Thread started by realfotography at 02.18.08 - 11:42 am

well this is going to be the first ride that me and my little "crew" are going to host... if it goes well the we will do it more often so this is all just a sort of test run.... please i ask for advice on hosting a ride... and i also ask that people show up, its my first ride and i want it to be a good one so thank you

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ok, can't go wrong with the 80s. what's the route? post the route!



illafilla
02.18.08 - 11:52 am

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First Fridays are always Santa Monica Critical Mass and Ride Arc. 2 Hugely popular rides....



barleye
02.18.08 - 12:05 pm

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A Monday night ride in flat land Burbank sounds good.

I probably will be tired from the Marathon and CM this weekend, but next month for sure.

This is monthly? Just be consistent. It will catch on.



P-3000
02.27.08 - 2:49 pm

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Nice route and starting point. I can has a cheezeburger before we roll.



toweliesbong
02.27.08 - 2:54 pm

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do it, we need more rides. Especially valley rides. Just don't expect that you will get lots of people to attend. Many people say small rides are better, but I bag to differ.

My only hesitation on that night, is the fight in Santa Monica over their CM. I due think that needs everybody attention. After it is over, I'm all game for a valley ride, that night.



sexy
02.27.08 - 2:54 pm

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just keep spamming this thread and post the link so peeps remember to go.



Joe Borfo
02.27.08 - 3:04 pm

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Well, seeing as how Monday nights are an "off-night" for me, this is extremely do-able in my book.
Seems like everytime my work-schedule/job gets changed, I'm shuffled over to a different crew.
Anywho, is there going to be any, crazy stops planned for this sort of operation?
In light of last Sunday's Asylum Investigation, it would be cool if more places like that could be dug up.
A bar-crawl and haunted-structure romp in one.



bentstrider
02.29.08 - 9:27 pm

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Bump...

I just noticed the Gnarzilla tomorrow 3.3.08.... Nice to see another valley ride. Sounds fun!



digablesoul
03.2.08 - 9:07 pm

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If I don't have to work late I'll probably check this one out... I live and work in Burbank right by that CVS... and rides NEVER start in Burbank.. so this is extremely exciting.



canadienne
03.2.08 - 9:57 pm

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Yeah... no kidding on rides in Burbank. Burbank PD are a little on the tough side. We had run ins on San Fernando Critical Mass when we visited the 7-11/Quickie Mart. Also... the Cruz with Us' "The Big Ass Ride"...

I've always wanted to ride through San Fernando Rd., near the Burbank mall. It would be good but B.P.D. roll out strong...

Either way... I'm planning to go... so see you there...



digablesoul
03.2.08 - 10:17 pm

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So is this still on?

Gotta dress warm



P-3000
03.3.08 - 2:03 pm

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"If I don't have to work late I'll probably check this one out... I live and work in Burbank right by that CVS... and rides NEVER start in Burbank.. so this is extremely exciting."

I'm in the same boat, work and live here in Burbank but probably working late once again.



toweliesbong
03.3.08 - 2:05 pm

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yes...route, please! i don't think i can make the start but would like to try to join later on or somfin.



azn invazn
03.3.08 - 2:27 pm

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let's ride!!



digablesoul
03.3.08 - 7:49 pm

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showed up at 9:15 and the ride had already left. never heard of a ride leaving early



brassknuckle
03.3.08 - 10:12 pm

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I also live and work in Burbank (er, Burbank adjacent). I'll peep this out when I'm not stuck at work till midnite.



bananaphone
03.3.08 - 10:53 pm

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Our Gnarzilla Ride Was Better Than Your Gnarzilla Ride!



sanserif
03.4.08 - 12:28 am

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You guys should rename this the "WTF Gnarzilla??? Where the hell did you go?? If you say ride time is 9:30pm and you guys leave earlier than that... you guys suck a big one... hey let's leave at 9:00pm when we actually posted the ride at 9:30pm Ride!!!"

For reals... as I recall... yes... I do recall... oh yeah... just checked the freaking ride details... it says leave at 9:30pm!!! Let me cut and paste what I saw...

UPDATED!!! GNARZILLA! party ride of DOOM! in the vally

03.3.08

monday march 3rd

Meet at 8:30 START TIME: 9:30

As you can see... shiet says 9:30. Maybe you guys meant 9:30 in the morning. Nope... I saw you a bunch of you guys at the CVS parking lot around the black car. I park and set up my shizznitz and you guys are gone... freaking 9:10pm. Really... Not a good way to start a ride... especially posting this on the MR website. (I'm laying the sarcasm really thick if you didn't notice.)

To those that made it (people from the westside came to ride with you guys) FUCKIN GREAT RIDIE!! Good times. Realfotography2... get your shiet together... I'm starting to wonder why your crap got deleted.

RIDAZZ... RIDE ON!!

Al....







digablesoul
03.4.08 - 12:40 am

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My apologies for my ranting... I'm buzzing. Serious... for three years I've been doing rides. Maybe something happened... Burbank PD drove you away... someone got hurt... something. My apologies... for my previous post. Buy seriously guys... serious... what's going on? Serious... help me... to help you. Serious... Help me... to help you.

Al



digablesoul
03.4.08 - 12:47 am

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hey al, you had it right the fist time, they suck a BIG one. Fuck it, the 6 of us had a great ride.



barleye
03.4.08 - 7:35 am

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you shouldn't be the one apologizing, Al.
it's fucked up if the other riders saw you getting your bike unloaded.



spiraldemon
03.4.08 - 8:53 am

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This is the ride that LEFT ON TIME.





barleye
03.4.08 - 9:35 am

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wow. i almost left my house to go check out this valley ride and by the sounds of it, im glad i didn't.



jchungerford
03.4.08 - 9:43 am

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Bitchen', leave with five, when you see somebody coming. I know how a six person ride can be a total mess, got to keep it at five.

Great turn out for Monday night party ride. I hope you are all not too burned out to come to the SFV Cm tonight. You are all so crazy!



sexy
03.4.08 - 9:57 am

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I wish I could see that video but work doesn't like Youtube.

The thing is when I parked I was just a little off from their sight. So technically they didn't see me unload. Some bush or CVS sign was blocking me. I could hear them playing music from their car and I heard them yell at a rider passing by like, "We're over here!"

