THE FUTURE RIDE!!!!!!
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speedybrian2000 at 01.4.08 - 3:29 pm
How will the Midnight Ridazz Rides be 25 years from now? Will we all be rollin' on 1000c automatic geared 50mph roadbikes? Will there be any fixies? Will our beach cruisers be so obsolete that they will become vintage collector's items? Will we have spoke cards? Will we have spokes? Will we become an underground ensemble, secretive from society?
How does everyone think how ridazz will dress in the future, twenty-five years from now? Some ideas might be space helmets, silver space suits, shiny latex, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, all white, see-thru, etc.
* I need help in putting together a futuristic playlist! What kind of music does everyone think we will play in the future?
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I'll make sure to wear my tin foil hat. I hope you all do the same to protect from the intense gamma rays in the future.
Joe Borfo01.4.08 - 3:39 pm
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futuristic playlist - lots of parliament, hawkwind, emerson lake and palmer, and yes.
ruinedbyidiots01.4.08 - 3:42 pm
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i can supply the ELP...Welcome Back My Friends....
stevo401.4.08 - 4:13 pm
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to the show that never ends!
brain salad surgery, tarkus, pictures from an exhibition, and a few more are collecting dust on my shelves.
ruinedbyidiots01.4.08 - 4:20 pm
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i swear, dude, you surprise me more and more with your music prowess. Shouldn't you be just listening to Kroq? I know, I know, your parents... I probably was at shows with them. lol.
stevo401.4.08 - 4:25 pm
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Don't know if any of you remeber the new version of Buck Roger's in the 25st century TV show in the late 1970's. They would dance to electronica music. I would trip on that, and thought there is no way that there would ever be music like that, that people would want to listen to.
was I wrong..
Erin Grey did look good in that spandex jump suit, (aaahhh, memories of pre-puberty)
sexy01.4.08 - 4:29 pm
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98% of modern music is garbage and thankfully for me, kroq doesnt have a powerful enough transmitter to get across the grade in camarillo.
k-earth is really the only station i listen to.
ruinedbyidiots01.4.08 - 4:30 pm
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yes K-rth. I been listening to that stations before that Buck Rogers tv and will probably listen to it til I die.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1066/9641-0022.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Gray%2C%20Erin%20(I)&seq=3
sexy01.4.08 - 4:31 pm
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Hell yeah, big hair and sexy tight see through jump suits.
Girls, I will style the hairs before the ride
sexy01.4.08 - 4:32 pm
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I love Hanoi Jane
sexy01.4.08 - 4:34 pm
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i once dated a girl who was a dead ringer for jane fonda.
ruinedbyidiots01.4.08 - 4:56 pm
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I kid you not: when I first started listening to KROQ there were NO COMMERCIALS!
Oh sorry, thought this was the music thread . . .
mr rollers01.4.08 - 4:58 pm
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Don't even fuckin start...Erin Gray totally made my preteen jeans tight.
hatehills01.4.08 - 4:58 pm
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lucky u, jane fonda was hot all way around, looks, personality, activism, success
sexy01.4.08 - 4:58 pm
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"Don't even fuckin start...Erin Gray totally made my preteen jeans tight."
No chit.
toweliesbong01.4.08 - 4:59 pm
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"I kid you not: when I first started listening to KROQ there were NO COMMERCIALS!"
I started a little after that but it was still back when you could hear Black Sabbath and Devo within the same hour.
toweliesbong01.4.08 - 5:00 pm
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did you all watch that stupid show just to look at her, I did. And that R2D2 rip off with the clock thing with lights hanging off its chest, that was suppose to be all intelligent.
sexy01.4.08 - 5:02 pm
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I would never try KROQ, too addicted to KMET and KLOS, WHOOO-YA
sexy01.4.08 - 5:03 pm
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Slow your roll Sexy...Twiki was the shit.
"Beedee Beedee Beebeep OK Boss"
And KNAC owned all your shit. You're rockin' with Dokken.
hatehills01.4.08 - 5:06 pm
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When i visited LA for the first time back in 86? The Wave was just starting and they had the coolest thing for the top of the hour. They hired people to act out little parts or stories and would tie in "4 o'clock" into the story at exactly 4 o'clcok. So the voice actor would actually speak the words at the right time. It was pretty clever. I don't know if they did that 24/7 but always in the afternoon. That was back in the days when i was way into electronic music like Tangerine Dream and New Agey stuff.
stevo401.4.08 - 5:08 pm
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Did you just mention The Wave after I mentioned KNAC? Wrong.
They could've at least played Kraftwerk...that woulda ruled.
hatehills01.4.08 - 5:09 pm
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haha i got some tangerine dream lps too. i wish i could have gotten on the ground floor on some coil records. the resale value on those things is ridiculous.
ruinedbyidiots01.4.08 - 5:10 pm
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"i wish i could have gotten on the ground floor on some coil records."
