept. 8 was fun. We had about 30 riders. Pictures soon to be posted.

No one from Harper's won this one! Someone else did, I hear his name is Bart, and I know he will get Buster soon.

Below are the bike haiku folks wrote at Caswell park.

Lovely summer day
sweaty biking through Parkridge
thankful for two wheels.

Biking in the sun.
Really into fixed gearing.
My friends are the bomb.

Biking is awesome.
Ride it 7 days a week.
Makes you feel so good!

Bikes are dangerous.
U might die bu you have fun.
Bikes are really scary.

I love bike because heart.
I love bike when I cross.
I love bicycle.

Maddie is really great.
She rides a bike very well.
She's the best I've met.

Black top hot on wheels
take me home to the AC--
old gray is magic.

Helmet on my head,
humidity all around:
I'm ready to go.

Busternut is hard.
Brendan, he gave me asthma.
Go to Birdhouse now.
-Ed

I love to ride bikes
I really really really really really do
la de da de da

Biking is so fun
I ride my bike while drinking
Good times drunken ride

Bicycles rolling
Into the crimson sunset
Boy becomes a man

It is September
Busternut bike race is on
Pedal pedal go!

Biking is great
Roads are fun to ride bikes
Jack Hunt loves his bike

Sweetly riding on
steel frame delight-lee
between my feet yes
-Garry

Wheel on steel and wire
Live on my big rubber tire
The call me Sir Tire

Harrison, Ethan,
Colin, Leslie, and myself
All riding fixed gear

I rode my bike on
the hot and sweaty humid
day to the Birdhouse

Bicycle is blue
Knoxville, wonderful Knoxville.
Go and go and go!

Pedal pedal fast
Like the alley cat -- myrow!
But too many hills

I dislike bike chains.
Riding bikes is awesome.
My hands are dirty.

Round round round wheels go.
Elephants don't ride bikes, no.
I'm not an elephant.

I love to ride bikes.
Bikes are so fucking very fun.
I want to ride them.

Oh my bicycle.
You are so red and shiny.
Clickity Click Click.

Biking is so fun
and we play in the hot sun.
Fix your broken chain!

Two wheels kick your ass.
Cruise or die mother fucker.
Eat my dust ass hole.
-Anne and Colin

2007-08-27T18:34:00.000-07:00

Bike Riders,

It's time for another bicycle romp in and around downtown Knoxville.

Saturday, September 8th, 6pm, starting at Market Square near the bell. Bring your friends, neighbors, and family. Come prepared to ride your bikes and bust a move.

As always, we're looking for people to help run the checkpoints. If you (or someone you know) are (is) interested, drop us a line: busternutknoxville@yahoo.com

Buster

2007-04-20T08:00:00.001-07:00

next busternut: sunday, april 29, 5 p.m., start on market square

2007-01-14T15:56:00.001-08:00

Busternut 3

In March. Maybe early April. Email if you'd like to help.

2006-11-26T18:31:00.000-08:00

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next event in March.

Then again, maybe something small in January. Interested?

Buster!

2006-11-26T17:22:00.000-08:00

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you're going back to Harper's bike shop. Sigh.

busternut 2

2006-11-26T17:16:00.000-08:00

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after the race

2006-11-26T16:53:00.001-08:00

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2006-11-21T19:07:00.000-08:00

Busternut 2 is Saturday, Nov. 25, at 2 pm.
Start/Finish at Market Square.
Route about as long as last time- none too long.
Bring your bike!

preview of the aug. 28 inaugural event
http://www.metropulse.com/articles/2006/16_34/street_talk.shtml

review of the aug. 28 inaugural event
http://www.metropulse.com/articles/2006/16_35/ear.shtml

preview of the nov. 25 second-ever busternut:
"Busternut Alley Cat Bike Race will take place Nov. 25, 2pm, beginning at Market Square, near the bell. All ages and abilities welcome; bring your human-powered bike to participate in a healthy, non-commercial, entirely local and slightly off-beat community bike-race. E-mail busternutknoxville@yahoo.com."
http://www.metropulse.com/calendar/calendar2.shtml

photos of the aug. 28 event:
http://flickr.com/photos/bobby_toe/sets/72157594212371152/

2006-09-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

1. Critical Mass happens at 5:15 the last friday of every month leaving from the base of the Sunsphere. October's ride is the 27th, 5:15 pm from the shade of the Sunsphere. Wear costumes!

