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Fellow Velocipedists:
I cannot describe it. I can only suppose that the media will cover this Mass, since traffic was snarled for miles and the police made a couple of (unsuccessful) attempts to stop (or break up or arrest, hard to tell) the Mass... It was fantastic. The best ever. Fucking wild and rude and unapologetic of its rudeness.
With more than 50 riders representing a good cross-section of the local bike folk, including fixies, couriers, freaks, college kids, coffee shop employees, small children, crackheads, homeless, hammerheads, mountain bikers, etc., the energy was positive, free-flowing, and anarchistic in the extreme. We made an initial loop around and through downtown, and then headed to Waikiki on King and then circled around by the zoo and then back on Beretania. I just got back so it was about a 2-hour Mass, not counting the half hour buildup. The Mass weaved in and out, blocked all lanes, Massing and thinning out and then Massing again, holding its own against everything and anything it came up against.
The prophetic words that were used in jest are probably best. It was a 'Violent Thugs' mass the like of which Honolulu has not seen in years.
The next one is going to be even better. I hope to see you all there (if anybody still reads this thing). FYI they are having it at 4:30 now, and meeting on the grass at the Hotel Street side of the capitol.
Duane: can you post this to the website?
-Matt
a pig can walk in the mountains
a pig can walk in the sea
a pig can walk anywhere he wants
BUT NO PIG WALKS ON ME
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I cannot describe it. I can only suppose that the media will cover this Mass, since traffic was snarled for miles and the police made a couple of (unsuccessful) attempts to stop (or break up or arrest, hard to tell) the Mass... It was fantastic. The best ever. Fucking wild and rude and unapologetic of its rudeness.
With more than 50 riders representing a good cross-section of the local bike folk, including fixies, couriers, freaks, college kids, coffee shop employees, small children, crackheads, homeless, hammerheads, mountain bikers, etc., the energy was positive, free-flowing, and anarchistic in the extreme. We made an initial loop around and through downtown, and then headed to Waikiki on King and then circled around by the zoo and then back on Beretania. I just got back so it was about a 2-hour Mass, not counting the half hour buildup. The Mass weaved in and out, blocked all lanes, Massing and thinning out and then Massing again, holding its own against everything and anything it came up against.
The prophetic words that were used in jest are probably best. It was a 'Violent Thugs' mass the like of which Honolulu has not seen in years.
The next one is going to be even better. I hope to see you all there (if anybody still reads this thing). FYI they are having it at 4:30 now, and meeting on the grass at the Hotel Street side of the capitol.
Duane: can you post this to the website?
-Matt
a pig can walk in the mountains
a pig can walk in the sea
a pig can walk anywhere he wants
BUT NO PIG WALKS ON ME
To: criticalmasshonolulu@...; hawaiibicyclists@yahoogroups.com; criticalmasshonolulu@...
From: dearestparamour@...
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:39:03 -1000
Subject: [hawaiibicyclists] Volent Thugs Critical Mass Feb. 29th! Spread the Word!
A few new items of interest in the local Craigslist. I am probably going to reply to the violent thugs one, just for fun. I hope to see you all at Mass this week:
Honolulu Critical Mass Bike Ride--Feb. 29th! Spread the Word!
http://honolulu.craigslist. org/oah/bik/ 578311980. html
http://honolulu.craigslist. org/oah/bik/ 586383214. html
Date and time; February 29th, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.-----
Location: the state capitol building near the intersection of Richards and Hotel streets
The Honolulu Critical Mass has arrived! The word is spreading and the numbers look MASSively promising! Join us in solidarity for a fun, community bike ride. Help assert cyclists right to the road, promote bicycles or simply come to meet like minded individuals. The more the merrier! Whether you are a veteran bicyclist or new to the scene, please come down and enjoy the energized atmosphere
CRITICAL MASS: Violent Thugs:
http://honolulu.craigslist. org/oah/bik/ 587156215. html
Just FYI.
-Matt
a pig can walk in the mountains
a pig can walk in the sea
a pig can walk anywhere he wants
BUT NO PIG WALKS ON ME
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