The Boom Boxes of Summer
Friday night, July the 15th, is a full moon. That means it's time for Full Moon Fiasco #77. This month's ride will be led by the newly handsome Brian DePauli. He suggests that everyone bring out their boom boxes, strap them to their bicycles and get ready to enjoy a nice long summertime bike ride. With good tunes and good people how could it be bad?
Meet at Turtle Park around 10:30pm the ride leaves at 11:00pm sharp!
-Lee
Meet at Turtle Park around 10:30pm the ride leaves at 11:00pm sharp!
-Lee
posted by mr. awesome at 4:16 PM
76 Comments:
saturday (friday at midnight) is my birthday! i'll be at seamus's pre drinking at the bar around 8 if any cute, bike-riding hipster chicks want to buy me a beer...
-ill
gross
Underwear ride?
HAHA! no that is pretty much the response i expected. don't care, still going to drink and bike!!!
Yeah, underwear ride?
It's freaking hot enough for the underwear ride .. But do boom boxes mix with water
underwear?!?!?!??
Yeah, is this the underwear ride? Because it was not made TOTALLY OBVIOUS by virtue of the post's content WHETHER or NOT this is the underwear ride! Do enlighten us, powers-that-be of the FBC! We are all DYING to know. You haven't made it ABUNDANTLY CLEAR already. Da-DURRP!
Do not wear underwear on this bike ride. That would be a foolish thing to do.
This is the boom box ride. Also, you do not need the permission of the FBC to ride bikes in your underwear.
where is turtle park, i checked google but cant find it. major cross streets?????
So sad I'll be missing this.
Turtle park (turtle playground) is at tamm & oakland. Saturday is my birthday also, so I'll also go to Seamus' and accept birthday beers from cute bike riding chicks. Underwear... TBD.
I don't wear underwear anywhere. Ever.
Fuck all you
i haven't rode in almost a year and must still put it off for the get upkids at firebird. if you care to meet there after the show i would be glad to hope on.
TGUK?!
believe me, I'm all for nostalgic shows... but TGUK???
time to grow up.
Kids, get up and go bike riding.
Stoked for my first FBC ride tomorrow night!!
better bring some serious fucking tunes! Im not joking only the best polka music shall be accepted
If someone brought a satellite radio or an ipod with a powerful antenna adapter we could probably all tune in and get some serious surround sound goin. i have not decided whether or not i will be wearing underwear tonight.
Let's get this underwear going...come on! TGUK then the ride...see you there.
Holy shit!! Does Aimee A. want a date for the ride? Aimee A. , I wanna be your date for the ride!! I'm a nice guy! I've never dated a chic with three heads before. I kinda didn't know that was a real thing. I'm a good kisser, but you might have to show me the pecking order. OK, Aimee A.?
haha "pecking order"
If you hear a white man call a black man a nigger, you just witnessed a racist act. If you ride silently by and don't call the man out on being a fucking asshole, you are participating in the act. Everyone has the responsibility to call out assholes who litter and are dangerous on their bikes, and you especially have the responsibility to call out racists. What does the black man see who had his car kicked and sat on by a gang of white men? Obviously something so scary he began to move forward over a bike and then started to pull out his gun. He was a security guard, not a criminal. If you don't believe the incident at forest park parkway and taylor was racially charged, you are blind. It definitely was to the man in the car, especially after the man stopping traffic called him a nigger. Open your eyes to the viewpoint of the drivers. Don't kick cars (you probably own one, would you like them to kick yours while you are obeying traffic laws?). Just because you are riding in a mob of bikes doesn't make you always right. Riding in large numbers is a great feeling and why i ride every month. In fact summertime night biking is what i live for. Let's make sure our mob shouts down all asshole acts and racist acts and keep things positive. Let's try riding north of delmar for once. my name is ted. my number is 324 607nine. Call me next at the beginning of next month's ride if you want to talk about this or you think i've got something wrong.
If you just posted a really long post about some shit 99% of everyone have no fucking clue about you are Ted whose phone number is available if you are in to self-righteous dudes Aimee.
Ted, seek treatment for your PTSD soon
Oh snap
Just because johnnycumlately didn't push that tandem down mlk the rest of the fbc never went north of delmar either. If Ted wasn't there it didn't happen. There is a fucking 6+ year history here tedsy.
