Folks,

Thanks for the encouragement! ... please feel free ask around for me re a venue
or group I
could show the film to. Unfortunately it's been hard to schedule far enough
ahead for the
NY bike clubs ... funding dictates I have to wait til I am somewhere in the
area, which I will
be on this transcontinental telecommute:
http://www.galfromdownunder.com/galacrossamerica
I am doing two shows at the Mac Store Theater in Chicago, because these movies
are
made entirely on a Mac notebook. Perhaps there is a similar thing in NYC? David,
maybe
we can show it in a dusty corner of your shop, Bfold bikes :o)

BTW, in case the newbies want to read about the freaky fun we had when I came
your way
for a Forbes.com interview in 2004:
http://www.galfromdownunder.com/ny

BF Club of Central Jersey leader Ben Blum is checking with his club to try
organize a date
(New Jersey Bike Club).

Aside: For those watching the TDF right now on OLN, Bob Roll and Phil Liggett
both have
Bike Fridays - two out of three ain't bad, huh? Here's a page about TDF on a
Friday, which
points to Phil and Bob:

http://www.bikefriday.com/tdf

Finally, I am pasting the blurb here in case you are allergic to clicking on
links (never know
what you could catch):

Author, Bike Friday World Traveler and 'Handlebar Videographer' Lynette Chiang
(The
Galfromdownunder) will present two feature-length cycling movies at the Mac
Store's
upstairs theater as part of 'Made on a Mac'. She will speak briefly about how
the movies
were shot from her handlebars with a simple digital camera and produced on the
road on
her 12" Powerbook G4 laptop computer.

Wednesday August 23: Route66 by Bicycle: Biking the Mother Road (50 minutes)
Thursday August 24: 16,000 Feet on a Friday: Biking the World's Highest Paved
Road (45
minutes)
Time: 7pm, both days, and if time permits, both movies or part thereof may be
shown on
both days.

More about the movies below.

Venue:

? Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue
679 North Michigan Avenue; Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 981-4104 x882
nmatheater@...
Events & Workshops: http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue

Please RSVP Lynette, lynchiang at yahoo dot com


1) ROUTE66 BY BICYCLE: BIKING THE MOTHER ROAD (50 minute DVD movie)

The "Mother Road" of all highways, Route66, was once a 2,400-mile journey over
national
trails and farm roads linking Chicago to California.
By the mid 1930s, now completely paved, it became famous as the classic American
road
trip ... until the I-40 freeway came along and blew straight by many colorful
towns and
businesses, leaving them to founder and die. Thanks to efforts by legions of
fans of the
Old Road, Route66 was re-born.

Author, world bicycle traveler and handlebar videographer Lynette Chiang (The
Galfromdownunder) shot a 45-minute DVD video of this journey one-handedly, using
a
simple 6 megapixel Panasonic Lumix digital camera tucked into her jersey pocket.
The
movie was made using iMovie, iDVD and Quicktime Pro and Garageband on a 12", 1
Gb
Powerbook G4.

This video is an upbeat journey along the 'forgotten highway', led by Race
Across America
bicycling legend and fan of Route66, Lon Haldeman. You'll ride in the slipstream
of 25
cyclists over 29 days and 8 states, experiencing the people, places and
chocolate malt
milkshakes that made this highway great. Join us as we pedal along the original
Route 66
and rediscover many beloved icons of roadside America.

More info: http://www.galfromdownunder.com/route66
Galfromdownunder website: http://www.galfromdownunder.com

2) 16,000 FEET ON A FRIDAY : Biking the World's Highest Paved Road on a Folding
Bicycle

In October 2004 author and bicycle traveler Lynette Chiang (The
Galfromdownunder) biked
the World's Highest Paved Road with 6x Race Across America legend Lon Haldeman
on a
Bike Friday travel bicycle. This 500-mile, 12-day expedition followed the barren
hills of
Lima over the 16,000 foot Ticlo mountain pass, descending into spectacular
terraced
valleys to reach Satipo, a remote, inland jungle town. Local police proclaimed
the group as
the first 'gringos' to reach there by bicycle.

Lynette shot a 45-minute DVD video of this journey one-handedly, using a simple
3.2
megapixel Canon ELPH digital camera tucked into her jersey pocket. The movie was
made
using iMovie, iDVD and Quicktime Pro on a 12", 1 Gb Powerbook G4.

You'll 'ride' through peaks and chasms, visiting a remote Peruvian orphanage of
85
children whose parents were killed by guerillas 8 years ago, and who survive on
the salary
of the sole nun who cares for them. Lynette will be taking donations for these
children and
forwarding them to Lon Haldeman, who buys and personally delivers food and
clothing to
the Orphanage each year in October. The movie is set to music by acclaimed
Eugene
classical guitarist Craig Einhorn, electronic music composer Jon7 and, Lynette
Chiang. The
movie was recently voted two-to-one Audience Favorite at the inaugural Boston
Bicycle
Film Festival in October 2005.

For movie trailers, story, and details of how join this expedition and/or donate
to the
Orphanage: http://www.galfromdownunder.com/peru
Galfromdownunder website: http://www.galfromdownunder.com
Bike Friday website: http://www.bikefriday.com


Lynette