2. The next Busternut-ish event (aside from the monthly thrill of Critical Mass) will be

Saturday, Nov. 25th at

2pm in Market Square

That's the Saturday after Thanksgiving so be sure to prep all your visiting relatives and get them on board. It'll be great. If you're interested in helping us organize, etc. drop us a line at busternutknoxville@yahoo.com

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2006-09-12T10:44:00.000-07:00

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buster love

2006-09-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by bobby toe.

Hey y'all with the bikes,

1. Thanks so much for coming out and making that race
happen.

2. This is an email to everyone who signed up at the
Pub. We'll be using this list to send out very few but
highly relevant emails about upcoming Busternut-isms.
Forward it to interested folks.

3. We're going to print Busternut t-shirts in the next
couple weeks. They will be $10 if you use our t-shirts
or $6 if you mail/deliver your own t-shirt to us. The
shirts are from Alternative Apparel--a company who
"enforce[s] total compliance with local labor laws
that include child labor regulations as well as
adequate living wages." You can check out the shirts
here and imagine them Army Greenish with a dark red
Buster logo.

Men's -->
http://www.alternativeapparel.com/default.aspx?ID=82&CategoryID=15&ProductID=129&Color=ARHE

Women's -->
http://www.alternativeapparel.com/default.aspx?ID=82&CategoryID=22&ProductID=319&Color=WG

Shirts + shipping will cost about $5. The other $5
will go to a group in town who's fund raising for a
Haitian orphanage and approached us about making some
USDeez off the race.

If you would like to get one of these t-shirts, you
need to email us your preferred size within the next
week.

4. Lastly, this will hopefully be the lengthiest email
we send. We're planning a Busternut 2 for November
25th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Also known as
Buy Nothing Day. (Does this mean we'll have to
pre-purchase beer?) Maybe Buy Local Day. If you're
interested in helping or planning or promoting the
next Buster, drop us a line here.

5. Word,
el gran senor Nut

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2006-09-05T15:59:00.001-07:00

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2006-09-05T15:58:00.001-07:00

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2006-09-05T15:58:00.000-07:00

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2006-09-05T15:57:00.001-07:00

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2006-08-29T11:28:00.000-07:00

1 Harper's
2 Stephen
3 Team McMack
4 Team Booze & Cruise
5 Team 35
6 Dan #7
7 Brad and John
8 Anne and Eileen (sparklers)
9 Julie and Doug
10 Dave #15
11 Two Chicks & a Dick
12 Ross #73
13 Noname #29 and #36
14 Kevin #19
15 Nathan, Hunter, Josh/ Team Ramrod
16 Team Watermelon (tallbike included)
17 JRA #12
18 David #46
19 Ron and Justin #42
20 Tony #13 (BMX)
21 Davy (?) #14
22 Team Redwoods
23 Hilary and David (1st place, tandem category)
24 Team Terrycloth
25 Brian and Jessie
26 la recumbenta
27 Mike #64
28 Jeff #59
29 Tracy
30 Kevin #41
31 Bumblebee #77
32 Matt and Ellowee
33 Charlotte
34 Kyle
35 Richard #43
36 Todd #44
37 Rodger and Alesa
38 Gary
39 Nate and Katie
40 Ashley
41 Team Americools #54
42 Shannon
43 Jackie and Sip (?)
44 BJ and Betty (?)
45 Team Whisk-Hutzel (recordings ...?... for common good but not for profit)
46 Leslie and Clint
47 The Slugs #50