But crap... literally a couple minutes after 9am... vanish!!

You shoul've came out jchungerford... we had a great ride.

Al





digablesoul
03.4.08 - 9:58 am

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Me too! I was planning on checking the ride out (i'm on the westside) but (luckily) ended up backing up computer in anticipation of a reformat today. It def would have sucked if i had wasted my time driving out there and everyone took off. Although, i'm glad that some still got in their own ride.



stevo4
03.4.08 - 9:59 am

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It was great leaving at 9:30 with Al, Aaron, Aaron, Brad and Tootie(sp?).

We got to chat and have a great ride.

I'm in for the next one.



P-3000
03.4.08 - 10:10 am

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The Gnarzilla KOOKS are suspiciously quiet this morning......I gotta hear this one....should be a doozie.....



barleye
03.4.08 - 10:16 am

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Al, just curious, how big a group was in the lot when you pulled in?



stevo4
03.4.08 - 10:35 am

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P-3000.... definitely good ride. Gnarzilla is really quiet. You'd think they would've said something by now but on the day of the ride... they didn't even bump the event so I'm thinking they don't cruise the site often.... bummers. I'd like to hear what they've got to say.

Stevo.... I would say around 10-8 people at least. I couldn't tell if they were young kids or anything. I took pics along w/ Sans so we'll post them up. I've got great pics of an empty lot of one car w/ a bike rack. lol... Lates...

SFV Critical Mass... let's do it!!





digablesoul
03.4.08 - 11:21 am

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As evidenced in the image at right and by their silence I'm guessing that gnard-zillas pusse would rather let their tagging speak for them.Thanks for fuckifying the L.A. River bikeway bridge over Los Feliz Boulevard with your tardwork.

Where exactly in "ride or die" does being an asshat fit in?

Photo by Mack Reed from his post on Blogging.la.



Agent Orange
03.4.08 - 11:38 am

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Hawk this ride a little, more often and they'll get the crowd they need.
Hell, just in case I'm not able to get any Saturdays off, I still need some kind of fix.



bentstrider
03.4.08 - 11:53 am

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hey all sorry about the whole leavin early thing... we had about 10 or so riders at about 9:10 and it didnt seem like any body else was comin... this was our first ride that weve ever set up so please... cut us some slack..... i know you are all high and mighty about your riding but we are new to this and you learn by mistakes.... so thanks for bien assholes to some people who are completly new to riding and showing us what a great community of riders you midnight ridasses are..... next month were ridin to the linda vista abandoned mental institue... we will leave at 9:30 and we will have a better time... again i apologize to those of you who showed up after we left and i thank you for coming... hopefully well see you next month



realfotography2
03.4.08 - 2:11 pm

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"we had about 10 or so riders at about 9:10 and it didnt seem like any body else was comin... this was our first ride that weve ever set up so please... cut us some slack.."

Come on, you wait until 5 or 10 minutes AFTER your posted ride time if you're wondering if more people are coming.

I think I'll have my poker ride start on Friday instead of Saturday and when anyone shows up in the middle of nowhere there will be a sign saying "the ride was yesterday, jokes on you!"

And what's up with the graffiti on the bridge??? That stuff is more appropriate elsewhere.



toweliesbong
03.4.08 - 2:19 pm

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the graffiti on the bridge is a friend of ours who thought he was cool but is in no association with our ride group....he was tryin to look cool in front of us and now theres nothin i can do about it



realfotography2
03.4.08 - 2:28 pm

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alright, you guys had a nice route, maybe some day soon i'll be getting off work at a reasonable hour again and join you.



toweliesbong
03.4.08 - 2:42 pm

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and a doozie it is.....i'm speechless..beyond what i just wrote.



barleye
03.4.08 - 2:43 pm

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realfotography2 wrote -

"so thanks for bien assholes to some people who are completly new to riding and showing us what a great community of riders you midnight ridasses are..... "

Yup... I give you props on starting a ride. And yes... things happen and yeah... I'll cut you some slack. But assholes?? So is that your way of apologizing to people that wanted to come out and support your ride? Your post was making feel a little bad of what I previously posted... but then I read the "assholes" part.... it sure puts a nice touch to your apology.

Al





digablesoul
03.4.08 - 2:55 pm

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So did all 10 of you share the same pesimism that nobody would show up after 9:10 for a 9:30 ride? There HAD TO have been at least 1 person to say "dude, it's only 9:10..let's wait....."

Please say there's more to your story....





barleye
03.4.08 - 3:06 pm

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ok, enough with the recriminations already. Judging by post counts and such, this ride was organized by someone who maybe doesn't have a whole lot of experience with the way such group rides tend to be. Mistakes were made. Lessons were learned. Do we really want to alienate people who were motivated enough to come on the site and start up a ride?

For future reference, know that almost no rides leave at the posted start time In fact, I know of at least one ride that posts a deliberately false start time just to try to get everyone there early enough so that they can leave approximately at the time the organizers originally intended. Even leaving right on time is going to throw some people, as folks who are only going to be 5-10 minutes late are likely to not turn around under the expectation that they almost certainly won't wind up missing the ride. If you are really hot on leaving right at 9:30pm, post a 9:10-9:15pm departure time, at the latest, and then wait until 9:30pm just to be sure.



ideasculptor
03.4.08 - 3:14 pm

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Hey, no beef from this end as I'm already at odds of getting down there as much as I like to.
Is this ride going to be every Monday?
Because that would be a good thing.
Especially the planned, infiltration of the abandoned hospital y'all plan on visiting.
If there's some form of urbexing involved, I'll say it's worth the $30fill-up/200 mile round trip.




bentstrider
03.4.08 - 3:43 pm

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Fnord!



Joe Borfo
03.4.08 - 3:54 pm

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to be honest... first ride... monday night... flat burbank... yea we all pretty much agreed that we were all that was showing up so im sorry barleye that our ride was not up to your standards..... next month well be more organized... and thank you for those two posters who understand my side..... we are going to do it monthly for now and the ride to the linda vista hospital is 13.5 miles each way and it will be on april 7th...well prolly leave a little earlier this time to make enough time to rummage through one of the creepiest places in la



realfotography2
03.4.08 - 3:55 pm

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so how was the ride? i'm not angry about you leaving. shit happens. i wasn't even going to ride last night. just showed up to say hi to everyone because i was in the neighborhood. keep the rides going. balley riding is always great. what was the route you took?



brassknuckle
03.4.08 - 4:04 pm

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I've been to 2 whole MR rides so far. I ride an old BMX bike. I'm hardly "high and mighty".

