Musician, artist, former garden rocker, and avid cyclist David Byrne, was not only a juror for a recent bike rack design competition in New York, but an entrant as well.
The City has gone ahead and produced some of his site specific designs. You can read about them in the New York Times or take a ride wth Byrne and the Wall Street Journal in this video:
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Last month, Michael Stipe passed through the Walker a few hours before R.E.M.’s concert at the Xcel Energy Center. Now, R.E.M. is introducing a value-added offering — a museum ticket with every purchase of a concert ticket. Coincidence? We think not.
The New York Times reports that those attending R.E.M.’s performance Tuesday in Dresden, Germany — a stop on the band’s 40-date European tour — get free admission to select art museums. Tickets for the concert are also good for entry to any museum connected to Dresden's state art collections.
We can only hope inspiration works both ways and that the Walker is cooking up a similar “two-fer” when Judas Priest throws down at the Myth.
MinnPost has an interesting piece today from Ron Way, who mixes an assessment of Walker on the Green with a short history lesson on miniature golf. Among other “hmm … you don’t say?” nuggets, Way drops this factoid:
(The) first miniature golf course was the Ladies’ Putting Club in St. Andrews, Scotland, formed in 1867. Back then, it was taboo for women to swing a golf club more than shoulder high.
Some taboos are more meritorious than others. At least the Walker doesn’t discriminate with its taboos — anyone playing Walker on the Green will get a finger-wagging for swinging a club more than shoulder high.
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