No kidding. My friend is a big Coil fan and he lost a huge part of his record collection a few years back, that piece of his collection included all his Coil. He had moved too much and left records in the hands of others.
Spur of the moment we drove to Phoenix to try to find that part of his collection to no avail. Left at 11pm on a Friday night, drove to Phoenix, couldn't find his records on Saturday morning, said Fuck It, lets go to TJ, and was back in LA at 11pm on Saturday night.
He's such an idiot.
toweliesbong01.4.08 - 5:14 pm
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I shot TD at one of their only US Tours back in 86. I have a bunch of albums but they are too prolific and its too overwhelming to try and collect all their music.
stevo401.4.08 - 5:17 pm
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i was a year old then.
i dont think eno-ish elevator muzak will be popular in the future. at least not mainstream popular. i think we will eventually revert back to clicks and whistles, which is what most hip hop beats are made out of these days. the future is neigh!
ruinedbyidiots01.4.08 - 5:21 pm
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HAHA THIS IS "THE FUTURE THREAD" AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE PAST!! RIDE ON!!!
SKIDMARCUS01.4.08 - 5:34 pm
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yes I rocked out with dokken, was even at the Magic Mountain show when all you had to do was bring a 7-up can after 5pm and you got in the park for $3 dollars. That place was so packed that there was 9000 people there to see one of two shows they would play that would hold 3000 people each show.
I did a big a naughty that night, that I will have to tell you about it in person, ask me. It a story that is 20 years old and should never be told on line or over the phone.
I could never get KNAC in at my house during it's hey day.
Dave Koz, who was Mr. Wave (morning radio host, and they heavy rotation of his music) up until about a year ago, was a customer at my work, we would always talk. One day I asked him if he ever wanted to get on the air and say WHOO-YA? He just looked at me blank and had no idea what I was talking about, and he grow up in LA and told me he listen to rockn'roll...go figure.
sexy01.4.08 - 5:36 pm
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Man where are you guys getting all your info? I have alot of stuff that people mention, SPK, Coil, Current 93, etc etc. I was the import buyer at Tower in Sacramento in the 80's. I collected alot of the rare shit. There's a compilation I have with a cut from Coil. This was one of my favorite comps. The album was by Abstract magazine Titled Life at the Top. There's a cut from coil called Homage To Sewage. To this day I haven't really found a good site that cataloged alot of what I have. For example the best reference I can find for the Life at the Top comp is this link, http://brainwashed.com/coil/writings/abstract.html
BTW, this album came with a magazine. Very highly recommended if you could ever find it. Every cut is awesome cut.
So where the fuck is there a good site that has all this cataloged? BTW, I took a look at the homepage of http://brainwashed.com and there's this one artist that still performs. She must have been fuckin young when she started! Anyways her name was Annie Anxiety, now it's Little Annie, http://www.myspace.com/littleannieakaannieanxietybandez I don't know much about what she is putting out now, but her early stuff is pretty noisy. Worth taking a looksie.
User101.4.08 - 5:37 pm
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I think we all need a cyper hug now
sexy01.4.08 - 5:40 pm
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Who? this guy? He and Giddle Partridge were at Rodney on the Rock's Hollywood Star party. I shot that too. The Nymphs, Donnas, Channel 3 and Redd Kross performed. That was a good show.
stevo401.4.08 - 6:04 pm
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He seems like a dick though.
stevo401.4.08 - 6:07 pm
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HAHA THIS IS "THE FUTURE THREAD" AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE PAST!! RIDE ON!!!
SKIDMARCUS01.4.08 - 6:10 pm
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1nce again, 'nuther thread been hijacked into Nutsalgia-land.
I picture future rides consisting of dodging bullet-trains, and bunnyhoppin' shoppin' carts.
bentstrider01.4.08 - 6:25 pm
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I have some old vinyl's of various versions of Bunny Hop.
Joe Borfo01.4.08 - 6:37 pm
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HAHA THIS IS "THE FUTURE THREAD" AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE PAST!! RIDE ON!!!
toweliesbong01.4.08 - 6:38 pm
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Please add Devo and Kraftwerk to the playlist. They are a must....above anything that motorhe...er....ruinedidiot suggests.
Richard_Colossus01.4.08 - 7:14 pm
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"HAHA THIS IS "THE FUTURE THREAD" AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE PAST!! RIDE ON!!!
SKIDMARCUS"
Sad, but true . . . but just think, back in the past they tried to imagine what the future was like, for example "2001: A Space Oddysey" had people going to the moon like they were going to Las Vegas for the weekend, ha! And weren't we all supposed to be driving flying cars by now? Only a few real nutcases like Phillip K. Dick figured out that it wasn't all about technology making our lives "better".
Anyway, back in the past we thought 2008 was way in the future. Now we're here, right, only who thought we'd be all riding around on bikes and having the time of our lives?
