Portland, Ore. --- Local band Super Rocks lived up to its name at this week's Open Bike show, setting the stage for a raucous and fun-filled evening that included exotic tales of Hawaiian bike adventure, a song about hot cargo bike moms, and a vagina monologue of sorts.
Here's how it went down (links below take you directly to each act)
Super Rocks opened the show with a couple of scorchers
We showed Zed Bailey's video How to Ride a Tall Bike
Jakob Grimm played acoustic guitar and sang heartfelt songs about familiar friends and places
We showed a CNN news clip from a recent Portland bike move
Emily Finch delivered a humorous monologue about Catholic birth control, motherhood and what you can't say on Ricki Lake
Andy Schmidt played a couple of songs about being a bicycle riding papa and his love of hot cargo bike mamas
We announced the winner of our weekly photo booth contest
Ted Buehler and Molly Fitzpatrick regaled the audience with bike touring tales and photos from the islands of Maui and Molokai, and shared some tropical fruit
Super Rocks played a full set to close out the show!

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If you missed this fabulous event, it's not too late to support the vendors and sponsors who made it happen. Check out: http://www.bikecraftpdx.com/vendors/2012-vendor-list/ for details. Ho Ho Ho! CrankMyBeard!