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Henderson the Purple Rain King

@ericksoen.bsky.social

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E-bike hive member since 2020. Biked to all 81 Chicago Public Library branches as a shitpost. Pro-Chicago til the day I die.

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · Nov 21

The resolution to this shitpost only took 777 days and ~1500 miles but I somehow did it.

I’ve now biked to all 81 Chicago Public Branches in reverse chronological order (by year constructed). LFG.

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 31m

Causabon and Cadwallader mentioned.

Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 53m

Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 3h

Common Wrightwood W.

kari @kgd26.bsky.social · 4h

shout out chicago.

a large road sign with the text fuck ICE located on a corner of an intersection in chicago

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 23h

The George C. Hall branch is particularly magnificent.

A photo of the entrance to the George C Hall branch of the Chicago Public Library system

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 1d

Boom. Biked to all 81 Chicago Public Library branches and took some pictures along the way

bsky.app/profile/eric...

Alive in Chicago (municipal boundary) @mosermostly.bsky.social · 1d

The main problem with Bluesky is that some of you aren't posting enough Chicago content. This is the premiere Chicago-centered social website, please act accordingly.

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 1d

I had a Sonoran(ish) hot dog from a street vendor in one of Chicago’s heavily Mexican neighborhoods and can confirm it did indeed slap: mayo on a toasted bun, a hot dog in bacon, and grilled jalapeños.

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 1d

Gonna be heartbreaking to discover that this place does NOT sell hot dogs.

Bryant Heath @slsees.bsky.social · 2d

Start of a new series: Iconic Salt Lake City Façades!

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago

Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 4d

Nita would be a beautiful name for the second daughter of a transit-oriented couple who had a first child named RTA that has been a huge disappointment

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 2d

That was my first instinct.

My second was, “Nah. That’s like an hour away. He’ll never make it.”

My third was, “but I wouldn’t bet against him”

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 2d

A blue bike sped past me at the corner of Grand and Laramie. Possible @nova999999.bsky.social sighting?

A TernGSD with a cooler full of tamales.

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 3d

ChatGPT-ass presidency.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is

I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 4d

High schooler 1: is that a house?
High schooler 2: that’s a home. You wouldn’t know anything about what it takes to make a house a home.

lmao.

Ask a Manager @askamanager.org · 4d

A trick-or-treater just asked what we paid for our house

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 4d

We invite our neighbors over to a Halloween bonfire with walking tacos and hand out candy from a large treasure chest with a skeleton inside.

Easily one of my favorite nights of the year.

The remnants of the pirate’s booty. The gold coins (note the one in the skeletons mouth) were particularly popular with kids.

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 5d

LFG! Filled mine out. Should take less than 5 minutes.

Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 5d

It’s witness slip time! 🚨

Transit funding bill SB2111 has been assigned to committee and we need folks to file witness slips as PROPONENT immediately!

The attached graphic provides guidance for submitting a slip.

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 6d

I unfortunately can’t make @chicritmass.bsky.social due to a family conflict, but my cargo bike with a treasure chest and skeleton say what’s up!

Really need to get a pirate flag for next year…

A cargo bike with a treasure chest and skeleton along for the ride

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 6d

Gonna go Tim Walz on this and say that people think this is a scandal are weird and we shouldn’t listen to them.

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 8d

lmao

My Post headline

Mamdani didn’t tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11

The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 was actually his dad’s cousin.

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 9d

Does anyone have a rough estimate for how the hard the Chicago History Museum is to heist?

More or less difficult than the Louvre?

Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 9d

This racing sweater for the National School Boy's Inter-City Ice Skating Championship of 1922 goes hard af. 11/10. Would wear.

📸 CHM, Costume & Textiles Collection

Color photo of the front of a maroon turtleneck sweater with a ribbed hem and cuffs. CHICAGO is splayed across it in an all caps super serif-y font that was all the rage in Chicago for the first part of the 20th century.

Color photo of the back of a maroon turtleneck sweater with a ribbed hem and cuffs. Has gigantic white 'Y' from shoulder to shoulder and down to mid-back, with smaller Chicago Municipal Device cradled in the top of the 'Y.'

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 9d

Hard AF is somehow an understatement.

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 12d

It’s a great bike scene! It’s fair to be jealous.

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 12d

Can you ride a bike? Can you blow on a plastic bag to help a sharpie marker dry faster?

This could be the perfect way for you to get involved (today was my first time).

Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · 12d

As ICE continues to terrorize our communities, kidnapping our neighbors, 9 cyclists came together this morning at 6am to buyout 5 vendors and donate the food to a local shelter. They went home safe, hungry ppl were fed, this is #BikeChi ✊🏽

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Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 12d

All store fronts along the pedestrian stroad that is Plateau Mont Royale are now empty and derelict.

A pedestrian stroad in Montreal (j/k…it’s a car free street)

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 12d

I will say this is true and also has forced me to be a more creative parent.

Kids are fighting and not getting along? Stop and try to find a park to give them some space!

Still not getting along? Pull over to the side and walk for a bit.

When I’m driving I just…idle threat?

Morgan Clendaniel @mclendaniel.bsky.social · 13d

Under-discussed negative of the parenting cargo bike is when your kid is throwing a tantrum, everyone you bike past gets to hear and see and give you a look.

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 16d

Me when I bike from Oak Park to Beverly and see a “Chicagoans who Bike” sticker

A blue Tern locked to a bike rack that has a “Chicagoans who Bike” sticker.

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 16d

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

A still of Nicholas Cage in front of the crib (Raising Arizona).

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks to everyone who called, texted, or otherwise checked in.

Yes, we were disappointed to never be interviewed for this article.

Yes, we’re as committed as ever to a career as an unpaid, cargo-bike influencer!

www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

www.npr.org

Henderson the Purple Rain King @ericksoen.bsky.social · 16d

Love the subtle “Lakeview East” flex visible via the bike rack 😍

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