december ride

meet at the corner spot, n greeley & ainsworth at 11.
come in, get warm, have a drink – they’re real friendly. don’t loiter out in the cold.

at midnight we ride.

tm.

holy guadalupe! MMR

starting location to be posted tomorrow.
information below
from this month’s leader:

this MMR is not going anywhere near your house.

the WeatherService says,
“friday night: a slight chance of snow. cloudy, with a low around 26. east southeast wind between 3 and 5 mph. chance of precipitation is 20%.

saturday: a chance of freezing rain. cloudy, with a high near 34. light and variable wind. chance of precipitation is 50%.”

dress warm, bring hot beverages, say your rosary, and if you’re not comfortable negotiating dark and possibly slippery roads, mmm… just think about it is all i’m saying.

otherwise, come along and we’ll have a good time!

the compilation of our history

it’s time to put our minds together and remember the past. we know. sometimes it’s a bit hazy–especially after staying out all night in the rain on the river with a drink in your hand (the whole time).

sigh.

but the demand is out there–inquiring minds need to know——–where HAVE we gone?

below is the list of locations up to june 2007.

http://yeabikes.net/midnight/index-archive.html

if you remember the year, month, start and end of a ride please email midnightmysteryridePDX@gmail.com and we’ll get our butts in gear and get you all the best darn list of previous rides EVER.

november ride

tonight’s ride starts at
the maiden
SE morrison & 7th

the good folk at maiden are so excited to see us tonight! the owner plus two bartenders are planning to ride with us.

tm.

you guys are awesome.

wow. way to step it up a notch, 2009! we here at team midnight can’t wait to see what happens this coming year! we’ve had more themed rides this year than ever! we are very proud.

FOR NOVEMBER
your leader has two requests:

1) that people bring canned food. (not for him or us. for people hungrier than we are–and we are very hungry.) don’t worry! you won’t have to carry the cans all the way on the ride. your leader cares about you and your drunken carrying capabilities, so he will collect the food goodies at the bar and will deliver the goods to The People. so don’t be sheisty!
and
2) if someone has a kickball, they should bring it. (see? mundayfunday isn’t dead, zoobombers! and it CAN happen outside of colonel summers park—errrr… assuming the ride doesn’t end there… hey, it’s a mystery!)

and one suggestion:

wear “sensible” shoes.

starting location to follow. be ready for it friday.

tm.

october ride

lucky devil lounge at 633 se powell.
be warned:
it’s a strip club. this warning may mean to you that you need to bring extra $1 bills tonight or that you may not want to arrive too early due to your feelings on the state of women in society… no matter your stance—we’ll see you at midnight. remember: wear your costumes and ride your freakiest bike. this month’s leader is queen of freak bike fall. learn more here: http://freakbikefall.blogspot.com/

(and if you have the energy tomorrow dress up again for the ride leaving at 6:30pm from the west side of the steel bridge. best costume/bike pair win fun prizes and get to put their hottt bike on display alongside some of the best handmade bikes in the nation!  we may not be leaving at midnight, but we promise just as much revelry and post ride merriment.)

get ready

the great leader of the october ride has a few things she’d like you to think about for this next ride:
1) there will be professional photographers attending the ride who are part of the community and making a book about freak bikes sooooo _unlike last month_ we’d like to encourage you to bring your BEST freak bike (tall or other).
2) it’s the hallo-freakin-weenie ride. remember when we all used to go on the halloween critical mass? remember when people GOT DRESSED UP? well. we’ll have people snapping photos, so wear your finest. we look forward to seeing what you come up with.

september ride

and this month`s leader says:

 

FRIDAY’S STARTING LOCATION:     

old town pizza
5201 NE MLK
(between alberta and killingsworth on the west side of MLK)

THEME:

9/11 fascist america (super-patriotic attire encouraged)

ALSO:

food and drink special at old town pizza from 10pm – midnight
$2 well drinks!
$1.50 slices of pizza!

ALSO ALSO:

please let people know to bring a cup! i want to use as few disposable cups as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enjoy!

august ride

we have a leader. but we are here to tell you–we recommend you start your evening out at milepost 5. just plan on starting there. 6pm. 900 NE 81st ave.  free music!  tons of art (by our friends).  go early so you have time to make it to the *actual* starting location which is not at NE 81st.

as usual, meet at 11 at the bar and ride at midnight.
this month’s bar is:

kenton club
2025 n kilpatrick street
fun features:  live band and back patio

please don’t hang out on the streets.  if you don’t dig the music,
head over to the dancing bear until 11:59…

suggestions for what to bring on this ride:
–sleeping bag and tent if you don’t mind a little rain
–containers to hold blackberries

suggestions for what not to bring on this ride:
–sound systems
–tall bikes.  if you bring your tall bike we will have to request that
you walk a large part of the ride.  this month’s leader is a member of the all ladies tall bike gang.  it pains her to say it, but–”just leave your tall bike at home.”
please inform your tall-bike riding friends.

see you tonight!

tm.

july ride

wear all of one color. it’s gonna be a rainbow ride.
kelly’s olympian. bring a cup.  please don’t mill about outside prior to midnight. tm.