One bicyclist is taking his holiday cheer to whole new level. Jim Olsen of Bothell rides around with Christmas lights sewn into his clothing and attached to his bicycle. Friends call him the "North Shore Christmas biker." "I just enjoying doing it. It's kind of therapeutic for me and it just brings joy to people who see me," he says. Jim has been doing this for 13 years. In addition to the lights and batteries, he also carries an mp3 player which plays Christmas music for everyone.
North Shore Christmas Biker rides again
One bicyclist is taking his holiday cheer to whole new level. Jim Olsen of Bothell rides around with Christmas lights sewn into his clothing and attached to his bicycle. Friends call him the "North Shore Christmas biker." "I just enjoying doing it. It's kind of therapeutic for me and it just brings joy to people who see me," he says. Jim has been doing this for 13 years. In addition to the lights and batteries, he also carries an mp3 player which plays Christmas music for everyone.
I saw a couples of days ago in Bellevue a man driving a pick-up. He carried a huge Christmas tree with hundreds of lights all over it.
Have you seen him?
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Pretty good huh? If you all knew him like i do you would agree. He started out with a old cassette player from the 70's or 80s which used up a fair share of either C or D batteries every year. The mp3 player is new and he still plays the same songs he has for the last several years. However, now he has those same songs recorded to mp3 player from the cassette he used. So he is now "green".