David Byrne and The Talking Heads Are A Secret Club That Only Some People Know About

How come nobody ever told be about The Talking Heads? Like I said, they're like a secret club that only some people know about!

FACT

David Byrne has a daughter named Valentine Byrne who is cute, smart, and lives in New York.

Here she is:

FACT
David Byrne is a bicycle lover who rides a bike that looks a lot like mine. It's deep wine-red with a steel basket and low-rise handlebars too.

Here it is:

But I have a better bike because although mine is wine-red too, my wire basket is back mounted, I have custom Michelin City Tires, and it's a 21-speed cruiser. It's nice having Total Bicycle Superiority over David Byrne. See what I mean? -

FACT
David designed these bike racks seen all over Manhattan, each one is different. 

This is my favorite:

In the Financial District:

They encourage people to have fun using their bikes:

In the Fashion District:

FACT
He's written a book about his travels:

And here's the cool poster he made for a speaking tour

he just finished in South America, 

called "Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around."

Watch out. You might get what you're after!

"Psycho Killer" was the favorite phrase of a fellow art student

at the Rhode Island School of Design.

She called everything she liked "Psycho Killer."

Finally, here's the original "Take Me To The River" by Al Green.

Here's to Al, David, South America and bicycles!

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