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See what happens when someone is so big, so superhuman, so CRANK MOB that you don't even realize how much awesome they really give you...
RIDA
OF
THE
MILLENNIUM
BERNARD
RICHARD
THOMASSEN
AKA
RICHTOTHEIE
AKA
RICHIE!!!
I am going to try and keep this short, but I know how difficult that will be as there is just so much to say about Richie. He's my goodest friend but I want others to recognize just how much he gives to all of us willingly and graciously.
FUN CATCHER!
CUBCAMP FOUNDER
THE BOX
HOTBOX HUSTLER
SHARECUTZ MASTER
DEN DINNER JAM SESSION GENIUS / SCAVENGER :)
AND OH YEAH,
he also solely operates a little ride called CRANK MOB...
Usually this Rida Of The --- gets a week, but I think Richie deserves the millennium. Just one millennium. As the largest, most planned, most memorable ride approaches, (CRANKMAS #2) - lets all take a minute to distract its organizer with flattery and hilariously embarrassing questions...
Bruva WISH!!!
Dooood. He is THE fwend to have. Awesome awesome truly awesome.
BANGARANG!!!!!!!
RU FEE OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Questions:
1)What was your first ride like? Didn't you complete Wolfpack on a very heavy mtn bike?
1.5) Favorite music to ride to?
2) What is your favorite quote from Hook?
2.5) Favorite CRANK MOB?
3) How would you define your riding style?
3.5) Favorite riding memory?
4) What is your affiliation with the 3 Lawn Mowers and an Airplane?
5) Do you remember the sleep over Craft Club at my Dads?
YESSSSS!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
Mokoose, you are by far my goodest cubby lover!! And for this i lub you!
SHRUBBY!!! Time to answer your questions!
Questions:
1)What was your first ride like? Didn't you complete Wolfpack on a very heavy mtn bike? A: My first ride was the very first WOLFPACK. I showed up on my full suspension TREK with knobbies (see picture which also displays the 'fun catcher' marcus referenced). I DID complete every one i attempted on the mountain bike including the first! (they were slower then thank god) I worked my way up to staying in the front half of the pack, then got a road bike thinking i'd blast ahead and ended up behind the farthest behind i had ever been. Road bikes use a completely different set of muscles and it was the first one i ever owned :D
1.5) Favorite music to ride to? A: Any playlist made by JAZ. EPIC RIDING BEATZORS
2) What is your favorite quote from Hook? A: Thats easy: #1 "BANGARANG RUFIOOOoo.. RU - FI -OOOooo!!!!!" and #2 "You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you, Peter Pan. That's where I'll be waiting."
2.5) Favorite CRANK MOB? A: CRANKMAS #1 - God damn. That changed my life FOREVER.
3) How would you define your riding style? A: Hmm.. I'm kind of like a much needed fart. I only give it my all when i need it most.
3.5) Favorite riding memory? A: During C.R.A.N.K. MOB when RUSTY the cop rolled up on us and we thought we were getting busted. On the loud speaker he said "Hey where you guys going? i'm just stopping by to say hey and have an awesome night! " He told us he rides bikes too and that we just have to keep down a little bit. He got out of the car, borrowed a fixie and held it up on the roof of the cruiser for pictures!!! (see the vids below)
4) What is your affiliation with the 3 Lawn Mowers and an Airplane? A: Besides being an avid fan, i am also one of the 4 pieces of machinery. I just don't know which.
5) Do you remember the sleep over Craft Club at my Dads? A: Omg, best night EVAR. "Sleep over"?? Girl.. None of us slept. haha
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This is the best Millenium of my life!!!!!
C.R.A.N.K. MOB MEMORY #1 - Video or it didn't happen
C.R.A.N.K. MOB MEMORY # - Video or it didn't happen
Richie handed me a flyer for the first Crank Mob at SMCM, some two years ago. And even though he was wearing hockey pads and looked like a freak, there was something so disarming about him, he just made you want to come and check out what he was so excited about. I'm glad I did.
I've thought before that Richie would be a great politician! Hes also the most resourceful person I know, and already has more fans than Arnold! Richie for Governor 2010! The future depends on it! Crankifornia!
Richie, if you were to re-organize crank mob into an army, which city/state/country would you invade first? Let me know, I have to get the paperwork ready
What was on your mind while you did yoga?
Pasta or PIZZAWOLF?
does your mom know Molly's pregnant? Does she still read these forums?
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timeless
and uncorked
you are yesterday
wrapped in today
presented
untouched
a package of FUN
for the future
to which has yet to come
but
you know
we have already lived
this town whispers
each word thunderous
in its escape
like Kennedy's
eternal flame
Richtotheie
is the
eternal chalk drawing
for midnight ridazz
everywhere
it is a pleasure to share the road with you, Sir.
my smiles and happy joys and painful laughters ... all thank you :)
I remember @ Pan Pacific Park, the party for the Warriors Ride, it was cold & foggy. I looked in the distance, a lone rida was riding HARD on the wet grass, climbing to the top of the hillside, then CHARGING downhill as fast as possible, Joyously locking the back wheel and skidding out of control, slamming to the wet ground like the giant Slip & Slide it was. Water spraying, the rida did it over & over. I had to go see it up close. As I got closer, I could hear his laughter. That was the first time I met Richtotheie. He has never stopped amazing me, and he always gets me to smile!