I prolly would have been pissed if I had shown up to find you guys left early "because you werent sure if anyone else would come"? Seriously?

Also, there IS something you can do about your friend's graffiti. Buy some paint and go clean that shit up, or make him do it. That shit is LAME, and your friend or anyone in your crew should know better.

Call us assholes if you want, but I think your excuses so far are pretty flimsy.



bananaphone
03.4.08 - 4:11 pm

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Okay, so they flustered on this one.
Why don't we all just get out to the one on the 7th and bulge their ranks?!?
I'm definitely going to look into some of those Big 5, Night Vision scopes to peruse through this Linda Vista place.




bentstrider
03.4.08 - 4:16 pm

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I'm over it.



Joe Borfo
03.4.08 - 4:19 pm

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I'll be there for future rides. Saw some great houses and big wide open streets.... night vision sounds interesting...



barleye
03.4.08 - 4:49 pm

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@barleye
Night Vision and some filament lenses for flash/bikelights used for illumination.
If anything gives you away in an abandoned structure at night, it's always the glare from a straight-beam.




bentstrider
03.4.08 - 4:51 pm

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Since none of them gnars are gonna take responsibility for cleaning up that bridge tag this asshole is going to work the solution instead of the problem and put in a request to have it painted out by the city ASAP.





Agent Orange
03.4.08 - 5:01 pm

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TODAY ON MIDNIGHT RIDAZZ...

The Gnarzilla! Party ride of doom debuts, leaves too early and the party is nowhere to be found.



the reverend dak
03.4.08 - 5:14 pm

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also on ridazz,
the rev. dak has a knack for stating the obvious



spiraldemon
03.4.08 - 5:17 pm

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And in other news, an informative person brings up the neutral matter of how to approach an abandoned structure, sweat-free.




bentstrider
03.4.08 - 5:23 pm

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breaking news!!! im new to this site and it seems like this scene is a little unwelcoming



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03.4.08 - 5:26 pm

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Joe Borfo
03.4.08 - 5:31 pm

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"breaking news!!! im new to this site and it seems like this scene is a little unwelcoming"

Hardly. This scene is the most welcoming scene I've ever scene. Srsly.

Srsly. I don't care how welcoming a scene is, if someone leaves behind half their ride they deserve a little flak.



toweliesbong
03.4.08 - 5:34 pm

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Seriously guys.



Joe Borfo
03.4.08 - 5:35 pm

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SRSLSY



Joe Borfo
03.4.08 - 5:36 pm

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GAIS?



Joe Borfo
03.4.08 - 5:42 pm

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SUPER SYRYL????



bentstrider
03.4.08 - 5:52 pm

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********FAIL*********



Ms. Stephanie
03.4.08 - 5:53 pm

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oops. the fail was not meant for bentsrider. just for the whole thread.



Ms. Stephanie
03.4.08 - 5:54 pm

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I say handle this like a man! Have a race and sleep over at the Linda Vista abandon mental hospital, then a race in the morning!



User1
03.4.08 - 5:56 pm

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Pizza partay in the asylum!!!!!
With campfire tales and beverages as well.



bentstrider
03.4.08 - 6:05 pm

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Squashed....

You know that hospital looks pretty freaky from the inside. Blood samples... morgue... boiler room.

http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/linda_vista_hospital.htm





digablesoul
03.4.08 - 6:34 pm

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towlsies

dares cheezburgers on diz bicyz ryde?

diz gud idea!



Knittens
03.4.08 - 7:06 pm

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depenz if knittens thincz mcdougals servz duh cheezebrgrz or notz.



toweliesbong
03.4.08 - 7:10 pm

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i'm over it too.

but mondays in burbank are awesome! awesome night, awesome place. i can see this ride going places. the CVS parking lot is a great place to meet and good for photos as well. during the ride, the streets are wide open and there are hardly any cars around. although the hail of gunfire at the end of the night wasn't so pleasing. Gnarzilla split into two and i'm sure we all had a grand time. maybe we should split up into groups and see who can get the most drunk and make it back to CVS alive!



sanserif
03.4.08 - 7:15 pm

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"although the hail of gunfire at the end of the night wasn't so pleasing"

Where were you for that???



toweliesbong
03.4.08 - 7:35 pm

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As my fellow gnarzilla representative already explained; this was our first ride and we totally didn't expect anybody to show up. We fucked up by not waiting that last 15 min and I apologize for that. As for the graffiti situation; that was done by some disrespectful douche bag who has nothing to do with our riding group You can't tell us to go paint over it because we had nothing to do with it. The ride on the 7th should be a lot of fun and hopefully everyone can make it out. Beer drinking and ghost hunting are definitely two awesome combinations.



Kegwrecker
03.4.08 - 9:02 pm

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"We fucked up by not waiting that last 15 min and I apologize for that"

Perfect apology.

End of thread.

dot org



toweliesbong
03.4.08 - 9:09 pm

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fireworks or gunfire? it certainly sounded more like automatic gunfire and everything in between and then it got quieter with the last shots only being a single gun shooting. then silence..... creepy.

we were in the CVS parking lot. around midnight.



sanserif
03.5.08 - 11:04 am

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I lub u gais



Joe Borfo
03.5.08 - 11:22 am

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IMO you guys should still clean up the graffiti even though you didn't do it. IT doesn't make your group look good especially since it's on the Bike Path.



web777
03.5.08 - 12:13 pm

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I've already put the request into the city to clean up that tag. Them gnarzies wouldn't take responsibility for it if it came with a sixpack and a blowjob.

Easy there Borfo, it's just a figure of speech.



Agent Orange
03.5.08 - 12:48 pm

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"sixpack and a blowjob"... Sounds like a Tren Way Ride!



