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A righteous babe, and a courageous messenger friend with MS

2008-06-26T03:04:08Z

Meet my old pal Guen.
http://votewithyourfeetchicago.blogspot.com/

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Messenge Killed in Frisco

2008-05-24T03:59:13Z

35 year old San Francisco messenger Kirk Janes was killed at the interesection of Fulton and Steiner. He had recently started American Flyers Courier. RIP

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/21/BACR10QFKV.DTL

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Boston Bicycle Messenger Association

2008-02-01T15:45:49Z

It's Official!

At our first fund raiser we made enough for our Non-profit status registration.

That's right we finally did it.

We hold planning meetings the 1st Thursday of every month.

Pony Up! race coming up on feb 23rd

"Bike wash" fund raiser coming in the spring more details tba.

for more info:

www.myspace.com/bostonmessengers
www.bbma.org

~Shep
shep(dot)ex(at)gmail(dot)com
V.P. bbma

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Let us not confuse...

2007-12-08T07:06:42Z

couriers with fakengers, fixie hipsters, or critical massers

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SINKorSWIM race

2007-08-06T03:34:31Z

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Starting a bike messenger company in other countries...

2006-12-07T18:54:04Z

.... but cannot find information.

Anyone here ever worked in administrative or logistics part of a bike messenger company before? Please, get in touch, I would like to talk to you.

Ciao

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Get yer arse on the road...

2006-12-01T04:18:16Z

I just got a job with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance for spring and fall teaching bike safety to kids! Hot shit! It's in Albany... 30 miles RT ( M-F ). Yeah baby! Lots of road time. This is so much better than sitting in a classroom slaving for a grade!

Here is the question: What the fuck have i been doing all that degree seeking shit for anyway? to get a job outside of my field because I like it better? anyone feel my pain>?

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Gratitude

2006-11-24T12:27:31Z

I have some peeps in the recovery department of my life that write a gratitude list of 5 things every morning and email it to me. I do the same back to all ten of them. It's an easy and rewarding part of my spiritual practice and, just for today, I'd like to extend it here:

Today I am grateful:

1. For my physical health and a general peace of mind I have not always had.
2. No matter what I find myself going through, I no longer need nor wish to face it alone.
3. I matter enough to some people that they wish me well on holidays through various mediums.
4. There is always enough time to do what is meant to be done.
5. I not only have enough...I AM enough.

Peace, Love and 'Tude in tha Attitude...Jack B.

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North American Championships in SF

2006-11-18T05:59:20Z

Any Oregon folk ging this year? My friend and I are planning to ride from Newport to SF. Not too fast as we would like to actually see the sights. Anyone care to join in on all or part of the rise . Its in may in cace you were wondering... I am a planner.

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The 2007 Chicago Critical Mass Anti-Auto Show -- first call!

2006-11-05T00:11:37Z

Calling all artists!

This year's Critical Mass Anti-Auto Show is going to be the best ever. We don't have a space yet, and we don't have a single dollar for organizing. What we do have is a battalion of visionary bike riders and artists whose collective contributions will surely astound and enlighten the uninitiated. Bring your unusual inventions, your fantastic renditions, your most clever creations to Chicago's Tenth Anniversay Critical Mass Anti-Auto Show, and help us to celebrate the end of car culture.

Start to think out your artistic statement about city life, car culture, or the beauty of the bicycle. The show will open on the second saturday in February, and run through to the end of the month.

Check out this address for images and information from earlier CCM art events. Go to http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/cmart02_rightframe2.html.

Velo & Pais,
Travis Hugh Culley

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wtf do you do now?

2006-09-09T23:57:46Z

If you are no longer a courier, what are you doing now?

After 3 years in Boston, I didn't feel like I could do anything else, but since then I've had lots of different jobs: manufacturing mananger for an herbal med company; customer service slave for Net provider; miserable admin. assist.; and most recently, graduate student and instructor.

I dream about being a messenger at least once a month. I still don't think anything else has suited me so well.

It's a weird trajectory, but here I am. What about you?

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does anyone have a copy of the Rand McNally SF Cross Street Directory? Of if not, any other map book recommendations?

2006-09-07T14:42:12Z

i'm looking to get one of these, but they seem to be out of print. if any ex-mess have an old one they'd like to sell to me, i'd really appreciate the help. Alternatively, if you don't have one but can offer an alternative map book, that'd be cool too.

Thanks a lot tribe!

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rush it with tom berringer...anyone seen it ?

