samagon Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I was thinking Mormon Missionary, because it goes well with the bike thing. Just need to figure out how to make one of those name badges... If all else fails I'll just wear my old V for Vendetta mask.107 RSVPs and 87 maybes, going to be a fun night.ahhh! excellent idea! don't forget the black helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I was thinking Mormon Missionary, because it goes well with the bike thing. Just need to figure out how to make one of those name badges... If all else fails I'll just wear my old V for Vendetta mask.107 RSVPs and 87 maybes, going to be a fun night.Man, I found a guy dressed like a Mormon missionary, and started talking to him, thinking he was you, and he was like, um, yeah, I don't know what you're talking about. I decided to act like I was crazy and ran around in circles, then fell on my face. it distracted him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Haha, sorry about that. I ended up going as B For Bicicleta, basically just a V For Vendetta mask and a bike helmet. I also had an extremely loud horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Overheard by my friend on his police scanner Friday night: "Dispatch, we have about 500 bicycles riding around downtown in packs. I'll be stuck for a while." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Haha, sorry about that. I ended up going as B For Bicicleta, basically just a V For Vendetta mask and a bike helmet. I also had an extremely loud horn. ahh, no worries, my face only hurt for a minute or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AtticaFlinch Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 That guy to the right has the same mustache... er, mustachio... as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Critical Mass next week, wooo. And next month, Critical Mass falls on Christmas Day. Christmas Mass with your family, or Critical Mass with your friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 2 in a row I will miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Critical Mass this Friday. There's a Critical Mass-related art show coming up at the end of February at Caroline Collective. Deadline for submissions is Friday at Critical Mass.The ShowThis show celebrates the artwork of Houston Critical Mass cyclists. All work submitted must be inspired by or found while bike riding within Houston’s Inner Loop. Artists should submit work proposals along with the location at which it was inspired. These addresses will be pinpointed on a large-scale map of Houston’s Inner Loop, to reference the origin of each artist’s work. Proposals will be judged on originality, local flavor and critical content.Send submissions to sladuncan@gmail.com.http://houstoncriticalmass.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Critical Mass this Friday. There's a Critical Mass-related art show coming up at the end of February at Caroline Collective. Deadline for submissions is Friday at Critical Mass.http://houstoncriticalmass.com/A low of 28 is forecast for Friday night. Going to be nippy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 28 for the low? it will probably only be in the 30s when we ride. HTFU and come enjoy the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Its that time again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Bump for Critical Mass in 30 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Holy carp! Just dont get in my way and everyone will be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Was a nice ride, seemed a bit shorter than some, but the art exhibit was pretty cool, and learning about the hacker stuff going on in the back room was pretty cool too.I wish I had submitted something for the art exhibit, hopefully it will be going on again and I can participate next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Was a nice ride, seemed a bit shorter than some, but the art exhibit was pretty cool, and learning about the hacker stuff going on in the back room was pretty cool too.I wish I had submitted something for the art exhibit, hopefully it will be going on again and I can participate next time!I talked to Shannon and she says she's going to try and do it annually. I think it turned out really great. I liked that light switch that the guy built. He said he took a piece of acrylic and molded it with a heat gun, and the light fixtures and electrical outlet plates inside of it were all found on the streets. I liked the photos of all the fallen cyclists around town. The photo of Leigh Boone's ghost bike was also nice.What's this about the hacker stuff? I saw that room but didn't go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I talked to Shannon and she says she's going to try and do it annually. I think it turned out really great. I liked that light switch that the guy built. He said he took a piece of acrylic and molded it with a heat gun, and the light fixtures and electrical outlet plates inside of it were all found on the streets. I liked the photos of all the fallen cyclists around town. The photo of Leigh Boone's ghost bike was also nice.What's this about the hacker stuff? I saw that room but didn't go in.it was actually pretty interesting, they take all sorts of hardware and re-purpose it to different uses, their current big project is a 3d printer, which was the big radio looking thing behind the keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Critical Mass in two hours, route has been posted http://houstoncriticalmass.com/archives/99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
house567 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 From the BikeHouston website:Ride of Silence - Houston 2010 Memorial Park Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.WHY DOES THIS ORGANIZATION EXIST?* To HONOR those who have been injured or killed* To RAISE AWARENESS that we are here* To ask that we all SHARE THE ROADTHE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIETOn May 19, 2010, at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.In 2003, Chris Phelan organized the first Ride of Silence in Dallas after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a passing bus and was killed.The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph and remain silent during the ride. There are no sponsors and no registration fees. The ride, which is held during National Bike Month, aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways. The ride is also a chance to show respect for those who have been killed or injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 More specific location, please. I will send out to the Critical Mass group. Memorial Park is big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 You may also remember Critical Mass from the news. On a Critical Mass ride in New York, a rookie cop approached and tackled a cyclist, then arrested him for assaulting an officer and made up a story about how the cyclist had targeted him and knocked him down with his bike. Unfortunately for the cop, the video someone took proved otherwise. Officer Patrick Pogan was fired and indicted. From The New York Times, April 29 2010: A former police officer was convicted on Thursday of lying about a collision with a bicyclist who was taking part in a Critical Mass ride in Times Square in 2008 — an altercation that was videotaped and became a viral presence on the Internet. The jury found the officer, Patrick Pogan, 24, guilty of filing a criminal complaint that contained false statements concerning the cyclist, Christopher Long, including an assertion that Mr. Long knocked Mr. Pogan down by intentionally steering his bicycle into him. (The video showed that Mr. Pogan remained on his feet, while Mr. Long flew to the pavement. Full article (Strangely, Mr. Pogan was not convicted of assult.) As the Daily News put it, "The New Yorkers who acquitted former NYPD officer Patrick Pogan of assault yesterday were a jury of his peers, by which we mean idiots." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Patrick+Pogan#ixzz0mzLiK8xq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Excellent. I've been waiting forever to find out what happened with that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 bike houston website says s. picnic lane is location to meet in memorial park. still not a small area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
house567 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 More info on location start.http://www.bikehouston.org/files/2010rideofsilence.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Critical Mass tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 There's a guy riding his bicycle across the country, Jesse Scanlon, from Jacksonville FL to San Diego CA. He's riding in Critical Mass here in Houston tonight. http://americaiscashed.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Thought I'd share a pic I took while the cyclists were taking shelter during a storm during the last ride: Pardon the blurriness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Thought I'd share a pic I took while the cyclists were taking shelter during a storm during the last ride: Pardon the blurriness. We were on 11 News, also. The anchors called it a "ride to nowhere", heh. I'm trying to borrow a computer with a decent video card so I can pull the recording off my ma's DVR. We started a mid-month ride on the second Friday of the month, from the same place at the same time. Thanks for the beers at Valhalla, sargento! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It was partly sunny only a few minutes earlier, as you can see from these pics...the storm seemed to come out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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