Joe Borfo
03.5.08 - 1:51 pm

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To agent orange:
You're a pretty rediculous old man..



Kegwrecker
03.5.08 - 8:22 pm

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oh and i'd definitely take responsibility for the tag for a six pack and a blow job...but only if you were the one on your knees.



Kegwrecker
03.5.08 - 8:25 pm

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Tagging is SO late 90's anyway. Tell whoever that dude is to get with the fucking program. All the cool gangsters nowadays deal E and hang out at the Arbat.



bananaphone
03.5.08 - 8:50 pm

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Keg,

Agent Orange may be older than you, but he's certainly not the ridiculous one here.





Joe Borfo
03.5.08 - 9:41 pm

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Keg...

Obviously you don't know the guy. I liked your last post before this.





digablesoul
03.5.08 - 9:52 pm

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I was thinking... a rep from their crew finally doing some good PR.... oh well.



digablesoul
03.5.08 - 9:55 pm

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digable!
guess who's bringing cubbie type rides out in to the valley now?



meandmybluebike
03.5.08 - 9:59 pm

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I understand i'm being rediculous on the matter and obviously getting a little out of hand but the guy is giving us shit for something we had nothing to do with. I take full responsibility for leaving 15 min early on the night of the ride and I already apologized for that, but the fact that we're are still getting shit for something that we had absolutely nothing to do with is pretty lame. It really fucking sucks that some douche wrote our name and is obviously giving us a bad name amongst you guys.



Kegwrecker
03.5.08 - 10:11 pm

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Hopefully all this flapdoodle can finally be set aside and we can all have a good time on the 7th at the abandoned Linda Vista hospital.



Kegwrecker
03.5.08 - 10:15 pm

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MMB... Oooo. I like it. Plenty of hills in Burbank/Glendale (not looking forward to them though) I'm in need to getting rid of the gut for summer. I like a lot.

Keg...

Understood... but AO is at least maybe helping you guys out by getting rid of that 'giving us a bad name" on the wall. Sure... the dude that did it wasn't affiliated w/ you guys so even better that it's going to get fixed. So in a way... maybe... helping you guys out.

Like I said way earlier in the post... it's good to see more rides out here and this will all definitely be set aside and we'll all share a six pack... or keg one day.

Al



digablesoul
03.5.08 - 10:26 pm

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@keg

-This flapdoodle you speak of has been fed upon by a Wraith.
Now, let us explore this hospital you and your cronies from the Lucian Alliance speak of.
Perhaps there will be a ZPM hidden within its very walls.

So, welcome to the joint and also, informally, to the SGC.



bentstrider
03.5.08 - 11:23 pm

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Al,

Really nice first set of pictures. I love how you stopped the action without flash. Sweet.



stevo4
03.5.08 - 11:58 pm

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Digable:
"GNARZILLA,WHAT THE HELL!!9:30 YOU SAID.9:30!!!!"
fucking great!



mandingo
03.6.08 - 12:03 am

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Kegwrecker, what a shame you felt the need to insult me and bait me into some sort "put the lame in flame" war. Sorry for your thin skin, but no hard feelings here. Guess that comes with being old and ridiculous. Hope you and your gnarnians' next ride is glitch and tag free.



Agent Orange
03.6.08 - 3:39 pm

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me too :]



Kegwrecker
03.6.08 - 3:43 pm

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This sounds pretty excellent I love bike rides and Ghost hunting. Anyone In the Hollywood area feel like meeting up somewhere along the way and catching the ride from there?

Also Any GnarZilla dudes want to propose a possible 5 minute stoppage or something while In hollywood In case people want to jump in on the ride?



thedoad
03.26.08 - 11:42 am

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always down to pick up some more ridazz



realfotography2
03.27.08 - 7:49 pm

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Im down for this ride!



Rikk33
03.27.08 - 8:27 pm

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Hollywood/LA peeps

Meetin up at Vermont/Sunset Metro Station.We'll jump on ride there.

Gnarzilla crew- what time you think you'll roll up to Hollywood?

9:00





deesimple
04.3.08 - 7:01 pm

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dude, im sooo scared but im sooo excited haha
anyone meeting up at hollywood/highland station?




Brittanica
04.5.08 - 2:09 pm

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Vermont + Sunset Brittanica....

I'll be there too... should be fun. Been looking forward to this.


-J-



Justin
04.5.08 - 2:29 pm

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Vermont /Sunset



deesimple
04.5.08 - 3:39 pm

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Vermont/Sunset

8:30 8:30 8:30 8 1/2 8.5



deesimple
04.5.08 - 3:42 pm

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Vermont and Sunset, what time?



LIGHTBULB
04.5.08 - 6:54 pm

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so wait, vermont and what???


-J-



Justin
04.5.08 - 8:24 pm

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i can't believe we're actually going to do this....im so fucking afraid haha



Kegwrecker
04.6.08 - 2:45 pm

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sweet.

i hope i can make it back to the train before it stops!





Brittanica
04.6.08 - 6:41 pm

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Vermont/Sunset

8:30 8:30 8:30 8 1/2 8.5




deesimple
04.6.08 - 6:44 pm

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VERMONT AND SUNSET 8:30 I'VE BEEN RECRUITING HOTTIES



LIGHTBULB
04.7.08 - 11:18 am

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Yo, We are riding from Echo Park and prefer to meet up en route to Boyle Heights. What is the route, are you guys taking sunset? Perhaps, we can meet up with you all at Echo Park and Sunset at 9:30ish?

Lemme know. This shit is gonna be so tight!!!



getrock
04.7.08 - 11:42 am

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For all the eastside peeps,

there will be a contingent waiting for the rest of the ride at the corner of Sunset and Echo Park at 9pm. If you don't wanna roll to Hollywood, meet up there.

bring silver bullets.



getrock
04.7.08 - 12:07 pm

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has anyone been to this place before?
i heard its actually a movie set and heavily guarded so we most likely wont be able to get in and walk around and such..

anyone know anything about this?



Brittanica
04.7.08 - 2:17 pm

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alright so this is whats going to go down. we are going to leave burbank at around 8ish and go down to vermont and sunset where we will be meet with everyone probably get there at around 8:30-9:00ish. once we have everyone we'll go to echo park and sunset where we will meet everyone else. PLEASE BRING FLASHLIGHTS! honestly this is going to be fucking scary so the more light the better, also blunt objects will be recommended because this place is haunted by as much crack bums as there are ghosts.



