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Mid-day Mystery Ride with the Rev -(BTW, The midnight Mystery Ride is this Friday).

Whatever Happened to Critical Mass in Portland

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A Post-Critical Mass Portland: Living in a Post-Revolutionary Bicycle Age from Joe Biel on Vimeo.

What does it mean that Portland, one of the best North American cities for cycling, has virtually no Critical Mass? Is it no longer relevant in the evolution of cyclists or has the police crackdown just been so successful? What are the new goals of cyclists?

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Bike Porn 2 and Naked Bike Ride are coming Friday the 13th

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PORTLAND, Ore. - Reverend Phil's Film Fest, Bike Porn 2- "BikeXploitation" is showing next Friday at the Clinton Street Theater. See the trailer at Bikesmut.com.

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CrankMyChain! might even have something in the line-up, but either way I'm sure the festival of bicycle pornography will blow your mind and perhaps other things.

What is Bike Porn? It's not just bikes on bikes. I'll say that. Are you offended by graphic sexual images and suggestion? Don't go. It's all very sex positive (at least it was last year) but some flicks even challenged my sensibilities. I occasionally like to have my sensibilities challenged.

If you go, be sure to CrankMyChain!

And then hold onto your shorts or, better yet, take them off - because at 11:59PM Saturday the 14th, Portland goes on the World Naked Bike Ride.
It all starts the the Pedalpalooza Kick Off Dance Party (Track 7, NW 30th Ave and Industrial St) - Watch out for train tracks they love to throw cyclists.


Click here to hear my song Going on a Naked Bike Ride.


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BikeXploitation Promo #3

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Another from the BikeXploitation promo series shot during Feburary's Midnight Mystery Ride.

Find out more about the Bike Porn East Coast Tour and BikePorn 2.0 at www.bikesmut.com.

Directed and Edited by RevPhil. Camera, Tech, and Theme Music by Dan Kaufman.

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BikeXploitation Promo 2

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You know how they say 'you hurt the ones you love'? It works the same
with bikes. I don't all think bikers are *necessarily* masochists,
although what do you call people who push their bodies for 18 hours at
a time for fun?

This video is not about strenuous exercise, but it is about putting
ourselves in an uncomfortable position and receiving an unexpected
benefit.

You ask, "what are these videos all about?" RevPhil clarifies, "I see the videos a way to promote the bike porn film fest and the notion cycling as sexy".

Check out BikeSmut.com for more information.

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A BikeXploitation Valentine

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PORTLAND, Ore. - A special valentines day surprise from CrankMyChain! CycleTV, Reverend Phil, and some of the riders of the Midnight Mystery Ride.

We asked bikers on this past Friday's MMR about their bike sexual
experiences. Here is the first steamy video which promotes the Bike Porn II "BikeXploitation" film festival. Find out more at www.BikeSmut.com.

We plan to release one such movie every week until the long awaited
premiere of Bike Porn II this June.

People who loved last year's Pornography of the Bicycle will have
their opportunity to get dirty on the big screen at the Clinton Street
Theater June 13th. Behold, the official call for submissions for the
new bike porn theme:


Artists interested in submitting to Bike Porn II: BIKEXPLOITATION shall
* send an email to revphil@gmail.com
* use mini-DV tape or better
* shoot in 9x16 aspect ratio
* make it 7 minuets or less
* copyright-free music is better
* submit by April 15th, 2008

9 months have passed since The Pornography of the Bicycle premiered at
the Clinton Street Theater as part of Pedalpaloosa and the Portland
Underground Film Festival. That night over 500 sexy bikers lined up to
witness the series of short videos on the theme "bike porn". Since
then the program has played shows in Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver
BC, Los Angeles, Davis, San Francisco, and Cottage Grove, Oregon.

In March The Pornography of the Bicycle will go on an eastern swing
including Chicago, Columbus, New York, Washington DC and Richmond
Virginia. Supporters are encouraged to contact friends and consulting
adults to help make every screening a success!

Chicago http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/
Richmond VA: http://www.byrdtheatre.com/

This program will never been available on DVD and has only been seen
in theaters.

As a kickoff for the tour a final Portland screening of The
Pornography of the Bicycle will take place March 1st. This time with
more audience interaction. Expect more details soon

The Midnight Myster Ride happens ever second Friday of the month. The bikey fun is well worth staying up for. Find out more about the ride here.

The MMR was also benefit for Leo Westwind



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Cyclocross Crusade - Race #1 (Quick Edit)

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PORTLAND, OR - Of course it waited until after the race to start raining buckets, but once again Alpenrose Dairy proved a great course to kick off the worlds largest cyclocross race series - River City Bicycles Cross Crusade.