"The past is over, the future lies ahead, only the present is real"
Am I making any sense? I'm way too sober . . .
mr rollers01.4.08 - 8:48 pm
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Rollers-
for the very first song on the playlist on the ride, i was thinking of playing the 2001 space odyssey theme song! For those of you who havent heard it:
http://www.moviesounds.com/2001/2001theme.mp3
speedybrian200001.4.08 - 11:47 pm
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"HAHA THIS IS "THE FUTURE THREAD" AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE PAST!! RIDE ON!!!
this hijacking thought is dogmatic. If I ask you how your sons education is going and the conversation leads to us talking about fixing your garage, and your mother in-law coming to visit, does that mean we have hijacked the conversation. Life doesn't happen that way, thats what make life interesting. Conversations take on lives of their own. Even hijacking rides, make its more interesting. Like when we went up Barham. That was fun, and it shook everything up and had people engaging with each other in a different way.
Lighten up, and let life happen. Cyper hug anyone?
could you imagine if everything went as planned. BORING!
I still love you CH. Its ok man!
sexy01.4.08 - 11:57 pm
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Speedy,
That's Thus Spake Zarathustra. by Richard Strauss. Inspired by the book of the same name.
stevo401.5.08 - 7:00 am
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in the future, the human population will be so dense that living bodies will stand shoulder to shoulder across the entire planet and will stack 10 - 20 high. the roughest types of humans will be called upon to catch floaters on top so as to form a protective barrier much like skin cells protect our bodies. eventually, there will be so many trillions of humans that arm-like extremities will form and will eventually evolve into giant sized wings. That's when true space travel will be possible.
Roadblock01.5.08 - 10:53 am
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In 25 years, we will be dead thanks to our robot 'companions.' You'll have to find rides on MidnightRobozz.com
illafilla01.14.08 - 12:30 pm
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I saw something scarier (and real). Apparently, in Japan, they have a huge problem with an aging population, and not enough young women having babies. Basically, their population, if current trends continue, is expected to shrink by a third by 2050. Rather than allowing more immigrants, politicians would rather look to the robotics industry to provide elder care, and to provide a type of work force.
A temporary fix at best, and an attempt by politicos to avoid sensitive social issues.
illafilla01.14.08 - 5:40 pm
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Thanks for posting this Franz. I really think alot of people don't really keep up with the latest issues in regards to robots. If we continue to ignore this issue, we may find ourselves becoming servants to these robots some day.
User101.14.08 - 7:03 pm
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speedy,
I can help you, if you need.
Joe Borfo01.15.08 - 2:36 pm
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I'm going to show up in a paddle boat... not really, but I wish.
the reverend dak01.15.08 - 6:56 pm
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fucking AWESOME idea for a ride Speedy!
Roadblock01.16.08 - 4:41 pm
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That song was where my nickname came from back in High School Circa 1980.
stevo401.16.08 - 5:32 pm
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Yup. Rick Weed (his real name) and a couple of others started singing that to me in Band. (I hadn't heard of Devo yet) but the name stuck ever since.
stevo401.16.08 - 7:05 pm
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I'm so wearing my "THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FUTURE, WHERE IS MY JETPACK?" shirt on this ride.
ephemerae01.16.08 - 8:41 pm
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@ephemerae
now thats a funny shirt!
This is the new route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1559076
(around 16-17 miles)
The route takes us through:: (2) 7-elevens, 1 parking lot, 1 college, 1 taco stand (they are still functional in the future!)
speedybrian200001.17.08 - 11:14 am
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@ Borfo
Yes, i would be so down with a devo costume, would you have one to borrow?
speedybrian200001.18.08 - 10:37 am
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i've been watching ebay for a Devo Dome for a while but they are sooo expensive. i wanted one for the ALC ride next June but i can't quite justify $60+ on a Stevo Dome with the high probability that it will get trashed.
stevo401.18.08 - 2:09 pm
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Stevo,
Did you see the one that has a crack in it?
item 270204045176
User101.18.08 - 4:42 pm
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or you could just hunt out a plastic flower pot, which is what the originals were
FuzzBeast01.18.08 - 4:47 pm
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better be some DAFT PUNK rocking out here
ephemerae01.20.08 - 12:45 pm
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this sounds like an incredibly good time
ectoplasm01.21.08 - 10:11 am
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In case of rain, we will postpone the ride till next month!!!
speedybrian200001.21.08 - 10:16 am
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Thanks User1, I'm watching that one now. We'll see!
Thanks
stevo401.21.08 - 10:41 am
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The FUTURE?
Who's with me, and doing a post-apocalypse thing instead?
You know, think Waterworld. Boats! Boats!
the reverend dak01.21.08 - 4:05 pm
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so when will we know for sure if this will be cancelled? will it be posted a few hours before? or same day?
mmhmm01.24.08 - 12:38 pm
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I say keep it on, regardless of rain. just have it again next month if you really desire it to be so.
the reverend dak01.24.08 - 3:00 pm
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even if its "officially" cancelled the craziest awesome will show up and you will have F.U.N. in the rain. i know i will do my best to get there rain or shine...