Kegwrecker
04.7.08 - 2:20 pm

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Yeah this is gonna be a dope ride. I won't make it. I've never been but from all the forums I've read... they just got cops patrolling the area since it's near a station so you've got to hit the dirt when you see headlights. Assume headlights are cops. Turn off all your blinkies and roll it and bring those flashlights. 4/6 cell maglites would be good... you can use it as a weapon.

Watch for friendlies... Thunder!!! Lightning!!

Have fun and be safe!






digablesoul
04.7.08 - 3:01 pm

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so will the ride end back at the cvs? stupid question?



Brittanica
04.7.08 - 4:13 pm

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Hey all, I just got a call from EDDIE BOY and he told me:

'YOU KNOW THAT RIDE TONIGHT TO THE [abandoned mental hospital]; I'M OVER HERE RIGHT NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A BIG FILM SHOOT GOING ON; THEY'RE SETTING UP THE CATERING NOW; THERE'S NO WAY THOSE GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN HERE TONIGHT. CAN YOU LET EVERYONE KNOW?'

So I'm just passing that on.



mr rollers
04.7.08 - 4:48 pm

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Well in that case we should BE the ghosts with the mosts and scare the film crew! haha

whatever, I'm still down to go check it out.


-J-



Justin
04.7.08 - 4:50 pm

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Everyone could sneak into the skatepark in Hollenbeck Park (SE corner) instead. The likelihood of being scared and/or getting hurt may be equal to the original intentions.




bike punk
04.7.08 - 4:51 pm

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damn, now what?



Brittanica
04.7.08 - 5:16 pm

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I'm hoping to get to sunset and echo by 9pm. sounds like a good ride. we should eat at phillipes. i think they close at 10pm.



barleye
04.7.08 - 5:41 pm

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if there is a film crew then we should go in regardless... theres only so much they can do to stop us. and that whole being the ghosts and scaring the film crew thing sounds like an amazing idea. THE RIDE SHALL GO ON!



Kegwrecker
04.7.08 - 5:47 pm

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they are filming at the nut house, i could not 'visit' my old cell, shit, just letting you guyz know what i saw when i was there at around 5pm today ( 4-07-08 ),




eddieboyinla
04.7.08 - 6:50 pm

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I think me and bananaphone saw the valley gnarzilla group heading down Chandler as we made our way over to Mucho Mas for some margaritas.



toweliesbong
04.7.08 - 9:46 pm

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Nope....u definatly didn't see us towlie... Well its 2 am rides over I'm stuck in east los with a flat but no matter...ride was super fun I know we broke a few times but all in all it was a fun ride....thank u to all of the people who showed up for this u really made it awesome!!!!



realfotography2
04.8.08 - 2:03 am

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basically, this was the shit



betterstarvefree
04.8.08 - 2:50 am

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just got home and its 3:22 am
it was lots o fun!
but fuck man, those hills were brutal!!

it was rad meeting everyone i havent before, so thanks!



Brittanica
04.8.08 - 3:23 am

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Well, sucks I wasn't able to make it, but kind of glad too.
I've got work in an hour and my other friend would've probably been walking up the hills that y'all mentioned.
Anyone take pictures, video?



bentstrider
04.8.08 - 3:42 am

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such an awesome ride...rode from burbank to east la than back to some part of la and we got a flat. just got back into town. thanks to everyone that went, it was a lot of fun.



Kegwrecker
04.8.08 - 3:50 am

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oh and the hospital was way fun, probably would have been scarier if the film crew wasn't right outside but hey theres always version 2.0



Kegwrecker
04.8.08 - 3:51 am

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glad to hear the ride went well, guys. If I didnt have a 4AM shift this morning I woulda tried to make it.



bananaphone
04.8.08 - 4:48 am

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well...there was at least 15 people with camera last night please post pictures i would love to see how they all came out



realfotography2
04.8.08 - 12:40 pm

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GNAZZERRROLLLLAAA!!!!!!!!!!!



HANDBONE
04.8.08 - 12:51 pm

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Wait a minute, some of those pic's shows a rida' down... what happened? Is she o.k.? Was that a makeshift splint for a broken arm? It was great riding with you all and the Hauntspital was F'n RAD (being chased by the film security down corridors kicked ass!), but I feel for that girl right now. Update please.



DeKadenzy
04.8.08 - 1:58 pm

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she's fine now... she hit too wide a turn or too wide a "fun". we put her in the ambulance and she's all fine now. look how cool she looks.




ADD THIS ONE TO THE "NON-CYCLING PALS THREAD"



HANDBONE
04.8.08 - 2:03 pm

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"IT JUST A FLESH WOUND GRUNT, KEEP THE AMMO COMMING!"


the worse thing that happened that night was i lost my wallet.



HANDBONE
04.8.08 - 2:06 pm

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shoulda gone it was really good... the second one at least.. aboandoned mental hospital/ ghost hunting... i took a pic of ma girl and there was a silohuette of a 'person' in the dark end of the room she was in .. all in all a really ride last night



vespertine
04.8.08 - 2:42 pm

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ghost pictures!
i have to see!

ya, im looking forward to more gnarzilla rides



Brittanica
04.8.08 - 2:47 pm

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"Nope....u definatly didn't see us towlie... "

ah, maybe it was a few guys riding from the subway over to the start point. wish i could have made it but had a ton of chit to do last night.



toweliesbong
04.8.08 - 6:16 pm

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i have many many many spooky pics.



HANDBONE
04.8.08 - 6:18 pm

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The hospital was down as fuck



LIGHTBULB
04.8.08 - 7:49 pm

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where are all the pictures??



