Here’s some news to help you gear up for the final day of Pedalpalooza, ending with today’s Multnomah County Bike Fair at SE 20th and Belmont: Rev. Phil Sano, the man who was facing two-plus years in prison for an altercation at last year’s World Naked Bike Ride, has had his case dropped.

Rev. Phil was holding up traffic for his fellow naked bikers when an angry SUV driver allegedly hit him and knocked him off his bike. He was charged with indecent exposure, having an open container of alcohol—there was an empty beer can on his bike, which Sano says was from the night before—criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. His trial dates kept getting delayed, and at long last, his attorney informed him yesterday that the district attorney was no longer pursuing the case.

The Rev.’s full email is after the jump, and there’s going to be a naked justice bike ride tonight, meeting at Free Geek on SE 10th and Market, 10pm.

First there was nothing and it was totally boring. Then there was nudity and that was totally riotous. Then clothes, which were practical, but not as much fun. Then bikes, which provided much pleasure across the lands (and sometimes waters).

Then one magical day, the perfect unification of bicycle sans clothing was achieved, and it was good.

"You got your nudity on my bicycle!"

"You got your bike in my ass!"

It was awkward at first, but soon the skies opened up for all the universe did desire to gaze upon its beauty.

All was glorious for some time, then lighting (in the form of a Jeep Liberty SUV) struck down a naked biker, and it was not good. For a year revphil and all his friends struggled in legal purgatory. They were determined to get naked justice, knowing that day would come... and the skies would clear again, and the roads would be smooth, and the hills easy to climb, and the wind would be very refreshing.

For a year and a month they waited.

Then it happened... today.

I just got an email from my lawyer Stu Sugarman. The DA said they
would give up prosecuting this case.

From Stu:
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Rev, you be a free man! I knew that poster I gave him, and the constitutional demurrer, and all the witness statements, and all the other work done by Damon, Diane, Shirley, and Paul (in no intentional order), the admission that the spoiled brat was "nudging" Phil out of the way, and, not least, the fact that they're just making a bigger folk hero out of Rev. Phil, would demoralize them!

Now those posters will really be collector's items!

Congrats Phil, I'll get the dismissal order on Monday. It will be suitable for framing! Well, not really, but I'm sure you can do it. Anyway, it'll go on my wall.

Thanks investigators for endless hours of commitment and volunteer time, Thanks all you naked witnesses! WE WON!!!!!

It's been such a pleasure.

Ride Naked!

stu