Just expressing a bit of excitement about hosting FOTF in Portland, OR next week!
http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2010.php#16-1722
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
2 year Anniversary!
The Anniversary Rides were each a complete success!!! To celebrate, I hosted the ride in 5 different areas, 5 nights in a row. 5 nights of endless de-friendlessness! Every area had a different response to the ride, and the riders of the ride varied as well. To keep track of it all, I made a Facebook Status Update record as it happened. To recap:
LIVE FROM THE FRIENDLESS FIELD:
FOTF 323. 11/22 . Great turnout, quirky ride spirit, great kickoff!
"Already at tangs, first time ive been early since last April I think. I'm gonna try and chart the friends here on fb"
"Chris with a baby uphill w silverlake and simpler times, Morgan uphill with a rumor and vodka"
"Marcello of Hollywood's slogan: "FUCK IT"..."
FOTF 213. 11/23 . Huge turnout, loud and wild vibe, my favorite ride! A new FOTF tradition started by K-Town of chanting the new friend's name immediately! Great night!
"Eric the gay acid cowboy, suv Monday night reject roundup, Fernando needs a raise, Andre the sidewalk king, yugi the questionable, and now teks bike got stolen at cvs beer break."
"Jesus of Boyle Heights, liquor stop, hollenbeck construction park, maybe bike n bake."
"Bike n bake rulzz. Drinking whiskey meeting New Skool ride leaderzz"
"I slept 2hrs on a sidewalk, bnb rulzz"
FOTF 818. 11/24 . Super fun ride with more miles than "friends". It happens, still fun! Good vibe from 818ers!
"Pizza Guy on the sidewalk, friendless stretch, king David of highland park, Luis who was talked out of riding the bus, Ayla the valley girl, Tallcans cameo, Que Ricos closer."
FOTF 310. 11/25 . I had an emergency, there were notes by Alec Schwarz. I cant seem to find them but I'll keep looking!
FOTF 2YR 310 OG! . Great daytime adventure, great turnout too! I'd suggest this be the traditional way to spend a Thanksgiving Day in Los Angeles. It will go on til infinity!
"Weirded daddy daughter duo, we owe ray $500, mute Norm tourist or homeless, Victor the tweaker at the vansion hotel with Melinda, first-time Scott shop. Waiting for Scott to get pumpkin pie at whole foods."
"While waiting for Scott, Xavier showed up with 1200% positivity and rocked with us wherever we were going. Took Scott back to volunteer work at sm auditorium with a Scott-Chant, Xavier chanted with us. Took x home while telling him about MR scene stuff and group bike parties. He told me that this is why he moved to soc...al, and that this was the best thanksgiving ever. You'll meet x soon."
That's it! All-in-all a little bit of LA history that we made via bicycles! I havent hosted one in 6 months, so I'm thinking to try a few in July. Excited!
LIVE FROM THE FRIENDLESS FIELD:
FOTF 323. 11/22 . Great turnout, quirky ride spirit, great kickoff!
"Already at tangs, first time ive been early since last April I think. I'm gonna try and chart the friends here on fb"
"Chris with a baby uphill w silverlake and simpler times, Morgan uphill with a rumor and vodka"
"Marcello of Hollywood's slogan: "FUCK IT"..."
FOTF 213. 11/23 . Huge turnout, loud and wild vibe, my favorite ride! A new FOTF tradition started by K-Town of chanting the new friend's name immediately! Great night!
"Eric the gay acid cowboy, suv Monday night reject roundup, Fernando needs a raise, Andre the sidewalk king, yugi the questionable, and now teks bike got stolen at cvs beer break."
"Jesus of Boyle Heights, liquor stop, hollenbeck construction park, maybe bike n bake."
"Bike n bake rulzz. Drinking whiskey meeting New Skool ride leaderzz"
"I slept 2hrs on a sidewalk, bnb rulzz"
FOTF 818. 11/24 . Super fun ride with more miles than "friends". It happens, still fun! Good vibe from 818ers!
"Pizza Guy on the sidewalk, friendless stretch, king David of highland park, Luis who was talked out of riding the bus, Ayla the valley girl, Tallcans cameo, Que Ricos closer."
FOTF 310. 11/25 . I had an emergency, there were notes by Alec Schwarz. I cant seem to find them but I'll keep looking!
