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97-412: The event was started by streakers who crashed the parade. The first people to do so were a small group of friends and roommates from the adjacent (Wallingford) neighborhood, several of whom were bicycle couriers by trade. Participants now emphasize bodypainting and other artistry. The group is the largest and fastest growing ensemble associated with the parade. The parade, put on by Fremont Arts Council,

194-577: A Juris Doctor . Sidran is Jewish. Sidran spent ten years (1975-1985) as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Later, as head of the Juvenile Division, he played a major role in the child molestation prosecution of Judge Gary Little . From 1986 to 1989, Sidran was a partner at McKay & Gaitan. He was also a Special Counsel to Governor Booth Gardner . In 1990, Sidran ran for and

291-408: A maze game in which a nude woman is being chased by police. It was distributed in the U.S. by Computer Games, Inc. as Streaker , and by Computer Kinetics Corp. as Stripper . In 2014, Russian project ChaveZZZ Reality released a single "Naked Runner" and a same-titled video clip specifically dedicated to all streakers worldwide. In Bruce Weber's 2014 account of a bike ride across America Life Is

388-449: A prank , a dare, a form of protest , or to participate in a fad . Streaking is often associated with sporting events , but can occur in more secluded areas. Streakers are often pursued by sporting officials or the police. The word has been used in its modern sense only since the 1960s. Before that, to streak in English since 1768 meant "to go quickly, to rush, to run at full speed", and

485-459: A Wheel he recounts a memory of his friend Billy streaking across the campus of Clark University at the age of 18. As of 2004, the record for the largest group streak was established at the University of Georgia with 1,543 simultaneous streakers on 7 March 1974. Mark Sidran Mark Sidran (born July 7, 1951) is a former Seattle City Attorney , serving three terms from 1990 to 2002. He

582-579: A college student in the United States occurred in 1804 at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University ) when senior George William Crump was arrested for running naked through Lexington, Virginia , where the university is located. Crump was suspended for the academic session, but later went on to become a U.S. Congressman . In June 1973, the press reported on a "streaking" trend at Michigan State University. In December 1973, Time magazine called streaking "a growing Los Angeles-area fad" that

679-597: A cricket match in England, and commonly mistakenly believed to be the first-ever instance of streaking in cricket. In 1982, a woman named Erika Roe ran across the pitch of Twickenham Stadium in London, England, during an England–Australia rugby union match, exposing her 40-inch (100 cm) bust. It has been described by the BBC as "perhaps the most famous of all streaks." Linsey Dawn McKenzie , an English glamour model , performed

776-470: A female streaker named Yvonne Robb was arrested for kissing Tiger Woods on the 18th hole at Carnoustie . In Super Bowl XXXVIII , streaker Mark Roberts disrupted the game by running onto the field. He was eventually leveled by New England Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham , and was subsequently apprehended. Despite the worldwide audience, this event was largely overshadowed due to that game's infamous halftime show in which Janet Jackson 's nude breast

873-475: A flap over the permit for this year's parade. ... Before the city issued this year's parade permit, police said they have gotten numerous complaints about the nude cyclists every year. They asked the Fremont Arts Council to post signs along the parade route warning cyclists, who are not a sanctioned part of the parade, about laws against indecent exposure. The council said no, even though members discouraged

970-405: A flesh-coloured T-shirt. On the evening of the second day, while Australian batsman Ian Redpath was on strike, an "athletic young man" was caught on television cameras running across the ground on the leg side. The streaker ran to the men's restroom and was chased by police. When police entered the restroom, they found 20 people inside—all of whom were clothed—and authorities were unable to identify

1067-531: A fully naked woman streaked during the final quarter and was promptly arrested. In another Melbourne Demons grand final, the 2021 Grand final , held in Perth, a male streaker ran on to the ground wearing only his underwear. He was only on the ground for a few seconds before he was removed and arrested. In a game against the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park Stadium in 2007, a Brisbane Broncos fan streaked across

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1164-591: A green flag during the televised match between London Irish and Northampton Saints . It was in front of the season's largest crowd away from Twickenham , with 21,000 fans bearing witness. In the 1970s, at the height of streaking's popularity, a male streaker who broke into the Augusta National golf course in Augusta, Georgia (albeit not while the Masters was in play), was shot with buckshot and slightly wounded. In 1999,