This video is just a teaser for the one coming later this week. Stay Tuned and watch Eric Tonkin and Shannon Skerritt battle for first. We strap a camera to RevPhil's helmet and enter him as the first member of Team CrankMyChain! And that's not all... you'll have to wait and watch.

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Bike Porn Hits the Road - Watch the Trailer

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CASCADIA - RevPhil is packing up his DVDs, video tape, Super 8 reels and taking "The Pornography of the Bicycle" on the road. Watch the explicit trailer at his site bikeporntour.blogspot.com.

Warning: the trailer, and, for that matter, The Pornography of the Bicycle" is not for children and those who might be offended by graphic sex.

For those who'd like to take their chances, you can see the tour as it rolls through Olympia (9/16), Seattle (9/17), Bellingham (9/19), and Vancouver (9/21). More information at bikeporntour.blogspot.com. .

Are you sad it's not coming to your town or would you like to chastise RevPhil? You can email him at revphil(at)g mail. Good luck!

PS RevPhil is my guest tomorrow on the CrankMyChain! Live. Show warms up at 9am and gets going at 10am. Come watch it right here!


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Steel Framed Lover - Part of Bike Porn 2.0

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PORTLAND, OR - Live performances and brand new content cap off the most intense evening of cinematic cyclical sex ever. The last time it played 500 sexy bikers tried to fit inside the Clinton St Theater. Half of them didn't make it. 9 PM Friday July 27. $6.

CST Owner Seth Sonstein says: "it is a masterful work of filth"

Below is a sneak preview of what you see at Bike Porn 2.0. Here we have soft-core bike on bike, bike on man, woman on man, porn action in Jef's Steel Framed Lover. For those of you perverts who need more "action" your bike porn - don't worry. Reverend Phil has Bike Porn 2.0 all cooked up to please and offend.


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BREAKING NEWS: DA Drops Charges Against RevPhil PLUS Naked Ride Saturday Night!

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PORTLAND, OR - The DA has dropped the charges against Reverend Phil. RevPhil won't get his day in court but he also won't have to face 2 1/2 years in jail, either.

Just by coincidence, there will be a naked bike ride Saturday night. It will be originating from free geek. I do not know the time yet but will let you know when I find out.

During the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride, RevPhil was arrested after being hit by a mean spirited and drunk driver (according to witness testimony) who's boyfriend happened to be an off-duty cop . Phil was charged with various crimes and misdemeanors while the real criminal was scurried off. Just last week Phil told me "I really want this to go to trial so we can expose what really happened in court."

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This matter may never fully be exposed in a court of law, but, to celebrate Naked Justice, you can expose yourself tomorrow on a Pedalpalooza BONUS Naked Bike Ride.

See you tomorrow at the Multnomah County Bike Fair where we'll attempt to webcast live.

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Zoobomb visits Maryhill

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GOLDENDALE, WA - Watch as zoobombers skate and minibike down Maryhill Loops Road the first paved road in the Paciifc Northwest. The road, built by Samuel Hill, is now a historic site with no auto traffic.

This video was produced by Billy Meiners (aka Billy the Kid) and RevPhil was greeted by many cheers at the Bike Porn Movie Night.

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Bike Porn Fest & Midnight Ride

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PORTLAND, OR - Here is a quick slice from the Bike Porn Fest and The Midnight Mystery ride from Friday June 8th, 2007. This video is does not include pornography. If you are looking for that the world wide web awaits. RevPhil's Bike Porn, however, did contain pornography. The "pornography of the bicycle" and all the permutations you might think that means, some you wouldn't expect, and some you, perhaps, we're not ready for.

Was it exploitive of bicycles? Yes, but they seemed to enjoy it. Without question, though, the audience was pleased.

In the next few weeks I will play a few selected clips from the showing but you really ought to encourage the bad reverend to re-screen it in Portland or take it on the road to your hometown.

BikePorn and the Midnight Mystery Ride were part of Pedalpalooza; Portland's 2+ weeks of bikey fun which currently runs through June 23rd. Stay tuned to CrankMyChain! for more Pedalpalooza videos!

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World Naked Bike Ride Promo Video

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PLANET EARTH - The northern hemisphere World Naked Bike Ride happens Saturday*. Find a ride near you at the WNBR Wiki. There will be a daytime and nighttime ride in Portland. Check out the Pedalpalooza Calendar for more PDX-NBR info.

This promotional music video is a remix of Dan and Kirsten Kaufman's 2006 Goin' On a Naked Bike Ride shot in Portland, Oregon. Check out some newly published shots and a funky take the song.