2006-09-03T21:17:10Z

I ahd always heard there was a 70's version of quicksilver with some bacon like actor just starting to get hot...well jessie was asking me bout film and I mentioned it he left a message on my machine a couple of weeks later
saying it was called "rush IT" (? my messeage machine+ jessies diction=trying to copy a tag from a brick in an elevator..ah text messaging..but i digress) and the acto was tom berringer...anyone seen it? have a copy of it? well 10-q for reading this...be well all....ez

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Labor Day Food Drive Alleycat

2006-08-14T16:34:30Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/alleycat/thread/3485c400-092b-4dc8-9e46-68e7447ef82a

Where: Central Park, Rochester, MN

When: 9:00am Labor Day, Sept 4, 2006

What: It's an alleycat race. Riders will be given a manifest with a list of items to purchase from various local grocery stores. First rider back with all items and thier receipts is the winner.

Prizes donated from: Masi, Rochester Cycling & Fitness, Chicago WIG, One Less Car, iHeartBikes, Island Triathlon & Bike, and TheBikeBiz. Hopefully more to come. If you want to donate a prize, message me.

Riders just need to show up at Central Park, with a bike, a bag and some money (about $20 to purchase items) at 9:00am. Please let as many people know about this as I would love to give a huge amount of food to donate to Channel-1 this year.

Spread the word. Forward to all your friends.

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come to my yoga class

2006-06-26T13:38:50Z

hey ladies and guys
you know you are all bend and twisted after years on the bike....
come to my yoga class
get more bent and twisted...
yeah i know that was a bad pun...
thursdays 6-7:30
Yoga Mob 2
712 Tehama
we've got mats there
its a slow flow
all levels welcome
donation based
nobody turned away for lack of funds
you know you wanna!
peace
see ya
megan

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Messengers on TV

2006-05-26T03:04:17Z

Anybody seen "Get Ed" on Toon Disney or ABC Family? It's a futuristic anime with couriers flitting about on hover-scooters trying to evade villains and get the package delivered.

http://tv.disney.go.com/jetix/geted/videos/musicvideo/index.html

The best part is their dispatcher. His name is Ol' Skool and he's a balding, bearded dude in board shorts and a T-shirt that you can almost smell!

http://tv.disney.go.com/jetix/geted/photos/index.html

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America D- our very own WINS BEST PAINTER IN S>F>!!!

2006-05-20T04:28:24Z

thats according to the S>F>waekly..
conradulations!!

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dire straits--replies appreciated

2006-04-18T20:58:13Z

I'm dirt broke and have to get out of Portland. Hoping to make it to San Francisco where I'll live in my truck with my dog until I can save enough to get a place. Hoping to find a messenger job in San Fran. Getting a membership at a gym so I'll have a place to take showers.

Can anyone give me some tips on the messenger scene in SF? Anyone know who's hiring? ANY TIPS AT ALL WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!! I've only been in San Francisco once and that was ten years ago. But I don't have enough gas money to get back to my hometown of Austin, Texas. I need a job quick!

Please email me offline at teeroy@mac.com with suggestions?

getting hungry,
Moto

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i had to laugh

2006-03-17T00:53:39Z

so i was riding my lovely little fixie the other day...don't get to do that often...as i am usually riding a bike with one of those nutty tag-a-long things with my son in tow...i love my basso turned fixie...i've had it for years, it fits just right, handles like a gem....and i don't have to deal with my complete misunderstanding of derailurs (i can't even spell the word) and gears...i was on my way out for an evening of fun...somethingelse i rarely get...so i had on some not quite so bike friendly attire and my scarf got sucked up by front brake and i did the most amazing endo ever...supsended in the air for what felt like eternity...right on market street...right in front of all those hipsters and posers zipping by on their suped up fixies....and somehow i managed not to crash, not to rip my scarf or scrape my heels.....and nobody even noticed!

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Get a Real Job

2006-03-14T05:32:00Z

I guess to get the job I want I have to go back to school. I tried to get a few other jobs but it's just too easy to get a meesenger job. So I'm back. Lots of familier faces glad to see me. After I get in good with Western and save some money I'll start taking some classes. Wierd being back on the street. Is it just me or has the turnover-rate slowed down some over the years? Used to be a few old-timers and a lot of rookies, now it's a lot of old-timers and just a few rookies. Have conditions gotten better or is it just harder to get a job these days?

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ever chuck garbage BACK into a car?

