Do not covet thy neighbor’s Headband Cam
by Beck

The Helmet Cam is so 2006. It might be good for riding a Big Wheel down Lombard Street or jumping around at a Scary Kids Scaring Kids show, but for the rides at the SoCo Fair, you need something you can strap on. Something low-tech and hi-def.
Behold: The Headband Cam.
It’s retro like John McEnroe and inescapable like a spycam.
And it turns out you really need two of them because once you start parading around with a camera protruding from your forehead, everybody wants to wear one.
I rode the Super Shot, which climbs five stories up and drops you in a free fall that ends with your gut in your throat. Then I handed the Headband Cam over to the screaming masses who volunteered (for your viewing pleasure) to ride the new Olympic Bobsled Rollercoaster, the Cliffhanger and the Wave Swinger, which once lived at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.
At some point, even the cotton candy swirler gets in on the action, it’s all in the latest 60-Second Weekend:
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