FOTF 2YR 310 OG! . Great daytime adventure, great turnout too! I'd suggest this be the traditional way to spend a Thanksgiving Day in Los Angeles. It will go on til infinity!
"Weirded daddy daughter duo, we owe ray $500, mute Norm tourist or homeless, Victor the tweaker at the vansion hotel with Melinda, first-time Scott shop. Waiting for Scott to get pumpkin pie at whole foods."
"While waiting for Scott, Xavier showed up with 1200% positivity and rocked with us wherever we were going. Took Scott back to volunteer work at sm auditorium with a Scott-Chant, Xavier chanted with us. Took x home while telling him about MR scene stuff and group bike parties. He told me that this is why he moved to soc...al, and that this was the best thanksgiving ever. You'll meet x soon."
That's it! All-in-all a little bit of LA history that we made via bicycles! I havent hosted one in 6 months, so I'm thinking to try a few in July. Excited!
Friday, April 17, 2009
ANIMAL-STYLE IS A WAY OF LIFE
I love this ride so much! The Friends were super fun, like they appeared in our movie called FOTF and changed the script making it better and better!
Brooklyn Nick - "I am not used to having friends. I am from Brooklyn." HAHAHA Well, at least he was nice enough to let us take him to his fake home! Venice to MDR.
Ghetto Ass Pete - Put it on repeat! Pete in the street! What a coincidence / it rhymes with EAT! Took us down SHHHHHH Alley while serenading a Siren! Wait, serenading a Siren? Could Ghetto Ass Pete actually be Superman, immune to the Sirens' calls? Or maybe his SHHHH is louder than their AHHHHHHHHH... Venice to Venice.
Cruiser Skid and Sidekick Skippy - Not their real nicknames but that would be as awesome as their riding style. Took us briefly to The Otheroom. When we left them, we promised to return when they were leaving... Really cool twist on FOTF, THE LONG-TERM FRIENDSHIP... Hmm...
JJ and Jacob - That's a lot of J's. And a lot of hill. Took us from Venice to Otis College. Thanks for the vertical bike loving and inspiration to LAX! Terminal 4ever!
Animal-style - Its not a condiment attack on your order, ITS A WAY OF LIFE!
After hitting Otis again, we returned to Cruiser Skid and Sidekick Skippy at The Otheroom, they had 4 total Friends on bikes. By this point we had only 5 remaining Friendless. Then 3 of them split. So the tables turned, we were endangered, and so ended the ride. J-Ro and I kicked it for like 2 hours drinking in front of the Venice FD and then took my private jet and went to Catalina, from where I am writing this.
All in all, two people told me this was the best ride they've been on in a year! YAY!
Brooklyn Nick - "I am not used to having friends. I am from Brooklyn." HAHAHA Well, at least he was nice enough to let us take him to his fake home! Venice to MDR.
Ghetto Ass Pete - Put it on repeat! Pete in the street! What a coincidence / it rhymes with EAT! Took us down SHHHHHH Alley while serenading a Siren! Wait, serenading a Siren? Could Ghetto Ass Pete actually be Superman, immune to the Sirens' calls? Or maybe his SHHHH is louder than their AHHHHHHHHH... Venice to Venice.
Cruiser Skid and Sidekick Skippy - Not their real nicknames but that would be as awesome as their riding style. Took us briefly to The Otheroom. When we left them, we promised to return when they were leaving... Really cool twist on FOTF, THE LONG-TERM FRIENDSHIP... Hmm...
JJ and Jacob - That's a lot of J's. And a lot of hill. Took us from Venice to Otis College. Thanks for the vertical bike loving and inspiration to LAX! Terminal 4ever!
Animal-style - Its not a condiment attack on your order, ITS A WAY OF LIFE!
After hitting Otis again, we returned to Cruiser Skid and Sidekick Skippy at The Otheroom, they had 4 total Friends on bikes. By this point we had only 5 remaining Friendless. Then 3 of them split. So the tables turned, we were endangered, and so ended the ride. J-Ro and I kicked it for like 2 hours drinking in front of the Venice FD and then took my private jet and went to Catalina, from where I am writing this.
All in all, two people told me this was the best ride they've been on in a year! YAY!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
February 2009 - Westside
DUDES
I think we just boosted CRANK MOB's count by 5!!! What a night, the more I think about it, its my fav FOTF so far! So, a little ride recount...
