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Oliver; I do appreciate that. I was not in the right frame of mind at the time for a very sad film.
I understood that, but you may also have been particularly receptive to it that day. Also, dramatic tragedy isn't necessarily only sad. Successful comedy and tragedy (I'm of course not referring to the huge amount of exceedingly shallow material out there) go beyond being only 'funny' or 'sad'.
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But that would mean going to a cinema with the great unwashed.
Clive, the film is about the great unwashed. You're in double jeopardy, anyway.
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Clive,
As this nights showing is also in support of Herne Hill Velodrome it would be good to see you at this showing having met you at the meet in Dulwich
Zeb
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The Hackney Bicycle Film Society are pleased to invite you to a talk about the history of the bicycle on Friday December 10th at our usual location the Calthorpe.
This is in addition to our showing of Bellville Rendezvous on Monday 13th December.
The talk will be given by Bicycle Historian Iain Boal videos of him talking can be seen at http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/04/green-machine-by-iain-boal-all-5.htmlSo it all started in 1817 when Drais invented his Draissine, an alternative to the horse, when during the Napoleonic wars fodder was in short supply, or was it Leonardo da Vinci who invented the bicycle?
In the 1880’s when Starley introduced the Rover Safety Bike, a 3rd of all patent applications were for bicycle related inventions his Uncle had previously invented the Penny Farthing. When Dunlop patented and developed the pneumatic tyre in 1888 there was a massive boom in cycling this lead to a shortage of India Rubber which then was sourced direct from the Amazon jungle. Belgian King Leopald’s answer to this shortage was to use the Congo where an inferior form of latex was available and to force the Congolese to go into the jungle to collect the latex, strict targets were set for collection the penalty for failing to meet the target was hand removal and resulting holocaust lead to the deaths of between 6 and 10 million. In the First World War the Bersaglieri Division stopped the Austrian’s invading Italy the bicycle was key to their mobility a lesson the US had not learned in the Vietnam War when 180,000 bicycles were key to the Ho Chi Minh trail which supplied the North Vietnamese army with all it needed to defeat them. The Show is on Friday 10th December & starts at 7:30pm At: The Calthorpe Arms 252 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8JR Suggested donation £3 Please contact us to say you will be attending as places will be limited Contact details Our website : http://hackneybikeworkshop.com Our E-mail : hackneybicyclefilmsociety(AT)gmail.com Our Phone : 07940 121 513 This is an open show so you do not need to be a member to attend so please pass the word there is a poster at http://www.flickr.com/photos/funny_cyclist/5215071823/ -
Just finished a poster for the History of the Bicycle talk on the 10th December
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Just a reminder to say the Hackney Bicycle Film Society talk the History of the Bicycle by bicycle historian Iain Boal happens this Friday and places are still available
The Show starts at 7:30pm
At: The Calthorpe Arms
252 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8JR
Suggested donation £3
Please contact us to say you will be attending as places will be limited
Contact details
Our website : http://hackneybikeworkshop.com
Our E-mail : hackneybicyclefilmsociety(AT)gmail.com
Our Phone : 07940 121 513
This is an open show so you do not need to be a member to attend so please pass the word there is a poster at http://www.flickr.com/photos/funny_cyclist/5215071823/ -
Still places available tonight
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HBFS is one year old next month vote for the coming years films
The Hackney Bicycle Film Society is a year old in February and it has been an exciting year when John and I started the HBFS we thought huh! we might find six films and I thought ah that is only six months commitment at one show a month. In the end I found 24 films and the society has developed in ways we did not expect. Short films have been a hit and we have shown a number of local filmmaker’s films also we have made contacts with media colleges in London to encourage more bicycle films to be made and also started to arrange bicycle talks.
If you are not yet a member of the society but would be interested in seeing bicycle related films in 2011 now is time to apply as in addition to becoming a member you can have a say in what films we show.
In order to apply for membership you need to e-mail us at hbfs2011(AT)gmail.com with your occupation and home address we will then send you the list of possible films and a voting form. Voting for films ends on 22nd January 2011 the day of the Hackney Cyclists Burns Night
All the best
Zeb
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Sohi,
Thanks for that the next showing of the Bicycle Film Society will be on Monday 10th Jan and will be Pee Wees Big Adventure
YouTube - Pee-Wee's Big Adventure Trailer
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** *Hammersmith Cyclists Film Show 2011***
Sunday January 30th 2011
Brian Robinson Tribute
“Brian Robinson: A Gentleman Cyclist”** (Ray Pascoe, UK, 2010, 40m); “**A Wheel in Britain: 1953 Tour of Britain” (UK, 26m); “Shay Elliott: Cycle of Betrayal”: (Martin Dwan, UK, 2009, 77m); Archive film of Herne Hill (UK, 15m)
London's cycling film fans return to Riverside Studios for a tribute to 80 year old Brian Robinson. A British and European cycling legend, he was one of the first English speakers to try their luck in the heartland of cycle racing in continental Europe, and the first to make a major impact in the results. He was the first Englishman to finish the Tour de France, and the first to win a stage.