See this promo video on the big screen this Friday at Reverend Phil's Pornography of the Bicycle at 26th and SE Clinton (Clinton St Theater)
8:45pm - 10:45pm - the sexiest bicycle culture on earth.
Revphil: revphil at gmail daht comm, Portland Underground Film Festival

Some northern hemisphere rides will be taking place on Friday 8 and Saturday 30 June 2007. See 2007 ride dates for more information. Spring 2008 ride dates in the southern hemisphere to be announced.

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Show Me The Pink, Judge Mathis

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WARNING: NOT EXACTLY BIKE RELATED

BUT Show Me The Pink is a bicycle band and they are playing with Japanther this Saturday at "Mississippi:May" @8 PM, you also strongly encouraged by the good Reverend Phil to join in bicycle polo and beach cruisin over to the gig from Alberta park. More info here.

CHICAGO, IL - A Portland band torn apart by broken promises, daytime television, and self medication. Current members of the Electro Dance Punk band, Show Me The Pink, ask Judge Mathis to settle their dispute with a former member.

Woven through this courtroom montage is an actual depression commercial that played during a station break.
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Monday Morning Update

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PORTLAND, OR - Just a quick post to let you know about April 14th, Oregon bike day and very special day for me personally.

Also, The Reverend Phil "Naked Justice" trial is postponed until May. This is the 5th set over.

Keep on crankin' those chains.

DK

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Celebrity Perp Haircut - Rev Phil

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TRIAL SET OVER UNTIL MAY
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PORTLAND, OR - Reverend Phil gets a haircut in advance of his trial (next Wednesday). (Trial has been set over until May.)

He's facing 2 1/2 years for various misdemeanor charges. Reverend Phil alleges and eyewitnesses will testify that an apparently drunken driver stuck him with her vehicle during the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride in Portland, Oregon. She then had her boyfriend, an off duty police officer, attack him.

This will be the fourth attempt at a jury trial. Stay tuned to CrankMyChain! Cycle TV as we follow the proceedings.

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Who Wants to Visit a Sprawl Guru Tonight?

PORTLAND, OR-
RECAP:I had an facinating time at the executive club meeting tonight. I rode out with Reverend Phil and met up with fellow cyclist, Toby. We shot some video, saw Mr. Cox's slide show presentation (we may digest that later). For now let's just say he made some points that are worth looking into. We also had some interesting and sometimes lively converstaion with the executive club folks.
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Anyone wish to accompany me to the lion's den tonight (see below)? I'll probably ride out along the I-205 path or I could meet folks a Lloyd center for a max ride.

Shoot me an email or call me if you wanna come along.

Dan Kaufman
dan (at) pdxk (dot) com
503 267 2862 mobile

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From Portland Tribune Story by Jim Redden.

...the Executive Club, a social organization founded by conservative tax-limitation advocate Don McIntire, is bringing a nationally known [public transit and urban planning] skeptic to town.

Wendell Cox will speak to the group at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 11707 N.E. Airport Way. It is free and open to the public, although there is a charge for those who order dinner.

Cox is the principal of Wendell Cox Consultancy, an international public policy firm based in St. Louis and the editor of three Web sites, Demographia, The Public Purpose and Rental Car Tours, which urges travelers to rent cars and avoid traditional tourist tours.

He also serves as a senior fellow at the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank that describes itself as a free-market advocate.

“Planning is a religion in Portland. Metro sends missionaries around the world spreading the message, which is false,” Cox told the Portland Tribune.

Cox grew up in Hillsboro before moving to Los Angeles, where he originally championed light rail as a member of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission. Cox said he changed his mind after realizing that light rail in Portland and other cities does not carry enough people to make a difference.
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Mini-Bike Winter IV - Getting Ready

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We're ready to roll with the new theme music and opening credit sequence for Mini-Bike Winter. Our man-on-the-street interviews show the johnny q is ready too! Shout out to Last Regiment of Syncopate Drummers for the Rhythm. Visit ZooBomb.net for more details.

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Mini-Bike Winter IV - Promo

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PORTLAND, Ore. - Reverend Phil hosts this short promotional piece which shows the anticipation, training, and a just a taste of what is to come at the fourth Mini-Bike Winter. MBW is an Olympic style festival of fun and freaks in Portland, Oregon. For more information go to ZooBomb.net or the MBW forum.

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Reverend Phil Trial Postponed Again

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Phil and Carl Train for MiniBike Winter '07. Thank you Shawn for the pic

Portland, Ore. - If you have been following the Reverend Phil naked bike ride trial here here is the latest.

Snowy conditions prevented new jurors from being called to Multnomah County Circuit Court today. Reverend Phil and his attorney, Stu Sugarman, still had to appear today. On Feburary 9th they will ask for a new court date. They will request March date, which works well for their various witnesses.