First was GUS, on his cell phone. Too freaked out to enjoy us, but too polite to tell us to f* off! We know we're you live! Haha
Then CARLOS, riding the wrong way on the sidewalk until we caught him at the gas station. Harry gave him a pump. Before he left I told him about CRANK MOB and took his number, bc he wanted me to text him the address. I did. His reply - "Kool.c u theere" ...What kool guy!
Before we had a chance to say bye to Carlos, my favorite friend of the night rolled up with style! SUSANNA, rolled up on a barely working mtb asking, in a Costa Rican accent - what this is, why, who are you, where is the next one, and then confessed to me, "I have the bike fever!" WHAT! So we obliged her bike fever and escorted her to work! She was so excited to have her fever relieved!
At her work, we met photographer RAY. He was into it and I let him know we're here for you, man! We walk-biked through the Promenade to get his bike, and we hit the road for the next liquor store-Ray was thirsty. So we're rolling and realize - Ray's not with us. XL and I did re-con and found him, ditching us for beer and some alone time riding home, mild bummer.
But nothing cures mild bummers like WILD BIKE FEVERS! Susanna had finished up work and chased us down! This lady is so rad, hopefully you'll all meet her at CRANK Mob! I talked with her about a lot after she led us to her Venice taco truck..she is pretty much built for CRANK Mob! "500 people?...in the costume?...on the bikes?" Hahaha
A quick friend relay I almost forgot - LAUREN the student. She was rad too, just too busy to chill, because of schoolwork. I told her that "We're the kind of bike ride that does your homework." She might be at CMOB.
We proceeded to Alibi Bar and the ride dissipated in different ways. I enjoyed hanging with Birthday KatiePoche and Pizza King Nathansnider. (West Couchwick 2.0 anyone?)
I think the ride might have been the most successful and fun so far, for me at least. The more I think about it, its like we accomplished fun, instead of having it! A lot of it has to do with Harry's *perfect* clutch flag creation! DUDE! Thank you Harry and fam, so much, you made this happen! Thanks again!
I think we just boosted CRANK MOB's count by 5!!! What a night, the more I think about it, its my fav FOTF so far! So, a little ride recount...
First was GUS, on his cell phone. Too freaked out to enjoy us, but too polite to tell us to f* off! We know we're you live! Haha
Then CARLOS, riding the wrong way on the sidewalk until we caught him at the gas station. Harry gave him a pump. Before he left I told him about CRANK MOB and took his number, bc he wanted me to text him the address. I did. His reply - "Kool.c u theere" ...What kool guy!
Before we had a chance to say bye to Carlos, my favorite friend of the night rolled up with style! SUSANNA, rolled up on a barely working mtb asking, in a Costa Rican accent - what this is, why, who are you, where is the next one, and then confessed to me, "I have the bike fever!" WHAT! So we obliged her bike fever and escorted her to work! She was so excited to have her fever relieved!
At her work, we met photographer RAY. He was into it and I let him know we're here for you, man! We walk-biked through the Promenade to get his bike, and we hit the road for the next liquor store-Ray was thirsty. So we're rolling and realize - Ray's not with us. XL and I did re-con and found him, ditching us for beer and some alone time riding home, mild bummer.
But nothing cures mild bummers like WILD BIKE FEVERS! Susanna had finished up work and chased us down! This lady is so rad, hopefully you'll all meet her at CRANK Mob! I talked with her about a lot after she led us to her Venice taco truck..she is pretty much built for CRANK Mob! "500 people?...in the costume?...on the bikes?" Hahaha
A quick friend relay I almost forgot - LAUREN the student. She was rad too, just too busy to chill, because of schoolwork. I told her that "We're the kind of bike ride that does your homework." She might be at CMOB.
We proceeded to Alibi Bar and the ride dissipated in different ways. I enjoyed hanging with Birthday KatiePoche and Pizza King Nathansnider. (West Couchwick 2.0 anyone?)
I think the ride might have been the most successful and fun so far, for me at least. The more I think about it, its like we accomplished fun, instead of having it! A lot of it has to do with Harry's *perfect* clutch flag creation! DUDE! Thank you Harry and fam, so much, you made this happen! Thanks again!
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