This was in 1958, and was followed with a stunning 20- minute winning margin the following year on Stage 20, cementing his reputation as a tough yet friendly racing cyclist, popular with his fellow professionals. Brian was also the first Englishman to win a continental professional stage race – the Dauphiné-Libéré in 1961.
Extracts from his biography: ‘ *Brian Robinson : Pioneer*’ will be read by its author, top cycling writer Graeme Fife. There will be extracts from a previously unseen film about Robinson by Ray Pascoe, as well as footage of him in the 1953 Tour of Britain, and the film biography of Robinsons team mate, another pioneer, Irishman Shay Elliott.
Start 1.45 p.m.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk BOX OFFICE 020 8237 1111. *Please note that Hammersmith Cyclists Film Show normally sells out and that advance booking is strongly recommended.*
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Launch of London Cycling Bookclub at Fitzroy Tavern, 7pm Wednesday 12 January
A new regular literary event will take place in London and will be launched at the The Fitzroy Tavern, 16 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NA, 7pm Wednesday 12 January. The London Cycling Bookclub is the idea of cycling enthusiast Matthias Pleyer who hopes the club will meet every six weeks at a London venue. Preview here http://news.fitzrovia.org.uk/2011/01/09/cycling-and-literature-at-the-fitzroy/
Please pass this on if you know anyone who may be interested.
Linus -
We met last night the pub was a bit noisy and crowded being a Sam Smiths pub we agreed to read The Rider by Tim Krabbe for the next group.
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Another event we are involved in
Charity Bicycle night Monday 7th February
An evening of bicycle-inspired entertainment, showcasing London's finest
cycle-related art, music, charity and culture. Vive Le Tour! will be filmed by
Clouds TV, a community project set to produce a short series for Channel 4, in
front of a live studio audience. Help bring Hackney and London's cycle
communities together, through entertainment, inspiration and education!Welcome to the Clouds!
TV BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE
The new television show for the conscious generation brought to you by members
of the Passing Clouds collective on a mission to capture the vibrancy of East
London's creative scene with a revolutionary new approach to TV...
http://theclouds.tv/
http://www.facebook.com/thecloudstvHosted by Brake the Cycle, an independent charity cycle challenge through
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Featuring:
THE MAGNIFICENT REVOLUTION (pedal-powered sound system and cinema)
http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/
The Magnificent Revolution is a not-for-profit education project based in
London. Made up of artists, musicians, designers, ecologists, and engineers, the
Magnificent Revolution has flourished into a cross-disciplinary organisation.
Come and help power Vive Le Tour's music and film!EMILY AND THE WOODS
http://www.myspace.com/emilyswoodmusic
Emily & The Woods have released a debut EP featuring none other than Laura
Marling. Our audience will be spellbound by songs with lively lyrics and
melodies that are both catchy and delicate.HACKNEY BICYCLE FILM SOCIETY presents...Hackney related bicycle film shorts
THE OTESHA PROJECT UK
http://www.otesha.org.uk/
The Otesha Project UK is a charity that addresses the impacts of our lifestyles
on ourselves, our communities and the world around us. They want our actions to
help create a greener, cleaner, fairer world. At the heart of the Otesha Project
you'll find a two-wheeled revolution. Every summer, teams of people hop on bikes
and travel across the UK, stopping at schools and communities along the way to
perform the Otesha play, run workshops, learn about environmental and social
sustainability, and generally make the world a better place.BIKEWORKS
http://www.bikeworks.org.uk/
Winner best new social enterprise in the UK 2009! Bikeworks is a social
enterprise in London, that offer "Inclusive cycling for all, encouraging the
health and wellbeing of everybody in the community we live in."GOING, GOING BIKE
http://www.goinggoingbike.com/
The auction site bike's want to be sold on!DR RACHEL ALDRED (Cycling Cultures, University of East London)
http://cyclingcultures.org.uk/hackney-fieldwork/
CyclingCultures is a multi-method sociological research project that focuses on
four relatively high-cycling cities in the UK to find out why cycling thrives in
particular areas. Hackney was chosen because it has seen the highest rise in
cycling of any of the London boroughs. This project looks at cultural and
collective aspects of cycling, rather than individual level psychological
factors.SOLAR SUSIE Wheeldon (Adventure cycling around the world!)
http://www.thesolarcyclediaries.com/
Cycling over 12,000 miles around the world through searing hot deserts, across
oceans and over snow-capped mountain ranges, in order to highlight ways in which
we can work together to combat climate change.ANNA THE HULAGAN (Hula Hoops)
http://youhoop.co.uk/gallery
London's finest Hula Hoop performance artist, Anna's spinning and swinging is
not to be missed.
