Coincidence No. 772653: My car just broke down so i brought it to the mechanics. How much for the fix? €850! Big fucking Moose shit! So i decided to let it go. I am back on my bicycle now — And wow, it is great out there…
Anyways, so tonite i was watching my all time favorite tv-series, “Northern Exposure” (the series was nominated for over fifty Emmy Awards and multiple Golden Globe awards), where in one episode, a native Indian called Marilyn Whirlwind tries to make it to her drivers license. So she asks her friend Chris-in-the-morning if he will teach her how to drive, so they go for a spin.
After a few rides with Chris, Marilyn suddenly decides to quit. Steve (while dreaming about what a great freedom it is, to ride the highway on his old harley) is shocked and seems utterly confused. He asks “Why do you want to quit, Marilyn?” Marilyn, a relaxed indian, who never makes much words, but you know, still waters run deep, just says “I miss walking…” — and leaves him baffled.
Why the frick am i writing this to you?
1) In retrospect, i now miss riding my bicycle for the last year, post-mortem so to say, since i had that car. And i so had to write about this funny coincidence, ‘cos coincidences rock. A car is cool if you can hop in and drive to somewhere remote, get a tent out and have a camping trip, but on a small island, i can reach every place by bicycle anyways. Why is everybody having a car around here? This is just an island, not Alaska.
2) I want you to watch Northern Exposure and share the love for it with me! I haven’t met one who loved it as much as i do — yet — but what are the odds, i never met one who liked my favorite band “the Whitlams” either.
Northern Exposure was a quirky, surreal, character-driven Alaskan dramatic comedy television series. It was recognized with a rare pair of consecutive Peabody Awards (and over 50 Emmy nominations) for the show’s “depict in a comedic and often poetic way, the cultural clash between a transplanted New York doctor and the townspeople of Cicely, Alaska” and its stories of how “people of diverse backgrounds and experiences strive to accept their differences and co-exist.”
Critic John Leonard called Northern Exposure “the best of the best television in the past 10 years.
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I’ve never heard of Northern Exposure. Sounds good; I’ll have to take a look. You’ve also inspired me to get back on my bike. I live in the countryside, so it’s not always practical, but I do need the exercise!
I enjoyed reading this post!