Go fuck off whiner
i think ted was referencing forest park parkway and taylor. way south of delmar. i hope to shit that didn't happen, if it did i hope the person(s) responsible ride headlong into a parked car and their brains spill on the freakin' street. what a dumbass move. problem is we're all gonna be ruined by a single dumb fuck. guys seriously take out your car/gay/african american issues somewhere else. you are simply not welcome in the fbc. i pray to god that some fbc members for life see you doing some dumbfuck move and kick the living shit out of your stupid racist/homophobic/bitch ass. i know if i see that happen you better hope the guy in the car shoots your stupid ass. cause i'll drag you down the nearest alley and ass rape you with a tree limb. how can you be such a fuck. stay the fuck out out the fbc rides. im just sayin.......
Can someone who saw first hand what happened please explain it in detail for those of us that missed it? It would be nice to get the facts before the (unfortunately) inevitable shit-storm of uninformed angry posts.
People that do those kind of things are going to do them whether you intervene or not. Stop worrying about every damn thing and enjoy yourself. You can complain all you want, but if a person is comfortable using that kind of term, then I doubt they give a fuck what you think. TRUST ME, your wasting your time, and creating a stir that will not end well for you. The summer rides are so big, that it is inevitable there are gonna be some rogues. So what... big deal.
Lee put it best "we ride on real streets with real cars" .. We have the same rights on the roads as cars. It is fun when we all stay together and ride through red lights to keep the group together. But, technically running red lights is illegal and some cars don't share in the fun of our night. If some minivan doesn't want to wait for us and starts to proceed through the middle of us .. just let the minivan go. If you ride in front of a car that is obviously not going to wait for you .. you are the idiot and probably deserve to be run over. Let's keep a good rep with cars .. and people carrying guns.
Not sure about this being fact - but this is what I saw of the minivan incident. The light turned red for us and as we usually do - we rode through the red light to stay as a group. A blue/green minivan didn't feel like waiting for us (he might have been on his way to work or something). The mini van inches he way through the intersection and it was OBVIOUS the he was going to keep going so along with most of the group we started going behind him to just let him go. Some idiot decided to ride in front of him since some of us feel like we own the road. The minivan bumped him and honked. People started backing up the guy that got hit and at least one person kicked the minivan. We are wrong for not just letting a minivan through that has a green light and doesn't share our fun. The minivan was wrong for hitting someone. Anyway, that is what I saw.
Real cars can do real damage to a mob of aggressive bike riders if you push them too far. Stay in one lane. Be courteous. And stop acting like rules do not apply to you because you're riding in a group with 300 other people.
The last thing I want is to get run over by an angry motorist because some guy 100 yards behind me decided he wanted to put his foot through someone's quarter panel or mouth-off to the wrong driver.
anonymous (two messages up) got the account fairly right. a few guys on bikes were circling the van, standing right in front of him, and egging the driver on. i missed any sort of racial aggression. i also missed a gun getting pulled and i'm pretty grateful for not being there, if that actually happened... hey the riff-raff will always be an element in an open club with publicly known departure times and dates, aside from a few incidents (which i agree shouldn't have happened), i still had a great time myself so thank again for the FBC members for having the stressful job of trying to remain somewhat responsible for all us idiots.
Stolen bike.
Yeah I know boo-hoo.
Help if you can, if not thanx anyway.
This is the bike as it was at 3:30 a.m. after the ride.
http://tinyurl.com/6boctf8
Stolen from in front of my house while I was trying to pee before locking it up in the backyard. I could hear them talking, 2 or 3 twenty-something punks talking about a short cut to the party heading west on Arsenal near the Hill towards Maplewood, Dogtown, U. City. I saw them ghost riding it three blocks away but by the time I ran down there I lost them.
I put a lot of time and a little money in it.
If you see it or know anything about it there is a reward.
wantmybikeback@gmail.com
To the guy who cut himself on my bike. I have a chunk of your skin if you want it back.
How'd you get wantmybikeback@gmail.com... seems like that'd be taken already.
You know you're wrong when you begin to literally run someone on a bike over with your mini van.
