The cross race on Sat was fun….even though I got shelled.
My favorite racer was a guy dressed up like a triathlete person. Super funny. GU belt, spedo, swim cap, aero bars, his real number on his arms and legs. This guy ruled, and in the middle of the race, jumped in the river for the “swim” portion of the race. As the “lifeguard”, had I been around, I might have saved him.
The only thing better was a person dressed in an ape suit giving banana handups. I took one…it helped.
I myself wore the lifeguard outfit and a viking hat. It was fun, but got a little sweaty toward the end of the race….and I kept knocking the horns against the trees as I wasn’t used to the clearance needed to negotiate the turns. Good Times.
Didn’t feel like dressing up like a dentist for our spook alley party next door. I left the viking hat on….it worked.
Check out this tidbit from KSL….
And I’d like to thank Tim, for keeping Fall in perspective.
Thanks to Andy for relaying the following message about the Homie.
I wasn’t there….
The Usual 11th Hour Homie Update
Today I received an unsigned letter via email, addressed to a hidden group identified only as ‘Homie09’. It instructed the reader, as if it were a ransom note, to reapply the attached Homie Fall Fest flier to whatever blog it is he or she writes for, and to pay special attention to the revision which changed the specified meet-up location from Grumpy’s to Whitey’s in NE MPLS. I made note of the fact the odd meet-up time (10:49) had not been altered.
Curious, I called up the only number I knew to be possibly affiliated with any of the people most likely to perhaps associate with the outskirts of the perimeter of the inner circle of the group which in all likelihood is somewhat responsible for having something to do with planning the annual Homie Fall Fest, which as you may know occurs around here every autumn. I was given another number and told not to explain where I had gotten it, and then they hung up. I dialed this number and waited while it rang and rang and rang.
“Hallo?” a vaguely European sounding voice said -cautiously- when it was finally picked up.
“Yes, hi, um, I received a revised Homie flier and I just have a couple questions. Am I talking to the right people?”
A prolonged pause followed, the receiver of the phone on the other end muffled.
Finally, “Yes.”
“Ah, o.k., great,” I replied. “May I ask to whom I am speaking?”
Another muffled pause.
“My name is Nels Unterwerer. I am the undersecretary to the director of Homie relations, Mr. Atticus P. Townehomme. What is your question?”
What?! What the hell was going on? I stalled briefly, uncertain what to make of this bizarre series of events, then shook it off and forged ahead.
“O.K., sure,” I said. “Why did the Homie location change?”
“The, uh, “ Nels cleared his throat. “The, uh… apparently, uh, Grumpys downtown doesn’t open until noon,” he replied, and promptly hung up.
I thought on it for a while. Was it merely a joke? Was it ridiculous mistake by a bunch of bike (and god-knows-what-else) addicted wasters? Or was it a red herring designed to throw the hounds off the trail? Any option seemed implausible. Wasters would never have the follow through to pull off something like the Homie, and it wasn’t funny enough to be even an esoteric joke, but what kind of people would deliberately and quite publicly change the location at nearly the last possible hour? And who exactly were they trying to throw off, anyway? And why? It was either brilliant or stupid as hell.
Anyhow, there you have it. I am hereby posting the revised flier. And of course, please take note of the location change.
I’m trying to get here for this next weekend….
Here is some race info…
Everyone races!
Written on October 30th, 2009 at 1:37 am by editor
The Portland Single Speed Collective has decided to make sure that everyone gets a chance to participate in the SSCXWC this year. So you know what? Qualification is now included with every registration…
That’s right, you just qualified for SSCXWC! You’re just as good as Ryan Trebon!
Instead of a qualifier on Saturday, we will hold a Portland Festivities Ride that you won’t want to miss. But now that everyone qualifies, we’re going to be capping the field and spots are going fast. If you haven’t registered, you should act now. Before someone else steals your only opportunity to ride with Olympic athletes and naked people. At one time.
By qualifying everyone, we can focus our attention on Saturday to make it all about Portland. Riders will meet at noon at a soon-to-be-disclosed location for the Portland Festivities Ride. After a few hours of bicycle revelry, racers will disband to complete their pre-party preparation and fancy themselves up for the SSCXWC/Manifest party at the Oregon Manifest Bike Union. Remember that the better you look, the more likely people will be to ignore it when you get drunk and embarrass yourself. But remember to have a tall glass of water and some ibuprofin ready.
Because Sunday is the main event.
Dude, thats cool…..Seriously. Have fun, drink beer, fall down!
And I just realized that I haven’t included any pictures in my post today.
Well, here is one. It brings me back to my days at the old bike shop in Ann Arbor. We sold skateboards….and way back in the day, young skate video “producers” would include in their skate videos pornos. Kinda funny, but I’m also sure that their girlfriends weren’t exactly sure what they were getting into. Oh well, I’m sure they all have tramp stamps now.
Here is an entry in the bicylce porn film festival held every year in Durango. Just in case you thought my friends were classy, I give you………..
