This Friday: JB and Sandy's 13th Annual Bike Giveaway, starring Lance Armstrong and the Mellow Johnny's Players!

Update: Sorry folks, looks like wires got crossed, signals were misinterpreted, and the auspices got it wrong, because Lance Armstrong WILL NOT be there tomorrow morning. I JUST got this correction from the MJ staff. Thanks for keeping me honest y'all.

I just received the following press release about this week's BIG 13th Annual JB and Sandy's Bikes for Kids Giveaway being sponsored by Mellow Johnny's and everyone's favorite top-40 station Mix 94.7. I don't care if you're the the unholy lovechild of Ebenezer Scrooge and The Grinch, the following event is going to warm your icy black heart, I guarantee it (for you Billy!):

**MEDIA ADVISORY**

“BIKES FOR KIDS” TO DONATE OVER 800 BIKES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN AUSTIN AREA

Local Charity Provides Bikes and Gear with the Help of Lance Armstrong and Mix 94.7’s JB & Sandy

WHAT: JB & Sandy's 13th Annual "Bikes for Kids"

Thanks to generous donors and supporters of the 13th Annual "Bikes for Kids" drive, over 800 Trek bikes will be presented to selected underprivileged youth in the Austin area this Friday. Selected nominees will also receive bike helmets and other bike accessories.

JB & Sandy will be broadcasting live on-site to give listeners the opportunity to witness the holiday spirit of giving in its purest form.

WHO: Along with JB & Sandy from Mix 94.7's JB & Sandy Morning Show, Lance Armstrong, a long-time supporter of the drive, is also slated to make an appearance on Distribution Day to meet the recipients and to sign autographs. LIES!

WHERE: Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop

400 Nueces St.
Austin, TX 78701
512.473.0222

WHEN: Friday, December 18, 2009

6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

ON-SITE CONTACT: Elaine Garza/GIANT NOISE/512.382.9017/elaine@giantnoise.com

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ABOUT BIKES FOR KIDS:
For the past 12 years, the "Bikes for Kids" drive has given over 11,000 bikes, bike helmets and bike accessories to Austin's very own children in need.

"Bikes for Kids" donation locations will be set up throughout the Austin area leading up to Distribution Day. For more information on these locations or how to donate, please visit www.mix94.7.com.

This program is beyond awesome. I went down there a couple years back to watch the giveaway and let me tell you, the place is a MADHOUSE and I mean that in the best possible way! Radio DJs doing their thing, Lance smiling, Mellow Johnny's employees scurrying around to make sure the right bikes get to the right people, lines of folks from all sorts of organizations picking up bikes for kids (who'll no doubt flip over this shit), it's chaos at it's finest.

If you're in the downtown area friday morning swing by and get an autograph, listen to JB and Sandy work their magic, take some pics of ENTIRELY too many smiling people, or just chill for a while with a cup of joe and enjoy some holiday cheer. I don't expect them to be serving booze at this event or anything, but it'll still be a great time nonetheless. Thanks JB, Sandy, Lance, Mellow Johnny's, and all y'all donors who've made this possible. I'm looking forward to seeing the 800+ young bikers you're adding to our ranks on the streets. THAT'S how we win their hearts and minds...