1261-476: A group streak across campus along an approximate one-mile path. At the height of its popularity in the late 1990s, between 500 and 800 students participated, including several hundred females. Over 1,400 students participated one year and well over one thousand during another year. However, due to enforcement of public indecency laws and pressure from administration officials concerned about increasing spectator crowds and videotaping, participation declined. By 2001,

1358-489: A mere 24 students participated, signaling the effective end of the Naked Mile. Students were warned by college administrators that streakers would be arrested and required to register as sex offenders for life under Megan's Law . The students at Union College held midnight "Pajama Parade" events in 1862, 1914 and several times in the 1950s. The real streaking tradition, which was nationally popular since 1973, arrived at

1455-502: A middle-aged man named John Taylor ran around the field. He was eventually caught by three policemen, forcibly made to wear trousers, and removed from the stadium. Taylor was fined £10 by the North London Court the next day. Michael O'Brien was the first-known streaker at a major sporting event when, on 20 April 1974, he ran out naked onto the ground of an England–France rugby union match at Twickenham . The 25-year-old Australian

1552-470: A nearby residence on NW 48th Street in Ballard. For the first time, a video presented by a painted inline skater was shot at the painting party and posted to the website of The Stranger newspaper. The 20th Annual Solstice Parade took place on June 21, 2008, marking the 17th consecutive year that the painted cyclists have accompanied. Slightly fewer cyclists than in previous years rode, and tension between both

1649-453: A new record. The main group started to ride from the pre-parade bodypainting party at the old Segway building in Ballard . (The building was later demolished to make way for Ballard Civic Center Park.) The ride proceeded down NW Market Street to Leary Way to the parade. The cyclists did not have a float in the parade in 2004, but there were more elaborate art installations on bikes. 2004 also marked

1746-640: A pirate ship float from hooks in their skin" as they go through the parade. Much of the media noted that while the naked cyclists are tolerated and widely popular, this has become the new controversial area for the council. A week later, a third painted ride, called the Body Pride Ride , was started by one of the painted cyclists, and took place for the first time in the Seattle Gay Pride Parade on Capitol Hill. A WNBR mini-ride in September marked 2005 as

1843-471: A pre-ride bodypainting party at Gas Works Park , where the end of the painted cyclists ride traditionally took place. The parade took place on June 18, 2005. Approximately 138 cyclists leave bodypainting party on the south side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal , and once joined by those waiting at the parade, the numbers probably grew to around 160 cyclists. Part of the ride included going down

1940-406: A publicity stunt by the show's producer Jack Haley Jr. Robert Metzler, the show's business manager, believed that the incident had been planned in some way; during the dress rehearsal Niven had asked Metzler's wife to borrow a pen so he could write down the famous line, which was thus not the ad-lib it appeared to be. Ray Stevens wrote and performed " The Streak ", a novelty song about a man who

2037-497: A record-setting year not only for the number of painted cyclists participating, but also for doubling the number of painted naked rides in Seattle to a total of four. "If bike riders rode nude in a Los Angeles summer solstice celebration, the LAPD would shoot them dead, after a 'slow speed' chase televised on all 28 local channels." "Really, that's just the crazy naked bicyclists who precede

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2134-528: A streak against the landscape, the Minnesota winter was triumphant and streaker became statue." The school's newspaper, The Carletonian , used the term "streaking" as early as 1967, but initially in negative terms: "Examples of [Carleton's social problems] are the large number of departing female students, the rise of class spirit, low grades, streaking, destruction, drinking, and the popularity of rock dances." Historical forerunners of modern-day streakers include

2231-426: A surprise entrance by entering through the crowd at the middle of the parade route, on Fremont Avenue (which had never been done before), riders were initially rerouted because of the timing of the permits. They later reentered the parade route closer to the traditional starting point and proceeded through the parade, ending the ride at Gas Works Park. The 21st Annual Solstice Parade took place on June 20, 2009, marking

2328-420: A topless streak at a televised England v. West Indies cricket match at Old Trafford in 1995. Wearing only a thong and a pair of trainers , she ran onto the field with the words "Only Teasing" written across her breasts. In 1999, a female streaker named Yvonne Robb was arrested for kissing Tiger Woods on the 18th hole at Carnoustie . On 22 March 2009, a female streaker ran onto the pitch brandishing

2425-417: A video of the painted cyclists heading out through the gate and counted well over 945 cyclists just at this paint party. En route to the parade starting point they were joined by hundreds of other painted cyclists who swelled the ranks at each passing intersection . The artistry displayed on naked riders' bodies has become more and more intricate each year with some riders bringing their own personal painters to