2006-03-13T22:36:10Z

:D

http://www.citynoise.org/article/2770

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MOVINGTARGETZINE.COM

2006-02-01T07:23:13Z

Buffalo Bill does it again ..even has links to him on the radio(not dispatchin)..check it out.
Movingtargetzine.com

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Messy Dreams

2006-01-18T18:50:53Z

I've decided, due to numerous posts and requests, to create this thread of dream interpretation symbols specifically tailored to this tribe. Hopefully this will help all you anonymous bike messenger freaks figure out what your subconscious is trying to tell you...

1.] Bicycle - To dream that you are riding a bicycle, signifies your desires to attain a balance in your life. You need to balance work and pleasure in order to succeed in your current undertakings. If you have difficulties riding the bicycle, then it suggests that you are experiencing anxieties about making it on your own.

To see a bicycle in your dream, indicates that you need to devote time to leisurely pursuits and recreation.

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DreamsofDeathandDecay

2005-12-28T03:55:46Z

I had a dream of one of my friends heads smashed in the street. I never told him about this dream, afraid it may come true. The dream took place at Second and Market. I dreamed that I slipped on the grates at same said intersection and went under an oncoming car. I know many people have gone down right there and at least two guys I knew were killed there. My dreams occured BEFORE the deaths. I know a girl who has a permanent scar from those very grates and who's brother was killed at Second and Market. The night he died I dreamt of a round-trip where he and I had exchanged fates. That it was supposed to be me who had died. A week latter a guy came up to me and said how good it was to see me, cause he had witnessed the aftermath of of the incident and thought it was me under the bus. Creepy. I dreamed my bike was falling apart a few blocks from Aero. The next morning my chain fell off and I hit my head and got a concussion, a few blocks from Aero. I dreamed that a friend of mine slipped on his motorcycle in the rain on a freeway. His body fell into a lake and he was being eaten by a shark before me and the highwayworker could get to him. A month latter he called me after a two week stint in the hospital. He'd been broadsided on his motorcycle and remembered nothing. I told him maybe I should have told him about the dream. But really, would it have changed anything?

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Hi Everybody!

2005-12-05T15:55:55Z

Can I join and be legit if I'm still off the wagon? er uh, on my bike and use it to make a living?...but I am down to 3 days a week...Cold turkey sucks, unless it's real cold turkey you're talking about...mmm turkey day's comin' up.

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so i had this dream

2005-12-04T02:30:49Z

I was working as a messenger. I think in San Francisco, but it was a medley of the towns I lived in merged in a dreamblur...I couldn't find any of the buildings, I kept dropping my lock keys and I had to deliver a cake...and that is all I remember.....

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The Streets

2005-11-30T17:27:28Z

The streets are hard.
Pavement, ment for cars, trucks,
the wheels of industry
Dusty, dirty with fumes
Rising up from among them

No bikes allowed on freeways
that cost money for steel, hard
taxes they steal out of your check
No sleeping on the streets

Humans

Only cars have reserved spaces
where they sleep, dreaming
of twisted metal and burning rubber
Waiting for rust
to return them from whence they came

Lance

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Bird flu in Baghdad

2005-11-14T16:22:38Z

November 19th Dallas texas , the second semi annual thanksgiving race held in "baghdad" of south Dallas . Friday the 18th poker run Saturday the 19th is the actual race . Be there or dont be there !

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Hillbuilder III

2005-10-24T22:03:51Z

Hey, Christopher Hall just moved to Norman. (He had to take the shift after Rick Buckelew moved to Dallas - there must always be ONE SF messenger living in Oklahoma!). This means there must be another Hillbuilder Alleycat in 2007!!

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Where on earth do I start?

2005-10-21T20:44:15Z

Well, here I am. I just moved to Oakland, I'm 21, I don't have a job or go to school, and every time I get on my bicycle I feel as if I'm somehow more complete. So I'd think that this equates to me wanting to be a bike messenger. I've talked to someone that's done it, and it seems like it would be fun. I'm not necessairly asking anyone to go find me a job, but I'm curious as to how you guys got your start and where I should start looking.

Or maybe you'll all see this and tell me I should be a janitor instead... either way I'd appreciate your input.

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Bicycle Film Festival

2005-10-08T08:32:21Z

Saturday's the last SF showing...I recommend getting tix early if you're planning on going.

http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/dev/schedule.html

Peace, JenZen

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Shifty repairs...