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..............Monday 7th February
The Dalston Boys Club
68 Boleyn Road,
Dalston N16 8JG
£5 donation
Doors 6.45-7.30pm
Food available on the nightAll proceeds from this event will be donated to the Clouds TV project, which is
a not-for-profit aiming to have a positive impact on Hackney's creative and
bicycling communities.***Email audience@theclouds.tv
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We have just produced a new leaflet
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Grammar, Adam, grammar! :)
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Oliver I thought you would appreciate me using German grammer and it is better than using exclamation marks as smily faces.
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'Shh don’t tell anyone the February show of the HBFS is tomorrow night'
‘So what they showing?’
‘Rino Pucci’s *London Cycle Stories’*
Rino? That ain’t an English name’
‘No he is Italian but he interviewed a bundle of London Cyclists and put them on film’
‘Cyclists! You know a load of them know any of these?’
‘As it happens quite a few come from Hackney so I have met a few’ http://crossingcurrents.co.uk/rinopucci.html
‘So what else they got?’
‘*Les Bicyclettes de Belsize’*
‘What that squidgy romance what made Engelbert Humperdinck famous’
‘That’s the one but it’s a great view of London from 40 years ago’ Les Bicyclettes de Belsize - Video Dailymotion@@AMEPARAM@@http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video@@AMEPARAM@@video
'And they got anything else?'
‘The last film they are showing is A London Nobody Knows’ YouTube - The London Nobody Knows
‘Well looks like it will be real London night then so where is it on?’
The Calthorpe Grays Inn Road the show is free but you have to me a member to attend, membership is free as well you just need to e-mail *hbfs2011(at)gmail.com *to get membership.
‘The Calthorpe that ain’t in Hackney so what’s with the name?’
‘Well you’ll have to go to a show to find that out’
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Hackney Bicycle Film Society March Show
14th March at Look Mum No HandsDear All,
For our March show HBFS are pleased to be teaming up with our friends at Look Mum No Hands Bicycle Cafe to bring you an evening inspired by the Bicycle Portraits Project in South Africa http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Index.html with an evening of short films of people across the world talking about their bikes and why they ride.
This night will be an open night so none members can attend and the venue will be;
Look Mum No Hands,49 Old Street
London EC1V 9HX
TEL 020 7253 1025Don't forget you can now link to us on Facebook simply do a search for our e-mail address hbfs2011(at)gmail.com
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Bicycle Film Society Show Monday 7:30
Dear All,
Just a reminder to say the Hackney bicycle Film Society this Monday will be at Look Mum No Hands Bicycle Cafe and be an evening of short films inspired by the Bicycle Portraits Project in South Africa
http://www.dayonepublications.com/Bicycle_Portraits/Index.html with an evening films of people across the world talking about their bikes and why they ride.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bicycleportraits/bicycle-portraits-part-ii-everyday-south-africans-0/
This night will be an open night so none members can attend, the show starts at 7:30.
The venue will be;
Look Mum No Hands,
49 Old Street
London EC1V 9HX
TEL 020 7253 1025
http://www.lookmumnohands.com/
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Another Chance to see Bicycle Historian Iain Boal
For those of you who came to our very well attended talk on the History of the Bicycle in December last year or those of you that missed it and would like to see him, Iain Boal is in discussion with Iain Sinclair at Birkbeck College this Monday
**A Conversation *with* Iain Sinclair**
** Monday 21st March 6:30pm**
Room B36
Main Building, Birkbeck College
Bloomsbury
London WC1
Free and open to allThe writer, poet and film-maker Iain Sinclair will discuss - in conversation with Iain Boal, social historian and Fellow of the Institute of Humanities at Birkbeck College - his four decades of chronicling the life of the capital. More than any contemporary author Sinclair's work is suffused with the spirit of place, of London as a palimpsest, in particular the environs of Hackney, his home since the 1960s. Sinclair's books includeDownriver, Rodinsky's Room, London Orbital, Lights out for the Territory, London: City of Disappearances,and Hackney,That Rose-Red Empire: A Confidential Report
All the best
Zeb
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argh ,just joined and just missed it whens the next one??
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Oliver; I do appreciate that. I was not in the right frame of mind at the time for a very sad film.