2522-459: A warm-up ride in the relatively chilly mid-50s air, surprising unsuspecting drivers and whooping it up down Market Street before returning for the noon start of the parade, where the riders completed the parade route in Fremont. An optional repeat loop-back plan through part of the route was added in 2010, designed to extend the experience for both the riders who opted for it as well as the crowd lining

2619-430: A year and has no formal organization. The FAC wanted the cyclists to become official members of the parade and under their control. The cyclist group are basically anarchists in the way they operate, and refused. They agreed to disagree and things went on as usual with close cooperation between the two groups. The numbers dwindled this year as the day dawned cold and damp. A seasoned group of 10 volunteers once again opened

2716-626: Is "always making the news / wearing just his tennis shoes". The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1974. Parodied in a 6 May 1974 Peanuts comic strip, the character Snoopy , in his college big man on campus alter-ego Joe Cool; engages in the "latest campus fad" by removing his customary sunglasses and collar, then proceeds to go streaking by the fourth panel by appearing to be "naked" in doing so. In 1981, Japanese coin-op manufacturer Shoei produced an arcade game called Streaking ,

2813-422: Is also the first year that the cyclists were officially part of the parade with their Helios -themed float, which several cyclists (partially dressed) climbed aboard after they cycled through the parade. The float featured wispy clouds and gold-painted "chariot" exercise bikes to evoke a sense of pulling the sun through the summer. Ironically, toward the end of the parade, and despite all the "Happy Solstice" chants,

2910-409: Is confirmed by several cyclists and pictures taken at the bodypainting party. The segment aired on June 22, 2006. The 19th Annual Solstice Parade took place on June 16, 2007, marking the sixteenth consecutive year the painted cyclists have ridden in the parade. 267 cyclists took to the streets at 11:45 a.m. with little or no confrontation, legal or otherwise. The annual painting party took place at

3007-425: Is going to bring.'" This article also includes Seattle Police Department Lt. Mark Kuehn's suggestions for safety for nude cyclists such as: "Refrain from trying out saddles in the nude, for obvious sanitary reasons. Hadrann suggests shoppers take along a few pairs of Chinese disposable underwear (made of paper) for saddle-buying expeditions." In the nude cyclists' ninth year, bodypainting artist Steven Bradford joined

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3104-407: Is held on a Saturday close to the actual solstice. Art bikes are common and cycles include BMX bikes , cycle rickshaws , unicycles , clown bicycles , tall bikes , lowrider bicycles , tandem bicycles and tricycles . People come from all over the country to ride. Full and partial (especially topfree ) nudity is popular, but not mandatory. While cyclists open the parade , they are not in

3201-631: Is remembered most for his controversial "civility" laws. Sidran grew up in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle, Washington . He attended Franklin High School alongside future-Governor Gary Locke and was elected Class President during his senior year. In 1973, he graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor's degree in Government. He then returned to Seattle to attend the University of Washington School of Law , graduating in 1976 with

3298-523: The Connecticut River and run nude back across the bridge, and the Blue Light Challenge, in which streaking students attempt to press the alarm on every one of the campus's blue light emergency phones. As of 2005, a Thursday Night Streaking Club regularly streaked at various events and public places. In 1986, the University of Michigan 's Naked Mile celebrated the last day of class with

3395-706: The Seattle Art Museum on May 15, 2004. Unusually cool weather this year resulting in a number of weather-themed paint jobs. Also in 2003, much publicity was focused on David Zaitzeff 's determination to walk naked through the Solstice Parade. Zaitzeff sued Seattle police Chief Gil Kerlikowske in a federal lawsuit because he "desires to go nude at the Fremont Solstice Parade without fear of unjust arrest". U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik said that because Zaitzeff had not been arrested for indecent exposure ,

3492-677: The Seattle P-I . Ensembles included the "Stimulus Package" group, appropriate for a year of controversial economic bailouts. This year was also the first year of the Gardens Everywhere Bike Parade . The 22nd Annual Solstice Parade took place on Saturday, June 19, 2010, marking the nineteenth consecutive year of the painted (and some not-so-painted) solstice cyclists. The painting party again took place at Hale's Ales in Ballard , and attracted hundreds of cyclists, plus painters. Then they jumped on their bikes and headed to Ballard for

