Getting a flag made shouldn't bee too difficult, although it may cost
a few bucks, so some donations may be in order.

There are several places in the city that custom design things like
that, I can look into it. I've been wanting the Marauders to have a
flag for some time now, good to see the interst in it is picking up.

-B

--- In midnight_marauders@yahoogroups.com, "Lauren Sailor"
<elsailor@...> wrote:
>
> ok, that makes TWO troublemaking marauders down for saturday night,
> and there will be at least two other bike kids there to sneak on with
> us. will anyone else be joining? meeting at dark bar (halsted/jackson,
> attached to greektown gyros) sometime between midnight saturday and
> 1am sunday, departing sometime after 2...
>
> if you plan to come and want to rep for the marauders, let me know and
> i will do my best to make a sign for you, your bike, or your bag! also
> feel free to BYO.
>
> as i said to martin, crashing a charity event may be problematic for
> some. the ride benefits the Friends of the Parks, a group that's doing
> some really great stuff around the city! you can read more about them
> here:
> http://www.lateride.org/friends.php
>
> however, a ride that costs $40 is not in everyone's budget, and even
> volunteers must pay $20. if this sort of thing is in your budget, i
> highly encourage you to donate directly to FotP, which you can do
> here:
> http://fotp.org/signup/member.asp
>
> (of course, you could go the official route and actually register for
> the event, but you'll have no idea how much of your money will go to
> FotP and how much will be diverted to "mcdonalds surprises" and
> t-shirt costs or what have you. just saying.)
>
> martin, the trailer is a great idea! i've seen disposable (but also
> reusable, so try not to trash it!) styrofoam coolers that would
> probably fit. you should let me know the trailer's width, so i can
> make an appropriately-sized sign.
>
> we should have a flag for sure, with a simpler logo than the one we
> have now... but i don't see it happening before saturday.
> (and HEY, anyone want to make us a new logo? something like what we
> have up here: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/midnight_marauders/
> but simple enough in color and design to put on stickers, etc. ideally
> it would incorporate drinking, chicago, bicycles, and vikings. ha!)
>
> lauren
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 2:37 AM, martin_hazard <martin_hazard@...>
wrote:
> > I am down to crash the ride. I will bring my trailer with a cooler if
> > I can find one that will fit. Mabey a Maruders flag should be
> > campaigned? I am a fucking charity ride. I am shure there will be
> > plenty marauders, more than enough to make ourselves a niusance, I
> > mean a presence.
> > Martin
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> do you have any plans to crash the LATE ride saturday? i haven't
> > heard
> >> back from anyone. i may shoot another e-mail (also addressing the
> >> issue of crashing a charity ride, which may be holding some
> > back?)...
> >>
> >> ideally at least ONE other marauder would come, so i can make signs
> >> advertising us! i want to share our chicagomidnightmarauders.org
> > URL,
> >> and also something like, "free night rides every month!" but that
> > is a
> >> little excessive for ONE sign on a single bag. hmm?
> >>
> >> lauren
> >>
>