because weve just lost one of our own.

Driver 8 was more than just a mammoth beast who left an endless trail if hair clumps behind him, sometimes smelled of dead seal and whod sooner snatch your pizza from your hand than look at you.

He was one of the gang who was present at bike races of every sort year after year and would still give you affection no matter how badly you sucked. He was endlessly patient, and regardless of how many times I grabbed his ears to get a hit of the velveteen fuzz on my face while wrestling him to the ground, he never snapped at, or bit me.

He was an amazing old man and will be missed dearly by his friends and family.

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Now then, Mini Phinney slays it some more. The whole story is right here.
Congratulations Taylor. Youve made us very proud again.

If you ever wonder why these posts have absolutely no cohesive aspect to them whatsoever, and tend to jump around as they do, its because I have profound attention deficit disorder and cant hold a single thought for more than a few seconds.
That being said, this here clip is of the band Oxbow. They are fronted by an incredibly intelligent, albeit absolutely terrifying hulk of a man named Eugene Robinson.

At a live performance I once attended, I saw Mr. Robinson strip down to his unmentionables, and corner two hecklers for no more than a few minutes, all the while never dropping his microphone. When they finally emerged from the eclipse, they both had tears streaming down their faces.
I never knew what he said to them, if anything, but after reading this article in the The Vice Guide to Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll, I realized they got off pretty easy.

*Note- Eugenes article uses all sorts of expletives, so if that sort of thing offends you, you should just spend some time here instead.
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Swobo posterboy, and all around bike messenger superhero, AZ has been bestowed with a very top honor;

Washington DC Messenger Andy Zalan Receives This Year’s Markus Cook Award

The International Federation of Bicycle Messenger Associations (IFBMA) is pleased to announce that Washington DC messenger Andy Zalan has been awarded the 2007 Markus Cook Award. The Cook Award is given annually to bike messengers who best represent the camaraderie and community spirit of the international messenger community. In the past year, Andy set up the Destination Dublin race series in Washington that enabled several DC messengers to travel to the Cycle Messenger World Championships in Dublin, Ireland. His annual bike messenger calendar is a tribute to those who work day in and day out.

However, beyond Andy’s accomplishments of the last year, lies a decade long history of community advocacy and bridge building among American and European messengers. Andy is one of the founders of the District of Columbia Bike Couriers Association, one of the first organizers of alleycat racing in Washington and he brought the world to his city as host of the 1998 Cycle Messenger World Championships.

Andy has been instrumental to the continued success of the CMWC and is a critical component of the international messenger community. In his nomination for the award, veteran Swiss messenger, Luk Keller accurately summed up the international messenger community’s appreciation of Andy Zalan:

"He never loses the spirit. He unites every aspect of what I like about messengers (he’s uncomplicated, he can race, he can party, he's good-looking, he's smart, friendly, badass...helpful) and by being the way he is he unites the messenger mob with the messenger snob."

With all this in mind, the IFBMA and previous Markus Cook Award winners are pleased to welcome Andy to the list of winners."
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There arent enough congratulations in the world, Andy. You deserve every bit of honor you receive.

Now what was I saying about short attention spans?
Oh yeah...
...Ham Sandwiches are pretty sweet...