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Cars, Scars and Handlebars

From: Sarah Lange
Length: 00:09:02

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What is it like to be a bike messenger in the hectic city? How does the public view them? What are the hazards and why would someone want to spend their days navigating the busy streets?..... i wanted to find out. This is my take on the life of a bike messenger, or otherwise known as.......Cars, Scars and Handlebars!

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Review of Cars, Scars and Handlebars

Lively, engaging look at the world of bike messengers. Perfect for biking season. Interviews conducted at Chicago biker bars, messenger bars, that is, are entertaining, as are person-on-the-street chats. Complaining pedestrians are balanced against bikers who?ve been tossed, tumbled, and near killed by buses, cars, and po?ed people. Especially amusing are the 50 year-old bike messenger who philosophically points out, ?You could die doing this interview,? and a younger messenger, recounting his interaction with a bus driver. Though it zips along wildly, like a bike messenger, at nine minutes it felt a couple of minutes too long to me.

Timing and Cues

In Cue: a solo voice narrative..."Im walking in downtown chicago......"

Out Cue: "music" for 5-8 seconds

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Track 7 Ratatat 9 Beats. 2006 00:40