2005-10-05T13:52:29Z

I'm having a little problem with my tiagra road shifters. Up untill now, they've been okay. I've rather have Ultegra, but I'd have to sell the bike to get it.

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has dug into the guts of these things and discovered what makes them click. My problem is in fact the occasional lack of "click" in the rear shifter. Especially when shifting up sometime after the 3rd smallest cog. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. In the hopes that I can avoid buying whole new shifter, I'm asking if there is a way to fix this?

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good price for this peugeot?

2005-09-30T14:05:37Z

i found a bike on craigslist that looks nice... i am wondering if i should snatch it up now at the price of $300 or is that too much? steel frame super vitus, 12 speed, full shimano 105...
i need opinions fast so thanks for any input!
star

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Heads up

2005-09-25T02:54:11Z

This has happened before and im sure will happen again---i was on my way in to werk this morn---and im cruisin with traffic in the right lane about a foot from the curb and traffic stops and im jus rollin next to the cars---some dude who sees traffic stopped but has his back turned to me decides he is going to cross the street and jus walks in front of me---i start yellin WAKE UP!!!! WAKE UP!!!!
The first time i yell he doesn't even think to look the second time he turns before impact and jumps outta the way--mind you i got uncapped bullhorns on my shit so if i hit you straight on your gettin gored bitch--- and all i wanted to say was what the fuck is wrong with people??
Y'know they dont think we're talkin to them---i almost killed this one lady doing the same shit she jus didnt look and i start yellin DANGER DANGER!!!! cause i cant stop and she doesn't even respond or maybe thinks that it isn't her who is getting yelled at and im supposed to take the blame right because i am a bike courier--i am always at fault--- fuck that shit!!!
When i hit the lady i jus had to leave--i know she was still alive cause i saw her rollin around on the ground but im not getting sued because you dont have sense enough to not look before walking into the street---i say if they cant wake up they deserve whats coming---which is fucked up but i know for a fact that no matter what i will always be in the wrong AND I AINT TAKIN THAT SHIT----you bitches couldn't catch me if you tried anyhow----also--what the fuck is up with people riding in traffic the wrong way-----i was in the middle of traffic in a 3 lane street and i turn around this car and some dude is coming towards me in the middle of the street ----i was like are you fuckin serious cause if we crash we both are gonna die---i dont want anyone to die but if it comes down to you and me---im gonna punch you off your fuckin bike and let you take the hit-----wisen the hell up----one more thing----to all you fixed gear cubicle suits who get out of your office at the end of the day and try to race me on your way home----if you hit me im gonna stab you---your all the same and you have no reason to ride up that close to me---i dont care about your bike your bullshit or your life!!!!
And i know you want me to see you because you get off tryin to race me in rush hour traffic but you dont know me and i am not a scenster---my shit is only fixed cause the brakes fell off---your track stands aren't cool and you suck---so go back to fuckin corporate hell and shuvit up your ass
alright---im headin back downtown

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utility belt

2005-09-21T14:59:49Z

Mr Case . What was the company that made the utility belt ? was it fabric horse ? what was the website ?

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Casting call...

2005-09-18T01:27:31Z

Check out the Beau Bonneau Casting profile in our group...and be sure to lock your bike -

EXTRAS NEEDED FOR “THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS”
Starring Will Smith

*HIPPIES, BIKE MESSENGERS, JUNKIES, HOMELESS, PIMPS & HOOKERS*

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Quake City Rumble

2005-09-12T16:40:41Z

Joel, I missed you at the QCR this year, thought you'd be first to the Headlands.

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Congatulations to Godspeed!

2005-08-23T21:14:46Z

Congratulations to Godspeed Courier out of San Francisco for recently winning the bicyle messenger world championships in NYC! I just rode with Aaron of Godspeed last night, and he was pretty stoked to be world champion at something. I told him he needs some kind of special stripes now for his jersey. ; )

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Yellow jersey...

2005-08-20T09:08:02Z

Ok, this is just something that's been bugging me all day...When Lance had to give up the yellow jersey to the new leader, what exactly was the protocol for the swap? Was it washed first, or was it an entirely new jersey altogether? Just wondering...

