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pink man pleasing onlookers leominster , massachusetts michael maxfield united states 1961 impromptu public unicycling performances berkeley , california pinkman.jpg pink man
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pink man -lrb- real name michael maxfield -rrb- is a local celebrity from the san francisco bay area .
he can be seen riding his unicycle around the cities of berkeley , oakland and san francisco .
he gets his name from the shocking pink unitard and cape he wears while he performs impromptu unicycle tricks in public places -- spinning , engaging in sudden stops , riding down the street at high speeds , and carrying people on his back .
maxfield was born and grew up in leominster , massachusetts , where he discovered the unicycle at age 13 .
he moved to san francisco at age 19 , and then to oregon .
while in oregon , he started performing on his unicycle under the name jester max .
when he moved back to leominster years later , he found himself spending hours dancing on his unicycle , and pedaling around town , garnering a front page story in the `` worcester telegram '' .
he moved back to oregon , where he sought out a new unicycle persona ; on a whim , he purchased a pink lycra unitard costume from a dancewear catalog .
the new outfit proved extremely popular , and an onlooker at the university of oregon campus dubbed him `` pink man . ''
pink man has performed in oregon , los angeles , houston , the san francisco bay area , new jersey , new york , the pacific northwest , jacksonville , vancouver , paris , tokyo , and germany .
his tokyo and paris trips were sponsored by computer-game designer will wright , who calls pink man `` the only real superhero i know . ''
