Terminus: The Corner of Ponce De Leon & Briarcliff Rd

[jack_babalon]

Danger: Bicycle Pants Man X-ing!

June 18, 2006
~Rob M
When I was living on Briarcliff Road earlier this year, on my way to and on my way back from work my path would cross one of Atlanta's more notorios attractions - the infamous
'Bicycle Pants Man' of Ponce De Leon. Who has lived in this city for over a year and has not yet come across this local legend & living landmark?

Go down to the corner of Ponce & Briarcliff and you'll see him waiting at the bus stop, sometimes for entire hours on end. The old black man with long braided hair( slightly reminscent of an aging Miles Davis), offering up a gentle nod 'hello' with a side of smile to the stream of traffic trickling by or a salute of his walking stick to those who wave at him and proudly wearing his bright white bicycle pants, allowing any and all to see the outline of his impressive slab of man-love!

Sometime in the Summer some smart ass got the idea to make the above sign and nail up to the telephone poll over by where he stands. I guess to warn passing motorists to slow down and take in the sights. It was up from mid-June and gone by July. Though the sign is no longer there you can always find the 'Bicycle Pants Man' waiting year round patiently and pleasantly for a bus that never seems to come.

Comments

[esmio06.livejournal.com]

wtf is on his hip? is it vibrating or are those stink lines?

Bicycle Pants Tingling...

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

No I think those are 'action lines' used to demonstrate the enormity of his penis rather than motion or a radiating stench. Think of those old Spider Man comics that would have little lines coming out of Peter Parker's head to symbolize his 'spider sense' tingling.

Re: Bicycle Pants Tingling...

[esmio06.livejournal.com]

ahhh gotcha

[rubberella.livejournal.com]

the sign is back up! i saw it a few weeks ago.

[catwalk.livejournal.com]

i like how the power and other lines look almost like cobwebs, like a neo-medieval forest

[karis-straif.livejournal.com]

Rob... I thought that was you incognito!

[mammernoids.livejournal.com]

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Man.......

[destructodeluxo.livejournal.com]

Ahhh the Bike pants guy,remember the trading card idea?
I havent seen alotta the old street folks lately,
My fav being your pal the Screamer or the angry guy,I miss doing door at the Point and having him come by doing the" Life long argument with invisable enemys"bit.
Scared the punkers & tourists and put a big smile on my face.
memories



best
NIK

Re: Man.......

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

I have many fond memories of the Point. There was one character who used to come in occasionally. He looked William Burroughs old, with his prune face, trucker hat (before grad students decided they were 'ironically fashionable') and thick glasses.

If I recall you'd buy the man a beer and pop a song on the jukebox and he'd break into this sort of tap dance routine right out of the Jesco from the Dancing Outlaw.

Still there was the one night this one guy was eyeballing me like we used to date in jail or something. I tried to blot him out and focus on my beer but my buddy sitting across from me started chuckling and when I looked back over this guy was still eyeballing me --- but this time he was wearing aviator goggles!

God I really miss the Point.