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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: The KLF ride: Chill Out (44:43)
CONTACT:Kylie and Jason
DESCRIPTION:Ride rescheduled for exactly 23 days later: September 15. 
 Postponed because 99F will melt a 99 Flake in seconds and we don't want to
  be as hot as a million pounds going up in flames. That's not O-K(LF).\nA 
 Melody from a Past Life Keeps Pulling Me Back...\n\nThe KLF are the 
 Banksys (before Banksy was a thing) of the music world. In 1991 they were 
 the biggest-selling singles act on the planet. They created The Manual 
 (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way). They collaborated with the first 
 lady of country Tammy Wynette. They deleted their back catalogue. \nOn one
  August 23rd\, at the height of their success in 1990s Britain\, they went
  to Jura\, Scotland\, and set fire to a million pounds.\n\nThe band's 1990
  ambient album Chill Out (released by        Wax Trax in the US) is one of
  the most beautiful and etheric pieces of music in existence\, recorded in
  a continuous 44:43 minute live take. \n\nTaking the form of a road trip 
 through the USA\, soundscapes paint landscapes of rolling trains and 
 fields\, sunrises and sunsets\, hopes raised\, dreams dashed and wishes 
 yet to be fulfilled. A soundtrack for the soul's movie\, it's dotted with 
 birds whistling\, sheep bleating and a touch of Tuvan throat singing. 
 Flashes of news reports\, commercials and preachers also feature. Samples 
 used are from Elvis\, Fleetwood Mac\, Van Halen and Acker Bilk.\n\nWe'll 
 ride our bikes beside the train tracks\, through industrial areas\, by 
 drive-thrus and gas stations and ice cream shops\, past street art\, under
  trees and along the river as we listen to this spirited slice of aural 
 heaven. \n\nRide time is 44 minutes 43 seconds. Stay on at our final stop 
 for KLF jams and creativity. More ride and route info to come\, but we'll 
 be justified and ancient as we roam the (Port)land all bound for Mu Mu 
 land. At the start we'll have info about and messages from The KLF 
 regarding this ride and route. Who knows\, they make take over leading it 
 in a manner as they deem fit.\n\nSuggestions for the ride:\n\n- Dress as a
  sheep to mimic the Chill Out album's bucolic cover.\n- Turn your bike 
 into an ice cream van.\n- Wear a Queen of the South FC shirt or a smiley 
 face or some KLF 2323 World Tour merch.\n- Decorate your bike with 
 daffodils.\n- Bring along a copy of How to Be an Artist by William Ernest 
 Drummond.\n- Bring along a Jimmy Cauty Lord of The Rings poster.\n- Bake a
  cake for someone on the ride with a note attached: "I have baked you a 
 cake\, here it is."\n\nAfter the ride is done we'll play more of The KLF's
  jams\, and for anyone who wants to:\n\n- We'll record you speaking one 
 sentence about the emotions and evocations that emerged within you while 
 listening and riding along to Chill Out. We'll gift this as an audio file 
 to Bill Drummond (along with a red\, blue\, yellow\, black or white 
 knitted square containing one thousand stitches (40 rows of 25 
 stitches))\, and Jimmy Cauty.\n\n- Show us an item of your own that 
 embodies 'what art is' to you. We'll photograph these and gift the 
 composite image to Bill Drummond (along with a red\, blue\, yellow\, black
  or white knitted square containing one thousand stitches (40 rows of 25 
 stitches))\, and Jimmy Cauty.\n\n- Bring your own art supplies so we can 
 all create something inspired by Chill Out at the end of the ride. We'll 
 compile these into a book and gift it to Bill Drummond (along with a red\,
  blue\, yellow\, black or white knitted square containing one thousand 
 stitches (40 rows of 25 stitches))\, and Jimmy Cauty.\n\nAmerica: What 
 Time Is Love? It's when this ride takes place.\nMeet at 7pm\, ride at 
 7:30pm sharp.\nEnds at 44:43 minutes from the 
 start\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-22183
LOCATION:Near the last train to Trancentral\nsomewhere in SE PDX
STATUS:CANCELLED
DTSTART:20250824T020000Z
DTEND:20250824T030000Z
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DTSTAMP:20250707T151044Z
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