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FYI: Don't leave your car in Turtle Park overnight. After stumbling to Mangia on Grand and riding home to Benton Park I went to get my car from Turtle Park only to find my drivers side window bashed in, glass everywhere and the contents of my car thrown all over. There was nothing for them to take luckily, but it's a huge pain in the ass to get my car fixed. Nonetheless an epic first ride with the FBC. I will be back next month, and will not be leaving my car there overnight. Lesson learned.
yeah aimee as a long time dogtown resident, i can say that turtle park is kind of isolated and oakland suffers from some transient traffic. park up at clayton and tamm near felix's or on tamm in front of the houses, or in front of the big new condo building. they keep an eye out. i've parked there many many times over the years. never an issue. i would trust a car there more than even on my street which has some riff raff like oakland.
an open letter to captain safety, aka mike? aka drunken big mouth. i don't know you, and i don't want to know you. on two separate occasions we've had words usually revolving around you trying to tell me what to do even though i don't give a red rat's ass what your drunken ass has to say. when i heard what happened at that intersection, you are the first person that came to mind that probably started the whole thing and ended up using the n bomb. your over the top know it all attitude is just kinda ridiculous, and i can picture you doing it. maybe i am wrong.
in any event you are always way out of line. you need to shut your mouth, stop blocking intersections, take your medicine, and either sit back and enjoy the ride quietly like everyone else, or stay the fuck home. next time you get in my face i am going to knock you the fuck out. i've had enough. dude seriously everyone is trying to be nice, but take some meds and stop being a douchebag. and if i find out you called some poor bloke motorist the n word, i and several of my african american friends are going to take you on a slight detour next ride. we don't think it was funny at all. just saying....... seriously, if it was you, i'd stay home from now on. yeah it's that serious.
if it's not you, then i apologize. but you are going to have to stop being a dick. it's not an option. hopefully someone will either vouch for you or we can identify you as the douchebag that did it. anybody?
hear hear, i know that guy, and he's kinda obnoxious. wth? can't you just lay low and enjoy the ride? man it's easy. listen to lee, stop at major intersections, stay out of the left lane, pick up your trash. it's kinda easy to go with the flow. why go out of your way to be a jerk?
Captain Safey seems to like to draw the wrong kind of attention to the group .. Like setting of fireworks in Turtle Park ewirks
I agree that with such large rides, it's important that everyone is on their best behavior and confronts those who are not. As a 100% bike commuter who will get in a car maybe once a month (unlike several of you who ride your cars to the park and then proceed to bash/criticize drivers on the route), even I realize bikes AND cars have rights on the road. I hate being thrown bottles or taunted when I'm riding late at night by passing cars, but who's to say it's not a reaction to being harassed on one of these fbcs? Or in reaction to some cyclists being idiots and running through red lights in front of them? I know the FBC isn't a cycling rights advocate group by any means, but if we're going on a mass ride, let's at least try to have some harmony with existing traffic so we can give cyclists a good reputation in this city.
Might not be a big deal for the many of you who drive normally and only experience night-time biking (+ aggressive cycling because you're in a big group) during these rides. But think of those of us who depend on biking for EVERYTHING and do have to deal with drivers when we're alone. These rides aren't really helping us stay safe when we're confronted with angry drivers and we don't have a mob of 500 cyclists to back us up. Face it - cyclists are vulnerable on the road whether you like it or not.
Also, I'm surprised there are such rude folks on the FBC, even when you aren't buzzed by PBRs and flipping off your bikes. I'd much rather have riders who don't care about blatant racism or aggressive behavior to the innocent fuck off then Ted who's trying to bring up an important issue.
Not everyone (like the minivan driver, apparently) has the luxury or privilege of riding drunkenly through STL late at night on a bike. Some people have late shifts and are just trying to get home to their family, or are even on their way to a late work shift and may get fired for showing up late. Have some respect. They deserve it too.
I agree that with such large rides, it's important that everyone is on their best behavior and confronts those who are not. As a 100% bike commuter who will get in a car maybe once a month (unlike several of you who ride your cars to the park and then proceed to bash/criticize drivers on the route), even I realize bikes AND cars have rights on the road. I hate being thrown bottles or taunted when I'm riding late at night by passing cars, but who's to say it's not a reaction to being harassed on one of these fbcs? Or in reaction to some cyclists being idiots and running through red lights in front of them? I know the FBC isn't a cycling rights advocate group by any means, but if we're going on a mass ride, let's at least try to have some harmony with existing traffic so we can give cyclists a good reputation in this city.
