Real Life TRON Light Cycle

Florida based motorcycle builders, the Parker Brothers, have materialized the light cycle from TRON to bring it out of the Grid and into this world. This fully functioning and street legal light bike can be purchased for 55 thousand dollars through Hammacher Schlemmer. It is powered by a Suzuki 1000cc engine and features the engineering marvel of the hubless rim. Take a look at the video (especially the shots of the bike being driven at night).

Also take a peek at this updated online version of the TRON Light Cycle arcade game.

Wet Hot American Gothic Opening @ Gallery 1988 Venice

Gallery 1988 is a primarily eighties themed, pop culture driven, contemporary art gallery with spaces in Hollywood and Venice Beach California. A small sampling of illustrations displayed in 1988's shows are depiction's of deranged Alice in Wonderland characters, Doc Brown, Jay and Silent Bob, Skeletor, Milton & Mr. Lumbergh, the Mario Kart players, and original TRON characters and light bikes (just to name a few).

Perfectly aligning with this nostalgic trend of cult status pop culture motifs, the Venice Beach location of Gallery 1988 is hosting a Wet Hot American Summer art show. This event glorifies the 10th anniversary of the underground comedy written, directed, and starring several alums of MTV's 90s sketch comedy classic The State. The most notable individuals involved in Wet Hot American Summer, the trio that went on to form Stella, are Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain.

The event features Wet Hot American Summer themed art from over 65 artists and the opening reception is Friday, June 10th from 7-10PM. The location of the newest Venice arm of Gallery 1988 is 214 Pier Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405. I fully plan on attending this opening so stay tuned for images.