3589-641: The University of Chicago (Polar Bear run), Denison University (Naked Week), Oberlin College , Pennsylvania State University , Wellesley College , the University of Virginia (Streaking the Lawn), and Wheaton College (the "Kingdom Run"). Carleton College is home to the streaking traditions Week of Streak (founded spring 2020) and Nudegressive. The week before finals, students streak each night at dusk to sundown at various locations around campus. These streaking locations become increasingly ambitious, or public, as

3686-507: The 15th year that naked cyclists have participated in the parade. On March 27, 2006, the Painted Cyclists went public with a public portal website: The Painted Cyclists . KUOW-FM in Seattle did an interview for their program called Weekday with the cyclists at the Ballard neighborhood where the bodypainting party was taking place, taking up at least three residential lots. The interview was reportedly about cycling safety in Seattle. This

3783-426: The 18th consecutive year of the painted cyclists. The painting party took place at Hale's Ales in Ballard , and attracted an estimated 430 cyclists, plus painters. After riding through Ballard and watching their numbers swell as riders from independent paint parties joined the group, the riders traversed the parade route in Fremont, ending once again at Gas Works Park. Media coverage included an article and video by

3880-484: The 21st consecutive year, starting out by hosting their painting party at the Old Ballard Library, on NW 57th St. and 24th Avenue (the same place as the previous year). The weather was overcast with temperatures in the 60's. After a morning paint party at a marine hangar in Seattle's Shilshole neighborhood, hundreds of cyclists and skaters rode through Ballard, pausing for a group photo at Ross Park, before entering

3977-467: The Ballard Bridge on 15th Avenue and turning again on NW Market Street. About five cyclists broke off from the group after the end of the parade ride and rode around Green Lake and came back to Fremont. One of the big controversies in 2005 was the Fremont Arts Council excluding People Undergoing Real Experiences (PURE) (now known as Pure cirkus) from dressing "up as pirates with two people suspended on

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4074-411: The Fremont Solstice Parade route where they were joined by approximately 100 more painted cyclists from private paint parties. After subtracting expenses, the organized paint party group was able to donate $ 2,000 to the Fremont Arts Council to help defray the parade costs the following spring. The warm and sunny weather brought over 700 people to the main cyclist paint party this year. As in past years,

4171-528: The Seattle police and the Fremont Arts Council was minimal. The painting party took place this time in Belltown , meaning the cyclists had to ride a full three miles through the Seattle neighborhood of Queen Anne to get to Fremont. Painting parties were also going on independently of the main party downtown, so riders had to coordinate meeting up at a common location before entering the parade. After making

4268-566: The Solstice Parade. The parade took place on June 21, 2003. Numbers quadrupled from previous years to between 75 and 80 riders. An internet discussion forum was established for the first time. The bodypainting party took place at the host's house in the Ravenna neighborhood, with a photo shoot at Cowen Park. The procession then began south through the University District on Roosevelt and then on 45th through Wallingford to Phinney Ridge . This

4365-503: The U.S. team and the UK team, wearing nothing but a strategically placed rubber chicken . For the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, officials warned visitors against streaking, among other forms of "bad behaviour". During the 3rd quarter of Super Bowl LVIII , a fan ran onto the field and was apprehended by security. The streaker was not shown on CBS. The high point of streaking's pop culture significance

4462-505: The apprehension or the cop gleefully stopping for a picture next to the bicyclist. The panel was put on a small platform on wheels and parade goers were invited to have their pictures taken with their heads poking out of the holes of the naked bicyclists and the officer. In 2001, the city threatened to withdraw the event permit for the Fremont Arts Council because of the nudity. Signs were actually made warning naked cyclists that they may be subject to arrest. The city ended up backing off before

4559-491: The atmosphere of their parade." 1992 was the first year cyclists are said to have appeared in the fourth annual Solstice Parade with the Mighty Nice Naked Girls playing these Blue Sousaphones . Most likely these were streakers . In 1993 7-10 people in the Solstice Parade cycled naked, maybe three of whom were bodypainted. Reference to the second year of naked cyclists: "It could only happen in Fremont", said one of

4656-498: The beginning of the Synchronised Cycling Drill Team within the group. The year's theme was Noah's Ark animals. One of the cyclists provided rides to children along the parade route in her cycle rickshaw . A week prior to the event, on June 12, was the first annual World Naked Bike Ride Seattle event and was the first time a major naked cycling event has crossed the channel into downtown Seattle. This ride featured

4753-408: The bodypainting team and assisted in transforming 4 women into Fire, Earth, Air, and Water at the painting party at Fire's home. In 2001, according to The Seattle Times , there were 50 cyclists, mostly in bodypaint. To the amusement of many, this year an artist had a painting in the parade showing a naked female bicyclist next to a baton-wielding police officer. The pose itself could have either shown