Thanks Buddy!
Man... I remember that night. Richie climbed the tall fence of the baseball field. Shiet was high! Thought he was gonna eat it. Who am I kidding... he rides the Kafourki Sky!!
I remember when I first met richie w/ his fro and his Trek at a Cruz w/ Us in 2006.... the dopest guy. Then Cubcamp!! Bonfire!!
Man... I still remember and a Cubcamp ride... we were in Inglewood and my gears just fell apart on me... he stuck back and rode back w/ me to the start in like the highest gear... he didn't have to but he did! Major props to this guy.
Always brings the great energy, vibes, and all around great guy!! Amazing eye behind the lens!!!!
Man...
I always look forward to seein Wish!
Such a genuine wise soul.
RIDAA OF TEH MILLENNIUM:
1) What is the best advice youve received in 2009?
1.5) Favorite words of wisdom?
2) Favorite Ridazz trip memory?
3) Where did you learn how to free-style?
4) When will you battle G chat rap SkidMarcus and post it?
5) Favorite park to play?
5.5) Favorite instrument?
Hell yes! Richie's like the Pied Piper crossed with Randee of the Redwoods, but with the management acumen of Jack Welch. A rare and possibly terrifyingly powerful combination.
What do you think religious figures from history, like Jesus or Moses, would say when participating in Crank Mob? A: "OMFG"
After your time as Crank Mob operator, have you considered any ambitions for local politics? A: I would have considered running for Mayor, but realized i don't like running. I like biking better.
If you had a statue erected in your honor, what pose would you have? Would you be in the nude? A: Oh this is OBVIOUS. This Pose:
In the nude but wearing the cape!!! YES PARTY TIME!!!
@SKIDMARCUS
Richie, if you were to re-organize crank mob into an army, which city/state/country would you invade first? Let me know, I have to get the paperwork ready A: We've conquered LA, so take the next step and take over Europe. C.R.A.N.K. MOB - EUROPE 2010
What was on your mind while you did yoga? A: "wtf wtf wtf how are all the skinny girls doing this SHIT with no effort and my muscles are trembling and i'm dripping with sweat ALL over the god damn place...I don't like this game"
Pasta or PIZZAWOLF? A: how bout a PiECEAPASTA and a BISTEK!
does your mom know Molly's pregnant? Does she still read these forums? A: She does not read the forums.. so, no and no :D
where will you live when you're 64? A: I'll be living in an estranged world where faux is the new bling and everyone and their grandma will live in a mini ceasars palace. Oh and where Church will have a new meaning. One without a god.
Sweet tea? A: You know it mama bear
@ANDRES84
1) how does it feel to shoot a flare gun??? A: You feel like a badass and a dumbass for shooting it over land!
2)if u had to eat a 20 foot sub sandwhich who would you choose to be at the other end of the sub??? A: Probably the Olsen twins because they both look like they have never eaten a sandwich in their lives.
3)have you ever popped a butt pimple? A: Yes yes. The pain is so...relieving sigh.
4)will you scratch a random persons itch??? A: Hm, no. But i would drop kick or bitch slap anyone who asks for it.
@COECOEBUTTA
1) What is the best advice youve received in 2009? A: If you want it, tell the universe and it will come.
1.5) Favorite words of wisdom? A: The adventure is everything that happens between now and the future.
2) Favorite Ridazz trip memory? A: SALTON SEA 2009 - On top of that GOD mountain with H-ko, Jonnyboy, Isaac, Michael Bennett and Molly having the BEST Jam Session EVER.
3) Where did you learn how to free-style? A: I still don't get it, i just keep trying to say words and throw one in that rhymes every now and then. So i guess it's LA!
4) When will you battle G chat rap SkidMarcus and post it? A: The next time that cubcamp fool decides to step it and send it, a G-chat Message.
1)What about this talk that Sept is the last CrankMob?
2)What is your favorite CrankMObMent?
3) Where did you get your steeeeez?
4) Your back?
5) What should we dress like for CraNkMAS?
6) What are you going to wear?
RICHIE - mega props ... it take a special person to artfully be the bridge between 500+ crazed cyclists and the normal world and you do it with exuberance, grace, compassion, humility, and an unwavering dedication to the F.U.N.
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Ridazz Roulette!
See what happens when someone is so big, so superhuman, so CRANK MOB that you don't even realize how much awesome they really give you...
YESSSSS!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
I've heard of people trying to freebase RICH-TO-THE-IE. They were left in a FUNBELIEVABLE COMA.
Yay for Richie,
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Richtotheie, the only Westsida that has ridden through Victorville at night, to this day.
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Bump fo Grand Master R!
Hell yes! Richie's like the Pied Piper crossed with Randee of the Redwoods, but with the management acumen of Jack Welch. A rare and possibly terrifyingly powerful combination. 
Viva Richie!!!!!!!!!