SKIDMARCUS01.24.08 - 3:40 pm
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Even if it's "officially" bumped to next month, plus for me.
I'm "unofficially" entitled to "one Shatterday" off, a month.
This really bites me.
Should I take the tweekend off for C-Mob, or something like this?
Perhaps we should combine the two rides into the
"Futuristic C.R.A.N.K.adelic Mobb Krall"!!
But, if all goes as planned, then scratch this idea'r.
bentstrider01.25.08 - 12:44 pm
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@Ridazz-
If it is clear tonight, WE ARE ROLLING!!!! To be sure, check this posting before coming down to the valley tonight, we will know for sure if it is going to be raining or if its clear.
Worst case, we just postpone the Future ride till the last sat nite in Feb
speedybrian200001.26.08 - 11:34 am
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Anyone riding to this from Hollywood or thereabouts - or anyone got an extra spot in one of those vehicular cage type things?
--sam
ideasculptor01.26.08 - 1:10 pm
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Sam call me 323 four 6 five 67 oh nine....
skano01.26.08 - 1:41 pm
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttTTTTTTTTTTTTT,,,,,futuristic styling flyin high like giants mind bending like scannahs,,taking heads thats that how im wildling..dont believe me ask speedy Bri eye yon..
skano01.26.08 - 3:20 pm
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it off again..!
http://www.accuweather.com/us/ca/los-angeles/90038/city-weather-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&u=1&traveler=0
Regular Mike01.26.08 - 3:58 pm
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So it's possible that "The Future Ride" will be postponed until some point in... The Future? whoah johnnies that's on some Steven Hawking type shit right there.
Roadblock01.26.08 - 5:07 pm
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RB you should've got behind Monroe and been like BANG BANG!
skano01.26.08 - 5:20 pm
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right now its 5:22pm, very cloudy here in the valley, but no rain yet. I will give ya guys an update around 7:30-8:00pm. Here is my cell just in case: 818-919-3637
speedybrian200001.26.08 - 5:24 pm
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Its raining hard here in the valley (7:40pm) so we are postponing this ride to the future....
hey, but we gots the barcopz next wed! (no rain)
speedybrian200001.26.08 - 7:39 pm
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Terrible, but not so bad.
At least I'll now be able to pick a Saturday to take off for the postponement.
My plan is to ferry as many IE'ers and Desert Rats in a van as possible.
Bikes, beer, meat/grill, and all.
And unlike that guy from the "Devils Rejects", there will be
"Ice Cream in our future".
bentstrider01.26.08 - 8:35 pm
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RESCHEDULE ALREADY! :)
mmhmm02.1.08 - 2:02 am
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isn't that how the tin man from Wizard of Oz died?
dannyzuko02.16.08 - 9:06 am
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Space is dark it is so endless
When you're lost it's so relentless
It is so big, it is small
Why does man try to act so tall
Is this the reason
Deep in our minds
It does not feel it does not die
Space is neither truth nor lies
Into the void we have to travel
To find the clue which will unravel
Is this the reason
Deep in our minds
The secret lies with our tomorrow
In each of us is a hidden sorrow
The path goes onward through the night
Beyond the realms of ancient light
Is this the reason
Deep in our minds
ruinedbyidiots02.16.08 - 3:59 pm
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Fun drunken night of riding around with a bunch a futuristic weirdos, or goin on the Dark Century to train for the ALC..Why must these two rides collide on the same night?
dl124502.19.08 - 11:32 pm
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THE FUTURE IS TOMORROW!
SPOOK02.20.08 - 1:13 am
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In the future, there is only one dance: the robot.
And the robo-boogey.
In the future, there are only 2 dances.
bananaphone02.20.08 - 9:48 am
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God save the queen we mean it man
There is no future in England's dreaming
No future for you no future for me
No future no future for you....
The Pistols
skd02.20.08 - 9:55 am
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@bananaphone
So, "2-steppin' " and plain, old "step-up" dancing have been officially, forbidden?!?!?!?!?
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
bentstrider02.20.08 - 10:22 am
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@bentstrider
In teh future, we have determined (much like toweliesbong) that anything with the word "-step" in it is illogical and therefore forbidden.
also, how in the fack do I post youtube stuff on this archaic webforum?
bananaphone02.20.08 - 10:37 am
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@bananaphone
I'll just have to run underground brothels where this type of dance is held in secret.
As for the Youtube vids, if you have one posted on their site, just find the embed column, copy the code from there, paste it here when posting a message, and Bob's Your Uncle.
bentstrider02.20.08 - 10:42 am
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http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/USCA0777?dayNum=3
mmhmm02.20.08 - 11:33 am
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So, the mission gets scrapped the second time around?????
In the words of Will Smith....
