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Encyclopedia > This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb

Background information
Origin Pensacola, Florida, Flag of the United States United States
Genre(s) Folk-punk
Years active 1997–
Label(s) Plan It X Records, No Idea, Ghostmeat Records, Risk Records, Shake Records
Members
Rymodee (guitar, vocals, harmonica)
Terry Johnson (bass, vocals)
Teddy "Ted" Helmick {drums, jokes)

This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb is a folk-punk band from Pensacola, Florida, USA. Their first recording was released in 1997 on Ghostmeat Records. Their later releases have been on Plan It X Records and No Idea Records. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb initially started as a new wave band, with folk singer David Dondero on drums. They quickly switched to playing country music, but their punk roots were evident enough in their music that they became one of the premiere bands at the forefront of the folk-punk genre. They've done several US tours, played at Geekfest, and have been to Europe. Image File history File links A photograph from Ghost Meat Records This Bike is a Pipe Bomb page. ... Nickname: Location in Escambia County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Escambia Government  - Mayor John Fogg Area  - City 39. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Anarchy Heart, a symbol popular in the young radical community, particularly with Folk Punks and Anarchists. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Plan It X Records is a musical record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. ... No Idea Records is an independent record label with its office in Gainesville, Florida, producing both vinyl records and compact discs. ... Ghostmeat Records was established in South Carolina in 1994 before moving to Georgia in 1995. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. ... The Anarchy Heart, a symbol popular in the young radical community, particularly with Folk Punks and Anarchists. ... Nickname: Location in Escambia County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Escambia Government  - Mayor John Fogg Area  - City 39. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Ghostmeat Records was established in South Carolina in 1994 before moving to Georgia in 1995. ... Plan It X Records is a musical record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. ... No Idea Records is an independent record label with its office in Gainesville, Florida, producing both vinyl records and compact discs. ... The New Wave was a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centered around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... David Dondero is a singer/songwriter that currently is on the Team Love Records label. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Anarchy Heart, a symbol popular in the young radical community, particularly with Folk Punks and Anarchists. ... Geekfest is the name of a series of free, all-ages concerts organized by California indie label S.P.A.M. Records during the 1990s. ...


Much of their music is politically oriented. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb is staunchly opposed to war and is concerned with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and racial equality in general.

Contents

Band members

Rymodee - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ...


Terry Johnson - Bass, Vocals A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...


Teddy "Ted" Helmick - Drums, Jokes, Vocals For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...


Zine author, Aaron Cometbus, is known to play drums for the band on occasion. Aaron Elliott (born 1968), better known as Aaron Cometbus, is a drummer, lyricist, self-described punk anthropologist and author of Cometbus, a seminal punk rock zine. ...


Discography

  • S/T 7" Ghost Meat Records , 1997 Out Of Print
  • Of Chivalry and Romance in a Dumpster 10" Fab Records , 1999 Out Of Print
  • Black Panther Party 7" Arkam Records , 2001
  • Dance Party With... CD Plan-It-X Records , 2001
  • Dance Party With... 10" Troy from Vancouver , 2004
  • Front Seat Solidarity LP Plan-It-X Records , 2002 Out Of Print
  • Front Seat Solidarity CD Plan-It-X Records , 2002
  • This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb/Carrie Nations Split 7" Shake/Plan-It-X Records , 2004 Out Of Print
  • This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb/The Devil Is Electric Split 7" Risk Records , 2004 Out Of Print
  • Three Way Tie for a Fifth CD Plan-It-X Records , 2004
  • Three Way Tie for a Fifth LP No Idea Records , 2005

In the news

On March 02, 2006 at 5:30 am an Ohio University police officer spotted a bicycle attached to the Oasis restaurant bearing a promotional sticker for the band. The officer saw the words, "This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb" and became concerned. The area was cordoned off, and part of the campus was closed for several hours. The bicycle was subsequently destroyed by the Athens bomb squad despite assurances from the bike's owner that it was just a sticker. The owner, a graduate student, was initially charged with inducing panic, a misdemeanor. However, the charges were dropped a few days later. Later the student was awarded money for the damages to his bicycle.[1][2] Ohio University (OU) is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on a 1,800 acre (7. ... Athens is a historic college town in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, best known as the home of Ohio University. ...


A similar incident occurred in 2001, when a police officer spotted and detained a woman at an Austin, Texas peace rally. Her bicycle was also labeled with the band's sticker. The woman was released after the band's existence was confirmed.[3] Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ...


On Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Bellarmine Hall at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA was evacuated because of another bicycle with the band's name painted on it. No charges were filed.[4] This article is about the university in the United States. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...


References

  1. ^ "Bike Sparks Scare At Ohio University", WCMH, Columbus, OH, March 2, 2006. 
  2. ^ Kantele Franko and Emily Tudor. "False alarm at The Oasis", Athens, OH Post Online, March 3, 2006. 
  3. ^ Jim Phillips. "Oops ... This bike wasn?t a pipe bomb", Columbus Dispatch, March 3, 2006. 
  4. ^ Allie Zendrian. "Bellarmine bomb scare a big bust", St. Josephs Univ. Hawk, March 17, 2006. 

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Bike band sticker causes bomb scare - Boston.com (272 words)
A sticker on a bicycle that said "this bike is a pipe bomb" caused a scare Thursday at Ohio University that shut down four buildings before authorities learned the message was the name of a punk rock band, a university spokesman said.
ATHENS, Ohio --A sticker on a bicycle that said "this bike is a pipe bomb" caused a scare Thursday at Ohio University that shut down four buildings before authorities learned the message was the name of a punk rock band, a university spokesman said.
The bomb experts hit the bike with a high-pressure spray of water, then pried it apart with a hydraulic device normally used to rescue accident victims trapped in cars, acting Athens Fire Chief Ken Gilbraith said.
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (446 words)
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This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb is rumored to have initially started as (or at least intended, but failed to start as) a tongue-in-cheek country band, but their punk roots were evident enough in their music that they became one of the premiere bands at the forefront of the folk-punk genre.
The officer saw the words, "This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb" and became concerned.
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