Kegwrecker
04.8.08 - 10:55 pm

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pictures? n e body?



realfotography2
04.9.08 - 11:08 am

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hey guys im about to upload all the pictures!!!

it was soooo much funn!!



moots
04.9.08 - 11:15 am

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I spent last night at a film shoot (working) and lo and behold, a few people there were complaining about the group of cyclists that came and caused problems. The two I talked to about it are cyclists, one has joined Midnight Ridazz a few times in the past, and both were upset about the image of cyclists that this ride presented (childish jerks). They agreed that it's one thing to run red lights and make some noise, it's another thing to break into private property, damage that property, enter unsafe areas, and then be smart asses towards the cops and people working there. I realize you guys weren't going to plan this ride and then not follow through, but it's depressing to hear about the additional bad behavior. I like engaging in a certain amount of bad behavior as much as anyone but it's interesting to hear the perspective from the "other side" and it sounds things went to far on this ride. It bums me out.

Katie



Team Creanberry
04.9.08 - 11:58 am

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Oops, that should read "too" far.



Team Creanberry
04.9.08 - 11:59 am

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In the battle for hearts and minds in this on going battle............

Team Gnarzilla - 0

Public Perception - 2



User1
04.9.08 - 12:51 pm

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boo hoo...we were just havin a good time... nothing was defaced we just broke in and ran around and yes it may be childish but we all need to act like children sometimes... im sorry that our second ride pissed you off i really am, but im not sorry for what we did and im not going to feel bad about n e thing that happened on our ride, except that we had an injury... so keep complainin about us and see how much i care...to those of you who had a good time on this ride and want to have a good time on rides to come then keep comin to the gnarzilla rides... first monday of the month....this is turning out to be the most contraversial group of riders on midnight ridazz so lets keep it up and have some fun yea? o and im uploading pix right now!!!



realfotography2
04.9.08 - 2:02 pm

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Katie, though childish as it may have been, it was really a good time. I see you said damage property.... ummmm.... NOOOO! Nothing was defaced or damaged. Just people having fun running down halls. The breaking in... well, yes guilty, but we found access that did not involve DAMAGE (up the front escape ladder, which gave us access to the roof, then an open door on the side escape ladder. When confronted by security we complied 100 percent. If a sole loser gave shit to the guard, it wasnt with us nor are we going to back the dick up! Oh by the way, the movie looked interesting, what's it called?



DeKadenzy
04.9.08 - 2:24 pm

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How is it that there are no squatters living there? He's right ^, we didn't deface anything. I woulda liked to have been rolled around on the gurney on the second floor but maybe that will happen next time.



barleye
04.9.08 - 2:35 pm

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The unwritten rule , leave no trace, take nothing but memories. Don't fuck it up for the next group is basically what it's all about.





User1
04.9.08 - 2:49 pm

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there are squaters there they live in the basement the film crew proly kicked em all out... if wed have ventured there the whole building is tagged up and deface...we did no harm to that place...we took nothing but pictures and left nothing but footprints unlike the crew that filmed there...i saw trash all over the place from them so fuck u



realfotography2
04.9.08 - 3:02 pm

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sorre gnarsilly

u iz not teh mostest controvershul

iz crenk mob

u needs werk up 2 dat





Knittens
04.9.08 - 3:11 pm

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The larger groups going on urbex tend to be more, easily noticed than, say that hospital in Downey y'all are probably already aware of.
If anything, if you really want to partake in the thrill of exploring an abandoned structure like that, turn the volume down and use light filters.
But, if it wasn't your intention to pull an amateur, investigative session, then nevermind.
Another cool thing about there being fewer people on these urbex trips is the "scare-factor" is quite higher.
Nonetheless, y'all seem like a different group, and that's what counts.
The more variety in MR-units, the better.




bentstrider
04.9.08 - 3:58 pm

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If bad word is getting around, that sucks for lots of reasons. For one thing, it makes film crews more hostile when future rides run into them. And in LA, when a building is both awesome and abandoned, it gets used for film shoots, so Gnarzilla will run into Hollywood* again if it keeps exploring LA’s abandoned awesomeness.

I’m kind of surprised at the amount of drama this seems to have spurred. I didn't see everything, but all the interactions I saw between crew and bikers were pretty subdued, and there was definitely no trashing of the place. Katie, did the crewfolk you talked to say what happened that was such a big deal?

The film crew dudes I spoke to on the roof gave the impression that it was not a problem for us to be there, so long as we stayed away from the area where the filming was going on. I don’t think they saw the crowd of 30+ (40+?) bikers on the other side of the building, though. When you have a large group, the majority of whom came out to party, your chances of staying unobtrusive and quiet are pretty much zero. I’m guessing that security would have kicked us out whether or not there was any impact on the shoot, though, because that’s what security does.

If Gnarzilla does another ride to the eastside, it would be a good idea to have someone keep an eye on Linda Vista, Sybil Brand, and maybe the Lincoln Heights Jail. Hopefully at least one of those won’t be overrun with film crew on the day of the ride, so bikers can explore and party in peace.

-n

*I imagine the Gnarzilla vs Hollywood battle looking something like this, but with more chainleg and booze.




nathansnider
04.9.08 - 5:21 pm

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I mean, uh, like this?



nathansnider
04.9.08 - 5:22 pm

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On second thought, the partiers are a good idea.
They could serve as the undefeatable distraction for security, while people like me hunt the area for evidence of the Darkseekers.
I may even bring a German Shepherd along for the next one.



bentstrider
04.9.08 - 5:28 pm

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Stupid text parser. Like this...

I swear, that was going to be a mildly funny aside before Werd fucked up the quotation marks.



nathansnider
04.9.08 - 5:28 pm

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Gnarzilla Posse will ride again.



Saxonite
04.9.08 - 7:17 pm

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ya, it really wasnt a big deal, the crew seemed nice and gave us directions to the next abandoned location.

how can you tell if we defaced or destroyed anything, the place was fuckin thrashed to begin with.

give me a break.

oh well.

we had fun.



Brittanica
04.9.08 - 7:53 pm

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Some facts..I am pretty objective since and only went along on the ride cause it sounded interesting and I am only commenting on the actual time the ride was at the Hospital. I wont comment on how these guys were running fucken late at start of ride!!!

The guys throwing the ride were pretty young and they were out to have a good time.
Have you been to a MR or Crank Mob Ride? Its the bomb.

Moving on. You need to know the place in order to understand that the shoot was way on the other side of the building.
I saw no one braking in since the fence was open which led into a fire escape that led to a flat roof. Once on top of the roof, I did see some bad apples climbing and breaking some terracotta shingles. It was more of a misjudgment on their part and not purposely done.

