Thread started by tinyE at 10.12.08 - 1:13 pm

What an amazing ride. The pace, the people, the route, the convention center (sshhh) USC bik party and who can forget the gun blazin' public safety ending the night with a fake pig pow wow!

Can't wait for the next one.

Elie

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tinyE says:

"Can't wait for the next one."

+404004040040400404



jonnyboy
10.12.08 - 1:20 pm

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+1



stillline
10.12.08 - 1:22 pm

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I want to nominate either ROBOTZ and / or Alex Thompson for Ride of the Week and / or Rider of the Week.



jonnyboy
10.12.08 - 1:39 pm

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I AGREE.

i<3 alex
i<3 ryan
i<3 ROBO03030030T030303z



Frozen Fingersss
10.12.08 - 1:42 pm

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I don't use the word epic often...

...but that was one of the most epic rides I have ever been on. It made me re-realize why I love this group of people so much. This ride will go down in the history books for all that were involved.

ROBOT DUCKZ / Alex Thompson for ROTW



jonnyboy
10.12.08 - 1:44 pm

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your just stoked cause you escaped the public safety !@#$?s with out getting your info takenn.. sneaky fuck.



theshues
10.12.08 - 1:48 pm

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Also wanted to publicly thank Ryan (Undercover Bob) because I know he had a lot to do with the route planning. It was fucking genius man.

Pure fucking genius!

ROBOTZ + AT + UCB 4 ROTW



jonnyboy
10.12.08 - 1:49 pm

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KwakTasticr!!!! How fresh was Denny's at 6am!?? I am super blown away... aside from Gabby getting hauled off, and a people wanting longer stops (think our thirst for longer stops should be quenched for like...ever) this ride was so super fantastic!! DOOD...the convention center! WTF!?!? Also cops cruising by us...Not "stay on your right" but "OBAMA 08!!!" rad rad rad. KWAK!!!!!





mixtemotions
10.12.08 - 1:51 pm

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shues
you're just bitter cause you got the longest pat down from officer dickhead! lol

THREE QUACKS FOR ROBOTZ!

TWO FINGERS UP FOR EXPO PARK PUBLIC SAFETY BREAKING UP THE DANCE PARTY!



tinyE
10.12.08 - 1:51 pm

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couldn't have been a better first ride, amirite?
was a blast! r 0 b 0 t z ~



thewalti
10.12.08 - 1:54 pm

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KNITTENS HAS STRUCK AGAIN!!!!

LEAVING a trail of dead convention centers, carcasses of parking lots, and a burnt football track in its wake. Even the police couldn't stop R0B0110TZ from destroying the city. Again EPIC R0B0110TZ killed LA from Downtown on out.

Nobody can stop KNITTENS FROM KILLING IT!!!



tallcans4tallbikes
10.12.08 - 1:56 pm

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theshues
10.12.08 - 1:58 pm

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awesomeness..

Thank you Alex and Ryan for an amazing route - the convention center was supreme, i have never ridden on floors that smooth, let alone the fucken convention center.

Sound system was dope. partying in front of that building was supreme, what building was that and why was it okay for us to be there?

I am sorry for Gabby - Shues you did get the longest pat down, maybe they realized it was your birthday - or they just liked your shoes. Shelli - thanks for the heads up text, however i was no where near my phone - pictures please post and video - i know there is video out there - 6am Denny's was a trip..

Pace lining home with Ryan, Jonny and Alex - sweet.

can we do all over again tonight?

ALEX / UCB = ROTW



bondink
10.12.08 - 2:08 pm

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^^^ BUMP ^^^

do you realize all the shit we got away with last nght?! i cannot wait for the next route!



bondink
10.12.08 - 2:41 pm

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Ohhh Ms. Bond... you must have hit your head!! whatever are you talking about!?



mixtemotions
10.12.08 - 2:53 pm

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Next ride, I'll have an even louder system on my bike, and yes, Granny Panties for all!!!



bentstrider
10.12.08 - 2:57 pm

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kinda bummed i left early but at the same time i didnt get home until 520 after riding back to CM park & dropping off matt in el segundo and justin off in the valley. auughh so tired. haha. super fun! and hey i did it! i'm proud of myself

but badass ride definitely.



tinycities
10.12.08 - 4:12 pm

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@ tinycities:

yes - you did it - i knew you could. you just gotta be positive and KNOW you can. it sounds cheesy - but you did it. i am proud of you, too :)



bondink
10.12.08 - 4:33 pm

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WHO HAS MY PIPE???

i let someone borrow it and i left the circle of smoking to dance and then got on my bike and then the cops came.



Frozen Fingersss
10.12.08 - 4:38 pm

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Best ride evar! can't even say how good it was, it was so damn good. soooooooooooo damnnnnnnnnnn gooooooooooood.



kryxtanicole
10.12.08 - 11:18 pm

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@ nikki (aka) coe coe butta, hey its bernie! i need to know when you are going to ride this week because i really need to get that reciept from you.. i dont have any way of knowing if you're going to be at a ride? so can you e-mail me your cell phone number? i really need that cvs reciept! here's my e-mail address
frenchconn@yahoo.com





the return of the frenchconn..
10.12.08 - 11:34 pm

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gabgab we picked it up. Last I heard, AT had it, where it is now, I am unsure.



