a part of me has always wanted to be a biker- not a bicyclist, but a hardcore, color-wearing, mother holding her children tight as i ride by- throttle wide open, loud, filthy, biker.
already in my 30’s, i don’t own a motorcycle, i don’t consider myself a biker, or a biker without a bike- i’ve only rode 3 times in my life. nor am i affiliated with any biker organization, club, or likewise (but two of my bands have practiced many times at one of our local biker gang's clubhouse...). probably just another pipe dream, but i’ve always had an attraction to the outlaw lifestyle- biker or not.
and while i may consider myself an outlaw, living on the fringes of society; an outcast, deviant, misfit, punk, etc., i will probably never be a real biker- although my beard is getting quite large these days...
living in the midwest- michigan to be exact- you’re usually not the first to hear about things- new fads, fashions, etc. i’d like to think that the internet is helping to change that. i’d like to think i know what’s happening.
so i popped this dvd in, and immediately knew i got left behind somewhere along the way. when i was little i was always starting some sort of club with friends, and eventually skate teams, and even later assembling a writing crew...why didn’t i ever think of a bicycle club? beats the hell outta me, but here i sit, this video still fresh in my head weeks later, wondering why i’m not in a bicycle club/crew (BC)... and i have no excuse. i’ve been trying to join the illustrious WILD ANGLES, but it hasn’t been as easy tracking people down... personally, i think i should just start my own... have a road crew, an off-road crew...maybe it’s just more pipe dreams, but i don’t think so. it feels like destiny.
but back to the video- so blown away immediately by the thought of bicycle clubs, i was in awe. i thought: rad- now this is something i could do! bike jousting looks pretty aggro too: i want to think my body could still take the punishment, i want to feel 17 and invincible... but here i am, about to turn 33, and my body feels 66- i don’t think bike jousting is in my future.
i guess as an outcast, it’s the idea of brotherhood and a like-mindedness that fuels the BC fire in my head, that accompanied with the sense of belonging that comes with it...but i digress.
The people in these particular clubs look like crusty punks on crusty bikes... i’d also like to think that i’ve got those two things covered- check and check. everything seemed for real...until they hopped in a hummer and a benz to get to an event- now don’t get me wrong- i’m not anti-car by any means, but the whole crew looked like posers to me after that. a hummer and a benz? c’mon... i know most punks are somewhat hypocritical- myself included- but try and keep it a little more real...of all the vehicle choices out there, it just seems that if you have any sort of punk rock value system, a hummer or a mercedes would be one of the last vehicle choices you’d pick. maybe it’s just me. maybe none of this matters. maybe doyle (jousting king/artist) was right to fly to amsterdam for the weekend for a bike jousting championship...it was the championships after all... but this whole carbon footprint thing that’s being shoved down our throats by the mainstream media- it just makes it seem wrong. even though personally, if i could go to amsterdam for the weekend, i’d jump at the chance! so who am i to talk shit about doyle when i’d do the same thing? greeze, mighty king greeze, mkGreeze, greezus j. chrust, or just brandon- whichever you prefer. that’s who. like i said- punks are hypocrites, and i’m certainly no exception.
so i had a couple moral issues i was internally struggling with, but besides that, i thought i was a great movie.
“2 weeks. that’s all i need... 2 weeks man, and i’ll have my colors...”
overall it was a good documentary on a small splinter of the current bicycle underground. i’d give it 4 out of 5 stars if we had a sweet rating system like amazon or any other big name site. i’m glad i saw it. i can’t wait to start a club either- unless someone wants to make me an honorary member- or let me probate- or if yr club wants to branch out and start a michigan chapter- but you gotta have colors- it’s gotta be official, not some bullshit kiddie club either. i’m ready to roll... who’s with me?
greeze
write: greeze at browneyepie dotcom
p.s.- not to talk shit, but i was riding a tall bike over 20 years ago- it was set up with a single frame and long tubes, but it was taller than a (watch that mouth, sailor!)... nothing but good times!