Once on top of the roof, you were able to see the shoot on other side of roof, 5 floors down. Security was on the roof and the group was quiet just taking it in. In fact , they hushed each other.
Security on roof did not mind at all. In fact they were telling us that they had been there all day and were going to be there till Wed. There was a mutual unspoken understanding between group and security that he was not messing with us since we were not messing with them.
Afterwards, group proceeded down the fire escape to leave and there was a open door which led to a hallway which lead to some rooms (remember, nowhere near the shoot).We did wonder and no one was having issues.
Security finally did told us we had to go outside to which we did. They even let us go out the long way.
As I was literately 3 feet out the door this guy walks in duper hyper with a big attitude� You guys got to go, I already called police. You better leave if you don’t want to go to jail"
We were polite and just said cool and walked out. we hung outside and took pictures. No police showed. We even had one of the crewmembers take some pics for us.

Katie, like you said “Its nice to hear it perspective from other side� I agree.But I don’t think you followed that principle in this case, before your posted.You could have asked what happened before you got “bummed out�
These guys “(childish jerks)� as you called them deserve some credit.

Anyone that knows me on here can vouch as to how I carry myself and would not step up for them unless warranted.
Just want to restore your faith in them,us,me,ridazz.

Cool!! Peace..




deesimple
04.9.08 - 7:58 pm

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Come on now

"...i saw trash all over the place from them so fuck u "

realfotography2
04.9.08 - 6:02 pm

this is turning out to be the most contraversial group of riders on midnight ridazz

realfotography2
04.9.08 - 5:02 pm


Dont fuck it up.You had a good crowd and peeps on your side.It was a good ride.
Controversy???You want contraversy!!!You have not met Sexy...

Say something Sexy




deesimple
04.9.08 - 8:12 pm

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I've been working pretty much non-stop the last 24 hours so please forgive misspellings or an incoherent post.

My understanding is that the cops were called - not the teenage security guards who I already hold a grudge against because they were suspicious of me when I came in to work and then gave me bad directions to the freeway when I left. I was told that the owner of the building was present, and "he doesn't mess around," and that he called the cops right away. I'm guessing he was the guy that someone felt was aggressive. I was told there was one rider in particular who was being a dick towards the cops. I was told that one crew member kept pleading with the group to just "be cool and leave" but nobody would, preferring instead to wait for the cops, and thus, a situation to arise. Obviously I wasn't there and this is all just second-hand information, but it sucked to talk to the crew about this incident because the people I was talking to were avid cyclists and they were bummed that people would behave this way. And for those curious, the shoot was just a low-budget short.



Team Creanberry
04.10.08 - 12:30 am

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Woah!

Please don't get sexy into this. I've been enjoying reading this thread, and I'd hate to see it degrade so quickly.

Oh hell, here we go.





Joe Borfo
04.10.08 - 12:48 am

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Maybe a lil harsh, I had a good time, but plan, plan, plan, for the next ride. K? Love ya all.

Ska T - Scooby Doobee Doo



Scooby Doobee Doo
04.10.08 - 12:49 am

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lil harsh is good homie

Thanks for the vid.



deesimple
04.10.08 - 1:24 am

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Katie,

I don't think these guys broke into private property, or that they caused property damage. My bad for jumping to conclusion guys. It didn't sound that bad what went down. If it was almost everyone of us, it would have went down just about the same way. I was going to make this ride, bummed now that I didn't. Really the breaking point was that there was a film crew there.


@Scooby

Nice job on the vid! Very smooooooooth. Great editing job too! These videos keep getting better and better.



User1
04.10.08 - 1:43 am

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Goodnight, bro.



Joe Borfo
04.10.08 - 1:48 am

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We like to ride bikes because it's fun and im pretty sure everyone can agree with that...nothing else needs to be said.



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 2:51 am

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kegwrecker said it. enough said. if you see an asshole call em on it. from banana peels to ciggarette butts or knockin down cones.



HANDBONE
04.10.08 - 2:53 am

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Let's try this again, Metacafe is being bitchy.





Scooby Doobee Doo
04.10.08 - 3:09 am

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dude i only watched barham/cahuenga pass part so far and have to say i need to join you guys in glendale next time. i does the same route but upwards tonght and many nights before. GNAREST ZILLA .



HANDBONE
04.10.08 - 3:15 am

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you mean burbank



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 3:38 am

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we have managed to piss a lot of people off, but now its time to take on an entire religion.....HAIL SATAN!!!!
]

Join us as we put on our most stylish black metal outfits and rampage the streets blasting venom, hellhammer, merciful fate, mayhem, immortal, and worship our lord and savior LUCIFER!

So bring your inverted crosses and corpse paint and lets party!



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 3:57 am

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and for some idea outfits just check out my profile picture



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 4:03 am

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outfit ideas**



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 4:03 am

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User 1 - you said that you've decided that the ride didn't break into private property. My understanding is that the crew and, more importantly, the hospital's owner who WAS there, feel otherwise.

Despite that it's my job to be on them, I think film crews are pretty annoying sometimes. I mean, who the hell are they to tell people that they can't walk on the sidewalk in front of their homes, or to tell people they have to wait to drive their cars through the only road there is to get to where they're going? I think in this case the film crew's presence is unimportant except that it meant security was there, lots of people noticed what the bike ride was doing, and most importantly, the building owner was there. I think that made going ahead with the ride a dumb move. Or at least, it meant that going into the hospital and then not being polite to the people already there a dumb move.

We all break laws on these rides. For me, the issue is not so much that we do but it's how we go about handling the consequences of it (angry drivers, law enforcement, etc.) Like, when people get confrontational with drivers who are understandably annoyed and confused, or when people are assholes to the cops whose JOB it is to make sure we're following the laws designed to keep everyone safe. A lot of riders run around thinking that being in a mob gives us some sort of entitlement to break laws and that we have a right to be belligerent with those who have a problem with it. Breaking laws automatically puts us in the wrong and I just wish riders would go into it with that attitude.

And yes, I love cops. Most of the time.