Here is a video from warmer, happier times at last years World Naked Bike Ride.

Music and Video by Dan and Kirsten Kaufman

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(Bike) Polo Invasion

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Seattle, WA - Reverend Phil takes the camera up to Portland's Big-sister-to-the-north for a polo match. A bike polo match, that is. Nice Shot Man!

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Reverend Phil Trial Postponed

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PORTLAND, Ore.- Reverend Phil's misdemeanor trial was pushed back today because another case preceded him on the docket. Jonathan Maus from Bike Portland.org does a short interview of Rev Phil and his attorney, Stu Sugarman, to learn what lies ahead in this case.

Hood to Coast

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GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore.- Reverend Phil takes his Camera up the real big hill near Portland. That'd be Mount Hood. Looks like fun, mostly!

Naked Justice for Reverend Phil?

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PORTLAND, Ore.- I invited Reverend Phil down to the CrankMyChain Garage for a chat about his exciting hump-day ahead. First, FreeGeek a non-profit organization he is closely involved with is getting a Mayor’s award Wednesday.

Unfortunately, he won’t attend as he is being defended in a criminal trial stemming from an incident during the Naked Bike Ride last June. He is facing 2 and 1/2 years in jail if convicted Wednesday.

Please send letters to the Judge Albrecht and attend the trial to lend support to our bicycle evangelist Reverend Phil. It will start Wednesday Morning at the Multnomah County Courthouse (1021 SW 4th Ave.), room #406. There is a emancipation party after the trial at Roturre 3rd SE Pine. Live Music will include Matt+Kim, The Pharmacy, Show Me the Pink, and Here Comes a Big Black Cloud.

Bikes, Dancing, Mud, and Drums

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PORTLAND, Ore. – When I started doing this bike vlog this summer I was afraid I’d run out of things to cover during the rainy season. Well, I was wrong. This weekend the Sprockettes hosted several bike events starting with a Dance Party Friday night that had bike dance teams (The Sprockettes, The B:C:Clettes, The Brakes) and live music including one of my favorite groups, Show Me the Pink. I missed Saturday’s events because I was working in Miz Kitty’s Parlour. But Reverend Phil has some videotapes from Saturday's events.

Sunday the USGP of Cyclocross came through town with some of the top riders in the world. The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers, rowdy fans, and hottubbers greeted them. Later that night the Cross Crusade held their awards party which was also very entertaining and included the LRS Drummers, along with fire dancers from Atyerre Vision, and acrobats from the A-Wol Dance Collective.

I took me a day just to recover from this rainy weekend version of Burning Man done Pacific Northwest style. “Don’t tell me this town ain’t got no heart. You just got to poke around.”

This is a quick montage some of the weekends bike events. I plan on doing more with the USGP race footage and the Sprocettes weekend separately.

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Zoobomber Injured in Sabotage

PORTLAND, Ore. – A revered Portland bicycle activist was injured Sunday while participating in the ZooBomb. The cyclist came upon the wreck of another Zoobomber and was forced to bail out on Fairview Blvd just below Canterbury lane. The wreck he was avoiding was reportedly caused by sabotage. Watch the interview and hear his reaction to the situation just hours after extensive bone surgery. For more infomation see Jonathon Maus' story at BikePortland.org.
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TEAM CANADA and ZooBombers Go Shopping!

Enjoy Music by Show Me the Pink and the Lloyd Center in this a whole new way shop. Philmed and hosted by Reverend Phil as he rides along with our esteemed international guests, TEAM CANADA, and those crazy kids lovingly known as Zoobombers!
Thank you Rev Phil!
Thank you Show Me the Pink!
Thank you TEAM CANADA aka TEAM YVR, aye? - Hailing from the younger and more real VanCOUVer (not located in Washington State) & the Margaret Charles Chopper Collective aka mc3!
Thank you Zoobomers!

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Portland Police and Zoobombers - Rock Rebel Roll

Zoobomb is a weekly bike event in Portland. Zoobombers take the light rail to the Washington Park Zoo and "bomb" down through the Arlington Heights neighborhood on various types of bicycles - especially mini-bikes. Zoobombers also take on the daring descent of Hwy 26 (a freeway section where bicycles are allowed). After a bomber wiped-out on Hwy 26, aka Hellway, Portland Police felt the need to check up on these bicycling insurgents and here is some of the video they captured set to the Rebel's Original "Rock Rebel Rock".


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ZooBomb - Halloween Bomb

Join Dan Kaufman as he straps a camera to his kid's bike and follows these cycling insurgents as they climb to the zoo and descend through the hills of Portland, Oregon.Watch Quicktime Video.