Jaz
10.13.08 - 2:56 am

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we tried to meet up but we were dropped by the group we were with...hope you had fun!



MOM_RIDAZ420
10.13.08 - 8:39 am

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<--------More pics are up over there.

And some more on Flickr



hatehills
10.13.08 - 11:44 am

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@ hatehills:

your pictures are awesome! nice.

it took me back
to another world
just flipping through
where we sailed
our tires on ice
the convention center floor
and danced
till the world
spun upside down
with puppets
and footdown
when we sat there
on that cold cement floor
with unwanted light
bright in our tired eyes
we cuddled
and chatted
and loved and were
these ridazz
these robotz
ride on, my friends
ride on






bondink
10.13.08 - 11:55 am

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That totally didn't rhyme.

I kid, I kid :)

I goofed on that link. Here's the full set on Flickr.





hatehills
10.13.08 - 12:00 pm

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I HATE YOU ALEX THOMPSON!



sexy
10.13.08 - 12:18 pm

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KNITTENS HAS RAZED THE BAR FOR FUCKIN SHIT UP!!!!



tallcans4tallbikes
10.13.08 - 3:11 pm

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this ride had me making a lot of bad decisions, but it was fun and i'm glad i didn't get arrested.

thanks alex =)




tomato
10.13.08 - 3:16 pm

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sexy now officially reminds me of myself about, several months ago.




bentstrider
10.13.08 - 3:36 pm

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A great thanks to everyone during the ride--great spirits the entire way through. I had a wonderful time and saw many familiar great faces who party 'just right' rather than 'eeek.'


Just a side-mention

There are many fantastic officers per county, state etc. and even, potentially, that very night, who are just trying to keep people safe/property alright.

There are a few, though, that are motivated in other ways towards other ends (collecting ticket revenue, making arrests, etc. to increase arrest metrics/get a promotion)--you never know who these are until it is too late.

Without commenting directly on specifics of that night, be careful when saying anything to an officer, even when it seems they have 'the best intentions' or ask you to make appeals to their logic on their behalf. Many attempts to 'buddy you' are made, intentionally, to get you to trip up or say something that can be used against you. Keep responses minimal and only directly in response to their question.


***
I just wonder what they do with our contact info afterwards. I just hope they're not going to sign me up for magazine subscriptions or AOL.







hitsthepoles_ow
10.13.08 - 4:22 pm

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I know from the PC-832 certification I took, they were supposed to do palms-outward, but I kept that one to myself.

However, the large-framed, black-dude assured me that none of this was going to be reported and quietly mentioned me not to put this on any, future law-enforcement app's I may be filling out.

In fact, first thing that went through my mind was, "This shit better not effect my second try-out for CDCR-officer."



bentstrider
10.13.08 - 4:51 pm

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Kudos Bents, appreciate the mention--I too am looking to work humbly in the public sector and have to keep a squeaky clean sheet.

Again, I want to thank everyone for a great time and handling the scary well. I mention the following to points fault at anyone... just ideas for discussion.


Two little observations during the later portion...

1) An inconsistency...

The state officer initially stated that his dispatcher reported 'something... noise and people' in the garage and acknowledged that he assumed the worse--gang activity or a weapon or whatnot--that he didn't know what to expect when he came down below.

He later remarked that he and, presumably other officers, saw a group of bikes up top and shoo-ed them away and had hoped we'd leave but then eventually had to come down.

The two seem mutually exclusive, so which was it? Was it really either at all?


2) People Identifying themselves with ridazz when talking with police that are not smiling and waving

Many people were talking way way way too much in general--but during the 'interviews,' many people specifically identified themselves with 'part of the midnightridazz,' which may be a bad idea when we're prospectively busted--rather than saying 'riding with friends.'
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But as disclaimer, I'm fairly n00b when it comes to law-ridazz relations. Probbly because Robotz are bound only by the three (plus) laws of robotics

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
3.3303030300003... ALL ROBOTS MUST PARTY



....end of line



hitsthepoles_ow
10.13.08 - 7:30 pm

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So you heard about me tipping a tractor trailer over? I'm going to miss SWIFT.



sexy
10.13.08 - 7:41 pm

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all i know is that they weren't professional and tried to run us over with their cars. i was shaking for a good while after that. jerks.



tomato
10.13.08 - 7:45 pm

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sexy, it's coming upon the one year, anniversary of that major-ass, fuck-up.

So, here's my Robotic present to all y'all robotz out there.



bentstrider
10.13.08 - 11:15 pm

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And no, the ride definitely wasn't a fail.

This picture emphasizes why my life was partially shit for the better part of this year.



bentstrider
10.13.08 - 11:17 pm

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