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Fallen Brethren of SFBMs

2005-07-11T20:58:44Z

Yo. im not a messenger but my brother once was. once. any stories or words about the late Paul Littell aka Mustard Man aka Norrin Radd sure would be neat.this is his little brother Boyd.I already saw the memorial website and much love to America for that. props to all you sick bastards who lived to tell the tale

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Pedal Monster West Coast Bike Rally

2005-06-26T00:34:42Z

Here's an update on the times and the bands we've booked.
http://www.altercycle.com/flyer.htm

Friday, July 1st
Poker Run
$5 entrance fee, winner takes all.
Meet at Zeitgeist at 8:00pm
199 Valencia St at Division (aka 13th)

Saturday, July 3nd
8pm, $6 bucks
Bicycle Drive In Theater
Bands and Beer
-Jesus Fucking Christ
-Replicator
-APE
-Orcus

Sunday, July 3rd
2pm to 10pm, $8 bucks
Cyclecide Bike Rodeo
with special guests
-Hobogoblins
-999eyes Carnaval of the Damneed
-Two Gallants
-One Man Banjo vs. Esmerelda Strange
(A one man band smack down)
-Pedal Powered Carnival Rides

Monday, July 4th
Bike Club BBQ/Bike Ride
BYOM (meat)
Meet at the bike rodeo house at 2pm.

All events at 1667 Jerrold St. at 3rd St.
Bike Clubs RSVP linda@cyclecide.com with a list of members
www.cyclecide.com for more updates

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Bi-annual Come Out of Retirement Fiesta!!

2005-05-25T01:31:47Z

Greetings, checking in from Seattle as I gear up for the NACCC this weekend! Too bad my retired status eliminates me from winning the main race, although it does give me a mandate to slack as though I were on a bike path, On your right!

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Team Glue Shall ride AGAIN?

2005-05-17T05:03:48Z

OK... Brooklyn! You are in for it now! We, the ladies of TEAM GLUE shall ride circles (and triangles and squares and figure eights if we please) around those "fast" messengers. We will dine on delicious snacks, we shall never have drab fingernails, and every citizen in the race vicinity shal loath us for loitering on their stoops while we write dirty post cards to the pope! ............ Who is in? CMWC 2005 NYC. No men in drag please, ONLY the real thing may ride in the name of pussy power!
(But you can watch!)
MEOW! DFL forever,
Stephanie X

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what was your favorite number?

2005-05-16T12:15:29Z

Despite having been both 13 and 86, My fave is that I have been both 149 and 941 (or Dollar 49 and Four-what, respectively).

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Thrasher & Razzle - might interest you guys

2005-03-25T10:14:30Z

Thrasher & Razzle

I made a short about Bicycle couriers in Central London
its online at

http://www.undeadarmy.org/video.htm

on the other hand re-living the ordeal might be painful for the more seriously afflicted of you!

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tearful confession

2005-01-02T19:35:13Z

I should probably just admit that I'm retired and have been for years. But I miss it very much, and dream at least once a month about being back on the bike.

I joined this tribe to live vicariously through the rest of you. Ah well.

They really were the best days of my life.

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Quake City Info

2004-07-22T16:04:07Z

Mishka is finally revealing slightly more specific plans for QCR:

Sept. 3 World Welcoming party
Sept. 4 Godspeed Alleycat
Sept. 5 Mountain Lion Alleycat, Fixed Gear Events, Picnic at Marx Meadow, GG Park.
Sept. 6 Slow Ride that ends up at the Award Ceremony and Go Away Party

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Any hot gosip on the QUAKE CITY RUMBLE?

2004-06-22T05:21:26Z

I hear Howard Williams is doing up the beloved MT. Lion again .. Is this for real? How many races are happening Labor day weekend in SF? I am so there!

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ok... what have you to say?

2004-06-02T04:58:27Z

I can not beleive you are REALLY in recovery or you would have time to POST!
Cycle messenger world championships are worth coming out of retirement foe right?> Edmonton Alberta Canada? Who is going???
Stephanie X

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westside invite memorial day weekend

2004-05-10T05:22:43Z

http://portlandmessenger.org/main.php?e=westside04&t=schedule

some of us displaced courier scum here in corvallis will be coming up for a good bit of the weekend festivities. I expect to see a serious SF contingent as usual, in addition to a bunch of people I don't know....

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Ace Couriers, Boston MA

2004-05-10T04:30:21Z

I want to get back in touch with some of the skags: Eric Corrigan, Frank Chipman, Sleeth, Scott, Tineau, Maze, Phil the Cup, Kelly, Greg, etc. I >really< want to find Terrence O'Neill, and wouldn't mind saying hi to Benjamin Tyler Olton. If you know any of these guys, write me back, okay, Sully?

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