The occasion was a goodbye party for John, who is leaving. Since he has been one of the bike party birds that everybody knew forever, we all got together to honor his leaving with a good party.

  

Later in the evening John told me that he has decided to go into business in Chico as a bike mechanic. He has a pop-up tent and a complete bike repair shop that fits onto the back of a Surly Big Dummy bike. He showed me pictures of the setup, it was the kind of thing you could set up in three parking spots or something like that. A totally portable business based in the power of the guys body and mind. Among the people I know, John is the best best bike mechanic.

        

     

Back when the building was an industrial cannery or something like that our party stage was a loading dock. Now it's a nice porch with a five foot cliff just off the edge of our comfort zone.

        

Jodi was our Artist in residence. We needed her to get the spot. Thank you Jodi!

People were having a great time...

     

        

When I took these pictures the dancing shoes were still coming out. Before I left we were really dancing up a storm. We invented this new dance called "the bike party." You put your hands out like they're on the handlebars. You put your feet like they're on the pedals. Then you raise your butt off the seat and boogie to the beat. Billy was showing us how it was done when my ride tapped me on the ankle and told me the last ride to Mountain View was about to leave. John's party was magically great!