Might not be a big deal for the many of you who drive normally and only experience night-time biking (+ aggressive cycling because you're in a big group) during these rides. But think of those of us who depend on biking for EVERYTHING and do have to deal with drivers when we're alone. These rides aren't really helping us stay safe when we're confronted with angry drivers and we don't have a mob of 500 cyclists to back us up. Face it - cyclists are vulnerable on the road whether you like it or not.
Also, I'm surprised there are such rude folks on the FBC, even when you aren't buzzed by PBRs and flipping off your bikes. I'd much rather have riders who don't care about blatant racism or aggressive behavior to the innocent fuck off then Ted who's trying to bring up an important issue.
Not everyone (like the minivan driver, apparently) has the luxury or privilege of riding drunkenly through STL late at night on a bike. Some people have late shifts and are just trying to get home to their family, or are even on their way to a late work shift and may get fired for showing up late. Have some respect. They deserve it too.
i agree with everything said above but the problem is that most of these requests for decency (won't someone please think of the children?) will fall on deaf ears. on a side note --- where did this ride end? there was some confusion after TG park and i followed some people into soulard, and since i live there i just went to DBs for a couple of beers before heading home. i heard the group could be seen riding past off broadway...
From 7/5/07
"Some sort of low-rent super hero surfaced from his parents basement with a reflective vest and flashlight. He flagrantly disrupted traffic and pissed off motorists in the name of safety."
http://fuckingbikeclub.blogspot.com/2007/07/daylight-again.html
We went to Illinois and almost got killed by captain safety's older brother, captain security guard.
i want more bike rides! lets go on more bike rides! okay! woo! bike rides. i love you ted. ill call you tonight. NIgger! and that captain security guard was a crotch toucher. i really wanted to go up there! i was just riding away as i heard the screeching of tires. Did the popos finally come?
This ride was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As I rolled up to Forest Park and Taylor, I heard and saw Captain Safety scream "hit that fucker in the face!" He was referring to the van driver. I didn't hear him drop an N-bomb, but I didn't stick around to see what happened next. Regardless, the dude has definitely displayed plenty of douchey and ignorant behavior on the rides, and I would prefer that he stop showing up.
I'm sorry if i'm late to the conversation. But we should have more rights than motorists. Not the same, i am a commuter and everyday i ride the same way, aggressively,safe smart in control but aggressive. And i'm not going to change that just because i'm riding with 300 other people. whether the incentive on these rides is to have fun or to promote cycling. We are 300+ cyclists on the city streets. people are going to notice us. especially when we take an entire lane or run a red light and hopefully motorists see that and remember that when i'm out there on my way home in the middle of the night. That hesitation they make to see if there is a 100 more riders behind me may save my life or more importantly my bike.
Also, I've brought some people on the rides that haven't ridden in their adult life and therefore probably don't know the laws, they just see a huge group of cyclists and so they follow like lemmings. The next thing they realize is that someone is yelling at them telling them there doing something wrong, if these things are going to go smoothly and without violence there needs to be more education and less argumentative shouting. And i think that was partially what caused the problem with the motorist sat. morning. Hell I wanted to ride past him and shoot him with a spray of my water bottle. But i didn't because i couldn't tell you if the kids in front of the car were in the right or if the motorist was. Both did things that were unbecoming. So as long as everyone is fine lets all just remember to talk to one another and answer questions people may have.
In the couple of seconds while passing the car i never heard any racist language. however i did hear "Bash his Fucking head in" or something like that.
I just would like to ask if anyone saw the girl crash right before the guy crashed into the barricades in forest park. First. i hope she is okay. Second. she crashed so hard i couldn't believe it. well they both did i guess...
Dude, you're part of the problem. You're worse than the Captain.
Your bike is more important than your life? Stay at home in your bedroom crying you self-righteous dickbrain.
According to someone that witnessed the intersection altercation, it was Captain Safety that dropped the "n" bomb before he took off in hot pursuit of the van.
Apparently, Captain Safety caught up to the group again and was overheard saying he "had to be held back" after chasing-down the van somewhere in or around Forest Park.
I'm all for being inclusive and welcoming to all Lifetime Members for Life - even the members that are a little rough around the edges - but Captain Safety habitually attracts the wrong attention and pushes people's buttons. It's going to end bad (for him or us) in the not-too-distant future.
I have to say, I am a fairweather FBC rider, most often coming when the weather's bearable and there isn't too much work on my plate. But my experience has always been 100% positive because it was about fun, helping each other, meeting new people, and glorifying STL and all of our fucking awesome bikes.
