Sometime around 1997, a girlfriend and I had ditched school and went to the record store. On one of days (ok, this happened often) I bought some music I don't recall now, local zines & 2 magazines starting with the letter B, I had never seen before. BUST and Bitch. I remember reading this article on PJ Harvey and 10,000 maniacs and of course some very cool stuff to read for when I got grounded. Both magazines have evolved and I am happy to see both of them around and not gone. Very cool
So, now I'm going to shamelessly let you know I'm in a magazine. It's BUST.
The beloved Frenchie – the motobecane astra that has become the vehicle and my shrink of confidence everyday– this steel beauty, gets some love. yay!
and this is a photo of the page by my friend
eric :-)
Many gracias to the fabulous lady behind
bits and bobbins and creator of the wonderful
Wardrobe Remix, Tricia Royal. I was pretty flattered when she contacted me about this and also I think is super rad that the beautiful America Ferrera is on the cover & those hearts!!!!
We had fun doing the shoot. The photo was taken in Alamo square (you know, those postcard
houses) and it even though it looks quite dry when the sun even came out for a bit, then we got some freak flash rain, crazy. Thought I'd share
Lucy, the photographer. Very cool lady.
What makes me happy is the exposure of the bike, the cities we live in and that being dressed 'normal' and a woman is no longer that rare. We don't need crazy get-ups (cute shoes are not consider crazy! he hee), fancy gadgets or man-lead long distance groups, to be part of the bicycle culture. We are here, and we are ready to ride, with our normal clothes and our happy faces. We move forward, sometimes make friends along the way ‹I have met amazing women that are now best of
friends›, discover new places in town, enjoy the great smells from the bike lane (ok in SF, often not-so-great at all), climb hills, fall, bleed, sweat, learn to dodge doors and learn everyday that really it is not hard, to move around with your bicycle.
And dress up? sure why not! give it a try :D
and my wicked cat Velcro approves.
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Gracias Lucy, Tricia y BUST – and all of you.
♥ much love / meligrosa ♥
Meli - this is amazing! Congrats on getting in such a cool magazine and having such a lovely photo taken. I'm proud to know you! :)
ReplyDeletemy wife just got her issue of BUST yesterday and i was flipping through it. she was a bit surprised when i said, "Hey, i know her!" well, i don't really know you, but i've been lurking for a while.
ReplyDeletethat's a great shot, you look fantastic, and you're right about the bike being almost as central to the shot as you are. I'm glad you also mentioned what your bike was wearing! :)
keep it up!
many thanks san, ur a sweetheart <3333
ReplyDeleteJPTwins/ oh awesome! thanks for lovely comments +stopping by. I just saw your post of riding with your kids - so cool! cheers ;-)
Gorgeous, GF!!!
ReplyDeleteaaaahhhh! this is so awesome!!!
ReplyDeletecongrats meli! you have stellar style!
very very cool. Off to go find a copy right away!
ReplyDeleteAwesomeness! Great story and photos. Congrats and keep on inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI think Velcro is impressed!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found a moment of sun and the photographer came prepared for rain. Well done!
ReplyDeletewow!! brill! looking lovely as ever, full of creativity!! like Velcro me muchos approve... si si :)
ReplyDeletemeli, you get more awesome every day. And you look so relaxed and chic in the photo! I didn't know you were a graphic designer... so am I! cheers patrick
ReplyDeleteHey! I just found the link to your blog from the article about you. Lovely outfit and lovely blog. I look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeletewhat next? I see perhaps a golden bicycle designed into a sidewalk near fisherman's wharf with your name flashing in lights. and everyone getting their picture taken kneeling down next to it because "hey! i saw that girl riding around town yesterday on our way out to alcatraz!"
ReplyDeleteseriously - very cool, your star keeps shining brighter. ride on...
esuper nice, meli! you look fabulous and you represent.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! Fabulous picture of you and Frenchie. Bust is my favorite magazine and I almost bought this issue at a bookstore while on vacation, but decided to wait until later. I would have absolutely squealed if I had opened the mag to see you there. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteBig congratulations, Meli!
ReplyDeleteThat's a seriously awesome photo!
Mozel tov meli! Well deserved.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting for you Meli! I remember how exciting it was to get a blurb in Bust back in March 2009. Also so happy to have a Bust Bike DIY pdf. file to give out to my readers as well. Bust is great!
ReplyDeleteYou and Frenchie look just fabulous by the way!
KT/ merci amour!!!