"AWWWWWWWWWWW HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLL NAAAAAAWWW!!"
bentstrider02.20.08 - 11:35 am
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@bananaphone
Well, whomever those guys were, their show is premiering on my birthday.
bentstrider02.21.08 - 5:27 am
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WARNING!!!
IN THE FUTURE, EVERYTHING IS AMPLIFIED.
spiraldemon02.21.08 - 9:37 am
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IT SEEMS THAT NO MATTER HOW DISPRERITE WE GET DO DO THIS RIDE, IT'S ALWAYS IN THE FUTURE!
WHAT GIVES?
eddieboyinla02.21.08 - 10:30 am
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@eddieboyinla
SGC opened another wormhole that went through the sun.
That caused the Sun to spin faster, which caused all other planets in vicinity to spin faster.
However, this only happened in a nanosecond and just enough to throw the date/time of the Ride further out beyond our grasp.
Think of it as unsynchronized audio in a martial arts film.
The Future ride is the mouth that keeps moving, and everything else is the voice that finished the sentence 30 seconds ago.
Keeping with that, In the future, Unsynchronized time will loop right into another time frame.
We'll essentially be partying with ourselves from 2 weeks ago, next week!!
bentstrider02.21.08 - 9:26 pm
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Now the news is saying saturday night into sunday morning is going to be the heaviest rains... This ride is really starting to look like a "future" ride.............. ................ ................
Manny@RBB02.22.08 - 7:08 am
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Right now its too early to tell, but if it does rain the ride will be cancelled!
Please check this posting often for rain updates!
Right now:
http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/91602?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared
speedybrian200002.22.08 - 9:34 am
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Dang it man, it's showing 60% chance of rain.
This looks like it's going to be a game day decision, no?
User102.22.08 - 11:32 am
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Weather.com says a 20% chance of sprinkling tommorrow.
Let's hope it stays that way.
bentstrider02.22.08 - 1:41 pm
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Im gettin the playlist together right now, so far we have: devo, benny benassi, beastie boys, berlin, cypress hill,
speedybrian200002.22.08 - 5:02 pm
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So, by the talk of this playlist, the ride's still "Sallying Foreth".
In that case, Air, DJ Icey, people of that nature.
bentstrider02.22.08 - 6:15 pm
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Le Tigre - Deceptacon
mmhmm02.22.08 - 6:41 pm
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ay speedy, what sound system are you using tomorrow? also, what about playing some "pink floyd", if it's not raining tomorrow, ill see you at the ride, ok
eddieboyinla02.22.08 - 8:54 pm
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Not trying to bug, but how much notice before we get the final go/no-go?
The chopper's on standby for the go-ahead.
Heavy wind activity, but that's about it.
bentstrider02.22.08 - 9:47 pm
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we can get a better idea around 6 or 7 pm tomorrow night, I was just watching the news and they said we are expecting showers at night. (?????) We are gonna have to just call it a few hours before the ride.
If it doesnt rain, we will have a pretty fun time! If we do start the ride and it starts to rain, we have:
Plan B - Stay at a close bar, get drunk till the rain stops!
Plan C - Hit the nearest starbucks, get some hot cocoa till the rain stops!
Plan D - Afterparty at my house!
speedybrian200002.22.08 - 11:46 pm
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Alright, I'll keep tabs up until that time tommorrow.
I have to go work until 8 also, that gives me about 1.5 hours to hit the dropzone.
bentstrider02.23.08 - 1:54 am
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http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?hourly=1&query=90024&yday=53&weekday=Saturday
Limeyfly02.23.08 - 9:41 am
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Hate to be the doomsayer, but it's 90% change of rain by 7PM tonight... and 100% by 10PM until Sunday.
I'm really annoyed about it actually, so yeah. I'm so OVER this rainy weather.
On a brighter note!:
nevermind, i have nothing.
the reverend dak02.23.08 - 1:29 pm
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Arghhh!! Come on...didn't anyone see AI (Artificial Intelligence
Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Haley Joel Osment)? Isn't the future world flooded by melted ice caps and torrential rains? I mean if we can sit through a performance of Funderstorm can't we ride through a little, uh...Rain? I say we ride no matter how bad the downpour! Go to a bar if it's too much and go to the next one on the route when it lets up/stops.
onyurmark02.23.08 - 1:55 pm
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Cancel the future (ride).
kyber02.23.08 - 1:56 pm
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It has just started raining!!!!!!! F:*#k'nS*&T!!!!!!!
Brian What say Ye?
DeKadenzy02.23.08 - 2:10 pm
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I guess the future ride is better left to the future, as all rides are future rides.
Brians got the Blue Balls ride setup for next month and I pitched him the idea of the Jake and Elwood ride or Blues Brothers ride for April. We can all dress up as one of the characters from one of the greatest movies of all time. Obvious will be to dress up as either Jake or Elwood, can imagine a shitload of black suits and thin ties, Fedora hats, Ray Ban glasses, etc. We will play Blues, Soul, R&B music and I think it will be absolutely one of the bestest rides ever!!
