The Madness of Crowds
You would have thought that someone had spotted the Virgin Mary in a Slurpee or something…
In a promotion for the upcoming Simpson’s Movie, twelve 7-11 stores across the nation have been converted to look like the Kwik-E-Mart in the animated cartoon series.
Folks were actually lined up around the block to go into a 7-11. Marketing savvy, meet public gullibility.
No, I didn’t stop and go inside.
I was in Los Angeles over the weekend visiting the folks. No riding, so it’s back on the bike today. STPOD looms. Which, in it’s own way, ties back into the Madness of Crowds. there are 9,000 registered riders for the STP this year. Registrations sold out a month or so ago. While Cascade rides often have riders participate that are not registered, I would expect that the turnout of unregistered riders will be especially high because of the sellout. The first 100 miles could be especially crowded (and dangerous due to the shoulder-to-shoulder passing that occurs) if the weather is good.
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July 9th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
You shouldn’t have to worry so much about traffic as a one day rider. You get to start way earlier than the 2 day-ers and once you pass 100, it really thins out.
Phil
July 13th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Good luck on the STP. I did it in 2005. Hopefully, you’ll get some nice weather.