Hello all Cr's,
Many f you have been to the Cirque and other events over the years and met "Uncle" Kenny Wallace, once from NC, now hailing from the largest town between St. Louis and San Francisco; in 1900 or so, Bisbee, AZ.
He arrived fashionably late on Friday wearing and equally fashionable Beret, goatee and Beatnik hair and Whop your Ass Leather Jacket. After a brief bit of swopping bold lies we got down to the serious business of Ken's latest endeavor, The Bisbee Back Room Bike Brothel.
This is soon to be permanent stop on any CR's must visit list it would seem. The former Brothel back room is where the real business used to be done and I think Ken in trying to keep the flavor of the place and will not sell anything; just allow preferred patrons to "rent time" with his 60+ collection of vintage bikes and stash of collectible parts.
He promised a photo album tour and when he went out to retrieve the album he returned in wearing a custom made 10 gallon cowboy hat suitable for the "Boots Ball Inauguration party" should he have the coin and inclination. I suspect Ken might be more inclined to hang with the tear gas crowd outside the ball from the stories of his famous and infamous neighbors and friends from Bisbee but that is yet another story.
Albums have changed since the CR years as Ken produced a micro thin Apple Macintosh 12 inch laptop gadget with a slideshow ready to go. Lots of bike porn in the Brothel.
On the sign leading posted the Bike Brothel exit/entrance portal says you can "Meet Eddie Merckx on Wednesday at three O'clock". This may be impossible as Ken's partner "Scooter" was not left a key and is currently vacationing at a spa over the holidays until Ken's return to Bisbee. A the best made plans.....
I think all Ken seems to need to complete his dreams at the Brothel is a handle; a nickname, an alias as Bisbee is full of them. Famous people live there and don't won't to be too auspicious and Ken is among those prominent ex-playboy models, film producers, artists, crafts people and related nare-do-wells. Names like "walking Mary, Sidestreet Mary, Mainstreet Mary, Indian Mary, Banana Mary distinguish all the various people that want to be called some variation of Mary in town. I've been calling him "Uncle Kenny" since I raced as a 16 year old Junior even though our respective ages, over time are now amazingly similar and it's time for a change.
Anyway I decided to have ca contest to give Ken a handle to wear proudly down the alley leading to the Bike Brothel. Please send you suggestions directly to me at the address below and kindly include a $20 bill wrapped in tin foil and a pair of fresh gum colored Campagnolo NR hoods or any era to cover processing and over head.
Winner will be announced at the Cirque and be awarded a full 120 minutes inside the Brothel for FREE. This is 100 minutes more than the usual allotment at the brothel before bikes were added to the name and an incredible deal for sure.
Yours in Cycling,
Gilbert Anderson
c/o
North Road Bicycle Company
519 W. North St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
USA
Toll Free Ph: 800-321-5511 Local Ph: 919-828-8999
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