Ive offered to be in charge or contribute to the play list as I have a lot of good blues stuffs. I can start loading my IPOD up and if any of you have stuff you want to add or request bring it.
The Blues Brothers Ride mofos, the Blues Brothers Ride mofos!!
leoleo02.23.08 - 2:25 pm
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IT'S 4:06 PM, 2-23-2008, SATURDAY AFTERNOON
ARE WE RIDING OR WHAT, WHATS A LITTLE RAIN, I'LL BRING A BAR OF SOAP!
eddieboyinla02.23.08 - 4:07 pm
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Well there's one bright spot to canceling the ride! You guys can work more on the play list and BBD's sound system will be ready then. It will be out of the shop SUPPOSEDLY Monday.
BTW, can you play some Banana Splits, The Monkees, Some early Abba, and if you really want to get the crowd rocking, some Air Supply?
User102.23.08 - 4:07 pm
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O, hai thar.
This shindig cancelled due to rain, por qua?
bananaphone02.23.08 - 4:28 pm
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The blues brothers!!
Best movie evar.
"We had a band pow'rful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline. "
"Orange whip? Orange whip? Who wants an orange whip?"
"Don't you say a fuckin word"
"How much for you daughter?"
"You traded it for a microphone?"
Roadblock02.23.08 - 4:39 pm
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YOYYOYOYYoyoyOy back from the future ,here...lets ride cuz it's gunna stop raining at 9pm sharp..
skano02.23.08 - 4:48 pm
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Alright, the chopper is fueled up and ready to take off.
I'm leaving by 20:10, get down to the dropzone by 21:40.
Hit me up, 760-6eightysixed-3zerofiftyone in case of route diversion or change of intercept course.
It's Shatter-day, and I'm ready to roll!!
bentstrider02.23.08 - 5:46 pm
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LOOKS LIKE WE CATCHING THE "TAIL" END OF THE STORM, ANYBODY ANY CLEARER ON THIS, I'LL BE COMING FROM PASADENA, AND I REALLY WANT TO RIDE TO NIGHT?
eddieboyinla02.23.08 - 6:19 pm
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FUCK THAT, I NEED TO RIDE TONIGHT! SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW SOMEWAY, SOMETIME?
eddieboyinla02.23.08 - 6:23 pm
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What's the Status of Rain???
Someone said that the rain will stop @ 9pm.
But Weather.com said to be overnight.
Daniel LaROsso02.23.08 - 6:29 pm
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Its raining right now, but it seems to be off and on. Its still too early to tell, but @ 7:30 we will have a better idea.
We might all meet up anyways and go with plan B: bar hop till it stops raining!!
speedybrian200002.23.08 - 6:36 pm
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ON MY WAY, FUCK YA, THANKS, AT LEAST SOMETHINGS GOING ON RIGHT?
eddieboyinla02.23.08 - 6:37 pm
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Weather.com is saying rain all night, with better odds as the night goes on. Gonna have to be a judgement call come ride time? There's a little bar, Universal Bar and Grill on Lankershim, that we could easily take over. Probably only holds about 100 so I guess it depends on the turn out. But it's about a block from the Red Line so it makes it easy for anyone goin back downtown....side thought.
DetroitRider02.23.08 - 6:39 pm
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accuwather has it over 60% from 8pm and on tonight. They had the same forecast during that time it poured hard on one S&S ride... they were spot on. But again... who knows. KABC's Live Doppler Radar HD 7000 has a break in the clouds above L.A. but the animated radar has rain coming in right after. I hate the rain and bike ride nights. Especially since this is 2nd time in a row for the cruz with us peeeps. Damn!!
digablesoul02.23.08 - 6:41 pm
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As speedybrian2000 said, the plan-B barhop would suffice greatly while riding out this storm.
I've been renamed ROTW and recently got my double/triples endorsements tacked on, so just watch for the Daedalus to drop out of hyperspace.
bentstrider02.23.08 - 6:43 pm
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BRIGH GREENS ARE FADDING IN OUR AREA, (LOOK AT BOTH PICS CLOSLY) SO NO MATTER WHAT I'LL BE THERE, HOPEFULLY NOT SOAKED AND WET, (KINDA REMINDS ME OF WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS FUCKED UP CONMTRY, JUST JOKING, GUYZ, TUFF GUYZ WILL SHOW UP, GOOD LUCK LADIES, ACT LIKE YOU GOT A PAIR, LOL,
----END OF LINE.
eddieboyinla02.23.08 - 6:52 pm
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I say let's do it! But so that we can have a proper future ride we should dub this ride something else. Maybe the "Drowned Rat Ride"!