4850-455: The campus in the 1990s in the form of a nocturnal lap around the Nott Memorial known as the "Naked Nott Run." To celebrate the school year's first night of heavy rainfall, a well-known tradition called "First Rain" is enacted at the University of California, Santa Cruz by students who for the entirety of the day to midnight, run around campus nearly or completely nude. Beginning at Porter,

4947-526: The city significantly, while detractors claim that they unfairly harass the homeless. In 2001, Sidran became the Commissioner of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. In 2001, Sidran ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Seattle , losing to Greg Nickels . Nickels won with 50.1 percent of the vote compared to Sidran's 48.4 percent. Both candidates had outpolled mayor Paul Schell in

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5044-481: The coordinators, Barbara Luecke. "Only such a rich artistic community could shake off the staid reserve from nearby Ballard to let loose with such creative energy and fun. ... Buck-naked cyclists who streaked the parade for the second year may have crossed the boundary of good taste (would that be Leary Way Northwest?). But one, at least, was wearing a helmet (proof that people in Seattle can get wild, but not too wild)." Eight naked men were reported to have cycled through

5141-463: The country were competing to set streaking records. On March 11, 1974, several Americans imported streaking to Japan, where a series of copycat incidents occurred over the next month. The prominence of streaking in 1974 has been linked both to the sexual revolution and a conservative backlash against feminism and the campus protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Colleges and universities with documented traditions of campus streaking include

5238-641: The court couldn't make a prospective ruling on the matter. Much later in the year there was a suggestion to have the group become part of a larger international naked bike ride, later known as the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR). The idea was unpopular because the Solstice Parade, unlike WNBR, is a non-political arts event. Secondary reasons for not liking the idea included that WNBR would not be as spontaneous of an event and some may not be as inclined to participate in an artistic way. The parade took place on June 19, 2004. About 116 cyclists participated, setting

5335-459: The day before Fathers Day. The skies were overcast and the temperature was in the mid-50s with intermittent misty light rain—for the second year in a row, the third Saturday in June was unseasonably cool. But that did not deter the 600+ riders nor curb their enthusiasm. For many, the day started at the old Ballard Library building, which had been rented as the central location for body painting. Earlier in

5432-464: The early 1970s. The offences used for prosecution were typically minor, such as the violation of park regulations. Nevertheless, the chief law in force against streaking in England and Wales at that time remained the 16th-century vagrancy law , for which the punishment in 1550 had been whipping. Not to be confused with the fad known as streaking, the first recorded incident of running naked in public by

5529-432: The edges and the outcome remains to be seen. The cyclist paint party group donated $ 4,000 to the Fremont Arts Council to help toward the cost of the parade. There was no parade either year due to COVID-19, but a small group of cyclists met up at Gasworks Park and rode through the city. The parade restarted in 2022. Streaking Streaking is the act of running naked through a public area for publicity, for fun, as

5626-464: The ensemble. In efforts to combat this effect, the Seattle City Council was invited by the Fremont Arts Council to participate in the parade. Nick Licata was the only one who agreed and ended up cycling through as the "un-naked cyclist". After jeers of "Take your clothes off" he was met by a parade monitor who told him to get off the parade route, stating "Yeh? We still don't have bike riding in

5723-442: The event day. Fremont Arts Council parade organizers urged riders to participate within the artistic spirit of the event. Many locals were very upset that the city would threaten to arrest one of the parade's most popular and creative ensembles. The blowback effect, as predicted by Seattle City Council Chair Nick Licata , ended up being more publicity and popularity for the cyclists which, in turn, led to more cyclists wanting to join

5820-680: The event. This resulted in the student body creating the UVM Green Caps, a group of student volunteers stationed around campus throughout the evening for the safety of students. At the University of the Philippines , members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity streak around the campus in an annual event known as the Oblation Run . The run started in 1977 to protest the banning of the movie, "Hubad na Bayani", which depicted human rights abuses in

5917-580: The field waving his supporter jersey over his head. He was apprehended at the other side of the field to large applause. During an NRL finals match between the Wests Tigers and the New Zealand Warriors at the Sydney Football Stadium on 16 September 2011, a streaker ran onto the playing field forcing the game to come to a halt as security guards attempted to apprehend the man. During