Team Creanberry
04.10.08 - 12:39 pm

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Katie
Your last posting shows your last gasp of breath on trying to find SOMETHING mischeivious. Before it was defacing and being rude to someone, later turned out to be false. Do you own this building????? The owner was there, if he took action, as is his right, we didnt have SWAT converge and squash us. We were outside the front building for at least 30-40 minutes more socializing. Yes, us hooligan degenerates were engaged in social conversation!!!!!! Sorry for humanizing people you see as miscreants bringing down the whole world view of cycling.



DeKadenzy
04.10.08 - 12:54 pm

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^thank you.



HANDBONE
04.10.08 - 1:12 pm

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Katie,

Breaking in and trespassing are two different things. Sure if you're getting all your info from the owner, of course he's going to embellish his side of the story. Looks like that was your only source of info. We heard from several ridazz here and some I know personally and trust. Guess who I believe?

Also I really don't believe these guys were rude as you still are believing. Sure maybe to the owner after he's all getting bitchie. I think it was more of an accumulation of incidents than this one really that his panties in a knot.

And yeah we break laws when we ride sometimes. What's your point? We break the law and take our chances, just like nearly every single driver on our freeways!

The night would have been alot more fun if the film crew wasn't there. You had no lead time to give ridazz the word that your crew was going to be there? You seem to have found the right thread after the fact, I'm curious as to how you did.

Finally, as a mob I think we're quite reserved from acting with a mob mentality as you describe. I've seen so many times some pissed off driver or resident where we happen to be, come up to us and confront 20, 100, 200 plus ridazz. Any other mob would have UFCed the guy's ass and sent him on with a new perspective in life. What have I seen in every situation except one? Ridazz calming the situation down and reasoning with the guy.

I guess I'll have to explain the one incident above that I saw where there was just property damage done. It was these dumb ass kids that were in their car in the valley. It was after 2am and we were riding back to our cars at the start. They were rolling up next to us trying run us off the road. Words were exchanged and they stopped. They were out numbered and probably drunk. Anyways no punches were thrown, but their car got f**ked up!



User1
04.10.08 - 2:07 pm

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We ride bikes the way we want to, if you don't like it don't ride with us. We are having fun, and we DEFINITELY are not asking for your acceptance. We represent Gnarzilla, NOT midnight ridazz.



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 2:07 pm

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Does that mean you won't be waiting for late ridazz?

:-(



User1
04.10.08 - 2:29 pm

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LOL!!!!! yous guys are never gonna live that one down!!!!!!!



DeKadenzy
04.10.08 - 2:38 pm

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spoke cards for the next gnarzilla ride should be immunization records from file cabinetets that we come across... i know i ghot some ranodm's info on mja spokes.. hollaaa..

ps:

W.T.F. SHORTS?!?!!?!?!!??



vespertine
04.10.08 - 3:12 pm

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It was not "my" crew. I never know where I'm going or what for until I'm called and given an address, usually a few hours before I'm supposed to be there. After I went on the vampire short's set Tuesday evening, I went to two other sets on Wednesday. So I don't claim any kind of ownership for the vampire show, I just went in, did my job, and got out.

I'm not going to continue to try and "prove" what happened. I wasn't there, and I wouldn't give two shits except that people were talking about what happened Monday night (and they thought it was Midnight Ridazz, no less) and it sucked to hear about some douchey behavior. But it's hard to prove to douchebags that they are being douchebags. So I'm not really interested in beating a dead horse on this anymore, or arguing my point beyond saying that I think it sucks to break into private property (and these ARE the words that the crew and apparently the police had used) and then be dicks about it when asked to leave.



Team Creanberry
04.10.08 - 3:25 pm

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all i know to whatever you're talking about is we went into linda vista through an open door...walked around and shined some flash lights into dark rooms and were eventually asked to leave by the security. All the people that were in the same area as me were super nice to the guy and even said thank you for not being a dick to us. then we all left and hung out outside and waited for everyone to come outside. but then again i am a douche bag so maybe thats douche bag behavior.



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 5:03 pm

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and i'm pretty sure everyone that actually went on the ride and was actually there can vouch for that



Kegwrecker
04.10.08 - 5:15 pm

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Silly thing to argue about anymore, but my experience was exactly that of kegwrecker...i mean, if we had really been pissing them off, they would have called the real cops and kicked us off the property completely...as it was we hung around on the lawn for a loooong time and the 'retired' cops were cool with that. There was DEFINITELY no 'breaking and entering' as the place was wide open.

As for the ride overall, it was really fun save for the driver that tried to assault me for doing nothing that he could even vaguely define, and being the only one in the back of the ride that had any idea what part of LA we were in or how to get home. Thanks for the organization guys, i'll definitely catch up with ya on the next one that passes near the eastside.



Lance K
04.10.08 - 5:44 pm

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Yeah..lets face it .We are not gonna hear something like :

Hey guys since I was not there....blaahh..blahhh..apology..I should have asked first before calling you guys out and explicitly saying you vandalized property.I should have validated both sides.

I guess she's sticking to the douchebag story..and the ghost cops that I never saw..dammm..where was I?

Team Creanberry- Im only making a big deal because it hurts"oouch" when another rider calls out a group of riders without basis for it.Nothing wrong with calling people out on their shit when it is warranted.This was not the case.

Positive result from this- You peeps stepping up to defend each other.I felt the love.

Ok ..I had my MR posting fix for the week...




deesimple
04.10.08 - 8:54 pm

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Hell yeah what a fukn ride! We need a version 2.0! Fueld by alcohol!!Long live Los Borrachos.



Rikk33
04.11.08 - 9:32 am

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l;sjh



Rikk33
04.11.08 - 9:34 am

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No Gnar tommorow ??????




HANDBONE
04.30.08 - 11:36 pm

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today ?????



HANDBONE
05.1.08 - 12:52 pm

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Perhaps Gnarzilla is still scouting the route through Satan's lair?



nathansnider
05.1.08 - 2:12 pm

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Perhaps they have already left as to be on time....


hahaha


i kid, i kid.

-J-



Justin
05.1.08 - 3:15 pm

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Third time's a charm



Joe Borfo
05.1.08 - 3:55 pm

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I think they're going to Bicykillers instead!




BICYKILLER
05.1.08 - 4:50 pm

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