Soultrain02.23.08 - 7:32 pm
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The rain has stopped for a good hour, the skys are clear, some clouds, -----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
-----WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
If it starts to rain, we will hit the nearest bar!!!!!!!!
p.s. WE ARE ROLLIN!!!!!!!
speedybrian200002.23.08 - 7:34 pm
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Not to spoil the energy ,but it is SERIOUSLY freaken cold and couldy in Hollywood and since I know I can throw a rock and hit NoHo park from here.......I dunnoknow...
Regular Mike02.23.08 - 8:10 pm
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I suggest indulging in a little fire water before the ride. It is friggin bitter ass cold tonight, though. If you don't have gloves, expect a little discomfort.
Ohhhh-pah!!
DetroitRider02.23.08 - 8:20 pm
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i hate having a broken bike :( even if i didnt im not in town :( booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
rockintothrice02.23.08 - 8:21 pm
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The Good News is........
The future will not suffer from drought conditions.
sexy02.23.08 - 9:47 pm
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Just rolled in from the ride....gave up when we rode less then a block from my place after about 3 rain delays. The church stop was priceless! Even though I bailed, that shit was supa dope. Wooo!
DetroitRider02.23.08 - 11:59 pm
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The future is wet and has plenty of Saturns packed with subwoofers. Good times!
bananaphone02.24.08 - 2:08 am
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fuck yeah... After an amazing ride, My adventure ended almost catastrophically. I nearly t-boned some asshole on the way homewhne he decided to run a red light!. Yet when I pulled up next to him he wanted to cuss me out? I hate ass holez who cant drive drunk. :-P lol fuck it.. I made it home and those I helped out, party one and rock on to the next ride!!!
Soultrain02.24.08 - 3:25 am
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all you guyz that didn't show up?
what can i tell you?
what can anybody say about you?
seriously?
seriously?
again: SERIOUSLY?
IT'S 4:45AM AND I JUST GOT HOME, THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT MADE IT A REALLY ENJOYABLE!
SERIOUSLY!
SERiously.
---end of line.
eddieboyinla02.24.08 - 4:53 am
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Best rain-ride, ever.
And my sincerest apologies to that dude (forgot his name again)
that I rear-ended due to my photo-opping.
bentstrider02.24.08 - 5:00 am
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AY, BENTSTRIDER, I REALLY LIKE YOUR RECUMBENT, ENJOYED RAPPING WITH YOU, YOU GOT HOME FAST, COOL, CATCH ME A REAL WILD CAYOTE, MY CAT NEEDS A FRIEND, I ALWAYS LEAVE HER ALONE WHEN I GO RIDING, BOY THOUGH, AS SOON AS I'M DOWN THE STREET, SHE'S AT THE DOOR "MEOWING", I CAN HEAR HER OUT ON THE STREET AS I'M APPROCHING MY APARTMENT. IT'S SO COOL, AND THE "PLUS IS" THAT IT'S A GRIL CAT, PUSSY AT MY HOUSE ALL THE TIME!
eddieboyinla02.24.08 - 5:16 am
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I'll post those pics up sometime tonight.
I only got about 4 hours of sleep in the last two days.
Damned, Flatbillers and they're loud-ass, trucks that never see a speck of dirt, let alone, a mud-bog.
bentstrider02.24.08 - 5:35 am
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Wow, finally the future ride did happen! This was the best rain ride ever! Surprisingly, we had a good turnout, around 50 ridazz, the underground parking structure was brillant, and 7-11 hotdogs rock at 2am!
Thanks to all that showed, great to meet ya bananaphone (you gots a sweet ride!) Now, if I can only find time to upload these pics....
speedybrian200002.24.08 - 11:08 am
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It's 2:30pm on Sunday and I just woke up thinking it was about 9 in the morn! HAD AN AMAZING RAID RIDE LAST NIGHT!!! Thanks for not canceling Speedy! I was amazed at how dry I stayed. Riders...get some freakin rain gear!
onyurmark02.24.08 - 2:42 pm
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Great Ride, rain made it more fun just like it did when I was a kid terrorizing the streets with my BMX bike!!
Benstrider bent my ride!! You probably forgot my name because I dont think I have ever told you what it is. Took the ride into Howards shop, best case 6 spokes need to be swapped out, worse case wheel is bad too and need to get a new wheel and lace it up to the Nexus hub on it.
leoleo02.24.08 - 3:23 pm
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bentstrider: where can we see a video of the ride??
mmhmm02.24.08 - 8:25 pm
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At the end of the ride, I found a white bicycle helmet at the park, does this belong to anyone???
speedybrian200002.24.08 - 9:35 pm
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@leoleo, mmmhmm
Glad I got the name, and I've got a spare bike in case you need it.
As for the vids, I'll get them up in due time.
Just hold it steady.
bentstrider02.25.08 - 2:16 am
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Benstrider - do you want me to tell you what the total bill is to fix the bike when its done?
leoleo02.25.08 - 7:39 am
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HERES MY GUESS: 148,692 DOLLARS, AND 23 CENTS, <--- AM I CLOSE?
eddieboyinla02.26.08 - 8:28 am
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I cant believe this ride is in the past now....