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6014-529: The final minutes of the third and deciding game of the 2013 State of Origin series , a streaker, Wati Holmwood, intruded naked upon the field, interrupting the play and possibly costing the Queensland team a try. He was tackled by security guards, escorted from the field and fined $ 5,500. The first instance of streaking in English football took place on 23 March 1974. Prior to the start of the league match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Arsenal Stadium ,

6111-411: The gates to the large, group paint party at a private marina in the 4100 block of Shilshole Ave. N.W. At an entry portal donations were taken and only people who were cyclists to be painted or their painters were allowed to enter. Over several hours 600 clothed cyclists entered and at noon 600 cold (but exuberant) painted naked cyclists exited. The group rode through the Ballard neighborhood and then on to

6208-405: The ground and was arrested by police. Streaking became popular at Australian rules football matches in the 1980s, particularly Victorian Football League Grand Finals . The trend was a trend started by Adelaide stripper Helen D'Amico at the 1982 VFL Grand Final between Carlton and Richmond , in which D'Amico streaked while wearing only a Carlton scarf . At the 1988 VFL Grand Final ,

6305-519: The infamous and crowd-pleasing nude bikers, a regular attraction eagerly awaited by the parade watchers. ... 'This is not authorized by the organizers,' said Steve Lynch, one of the volunteers responsible for safety and order during the event. 'But it's just for fun, so no interventions.'" "Here in the self-anointed center of the universe, where the Waiting for the Interurban sculptures wear more clothing than

6402-408: The martial law era. The event continued to occur as a protest action. In 2011, the first nudist race took place at the University of Alicante (Spain). In the sport of cricket , it is not uncommon for a male streaker to run out to the field purely for shock and entertainment value or political purposes. The first known instance of streaking in cricket took place on 22 March 1974, the first day of

6499-707: The neo- Adamites who travelled naked through towns and villages in medieval Europe, and the 17th-century Quaker Solomon Eccles , who went nude through the City of London with a burning brazier on his head. At 7:00 PM on 5 July 1799, a man was arrested at the Mansion House, London , and sent to the Poultry Compter . He confirmed that he had accepted a wager of 10 guineas (equal to £1,303 today) to run naked from Cornhill to Cheapside . Fines of between £10 and £50 were imposed on streakers by British and Irish magistrates in

6596-403: The nude cyclists who grace the annual Solstice Parade, high-tech is moving in." "Meanwhile, Hadrann says the scent of rebellion is in the air in Fremont - or maybe it's just another rumor. 'Some people in the community are going to get nude if he (Sidran) starts arresting the cyclists,' he says. ... 'First, there was 50, now there's like 100 people. . . . Who knows what kind of chain reaction this

6693-520: The nudity. ... In 1998, two bikers in the buff were arrested. None were arrested this year." "What solstice is complete without nude cyclists? To get your annual fix, see the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade and Fair on Saturday and Sunday." "As has been the tradition, a number of unauthorized naked bicycle riders start the parade. Last year there were 50 — most in body paint." 2003 marked the twelfth year of naked cyclists taking part in

6790-423: The painted, naked (mostly) cyclists filed out of the boat marina in the Ballard neighborhood and did a ride through the streets of the Ballard neighborhood. As the riders entered the parade route, prior to the start of the actual parade, they were not allowed to circulate on the route as had been arranged beforehand with the official Fremont Solstice Parade organizers. Instead they were forced to ride straight through

6887-427: The parade audience." "So, why is the only focus on the nude bikers? They were only a part of the parade for a few minutes. I did not see them." In the eighth year, a second-time rider hosted a bodypainting party at her Wallingford residence in response to SPD's actions of 1998 and friction between the Fremont Arts Council and Mark Sidran /City of Seattle. Twenty-odd friends gathered to get painted and ride together to

6984-477: The parade course in Fremont at 2:45 pm. For the first time in several years the weather was hot and sunny, and as a result the crowd watching the parade was especially dense, and the number of participants was much larger than in previous years, with estimates ranging from several hundred to 1000. A small group of longtime organizers once again hosted a mass paint party in the Silshole neighborhood. The organizers took

7081-445: The parade every year. They get all the press, all the hype, all the lasting impressions. People who work on the parade openly despise them. ... The nude bikers take away from all the legitimate art that volunteers spend countless hours creating. With one exhibitional blow, months of hard work by solstice parade artists is knocked from our collective conscious." The 18th Annual Summer Solstice Parade & Pageant, on June 17, 2006, marked

