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2004 Bike Winner Bill Rasmussen |
Bill taking down Olympic Medal Winner Rulon Gardner |
When Bill first laid eyes on the Oyster Ridge Music Festival's Fat Tire Cruiser he knew he had to have it. For Bill it wasn't a simple desire, he had been looking for a bike with pedal brakes for several years. Most of us probably have not thought very much about the fact that most new bikes have hand brakes up on the handlebars that you squeeze with your hands to apply the brakes. For Bill foot brakes are a big deal because Bill has no hands. Not that Bill has let that slow him down. After losing his hands and arms to the elbow in an industrial accident that pit man against electricity, he taught himself to play the electric organ and now |
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tours the NorthWest entertaining and inspiring at Senior Citizen Centers. Bill now resides in Plummer, ID where he has to travel up and down steep hills. For years Bill has wanted to ride a bicycle back and forth to town. After winning the New Belgium Brewing Fat Tire Cruiser, now he can. CONGRATULATIONS BILL !!!! If you want to order a CD of Bill's music, write him at PO Box 382 in Plummer, ID 83851 |
| Bill and his new prize | Olympic Wrestling Gold Medalist Rulon and Bill |
Rick Moody from Colorado is our winner of this years New Belgium Fat Tire Bike raffle. Rick attended our festival for the first time this year after finding out about it with an internet search. Rick and family arrived on Friday and with every motel room in town booked for the weekend decided to camp and took advantage of the Rec. Center's shower facilities. Rick bought the lucky ticket on Friday and left on Sunday to get back to work. He said he never gave it another thought until he got a call from Festival Committee Chair Mike Clark. "I thought maybe I won a t-shirt for filling out the marketing survey", said Rick, " It never even crossed my mind that I had won the bike. I just bought a ticket to help support the festival." Rick says he really enjoyed the layed back and casual atmosphere of the ORMF. "I went to Telluride a few times in the 1970s until the thing got so big it wasn't fun anymore. The Oyster Ridge Festival reminds me of Telluride in the early days."
Rick's favorite sets at the fest include Mary and Mars and Robin Kessinger, but the one he enjoyed most was the South Austin Jug Band.
Congratulations Rick, see you next year! (Below Rick Moody is receiving his bike in Steamboat Springs from Festival Committee Rep. Mike Clark)