Roadblock02.26.08 - 2:07 pm
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@roadblock
The Langoliers failed to properly dispose of it.
And Father Time paid good money for them too!!!
bentstrider02.26.08 - 2:11 pm
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i have to agree with roadblock.
i know speedy didnt want to wait another month for this ride but i wish i didnt rain and everybody would have showed up all dressed up.
funanu02.26.08 - 3:45 pm
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Eddie - you're wrong, seriously and deliriously wrong.
Benstrider - Howard whos a ridaa himself and was on the ride that night is fixing it up. Spokes are $6.00 and hes giving the Midnight Ridazz discount, got him a 6 pack of Saporro.
leoleo02.26.08 - 4:25 pm
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Next time, I'll keep a little, more distance in the pouring rain when taking snapshots.
I mean, I'm supposed to be the professional driver of the group, so I must do what I have to, to maintain my rank.
bentstrider02.26.08 - 5:09 pm
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This time, what you could do is at least OFFER to pay for the work. Its what I would do if I messed someones bike because I was not looking. Im actually surprised and a little bothered that you have not offered thus far and if you havent yet, you probably wont. Call me crazy, but I couldnt let myself get by without fixing a bike that I messed up.
leoleo02.26.08 - 6:31 pm
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@leoleo.
Next time you need some money for the work performed, please say so.
Not trying to sound like an ass, but I'm the type that usually answers a direct, closed-ended request from another.
Not to mention, I had gone with only two hours of sleep in a 48hr period that day, so I was already kind of thinking slow.
If it makes you feel better, I'll slip you a twenty at the next ride.
I just don't want this to end like the Source Awards, now.
bentstrider02.26.08 - 6:54 pm
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Bentsrider
Thats the thing, I dont think I should have to ask you for it. And its not about the money. If I messed up your bike, the first thing I would do is step up and offer to pay for it.
leoleo02.26.08 - 7:02 pm
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Fellow Ridazz, here ye here, long ago in a universe far in the future I wrote A TREATISE ON BIKE ETIQUETTE. Here is entry 43.22.7:
If you run into someone say you're sorry. Inspect the runnee's bike and if it is apparent that there is damage immediately offer to fix or pay for a fix. At this point the runnee has the option to say "No biggie, give me a beer or a smoke", or give me your phone number or email and we'll take care of this later. The runnee does not have the option of immediately saying "GIMME $800 RIGHT NOW MOTHERFUCKER!!!"
There's more, but I'm old, I can't find my copy of the book, and my brain is rotten. srsly
Hpister de Tocqueville02.26.08 - 7:09 pm
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@leoleo
-Understood, Sir.
That was an ignorant gesture worthy of a court-martial and every waking day in the hold will be well spent.
I have done a disservice to a fellow wingman, the SGC, and the USAF.
bentstrider02.26.08 - 7:37 pm
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I dont even know what youre saying or trying to say.
leoleo02.26.08 - 7:46 pm
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@leoleo
-All humor aside, I should be flogged for my ignorance.
bentstrider02.26.08 - 8:23 pm
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Leo,
he's trying to apologize.
Drew02.26.08 - 8:39 pm
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I'll buy both of you beers if you make nice already.
bananaphone02.26.08 - 10:12 pm
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forget it Im done with this bs. You want to give me $16 next time you see me go ahead, if not I dont. I dont give a shit either way. I was not going to say anything and just forget about it but I decided it would bother me more if I didnt say anything then say something and come of ass an asshole.
ride.
leoleo02.26.08 - 10:54 pm
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bentstrider-where's the video you were taking right before you crashed into leoleo? :P
mmhmm02.27.08 - 10:22 am
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@mmhhmm
I was taking some still-shots at the time I pitted leoleo.
The shot came out kind of blurry though, so it's probably of no value.
However, as a result of lessons learned from this particular incident, I have planned upon getting one of these.......
strict helmet cam
That and I've learned that when I'm tired, my motor skills aren't exactly 150%.
I actually pulled over on the trip home to catch a couple of winks.
bentstrider
02.27.08 - 5:10 pm
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if he doesnt find it, maybe he can recreate one and crash into mhmm
leoleo02.27.08 - 5:13 pm
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Well, since I'm assuming all pistola's have been safed, we should consider this thread sinked.
bentstrider02.27.08 - 6:20 pm
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but we want more vids bentstrider!
mmhmm02.27.08 - 6:33 pm
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Damn, someone must've forgotten to purge the buoyancy tanks.
I've got another one I've still got to put together.
As for that link I couldn't get to work, I was thinking of getting one of those Oregon Scientific, Helmet Cams.
For $130, those things are a great deal over at the Sharper Image.
bentstrider02.27.08 - 6:59 pm
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