7178-612: The parade line-up (except in 2003 when they had a float). Parade rules say "any printed communications, written words, recognizable logos, signage, leaf-letting, or advertising in any form are prohibited on the parade route." Recent events include a pre-ride bodypainting party, a party ride through the city, and the parade itself at noon. 2001 and subsequent years were controversial for the naked cyclists, including references to them as "parade crashers". In 2001, police and organizers posted laws against indecent exposure to warn of possible prosecution. Organizers claimed cyclists were getting in

7275-488: The parade, including a woman who wore a 3-buttcheek bodysuit costume rather than paint. Members of the Fremont Arts Council launched a spoof of the naked bicyclists as well. Wearing flesh-colored bodysuits with exaggerated body parts sewn on, they cycled down the parade route while two bicyclists pretending to be police officers gave chase. When the truly naked cyclists showed up, they blended right in with their Fremont Arts Council bodysuit imposters. "And, of course, there were

7372-435: The parade. If one person rides then others will and then the whole parade will have bikes riding all over the place." Licata later lamented in a Seattle Times article, "I was waving to the photographer - smack in the middle of a pack of painted, naked bicyclists." "There was no better illustration of the fair's quirkiness than in its parade - with its wild costumes, floats and giant puppets - and nude bicyclists, which led to

7469-485: The parade: "All the nudes: Overheard at the Fremont Solstice Parade on Saturday was a woman spectator commenting: "Oh, no. Not eight naked men on bicycles. I hate naked men on bicycles." A separate article a week before the parade referred to previous years with naked cyclists. A cyclist was reported to have hit a child, resulting in the Fremont Arts Council asking police to be present in 1998. "Per tradition, there also were naked bicycle riders. They zoomed by so quickly it

7566-452: The parking lot next to the library awaiting the go-ahead for the trip through Ballard . Most participants shivered in the cold while logistics were confirmed. Then, off through Ballard, to the amazement of unsuspecting pedestrians, many whooping and hollering encouragement. From there the parade snaked through Fremont in a circuitous route, getting longer at each pass, until it finally ended at Gas Works Park . The solstice cyclists rode for

7663-481: The party. Donations were collected at the entrance and after all expenses were paid the paint party volunteers donated $ 4,500 to the Fremont Art Council in order to help pay the parade expenses. In the weeks prior to the parade this year there was some friction between the Fremont Arts Council, the official parade organizers, and the cyclist organizers, a non-hierarchical consensus group that comes together once

7760-637: The prosecuting office: "in order to prove indecent exposure , it's necessary to show the person's intent was to be obscene and cause alarm." Also of note is the sightings of nude cyclists in the Capitol Hill neighborhood this year. "Crowds booed when last year's naked riders were arrested and handcuffed." "Bicyclists riding au naturel is nothing new to the quirky parade, which is known for participants in outlandish and sometimes risque costumes. But police say yesterday's arrests were made primarily for safety: The nude bicyclists typically dash quickly in and out of

7857-402: The route with no slow looping back as had become the custom and agreed upon pattern for many years. This left the artists who had spent hours painting, and those who had come to view the parade and the cyclists with a less than satisfactory experience. The alliance between the free-spirited biking artists and the Fremont Arts Council who holds the permit for the actual parade is rapidly fraying at

7954-492: The run proceeds throughout the other colleges. At the University of Vermont , a Naked Bike Ride is traditionally held at midnight at the end of each semester. Participants run, bike, unicycle, carry kayaks, push shopping carts, or pull sleds. The topic of the Naked Bike Ride has been a touchy one among UVM police, who have tried several times to do away with it. In 2011, Interim President John Bramley ended school funding for

8051-518: The sky clouded over and it began to rain. Two digital video films were produced from footage of this year's event. One is called Naked & Painted: The Fremont Solstice Riders 2003 and is sold to friends and future potential riders with proceeds going to a local charity. The other video was called Solstice: A Celebration of the Art of Bodypainting produced by James W. Taylor/Circle Rock Productions and premiered at Naked Freedom Film Festival [1] , held at

8148-512: The stage of The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles flashing a peace sign on national US television at the 46th Academy Awards in April 1974. Bemused host David Niven quipped, "Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?" Later, evidence arose suggesting that Opel's appearance was facilitated as

8245-610: The streaker. Another example was in the First Test of the Australia versus the I.C.C. World XI, when a rather drunken man darted out toward the field naked, shocking the Australian and World XI players, halting play until he was spear tackled to the ground by field personnel. In one notable incident in 1977, Australian test cricketer Greg Chappell spanked an invading streaker named Bruce McCauley with his cricket bat ; McCauley then fell to

