Here is the flyer if you didn’t get it already (click on the picture to get a detailed view):
If you can’t read it. The first race is a kickass one that starts at 1 post at 6pm put on by Mr Utah (aka Sardine). On saturday, meet at warm water cover at #1 24th st (at the bay). On Sunday is the mountain lyon WOOHAAA (organized by Jimbo)!!
dude…… have you ever seen bay to breakers. no. well it is a whole bunch of drunks shit housed for real at ten in the morning. only in SF. so mash says fuck that, up stream we go! the race was five checks that zigged the drunks three times. a lot of climb, a lot of fast and a lot of drunks.
Daniel (speedway) broke everyone,including the drunks, off. not bad for a second race in SF.
2. Fergus (bananaboard baller) i can’t believe i’m putting him in as second, good job again dan.
3. whalton (look out for this guy) hope i spelled this right.
wish i had flicks but, i was passed out on the 24 hour hype….til next year.
this past weekend SUPER mike. a mess of a messenger and a godspeed courier, also naccc SF CHAMP. put on the second 24 hour scavenger/race hunt this passed weekend. what a time! really if you like biking , not sleeping and trying to figure out a lifesized wordpuzzzle. this was your race. everyone, that i talked to, had a blast and a half and can’t wait for mike to do another one. hint, hint, hint.
results go as followed.
1. Kevin (godspeed) and his lady(sorry i’m not good with names)
2. jeremiah and brian (firstlegal) legal couriers really!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. jim and nice fred (godspeed)
You guys killed it and when i get the photo of me jumping through a peice of paper that will be the photo of this whole late night hussle.
by the way kevin got at least three flats during this race i saw one with my own eyes, talk about being red eye to throw down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so chrome has been nice enough to apprieciate messengers on a non ten nine day.
this should be really fun. cheap beer. cheap goods.
and a bunch on fun shenanigans involving your local car punchers.
by the way this is also a fundraiser for the sf bike kitchen(good peeps)
and the raffle money goes to velocity tour SF, sending first men and women couriers to world mess champs (CMWC) races in guatamala. HOLLA!
thanks for coming out to the sprints. i know this is a bit dated since it happened last month but…….
the web is soon to be fancier.
first went to Whalton (hope i spelled right)
second to Alex “thunderthighs”.
good job guys you two are faster than ahair with a wolf on its hind parts.
Event is over! Check out the fun goldsprints videos. Thanks Christina for posting these.
April 2nd 8pm at 255 9th st. Come have fun and help raise funds for QCR!
Former messenger Wendee Key is curating this years art show, which will feature hella messenger art. Also, the SFBMA will have a table, and will be selling all the shwag you love. come on out! March 13th and 14th at Golden Gate Park next to the arboretum.
I pulled this off of this sfbma myspace page and I wanted it here too so here’s the excerpt.
The San Francisco Bike Messenger Association was created in the winter of 1990-91, the brainchild of messengers like Parté King, Nosmo King, Markus Cook, and Joe Corio. They wanted an organization in which messengers could pool their talents to work for the betterment of the entire SF messenger community.
Initially anyone who worked in the SF messenger industry (bike/scooter/car/walking/motorcycle messengers, ordertakers, dispatchers, etc.) was automatically a member of the SFBMA. To help out couriers injured on the job or whom had legal problems, the SFBMA held the “Hard-Luck Benefit Series” of concerts to raise money. One of the first SFBMA annual events that continues to this day, is Joe Corio’s Groundhog Day “49-Mile Ride.” The SFBMA also gave the world Messenger Appreciation Day, October 9th (10-9), when Parté and Nosmo King convinced Mayor Art Agnos to declare this a SF holiday.
In 1996, SF hosted the Cycle Messenger World Championships, three days of racing with 600 participants from throughout the world. It was a colossal group effort, led by SFBMA president Megan Redington but including the efforts of hundreds of volunteers. A CD compilation of SF bike messenger bands was produced for the event: “Pothole” and a booklet of practical tips for messengers was published. CMWC opened many SF messengers to the worldwide messenger community for the first time.
Emboldened by the success of CMWC and also the success of the Exotic Dancers Alliance in organizing under the SEIU, Wendy Fallin, Limor Geisler, and America Meredith called together the first meeting to actively seek union organization of the Bay Area urgent delivery industry. Former CMWC organizers Howard Williams, Bok Choy Mathewson, and Joel Metz helped transform the SFBMA into a labor-advocacy group, with the help of Lance Schroeder, Eric Scudder, and countless others. The SFBMA formed an alliance with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 6 and our community devoted years to transforming the local industry. Several multinational corporations who undercut locally owned businesses were driven out of the SF messenger industry: Fidelity National Title, DMS, and Express Legal Services. Messengers won class-action lawsuits against messenger companies for wage and overtime violations. Ultimately, Speedway and Professional Messenger employees organized under the ILWU Local 6. In the ensuing years, more messengers took the reins of the SFBMA, including Rak Affonso, Carey Dall, Bernie Corace, Jason Whitehead, and Damon Votour, who served as SFBMA President longer than any other individual. They reached out to local politicians and established community ties that the SFBMA still honors today. One effort that continues is to get messenger companies to comply with laws regarding employee/independent contractor determination.
In past years, the SFBMA has had to redefine itself, as the ILWU union drive has ended, although the ILWU still provides the SFBMA with office and meeting space. Currently, SFBMA members are writing a new mission statement that details how the SFBMA works toward to foster local messenger community, to improve our working conditions, and to work in solidarity with like-minded organizations. Editor Sammy Shiraco publishes the SFBMA’s monthly newsletter, Cognition. The organization sponsors a host of annual events, including the Russian River Ride, the Quake City Rumble alleycat race, and 10-9 Messenger Appreciation Day Celebrations.
2006-7 Rookie of the Year:
Miriam Hinds, Wheels of Justice2006-7 Veteran of the Year:
Antonio “Tony Calzone” Garay, Western MessengerCurrent SFBMA Helper Monkeys are:
FACILITATOR: Stacey Means (Quicksilver Delivery)
PRESIDENT: Fergus Tanaka (Western Messenger)
TREASURER: Slava Osowska (Quicksilver Delivery)
SECRETARY: Christophe-Yanne LeGall-Scoville (Western Messenger)
This is an old entry but all the same principles still apply, just with some new officers.
Wanna have some fun while standing by at work (and if your like me you’ve been standing by a lot lately)? Try improving your radio skills by memorizing a phonetic alphabet!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet
That’s all. Read Danny’s post. Give us feedback. Who’s got sick web design skills?
–Arrgh Jay
Hey this is Danny.
First I would like to apologize for my absence from building a good web home for the SFBMA (San Francisco Bike Messenger Association) as I have not had readily available internet access for a while. This is a great start but we need to be filling this website up with some kickass sf bike messenger content! We are using wordpress as a platform for the website and it is very easily adaptable to be what we want. What I like best about this website script is its highly customizable. We can add pictures, video, calendars.. you name it.
What I would like is for everyone to just take a minute to post what you would really like to see on the sfbma website.
Follow Justins advice below and register if you want to contribute.