ReplyDeletekimberly/ oh thanks so much lovely! thx for stopping by :D
mamaVee/ awww <333
Christa/ I appreciate it much, thx! christa!!
Lee/ velcro believes that anything onthe floor should contain catnip, think she was also confused... ;-)
Cameron/ It was a fun experience for sure! and thanks so much for you comments +dropping by!
patrick/ gracias -so very much!- and yes, that is just my cover name for caffeinated ninja on wheels, ya know?! he heee
soph!/ thanks so much! :D &yes welcome, I've also added your blog to my reader -cheers
sigrid/ oy GF!! you are making me blush ;-)
I've always appreciate your visits and your sincere lovely comments sig, esp. b/c I know they hit close to your bay area heart, thanks for always droppin throughout the last couple of years. much luv -m
ramona/ woo woo SF chicas and bikes -thank you darling, now let's go ride soon k?!??
Dottie/ Gracias very much lady :DD I was pretty excited and happy the Frenchie got some luv. Thx! <333
lorenza/ grazie mile carina!!
ReplyDeleteBrad/ thank you very much ;-)
David/ toda raba, honey
RidingPretty/ cool! many thanks darling and your nice comments, cheers :D
So? Do we have to call your agent to get coffee? Do you have a personal assistant? So rock star! I raise my chai to the stylish girl on a sweet bike, way to go!
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of you, que bella! Also love this post, the more people see that you can ride a bike and still be cute, the more riders we'll have on the streets, and the more street space will be given to bicycles! So happy to know you.
ReplyDeletei found your profile in bust! great blog!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Congrats! You are a babe, too!!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Maybe I'll renew my BUST subscription ;)
ReplyDeletehey congrats Meli! Great photo too.
ReplyDeletelooking good. love the colors!
ReplyDelete-nathan
what a lovely biking/fashionista/coffee sipping goddess! you go girl!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being such an inspiring chica!
ReplyDeleteOMG I'm so excited for you! How cool, Bust is the coolest magazine! Ok I'm gushing like a teenager! So happy for you and the photo is just too rad! Yay for Melie! I'm going to tweet about this right now!
ReplyDeletexoxo Mary Jo
Wow!!!! Congrats to ya (raises cup of caffine ).
ReplyDeleteYou light up that town.
Cheers.
liberty on bikes! / oh my no way - ja jaaa!! you crack me up
ReplyDeletethanks so much for the lovely notes as always :D
lisamarie / gracias luv! it has be a pleasure to meet you and becoming friends :D hugs!!
slodki/ yay welcome!! :-) & many thanks!
Diana/ *blush - thx my lovely :D
brenda/ thanks darling
emamd/ thank you
fridaycyclotouriste/ im smiling because last nite while at dinner the waitress said -YES, love the colours- everyone was dressed in black! **sigh - thanks nathan :D
conrad/ mil gracias guapo <3
ms.elle/ oh and thank you very much ms elle -hearts!!
maryJo/ when I told my mom she said, is your box of BUST still around? I feel like I heard a blast from the past "mom can you buy this magazine for me?!"...
♥ thx maryJo for your always uplifting notes, it has been great connecting with your through the years and all the lovely things we share visually and personally on the interwebz. cheers!
gregoryyy/ gracias! lifting my americano as I type!!
;-) hugs
I read about you in Bust and put looking your blog up on my To Do list :) Yay!
ReplyDeleteI'm compiling a list of awesome pro-girly blogs for one of my own upcoming blog entries and yours will be one of them. I'll send you the link once it's up.
Cheers!
Shona
That is so awesome! You look so lovely!
ReplyDeleteyou look so editorial, but isn't that the everyday you?.. congrats on the mag...can't wait till you have your own cover...
ReplyDeleteCheers!
'X
shona/ oh thanks for your sweet note n stopping by <3
ReplyDeletestay in touch
deep/ MUAHH!
'xander/ oh my my – im flattered :DDD
he hee, many thanks luvz!!
This is an awesome feature - you and your bike look gorgeous and your message about cycling is spot on! Keep up the great work! S
ReplyDelete"I love color, and I'm willing to give things a try rather than resorting to an all-black uniform".
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome comment. Just don't say anything to Velcro! :)
You rule!
Oh and speaking of black uniforms, there is a website about that called theuniformproject.com. It has a girl wearing a black uniform dress, but with different accessories for variation and fun. She is going to have 365 different outfits, one for each day of the year!
ReplyDeletewow this is what I call fame!
ReplyDeleteI like the photograph of the photographer. I always forget to do that...