Sounds like there are some dicks in the bunch - and yeah, I've seen them, TRUST me - but let's not let this Captain Safety idiot or whoever else lower us to hate mail and threats of violence. I hope that if you are really one of those assholes, you can do the group a service and remove yourself from this activity. If you are a friend of any of these jerks and they are truly oblivious to the fact that no one appreciates their stupidity, please tell them that they are genuinely are not wanted and should come back in a few months with a new attitude.
Let's not spoil this awesome thing with bullying on either side.
Thanks. Viva la FBC!
Blah, blah, blah... Bitch, bitch, moan... For fuck's sake, why don't you all relax. Have a drink, why don't you... calm down, why don't you. Why would I waste my time worrying about a dime-store putz like captain safety, when I've got more important things to do... like rearranging my sock drawer.
My poops are definitely bigger than yours. I am king defecation. Step back from my ass before it assplodes!
Just realized that the next full moon is the moonlight ramble. Our ride is way more fun .. But we are going to have competition for size
Competition for size, wtf? We will just crash it like we always do.
I like the genuine humanity expressed by the fair weather rider. Captain safety has been riding for along time and he was never anything more than a mildly annoying traffic blocker. Maybe he just had a bad night and lost his cool? Could be, huh?
I've been on lots of rides and never had a bad time - the ride ended with us shot gunning reebs under the arch and it was beautiful and hot and great as usual for that person who asked
Another sweet highlight was the random Hawaii flame dance performed by some one who brought torches and lamp oil or someshit. Thanks Hawaiian tropic - that was totally serendipitous and great
deko
Deko, you're the best. You remind me of what I miss about the FBC (friends, family, and fun.) I'll be in st. louis at the end of August and we should assemble some guys for a OGFBC ride.
oh dang. OGFBC. Oh dang.
Impartial fair reporting on Captain Safety and his activities expect monthly updates.
http://captainsafetyfbc.blogspot.com/
Uh... i guess I'm "captain Dickbrain" lol just wanted to say i will not be staying home. I was half joking half serious when i said "save my life or more importantly my bike" I'm not afraid to die doing what i love. i would prefer living and that's why i pay attention to the flow of traffic and understand the lights making running lights for me a calculated risk. But if my bike was to be wrecked my heart would break... it is an extension of myself and i love it... sorry if that makes me part of the problem. but i don't think so... i think that is just the kind of riders the fbc welcomes... and tell me sir you've never ran a red light. and ill be happy to call you a liar.
D3.
mosby?!
bussmann?!
you know the only thing that woulda made the fiasco better is you two handsome gents
hope all is well with you both, and godspeed home chris
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...am I the *only* person who doesn't know who Captain Safety is?
Maybe I'm just not paying attention.
captain safety should probably just stay home from now on. he was not simply having a bad night. he is a bad night, each and every fbc ride. he's always in the middle of some odd shit. the next time i see him in the middle of an intersection i am just going to ram him full speed, an apt mechanism for dealing with full blown douchey douche bags.
mike you're simply not welcome at fbc rides, IMO
and for the rest of you anarchists, lee has been stopping to let cars through, at red lights, and more than urging people to stick to one lane (the right one) and pick up your fucking trash. since he's the only fbc captain, and an awesome one at that, i am going to do what he asks. it is the fucking reasonable thing to do you know.
for people that simply can't do that i'd suggest a ride the day before or the day after the full moon ride. maybe captain safety can lead you. i'll take lee.......... just my two fucking fbc for life cents.
Is it true that Captain Safety is going to be giving Deepthroat lessons behind the bathroom at Turtle Park next ride?
does anybody know this dickhead of an individual? can somebody let him know that he's gonna get railed on the next fbc ride? maybe pop his tires on his bike or something?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHmnfxoObWU&feature=related
^its got a twist of humor, but this is what angry drivers do to large groups of bikes.
National night out ride at 7, or no?
well i have heard from a reliable source who backs up that it was indeed captain safety/dickhead/dumbass aka mike the maniac that dropped the n bomb on a passing motorist.
mike don't show up at any more fbc rides. if you do, it's not going to be good. you are an idiot. fuck you. don't come 'round no more. capiche?
I can confirm that it was in fact a n*gger that Mike sighted in the minivan.
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