With other cities now reported, Chicago's 5th annual participation in
the World Naked Bike Ride last Saturday has SET THE WORLD'S RECORD
with 1700 bodies!!!
Mad props to all; what a privilege it's been serving this world-class
anti-oil pro-freedom event.
Anyone with PRESS CLIPPINGS or TV NEWS vid of the event PLEASE
contact me as I have nearly NONE!

Like many of you, I'll probably be at Tour de Fat at Palmer Square
Saturday 10a-4p.
"Parade, party, and performance event promoting bicycles." C U!
http://www.tour-de-fat.com

Finally part rare cross-promotion, part full disclosure, wanted to
make sure everyone knows that in addition to WNBR-C and a few other
projects, I am publisher of ChicagoFunNews, "Chicago's oldest online
entertainment guide."
Wanna know the coolest things happening in Chicago, signup for the
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http://ChicagoFunNews.com

L8r! ~ Andrew ~

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From: Jesse Schust / (senior WNBR staff London&UK)

Incredible outcome Andrew!

Congratulations on a spectacular ride and becoming the World's
Largest WNBR event!

The London ride remained 1000 participants (also the weather forcast
was poor and the day was a cooler day, which naturally lowers the
numbers). My energies were somewhat diverted this year due to some
things that came up in my personal life and also a frustrating sudden
$600 Insurance cost that we normally don't have to pay since we're
normally allowed into national "Bike Week" (which offers public
liability insurance for free to all event organisers), but this year
they changed their approach (baulking at our nudity and aquiring the
corporate sponsor "Nokia" so their name was "Bike Week guided by
Nokia" for the first time).

Honestly, I don't know how we'd manage with 1,700. For some reason
hundreds of pervy photographers come to the ride start and behave
really disrespectfully toward riders (especially the younger female
riders). It threatens to drive away the female ridership which is
not something we welcome. For some reason this has always been a
problem in London even when the ride had 58 riders and was held at
8pm.

Well done Andrew!!

Cheers, Jesse, WNBR London

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From: Great Lakes Area Natural Tans Society GLANTS

Thanks Andrew for this incredible update!
We, the Great Lakes Area Natural Tans Society Chicago (an AANR
charter club), are deeply greatful for your involvement in this
historical event.

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Naturally Yours!
Carlos, GLANTS

From: Melissa / (painter & poster girl)

Thanks again for another great year!!!
WNBR is by far one of the best things I have ever done. I can't
believe that I almost missed it this year. Whew!
I will be around again next year for sure and will be glad to help
out with things again. Just let me know.
Much love,
Melissa

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From: Lyon L

Hello Andrew,
1st, massive kudos to you and your crew. You brought the ride off in
great style and it was conspicuously joyous. The ride was something I
wanted to do for the fun, for the statement that drivers need to care
for people on bikes, for the international character of the activity
and for the protest against energy profligacy. Probably my politics
go farther left, seeing this profligacy as feeding a war machine we
are unwillingly made a part of. But I was totally fine with the ones
raised in your leaflet and happy to ride on that basis, as well as
getting my own self painted with "No war for oil!" I think the ride
does have a lot of impact on people and am proud to have done it.
... (Ed: lengthy good input on route and photos clipped here and
filed)
I loved the crowd at Belmont and Halstead. Clearly people had come
out to support the ride and the high fives and cheers from the crowd
were just great.
...
Thanks a million for all your hard work!

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From: Jeanette / Subject: amazing!!

This was my first ride and I must say I cannot wait to ride again
next year! The comraderie, the cause, the ride everything was an
amazing experience!! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to put
such an event together!!!

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From: Brian F

Hi Andrew,
I just wanted to say thanks for such a great event this year. I rode
in the 2006 and 2008 WNBR and can't wait to do it again next year. I
come from Lafayette, IN. Chicago is such a fun city and I met a great
group of people doing the rides. Makes me wish I lived in Chicago.

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From: Meghen F

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for all you work! WNBR was one of the greatest experiences of
my life. My face hurt the next day from constant laughing/smiling.