Ok, so I’m posting my own work here, and I’m not touting my designs, but I thought some people may be interested. If you live in the Toronto area, you’ll probably know who Igor Kenk is. If you’re one of the unlucky few – me being one of them – who has had their [new!] bike stolen, this post is for you.
Kenk was recently arrested for heading a heavy-duty bike-theft ring in and around the city. After many years of watching this guy go untouched for his dealings, it is with great relish to know that he is facing a nice number of charges, after his hole in the wall, not-so-secret “bike shop” was raided.
Thousands of bikes have been collected from various stashes and put up for viewing by Toronto Police. Being the extremely hopeful person I am, I headed over to 35 Strachan with dire optimism that I would find the bike that was stolen from me [and my young son who had his ride strapped to the back, Rerun style] a couple of years ago. I had heard a promising story that a guy had found his bike that had disappeared 7 years earlier.
I entered a large warehouse with rows upon rows of upside-down bikes, tires and forks in the air like so many broken skeletons. Placed in rows by make, I scoured the D looking for my precious Diamondback. The odds being what they are, I of course left empty handed and heavy hearted, as my son thought he would be back on his beloved mama-powered steed.
Walking past the last ruins, the above thought struck me, followed shortly afterwards by “hey, that would make a good t-shirt”. In sharing this, pals agreed, so here it is. I’ll be silkscreening these up, so if you’re interested, give me a shout.
And I hope you have many shitty sleeps in the Don, Kenk.
7 responses so far ↓
Jodi // August 1, 2008 at 12:23 am |
You Rock mfucka.
doublezero // August 1, 2008 at 1:52 am |
You can rest assured (pardon the pun) that Igor Kenk is not sleeping well in jail. He is an ex-cop and even though that was years ago in a foreign country, most inmates salivate at the very idea of having a former law enforcement officer thrown into their midst. It is one of the very few things that can possibly brighten their day.
I almost feel sorry for the guy.
Eamonn O'Connor // August 1, 2008 at 4:12 pm |
I went down to the police warehouse to see if I could find my stolen bike. It wasn’t there. Sad to see all these people looking for their bikes knowing how they all had been negatively affected by the whole thing. I saw a few people holding on to the stripped remains of their bikes. It was kind of spooky.
bob // August 7, 2008 at 2:28 pm |
Let me know where and when to buy a shirt. I’ve had four bikes stolen and I’m sure Kenk is responsible for at least one if not all.
sjfbarnett // August 7, 2008 at 2:34 pm |
hey bob
shoot me an email at sonya[at]northpublik[dot]ca and we can discuss sizes and such.
That goes for everyone else!
aMy leigh // August 15, 2008 at 11:55 pm |
rad shirt. i dont quite get the back though?
sjfbarnett // August 16, 2008 at 2:05 am |
the idea is that if you were to see someone on my bike, you’d know that it wasn’t me riding it.