This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
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 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. They've done several US tours and been to europe.
Rymodee -
Guitar,
Vocals,
HarmonicaTerry Johnson -
Bass,
VocalsTeddy "Ted" Helmick -
Drums,
Jokes,
Vocals*
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 ,
2005On 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
Columbus 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.[
1], [
2]
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]
On Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Bellarmine Hall at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA was evacuated because of another bicycle labeled with the sticker. No charges were filed. [
4]
*
Plan-it-X Records*
Ghostmeat Records*
Ghostmeat Records' TBIAPB website*
No Idea Records*
Troy who put out the Dance Party 10"
