A tandem bike in Rome. Another one in Napa Valley. L.A. Chicago ... and now, finally, taking the time to ride down the west side of the city. Here are some shots of our featured subject, a tall lanky woman who will go by the name, MeMe, which a young friend told me is Chinese for little sister. And another tall, lanky woman (both ex-basketball players) who will go by the name KK.On the left is MeMe checking her messages while we wait for KK.
We flew down the west side, not stopping for photos. Not the cleanest ride with all the cars polluting the air, but fun to get a look of the city to our left. A ton of construction and some new basketball hoops, which I tend to keep track of seeing that we'll be gunning for a full feature soon.
Here is KK and MeMe with the Statue of Liberty.
We were going to try to go up the east side, until we were told that it's not the best ride and that we'd end up on side streets. KK said her good friend got ticketed for riding on the sidewalk, so we huddled and decided to head back up the West Side highway.
We stopped at restaurant and bar along the way. We were all going to drink until MeMe announced that she was "pooped" and we probably should stay sober with all the traffic and people around. Here's MeMe not wanting to take her helmet off, even to eat.We also had plans to run around in the sprinklers/fountains with the children (not photographed because you can't go up to kids and photograph them these days.) We were going to splash around with kids off all ages, and try to talk some sense into the crazy 10-year-old boy who was acting like a fool, and appeared to enjoy staying in a position where the water shot up his butt for a long period of time. His parents paid him no heed.
Then the cloud darkened, thunder clapped and MeMe called out, "Check, please."
We high-tailed it home, and rolled into the bike shop wet, but not yet totally soaked. But close.
Here's MeMe giving us her best reaction to paparazzi.
We jogged one block to take cover in front of a diner.
And here's my favorite shot, though the lighting is terrible. Here's my MeMe smiling in the rain.
