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At 6 a.m. Nov. 16, Q103.1 Morning Host Dingo Crank and
Mike Benson of A1 Porta Potty ascended their respective
scissor lifts – Dingo at Buffalo Wild Wings on Westport Road
in Louisville and Mike at Coyle Chevrolet in Clarksville –
where they both committed to reside for the next 103 hours
to compel the community to donate new bikes for kids.
Despite the wild weather over the next several days, which
ranged from 65+ degrees to rain to a hard frost, Mike and
Dingo persisted. So, too, did the Kentuckiana community.
Early morning on Nov. 20, just before sunrise and with the
end of the event in sight, we checked in with Mike, who said
he was ready, understandably, for a hot shower but also
was emotional about the outpouring of love and donations.
Dingo, in his Facebook posts, echoed the same sentiments.
(FYI: Dingo did this solo in 2016.) As of press time, 2025
bikes had been collected on both sides of the river with
many more expected to be purchased with the monetary
donations Mike and Dingo also received. “When I look out,
I see each (bike) as a kid on Christmas,” Mike said, choking
up as he surveyed the hundreds of new bikes. “We’re just
characters up here. This is for the kids.”
Photo by Angie Fenton
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EXTOL • DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018