8342-503: The streets, with a side benefit of minimizing any time gap between the end of the cyclists and the start of the parade proper. That plan met with some confusion due to communication issues with parade officials, and therefore mixed results, but riders vowed to remedy that in 2011. The cyclists ended at the now-traditional clothing-optional "victory celebration" at and around Kite Hill in Gas Works Park . The parade took place on June 18,

8439-462: The third test between Australia and New Zealand at Auckland. Half an hour before the end of the day's play, while New Zealand was batting, "a dark-haired young man" ran from near the sightscreen, through mid-wicket and disappeared between the stands near the square-leg boundary. The incident occurred quickly and police did not have time to react. Reports differ on whether the man was completely naked, with some accounts stating that he may have been wearing

8536-465: The way of the event's artistic freedom. An editorial that day (May 17, 2001) in The Seattle Times said: "They have stolen the spotlight on a parade that is supposed to be about art, not about being unclothed. Some Fremonters appear to resent that and do not want the nudists doing this. However, many welcome the cyclists. Neither of them want the cyclists wrestled to the pavement by police, spoiling

8633-561: The week goes on. Week of Streak culminates with Nudegressive, an event that takes place at midnight on the eve of Rotblatt with around 200 participants who streak a 1 mile loop through Carleton's arboretum followed by a nude dance party at the Hill of Three Oaks bonfire. Many students choose to also take a dip in the Boliou fountain. Dartmouth College has two streaking-related challenges: The Ledyard Challenge, in which students swim naked across

8730-458: The week, plastic had been laid on the floor and taped into one big surface, then tables set out to delineate separate painting areas. Aisles were painted on the floor in orange with "Keep Clear" to keep the fire marshal happy and facilitate movement around the area; bumping into someone covered in paint leaves a mark. In the northwest corner was the film crew for Beyond Naked , a documentary about four first time riders. The parade riders gathered in

8827-418: Was "catching on among college students and other groups". A letter writer responded, "Let it be known that streakers have plagued the campus police at Notre Dame for the past decade", pointing out that a group of University of Notre Dame students sponsored a "Streakers' Olympics" in 1972. In February 1974, the press began calling it a "streaking epidemic." By the first week of March, college campuses across

8924-484: Was a re-spelling of streek : "to go quickly" ( c.  1380 ); this in turn was originally a northern Middle English variant of stretch ( c.  1250 ). In December 1973, a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota wrote to Time magazine that the term "streaking" was coined because the nude students ran primarily during the winter months of January and February, and "unless one appeared as

9021-419: Was captured by a policeman, PC Bruce Perry, who covered O'Brien's genitals with his police helmet. The photograph of O'Brien under arrest became one of the most reproduced photographs of a streaker. One of the best-known instances of streaking occurred on 5 August 1975, when former Royal Navy cook Michael Angelow ran naked across Lord's during an Ashes Test . This was the first instance of streaking during

9118-488: Was elected Seattle City Attorney . Sidran was highly controversial for his " no broken windows " approach to law enforcement. He has been called the Rudy Giuliani of Seattle. For example, he sponsored civility ordinances against public urination, public drinking, aggressive panhandling, sleeping in parks, sitting on sidewalks, and driving with a suspended license. His supporters have claimed that these ordinances cleaned up

9215-456: Was hard to tell, um, the type of bike they were riding. 'I wish they had sort of stopped and waved,' said Blue Hesik Lan." One of the ride's organizers became involved in the ride for the first time, the only one bodypainted in a group of about six. Two 28-year-old naked cyclists were arrested because, according to police, they "cut into the marching order" of the parade. Four police were involved. The city did not file charges because, according to

9312-445: Was in 1974, when thousands of streaks took place around the world. A wide range of novelty products were produced to cash in on the fad, from buttons and patches to a wristwatch featuring a streaking Richard Nixon , in pink underwear that said "Too shy to streak." This is explored in an episode of the first season of That '70s Show . Perhaps the most widely seen streaker in history was 34-year-old Robert Opel , who streaked across

9409-502: Was revealed due to what was called a "wardrobe malfunction". Roberts would return in 2007 during the first NFL regular season game held in England between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants , streaking during the game at Wembley Stadium . In the 2006 Winter Olympics , in Turin, Italy , Mark Roberts streaked again, this time interrupting the men's bronze medal curling match between

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