The Revival Recap
This weekend marked the Toronto premier of The Revival and Bikes On Wheels‘ first major event. I went by while the boys were setting up and they did a great job of turning a fully stocked bike shop into a pretty minimal gallery like space. Shout out to Tracy for sewing up them black curtains!
Ladies & Gentlemen; Sean Killen.
Ladies & Gentlemen; Sean Killen Security.
Ladies & Gentlemen; The Sundog Returns!
So much man-love.
The race started with a photo printout and slide show showing the various checkpoint locations.
Unfortunately our bud Andrew took a bad spill comin’ ’round the mountain and broke his finger quite badly. I didn’t want to be too “hey man, let’s take pictures of this” and everything but I kind of wish I had now, it looked gnarly.
I’m sure the road rash on his face helped but the folks in the emergency saw him right away and got him taken care of ASAP – it was really quite nice. Once he was going in for xrays Andrew said that he was fine and sent me back to the party. I’d have gladly stayed, naturally, but it was cool to get back in time to check out the premier. Thanks buddy, heal well.
Like I’ve mentioned a few times before; I don’t always get right into this type of fixed gear cycling video in the skate video format but I genuinely enjoyed this flick. It’s well thought out, well shot, well edited and plays out beautifully. Solid riding, solid soundtrack, solid dudes. I’d like to offer a more in depth review but really all I have to say is that I thoroughly enjoyed The Revival, I’ve got a lot of love and respect for a lot of the folks involved and I hope you check it out if it plays on your town… or wait for the DVD.
The turnout was awesome, everyone had a great time and the night went off without a hitch. Congratulations to everyone involved for producing a solid film and pulling off a flawless (Andrew’s mishap aside) event.
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Most unfortunate moment in recent memory – I had some drinks in my bag, alongside my trusty LX2, and one of said drinks decided that it wanted to be liberated from it’s aluminum coffin and thought it would make it’s new home inside said camera.
It’s drying out at home, as we speak, but I think this may be the end of the little guy. I’ve been given a few tips on how to revive him but does anyone have any experience with this?
In the meantime – iPhone snaps are gonna have to do!
on November 16th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Well, if that wasn’t an excuse to UPGRADE, I don’t know what would be.
bummer though bud.
on November 16th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Last week, I dropped my phone in the toilet just after pissing. Worse yet, my initial reaction was to yell “oh shit!” while scooping it out. Then quickly realizing that even if it DOES work, I don’t want to put that near my face.
on November 16th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Nice man! Enjoyed this thoroughly!
on November 16th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I dropped my roommate’s camera in an ancient Roman bath in Bath. It took a week, but it eventually turned back on and worked. Give it some time to recoup.
on November 16th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
USE THE BAG OF RICE TRICK – QUICK! THROW IT INTO A BAG OF RICE AND SEAL THAT SHIT UP TIGHT. LEAVE FOR 40 HOURS.
on November 16th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
@Everybody re: Camera. Thanks, it’s current sitting in a bag of rice (as it has been since yesterday) but I think it may be too far gone. Problem being that I think it’s dry, but it’s now been beer drenched and dried… My boss suggested that I may want to resubmerge in a bowl of distilled water or something like that to get the beer off and then let it dry out for like a week… then try again. Makes sense, we’ll see… I’ll hold off for a day or two then either take it in, take it apart or re-submerge it.
I’m definitely bummed – I don’t have money to replace it but having a decent camera is important enough to me to not just let it slide…
@John – your part was awesome, dude. I was thinking the other day when I was on your site and noting the heavy amount of product development; it wasn’t that long ago that the only things people were doing on fixed gears were skid variations, trackstand variations (a la burd!) and backwards circles. This whole thing has come an awful long way in a very short period of time, love it or hate it, it’s amazing to to have seen it take shape and continue to do so.
There is a whole generation of riders coming up to whom the concept of having to put a 650 on the front to allow for barspins will seem absurd. Not sure if that’s good or bad, but we’re living in interesting times none the less.
on November 17th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
ren-dog thanks for posting a photo of me where i look all short bus.cus i don`t look like that all the time.
and yo if you decide you want a new camera lemme know.i gots the hook up.
on November 17th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
am i blind or is that guy naked in that last bike shop photo?
on November 17th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Thanks for the big fancy write-up! Glad you liked the movie, it was the end result of the combined passion of many riders. (no homo)
on November 18th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
@ted – worry not, hombre, i’ve seen the photobooth pics and you’ve got plenty of opportunities to return the favor!
@dani – your eyes do not deceive. that’s a naked man from the land of the rising sun!
@tom – no sweat! i’m glad it turned out so well! you guys are all getting a ton of recognition for how good this thing is (and how fast it was produced!) and i’m very proud. cancon! hells yeah!
on November 18th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Tom, we all know how you three combined your passions, no worries.
on November 18th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Haha, and in case anyone needs a reminder…